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Christmas Gift Guide for Women

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Mums are the easiest people to buy for because we are (usually) just happy when someone thinks of us. I have put together a Christmas gift guide for women to give a little assistance to those who may not have any idea of what to get the lady of the house. With gifts to suit all budgets there is something for everyone!

Christmas Gift Guide for Women

Under $20

Contour Glitter Candles (3 pack) – Turquoise, Mint, White. Available from Dusk for $10.00.

With the current sale you can get a 20×20 hard over photo book from Snapfish for only $14.00.* To get 65% off ANY of their photo books use code: FESTIVEBK.


Canvas Print 30x45cm from Snapfish.* Use code: FESTIVE60 and get it for $20.00.

 

Under $50

Wife on the Run – By: Fiona Higgins.* When social media and a mobile phone expose a high school scandal and a husband’s shameful secrets the only thing left to do is … run. In the remarkable new novel from the bestselling author of The Mothers’ Group a beleaguered wife and mother escapes it all on a family road trip – without technology – to reclaim her life and rebuild her family. RRP $23.95 from Booktopia.

 

Yes Please by: Amy Poehler.* This paperback is a hilarious collection of stories that finds Amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and plastic surgery. It is chock-full of great jokes and sage advice (the useful kind, not the annoying kind you didn’t ask for). RRP $25.95 from Booktopia.

Beautiful Swarovski pearls with “Tree of Life” charm from Jet Empire. Available in 12 different colours so there is something to suit every woman. RRP $45.00.

Karlsson Little Big Time Wall Clock is perfect for the clock lovers out there. Available in black or silver for $49.00 from Gyrofish.

 

Under $100

Viktor & Rolf Bonbon 90ml perfume. This deliciously feminine fragrance is currently on sale at Myer for only $99.00. This is my favourite perfume at the moment – it smells so good!

 

Over $100

The Emily is gorgeous, compact and versatile. Available in 4 colours and is the perfect size, not too big – not too small. RRP $169.00 from My Best Friend is a Bag.

 

Need ideas for HIM?

What are you getting your mum, sister or wife for Christmas? What’s on your wish list?

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My Myer Giftorium experience

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On Friday I attended a blog event held by Kids Business and Myer. My invitation stated go to the 6th floor of Myer so as I rode the elevator up I was curious as to what I would find once I got there. To my amazement it was like I had stepped into a Christmas Wonderland. A tinsel covered heaven. Oh how I love Christmas. It was in actual fact the Myer Giftorium. I was greeted with a glass of bubbly and a name tag so that I could be identified by other bloggers. I felt like I was walking around staring with no tact at other womens’ boobs all morning trying to see who they were and where they blogged. As I have mentioned since the event that I met some wonderful women; Bel from Mums Take Five is a wonderful and kind woman who I have been wanting to meet for some time now and the absolutely hilarious Jess from Peachy Keen Mumma who had us in stitches over urethras and vaginas – first time meeting her as well and it was surprisingly a great ice breaker! It was lovely to meet you both.

Moving onto the Myer Giftorium. This is by far one of the best ideas Myer has had. It has something for everyone on the one floor, a one stop Christmas shop. Taking in the setting of Christmas magic that the Myer Giftorium had created was incredible. There were confectionery girls with treats of wizz fizz and popcorn. Magicians and remote control toys wizzing around the place.  Giant LEGO sculptures had B1 and B2 in amazement, a face painter (whatever Myer Sydney paid that lady was definitely worth the money – SHE WAS FANTASTIC!). There were balloon artists, food samples, bubbly, superheros – Ironman, Batman, Robin and knights riding big wheeled scooters. There were also elves entertaining everyone with their instruments and of course gorgeous Christmas trees on display. It was basically fun all round!

We then moved onto the stations of gift ideas. There are demonstrations, product displays and 12 themes for gifting ideas in the Myer Giftorium:
* Dapper Dad * Miracle Mum * Glamour Gran * Trendy Young Things (teens & young adults) * Kids Cubby (toys and children’s gifts) * Food Fanatic * Stocking Fillers * Techno Freak * Fashionista * Globe Trotter * Paws Corner (gifts for pets) * Hop, Skip, Juice (health & fitness fans) *

There is definitely something there for everyone and every budget! The Myer Giftorium will be showcased in Myer stores with activities and exciting events being held from November 8th 2014. They have also made shopping even easier for everyone this Christmas by providing a personal shopper service. If you visit or try the new Myer Giftorium share your experience on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and use the hashtag #Giftorium .

Disclosure: I attended this event with no expectation to share with my fans. I just wanted to share the magic and my positive experience.

The year that was…..

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So it turns out that I may have needed a break from blogging and technology. When I planned on enjoying a few days with my family over Christmas without blogging I didn’t intend on it being an extended to 10 days! Can you believe it – 10 whole days, ok almost 10 days. This is such a surprise because I don’t think I have been missing in action for this long since Mad Mummas began last year. So much has happened this year for our family and I am pleased to majority has been positive.

We moved into our newly built family home (after much stress of the building process and delays).

Our family home!

We welcomed our daughter; child number 3 to our to our family.

So perfect

 

We also welcomed a puppy to the family not long after.

Meet Karma

The boys discovered brotherly love; or more so how brothers fight.

Boys will be boys

Mad Dad and I enjoyed our 4th year of marriage (11 years together)

We’ve been together 11  years now

Babies first Christmas means the big responsibility of putting the star on the tree. 

She thought it looked delicious!

Santa came to 3 very happy children!

Can you tell they just wanted to play with their toys?

I cannot wait to see what opportunities 2014 brings us! I hope you have had a wonderful 2013 and an even better 2014.

Thank you for your support this year and I hope to bring you so much more in the coming 12 months.

What was the highlight/s of your year?

Do you donate to the Kmart Wishing Tree?

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So Christmas is here and like every year we hit the shops to find that perfect gift for our loved ones, friends, work colleagues, secret santas and even our pets but what about those in need? The Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal is a wonderful way to donate to those who otherwise wouldn’t get a gift at Christmas. I love that Kmart and the Salvation Army work closely for this cause and each and every year when we go to Kmart our children pick out a toy each to donate to the Wishing Tree. Donating a gift has more than one benefit; the kids learn about showing kindness, compassion and sacrifice to help someone less fortunate than them to enjoy something new for Christmas and bring a smile to their faces. The gift of giving has endless rewards.

It is so easy to do and we will continue to donate each and every year because I would like to think that if we happened to be in the position where we needed help and our children wouldn’t receive anything from Santa that the kindness of someone better off would be generous enough to help. Gifts don’t have to be purchased at Kmart and that is the beauty of this Appeal; Kmart aren’t in it for themselves – they are involved to help others.

Tis the season to be jolly and what’s more jolly than the reward of knowing you have made someone else smile!

XMAS GIVEAWAY WINNERS!!

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 There are so many winners!! 49 to be exact and while most have responded there are a few that have remained unclaimed.

Please check the list below to see if you have won. I have emailed everyone but there have been a few that for some reason didn’t go through so if you see your name but have not received an email please let me know below in the comments or email me at [email protected].

*If the name is in red it hasn’t yet been claimed.

PRIZES & WINNERS

Tommee Tippee Moimee 4-in-1 Digital Thermometer – Claire L, Cate F, Christy S, Stephanie V, Scott J

Tommee Tippee Feeding Pack & toy – Sandi C, Sonia E, Lady Tiffany, Cate, Zoe

 Happy Baby First Taste Feeding Set – Olia, Chloe, Kate R, Stacey S, Emily

My Best Friend is a Bag – Hillary Tote – Marleisa C

SKN Complex DNA 3 Step Anti-Aging system – Pippa J

2 KOOL 4 SKOOL – Michelle V

Allen & Unwin – Happy Eva After by Chris Harrison – Wendy H, Kate D, Eva L

Dreambaby Retractable Gate – Toni W

Finlee & Me – Tiffany G

Air Hogs Hover Assault Eject – Sharyn W

Jujo Baby Zig-zag Jacquard Blanket – Tanya C

Bosch IXO tool – Sammy T

At Aunty Moggs Sock Monkeys – Jacinta H, Alison W

Trunki – Lidya L

Love To INVENTA Sleep Bag™ – Suzanne B

Cabbage Patch Kids – 30th Anniversary – Emma J

One Honney – Copacabana – Liz B

Babybjorn Potty Chair – Jodie F

Life! Live it up $50 voucher – Michelle v S

Flutterbye Fairy – Belinda M

Hunting For Ladybugs Handmade vanity bag – Mick G

Dimples & Whispers flatout bear – Gemma W

Maud N Lil Organic Cotton Toys – Sasha T

Lexi and Lily $30 voucher – Elise E

Partylite with Renee $30 voucher – Nadine H

Kawaii Crush Doll – Jo K

Infinity Blue Necklace – Kate, Candice E, Tracy M

Chill Factor – Jodie L

Mister Minit Christmas Keepsake – Bindi

Perfect Kids Party Shop Cupcake Combo Packs – Amalie (you have emailed me but I need some more information)

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As I mentioned on facebook there were so MANY entries that were invalid because they didn’t ‘like’ every business that was included in the giveaway. It was very sad seeing so many winning answers be deemed invalid because of something that would have taken them 2 seconds to do. Those who have won a prize I would love for you to pop over to the business and say a quick thanks. While I’m sure most of you will anyway there are a couple that unfortunately won’t – I actually had a couple of winners not even say thanks when they responded to their winning email which is a little sad. Manners (and appreciation) are still magic words!!

Thank you everyone who entered and an even bigger thank you to all the amazing businesses that took part. It was a fantastic giveaway and a brilliant was to end 2013!!

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