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Travel Cot Light ~ BabyBjorn

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Port-a-cots are one of those things that most families have somewhere in their homes taking up valuable storage space; just in case they go away and need it one day. I am no exception. Our youngest is 4 and we still kept ours just in case a friend came around who has a little one, which none of them do! I must say that they are great to have when you have a baby or infant and go to a barbeque or away for the weekend but seriously the amount of space they take up is ridiculous!

 

That is until BabyBjorn saw this problem and they came up with a solution. The BabyBjorn Travel Cot Light is exactly that, a travel cot that packs light! It takes up next to no room when being stored. It measures a tiny 60cm x 49cm x 14cm when folded!

The benefits to this port-a-cot don’t end there! It is so easy to set up, it can be done by pretty much anyone (mums, dads, older siblings, grandparents) and all with ease. It takes approximately 25 seconds to fully set up and that’s if you take your time. It is no harder to pack it away either, no annoying buttons that you have to push 6 in at once for it to fold. Just pull and fold each leg back up.

Like I said so simple!!

The mattress cover and cot fabric are removable so they can washed and in the washing machine too! I know it is sounding more and more appealing. With its sturdy design and mattress that contains a built in base I am a huge fan of this travel cot. It is great quality and does not feel flimsy in the slightest. Perfect for newborns to approx. 3 years. These cots retail for $395.00 but you can often find them on sale online.

For more information on the Travel Cot Light or where you can purchase them, visit BabyBjorn here.

A Not So Warm Welcome Home…

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When getting home from a holiday what is the first thing you generally want to do? Have a shower? Unpack? Make a coffee?

We would have loved to all the above! Life had other plans. As we pulled into the driveway we opened the garage door and drove on in. We grabbed the few bags of groceries we had purchased on our way home with contents for dinner. That is when it occurred to us the door was locked and neither of us had the key.

Yes that’s right we were away for 2 weeks and neither one of us had bought the house keys with us. We were locked out, it was late Saturday afternoon so there was no calling the real estate to get the spare set (not that it would have helped anyway, they are 3 hours away from us). We search the windows but to no avail. They along with all the doors were locked. We had no option left but to smash a window.

So my husband smashed the laundry window, it was the smallest and we could unlock the doors by reaching through. We were inside, finally! Fuck now there is glass everywhere and I mean everywhere!!

While I dragged all the bags, luggage and shopping inside my darling man decided to clean up all the glass when it occurred to him there was water on the floor, mixed in with the glass. Where could that be from you ask?

Well our house is pretty dodgy when it comes to most things, electrical is no different. So before we went on our trip my husband turned off the TV points, the kitchen appliances, washing machine and dryer and anything that may have been sharing the power point like oh yeah, how could I forget…..

The Chest Freezer that was full of food!!

My husband opened the freezer to check – BIG MISTAKE!

The smell was deadly, it had us all dry reaching and the kids and I were at the other end of the house. That is how bad it was but you would expect that for 2 week old defrosted meat, chicken, prawns, etc. Anything that can be frozen was in there.

The afternoon was spent cleaning, bleaching, disinfecting and trying to get rid of the awful smell. The laundry door has to stay open or the smell seems to return like it was never gone. The freezer I have achieved getting it to smell something like vanilla – thank goodness for vanilla!!

So that is 2 evils in the matter of 5 minutes, what else could possibly happen?

They say bad things come in 3’s and they weren’t wrong. While we away a family of ducks have decided to call our yard home. They have shit EVERYWHERE!! They are loud and they don’t want to leave. Vacate notice ignored….

WELCOME HOME!!

Have you been welcomed home with any disasters? I would love to hear them. If you haven’t make one up so I don’t feel as bad. PLEASE!!

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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