Wordless Wednesday - Fun with Friends

Toddlers & Tiaras

There has been a bit of talk lately about the Children's Beauty Pageant that is heading to Australia. Most of the talk has been quite negative.

I have a deep respect for my daughter. And a desire to ensure my little girl gets to BE a little girl, for as long as she can be. You can be a grown up for the rest of your life. You can only be a kid and get away with acting like one for so long.

When she gets to those teenage years where she wants to start wearing make-up and choosing her attire, I hope I will be successful in teaching her to emphasise her best features without getting her skank on dressing inappropriately.

When I saw this video I had to laugh, and share it with you.
Just another reason why I love Tom Hanks, and Ron Howard!

What do you think about Beauty Pageants?

Wordless Wednesday - Happy Little Vegemite

Advice Required, please help me to help a friend!

I love lovers, almost as much as I love babies.
And I reeaally love babies. I'd have 12 if I could have them without being pregnant.

Mmmm, I love the smell of a sweet sweet baby...
Image Credit here

Anyway, I digress, I love lovers. They make my heart skip a beat, I get all gooey and warm and fuzzy when I see a couple really in love. Maybe it's because Mr Hat is such a top bloke who still gives me butterflies and treats me like his Queen. He would, in fact, be the perfect man if his wife were not such a hormonal, moody witch.

But being the gooey lovey dovey couple that prefer to stay in and have dinner with friends than go out and about around town, we are not so good at helping single friends to meet other single folk so they can join the Gooey Lovey Dovey (GLD) Club.

I am referring to friends who are looking for partners, not those who are happy being single.

I currently have three friends who are looking for love, and I feel at a loss to help them. I feel too old to 'hit' the clubbing scene and to be honest, I am ready for bed by 10pm most nights anyway. The problem is, ALL of our friends are in the same position! We have one friend who is in a newby relationship so he's been going out 'on the prowl' with one friend but I feel like we all need to step up to the plate and accompany our friends to the places they like to go to meet people. Oh, and these friends of mine all know each other but are not interested in hanging out together, they belong to different 'groups' and seem to have conflicting personalities (and they each challenge me in different ways which I appreciate!)

I don't want my single friends to feel as though they are being pitied because that is not what this is about. They are all awesome people who've been unlucky in love. They just haven't met their 'forever' partners yet, and I'm much happier that they are single than settled with partners just because they are scared to be alone. 

So here's my question, what have you done to help out a single sister or brother in the dating world? How do you help your single friends to meet other single people? Would you recommend online dating? One of my friends has tried it and only meet unsavoury characters who were only interested in getting her between the sheets. Are there any 'safer' sites you recommend?

The Pharmacy Files - BEST hand cream EVER

Just so we all know the lay of the land, this is not a sponsored post. I work in a pharmacy part time and love sharing with you the awesome products available...

Ego Hand Cream

Image credit and more information on the QV Hand Cream found here

If you have dry hands, even if you don't, go out and buy it... now!

We had a tester of this sitting on our counter. It was placed there on Thursday, today is Sunday and I have thrown the empty tube out. It.is.that.good.

Here are the responses of staff and customers who have tried it:

*I'll take one of those too*

*Wow, it moisturisers but it's not greasy*

*This feels great and there's no smell!*

*I bought that QV Hand Cream the other day and it fixed my dry cracked hands after a day!*

I bought one, went home and told Mr Hat all about how it's great for my sensitive skin and it's not greasy and it was really well priced. He wasn't as excited as me. He'll have to get his own tube when winter sets in and his hands end up dry and cracked.

When I went to the QV website to find an image of the QV Hand Cream, I found a competition running to win a QV Hand Cream. I already bought one, but I love a freebie so I entered. If you want to enter to win a QV Hand Cream too, go here and tell them in 25 words or less what your handbag essentials are. But you had better be quick, competition closes on the 19th of May 2011 (wow that does sound like advertorial!)

In summary, if you need or want a hand cream, try the QV Hand Cream. It's great for sensitive skin and 'normal' skin, it's not greasy or fragranced and it's pretty awesome! It definitely has The Mummy Hat seal of approval!

This is a post from the Pharmacy Files. The Pharmacy Files are compiled of my experience from working in Pharmacy and should not replace advice given to you by your Doctor or Pharmacist. If you are pregnant or taking any other medications, prescription or over the counter,please first consult your Doctor or Pharmacist before taking any supplementary medicine

The Happiness Project

April 10 - I'm glad today wasn't as bad as I expected, that's about as good as it gets today!
April 11 - Missy Moo was in a rare cuddly mood today so I got my fill of cuddles on the couch, breathing her in and wondering how I ever got so lucky to have everything I could possibly need.
April 12 - I got to cuddle a 7 week old today! My womb aches with cluckiness! I also spent time with my nieces and nephews doing some arts and craft. It was amazing seeing how far they've come and watching them all share and help each other.
April 13 - I saw a close friend I don't see very often. Listening to our banter you would think we see each other every day, but I guess that's just what it's like with kindred spirits.
April 14 - My daughter crawled for the first time! This brought me happiness and sadness. I love watching my daughter reach new milestones but it also means that she's on the path out of baby kingdom and heading straight for toddler land. She's growing up so fast and I am wondering where the time is going!
April 15 - I was given my daughters first work of art... an Easter card Missy Moo had (finger) painted for me! It is proudly displayed on our fridge.
April 16 - I got butterflies when I saw Mr Hat this afternoon. Reminded me of how I felt the second night we met. The first night is a whole other post!
April 17 - Coffee with an old friend reminds me to cherish all that I have been blessed with.
April 18 - Missy Moo and I spent time with a close family friend. Oh I was so spoilt with lunch cooked for me AND I didn't have to do the dishes!
April 19 - Forgive me Father for I have sinned, Gossip Girl is back... XOXO
April 20 - Hanging out with my favourite friend and I am so happy that I decided to dedicate more time to actually leaving the house to meet friends. It makes me feel great to get out (despite the hard work it can sometimes be) and I'm loving spending time with my favourite people!
April 21 - Loving watching my daughter play. When I was pregnant, a friend told me that once I have a child they will be more entertaining than any TV show, she hit the nail on the head there! Plus, who has time for TV anyway?!!
April 22 - Spending time with good friends at a BBQ. I look around and watch how everyone is so casually interacting with each other and I think how far we've come since High School!
April 23 - RELAXING!!!
April 24 - Spending time with the extended family = chaos on a whole other level!
April 25 - Skyping with my SIL who lives OS and my heart aches with how much I miss her. So happy because she'll be home in a few months after years of living abroad.
April 26 - Today I spent the day with my lovely little family at Katoomba and I tried something new... some Sticking Date tea.
April 27 - Twice in one month... sleepy cuddles with my daughter on the couch, this NEVER happens!
April 28 - Today Missy Moo and I spent an hour in her cubby house playing. I love that I get to spend my days with her like this.
April 29 - A day to myself reminded me again how much I love spending my days with my daughter!
April 30 - Chauffeuring my daughter around to her relatives is time consuming and exhausting but it's lovely to watch how happy she makes them.
May 1 - A really laid back day at work meant I came home relaxed and I got to come home to dinner cooked... bonus!
May 4 - My daughter crawled to me, put her hands out to be picked up and gave me the most loving cuddles! I'm starting to wonder if this new affectionate side to her might be here to stay, I'll be super happy if it is!
May 7 - Today I got to spend quality time with my family, no matter how much time I spend with Mr Hat and Missy Moo, it never seems like it's enough!
May 9 - My daughter spent time with a strong female role model from my life. We decided to meet up every second week as I still cherish this woman and want my daughter to have someone as wonderful as her to turn to if she can't turn to me.
May 10 - My daughter spent time with her Godmother who adores her to pieces and my husband's thoughtful actions reminded me what a great man he is. I felt very lucky!
May 12 - I am addicted to newborn babies and today I got to spend time with one who was 10 days old. I spent all day sniffing him!
May 13 - With the daughter at daycare, Mr Hat and I slept the afternoon away!

Mothers Day

My daughter is very lucky, she has 5 Nanna's. There's a lot of love there!

Four of her Nanna's live around 40 minutes away from her so she's see's them at least once a week. This often leaves Mr Hat and I quite time poor on weekends with all the Nanna's (and Pa's) that would like an audience with Missy Moo.

This Mothers Day I am working so we are seeing half of the Nanna's on Saturday and Mr Hat will take Missy Moo to see the other half of the Nanna's on Sunday.

Because we are quite budget conscience at the moment, I thought I'd take the opportunity to explore finger painting with Missy Moo for Nanna's Day presents. It was inspired by the wonderful templates available at a little delightful.

You'll have to excuse my terrible photography, I'm in a rush to get to my Mothers Day Morning Tea with Missy Moo!

How do you handle the expense of so many family members??

The Staff Meeting

I have a staff meeting. At 7am tomorrow. Crap!
I hate getting to bed early so I can drag my butt out of bed to get Missy Moo ready so we can leave the house by 6:40am. It's exhausting just typing that sentence! Don't they know it's winter! It's bloody cold here! We're nearly at single digit temperatures in the morning.

But then I think to myself, real world problem lady? Nope, I think not. At least I have a job. And a gorgeous daughter. And a car with a heater so we're not too cold tomorrow as we make our way down the mountain.

And tomorrow, Missy Moo's daycare is holding a Mothers Day Morning Tea. Seeing as I have to work on my very first Mothers Day (RWP's lady) I think the Mothers Day Morning Tea will be a lovely substitute.

At least I won't be laying in bed begging Mr Hat to bring me breakfast in bed, cursing him for being one of those people who don't enjoy eating in bed and who wish to punish those who do like eating in bed by not bringing them food in bed and complaining when they bring their own food to bed. Oh and Mr Hat, I know you are reading this so bringing me breakfast in bed on Saturday will score you lots of points... pretty pretty please!!!

In other news, Osama Bin Laden is dead. Just thought I'd let you know incase you were hiding under a rock and missed the 12,380,000 tweets per hour about his death that were tweeted in the hours surrounding the announcement.

Are you a breakfast in bed person or are you like Mr Hat and think that food should be off limits in the bedroom?