There’s a saying: the days are long, but the years are short. That’s so true isn’t it? I’ve been reflecting on that a bit lately, as three years ago this …
Life Issues: The Sandwich Generation
Sponsored by Calvary Community Care Have you ever had a convo with one of your parents and realised that, somehow, all of a sudden, you’re turning into the parent? That …
Life Issues: Transitions
Transition. In my circles, we talk and think about transition in terms of the process by which our kids are readied for primary school and, later, as they get ready to …
Life Issues: Sibling Shenanigans
If you were to ask me to describe the school holidays just gone in two words, I’d say Sibling Shenanigans. With three boys aged 9, 7 and 4, there are always …
My Take Home Messages From A Night With Oprah
When a girlfriend messaged me about going to see Oprah a little while ago, I said, “Why not?” My girlfriend is an Oprah fan from way back – she had a subscription …
How to Find “Us” Time
Remember when it was just the two of you? Weekends were full of possibilities. A trip to the arthouse cinema followed by supper at some fabulous laneway bar perhaps. Or a …
Style and Shenanigans Reader Survey 2015 + Your Questions Answered
On the 24th August 2013, I started this blog when I published my very first post. That means, a couple of weeks ago, this baby blog of mine celebrated it’s second birthday. …
How to Find “Me” Time
Over the years, many people – mostly women, and of those, mostly Mums – have said to me, “You’re so good at making time for yourself”. One in fact, has been …
Three Take Home Messages from #PBEVENT
It’s taken me pretty much all week to mentally sift through all the incredibly interesting, inspiring and informative teaching I heard last weekend at this year’s Problogger Conference a.k.a #pbevent. As …
Behind the Scenes of a Photo Shoot
Earlier this week, in this post, I shared some of my photos from my recent profesh photo shoot with the fabulous Gina Milicia. I’d love to say that I roll …
My Professional Photo Shoot
Recently, Mr SnS decided he needed some new head shots (professional photos) for his blogs and other work bits and bobs. He approached the fab Gina Milicia, who he has …
My Mid Year Stocktake – July 2015
I can’t quite believe we are just over halfway through 2015. Can you? Increasingly I’m repeating that old cliche: wow, doesn’t the time fly? But it’s never been truer for me. In …
Ten Tips for Staying Sane in the School Holidays
Are you looking forward to the school holidays or dreading their impending arrival? This time around I’m actually looking forward to them because we kind of missed the Easter school …
Welcome to the Weekend Rewind: The Holiday Hangover
Good evening and welcome! It’s a great pleasure to be the guest host of this week’s Weekend Rewind. Thank you Bron, Kelly, Sonia and Sonia for having me. It’s so good …
Remarkable Happenings @ Shenanigans Central
It’s funny how life comes full circle sometimes. When I was 17 years old and in my last year of high school, I was ambitious, hard working and determined to …
What’s News at Shenanigans Central?
Well, just for something different, it’s been busy times here at Shenanigans Central. In amongst the usual first term shenanigans, I’ve been madly preparing for our upcoming trip to the …
The Best of 2014
Tonight I’m gonna party like it’s 1999. Well, perhaps that should read “like it’s 2004”, the last NYE I celebrated before I first fell pregs. Truth be told, however, things will …
The Makeover
Why hello there! Thanks so much for popping by to check out my new look blog. What do you think? I’m really thrilled with the result and I think the …
Problogger Training Event 2014: The Wrap
Have you ever come back from an event so inspired and motivated, you want to tell everyone about it? Well, that’s how I’m feeling having spent the last few days …
The Liebster Blog Award Edition
So last week the fabulous Vicki over at The Fashionable Mum nominated me for The Liebster Blog Award. What’s The Liebster Blog Award I hear you say? In a nutshell, The …
SnS Mid Year Stocktake
How is your end of financial year stocktake coming along? No, I’m not talking about the sales. I’m not even talking about tax or feeling sorry for accountants. I’m talking …