I’m shaking things up a little this year and combining the family’s treats into one, Ultimate Easter Gift Basket. Shopping for the kids Easter gifts is one of my favourite excuses for heading in store to The Warehouse and stocking up on my spirit-food……………….chocolate of …
Look, I’m turning 36 37 this year. I haven’t measured my own self-worth or the status of a relationship by how red, pink and chocolatey a Valentine’s Day is for a very long, long time. That’s not to say I’m completely opposed to celebrating it however. For me …
Ethan turned 11 just last week and present-wise it was a total non-event. He had been saving for a big ticket item (Xbox One) for ages, and after tucking his pennies away and pretty much everyone gifting him cash for his birthday he was able to …
I LOVE making lists and planning activities for the school holidays. Even better when I begin early! Now that we are a family of four, I’m really feeling the pinch when I see those expensive, special occasion attractions creep onto the kids Holiday …
It’s about this time every year that Ye Ole debate starts, you know, the one that starts with this gem; “ugh, I HATE Halloween, it’s so American humpfff”. Yeah well, I pooh-pooh those haters and say BRING ON HALLOWEEN! Here are my Top 5 reasons for getting down with …
I haven’t put up any Easter decorations for years, usually because they are in the Christmas storage boxes and who can be bothered digging through those in March! However this year I remembered to pull the Easter stuff out as I was packing away the …
A lovely, but hectic weekend of dinner dates, bbq’s, skateboarding, eeling, family workouts, playdates, cycling, swimming and the endless minutiae of weekend chores came to a head last night when Dave and Ethan finally returned home for the ER at 10pm! Nothing major thank goodness, …
I think that the first recycling pickup after the holiday period is just the best feeling ever – all of that paper and wrapping and cardboard gone! I love it. I think that getting rid of my Christmas manicure which looked so cute pre-santa and looked …
Happy New Year friends! :::she said, 4 days late::: Oh well, a holiday is not a holiday if I don’t give my brain a bit of blogging respite now and then, so clink-clink to my first post of 2015! We spent 10 wicked days in …
Many of us try and add a little charitable cheer to the Christmas season, making a point to teach our kids the value and importance of giving, not just receiving, especially to those to those less fortunate. In-store initiatives such as Kmart’s Wishing Tree Appeal …