We've another bloody freezing morning here - frosts again - the only upside is that these mornings make way for the most gorgeous sunshiny days here. I think that the weather is set to warm up a little in this week which will make us all believe that Springtime might actually be here. As soon as … [Read more...]
The unexpected expense
September 8, 2017 by 18 Comments
Anyone else sighing with relief that the Mercury retrograde is over? Me too. I always seem to break stuff, or things seem to break on me during that time so it came as no surprise when I arrived home at 9pm on Tuesday night that the first thing that happened to me appeared to be something broken. … [Read more...]
Outlander. AYE.
September 7, 2017 by 32 Comments
Before I headed away last week I loaded up my iPhone with some beauties from Netflix. Did you know you could do this? Download to a phone or tablet and then when you are offline you can access them. I was amazed at how little space they took up on the phone too. Technology huh? Pure gold for a long … [Read more...]
Singapore Stopover: A quick 24 hours
September 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
I was there as a (very lucky) guest of Club Med Kani and was flown here by Scoot Airways. This trip was organised by Sam & David from the Good Funny Smart Collective. We had a quick stopover in Singapore on our way back through the Maldives which gave us a quick chance to soak up all … [Read more...]
Adventure to the Maldives: Trip to Finolhu Villas
September 3, 2017 by 6 Comments
I am here as a (very lucky) guest of Club Med Kani and was flown here by Scoot Airways. This trip was organised by Sam & David from the Good Funny Smart Collective. Yesterday we got to take a 5 minute transfer across to the exclusive Finolhu Villas also part of the Club Med resort where we … [Read more...]
An adventure to the beautiful Maldives
September 2, 2017 by 14 Comments
I am here as a (very lucky) guest of Club Med Kani and was flown here by Scoot Airways. This trip was organised by Sam & David from the Good Funny Smart Collective. When you get asked if you would like to take a trip to the Maldives to check out one of their resorts and an affordable way … [Read more...]
Dirty bird for Dad: Crispy southern fried chicken
August 29, 2017 by 6 Comments
On Sunday we celebrated Father's Day early for Rob as I will be away this coming Sunday. He didn't want the fuss, but I wanted to make the day a little bit special for him with a few little pressies and cards and of course something special to eat. Obvs Maggie was especially pleased with the fart in … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: a chilli kick
August 28, 2017 by 4 Comments
Whilst the calendar is telling me that Spring will be here later in the week (how?!) it most definitely feels like winter here this morning (felt like -4.5 when I was first up this morning) and yesterday afternoon we even got a small snow shower! What better way to warm up then to add a decent hit … [Read more...]
Scoffs: Donna Hay’s Apple & Caramel hand pies
August 25, 2017 by 2 Comments
Do you have a subscription to a food magazine? I used to get Delicious and would look through them and think, meh, and there they would pile up month after month. I am useless! So then I stopped getting them and now just have recipe books that I never seem to open...it's truly such a bad habit where … [Read more...]
Mercury Retrograde: Is it all bullshit? Or is IT bullshit?
August 24, 2017 by 45 Comments
So Mercury is in retrograde right now until the 5th September. Say what now? I'm not sure if this is something that you are into or not, but it's definitely something I have become way more aware of over the past few years. Maybe it's now trendy like hygge? Or charging your crystals under the … [Read more...]
Corners of my mind: Childhood Homes
August 23, 2017 by 12 Comments
Whenever I am having trouble sleeping and all else has failed in resetting my brain to stop thinking and start sleeping, I try and walk through the childhood homes of my best friends and the homes that we have lived in. I am always amazed at how I can recall each room, down the hallway, the things … [Read more...]
Heaven on earth found at Ocean Farm
August 21, 2017 by 16 Comments
I think I stumbled across Ocean Farm for the first time on Instagram maybe? You come across a photo that literally takes your breath away and you dream one day...one day we will get there. And bonus! It's just 45 mins from home. I wanted to head away somewhere after my birthday with the family, … [Read more...]
Help you need: Gather my Crew
August 18, 2017 by 19 Comments
As you guys would know all too well from experience, bad things happen to good people every day. Whether it's sickness or death, crisis can hit ordinary, good families in one quick moment and life is never the same again. I was talking to Megan about this recently when we caught up in Brisbane, … [Read more...]
40: the day, the loot and so much love!
August 17, 2017 by 13 Comments
Well here I am, the flip side of the birthday and what a great one it was. JAM packed with well wishes and love and kindness showered on me the whole day. What more could a gal ask for? The house smells amazing from all my gorgeous flowers given. My pants are entirely tighter today after … [Read more...]
The wonder, terror and joy of TWO
August 15, 2017 by 54 Comments
Who-eeeeeeeee have we got a two year old on our hands at the moment. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. And it's not just me that's saying it, it's coming from the girls and the dog with each of us uttering over the past week "just give her what she wants to make it stop!" I am not sure what happens at this … [Read more...]
Weekends filled with too many bubbles & not enough sleep
August 14, 2017 by 24 Comments
Didn't I limp to bed last night? Sheesh. I gave it a red hot go over the weekend in some pre birthday celebrations, which I suppose is exactly the thing to do when celebrating a big ticket item birthday like I will be this week. I wanted to share with you some of Saturday night as I had SO much fun … [Read more...]
Monday meal ideas: Cake! Because: Cake!
August 14, 2017 by 4 Comments
Given it's birthday week ahead of us here in the BabyMac household, what better way to celebrate a birthday then to bake a cake! I have a long history of birthday cakes in this household, you can check our the full history of my Women's Weekly repertoire for the girls over the years in this post … [Read more...]
Things I like {the I’m still in my 30’s edition}
August 11, 2017 by 12 Comments
You guys, I think it' going to be a good week ahead for me. Actually, the next few weeks are going to be pretty good all round I think. Next week is my birthday week, and in true Styling You fashion there may be a little bit of a festival happening. I've already started to get a few cards and … [Read more...]
Many hands: The hard work of Fundraising
August 10, 2017 by 4 Comments
A sponsored post for CUA School Fun Run As you guys might know, our girls go to our local Public School here in our village which is known as a Small School. There are just 29 kids in the whole school from Kinder to Year 6 divided into 2 classes with 2 teachers. It’s a truly amazing little place … [Read more...]
3 things I’ve been doing lately to boost productivity
August 9, 2017 by 24 Comments
I am so sick of wondering where the day goes lately, looking at my to-do list on a Thursday from Monday and generally feeling out of control that I decided to try and make some small changes to every day life. Here's 3 quick and simple things I have tried that have been working (it hasn't been long … [Read more...]
