What have you been reading lately? Despite this year going on record as one of my crazy/busiest, over the past few months I have somehow managed to keep up with …
Everyday Style @ Shenanigans Central: Heartfelt Designs Noosa
Can I tell you a story? A couple of years ago, I clapped eyes on a breathtakingly gorgeous rack of clothes at my local nursery (it’s a bit of a …
The Donna Hay Club
Recently, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and chanced upon something fabulous. It was a series of photos of four local friends/mums from my sons’ school. The photos were …
Bali with Young Kids
Editor’s note: we returned to Bali with our three boys now aged 6, 9 and nearly 11 in June 2017. To read all about this trip – where we stayed, …
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 …
SnS on Holidays: Byron Bay
In March I was lucky enough to head to Byron Bay for a lovely long weekend* with my gorgeous friend O. And it was heavenly. So how did I score …
Every Day Style @ Shenanigans Central: Alannah Hill + Diva
This week’s offering of Every Day Style is not so much an Every Day look. Rather, it’s an outfit I wore to a 40th birthday celebration last weekend, on a …
The Top 5: Toys for Boys that Go the Distance
I don’t know everything about boys, but I know a lot more now, seven years after the first of our three boys arrived in the world. Now that I am …
Market Wrap: Red Hill Market September 2013
The Red Hill Community Market, an hour or so from Melbourne, is one of my favourite markets. I had a great morning there recently and spent many hours in the …
The Top 5: Family holidays – Tips for Packing for Young Children
As much as I love the idea of holidays, packing for several people is not much fun. Particularly as this task is done in between the gazillion other daily tasks …
A Day out with the Kids: Healesville/Yarra Glen
I love a day trip. It is so refreshing to get out of the city and go somewhere where the air smells a bit cleaner and the pace is a …