Many of you will know that I’m joining the Great Endeavour Rally next week. What you won't know is that while we were expecting the Little Sister, our obstetrician told us she had an unacceptable risk of having Downs Syndrome. We were floored by the news and I spent a lot of time staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night wondering if she’d be healthy and what her life would be like, but ...
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how to make vanilla porridge
It's porridge weather. Yes, even in Queensland we get porridge weather for a few weeks of the year. The girls are sleeping later (which is unheard of in these parts) and take more and more coaxing to get out the door on time. You can, of course, buy vanilla porridge in sachets at the supermarket. While they're super convenient, the sachets work out at $13+ a kilo for what's effectively ...
5 things every newly diagnosed MS patient should know
I remember how terrified and uncertain I felt in the first days after I was diagnosed with MS. This is what I wish I could tell every newly diagnosed MS patient.... Being diagnosed with MS is a really scary time. The disease behaves differently in each case and no one can tell you how quickly it will progress or what symptoms you're likely to exhibit. Initially you might not know if you ...
5 ways to teach your kids healthy eating habits
This post is brought to you by Blackmores. Children who learn healthy eating habits have great head start. Here are five ways to teach your kids healthy eating habits and give them a a jump start on becoming healthy adults. It can be easy to demonise food groups or to fall into the “sugar is bad” school of thought, but over simplifying food is a trap. Sugars actually form an essential part ...
19 ways to make breakfast bananas | breakfast banana recipes
Bananas are a fantastic way to start your day on the right foot. Not only are they loaded with essential vitamins and minerals (potassium, calcium, manganese, magnesium, iron, folate, niacin, riboflavin and B6 - but whose counting!), bananas are also super versatile. Here's 19 breakfast banana recipes to get you off and running! banana breakfast recipes This Whole Grain Peanut Butter Banana ...
creamy chicken and broccoli alfredo
There's an old yarn that says Fettuccine Alfredo was invented by a bloke whose pregnant wife was suffering terrible morning sickness. Desperate to find something she would eat and keep down, he created a creamy pasta dish to sustain her and their growing baby. I can just imagine this bloke cooking up a storm, leaving a wake of destruction and several dirty pots in the sink for his poor sick ...