Baby Style | Nixon goes to a Party!
I took Nix to his first party today, his best girl Ayla turned one so baby boy dressed to impress! Country Road Tiny Gingham Shirt Country Road Grey Marle Trackies – Not online Metallic Charcoal MOX Moccasins
Melissa
Stay at home mommy, mum, SAHM depending on where you live, I guess I am a mommy blogger and I love it! Eternal student, and eco-conscious mama who loves to read, plant in my vege garden, spend time at the beach and nurture my amazing son.
Shop | Twig Creative Wooden Cameras
Major heads up peeps, the fab Twig Creative are celebrating their first birthday with an amazing 2-for-1 deal today only on their gorgeous hand crafted wooden cameras! I just nabbed two to put in the cupboard for Nixie’s birthday, such a perfect (and beautiful) gift …
Book Review | The Beginners guide to Hunting and Fishing in New Zealand by Paul Adamson
Let me preface this by saying, this is a special kind of book for a special kind of kiwi kid. One that hates to be laced into shoes and stuffed into cars to hustle from here to there, a kid that doesn’t blink at dirty …
Online Grocery Shopping: The Hidden Peril
So the clever little marketers at Countdown timed their $1 delivery promotion just perfectly, reeling the mummy’s in with a little self-indulgence before before their annual day of appreciation and bacon for breakfast. “No grocery shopping for me!” I fist pumped as I settled in …
Week Two sans Husband
The week began with Ethan telling me to shut up. It transitioned from there into grumpy grunting, and a blanket ban on electronics. What is a boy to do without his gadgets? The horror! I am absolutely the worst mum in the world. Seething is …
What’s shaking kids?
I’m pretty sure I have finally shrugged off the funk that has settled over me for the last month, thank god {collective sigh of relief heaved in this house}. The daily grind, injected with some super busy commitments wore me down for a while there. …
Acquisitions | Origrami Instagram Prints
Well now that we are well and truly addicted to the marvellous Instagram, the obvious next step is printing our hip, well filtered and curated images right? Enter Origrami. Product Perfection. I’m pretty much gaga over the whole process here; the ease of ordering, the …
2014 New Zealand Post Book Awards
I am so happy to be part of the blogging team promoting the New Zealand Post Book Awards again this year. Ethan and I had a blast reviewing some of the Junior Fiction finalists last year and with baby Nixon on board this year we …
Show & Tell | Bunny Stitching
My lovely sister-in-law is totally cray-zy about rabbits and will be celebrating her birthday at the end of the month. As she and my bro will be on vacation in the states at the time, we had a little early birthday dinner for Joanna last …