{this post contains a lot of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!} It’s common to have a goal to LOSE weight and sometimes, you do hear of people needing to put on some weight but why, WHY would a woman make it her goal to weigh 1000 pounds?! Donna Simpson, from New Jersey, wants to be the world’s fattest woman. Are you serious?! AND her boyfriend is encouraging it! ... Read More

Would you eat cheese if you knew it’s main ingredient was breast milk? According to the story on The 7PM Project’s website, a New York chef is serving his patrons cheese made from his wife’s breast milk. His wife is even encouraging him to make gelato using her breast milk as well. Good idea or weird? What do you think? Technorati Tags: breast milk,breast milk ... Read More

When William was a baby (18 years ago!), we had portraits done. The company we got them through was running a “beautiful baby” competition so we ended up entering his photos and he came first place! {he’s so going to kill me for posting this photo on my blog LOL} Australian Women’s Weekly is currently running Australia’s Best Baby and Toddler Moment competition. Mums, dads, grandparents and friends ... Read More

I thought I’d share Free Baby Magazine with you all. It’s a completely free magazine about pregnancy, babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. It's a great resource if your expecting, a new parent, a grandparent, or anything in between. I just finished reading the free February issue online. This month’s cover is SO cute and there are some great articles about dealing with toddler tantrums and making Valentine’s Day a ... Read More

(press release) In celebration of this year’s Australia Day, Ancestry.com.au is launching a new and complete convict records collection, making it easier than ever to trace you ancestors from arrest to release. Ancestry.com.au, Australia’s  #1 family history website, today launched online the Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1791-1846 and the New South Wales Certificates of Freedom, 1827-1867, which ‘completes’ the journey from arrest to ... Read More

Did you read the story this morning about the judge who ruled against women-only holidays? Apparently Ms Maitland wanted to start a single-sex travel company for women who wanted to “avoid boozy, bed-hopping mixed tour groups”. The judge ruled against it, claiming that “it could breach the human rights of men.” Oh pulease!!! Political correctness gone too far yet again. Technorati Tags: women only ... Read More

I was lying in bed, reading, last night when there was a power blackout for a couple of seconds. Then I heard people talking outside and I overheard them talking about a car accident around the corner. Me, being the nosey concerned person that I am, called out to Bill who was in the living room and suggested he go and have a look so he could come back ... Read More

Australia is a nation of TV wannabes, who long to be famous, and pursue happiness and the perfect lifestyle by spending up big. What would you do to grab your 15 minutes of fame? Is your dream to have a career in TV? Released today by TVSN, Australia’s only TV shopping network, the Shopping and Stardom research showed that ... Read More

Host an ‘Exchange for Change’ party - have fun, share with friends and re-vamp your wardrobe for next to nothing. You’ll be helping Oxfam Australia to stamp out global poverty at the same time. Exchange for Change runs 1-30 September 2009. It is a new fundraising event which asks women to host clothes swap parties to raise money for those less fortunate. Women ... Read More

Women who own or operate their own business overwhelmingly believe they can successfully weather the tough economic times, according to new research commissioned for the 2009 Telstra Business Women’s Awards. The Telstra survey of working women revealed that while 90 per cent of women who own or operate their own business are concerned about the state of the economy, 88 per cent are confident of leading their business successfully ... Read More