Giveaway Bonanza #2 - TUPPERWARE !

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED. THE WINNER WAS PICKED VIA RANDOM ORG AT COMMENT 5 - Mindy Roestenburg.



I am so so excited to share with you this amazing set of Santa containers from my favourite plastic fantastic company Tupperware.

Get into the holiday spirit with Santa's special trio. Store your baked goodies and Christmas treats and keep them fresher for longer.

                                       

                                      

                                                                         SANTA CANISTER SET

                                                       1x Small Canister, 1 Litre - 15cm(d) x 9.1cm(h)

                                                  1x Medium Canister, 1.5 Litres - 17cm(d) x 10cm(h)

                                                                               1x Large Canister


How super duper cute are they? And functional too!! And guess what? You have an opportunity to win a set , right here!! Just enter below!

But did you know that Tupperware holds their Record Breaker Week once a year. And it just happens to be this week!!  If you attend a demonstration during the Record Breaker Week with more than 8 adult guests in attendance and you purchase a regular range product you can purchase the Santa Canister Set for HALF PRICE!! Bargain!!

Record Breaker Week runs this year from 22nd November - 28th November so if anyone wants to buy them they still have time to contact their local Demonstrator.

To try and explain my love for Tupperware is simple impossible. There is just something about Tupperware that I can resist. Lifetime warranty, gorgeous colours, practical and modern and then add a bit of Christmas cheer, a cute Santa and I am sold!!
I want a set of these for myself! They would be perfect to store Christmas craft supplies, some baked goods, or if you are really generous, would make a gorgeous gift for a special person or family. Fill them with yummy cookies, shortbread and some rum balls . Voila!! Best present EVER!!

To enter this giveaway- I have not installed Rafflecopter, but require you to leave a comment under THIS post and your FULL name.
In your comment, I would like you to tell me what your favourite piece of Tupperware is ( I know I have done this before but I loved reading the answers!) Or even the Tupperware piece/s that you are lusting over.
Goodluck! x


Terms and Conditions
This giveaway will be run on the bizzy dayz blog.
You MUST leave a comment with your FULL name .
The giveaway will end Thursday 29th November at 12pm and the winner announced on my Facebook page and also on this blog post within a few hours of competition closing.
The winner has 3 days to contact and email me in regards to their prize or I reserve the right to redraw another winner.

NB: Tupperware has NOT paid me to write this post, nor have they given me the products to give away. I am lucky enough to have a lovely and generous friend, whom happens to be one pretty awesome demonstrator and she has given them to me to give away!! How amazing hey?!

A typical day...

So I have been asked a few times to share what a regular day is like for me, and have finally got around to writing about it!
There is nothing special about me or my life, infact some days it feels quite the opposite, but it is nice , as a Mum or woman even, to throw around some ideas with others, in the hope that you can take away just a small snippet that may help in this crazy thing we call life!

One of the most common question I am asked is "how do you fit it all in" or "how do you find the time", quite frankly, I make the time and I am a night owl.
You will find me still plodding away at my latest project in the late late hours of the night, but I find that time the most productive. Its quiet (other than the noise of my husband snoring, but that is another blog post all together!) and I have time and space to think clearly.

With having 4 kids, the odds are high that at least one of them will rise early, and usually it is the same one. Max is our early riser, sometimes 6am, perhaps 5:30am but more often than not its 5am.
He is promptly sent back to bed, but once out at around 6am he is allowed to stay up (they go to bed early so it is still nearly 12 hrs sleep a night)
So generally my day starts around 6:30am. Until this time, we are all laying about and relaxing in the toy room, waiting for whoever is still snoozing to wake.
My husband doesn't leave for work until 7:10am, so that is a big help at  breaky time. Breakfast is eaten straight way, and then our goodbyes to Dad and our day really starts.

Between 7:10 and 8:30am, I make all 4 beds, dress 4 kids, do 2 girls hair, wash all breakfast dishes and put on a load of washing, then get myself ready for the school run too.
I HATE leaving a house with unmade beds and dirty dishes. I can only remember 2 occasions when this has happened. Each to their own and all that, do what makes you happy. Made beds and a clean sink to come home to make me happy. The simple things, right?!

Then we may have a playdate, park run, playgroup etc on so we go to that but I always try and give our kids lunch around 11:30am. For 2 reasons, the first being that they have been up for a fair time and are hungry and also so that lunch is over, cleaned up and they are in bed in good time for them to be awake for school pick up. There is NOTHING worse than waking a sleeping child , and I have had to do it more time than I have liked!

Afternoon tea around 3:15-3:30pm and dinner prep/cooking not long after.
Tea is usually around 5:30pm, the kids go straight from the dinner table to the bath (where they brush their teeth in the bath) , the bath to story time, story time to bed.
DONE!!

Generally dinner clean up for the mess on the floor  (or I like to call it 'carnage') happens whilst my husband is supervising bath time, or if he is out, it will be straight after the kids have been put to bed. Then you have the rest of the night to relax.

It may seem like a strict schedule and a lot of rules but I am that type of person. I work better with a set plan and I like to stick to it. As a result, our children are the same and thrive on a constant routine. Win /win really.

You may seem like you are drowning, so much to do, so little time and needy children surrounding you while you are trying to do it all, but I find this is when I need to set goals. Say to myself "right, I need to hang this washing and be inside by 11:15 to make lunches" and just get it done.

Life isn't always easy, and it never usually goes according to plan, but at least with one, I feel some sort of stability in my life.
I have said it before and I will say it again, after having twins, when so many factors were out of my control ( when both babies were screaming for attention or wind etc and I only had 2 hands and a 2 year old to care for aswell) I learnt that I just had to do the best I could.
Prioritise.
And if the only thing I could control in my life was how clean and organised I was , then that is what I did. It gave me a slice of sanity back!!

I guess I am saying, everyone is different. Take a small snippet , or leave it all. Whatever works. But this works for us, so I will run with it as long as I can!!

But then there are the days when NOTHING goes according to plan ....

                 And your 2 year old double troubles find some suncream in their backpacks.
                           Well the only thing that saves me then is cider or chocolate!

Giveaway Bonanza #1 - Ollie Rose

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED!! THE WINNER WAS ; KAREN P-WRIGHT

The first giveaway to kick of Bizzy Dayz Christmas Bonanza is from one of my favourite online haunts  (and local market sellers , aren't we lucky ?!) ,the gorgeous Ollie Rose

I have spoken about this gorgeous online and market stall before , but I will say it all again.
I really do love EVERYTHING that the girls at Ollie Rose stock, and everything that the very clever Kobie makes too! The handmade clothes are so sweet ( our girls are getting an outfit each for Christmas that Kobie has made), the softies are gorgeous and all the new items in stock are super cute and super affordable.
Now stocking Alimrose and Tiger Tribe , Ollie Rose is a one stop shop, and perfect for finishing (or even starting ) your Christmas shopping! Think Santa torches, Cake buntings, Magnetic play sets.

The list goes on!

And guess what? This Friday Ollie Rose is having a 20% OFF sale!! How cool is that?! 20% off store wide for one day only!! So get your lists ready, and get shopping!

The giveaway for today is this gorgeous Bunting Necklace!!

 Valued at $19.95, its perfect to brighten any outfit, great as a gift or to keep just for yourself!

Entering this Giveaway has been made easy for you , with the Rafflecopter below. You MUST like the Ollie Rose Facebook Page , however you can earn a bonus entry by liking the Bizzy Dayz facebook page also!

Each giveaway during the Bizzy Dayz Bonanza will run for a week. This gives everyone maximum time to get entries in!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Terms and Conditions

This giveaway will be run on the bizzy dayz blog.

You MUST become a liker of the Ollie Rose facebook page.

The giveaway will end Saturday 26th November at 12pm and the winner announced on my Facebook page and also on this blog post within a few hours of competition closing.

This Rafflecopter device will randomly choose a winner from the entrants.

The winner has 3 days to contact and email me in regards to their prize or I reserve the right to redraw another winner.

Thankyou to Ollie Rose for this gorgeous prize!! I really appreciate your support. x

Be sure to check out Ollie Rose on Facebook and their Website for regular updates.




Lately.....

Another busy few weeks have passed. The blog front has been relatively quiet but rest assured, there is A LOT in the works at the moment, and I dare say you will be sick of me and my posts soon enough!!

We are busy preparing for Stella's dance concert this weekend, with 2 rehearsals this week, full dress rehearsal on Thursday night then 3 concerts over the weekend.
We have had Home Opens and private inspections, ice block day at school, play dates, sporting commitments (for us not the kids!) and this week also brings Parent help , a school excursion and that is all as well as dancing.
No wonder I am quiet on here hey?
Its just the silly season I guess!

So here you go, a few snippets of life lately,  to bring you up to speed .

I MAY, ok I AM the most spoilt wife EVER!
My husband surprised me with a special delivery!!

A Thermomix!

They are totally expensive, but also TOTALLY worth it! And with him being Gluten intolerant , this is making our lives so much easier, and yummier of course!! So lots of playing has been happening of course!

Our Littlest boy is growing so fast right before our eyes! He loves to sit and read, play blocks and puzzles and LOVES playing with cars!

He also loves to climb! On everything!

Poor Lacey fell over last week, severed that little bit of skin under her top lip. Biggest, fattest, blackest swollen lip you ever did see. A trip to the dentist and a few wobbly top teeth, the poor poppet. But we are anxiously waiting to see if they will go grey yet!

I realised I forgot to share some Halloween dress up pics!! The kids had a ball!! Loved it!

And of course, the general day to day playing and learning as always. Here Stella is showing Angus how to do his new puzzle.

Don't  you just love chubby baby/toddler feet? I sure do!

Stay tuned, lots happening in this space soon!

New Sponsor - Zimmer & Jee

                        I am super thrilled to announce a new sponsor to my blog, Zimmer & Jee.


                   

Zimmer & Jee is an Australian online Childrens boutique for babies, kids and Mums. Stocking some of the most popular and best brands on the market, all at an affordable and competitive price and within the click of the mouse and tap of your fingers.
All the products they sell are of amazing quality , and my "Wish List" (for the children of course!!) is growing every minute!

Here are a few of my favourites, and a few are intended as the last of the kids Christmas presents too!

LOVE this Discoveroo Sort n' Tip Garbage truck - perfect for Angus for Xmas

Also LOVE this for Angus - Discoveroo Farm Set

My girls love to collect 'treasures' and carry them around in cases and bags, these would be perfect and even the lining is gorgeous!

                                      
Stocking brands such as, Aden & Anais, Alimrose, Discoveroo, Tiger Tribe and Lark just to name a few, there is something for everyone and anyone. All orders over $100 receive free shipping too, so perfect for purchasing your Christmas gifts for the whole family.

Vintage Cupcake cases, for Mumma of course!


And a little something that is great for gifts , baby showers, Birthday or Christmas presents, and for young and old!!

Initial Birth Print

                                        

I could go on forever, and I have a little (ok quite large really!) handwritten list scrawled on my desk of all the lovely things that I just know my kiddos would love, and me too!!
Make sure you check out Zimmer & Jee, you can find them on Facebook , Pinterest and of course their Website .

And guess what?

 Zimmer & Jee has so generously offered Bizzy Dayz readers a 10% discount on orders , simple use the code 'BIZZY' at checkout to redeem you discount!!
What perfect timing for Christmas shopping!!

So what are you waiting for ?

Check them out now!

Perfect party Printables

Following on from my last post on Angus' Birthday Party , I have been asked a few questions about the labels and cupcake toppers so I wanted to share something with you that made the party and decorating so , so easy!!

I searched and searched Etsy and other printable stores for the perfect set to suit our theme and colour scheme and was totally amazed when I found 'the one'. I  purchased this party Printable set from the gorgeous Daniela from The Little Soiree , via her ETSY store, and I could not have been happier!!

                               

Not only was Danni an absolute pleasure and breeze to deal with , but the pack had everything I wanted for the party (and much much more!) so I didn't need to find other people to make things or attempt them myself.

LOVE this 8 x 10 print that Danni created. She gave me 4 different styles and wording and I picked my favourite. I wanted to have something at the party that I could then use as decor and memorabilia afterwards. ( This frame was a large wooden one from Phuket that I no longer used and spray painted in a colour I wanted)

I love all the little labels, each saying something different, and plenty to choose from. I simply cut them out with a scollop circle punch and popped them on the front of the jars for the Chocolate mousse.

The bunting was so easy to print and cut, then I punched small holes in the corner, some ribbon and voila!
(And this is also something for Angus' room now, I am just using his name part.)

Cupcake toppers

                                   Thankyou tags and an invitation slipped into the white frame.

And all the gorgeous buffet labels.

The pack contained so so much more, but it honestly is the best way to go when organising and planning a birthday party. Easy and quick. Simply print and trim/cut everything and you are done. And at least then the invitation, decorations and thankyou notes are all matching. Got to have matchy matchy!!

There are so many different printable packs available out there, and from so many different sellers and sites to choose from! Personally, I can not recomment Danni enough, and as an example of how fabulous she is, she is offering my Bizzy Dayz readers 10% discount off all orders you place on her Etsy store. Simply put the discount code - BDBR1012  , at checkout to receive your discount!
So if you have a party to plan or thinking about getting organised early for one next year, take advantage of the code!! I know I will be!!

Next birthday is Stella's in April, and I am thinking a Vintage tea party with some friends.
The possibilities are endless!

Angus' Birthday Party

If you are a regular around these parts you will know that last weekend we held a party for our dear little mans First Birthday! (if not, enjoy the post ;) )

His birthday was on the Wednesday before and we just had a normal family birthday dinner to celebrate, then held the party a few days later.

After deliberating over the theme, I finally settled on "Peter Rabbit" , inspired by my love obsession with bunnies, plus I wanted a cute, "little boy" theme for our last First Birthday!!

These Boards were an awesome source of inspiration and reference when planning each step of the decorations and theme , and I can't thank Tanya at Life's Little Celebrations enough! I don't like to spend a fortune on our parties, but DO like to create lots of things myself and it to look nice, so I found the boards great when sourcing and repurposing bits and pieces to use from around our home.

Anyway, without further ado

 Angus' Peter Rabbit First Birthday.

The entryway

THE PARTY TABLE

(We were actually meant to hold the party outside , under the patio , but it ended up VERY stormy and even hailing, so we moved it to inside, then the weather cleared of course!)

REFRESHMENT AREA

Ice water with lemon was available in the drink dispenser, cool drink in the jug for adults and some yummy Apple Kiwi cordial for kids in the glass bottles , complete with paper straws!

 

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

(Homemade, in a baby food jar with the lid spray painted and a little ribbon and label)

CARAMEL POPCORN

( In little paper dishes from our local discount shop $2 for 12)

MINI MERINGUES

(On a Cupcake stand from Target)

THE CAKE AND SWEET BAR

I purchased the blue Pom Poms locally (but they can be found at numerous places online) and the white one was repurposed from a friend.

I made the ribbon hanging myself, with a length of dowel and ribbon glued to the top.

The cake

A simple 3 layer sponge with Buttercream icing and a gorgeous Letter A with Peter Rabbit that Angus was given by his Great Grandma at birth!

Assorted lollies from our local IGA were a hit at the candy buffet!!

I made the cake bunting with some Washi tape from Typo on some simple string.

GIFT BAGS

Are on the right and are simple white noodle boxes from Spotlight with a little ribbon and tag (from a printable pack I bought)

. These were filled with a ball of homemade playdoh and a Wizz Fizz.

A FOR ANGUS

 I knew I wanted something else green on the table, so a cheapy letter from Spotlight, painted green and then I added some polkadots. (and now it adorns his room and matches perfectly!)

MINI DIPS

A yummy french onion dip with some fresh vegies, softens the blow of all the yummy sugar!!
These Icecream bowls were purchased from a local discount shop (they came with wooden spoons but I used them for the mousse) $2.50 for a pack of 6!!

A LITTLE TREAT

Just for something a little special, I did buy some Macarons from a local catering business. Cookies and cream and worth every penny!!

*Details about the printable to come in next post!!

OTHER FOOD

We also served hot food of Quiches, mini pizzas and Sausage rolls

Choc chip cookies, fairy bread and vanilla cupcakes!

BUNTING ACROSS THE TABLE

Simple and gorgeous, and says "Angus' First Birthday"

 *Another part of the printable pack

On the table I also used some pantry stackers from Ikea, a little case of Max's for display and a box I use for scrapbooking for the cake stand. Bits and bobs were pulled from everywhere to create the look and stick to the green, blue and white colour scheme!
And I think it looked gorgeous!
Obviously there is always more you could do, things you could make and stuff to buy, but I am very pleased with everything.

The party was a huge success. Everyone had a lovely day, chatted and ate and the kids played. Couldn't ask for more really!
Oh and I even managed to sit down and chat to my guests, the sure sign you were organised enough!!

Our gorgeous children on Angus' big party day!

The little boy all the fuss was about, so very worth every minute spent!!