It’s Day 4 of our Dad-Fest in the sorella-hood with Father’s Day coming up on Sunday! It’s a special time for all families – especially those with Dad’s who are celebrating their FIRST FATHER’S DAY! Yay for you! For today’s post, we wanted to know what it is that’s so special about being a Dad….
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Happy Father’s Day! Our top 5 list of Cool Celebrity Dads
Since it’s Father’s Day this Sunday, we are having a “Dad-Fest” all week in the sorella-hood! Today’s post is our Top 5 list of Cool Celebrity Dads who love to shout to the world “I’m a Dad and I’m Proud!”….. They also seem to be able to do this while looking mighty handsome at the…
How to get back into exercise after pregnancy
Did you get into the fun of the Olympics? I have LOVED all the photos posted on social media this past month by friends of their children dressed up like their favourite athletes – some with goggles and their bathing suit, some with their BMX, some with their netball uniforms. So cute! And I will…
A feeling in my loins…
As many of you know, I am currently at the very start of planning my wedding. I am completely overwhelmed, terrified, nauseated, and literally sleepless with all the options, costs and ways it could all go very very wrong. To make matters worse, while I am shortlisting venues and finalising budgets, I have had every…
The sorella-hood’s top 10 essential items to pack in your hospital bag – for MUMS!
It’s fair to say an expectant Mary Poppins would be well prepared for her pending hospital visit, but what about the rest of us that aren’t lucky enough to have bottomless luggage? There are many ‘What to pack for your hospital bag’ lists out there, so the difference with the sorella & me list? Well,…
The best kisses of all time
Don’t you just love this photo? It was taken on this very day 67 years ago – 14th August 1945. A day forever known as VJ or VP Day (Victory over Japan/Victory in the Pacific). The end of the of the second world war was declared only moments prior to this happy snap and celebrations…
Holiday-induced shopping: The credit-card coma. The regrets. The unworn souvenirs.
So I am back from holidays in the States and (as all Australian’s who have done the LA flight + NYC connection will appreciate) I’m struggling with a little jet-lag. I can now finally relate to all those mothers out there who are up to their children regularly throughout the night – I’ve been sitting…
The Battle of the Boob
It’s the final day of World Breastfeeding Week (1-7th August) – a really important world-wide awareness campaign on all aspects of breastfeeding. Although I’m yet to experience the lows and highs of breastfeeding (the lowest I’m guessing being the actual lowest point the breast can get post-breastfeeding); I have had many friends go through this…
What would you do? Would you help a crying newborn baby left alone, or respect a parents choice?
I got out of the car at Kindy and while standing door open to let my daughter out, I heard a screaming baby. My daughter ran to the footpath to wait for me and as I turned to see where the shrill cry was coming from, I realised it was from inside the car next…