Will you crack and smell?

So I was talking to friends today about easter and the subject of chocolate eggs/bunnies came up. I said that I love a good chocolate bunny as you can crack the chocolate ears and the smell inside (or as I like to call it 'easter egg air') is the most sweetest thing you will ever smell. My friends didn't know what I was talking about. Am I the only one that does this? Has anyone ever cracked their easter eggs and let the chocolate take over their senses?

I ask you: if you have never ever done this are you a little curious - will you be cracking your egg and smelling it this easter?

(disclaimer: in the interests of good health I wont be over indulging in this behaviour this easter)

Ipswich Businesses: The Movement

So if you stop for just a second.....you can probably hear Ipswich growing. Even though the city has come through a major natural disaster is recent months, the city feels a buzz with new opportunities. Im amazed by the amount of businesses that are starting in the area, and they seem to be run primarily by women. Amazing women. Amazing women that are creative and doing what they want.  Check out the links below to their websites/facebook pages.

Question: Are you doing what yo want to do? Does your 'work' excite you - is it your passion?

fourth child
little bird
precious packages
mumatopia
lavender leadlights
Ipswich Womens Development Network 
Obsession Shoes
Boutique Tres-Chic
Little Brown Dog
Ipswich Women In Business 

The Love Boat

So its only a few weeks until I set sail on the love boat - aka Pacific Dawn - out of Brisbane. Hello Captain and Julie. Now I just need to get my disembarkation outfit sorted......

Food Food Food

Food, glorious food: a fundamental need yet how often do we take it for granted? We’ve come to expect the convenience of plucking the very best in fresh produce from our supermarket shelves or local markets all year round – but at what cost to our farmers, our environment and future generations.


The Queensland State Government has taken up the challenge and with Openideo , they are asking the community to put forward their inspirations and concepts on how to better connect food production with urban food consumption. This site is so inspiring - check out the challenge brief and also have a look at the concepts that amazing people from Australia (and around the world) are sharing with us.

Act your age young woman!

Is it really two months since I last blogged? [me bad] I wish I could say that its my fast, crazy and fantabulous lifestyle thats kept me from my MacBook but not quite. Fast, somewhat. Crazy, a little. Fantabulous, not so much. Being 40, well.....its pretty ordinary so far. Yes I turned 40. Hip Hip Hooray [let the doves loose and harps play] I had a wonderful birthday with a get together of a few friends. This involved a few cocktails and karaoke. Actually quite few cocktails.

Lychee Cocktail....

So now Im officially 40 and is life any different? No not one little bit. When someone asks me how old I am, I do have to stop and think. I still feel like i'm in my late twenties or early thirties. So is age just a number? I think it may be true. So if we think we are younger do we live longer? If we act older do we limit our life?

Ask yourself: do you act your age?