40 is coming & I've been writing about the kids for long enough

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Christmas Treats | Shortbread Stacks & Cupcake Icing

by Melissa December 23, 2013

Shortbread is such a holiday favourite isn’t it? I love it and always whip up a couple of batches each year to gift to our neighbours and friends. Instead of…

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New Zealand's first 'Mummy Blogger' who's now quite keen to put that illustrious (HA!) title to bed.
It's time for The Best Nest to reflect my experience as a woman recently graduated from years in the kindy trenches. I'll always be a Mum/Wife first and foremost, but at 39 and with both boys at school, I'm looking at sliding into the BIG 4-0 with a wider appreciation of what makes me (and perhaps other women my age?) feel happy, alive, vibrant and worthy.
There's way more to the internet than millennial-driven marketing so let's talk about that! Let's see what that looks like.
As well as raising boys, I love cooking, wine, beauty, fashion, books and travel; slowly working on our fixer-upper 1950's home, snowboarding, running and volunteering as a Rugby Club Captain.
I want to experience ALL the things and I can tell you a good yarn along the way.
Welcome to DECADE. The next 10 years of The Best Nest will be nothing like those prior xx
Melissa.