Each week the lovely Bronwyn, from Maxabella Loves, lists all the things she is grateful for. She encourages other bloggers to do the same in order to share the positivity across the blogosphere. What a wonderful idea! I enjoy reading other people’s lists, which always prompt me to count all my blessings in my mind too. […]
It’s strange, but true, that in our household, cupcakes seem to make everything better! After a hard day at school or work, my family love to be greeted with love and home-baked cupcakes. Last week was no exception – one of my children was having to deal with a “situation” which was heart-breaking for me […]
Image courtesy of Digitalart “Happy Blogiversary to me, Happy Blogiversary to me, Happy Blogiversary to me-e, Happy Blogiversary to me” (sung in my best singing voice)! It was exactly this day, one year ago, that I wrote my very first “Life’s like a Cupcake!” blog post. I never imagined, at that time, how much joy this […]
It’s no secret that I love blogging. It’s one of my many creative passions, along with cupcakes (of course), beauty, fashion and food! These are all things that are centred on ME though. I mean, I’m okay with that, as I’m all for self-care, self-preservation and healthy self-esteem! However, I’m always totally blown away by […]
Before I write about anything else, it brings me great pleasure to announce the lucky winner of my very first giveaway (which was a $450 Dettol Baking Pack)!! I used trusty Random.org to pick the winner as follows (please note any lovely commenters who commented more than once only got one entry, sorry): Congratulations to […]
I’ve often talked about my long “to-do list”. In fact, it seems to be an ever-growing list of things I want to do, see and achieve in my life. It’s been no secret that after my breast cancer diagnosis, making the most of my life has become a priority. I’ve become quite focussed and unapologetic […]
CHASING THE LOVELY (A BLOGIVERSARY GIVEAWAY)! I can’t quite believe it’s July already. Not only that, but I can’t believe that on the 28th July it will be a whole year since I started my blogging journey! Time has absolutely flown – which just goes to show that time really does fly when you’re having […]
TEA FOR TWO (plus a few more)! Life is filled with nuances of both sad and happy times, which sometimes overlap. Nuances that subtly change from day to day, and moment to moment. Over the last few weeks, I’ve experienced many such moments. I’ve attended numerous funerals, which always bring such sadness. The most recent […]
Word has truly got around that I love food. Not long after my invite and review of the Sucre Chocolate Cafe in Balmain a little while ago, I was invited to a new cooking class on offer in Sydney. These cooking classes are held by the very talented Sonia from “Sonia’s Kitchen” in Burwood. I […]
We’ve just enjoyed a long weekend in Sydney, albeit a rainy one. I always love weekends, but when we have one extra day tacked on the end, they’re even better! We were invited to a friend’s farm on the Saturday night for a good old-fashioned bonfire. It was so much fun and reminded me of […]