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First Do No Harm: Why My Sons Are In-Tact

4 September 2011 Motherhood

Beyond religious reasons, I don’t understand circumcision. Don’t get me wrong though, I don’t agree with religious circumcision either. Circumcision was never an issue up for discussion between me and Daniel; mostly because it is not routinely offered in Australia, in fact it’s outlawed in public hospitals here. Whilst I wasn’t questioned about it in [...]

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Fisher-Price Rock & Play Soother Review

3 September 2011 Reviews

This is a blog post for Nuffnang Product Talk. I received this product in exchange for a review, however my opinion is 100% genuine and honest. I was really excited to receive this product for review! It’s a sleeper designed for newborns and will last until your baby is able to sit up unassisted (or [...]

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Empowered Birth Awareness Week: Tips for Empowering Yourself!

31 August 2011 Pregnancy and Birth

In the spirit of Empowered Birth Awareness Week I’m blogging a list of things that I think are important and helpful when preparing to give birth. As a mother of two young boys who were both born in a hospital environment, I feel like I’ve gradually developed more confidence with my body and my awesome [...]

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Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred – Level 3

23 August 2011 Health and Fitness

Day 22 Sore abs from dancing! First day of Level 3. It’s enjoyable, the workout goes much quicker than the others because there’s a lot of different stuff in it. The dumbell cleans are SO fun! The travelling push-ups? Not so much. I did struggle today and had to take quite a few 5 second [...]

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On Cautious Blogging and Finding Balance

22 August 2011 General Life

When I was 10, I got my first computer with Internet access. It was 1998 and I found a website called Open Diary. Being a lover of writing and keeping journals, I was thrilled. Open Diary was the first incarnation of blogging sites as they’re known today and I’ve been blogging (albeit elsewhere) ever since. [...]

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What Inspires Me: Fitness Edition!

19 August 2011 Health and Fitness

I participated in a blog link-up recently so I decided to start one of my own – What Inspires Me! Feel free to add a link to your own blog post about what inspires you at the end of this one. Mine’s about fitness but yours can be about anything you like! Gadgets Oooh, I [...]

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Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred – Level 2

15 August 2011 Health and Fitness

Day 11 First day of Level 2 and my form was terrible. I think I need to sit and watch the workout tomorrow before I actually do it. I was all over the place! It was so hard! I was doing the beginner modifications a lot of the time. Day 12 Really hard but not [...]

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Things I Know – Amuse Me Edition!

12 August 2011 General Life

I’m copy-catting Veronica over at Sleepless Nights and joining in with the Things I Know meme! So, here are some things I know that amuse me: – Double entendre. I am the QUEEN of freakin’ double entendre. It cracks me up and once I’m on a roll, I do not stop. My mind is perpetually [...]

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Because I’m Not a Goddess and Neither Are You

10 August 2011 Motherhood

Women can be their own worst enemies. When I am out with my toddler and he misbehaves, the looks I receive from other women (particularly other mothers) are deathly. It’s not just paranoia, either. It’s practically written across their forehead in neon that they think I’m doing a piss-poor job of parenting. Yet when my [...]

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100 Things That Make Me Happy

5 August 2011 General Life

Food-y smells like cinnamon, apple pie, baking bread, vanilla, berries… Newborn babies and the way they smell, the way their fuzzy little heads feel My children and how they make the small things in life so special, how they help me relive my childhood all over again Warm Summer nights sitting in the backyard The [...]