by ARossier | Feb 5, 2018
If you’re looking for a perfect gift for someone, you might consider doubling the gift and shopping via a charity website. Here are some options for giving a gift twice-over. Brotherhood of St Laurence Online Book Shop – it’s an online second-hand bookstore. For some...
by ARossier | Jan 29, 2018
Every year I start with lots of great ideas and fantasies of giving my daughters delicious, nutritious, nut-free, ‘nude-food’, creative lunch boxes and every year that lasts for about a week. Then I go back to packaged muesli bars, uncut apples, and Vegemite sandwich...
by ARossier | Jan 22, 2018
These holidays my girls have brought out the Scattergories after dinner and insisting we play. And funnily enough, we’ve actually enjoyed it. It’s true: eventually your kids get to a magical age where you can enjoy family outings, play board games together with...
by ARossier | Jan 15, 2018
Last year I went on a diet because I was disgusted that I weighed around 5 kilos more than I should have. I lost the weight and felt proud and self-satisfied, and skinny. Then over Christmas I put it all back on again. Now we’re in the beginning of January, and the...
by ARossier | Dec 20, 2017
Wishing you all a merry Christmas, happy holiday and a happy new year. We’ll be back in 2018 with more ideas, tips, reviews and blogs.
by ARossier | Dec 11, 2017
You don’t have to be the most organised person on the planet to seem like one. Just pack your handbag with these essentials and forget about them – until you really need them. (PS I’m assuming you can remember to pack your own wallet, phone, sunnies and spare tampons)...
by ARossier | Dec 4, 2017
This year, Richard Thaler won the Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in Nudge Theory. This is the idea that you can change the behaviour of large groups of people by making small changes which “nudge” their behaviour in a different direction. Good examples are...
by ARossier | Nov 27, 2017
Inspired by my Christmas shopping adventures, if you’re stuck for ideas for small people, here are five classic books that are still wonderful to enjoy with your children or grandchildren: The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton I read this to my older two when they...
by ARossier | Nov 20, 2017
Make life easier this Christmas with these cheats and hacks for those who love celebrating but don’t love stress. There are so many options for Christmas/fairy lights. This year our family are using a battery-operated set so we don’t have to crowd the tree around a...
by ARossier | Nov 13, 2017
There are now six weeks until Christmas, and we’ve all got those clever, smug friends who have already completed all or most of their Christmas shopping. I love these friends, but when I hear that someone has completed their Christmas shopping in November I feel a...