Already!

OMGoodness it's already Friday! Cannot believe Friday is already here.

I had so many plans for this week that have just not come to fruition...ahhhh!

We did have plans to hang out at the beach with my gal pal Jo and her gorgeous little girl, but it's cold and we still have a bit of the flu hanging on to us, so our plans now involve setting up makeshift beds on our living room sofa, movies and pizza. Which I now feel really bad about because JoJo's little girl was hugely upset when she found out we weren't coming.

My bad - I promised to bring my zucchini choc chip muffins for her and now that's not happening...bad auntie Vic, bad auntie Vic!

For some reason I'm really excited to be hanging at home this weekend...maybe because we had our family here for 3 weeks and then we've been out a lot lately and I just need a weekend to myself just to chill and hang out with my baby. Sometimes you just need to lay low.

No I don't plan to lay on the sofa ALL weekend....other plans involve finishing off the schoolroom makeover.....I know its taken FOREVER to get it done.....mostly because its the most used room in our home. We painted it while my parents were here.....(thanks mum for helping) and the furniture's all back in, I just need to do a few decoratey kinda things and its finished.

Whatever you're doing this weekend.....BE SAFE!

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It's Nice to have Options

I've been a busy beaver this month overhauling my sponsor options, and now I'm all finished, I'm here to show you what they are.....As a blogger I want to get as much exposure as I can for my blog, which is why I don't sponsor blogs that come with expensive price tags. It's nice for them if they can do that, but seriously...I don't wanna put all of my eggs into one basket. That's why I've priced my sponsor ads at what I truly believe are affordable prices.

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Our Life: The Return of the Red Wig

How was your weekend?

I know it's already Tuesday and I'm a bit late.....actually its been a week since I've posted anything, and I would say sorry, but I really enjoyed the break.

So I told you how my friend JoJo had been travelling in the USA....well she's home! YAY!
So we had a little "welcome home" dinner for her Sat night....it was a wear a wig thing....so I had to pull out that red charlies angel wig that Monkey wore a while ago at the 70's/80's party we went to.....short story....I think I need to have red hair now!

We started off with pre-dinner drinks at a cute little bar not far from the restaurant...where I ended up having a far too long conversation with the gay bartender there. Apparently he needed to tell me his whole life story. No offense, but if you are the bartender and you are going to take up 30 mins of my time at pre-dinner drinks before you even hand me my drink....you had better be hot, single and STRAIGHT! 

Apparently the "duck face" is now my thing....almost every photo I was had me doing it.

Maybe I just wanted to look like I had cheekbones....can't really be sure!

Most disappointing cocktail EVER - it tasted like Bubblegum -YES....it was too small - YES!
I paid $15 for that thing....totally shoulda just gone with the bottle of wine.

There was also an issue with one of the dishes.....it was supposed to be chicken, but it tasted like fish....so confusing....especially when you've downed a few glasses of wine. Is it chicken fish or fish chicken....who knows....it was the topic of conversation and an impromptu restaurant review we filmed on the on the night....what we do know that a few of our friends ended up with food poisoning, which is NOT COOL...and we will NEVER be going back to that restaurant.


Enjoy your week!

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Randomness and Questions

Todays Post is brought to you by thefun and yumminess that is Sour Chews!

So while we were sick....this is what brought some fun into our germ ridden house.

Not only are these babies yummo, but they have questions on the wrappers which has provided Monkey and I a few hours of laughter...

I had this light bulb moment last night....use the wrappers for a blog post.

Why I didn't think of it sooner....who knows!

Here we go:

Which celebrity do you have a crush on?

So many to choose from....but if I have to narrow it down to just one...Chris Hemsworth aka THOR! Have been crushin on him ever since his first episode of Home and Away.

What's your favourite tv show of all time and why?

Melrose Place....and before you think...WHAT! let me explain....MP was huge right around the time I was 18-22...at some of the clubs in town they hosted Melrose Place nights....you went along, watch MP on the big screen, hung with your friends, drank cocktails. It was FUN! 

My fav show based on the storyline - REVENGE!

What's your biggest fear?

Obviously as a mamma bear...somethin' happening to my baby girl closely followed by being eaten by a shark or crocodile, or finding a king brown snake or red back spider in my bed.

All very rational fears....especially the spider and snake thing!

What's your favourite animal at the zoo?

This is a really hard one for me because I just adore animals...all of them. I guess I have to admit though, I stand and watch the meerkats for ages.....and the polar bear! Love the Polar Bear at Seaworld...(not really a zoo though is it!)

What was the last concert you went to?

P!NK - Funhouse Tour...My sister and I flew to Melbourne, and met my bestie there who I had not seen in 3 years....We wore pink wigs (as you do) and had a blast....worth every dollar I spent.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

I actually don't mind that I'm 37....so I'll be 37, but can I be 37 with the body of my 25 year old self, the energy of my 20 year old self and the wisdom of my 80 year old self please?

Which board game are you best at?

I think I'm best at scrabble, but Monkey says Monopoly....I think she's wrong!

Can you name 5 countries starting with A?

hmmm....Australia (it'd be sad if I didn't get that one since I'm an aussie), America, Africa....as far as I got before I had to ask Monkey....then I had to run to our school room and find the globe so I could figure it out.....Argentina and Algeria!

What was the last thing that made you laugh?

2 Broke Girls last night.

What's your nickname at school or work?

At school the kid's called me BRAKES.....at my 5th grade dance I had these shoes that had black soles, and when I danced they left skid marks on the dance floor. So my friends started calling me brakes.....by the time I finished high school....the story had turned into a version of my pooping my pants and leaving skid marks....ah the memories!

If you could be invisible for 2 hours, what would you do?

2 hours is so limiting.....but Monkey and I decided we would sneak into the animal enclosures at the zoo...you know...the tiger, lion, snow leopard enclosures.....something you would NEVER do normally, but hey if they can't see us!

And that ends our Q & A with sour chews.

Enjoy the rest of your week.

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A Few Thoughts.....and 2 Broke Girls

Yesterday was the day for mothers.

We don't get into Mothers Day around here. I don't feel like I need a special day. Before you all choke on whatever you're eating while you read this.....

In our family we never have. My mother also feels this way.

My mother has always said that she would prefer us to show her she is loved ALL YEAR ROUND instead of one particular day when we are told by society to show her love.

(I'm sure most of you mammas out there get love more than once a year, this is our thing)

I totally agree with that idea, and I have always tried to teach Monkey that its more important to show love for the people we care about all the time, and more special when its totally unexpected. I don't want to wake up on Mothers Day and know that I'm going to get a gift or a special treat....I wanna be surprised.

Last week while Baby Bear (my niece) was here, the girls came to me and asked if they could earn some money from chores because they had decided they wanted to buy gifts for each other and they needed some money to do that. So I handed out some chores and they did them with a smile on their face. 

We went to the shopping mall and they bought their gifts....and some treats for their special night. So we got home and the girls locked me out of my bedroom, which makes any parent nervous.....when I was allowed in they had set up a movie....decorated my bed....put treats in bowls on the bedside table....and there were gifts on the end of my bed.

Two of those gifts were for me which I had no idea about....

Baby bear had bought me a glitter nail polish....and Monkey gave me a cup that says BEST MUM IN THE WORLD. it was a lovely surprise. 
Completely unexpected.....
and that's the way I like it.

So what did we do yesterday you're wondering then?

Well since it's the first day that Monkey and I have had alone since my family landed on our doorstep 3 weeks ago.....we made pizza and spent the day being coach potatoes watching the first season of 2 broke girls.

Couldn't have asked for a better day!

RIP Warrick....Can't believe its been 5 years. We miss you x

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Link - Up: Friday Chaos Blog Hop

Welcome to The Friday Chaos Blog Hop! 

Feel free to link up your favourite photos from the past week, DIY's, recipes, parenting advice, pregnancy posts, fashion & beauty posts anything you like! We love to read new posts and here at the Friday Chaos Blog Hop want to be able to share all of your posts!

Some simple rules!

1. ONLY link up 2 posts per person (no giveaways or other hops)

2. Follow your hosts and co-hosts.

3. Visit at least two other blogs and comment on their posts.

4. Come back next week to see if you have been featured as blog of the week.

5. Grab the button below and leave a comment so we can comment back.

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Featured Blog Of The Week

Harriet from A Rush Of Love

Harriet blogs about her life as a mother and finance. She has an adorable little girl called Ava. She started A rush of love as a way to document Ava growing up and her upcoming wedding. 

Don't forget to come by next week and link up to see if your post has been featured as post of the week. We love to showcase our favourite blogs and posts!

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Painting, Pancakes and Lolly Wrappers

So I know that it's Tuesday already, almost middle of the week and all that jazz, and I haven't been around since Friday.....but that doesn't mean I'm not going to still give you a weekend recap.....YES, I am still a walking germ....the flu is still hanging onto my body.

Right at this moment I am NOT loving the little people in the house who passed this flu onto me, and then proceeded to go and get well a few days later...leaving me to suffer for a few weeks......what is with that anyway??

So my parents and my niece were still here over the weekend. Mum helped me to paint the schoolroom and hall walls, (yes I painted with the flu...why not??)

The girls discovered the sand buckets I had stored away in the laundry and decided to have a fashion show....grandma was one of the models against her will.

The girls gave me a pedicure and painted my toenails gold (as you do), because "it looks like magic" and it will "help me get better"....their words NOT mine!

We had some awesome wholemeal pancakes. I was so dopey that morning I'm not even sure what I put in them....but they were a hit so....

My absolute most fantastical part of the weekend was the wrappers on the bag of lollies we had ..... we had awesome fun answering the questions on the wrappers.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Link Up: Friday Chaos

Welcome to The Friday Chaos Blog Hop! 

Feel free to link up your favourite photos from the past week, DIY's, recipes, parenting advice, pregnancy posts, fashion & beauty posts anything you like! We love to read new posts and here at the Friday Chaos Blog Hope want to be able to share all of your posts!

Some simple rules!

1. ONLY link up 2 posts per person (no giveaways or other hops)

2. Follow your hosts and co-hosts.

3. Visit at least two other blogs and comment on their posts.

4. Come back next week to see if you have been featured as blog of the week.

5. Grab the button below and leave a comment so we can comment back.

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Product Review: Dove Pure Deoderants

This week I had the opportunity to trial Dove Pure anti-perspirant deodorant in our home. Of huge interest to me was the fact that this deoderant has no Parabens, colourants, fragrance or alcohol in it. 

As the mamma of a tween who get eczema or a rash every time she uses a normal deodorant stick, I was quite excited for her to try this out, and guess what.....so far it's been smooth skin and a less stinky gal in my house.

Dove has created Dove Pure, an anti-perspirant deodorant that contains the ingredients essential to help keep your underarms feeling dry all day and looking healthy, whilst removing unnecessary ingredients that can lead to irritation. In short, Dove Pure contains only what you really need. Nothing more. Dove Pure contains:

• NO Parabens
• NO Colourants
• NO Fragrance
• NO alcohol*

*Refers to Ethyl Alcohol.

Its unique formula has been specifically developed for those people who want effective 48hr protection but do not want discomfort or the unsightly signs of irritation. Like all Dove products, Dove Pure contains ¼ moisturising cream to help keep your skin looking healthy.

For us, this product is exactly what I've been looking for so Monkey can feel confidant that she smells good, but she's not going to have an eczema breakout to deal with. That's a big deal to her and to me. So thanks Dove, we will be buying more of this in the future!

To find out more about Doves range of products you can check them out HERE

Disclaimer: This has been a sponsored post by Product Talk by Nuffnang. I was compensated for this post, however, all thoughts and opinions are my own. I would never recommend products I don't like.

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Link-Up: April Favourites

Ever noticed how the things you love kinda changes from month to month?

I have....either I'm a really disloyal shallow person, or it's just life and people change.

Whatever it is - I've decided to document it each month from now on as a little experiment for myself to see just how much my likes and dislikes change in one year.

Wanna join me?

Awesome....all you have to do is write a post about your likes/dislikes once a month and link up with me. Too easy right? 

Here are the questions, you can download a copy of them HERE.

1. What's your must watch, can't live without television show at the moment?

Hands down, my favourite tv show at the moment is REVENGE, closely followed by Nashville.

2. What's that one thing you have been craving lately?

Without a doubt, I am going gaga over those Peanut Choc fudge things I gave you the recipe for a few weeks ago! They are so delish!

3. What pair of shoes are you completely head over heels in love with right now?

(We wanna see a photo)
So in love with these at the moment....I found them on the Styletread website while I was checking out their store and have kept going back and drooling over them ever since....I should will probably just go ahead and buy them!

4. Which 2 bloggers are you crushing on this month?

(Links please)

It has to be Erin @ Living in Yellow and Carly @ Lipgloss and Crayons 

Been a huge fan of Erin for ages now, but Carly I have only just come across...how can that be I don't know because she's totally awesome! But there it is!

5. What tune got stuck in your head and you just can't get enough? 

Oh P!NK how I do love her.....Just Give Me a Reason

6.  Apps? What app has you all excited?

(links please so we can get excited too)

OMGoodness - I came across this app called 360Panorama and I am in love. You can take panaroma photos and load them up, which I guess is not that exciting, but I love it!

7. What is that one accessory that you've been taking everywhere?

My new stylus pen for my iPhone....I know it sounds boring, but that little baby makes it so easy to text...my big fat fingers were just not doing the job and I had to fire them.

8. Where's that one place you and your friends have been feeling right at home?

Ha, this question is obviously designed for those who live somewhere exciting....I'm gonna have to say my house. The weather is getting cold and I like to stay in, so I've been inviting my friends to our place for dinners, movies, whatever!

9. What book has you hiding under the covers with a torch at night because you just can't put it down?

Um, I would like to pretend that I am reading something, anything.....but the sad awful truth is....I've been thinking about visiting the library, but so far I just haven't walked through those doors. Maybe I'll get there next month!

10. What's your favourite word, you know that one you use in every sentence because it just sounds so good to you?

(If you don't have one, why not, it's so fun)

FANTASTICAL - I feel like it should be in glitter it's so great - It's my own creation...hasn't really caught on yet, but give it time!

11. What fashion item did you have to have?
Well I still don't have it, but I am hunting for it.....looking for the perfect denim jacket, which you would think is easy, but let's not forget I live in a little country town where we have maybe 2 stores that actually have the potential to supply me with something like that!

12. What's that thing that has really been grinding on your nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard?
Definitely, absolutely has to be my elderly neighbour. He's a friendly fellow, but he has been using my carport for months now to park his boat, he originally asked if he could keep it there for a week. He keeps talking about trying to sell it, but so far it's still sitting there and all my visitors are parking out on the street. Every time I walk in and see that boat I wanna go over and kick it, but then I'd probably hurt myself, so I just make a face at it. So now, he has started to put his rubbish in my garbage bins....what the?? Seriously I spend way too much time at home....I shouldn't know this!

That's it! Not too hard was it. Don't forget to link-up!

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