Tip Junkie is having a fabulous Christmas In July special. You can find all the posts here. It covers everything from decorations and cards, to budgeting and organisation (one of my Christmas budget posts has made her list!). Laurie also has amazing give aways totaling over $1,600 in free products and promoting several fabulous Tip [...]

There was a fantastic response to my review of Kathy Walker’s latest book Parenting: A practical guide to raising preschool and primary-school children. Kathy is certainly a respected and popular education and parenting expert. The winner drawn randomly was number 22 – ickle kids! To those of you who didn’t win, thank you for entering [...]

This week’s is the fifth part of the 7 Essentials for Guilt-Free Living for Business Mothers Series and it is about relationships. When was the last time you and your partner went out on your own? If it was last week then you are one of the lucky few. Running your own business can take [...]

This Friday the kids finish up school for the year. I am very much looking forward to this. The kids are tired and so am I. It will be fantastic to be able to take our time in the mornings and just see where the day leads. I have deliberately made no plans for the [...]

1. In blue, 2. Pink, white & blue 2, 3. obrint pas:on vas, 4. Blue Flower, 5. l o n e, 6. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue., 7. blue tiles, 8. New Life…., 9. Moon cradle Very late this week, but I am away on holidays, so I am not running to my [...]

1. Sun Kissed…, 2. Sun bathing 2, 3. Come on sunshine, 4. Cosmos in the field, 5. Cherry blossoms, 6. Tulips to the Sun, 7. Craving the sunshine, 8. Sun bathing 1, 9. Girasoli Kate at Picklebums chose a theme very close to my own heart this week: Sunshine! We are officially in the second [...]