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When I was born back in the late ‘70’s, the outlook looked good; healthy baby, good size, lungs worked and I looked enough like my mum to assume there would be some legacy genetics that had been passed down from mother to daughter. At around age 18, it became increasingly apparent that all was not well. There were obvious deficiencies …
Need-to-know news / Beauty Reviews from New Zealand’s most loved Health & Beauty Brands Beat the Microbead Trilogy put their money where their mouth is this month as they launched limited edition packaging to support the global Beat the Microbead campaign. Celebrating World Oceans Day which was June 8th, Trilogy is championing the “Look for Zero’ initiative and urging consumers …
It’s Mother’s Day season again and like (I’m guessing!) 99% of you, I’m staring at the calendar and my multiple to-do lists wondering how it can be that we now find ourselves in MAY, on the cusp of winter and racing through 2017 at such a rate that I’m struggling to remember the big moments in our year so far, let alone …
We had just landed in Melbourne last week and loaded into our taxi when I realised it was my phone that was ringing – a different kind of ring I didn’t immediately identify. My brain fog cleared, I remembered my new Ring Video Doorbell app and opened it up to reveal one of our dogs caught on camera at our front door …
I’m not exaggerating here, my kids’ dental hygiene is the bane of my LIFE. The big one just doesn’t care/can’t be bothered/isn’t interested and the little one thoroughly enjoys it but would be only slightly less effective if he was using his toothbrush to scrub the floor instead of scrubbing his entire face – as well as approximately 10% of one tooth. None …
I’ve noticed over the years that people generally fall into two very distinct camps when it comes to sunglass purchasing. The first crew use and abuse their glasses, preferring quantity over quality as they just can’t seem to hold on to a pair (or keep them in one piece!) for longer than 2 weeks. The second camp, totally me, considers …
Here in New Zealand, the first school holidays of 2017 are very quickly approaching and if the recent unsettled weather is anything to go by, we better get prepared for some rainy days inside! Nixon is our hurricane child, whom we often struggle to settle down into focused, prolonged play. He tires quickly of traditional toys but, give him creative options and …
Published 27/2/17, Random House NZ RRP $35, EBook also available. I read a lot of books and 99.999% of them are not about me (surprise!) or my life or anything remotely resembling my life. They serve as the distraction needed at the end of the day, the vehicle with which to escape and be transported far, far away, to meet strangers …
Dave and I have recently realised that our home-owners enthusiasm for pfaffing, improvements and once effervescent tszuj-ing has pretty much plateaued into nothingness. A visit last week from Jade Turner, Lead Designer at The Warehouse, got me totally pumped about homewares again and showed me how little, inexpensive touches can make a big difference. This season, think matte black, mixing organic …
When you’re a Boy-Mum, many habits around the house (need to) change. You realise that vacuuming anytime before 4.30 pm when the children are home is pointless and only results in ‘why do I even bother’ angst. You quickly learn to always check pockets before turning the washing machine on. You discard any expectation that socks will be removed and …