Oh my lord it’s HOT! Seriously, these temps in December are crazy, but crazy good for sure. Being able to throw open the bedroom windows and freshen things up is so therapeutic for me. Both of the boy’s rooms have had a big spring clean …
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This Mum Service Announcement (MSA) is sponsored by GLAD. Life with kids can easily become an all-consuming cycle of coveting, collecting, consuming and then (sneakily lol) culling when the opportunity arises. Kids are hoarders, I am not, plus, I’m on a bit of a decluttering …
Need-to-know news / Beauty Reviews from New Zealand’s most loved Health & Beauty Brands Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cleanser 150ml, RRP $38 Here it is – my FAVOURITE stand-alone cleanser of all time, and I’ve sampled many. Prior to this I had only ever used …
I’m seeing a lot of awesome new products each week so thought it was about time I curated these new releases into a regular ‘Hot List’ that’s short and snappy, giving you guys the lowdown on the latest and greatest from brands we love. I …
As a New Zealand women, I’ve grown up with the notion that much of my sense of self (and sometimes even self-worth!), is intrinsically associated with my appearance and how others, or more importantly, how I feel about my appearance at any given point in …
I’m addicted to my hair dryer. And my hair straightener. And not looking just like “I woke up like this’. I don’t know exactly what my hair would look like if I didn’t see my hairdresser every 8 weeks to colour it. My hair, quite simply isn’t …
When I was born back in the late ‘70’s, the outlook looked good; healthy baby, good size, lungs worked and I looked enough like my mum to assume there would be some legacy genetics that had been passed down from mother to daughter. At around …
We had just landed in Melbourne last week and loaded into our taxi when I realised it was my phone that was ringing – a different kind of ring I didn’t immediately identify. My brain fog cleared, I remembered my new Ring Video Doorbell app and opened …
I’m not exaggerating here, my kids’ dental hygiene is the bane of my LIFE. The big one just doesn’t care/can’t be bothered/isn’t interested and the little one thoroughly enjoys it but would be only slightly less effective if he was using his toothbrush to scrub the floor instead …