Planning with Kids and Kikki K winner!


A fantastic response to the competition with so many terrific tips for getting us all a bit more organised. Thank you all for sharing.


I put all the names in a hat and The Badoo did the honours...


And the lucky winner is...



My eyes, you're such a bad photographer! What are you doing to my eyes!?


Fortheloveofgod, you dreadful photographer, just tell us!

Melissa from A Great Balancing Act.

Congrats, Melissa. Hope this prize pack helps make your balancing act a little easier.

x

motherhood


has changed me. shown me so much love. made me laugh. made me cry. made me weak & also strong. given me new opportunities. & shown me how much love my Mum gave to me. helping make me the mother I am today 

Easter Photos

I'm really late on posting some photos from Easter...

It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed visiting family I haven't seen in years! 

The creek at my grandparents house.
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Hubby & I on Easter Day.
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Niece Livi
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Brother & Niece :)
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Nephew Hayden, doing what he does best!
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Niece Bailey, doing what she does best!
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And, my little one's first Easter basket :) Thanks to her great-grandparents! How cute?! 
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That's all for now, have a great weekend!


Squint Cushion Giveaway

Squint
Squint
Squint

I'm so pleased to announce a giveaway of a $300 bespoke Squint Limited cushion courtesy of the My Deco Boutique US!

My Deco US is an interior design website full of inspiration for home decor. You can build 3D room sets, create mood boards and decorate pictures. Shop the largest selection of furniture in the US in the shop by room and find unusual finds for your home from a selection of British designers in their boutique. For more info, sign up to the US My Deco Facebook page.

My Deco was launched in the UK in February 2008 by Brent Hoberman, co-founder of lastminute.com – one of Europe’s most successful dot com companies. With an "aim to make it quick and easy to find exactly the right item for your home. Whether your look is vintage Vegas kitsch or modern monochrome, we’ve brought together over 800 of our favourite home retailers - from big brands to niche boutiques – to help you find what you’re looking for. Sometimes choice is not enough, so we’ve added expert advice, 3D room planning tools and a community of over 100,000 people who are passionate about their homes to share advice and ideas."

To enter, please visit My Deco US and then leave a comment below letting me know 'who is the brain-child behind Squint?'. The giveaway ends on Saturday, May 21st at 10pm (GMT) and I will randomly select and announce a winner on Sunday, May 22nd.

To increase your chances of winning this fabulous prize, you can gain one additional entry for doing each of the following:
  • tweeting about this giveaway
  • blogging about it
  • following/subscribing to the Torie Jayne blog/twitter

For the first two, please leave a comment below with the link to your tweet or blog post.

This giveaway is open to US readers only but don't worry as next week I have a new exciting giveaway for UK readers!

Good luck and have a sweet day!

a quick update...



I can't believe its already been 5 weeks since little Evie was born - boy time flies.
We are almost used to the new addition - I forgot how much time it takes to look after (and feed) a newborn.  Although I shouldn't complain breast feeding has been so easy this time round and the sleep deprivation hasn't bothered me half as much (kind of :P)
 Poor girl has to get carted around everywhere though - this is her being "decorated" by Louise and her friends at Kindy while I chatted away with the other mums.  
Evie is still a novelty for Louise and I'm surprised that she hasn't yet asked to have her returned to the hospital. 
No really she loves helping me look after her, especially at bath time.