Business is blooming for two Tauranga women who developed the idea of saucy lingerie for pregnant women.
Lisa Ebbing and Ange Crosbie and their maternity lingerie business HOTmilk have scooped up two women’s business awards.
Until recently I had thought that a “day of rest” was only for families who followed a particular faith, and who therefore took a complete day off from work and chores on Saturday and Sunday to worship God and spend time with their families.
I have gradually revised this view, and now realise the importance of a day of rest for all families so that they can re-charge tired batteries, and come together for family fun.
With all of the activity surrounding Real Nappy Week, it has caused me to think back to our “nappy days”, and all of the trauma and expense they produced!
Just a mere 9 years ago, Big Mac and I nervously embarked on an antenatal course in Takapuna, whilst awaiting the arrival of The Little Princess.
It was to celebrate the life of Alison (Aly) Bennett of Auckland.
I’m sure many of you reading this column are working mums (or working dads, for that matter).
It’s hard, isn’t it?
You try to keep everyone happy, and invariably you end up exhausted and unhappy yourself.
Have you noticed that boys and girls are different? (and no, I don’t mean the obvious anatomical differences!). For those of us parenting both boys and girls, this can be a revelation.
When we were first planning a family, Ian was very keen to have a girl first. “A girl can look after her brothers, and make sure they don’t get into too much trouble!” he said (bear in mind that he comes from a family of three boys).
Wow – what an amazing month October has been. We formally launched the site on Monday 16 October and we’ve been in a whirlwind of activity ever since!
