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  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #117: Surviving the Gold Coast and #PBEvent

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #117: Surviving the Gold Coast and #PBEvent

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    We’re on the last days of our 10-day holiday in Queensland. It’s been amazing and, like any holiday, I just don’t want it to end. Especially the tanned legs. I hear it’s been snowing in Tasmania. Just the thought of that turns my legs pale again.

    The holiday idea all stemmed from the fact I wanted to get out of my zone and attend Problogger Training (a conference about blogging and “all that new age stuff”, as the taxi driver put it yesterday). The two-day conference finished yesterday, so now I’m itching to get home and start working on this blog and the Kellie O’Brien Media  blog. My head is exploding with ideas. This blog has been a bit lost this year and needs some direction.

    If you’re a blogger, business owner or author and want to hear about the highlights from #PBEvent, you can follow my Kellie O’Brien Media site over the next week or two. I have so much to share!

    Otherwise stay tuned here for some stories about what we Taswegians got up to in Queensland. Expect giggles!

    In the meantime, here is this week’s Aussie Giveaway Linkup!

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup instructions:

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents and be run by Australian-based bloggers or businesses.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     

    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #116: On vacation

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #116: On vacation

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    Woohoo! We’re on holidays. Not that travelling with kids is really ever a holiday. Especially the bit about getting them to sleep at a decent hour in a strange bed each night. Hard work, I tell you.

    But it has been nice seeing our born and bred Tassie girls excited by the idea of a dip in the water before breakfast, bats at night and more options for babyccinos in one Queensland city than in the whole of Tassie.

    After a few nights in Noosa, we’re then tackling Australia Zoo, Sea world, Dreamworld, Wet ‘n’ Wild and Movie World.

    Thanks to everyone for the suggestions on our Facebook page of what to do and of your fave theme park too.

    Stay tuned for more on our travels or follow us on Facebook , Twitter  and Instagram .

    In the meantime, here is this week’s Aussie Giveaway Linkup!

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup instructions:

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents and be run by Australian-based bloggers or businesses.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     

     

    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #115: Spring is in the air

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #115: Spring is in the air

    It’s a short and sweet blog post this week. Here’s a photo of me and the girls at Anzac Park at Ulverstone, here in North West Tasmania. Spring is definitely in the air. Bring on tomorrow.

    Ulverstone Anzac Park Tasmania

    This park holds special memories for us, because it was where we played when we were kids. Our beloved rocket and spaceship climbing equipment are now locked up for safety reasons (I must take a photo of them next time), but the girls get a kick out of still being able to see what once entertained us.

    Oh, and before we get onto this week’s linky, a huge happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. The Bloke in the Shed has plenty of treats in store tomorrow.

    Do you have a favourite park? What do your kids love most about it?

    Now, onto this week’s Aussie Giveaway Linkup…

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup instructions:

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents and be run by Australian-based bloggers or businesses.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.


    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #114: Book Week fever

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #114: Book Week fever

    It’s been Book Week fever in our house this week. Actually, it’s Book Week fever every week here.

    Bumblebee dress up

    Holly went as a bee – although what bee, I’m not really sure.

    Little Red Riding Hood outfit

    Ella went as Little Red Riding Hood – with pink shoes. Such a GREAT look!

    See more photos and information about their dress up outfits.

    Tasmanian rainbow

    And I spent three days straight writing and interviewing for a book as part of my Kellie O’Brien Media business. This was the view from my desk.

    Did your kids take part in Book Week this week? What did they dress up as?

    Now, onto this week’s Aussie Giveaway Linkup…

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup instructions:

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents and be run by Australian-based bloggers or businesses.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     


    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #113: Saturday night ritual

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #113: Saturday night ritual

    ella hair

    This linky is going up later and later on a Saturday night. And it’s all due to a little ritual that’s started here.

    Saturday night Ella is allowed to stay up just a little bit longer to watch whatever age-appropriate movie the TV can dish up. It’s become “our time’’ together and she looks forward to it all day.

    I’m not sure if she’s A. excited about cuddling up on the couch with me; B. excited about what the movie might be; or C. excited that she gets to stay up later. Probably the latter.

    Tonight, it was Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory – the old version with Gene Wilder. I have to admit, I’d never seen this version. We loved it. Much better songs than the Johnny Depp version. Although it was lacking one crucial element – Johnny Depp.

    Funnily, we’d only just watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with the delectable Mr Depp last Sunday.

    And this is why I love that she’s into chapter books now. Because we get to read the book, watch the movie and, when another version of the movie invites us in, she gets excited about watching that too.

    So we’re in chocolate heaven right now.

    Tomorrow she’s spending the day with The Bloke in The Shed at a meeting at Anvers Chocolate Factory at Latrobe, which is a beautiful café and chocolate museum with viewing of the chocolates and fudge being made via a window. I think Ella is envisaging she’ll see chocolate rivers, Willy Wonka Chocolate Bars and Oompa Loompas.

    Are your kids Roald Dahl fans?

    Now, onto this week’s Aussie Giveaway Linkup…

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup instructions:

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:
    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents and be run by Australian-based bloggers or businesses.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     


    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses



  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #112: What a rotten tooth fairy

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #112: What a rotten tooth fairy

    Ella lost yet another tooth this week. And it’s the front tooth. So she now looks like this:

    Tooth fairy

    Guess what she wants for Christmas?

    Once again, she carefully put the tooth under her pillow and went to sleep as soon as her head hit it. Seriously, this only happens on tooth fairy nights. Generally, she sits up playing “school teachers’’ until far too late.

    The next morning, to her shock, the tooth was still there. Apparently, the harsh rain kept the tooth fairy from being able to reach her. Ella was so concerned of a repeat that night, she asked us to Google to see if it would rain again. Thankfully, the weather forecast was for clear skies.

    We went through the whole routine again the second night. On cue, Ella was out to it as soon as she hit the pillow.

    However, this time it didn’t rain, the tooth fairy had the money under the pillow within the hour of Ella sleeping and all was well with the world the next day.

    Phew!

    Have you ever forgotten your tooth fairy duties? (I will add that I remembered it earlier in the night, but thought I’d do it as I was going to bed. What a mistake that was).

    Now, onto this week’s Aussie Giveaway Linkup…

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup instructions:

    If you’re a blogger or business wanting to take part in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup:

    1. Only link directly to the giveaway post/s and include the prize and end date in the linky tool below. Link each giveaway separately. If you need to delete it, hover over your link, wait until the red “x’’ appears and click.
    2. Giveaways must be open to Australian residents and be run by Australian-based bloggers or businesses.
    3. Grab the button below to add to your post.
    4. A new list is added each Sunday so bloggers need to add their links weekly.
    5. Start entering the giveaways! Entry is at your own risk. We do not take responsibility for unfulfilled prizes or a blogger/business not abiding by their own terms and conditions.

     


    Aussie Giveaway Linky
    Hosted by Three Lil Princesses