Some of my most special Christmas memories as a child was sitting with my sister and unboxing the Christmas decorations every year. I’d love remembering the stories behind each ornament, where we’d bought it or who made it. My mum still has every ornament and when I see them on her tree I feel those magical moments flooding back. When…
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I’m back from Dubai and missing the place already, especially my little oasis in the desert, the Shangri-La Hotel. You’ve all heard the phrase “Never judge a book by it’s cover”, well this really sums up my experience at the Shangri-La Dubai. On the surface it’s a mild mannered business traveler hotel, and to be honest if I was making…
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‘Brought to you by Nuffnang and Disney Junior’ Emma has always loved playing doctors with her toys, so when we were recently introduced to a lovable Disney Junior character called Doc McStuffins, she identified immediately. Doc McStuffins is a 6yr old little girl who wants to be a doctor just like her mum, treating and caring for her toys out…
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I always dread tax time, every financial year I start off with the best intentions of having all my paperwork nice and organised but ultimately it all ends up in a big mess. It was time to get organised and de-clutter to start the new year afresh. I welcomed the challenge with gusto and have gone to town transforming my…
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This is a sponsored post by Aerogard, Mortein and Nuffnang After months of renovating at home and living without a kitchen for over six months, I was looking forward to getting away from the construction chaos and enjoying some quiet time in the Grampians with Emma and my in-laws. Emma’s grandparents live over three hours away from us, so it’s…
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This is a sponsored post by Aerogard, Mortein and Nuffnang I bet you’ve heard of camping, maybe even ‘Glamping’, but Gramping? Yes it was new to me too. Gramping is camping with grandparents, three generations of family having fun in the great outdoors. We are Grampers from a long way back, Emma’s Nan and Pop love hitting the road and…
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This is a sponsored post I’m a city girl at heart, but sometimes it’s nice to get out into the fresh air and wide open spaces. Luckily in Melbourne we don’t have to drive for hours to experience the country life, we have a farm in the heart of the city just on the banks of the Yarra river. The…
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We love playing dress ups at home, and with Halloween coming up I thought it would be fun to make a cute Koala Mask inspired by the Aussie Animal cards we’ve been collecting. Get the kids involved with tracing, colouring, cutting and pasting, it will keep them entertained for a little while and will hardly cost you a cent. This…
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