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Winter Capsule Wardrobe | 11 Outfits from 5 Pieces
Posted on July 08 2018
Winter Capsule Wardrobe | 11 Outfits from 5 Pieces Most women wake up every morning, look in their wardrobes, huff “I have nothing to wear” and pull out the same thing they wore yesterday. Do you know why? Because we usually don’t buy an item thinking “what else...
Mia Joggers - Trackies but not Trackies
Posted on August 30 2017
We have lots of customers come in to the store and wander around looking a little lost. They pick up items, put them down, and to be honest, look a little perplexed. 'Let me know if you need a hand!' I sing out, and they smile back. 'Just browsing' they...
Alby Jeans... our new best friends...
Posted on July 24 2017
You know the days where you get up, get everyone else ready, smash down your cold coffee and leave yourself 4.7 seconds to get ready? The days where you stand in the shower and think 'what the hell am I going to wear?' We all have those days.I would describe...
Getting Real
Posted on April 10 2017
I'm back!! I have been AWOL from blog land for quite some time now. Thanks to those that said they missed my blog. It made me really happy to hear that what I wrote was appreciated and relatable. For those saying it just to be polite, thanks to you too....
Sport Mum/Dancing Mum/Everything Mum
Posted on November 27 2016
Ah, the end of the year is nigh. At a time when all you want to do is lay on the couch and eat the kids advent calendars, there is more and more to do. Christmas shopping. Sporting presentations, finals, Christmas Carols. Class parties, work break ups and dancing concerts....
Sorry I'm washing my hair
Posted on November 20 2016
Almost every day, I wake to new notifications on Facebook, adding me to a new group, an online party or an actual party. I'm not exaggerating. It's happening a lot. I'm a member of 4 different Jamberry groups. Have 'been' to 6 or 7 online Younique parties. 2 different Lipsense...
Sunday Night Fever
Posted on November 13 2016
I used to love Sundays. The day of rest. Family day. Now I actually dread it. I don't mind Sunday mornings. Long breakfasts. Sleep ins. PJs til noon. But as the day wears on my mood worsens. I get jittery and anxious. My head is full of the gazillions things...
How Facebook Killed Our School Reunion...
Posted on November 06 2016
It was my 20 year high school reunion last night. 20 years. How the hell did that happen? It seriously feels like yesterday that I finished school. I actually loved school. I had some amazing friends that I still see to this day. We have had a few reunions over...
Who is Me?
Posted on October 30 2016
I've just spent my Friday morning like this. School prep - red clothes, lunches, toothbrushing, hair, drink bottles, gold coin donation for Day for Daniel. Notices signed, bike in the car for Bike ed. helmet - check. Took the kids to school. Walked them in. Kissed them goodbye. Got a...
Brothers and Sisters
Posted on October 23 2016
I come from a fairly big family. I have a sister and 2 brothers. We are all pretty close in age, youngest 32, and me, the eldest at 38. These people make up a massive part of my world. I adore them. I crave them. I love them so much it...
Keepin' it clean...
Posted on October 16 2016
As I've mentioned before, I am blessed to have 3 children. A little blonde haired cheeky boy and two lovely daughters, that are full of life and personality. They are also feral. Messy, feral demons that treat their bedrooms like a wallow for their piggish escapades. Actually, I'll stop...
Mum, am I fat?
Posted on October 09 2016
As you know, from one of my previous posts, School Mornings - the struggle is real - mornings are a little bit crazy in my house. There is yelling, fighting, chaos. Clothes are flung around, there is food on the floor, no one ever has socks and it's just general...
GIRLS NIGHT! - it's just not worth it...
Posted on October 02 2016
It was my birthday on Friday. I had a great day with my family, a beautiful breakfast, flowers, presents, a sleep in. I loved it. Friday night, I went out with 4 of my girlfriends. To the local hang out, the Must Bar. We were all quite excited to be...
Life with a 2 year old boy
Posted on September 18 2016
When I was pregnant with our third baby, we agonised over deciding whether to find out what we were having. We hadn't found out the gender of our previous babies, opting instead to have a surprise. We already had 2 little girls. I was in heaven, and felt so lucky...
It's all about the money Honey!
Posted on September 11 2016
I hate money. I mean, I love it, I get awesome things with it, but I hate it all the same. No matter how much we seem to have, it disappears quicker than my daughter when I tell her to clean her room. Bills, fees, food (aargh FOOD), school shoes....
Fathers Day
Posted on September 04 2016
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! I am so lucky to have my dad. Sometimes I look at him and I am shocked. Shocked that his hair is white. Shocked that he needs glasses to see. Shocked that even though I am nearly 38 years old, I...
Little things that make me happy now I'm an adult
Posted on August 28 2016
After last week's post about things that annoy me, and reading all your comments - I started to feel a bit better about my raging moments. I realised that I'm not alone. I'm not the only intolerant psychopathic lunatic around - there are heaps of us! I love it! My...
Rage - 39 things that make my blood boil
Posted on August 21 2016
I am normally quite calm. Relatively cruisey. But sometimes, ok, a lot, I feel rage. Pure, unadulterated rage. I can go from peace loving earth mother to raving lunatic in 2 seconds flat. My eyes roll back, my blood boils and Im gone. My inner monologue soothingly tells me to...
Life and Loss
Posted on August 14 2016
I have had an interesting week. It has been a roller coaster ride of extreme highs and the lowliest lows. On Wednesday I was so excited to hear the news that my dad was cancer free. He had passed his five year mark. I was so overcome with joy, I...
Girlfriends - the importance of having a girl squad
Posted on August 07 2016
I have been really lucky in my life. I have met some amazing people that I am hash tag blessed to call my girlfriends. I love people. I love laughing, I love joking, I love in-depth intriguing conversations. I love talking sh*t with my buddies about everything and anything. I...
School mornings - the struggle is real
Posted on July 31 2016
Getting three children dressed and ready to leave the house is an epic task. You know that movie, 50 First Dates? Where Drew Barrymore suffers a head injury and each day when she wakes, all her memories have gone? The guy that is in love with her, Adam Sandler, has...
Kindness. Spread that shiz around...
Posted on July 24 2016
Some days I wake up happy. Some days I wake up sad. Some days I wake with a clenched jaw, from dreams that seem so real that it takes a good few hours to recover from them. Some days I can bounce. I can smile, laugh like a hyena and...
Fear - things that hold me back
Posted on July 17 2016
Last week I posted about playing netball again. I did it and survived. I actually loved it! Although I now am suffering pain in places I didn't know existed. Not really sure what I was so worried about really, but it got me thinking. Fear has held me back from so...
Being a sport mum
Posted on July 10 2016
I love being a sport mum. Some may say I love it a little too much. I grew up with 2 brothers that played footy from a very young age and so my childhood was filled with long cold days at various footy clubs around the diamond valley, watching my...
My 10 step guide to surviving the rest of the holidays
Posted on July 03 2016
It's halfway through the holidays and I'm feeling pretty good. Kids have been great, we've been sleeping in and watched heaps of movies. I am however, under no illusions - it's only HALFWAY. Things can take a downward dive pretty quick. Here is how you can be prepared. My 10...
School holidays and saying NO
Posted on June 26 2016
Aah school holidays. Love 'em or hate 'em, they are here again. It's been a long term. The weather is absolute sh*t. The kids are tired, I'm tired, it's time to rest. Well that's my plan anyway. It has been about 24 hours since school finished for the term, and...
Don't just talk to your kids - listen...
Posted on June 19 2016
Being a mum of girls is so lovely. You welcome these precious little darlings into your world. You dress them up like a living, breathing little dolly. You smother them in love and attention, put their hair in pretty little pig tails, buy them shoes with bows and and encourage...
The Kmart post
Posted on June 12 2016
Whoever is buying for Kmart needs a big fat pay rise. Although they may be currently hiding from outraged husbands everywhere, they deserve a massive pat on the back. I'm a self confessed Kmart tragic. It's the adult equivalent of toy kingdom, the thrifty shopper's Mecca. I'm also a massive...
Focus on your bubble - it might just burst...
Posted on June 05 2016
I'm always tired. Not just physically tired. Brain tired. Somewhere along the line we have been conditioned to think that a full life means being busy. I don't think this is true. Or it shouldn't be anyway. Instant gratification in the form of the World Wide Web means we don't...
The Poem
Posted on May 29 2016
Following on from last week's blog about empowering women and supporting each other, I thought I'd write a little poem.. Some of us do it without thinking, some of us do it with the best intentions, some of us, well, I think we need to stop...Mums, what are we doing?...
The post for US!
Posted on May 22 2016
Last night I was honoured to be involved in an event that recognised, supported and encouraged women in business. Chicks that Business was the brainchild of my very funny and illustrious best friend Rachel. As MC for the event, I was blown away by the energy in the room. 100...
The renovation and styling post...
Posted on May 15 2016
We are currently renovating our house. When I say currently I mean still. Because we've been renovating for over 3 years. We live in a little old weatherboard. It was cute (small) cosy (squashy) and had character (ugly). After unexpectedly finding out we were expecting baby no. 3, we finally...
The Mothers Day Post
Posted on May 08 2016
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Game day - before and after kids guest Blog by Damian Tupper
Posted on May 03 2016
Game Day Before KidsI used to wake up between 8-10am. Whenever the body felt like it to be honest. I'd read a bit of the paper over a coffee and breakfast. Fried eggs, bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms and a big glass of OJ. Beautiful!!!TV would be on in the background with...
The Food Post
Posted on May 01 2016
I have many roles in our house. Many. My husband works really hard with lots of long hours and he helps out a lot, but it is primarily my job to run the house. I'm really bad at it. I always have piles of washing. Huge, tangled, overflowing baskets of...
The nit post...
Posted on April 24 2016
After the high of last week, experiencing my first 15 minutes of fame, oohing and aahing over the photos from the photo shoot, and hearing the beautiful compliments on my last blog, I have to say, this week has been a stark contrast. There was just the usual you know,...
How we see ourselves...
Posted on April 17 2016
Been a busy week at TSID! I was lucky enough to be part of the Mothers Day promotion photo shoot with my gorgeous mum and nana. We had an absolute ball wearing the clothes. Our crazy-talented photographer Kristin Walker from Honey Images worked her magic amongst the majestic bush at...
First post
Posted on March 07 2016
Hi everyone! Welcome to my first blog post, ever. Like literally ever! I've never done this before and honestly when Sam rang me asking me to be the TSID blogger, I was so excited, honoured and pumped. Then the terror set in. Can I do this? Can I write for...
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