Have I mentioned my addiction to Pinterest? I got this awesome idea from a pin someone had posted linking to the Martha Stewart site for Petit Collage. Cute additions to a nursery or a gift for anyone with kids. 1. Download and print out the templates for the owl and the elephant from the site.... Continue Reading →
Brown sugar and white choc cookies
Sounds yummy right? And they were.... finished in the blink of an eye! Thank god they are quick and easy to make. I started to follow this recipe but as usual deviated and ended up with my own recipe as below. Makes about 24 medium sized cookies. Ingredients 100g softened butter (It was all I... Continue Reading →
From ‘Hello’ to ‘Hell No!’ … Cyberbullying – are you being affected?
I count myself as one of the very few blessed souls that was neither too smart nor too dumb; too fat nor too thin; nor out of the ordinary in any way, to ever become the target of a bully. I will however ashamedly state that I have at two points in my life teased... Continue Reading →
From behind the veil
First appeared in Vertigo (UTS magazine) - http://issuu.com/utssa/docs/absolute_master_2011_master_womens_vertigo
Weighing in on the break
It’s that time of year again! Everyone’s winding down and looking forward to the festive season. But there is one thing I am definitely not looking forward to – the inevitable unwanted guest that comes around every vacation – weight gain. This year I am determined that no amount of xmas candy or end of... Continue Reading →
Chicken Parmigiana
I've been wanting to eat this for a long long time so I decided to make it today. Firstly - it took MUCH longer than I expected so keep that in mind and make it on a day where you have the time required to put in adequate effort. It was well worth it! You... Continue Reading →
The day I made a tulle tutu and felt flower headband
I love my niece. She's so small and adorable! Having seen some cute baby pics online my sister and I decided a frilly tulle skirt would look awesome on the lil bub and I wondered to myself.. how hard can this be? Off to Lincraft I went and bought half a metre of purple tulle and... Continue Reading →