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Welcome
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Meet the team
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Meet our contributors
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Image talk with Ann Whitaker
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Anchors aweigh
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Summerdayz
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Awards
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Shops we love
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Keepsake prints
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Christmas gift guide Gifts for baby girls Gifts for baby boys Gifts for little girls Gifts for little boys Gifts for women Stocking filler gifts
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Boys will be boys
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Swimwear
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Yummy healthy Christmas delights
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Fun in the sun
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Ballooning around
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Health talk with Jemima Nelson
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Lounging around
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Positive talk with Sally-Anne Blanshard
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Natrice takes the plunge
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Welcome December? Really? Where did this year go? We can’t be the only ones who are shaking our heads and wondering how we’ll fit everything in before December 25. We still have lots of shopping, wrapping, preparing and partying to do—and we’re sure you do, too. That’s why we’ve put together a super Summerdayz magazine. We’ve packed this issue with loads of Christmas and summer goodness—something we know you’ll love. If you want to take advantage of the beautiful sunny weather, but don’t want you or your littlies to be scorched in our hot, Aussie sun, you can’t go past Hollie and Harrie’s sunshade (you’ll be the most stylish on the beach), Rashoodz’s rashvest and hat combos, or Sunny Jim’s beach bags. Still have no idea what to get that little person in your life for Christmas and you’re running out of time to get to the shops? Our Gift Guide will have you sorted in no time. Finally, we wish you, our fabulous readers, a wonderful summer and Christmas break, we hope you get time to enjoy the great outdoors with your families, and we hope that 2014 is your best year yet—we know we’re excited at what the new year will bring.
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The gorgeous Hope wearing clothing by Vintagebubbles. ISSUE 3 DEC 13
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Meet the
team Natrice Grosvenor Co-Founder/Director
Debbie Stahmer Co-Founder/Director
Marketing/PR I have a thing for stationery, adore handmade, wine and of course chocolate. My 3 boys are my life and love!
Creative Director I am passionate about creativity. I enjoy time with my family and friends and I am so not a domestic goddess. But I love chocolate!
Antonia Medhurst Precision Proofing
Nicole Barralet Nicole Barralet Photography
Editor-in-Chief Hello, I’m Antonia. I love tickling my two munchkins until they beg me to stop and chatting with friends over a good coffee!
Senior Photographer I am a Brisbane-based wedding and portrait photographer. I love coffee, singing loudly in the car, the colour red and cooking for my family and friends.
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Jemima Sally-Anne
Ann Elise Easdown What’s on 4
Dr Jemima Nelson Sherwood Chiropractic
Ann Whitaker House of Colour & Image
Bev Dorgan AVANA Wellness & Nutrition Sally-Anne Blanshard Nourish Coaching
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The festive season is upon us and many of us will be going away during the holidays. Even though we look forward to getting away (well, mostly, every mummy knows that a holiday with kids is not really a holiday for mum!) there are also a whole load of worries that accompany any trip. What will I wear? Do I still fit into my summer wardrobe? How am I going to fit enough clothes for a two-week vacation into my luggage allowance? Never mind also fit in all the kids’ clothes, too! So here are a few tips that might make the chore of packing easier: 1. Much as we might not want to do this, every holiday chalet, hotel and organised campsite will have some sort of laundry facilities, so we don’t actually need to pack two weeks’ worth of clothes for a two-week break. We need to pack for 3–4 days and just resign ourselves to doing a quick wash every few days. 2. Pre-plan your outfits. Lay out the clothes in advance and work out each outfit, right 10 | Anything but Ordinary • December January February 2013/14
down to shoes and accessories, and also look at the mix and match possibilities for the selected items. I generally start packing about 4–7 days before we go away, working outfit by outfit and also occasion to occasion—and I write it down. Once I have a rough clothing plan, I then go back to my wardrobe and work out what can be replaced by more versatile pieces and how each outfit can be recycled during the stay. Do this for yourself and also for the kids (but remember you will never change as many times as you think you will). 3. Be brutal. If you cannot pack every item in your desired wardrobe, cull those that don’t coordinate with other pieces and replace them with more versatile items; pack more accessories to keep outfits looking fresh. 4. How many shoes? First pack shoes in plastic bags closest to the suitcase wheels, that way you keep your clothes free from dirt and have the bags to hand when you repack at the end of the holiday. Be realistic when packing shoes, do you really need 5–6 pairs of shoes? Or can you reduce this number
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and thus reduce the weight and space shoes take up? 5. Put belts around the inside edge of the suitcase to avoid them getting squashed. Roll up undies and socks and use them inside shoes to help keep their shape, and in corners to fill in gaps. 6. Roll T-shirts, skirts and trousers rather than fold them; they pack smaller this way and don’t crease as badly. Also look at the fabrics you are packing, are they crease-resistant or will you need to iron them? If you won’t have access to an iron, leave these items behind, you won’t wear them anyway. 7. Pack travel-sized toiletries, not full-sized. If your favourite products don’t come in travel sizes, decant them into smaller bottles or take an almost empty item and throw it away before you come home. Pack toiletries in Ziploc bags to ensure they don’t spill on your clothing. 8. Consider your luggage, how heavy is your empty suitcase? Are you throwing away valuable clothing weight by using an old www.marliandmo.com.au
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heavy suitcase? Can you carry your suitcase, handbag and cabin bag or will you need assistance? If all this seems too difficult and you don’t know where to start then why not visit House of Colour & Image. We will show you the right clothing colour shadings, shapes and styles that complement your individual colouring and your personality too, you will always feel confident in your appearance and look fabulous in those holiday snaps. House of Colour & Image will teach you the skills to know if your current wardrobe items should earn their place in your precious luggage space, whilst also showing you ways to update that wardrobe so it will provide multiple mix and match options for clothes, shoes and accessories and still be within your baggage allowance. Wishing you a fabulous fun-filled holiday season Interested to learn a little more? Then connect with us on Facebook—Ann Whitaker Makeovers or on our website www.annwhitaker.com.au www.twitter.com/marliandmo
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Anchors
aweigh
Photography Nicole Barralet Photography Fashion Tilly & Otto Stylist Marli and Mo Team
The must-have shorts for boys this summer! Click to shop collection
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What little boy doesn’t dream of sailing the seven seas? This Christmas you don’t have to spend very much to make your little sailor’s dreams come true with this gorgeous nautical-inspired range from Tilly & Otto.
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Summerdayz
on the beach: Sand, surf & ice-creams
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Our Awards one year in the making!
The Australia Anthill Magazine, Cool Company Awards 2012 ‘Thumbs Up’ Award The Cool Company Awards is a national program that recognises Australian companies that are doing things differently to bring about positive change.
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2013 Stevie® Awards for Women in Business, Female Entrepreneur of the Year Bronze These awards honour women executives, entrepreneurs, employees and the companies they run— worldwide. These awards have been hailed as the world’s premier business awards.
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We are so excited to have these massive achievements under our belt at only one year old. Proof that we are here to make our mark and show the big guys we mean business.
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Natural amber jewellery for the whole family. Most Bambeado’s see a difference within 48 hours.
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Little Ladybags is a children’s handbag and accessories boutique specialising in fun, colourful products for the little ladies in your life. Our handbags are designed in Melbourne with love and are the perfect accompaniment to any little lady’s daily adventures. We are all about playing grown-ups without actually having to grow up and lose the magic of childhood.
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Whether you are big or small, boutique or local, if you are not visible and actively marketing, marketing, marketing, how can you be seen by any new and potential customers? You owe it to your brand and business to be out there; and we are here to help you to achieve your business goals and dreams.
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We are here to help you save thousands and thousands of dollars on marketing alone. Our goal is to showcase your brand and business to millions of shoppers worldwide. Let your products shine to your target audience—some who don’t even yet know that you exist!
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Coshee® Bed Sets by EcoSleep Australia. So you hate making the bed in the morning because when you wake up that top sheet is now near the bottom of your bed and you have to remake the whole bed, tucking in sheets daily. STOP! There is an easier way and that’s why we invented Coshee® bed linen for all the family. What’s Coshee®? Simple: a cover-sheet. No more tangled sheets or messy beds; a simple innovative idea bringing peace and order to your bed—a quilt cover and top sheet joined together just like a match made in heaven! Your quilt cover comes packaged with a clip-on top sheet that doesn’t move and each morning all you do is shake and smooth the cover and your bed is made. When washing leave the quilt in the cover, unclip the sheet, wash, dry and reattach.
n i W Win the gorgeous Annika set. It is a double set, which we recommend for a single or king single bed, as you can then either tuck under the mattress for a snug feel or leave with the overhang on the sides for that perfect amount of cover Click that you won’t here to lose in the night!
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Personalised Keepsake prints
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Ocean Drop Photography is all about creating beautiful keepsake gifts for people to treasure and enjoy. Time passes us by so fast, and I wanted to find a way to mark and remember those special occasions in our lives like a new baby, a christening, a wedding or a special birthday. My range of personalised keepsake prints is designed to help treasure these special moments in our lives. I offer a range of prints designed for a variety of special occasions (new baby, christening, birthday, baby’s first Christmas, baby shower, wedding and engagement, to name a few) and each print is personalised with the recipient’s own wording, usually a name and date and often a short quote or message, too. Prints are 5" x 7" (12.7 cm x 17.7 cm), mounted in a white card photo mat and giftwrapped with tissue and ribbon, all ready to gift!
Wooden educational toysKids maybe double page spread Red Berry
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Red Berry Kids Red Berry Kids is a family-owned and -operated business. We stock a wide range of quality wooden toys, wooden educational items, teepees and more beautiful gifts. Our aim is to provide a broad selection of unique and traditional toys for kids aged birth to 12 that will be cherished by children and their parents alike. We believe that by providing children with quality wooden and age-appropriate products, we are harnessing their creativity and encouraging them to use their imaginations and build confidence.
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Christmas
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Baby girls Gift Guide
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Stocking fillers Gift Guide
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Decorative Photo Albums for Children and Adults The Board Book Album is a chunky board photo album that is not only durable and holds photos well, but can also be a customised memory or scrapbook. The perfect first album for little ones—by putting photos of family members (with their names) inside, give the little ones a start at reading. The photos sit behind a clear piece of plastic so dirty little fingers won’t damage the photos and the photos won’t fall out. Each page also has a cut-out tab that lets little fingers turn the page. Each album holds 20 standard photos. It’s a great way to celebrate birthdays, parties and any other special events.
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Once upon a time there were two sisters—Sophie and Christie—who loved designer kids’ pyjamas and wondered how they could turn their passion for children’s sleepwear into a fun family business. Together they created MADC’S (mad seas!). They developed a truly unique range of fashion-forward PJs for boys and girls, and have gone on to have many wonderful sleepwear adventures! Actually, it’s no fairytale! When we created MADC’S we knew that awesome kids’ pyjamas needed to be durable,
long-lasting, comfortable and trendy. We also knew, from our own experience as mums, that kids don’t always go straight to bed when they get their pyjamas on. In fact, pyjama time can be the start of a whole new adventure! Sleepwear from MADC’S can go from playtime to bedtime. We make versatile, practical kids’ pyjamas that are loud, cool and fun! Our children’s sleepwear is so tough we called it sleepware. It’s like 100% cotton hardware. Ware, where, wear—it’s hardware, anywhere, sleepware!
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Stylish and Smart Sweat, stain and leak resistant underwear
Modibodi is stylish underwear that was designed to keep women cool, dry, fresh and worry free. Our products work because we use high performance fabrics that resist sweat, stains and leaks. The Classic and Sensual underpants have added protection with our unique super slim (0.3 mm), super absorbent (over 5 ml), stain resistant liner, which replaces the need for disposable liners. Every woman can benefit. Modibodi is great for light bladder leaks, menstrual spotting, protection overnight on period days, heavy discharge, working out, and hot summer days. Made in Australia.
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Enrich Your Beauty and Protect Your Skin Naturally ... with Embalm Skincare
Embalm believes in the therapeutic powers of nature, with a skincare range that is 100% natural and beneficial for your skin. Thousands of years ago, ancient civilisations from Egypt and China developed natural skincare treatments using ingredients such as essential oils, clays and herbs. They understood that nature holds the solutions for a variety of skin conditions, and Embalm uses these same natural principles in our skincare products today. In our modern world many skincare brands use a complex list of ingredients; however Embalm believes in simplicity. Choosing Embalm Skincare products means you choose to know everything you are putting on your skin. We use high-quality ingredients and only include the most natural and beneficial ingredients for your skin. Embalm Skincare products are filled with nutrients that your skin will love. Using nature and ancient skincare traditions, Embalm can support your skin to become its healthiest, radiant and most beautiful. Our products are made in Australia from 100% natural skincare ingredients. No animal testing ~ No artificial scents ~ No artificial colouring ~ No animal products ~ No mineral oil, sulphates or parabens.
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Inkibabinki is all about designing fun, unique, and beautiful clothes for babies and toddlers. The aim of Inkibabinki is to inspire creativity and imagination in the child’s formative years whilst remaining comfortable to wear. All Inkibabinki’s clothes are designed to be suitable as both casual and more formal attire. In addition, selected items are designed as unisex clothing, allowing the garment to have a life beyond the first child.
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Magnetic Blocks For Children Fun and educational for ages 3 to 6, Shape Kids are four delightful wooden and magnetic characters. Your little ones will have heaps of fun making up lots of funny characters and reading the books that go along with them. Steven Square is the mischievous one. Meet Steven and his friends, Theresa Triangle, the know-all, Richard Rectangle, the sensible one, and Carla Circle, the shy one, and read about their adventures in the Shape Kids books: In The Shape Kids are Honest, Steven Square finds a wallet and wants to spend the money, but the other Shape Kids teach him a lesson about honesty—and it’s a lesson he thoroughly enjoys. In The Shape Kids Learn To Lie Steven Square gets caught out in a lie in front of his mum and the other Shape Kids and feels a bit of an idiot and promises never to lie again.
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Boys will be boys
Photography Nicole Barralet Photography Fashion Small to Tall Stylist Marli and Mo Team
cool tees for cool kids Click to shop collection
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Cool kid!
Swimwear Summer’s fashion staple
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BEACH BAGS
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THROWS
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Sunny Jim is a summer-inspired lifestyle brand. We design and manufacture a range of stylish products including the premier Sunny Jim Sunshade as well as a selection of designer bags, backpacks and throws with pom-pom trim. The Summer 2013/14 range is all about matching this summer! Our premier product, the Sunny Jim Sunshade, is the ultimate in chic and functional sun protection. It has the highest UV rating available on the market (UPF50+), is practical, lightweight, easy to erect and comes with a matching beach bag or yoga style bag. We are passionate about enjoying time in the outdoors in a stylish and safe way.
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Yummy Healthy Christmas
delights
I love Christmas. The family time, the gifts, and of course, the food! For me it’s the one time of the year that I can indulge in yummy treats without feeling too guilty. I’d like to share with you some of the favourites in our home.
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Ingredients:
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80 g honey
4 dates
1. Combine flour, baking powder, spices and
dates in a processor until
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a soft dough forms. 2. Add remaining ingredients and process until se-proof paper until about 3. Flatten the dough between 2 pieces of grea 3-4 mm thick
4. Place in the fridge for half an hour for the 5. Then cut out gingerbread man shapes.
dough to firm up.
6. Place on a greased baking tray and bake
at 1500 C for 30 minutes or until
7. And this is the best part, decorate to suit lollies are popular in our kitchen.
your taste—white icing or natural
golden and cooked.
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Photography Nicole Barralet Photography Fashion Rashoodz and Hollie & Harrie Picnic Rug Emby love
Sunshade Hollie & Harrie
Stylist Marli and Mo Team
A day at the beach is the best cure for boredom. So much to explore and do! Just remember to cover up!
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The best way to keep your kids safe at the beach? Ensure they wear UV protective swimwear and clothing. We have several options for you.
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Teaching your child about sun safety will stay with them for life. Fun at the beach for the day doesn’t have to mean sunburn!
Every now and then a new product comes along and changes your life. The new Sombrilla by Hollie & Harrie will be one of those products for Australian families this summer. If you and your kids love the beach or the park, but find yourself running for shade during the hottest part of the day, the Sombrilla is the answer! The elegant designs are bright and sophisticated and the Sombrilla is made from 100% cotton so families can breathe and relax underneath while still enjoying superior sun protection. The Sombrilla is also easy to put up—even a three-year-old can help you! Plus it’s big enough to fit a family of four or more under its protective shade. The Sombrilla will allow your kids to do all the things they love—from making sandcastles at the beach to eating a picnic lunch at the park—with 95% protection from harsh UV rays (tested by ARPANSA).
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Emby Love is a realtively new business run from home by a working mum who hand makes gorgeous family-sized picnic blankets in the hope that families all over the world can spend more time together enjoying the great outdoors. Our picnic blankets come in lots of strikingly bright colours and patterns and measure 135 cm x 175 cm. Each one contains a waterproof underlayer with a plush cushioning inner core and is machine washable.
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Ballooning Around
Photography Nicole Barralet Photography Fashion Snoozie & Moose Stylist Marli and Mo Team
bright, playful dresses Click to shop collection
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Are Schoolbags a pain in the
back?
health talk with Dr Jemima Nelson
Chiropractor
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sherwood chiropractic
Our little ones these days are lugging around increasingly heavy school backpacks, which are often the wrong size and worn incorrectly. On average, a school bag is carried around for 30-60 minutes per day, so over the 13 years our children are at school, the effects can be devastating on their developing spines! A study conducted in 2011 demonstrated the alarming increase in back pain experienced by our kids:
• T he weight of the backpack should not exceed 10-15% of the child’s body weight. Pack heavy items close to the spine in the centre of the backpack and lighter items at the front of the bag. Teach your child to pack light and only carry what is necessary or utilise a locker at school. Also consider carrying some things separately if the bag is particularly heavy one day (e.g. lunch box or large books!).
hirty-three per cent of nine-year-olds reported • T an experience of back pain.
he shoulder straps should be padded, • T adjustable and at least 5 cm wide. The straps should sit snugly on the child’s shoulders and be tightened so the bag sits close to the body. Emphasize to your child that BOTH straps need to be worn at all times! Also encourage your child to readjust the straps every time they put it on to suit the load being carried.
• T wenty-eight per cent of 13-year-olds reported an experience of back pain. orty-eight per cent of 15-year-olds reported an • F experience of back pain. With these stats, it is vital to have a correctly fitting schoolbag! Here are some tips for selecting and fitting a schoolbag for your kids.
• C hoose a bag that also has a waist belt as this helps draw the bag closer to the body and prevent strain.
hoose a bag that is appropriate for your child’s • C size. As a general guide, the bag should not be wider than back width (from armpit to armpit) and should not exceed back height (top of shoulder blade to belly button plus 5 cm).
Tell your child never to ignore pain in the back or shoulders as it could lead to injury. If your child is experiencing back pain consider taking them to a paediatric chiropractor for an assessment and advice on optimal spinal development.
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Super Mum
Once upon a time I used to work full-time. I worked long hours and often burnt the candle at both ends. There were days that felt so long the only way to get over them was to make the night even longer and go to the pub! ‘Backing it up’ on a Friday with a hazy hangover, doubleshot cap’ in hand recalling the songs from karaoke the night before … I enjoyed my pay packet each month on an equal distribution of clothes (not another pair of jeans?) and weekends away with my beau escaping the hectic lives we had created for ourselves.
less sleep, yet still manage to exceed my work commitments. I can put on four loads of washing, catch up with my team in an online meeting and give 110% to my work during my kid’s one-hour nap with military precision. I can prepare an evening meal (‘It just needs heating up love’), I can bathe a baby, sing a few songs (making up the words) and deal with a few tears all before 7 pm.
Now I work part-time. I have never worked so hard in my life! As a mum I am now a fully qualified task-mistress.
Mondays used to come round some quickly … Well, now with a jam-packed weekend it takes a while … early starts and early nights. A lot more thought goes into what we, as a family, are doing, from a logistics point of view as much as anything else! Life seems so much more full for us. It is exhausting yet exhilarating.
I still have big nights out (of bed) I run on
And SUPER.
Oh, those were the days.
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Natrice takes the
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On 3 December 2013, Brisbane mum Natrice Grosvenor will be one of over 60 mums around Australia taking the plunge to raise funds for charity, Support for Mums. Now in its second year, MotherJumpers is the brainchild of Alli Price, founder of Motivating Mum and mum of two. ‘Mums today wear so many hats; from cleaner to chauffeur to nurse to entrepreneur, and everything in between. ‘MotherJumpers is a chance for Mums to do something crazy with a great excuse—raising money for other mums, for when crisis strikes.’ In its launch year, MotherJumpers saw 34 mums around Australia jump out of planes and raise over $35 000 for Support for Mums, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to providing mums and their families with practical, short-term support and assistance in circumstantial crisis such as perinatal depression, an unwell child or the loss of a partner.’ Jumping at Bribie Island in front of family and friends, the mother of two children and owner of local business, Marli and Mo, aims to raise $1000 that will go towards supporting women when they need it most. ‘I am jumping because I know firsthand what it’s like to go through postnatal depression; luckily I had the support, some women don’t,’ said Grosvenor. ‘With this jump also raising money for Support for Mums, I couldn’t say no to taking the plunge.’ The local community is encouraged to support Natrice and can do so by searching for MotherJumpers at www.mycause.com.au
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Elmo’s World Tour
From Dec
Hairy Maclary and Friends Live on stage 17 Sydney ONLY, 17 December 2013 to 12 January 2014 A show for the whole family, Hairy Maclary returns to the Sydney Opera House after an international tour. If you find it hard to pick your favourite Hairy Maclary story, you are in luck, as this fabulous production brings several of Lynley Dodd’s books to life—complete with music and singing. Children and adults will love seeing Hairy Maclary and his friends up on the big stage.
Angelina Ballerina The Mousical
From Dec
31
Adelaide ONLY, 31 December 2013 to 5 January 2014
What do you call a musical about the wonderful Angelina Ballerina and her friends? A mousical, of course! Angela Ballerina The Mousical is packed full of singing and dancing and will leave you with a smile on your face. Angelina and her friends are over the moon to learn they will appear on Dancing with Mice!, their favourite television show, but there is division in the ranks when the girls and boys can’t agree on their ideas for the show. The show must go on, but can Angelina, as Dance Captain, save the day?
The Cat in the Hat Melbourne ONLY, January 2–9 2014
From Jan
2
Dr Seuss stories are much loved by children in Australia and overseas; now is your chance to see the magical story of The Cat in the Hat brought to life on stage. This play will have you on the edge of your seat as you watch how the Cat in the Hat causes mayhem for Sally and her brother. The Cat in the Hat was sold out in Sydney, so, Melbournians, don’t miss your chance!
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Charlie and Lola’s Best Bestest Play 4
Brisbane ONLY, 4–25 January 2014
If you and your children have read the books and seen the television shows, you won’t want to miss Charlie and Lola—the lovable brother and sister team—as they are brought to life on the stage. With music and puppetry, you’ll be enchanted by the story as Charlie and Lola negotiate the road to the end of the day and, hopefully, sleep.
Winnie the Pooh and Friends Perth ONLY, 10–19 Janurary 2014
From Jan
10
What could be better than being entertained by Winnie the Pooh and his friends? How about dressing up as a bear, bringing your favourite teddy and being entertained by Winnie the Pooh and his friends! This production is sure to delight the young and the young at heart alike; those who have only just met Winnie the Pooh and his friends, and those who would love to reacquaint themselves with AA Milne’s fabulous story.
Horrible Histories Awful Egyptians Melbourne Only, 16–22 January 2014
From Jan
16
What child hasn’t been intrigued by the mysteries of ancient Egypt? Horrible Histories Live on Stage! brings some of these mysteries to life by combining awesome actors and amazing 3D effects. Learn about the pharaohs and mummies and the secrets of the awful Egyptians. For an entertaining and educational show that will have you on the edge of your seat, book your ticket for this January.
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