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Book Giveaway – Welcome to Your New Life

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WIN the fabulous new book “Welcome to Your New Life” by

When Anna Goldsworthy, pianist and perfectionist, falls pregnant with her first child, her excitement is tempered by the daunting jour­ney ahead. In Welcome to Your New Life, she shares the dizzying won­der and crippling anxiety that come with creating new life. Should she indulge her craving for sausage after sixteen years of not eating meat? Will her birth plan involve Enya or hypnosis, or neither? And just how worried should she be about her baby falling into a composting toilet?

 

In this captivating memoir, Goldsworthy combines warmth and humour to reveal the love that binds families together. Welcome to Your New Life evokes the shock of plunging into a life-changing adven­ture and the kicking required to return to the surface.

 

Anna Goldsworthy is a classical pianist and writer. Her first book, Piano Lessons, was shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, the National Biogra­phy Award, the Melbourne Prize, the Colin Roder­ick Award and the Australian Book Industry Awards, at which she was awarded Newcomer of the Year. Anna’s writing has appeared in the Monthly, the Age, the Australian, the Adelaide Review and The Best Australian Essays. 

 

For your chance to win one of 5 copies of “Welcome to Your New Life”, just answer the following question:

 

“What do you love most about being a mum?”

 

Giveaway commences Monday 15 April 2012 and closes 9pm AEST on Sunday 21 April 2012. Entry is open to Australian residents only.

 

Winners will be chosen by Melbourne Dadda and announced on this blog and via email.

 

Visit Black Inc Books  to find out more about “Welcome to Your New Life”.

 

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Tee-riffic Kid’s Tees

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Here are some of my favourite tees for this season.

1. Rock Your Baby Greeting Card Kitty Tee from The Enchanted Child, 2. I’m A Star Tee $29.95 by Hootkid, 3. Kid Collective Bambi Tee from Chocolate Freckles, 4. Antone Top $39.95 by Alittle Pocket, 5. Oishi-m Flossy Pie Tee $39.95 from Big Dreams, 6. Ej Sikke Lej Fox Tee $39.95 from MyCuteBaby Clothing, 7. Rock Your Baby Let’s Play Tee from Hummingbird60, 8. Horse Tee $29.99 by Master & Miss, 9. Lylie Smilie Tee $39.95 by Oishi-m

 

Some more lucky winners!

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I’ve redrawn some of the lucky shopper prizes that were unclaimed from Melbourne Mamma’s Market on Sunday, 3 March 2013.

 

If you see your name below, please email me at melbournemamma@bigpond.com, to claim your prize.

 

Congratulations to Marissa Addison, Kat Clark, Heather Granter, Caroline Weston, Emily Fitzgerald, Bev Armour, Megan Fraser, Anita Moody, Sam Edwards, Kylie Lewis, Chrissy Adam, Katerina Hristoforidis, Tegan Kiley, Louisa Perri and Amanda Osuchowski.

 

Any prizes not claimed by Tuesday, 9 April 2013 will be redrawn.

 

My Migraines & Botox – the latest update

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Well, it’s that time again! I seriously feel like I blink and it’s Botox time again 🙁
It’s been 12 weeks since my last dose of Botox to treat my migraines, so back to the neuro I go, for another 40 injections in my head, neck and shoulder (yes, it does bloody hurt! and did I mention that I REALLY hate needles :O )

At my last appointment my neuro prescribed a daily preventative to try and help keep the migraines under control and I’m happy to say that it has been working (touch wood!!!)
Since then, other than a shocking episode last month where I had a migraine for 8 out of 10 days. I’ve only been getting one migraine every 10-12 days.
For those of you who haven’t been following along since the beginning, in March 2002, I was in a really bad car accident. One of my ongoing issues from the accident is frequent migraines (3-5 days per week!) and for the past 18 months I have been having Botox injections every 12 weeks. Finally things look like they are really starting to improve. This has been my progress.
Today I am offto my neurologist for a top-up. Wish me luck!

The latest kids fashion at Target

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Have you been into Target and seen their latest range of kid’s fashion.

 

I took my little man in to grab some new gear for winter and I’m loving all the colour I see.

 

My son has just turned 3 and he is already particular about what he wears – I blame his father 😉

 

He rarely leaves home without his fedora and generally insists on picking out what he is wearing each day, so I decided to throw caution to the wind and let him pick out his own clothes on our visit to Target. (I was so tempted to deck him out in all Collingwood gear and just say he chose it himself but I knew my husband would probably file for divorce if I did that LOL).

 

My son loves wearing colour, so it was no surprise that he headed straight for the coloured denim jeans. He grabbed these ones straight away ($18) and  told me that we’ll get the red ones next time.

 

 

Next stop was some long sleeve tees. There were quite a few designs to choose from but he loved these ones with a dinosaur and the “funny little man”. They were only $5 each and will be perfect for kinder.

 

Yes, that’s right – they were only $5!

 

According to my son, orange is THE colour at the moment, so when he spotted this orange hoodie, I knew he wasn’t going to leave without it.

 

 

It’s a nice fleecy lined jacket with a hood and pockets (essential for all the bits & pieces that boys pickup throughout the day). This one was only $20 and also comes in navy.

 

And the fact that we got all this for less than $50, is fabulous!

As soon as we got home, he insisted on trying on his new clothes.

 

I think he picked some pretty cool gear, don’t you? (excuse the serious face, he wasn’t happy that I told him to stand still so I could take a picture)

 

 

Win a $40 Target Gift Card!

 

If you would like to grab some kid’s clothing or shoes from Target for your little ones make sure you enter my latest giveaway.

 

All you need to do to enter is leave a comment below with an answer to the following question “What items from Target would you love to buy for your little one(s)?”. (Visit the online store for a look at what’s available)

 

Giveaway starts Tuesday, 26 March 2013 and ends 10pm AEST Tuesday 2 April 2013. Winners will be randomly selected via random.org. The winner will be announced on this blog and contacted by email. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. Entry is open to Australian residents only.

Every Bunny……

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Here are some of my favourite choc free gift ideas for Easter.

1. Jellycat Bashful Bunny from Red Bird, 2. Little Bonbon baby Blanket $50.00 from Kawaii Kids, 3. Woodlands Bunnies Icy Pole makers $15.95 from Lark, 4.  Boy’s Hop Pjs $39.95 by Snugglebum, 5. Rabbit Night Light $18.95 from Chocolate Freckles, 6. Happy bunny Bean Bag $59.95 by Cocoon Couture, 7. Guess How Much I Love You Jack in the Box $39.95 from Tarbea, 8. Bunny Hottie $19.95 from Funk Melbourne, 9. Girl’s Grey Bunny Pjs $39.95 by Snugglebum