By Eli Jenkins
Love to fundraise, but feeling a bit worn out? It happens to the best of us. No matter how dedicated you are to your favourite cause, a little burnout can sometime occur. Inevitably, the idea of mounting another complicated and challenging fundraising campaign can fill you with dread. Raising money is hard work – and … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
It doesn’t matter how much we love the look, feel and texture that natural fibres give our homes, there’s something about metal that we simply can’t get enough of. Perhaps it’s that sense of permanence. It’s not going to break. And it lasts and lasts. Sure, it needs a polish and a dust once in a while, … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
My grandma put together my parents’ wedding album. She was scrapbooking long before there was a name for it. The first photo on the first page is a road covered with flood water. It’s not that there was a flood on their wedding day; thank goodness. It’s because they first met during a flood and my … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
I sat down for chat with a friend and her adorable two year old daughter yesterday. She lives a fair distance away, so it was great to catch up and watch her daughter playing with the grapes she was supposed to be eating. After about half an hour she put down her tea cup and … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
Congratulations on your engagement! It’s now time to plan your wedding! The secret to wedding planning and event planning is to have fun with it. Lots of people in your life will have different pieces of advice on how you should organise this special event – from your wedding invitations, wedding bouquets, wedding decorations and … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
Cats like to think they’re all saintly and superior don’t they? With those cool, elitist temperaments that say ‘I am the ruler of this household and I take no crap from anyone. Ever.’ And then they go and do something more silly than any dog could ever dream up. And they look even sillier than … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
Giving kids a good start in life is vital to ensure they grow into happy, healthy, fulfilled, functional adults. They say it takes a community to raise a child and so input from extended family, friends, carers and teachers is vital, but we all know the job of raising boys and raising girls begins with … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
It’s always lovely to visit a beautiful modern garden, isn’t it? They’re so structured, neat and peaceful. You gaze with envy at the display home’s shade, placement of plants and trees, places to sit, steps and swimming pool. You feel uplifted and inspired. And then … … you come home to your own overgrown yard filled with … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
Perhaps you’re moving into your first new home. You’re in the process of buying new furniture and you’re trying to figure out how to fill all of that space! They say moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do. After the tiring process of packing boxes, transporting everything and then loading … Continued
By Eli Jenkins
We’re now half way through 2015 and, I don’t know about you, but my friends are popping the little ones out left, right and centre! Well, mainly centre I guess! Too much imagery there? 🙂 But my, what a year it’s been for births so far! Not only have our friends and family members been … Continued