It’s the most wonderful time of the year for…. a trip to the cinema! There are so many great kids movies coming out this summer and heaps us mama’s are keen to see too! Mary Poppins Returns, How To Train Your Dragon 3 and Ralph Breaks the Internet; just to name a few!  The perfect […]

I don’t know about you but I get a sudden nesting urge in December. No, I’m not pregnant. Ok, maybe nesting isn’t the right word… maybe anxiety/panic better describes the situation. It’s the end of the year. There’s s h i t everywhere! Seriously, a whole year of crap has suddenly snuck up on me […]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15th Emu Plains Market, Emu Plains Reserve, Balnarring, 9am to 2pm. Boneo Community Market, Boneo Reserve, Boneo Rd (Cnr Limestone Road), Boneo,  8am to 12pm. Pearcedale Farmers Market, Pearcedale Community Centre, Baxter Tooradin Rd, Pearcedale, 8am to 12pm Mornington Twilight Christmas Market, Racecourse Rd, Mornington, 3pm to 8pm (Twilight). SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16th Seaford […]

SMIGGLE ADVENT CALENDAR, rrp $39.95 Chock full of cool Smiggle stationary, key rings, erasers, toys, games and other fun stuff, this Advent Calendar was a massive hit with our kids last year and we can’t wait to start opening it this December too. Every day is filled with a different surprise and the best bit […]

Mad last minute shop dash? Not us! We are getting organised early this year, making our lists, checking them twice, finding out who’s naughty and… oh let’s be honest…. stuff the kids! Us Mama’s have been working hard all year! We deserve the presents! Mums, Sisters, Nana’s, Aunties, BFF’s…. Happy (forwarding this link to husbands/partners) […]

I attended a new networking group yesterday, a table full of fabulous looking women who run amazing, fabulous businesses. I thought that if I wore my best jacket and did my makeup, I might just be able to fit in… but there I was, rocking up late with two children in tow looking like a […]

Dear Anxiety Free Friend, I know it’s hard to understand me sometimes. My moods, my insecurities, my hesitations, my million and one questions. You see, it’s difficult to explain to someone who doesn’t have anxiety just what having anxiety is all about. It’s not just that I feel anxious. It’s not just that I’m stressed, […]

Halloween, the “holiday” that seems to get bigger and bigger in Australia every year. There’s costumes for sale in all the big retail shops, “candy’ specials in all the supermarkets and constant pressure from the kids to take them Trick or Treating because “So and So’s mum from school said they’re allowed to go so why can’t […]

Today I turn 35. Growing older used to scare me. I’ve been telling everyone I’m 33 for the past year because I just liked that number, it sounds less old than 34. In fact, I’ve been telling people I’m 33 so often that I recently had to get the calculator out to confirm just how […]

We first featured Donna on Mama loves to share’s ‘Mama’s Inspire’ series back in May, 2016. Back then she had already been “spotted” (pun intended!) as a talented force to be reckoned with. A mum of two young children, she was kicking goals left, right and centre at home and in the art world both […]