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  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #53: Winning way edition

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #53: Winning way edition

    girl on toy computer

    Wins of the week were:

    • Ella came home from vacation care this week with a sock puppet she’d made. Rather impressive it was. She then told me how a lady did a puppet show for them using puppets with real people’s heads. I’ve head of sticking your hand up someone’s…. well, you know what I’m getting at. But real people? I’m not too sure about that.
    • On the business front, some new clients have come on board, including now managing the gorgeous Jody and Nicole from Stay at Home Mum: Living On One Wage. If you haven’t checked out their site yet, then you’re missing out on how to live well on a budget. Smart cookies. And they generally have recipes for those in their “late night yummies’’ on Facebook too. Unless you look at Thursday night – that late night yummy was Johnny Depp.
    • Lastly, seeing Ella grow up to be just like her mum. This week I asked her to pack up her shoes. Her response: “I can’t Mum. I’m waiting for an email to come through on some other work I have to do.’’

    OK, it must be time to start clicking. Right?

    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.
    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.

    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
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  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #52: A swimmingly good edition

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #52: A swimmingly good edition

    dad and baby swimmingYesterday we went for a dip in a private indoor pool (because we live in Tasmania and you would not go swimming otherwise at this time of year). The water was so warm and the air so cold, at one point I had flashbacks to a scene from Gorillas in the Mist as The Bloke in The Shed approached me in the water amid a sea of fog.

    Ella loves the water. However, she’s had a real fear around learning to swim. Yesterday she was wearing her Wahu life jacket and gaining more confidence as the hour went on. After a year of trying to build her confidence to let go of us, she did. Her legs looked like a frog kicking and her fast-paddling hands were akin to a dog who’d just witnessed steak being put on the barbie onshore. But she was loving it. And we were beaming.

    Holly, at just 20 months of age, didn’t want to be left out. So, without a floatation device, she tried her best to swim away from our grasp and go alone. She ended up drinking about 15 litres of water. Her nappy later proved that.

    When we got home, I told Ella how proud I was of her for having a go. She responded with: “Thanks for being proud of me, Mum. I’m proud of you too’’. I’m still wondering exactly what it is she’s proud of me for.

    Anyway, that’s my small but important win for the week. What about you? What win have you had? If you’re still waiting, get clicking below to score yourself a chance at something nice.

    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.
    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
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  • {Foodie} Be Natural Homemade breakfast bar recipe + giveaway

    {Foodie} Be Natural Homemade breakfast bar recipe + giveaway

    We spent yesterday in the kitchen cooking. Well, I cooked. Ella licked. We were given all this glorious Be Natural cereal, which many of you know I’m already a fan of. Crunchy clusters… ahhhhh!

    So, instead of telling you how far the drool is progressing down my chin as I eat another bowl, I thought we’d go all MasterChef on you instead and create something for snack time.

    We wanted to create something like this:

    Be Natural bars

    Be Natural bars

    So here’s our version of the Be Natural bars – the Homemade Breakfast Bars.

    HOMEMADE BREAKFAST BARS

    INGREDIENTS:

    Be Natural cereal3 sachets (35g each) of Be Natural Pink Lady, Apple and Raspberry Porridge

    4 ½ cups of Be Natural Manuka Honey and Spice Clusters with Flakes cereal

    ½ cup shredded coconut

    125g butter

    1/3 cup brown sugar

    ½ cup honey

    METHOD:

    Line a 26cm x 21cm baking tin with baking paper.

    With a mortar and pestle, crush the cereal into smaller pieces. In a frypan, cook the porridge, cereal and coconut until light brown. It should take about 5-7 minutes on low to medium.

    Be Natural being made into muesli bars

    Meanwhile, melt the butter, brown sugar and honey in a pot until the sugar has dissolved. Let it simmer for about 5-7 minutes. When you drop a small bit of mixture into cold water, it should form a small ball. This is when you know it’s ready.

    Combined all ingredients in a bowl and then transfer into the baking tin. Be sure to push down the ingredients tightly into the tin. Let it cool.

    Be Natural

    The girls were impatient to eat it, so we ended up putting it into the fridge for a little while. Then cut into squares.

    Be Natural Homemade breakfast bars

    Plus, there’s more… We’ve teamed up with Be Natural and Kellogg to give one lucky reader the chance to score a year’s supply of Be Natural and Kellogg products. The prize includes:

    – 4x Be Natural Pink Lady Apple and Raspberry Porridge,

    – 4x Manuka Honey and Spice Clusters with Flakes

    – 4x Be Natural Four Pink Lady Apple, Flame Raisin, Almond & Pepita with a hint of spice

    – 4 x Be Natural Seasonal Blend Strawberry, Cranberry and Flame Raisin

    – Special K Chocolatey Bar Caramel

    – Special K Dessert Inspired Bar Berry Cheesecake

    – Special K Dessert Inspired Bar Lemon Meringue

    – All Bran Fibre Toppers

    – LCMs

    – Just Right

    – Sultana Bran

    – Sultana Bran Buds

    – Crunchy Nut

    – Mini Wheats 5 Grains

    – Corn Flakes

    – Rice Bubbles

    Phew! Now we’ve made our way through that lot, here’s how to enter. Simply tell us why you want to win a year’s supply of cereal.

    Terms and conditions: The Be Natural competition will be judged on creativity and originality. The competition opens Friday, June 1, 2012 at 7am AEST and closes on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 7.30pm AEST. One entry per person. Australian entries only. There is one prize winner, who will receive the product in one delivery. The winner will be notified via email and name published here. Entries remain the property of Three Li’l Princesses and may be republished.

    If you would like to learn about more of our giveaways, make sure you sign up to our eNewsletters. You’ll also find more giveaways in the Aussie Giveaway Linkup.

    DISCLAIMER: I received Be Natural cereal and bars to try. I have not been paid to write this post. All opinions expressed are purely my own.

  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #50: Let’s Celebrate

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #50: Let’s Celebrate

    I’ve been a bit quiet this week. Let’s blame this little sucker.

    gobsmacker

    However, it’s time to celebrate now. We’ve marked 50 Aussie Giveaway Linkups, which means we’ve NEARLY been going for one whole year. Really? Woohoo! 

    I’ve taken the sucker out now to let you know the linky is live, so get licking – I mean linking and clicking – to win some great giveaways.

    Also, expect plenty of new content on the blog this week. Yes, I’ve been busy.

    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.
    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.

    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
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  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #49: Mother’s Day Edition

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #49: Mother’s Day Edition

    Happy Mother’s Day to all of you who either:

    • have an alien-like creature in your belly,
    • have had your body turned inside out in front of an audience, or
    • have taken possession of something that believes the contents of its nose will form the most nutritious meal of the day.

    I hope you all have the most wonderful day today and are surrounded by love.

    To those of you who have also kissed an angel goodbye, our thoughts are with you today.

    Mother's Day quote

    What is in store for your Mother’s Day today? Do you have any rituals? I’ll be sleeping in!

    If you haven’t yet bought your mum a Mother’s Day gift, or if you want to spoil yourself because someone else forgot, make sure to visit this page. Then get clicking to score something else nice for yourself or your family in the linky below.

    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.
    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.

    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.

     



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  • Aussie Giveaway Linkup #48: mini break

    Aussie Giveaway Linkup #48: mini break

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    Poncho
    Li'l Holly will NOT be wearing this white poncho to Agfest.

    As this post goes live, we’ll be on our way home from a mini break in Launceston (pronounced Lon-ses-ton for the non-Taswegians), in Tasmania’s North. We were a little overdue for a break, so we decided The Bloke in The Shed should get his first taste of Tasmania’s largest agricultural show Agfest. I’m sure it will inspire some riveting read this week about big tractors, Blundstone boots and fleecy-lined Japaras.

    Here’s 5 things I love about a mini break:

    1. Someone else can make the bed for a change. Or just make the bed full stop.
    2. If I feel like food, I can dial for it and it’s not pizza.
    3. I get to increase my collection of mini soaps and shampoos (I’ve been told this is bad etiquette. But seriously, who doesn’t do it? Apart from people who own hotels).
    4. There’s a mini bar. Not that I can ever afford it. Or actually ever feel like Bourbon.
    5. Someone else does the cleaning which, if you’ve ever looked under our dining room table, is a full-time job. If you actually decide to clean, of course.

    What do you like about mini breaks? Have you been on one lately? Maybe there’s one in the linky below. Maybe.

    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.
    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.

    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
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