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“Try a thing you haven’t done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time, to figure out whether you like it or not.” - Virgil Garnett Thomson This quote came through 2 days before Israel was about to run his [...]   Read more »

Wednesday night is our date night & as a special treat we usually allow Indrani to watch a movie with her babysitter. The one rule to this special treat is she must finish eating her dinner at the dinner table before she can watch the movie. When we returned from our night out, our babysitter told [...]   Read more »

Empowering Aussie Kids has developed a range of great workshops for children and parents to help them deal with the every day issues facing school children, such as bullying and motivation. Empowering Aussie Kids is a Sydney based organization dedicated to helping local children, reach their full potential in various areas of development. EAK [...]   Read more »

“Many things in life will catch your eye, few will catch your heart. Pursue those!” - Author Unknow I love this because it reinforces to spend time on things that really matter to the heart, & not waste time on the small stuff.    Read more »

I found this great remedy in my trusty natural remedy book – “Gentle Healing Hands for Baby & Child”. Salty Lemon Gargle 1) Combine the juice of half a lemon with one tablespoon salt in 1/2 cup warm water 2) Gargle the mixture at least 4 times a day If you want a faster working remedy, instead of mixing [...]   Read more »

Vision Personal Training at Randwick has just completed a 9 week Weight Loss Challenge which has produced some amazing results. One great achievement was by a local Mum Jennifer Couttas. Jen lost over 12.4 kilos in 9 weeks. Jennifer was apprehensive about personal trainers but was convinced by her friend Alison that the [...]   Read more »

Speaking from experience, here is a tip for kitchen disasters like when you let potatoes or rice boil dry and your saucepan ends up blackened on the bottom. Open windows & spray orange/citrus air freshner – aim: reduce the smell before anyone notices! Use a scourer to quickly get rid of any food stuck to the bottom [...]   Read more »

Sweet Little Things is not just another cupcake shop. It is an online emporium filled with all things ‘little and sweet’. Gourmet cupcake hampers, baby clothing, beauty products, soft toys, jewellery and more….the all Australian, predominantly handmade range is being added to all the time. Their cupcake hampers are the signature item and they are unique because, [...]   Read more »

“My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” - Charles Kettering This month’s quote is a timely reminder to forget about the past and spend your energy on things that take you forward in life!    Read more »

So images are called Happy Snaps because we happily snap away at moments that capture our attention – right? And because 99.9% of us are using a digital camera (or phone) these days, it makes it even easier because we’re not paying the cost of developing them all.  But the cold hard reality is now most [...]   Read more »