Recently a few people have asked me what I feel is the most difficult age. Now all I can comment on is my view so far. We are yet to reach the teenage years, so I am fully prepared to change my point of view when the time comes. So far for me, without a […]
Eyelash Extensions: Aftercare and Useful Tips
This is a Guest Post by a member of the Lash Design Team Another year, another interminable yet somehow squeamishly enjoyable Academy Awards telecast. I’d like to take this opportunity to point out the injustice one suffers as a non-pay TV subscribing viewer. There’s no red carpet brouhaha, no anodyne Richard Wilkins commentary- just a […]
Introducing a new baby to the family
When I had my second baby this was something I was incredibly anxious about. I agonised over this for much of my second pregnancy and felt I needed to try and think about this from my daughters’ perspective. Until that moment she had not had to share me, not had to compete for my attention. […]
Choosing the right bra
A good bra can make a huge difference to how you look and feel during the day. Now if my boobs could just stay in the same place after the bra comes off that would be ace! I have been reflecting on my boobs. Having breast-fed four babies now, they are looking a little the worse […]
Chickenpox: Being prepared
The dreaded Chickenpox….both the big kids have had this but the babies are both yet to have this delightful childhood illness. I am not sure how they have dodged it thus far, as there have been numerous rounds of it locally in the last few months. I always think that with things like this it […]
Breast care and early detection
Do you know how to check your breasts properly? Do you know what to feel for? Do you know what is normal and what isn’t? Have your breasts altered since having children? Breastlight can help with earlier detection of abnormalities and give you peace of mind. Breastlight is a product I love. It allows you to […]
Dealing with childhood coughs and colds
Just as I thought the better weather was upon us here and we could bid farewell to winter colds, two of the children have come down with a nasty cough and cold. I am not a fan of cough mixture so always try to manage by increasing fluid and riding it out. We have found […]
Dealing with childhood eczema
Eczema can be miserable at any age but when it is the children that are suffering, it can be especially tricky to deal with. Two of my four children suffer with eczema and it comes and gos and alters in severity depending on the time of year. It generally seems worse during the winter months […]