TK Maxx: Hosting in Style and on a budget this Festive Season

I mentioned previously that after months of unrelenting insistence by my mother to take her to a TK Maxx store, I recently made by debut in a TK Maxx store and now have a new-found obsession with the Superstore. I live within 6 kilometres of a TK Maxx store and I pop in every week or ...

The Best Seat in the House: Lorraine Lea

It's a well-worn line but where has this year gone? As I've mentioned, earlier this year we decided to refurbish our home. It's almost Christmas and the refurbishment is still very much a work-in-progress. Now that our little ones are both in school, we have been able to do away with the "toddler clutter" and reclaim ...

TK MAXX Opens in Top Ryde City

There's always a great deal of excitement when a new International retailer arrives in Australia. And the excitement is certainly evident around Sydney with TK MAXX opening its doors at 13 different locations across NSW. My mum has been waiting patiently for me to take her to a TK MAXX store, so when I heard that the newest ...

Who is the Fairest of them all?

Brace yourselves for a tumult of wind and rain this winter, which inevitably translates into aggravated, dry, lacklustre skin. While there always appears to be a new crop of pretty-packaged products that promise to deeply love and moisturise our skin, I’m relying on my trusted-old blue NIVEA tin which has secured itself a century-long reputation for ...

Autumn in Review

Although I have moments of being tempted by outlandish fashion trends, I'm the type of girl that keeps to my style rules - modest, feminine and fun. My father has always been a corporate executive so my idyllic childhood was infused with high-society dinners, evenings at the theatre and interstate business trips with mum and dad. It was inevitable that I ...

Ziera is searching for “Unstoppable” Women (plus GIVEAWAY)

I received am email from Ziera Shoes recently and the by-line was "we're searching for women who empower others through their amazing spirit ... Unstoppable Women". It was one of those deflective "who me" moments.  ­ Mother Theresa was unstoppable - she worked tirelessly for the needy through ill-health . Oprah is unstoppable - she has built ...