*Disclaimer: I was gifted both toys to review This year, on my son's birthday, I thought about how fun it would be to be able to celebrate a birthday over the two days. Why not milk that birthday for all it was worth. I asked my husband what he thought of starting a new family tradition, where we set aside one gift from the pile and saved it for the next day, the Canadian birthday. I want to remind my kids where their mama comes from. He loved the idea. So when Charlie woke up the other day…

Recently I received private messages from two friends, both asked my opinion on whether they should keep trying to breast feed or not. When breast feeding goes wrong, it can go really wrong, and what then? [Just a disclaimer before any other women decide to jump me and cut my boobs off - I fully support breast feeding women. I think it is one of the most incredible things a mother can share with her baby, and that if you are capable of doing it well then you should be doing it]. Women like…

We like the way you bend over - thank you photo bomber A couple weeks ago I noticed my friend Ashleigh Ball (yes, that's officially a name - drop) from way back was coming to Australia, and I was stoked to find a message from her sitting in my inbox once she'd landed here. Growing up in Vancouver our paths eventually crossed at teen summer camp when Ashleigh's big sister Melissa introduced us. We got up to no good right away, which may or may not have included bleach and body hair. Shhhh. We…

Look, I don’t want to brag, but if you google “chicken schnitzel cake” the FIRST and ONLY successful search engine result you get is mine. This time last year, Hugzilla blog cemented my unique plac…

We are the most important people to know Yes, you heard right. I am assuming that, just like me, you didn't know that their were personalised business cards for mums. I laughed so much when I came across these parent cards on Vista Print. I thought that's a bit uppity, a bit snobbish, and presuming. I pictured meeting a nice mum in the park, introducing ourselves and then (self-important) mummy-me saying "so we should catch up some time, here's my card." GASP! How would you react if another…

Artwork Credit I'm back with another lesson on female anatomy, this time (drum roll please) the cervix. Some of you may remember back in July when I wrote a lesson on female anatomy entitled 'You have 3 holes not 2' where I tell the story of a roommate who discovered that she does in fact pee from a separate hole to her vagina. Why is it so dang important to know this stuff about your body. Well, one reason would be so that you don't freak out when you go exploring and think there's…

On Saturday I took my last (half) pill of Zoloft. I felt like a band should start up and go past with a victory march. Instead my husband and I high fived in the kitchen and resumed cooking breakfast. I'm okay with that because a year ago cooking breakfast with my husband would have felt like the biggest achievement, not because he's hard to work with. Ha, not at all! But because a year ago I was down a deep, dark hole and struggling to cope with the basics of day to day life and my 5 month…

Yesterday was a very hard day for Australia. If you have been living in a hole and don't know what happened here's a link to the story I'm not prepared to write anything about the topic above right now so I thought I'd bring you something a bit lighter that we could smile about. (I must have signs on the brain since I wrote about misleading signs last week). I give you "dah-da-da-dum"(drum roll) ... 20 Signs You Will Probably Never See in Straya, C*nts Image Credit Get petrol - Image Credit…

We are the most important people to know Yes, you heard right. I am assuming that, just like me, you didn't know that their were personalised business cards for mums. I laughed so much when I came across these parent cards on Vista Print. I thought that's a bit uppity, a bit snobbish, and presuming. I pictured meeting a nice mum in the park, introducing ourselves and then (self-important) mummy-me saying "so we should catch up some time, here's my card." GASP! How would you react if another…

Photo by Ryan McGuire I've been a mum for just over two years and I've noticed one thing that makes my parenting experience different from most mums I know - pain. Over the last few months I've really been paying attention to this difference. How it impacts the way I engage with my child, my energy levels, and my temperament. I parent through pain. Almost everything I do is done through the pain filter. The decisions I make are based on my pain levels and tolerance. I also need to have a…

Photo by Ryan McGuire I've been a mum for just over two years and I've noticed one thing that makes my parenting experience different from most mums I know - pain. Over the last few months I've really been paying attention to this difference. How it impacts the way I engage with my child, my energy levels, and my temperament. I parent through pain. Almost everything I do is done through the pain filter. The decisions I make are based on my pain levels and tolerance. I also need to have a…

Artwork Credit I'm back with another lesson on female anatomy, this time (drum roll please) the cervix. Some of you may remember back in July when I wrote a lesson on female anatomy entitled 'You have 3 holes not 2' where I tell the story of a roommate who discovered that she does in fact pee from a separate hole to her vagina. Why is it so dang important to know this stuff about your body. Well, one reason would be so that you don't freak out when you go exploring and think there's…

I have a love hate relationship with Gumtree. Gumtree is Australia's free buy and sell site. Sometimes it's just so easy to use, and other times I just want to pull finger nails off one by one and then pour hydrogen peroxide all over them. All the problems I have with it come down to people, not the site itself. There should be a manual for dummies on how to use gumtree with out pissing other people off because common sense and courtesy get left in an elephant's piss puddle the moment these…

Zucchini Bread Recipe - (just like Banana Bread). Sweet not savoury. Made with coconut oil and coconut sugar.

What to Get Dad? Just like last year I've spent a few hours creating a collection of Father's Day gift ideas for you. September 6th is quickly approaching on the calendar. Hopefully this will ease the difficulty in trying to find something that isn't lame, like a tie, or socks, or a wacky novelty book about farts. If you don't see something in this year's list that's sparking any interest then last year's link to gift ideas is here, and will still be relevant today. 1. How about a game of…

I hope you enjoy this guest post from Laura. I have loved following her on instagram (link at the bottom) and not only watching her baby bump grow but also seeing what great maternity outfit combinations and styles she will come up with next. I found it hard to find 'cool' maternity clothes in stores (in Australia) so I hope her tips help. - Jess from PKM When I fell pregnant I immediately had issues with fitting into my pants. Even by week 8 I had to unbutton my jeans and wear loose tops…