I'm not the Expert, I'm the Experiment!
One of the most difficult things about my decision to be a Stay At Home Mum are the times when I acutely feel the yawning gap between my previous life a a career woman and my current life scraping weetbix off the floor. I refer to them as “I’m such a failure” funks. CrashHubby then [...]
{image source} This month I have taken up Brooke’s challenge (Slow Your Home) to go tech-lite. That means using the internet and being connected only as required, and looking to use your time in more creative and useful offline pursuits. Here’s some tips from my experience so far. 1. Don’t become a slave to your [...]
Hello from New York City! So, I bet you're all wondering how I'm going? Was it possible for me to be tech-lite whilst at BlogHer? Well for starters, I wrote most of this post before I even left Melbourne, just so all that I had to do once here was to give you a quick [...]
This is a challenge that I need to do – badly. I’ve been meaning to do something to help loosen the grip that social media has on my productivity, but the grip was so strong I haven’t managed it yet! Well, now I have no excuse. The gauntlet has been thrown, a challenge set by [...]
My latest crash test is taking place right now. I’m writing this post using Blogsy, an app designed to blog on the iPad. It works with a number of blogging platforms. I’m using it for my WordPress blog because frankly, the WordPress app bites. I’ve had all sorts of problems from it freezing and losing [...]
Today I cooked live at the Gourmet Garden Blog Off/Cook Off event held at Melbourne Good Food and Wine Show. Unfortunately Tracie from Yeah Na Yeah couldn’t make it, so I kind of won by default. However, I had an awesome time cooking with Sammy and Bella from My Kitchen Rules. It was still nerve [...]
She looked so tired, but I was pleased she had agreed to come and have a coffee with me. I hadn’t realised she was having a tough time, she always seemed on top of everything, so I had been surprised when her voice faltered on the phone and the tears started. So there we were, [...]
Hello! I’ve made a little video to tell you exactly what I got up to last week and to share some photos. I hope you enjoy it! If you’re interested in registering to ‘crash test’ some products for the new Community Review site, please complete your profile here. Also, tell me in the comments, what [...]
I am unbelievably excited that I have been selected as a Kidspot and Ford Territory Top 50 Blogger! A trip to Sydney last Wednesday for the launch party is what kicked off the 4 craziest, bloggiest days of my life as Crash Test Mummy. So what’s it all about? The Kidspot Top 50 Bloggers [...]
On Friday I attended the 2012 Digital Parents Conference in Melbourne. It was an excellent day of learning, sharing and exchanging of many stories, hugs and business cards! I participated in one of the panel discussions in the afternoon about “Blog to Business”. Nikki Parkinson from Styling You, a very successful blogger and now full [...]
Age: 37
Married with two preschoolers
A SAHM on a collision course in life trying to get organised, take care and have fun!
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