IT WAS A NICE IDEA “Do you have children” is a common conversational question. Yes I do I have a son, Nick, he is 5, hes 10, hes 15, hes 20. At 5 a common retort would be “are you having any more”, at 10 its a just a questioning look, at 15, surprise, at 20, confusion. No one actually says – why just one – but they think it. There was more, little bundles of cells that Lifestyle
It was a nice idea
IT WAS A NICE IDEA “Do you have children” is a common conversational question. Yes I do I have a son, Nick, he is 5, hes 10, hes 15, hes 20. At 5 a common retort would be “are you having any more”, at 10 its a just a questioning look, at 15, surprise, at 20, confusion. No one actually says – why just one – but they think it. There was more, little bundles of cells that 
My Tips for a Top Sleep
MY TIPS FOR A TOP SLEEP The older I get the more sleep eludes me. What used to come naturally now seems to need preparation. So I’ve done the research and I’ve tested the tips and here is what comes out on top. #1. The bedroom itself plays a role; though the aesthetics won’t help you sleep, if the environment pleases us it will encourage you to relax, there are also a few practical things you can do Boozy Birthday Fudge
ALL OR NOTHING There are some people in this world that will buy a block of chocolate, eat two squares and place the rest into the refrigerator. Often these people wont go back for another couple of squares for days later. I-am-not-that-person. Sadly my husband is, sadly I say because after he places the 98% full block into the fridge – I finish it for him. Yes that is right I cannot leave that block alone until it Hydrate me
HYDRATE ME Our biggest enemy is often ourselves. We know what we should be doing and sometimes we do it, other times we do the direct opposite and wonder why we don’t feel good. I often sit at my desk and think about how thirsty I am but instead of drinking a glass of water I have a coffee, or worse. Well let me tell you water is where its at. The best advice I have heard via A Daybed – A bed for the Day
A BED FOR THE DAY I’ve been blogging a little lately, off the track of interiors into the world of life, simply because I sometimes feel so overwhelmed with everything that I need to just take a breath and a step back to appreciate things as they are. This doesn’t mean I am stopping my interior dreams and aspirations for my little house (which I must add seems to always be a WIP) certainly not, but sometimes I Lavender Spray
LAVENDER SPRAY We all need a treat, right? It seems to me that we often live our lives on a roller coaster of being really good or really bad. Why we can’t just find a middle ground I’m not sure. Perhaps its media; eat this, don’t eat that, do this, don’t do that. Perhaps its the whole Adam and Eve and the Apple thing. Can we not live a life where the little things can bring a form Its all about balance
ITS ALL ABOUT BALANCE I’m all for creating a lifestyle that you love. A little Hygge. It seems a little contrived, it should just happen, but often there needs to be some sort of organisation for things to be able to occur naturally. The word Hygge; which in essence means to be cozy, to be still, to share, to be content, to feel well, to enjoy simple things; is something that can happen only when all your ducks are Chocolate Brownie Balls
CHOCOLATE BROWNIE BALLS I am no great baker, nor, have I decided, do I want to be. No, that would just be far too tempting and there are enough temptations in life without adding another that ultimately no good is going to come from. Agree? Okay, then here is the recipe to end all recipes, its a pick me up, a sweet snack sensation without all the fuss and bother and without all the refined sugar; something to Comfort Food
COMFORT FOOD There is always a recipe you relate to that feeling of comfort, of contentment and warmth. A Hygge recipe. This is mine. I was given it by my Aunt so I don’t know its exact origin, but it quickly became the recipe I pull out when someone is coming for lunch at short notice, or a casual dinner, I’ve handed it out to many friends and family, so I thought it was time I get it in Summer Entertaining
SUMMER ENTERTAINING There is something about summer that we New Zealanders embrace, not the muggy heat, not the mozzies and certainly not the unpredictable weather, but we throw off those BBQ covers and get inviting. Subtle and simple, we don’t possess any airs and graces its merely a casual “pop over and we will throw something on the barbie”. Well, I do have a little problem with that, not the simplicity, not the food itself and not the spontaneity,