One positive of the school holidays is that we get to spend more time at home and less time in the car, running around ferrying kids to sport, dancing and other activities. One downside of the school holidays is that when everyone is at home, there seems to be a lot more eating going on! I often feel like I turn my back for a second and the frui...

Saturdays in our house are pretty busy with kids’ sport and activities, but I also like having some time in the afternoons to get into the kitchen and play around with some favourite recipes. I’ve tried to put a healthier spin on these comfort food favourites - the pulled pork is often our Saturday night dinner because I can put it on in the slo...

Why are we all so tired all the time? Chances are, it is because we’re either not getting enough sleep full stop, or the sleep that we are getting is poor quality. Our busy modern lifestyles mean that we are often working late, or juggling work and family, and coping with many daily stresses from pressure at the workplace to relationship issues,...

We recently hosted a fabulous evening in Dunedin called 'Live Life Well'. The evening consisted of a mini-expo of local health and wellness businesses, and a panel discussion with our five experts, who all spoke on different topics relating to womens' wellbeing. The experts were: Nicola Brown - Efficiency Queen; Dee Copland - Naturopath and Nut...

We have just moved back into our home after a five-month renovation project, and now that the dust has settled (literally - who knew how much dust would infiltrate the parts of the house not being renovated?), I am loving being in my new happy place - my new kitchen. As a keen home cook, it is fair to say that the new kitchen was the part of the...