Tag: lifestyle
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I have an unexpected kidless night…and I’m at a loss what to do?!
Its every parents dream…a kid free night! A night to just do what ever you want to do! Yet here I find myself surprisingly at a loss for what to do! I’m sitting in the lounge, kidless… partnerless (yes they are together), and kinda scratching my head wondering what the fishizzel to do with myself?!…
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De-coding gluten free life: being a mum and a struggling new celiac
It’s been just over a week now since I discovered that I am celiac and it’s been a slightly turbulent ride. I am overwhelmingly happy that I am not dealing with a sinister cancer however the biggest learning curve of my week has been just how big a life adjustment this is! Given that this…
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I’ve rediscovered a sweet classic winter warmer!
Rewind to mini Nix as a kid and there were very few things mumma Nix could cook (don’t worry I’m not being mean she’s the first to admit it!), however there were a few classics Mum could nail and one of them was bread and butter pudding! I remember sitting in front of the fire…
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Fiji for the family 2 – budgets, booze and bulla buses!
Waking up to the sound of the waves gently breaking, the dappled tropical sunlight peaking through the curtains and hearing the palm trees starting to stir with the morning breeze is one of the things I most treasure about the first morning of your tropical holiday. Of course our first morning in Fiji wasn’t anything…
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Fiji for the family! Part 1 our arrival to Denarau
The first thing you feel when you disembark from your plane in Fiji is a sense of relaxation. As you walk through the open balcony of the airport the topical breeze hits your face, combined with the instant warmth of the locals you can feel the stresses of every day life evaporate. If you’re like…
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Camping – the good, the average and the different!
Ok so here’s the thing, I am a non-camper! Now before you jump down my throat with the “princess and diva” comments, which I happily embrace, my dislike of camping stems back many many decades, back to the good old days of school camps. You see school camps and I didn’t ever see eye to…
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