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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!!

Working On Something Great!

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I know it has been quiet around here the past few days and that is for a very good reason! A few reasons actually however one that will get everyone excited but I can’t tell you just yet – patience young Jedi!! I will soon.
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I have had my sister in law come and stay and the day she left my mother and father in law thought they might stop by for a few nights. They are all welcome but it has just meant that I couldn’t be super rude and just leave them so I could go and write. They are out at the moment buying stuff for dinner so I thought I would quickly get a post written explaining my absence. I have not forgotten about announcing the winners of the Nature’s Child giveaway either. I will get onto that tonight and announce them tomorrow. Don’t forget to enter the other 3 giveaways on the blog – they end soon!!
 I am so excited about the awesomeness that I am planning for you all and you will not want to miss it. (On another completely random note – when I typed awesomeness it didn’t prompt me to fix the spelling.) hahaha. According to my laptop it is a word! Way to go Microsoft Word you know me too well!

 

I cannot wait to share more details with you soon but just wanted to let you know that I have been super busy preparing this and have not just dropped off the face of the Earth. More details to come soon  J
Oh and a little something exciting for me ~ my blog turned 6 months old yesterday!! Thank you all for your support. x
 
What are your plans for the rest of the weekend?

While I was Away!

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As you all know I have been overseas for the past couple of weeks.

During this time a few things have been going on at and for Mad Mummas Sweet Randoms blog.

I have had a few fantastic ladies share their experiences with you readers by guest posting here and I cannot describe how grateful I am to them. Just to recap and give another shout out in case you missed them here they are.

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Lisa is a mum to three beautiful girls, under four years old. She blogs about her struggles and successes as a mum, her passion for cooking and whatever else is on her mind.

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The hilariously honest Leigh from Six By The Sea with her post Welcome to the’hood’. 

Leigh is a happily married mum to four boys, a nurse who is considering a future in midwifery and a lover of life and all of its future adventures. Leigh’s ultimate dream is to have a regular gig writing a column.

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The very informative Chrissie from Me and My Munchkin with her post The Top 10 Tips for Surviving Co-Parenting.

Chrissie is a stay at home single mum to a toddler, with a total handbag addiction. Her blog shares the ups and downs of doing the parenting thing alone.

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I also won 2 awards while I was away!! YAY ME.

I received the Versatile Blogger award from One Too Many and my second Liebster Award from Cassie at The Flying Drunken Monkey.

I will have posts dedicated to these coming soon.

Winners for giveaways will be announced shortly as well!! Thank you to everyone who entered.

Appreciation goes to everyone mentioned above and all the lovely readers who share and read my blog regularly.

A Journey Sure to Test!

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A Journey Sure to Test!

This story begins with a young, vibrant 18 year old woman. She was full of life and optimism, not a care in the world! That is until the moment her night ended abruptly in an emergency room. Yes this story is about me.

As my plane landed from its long international flight from Australia to Canada I was so excited. It was my first ever trip overseas and I planned to travel for just shy of a month. I was going it alone! Taking on the world! I saw some absolutely amazing and breathtaking views, snow for the first time, the ballet and so much more! This was the trip of a life time; or so I thought. Well one thing is for sure, I will never forget it!

One night as I was waiting out the front of a restaurant I was dragged to an alley and severely beaten. I will not go into detail as it’s not something I really like to think about let alone put it into writing. I have accepted what happened a long time ago (7 years ago this happened) but it still brings shudders when I think about it. I was extremely lucky that a very kind and I must say heroic man came to my rescue. If it weren’t for this man I probably wouldn’t be here now.

Anyway, I am basking on another journey to the exact city that this unfortunate incident happened to me in exactly 15 days! This time I am going with my husband and sister in law to see the 100 year anniversary of the Calgary Stampede. I know this time it will be different, I am smarter, wiser, physically stronger and I won’t be alone but I am so nervous, frightened and basically scared shitless. Not that it will happen again, not really about what could happen but about what did happen. I can’t explain it in a way that anyone but me can understand (not really sure I do at this point) and so when I was asked if I wanted to go I said yes. I knew my husband was really keen on going and he had the excited puppy look. I couldn’t say no.

When my 18 year old self went to Calgary, I wanted to see the stampede but I missed it by a couple of weeks. Yes I should have done more research! I want this trip to be memorable for all the right reasons. I want to have fun and enjoy myself, we are even lucky enough to have my father in law babysit. Yep that’s right we are going without the kids overseas! Yes I am a bit nervous about this too. Please don’t confuse my hesitation and fear with being ungrateful, I am extremely lucky to be able to go on an overseas holiday and spend some time with my husband all alone. It’s been so long since that has happened.

In the spirit of being brave and facing my fears, I want to embrace this with all the strength and fight I have inside me. I am going to need to find other amazing things to do in Calgary also to keep me busy.

Have you been? Do you live there? What fun, exciting, touristy attractions are there? Any great places to eat? I want to know everything anyone has to offer. Also if anyone knows how to stand up and so no to being scared please let me know.

Sincerely,

Your scared fighter

Kell 

 

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