Hiya!
Just a quick & friendly reminder that if you are looking for me, I can now be found over at the huntered housewife.
And on Facebook here.
I can be contacted via email at: thehunteredhousewife@gmail.com
The rambling mum email is no longer monitored on a regular basis.
Many of you have followed me over there already - Thank you.
PR Companies - I have emailed you if I work with you regularly. If you need to contact me, please use the new email address above.
Thank you!
Karen.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Saturday, November 3, 2012
We have Chocolate Winners!
The 3 winners of my Well, Naturally No Added Sugar Chocolate Giveaway have been determined.
The giveaway was being run at the same time I was discontinuing rambling mum and establishing the huntered housewife. As a result, it was run on both blogs. Entry comments from both posts have been considered.
So, click on over here to see who the lucky winners are!
Thanks!
Karen xx
The giveaway was being run at the same time I was discontinuing rambling mum and establishing the huntered housewife. As a result, it was run on both blogs. Entry comments from both posts have been considered.
So, click on over here to see who the lucky winners are!
Thanks!
Karen xx
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Moving home
Yes, we did only recently move home.
This time, I'm talking about my blog. It is moving.
There is a whole new name, a new home and a new look.
Thank you for supporting rambling mum over the past couple of years.
You will now find me at the huntered housewife and on Facebook here.
See you there real soon!
Karen xx
This time, I'm talking about my blog. It is moving.
There is a whole new name, a new home and a new look.
Thank you for supporting rambling mum over the past couple of years.
You will now find me at the huntered housewife and on Facebook here.
See you there real soon!
Karen xx
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Who's trying to reduce their sugar intake? (Giveaway)
I've noticed a lot of posts on Facebook and Blogs recently about going sugar free. I really need to have a close look at some of those recipes. We could do with reducing the sugar consumption in our household, I'm sure. Particularly because I am in the high risk category for Type 2 diabetes. And carrying too much weight on my frame (aren't we all). But sometimes it just seems like too much hard work.
So when I was offered the chance to try some chocolate with 80% less sugar than regular chocolate, I had to say yes. Let's face it, chocolate has a place in every girl's life. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, flavoured chocolate.....you name it, we love it!
Well Naturally is a brand I have tasted before. Whenever I've been on my low carb phases, I've snacked on their sugar free dark chocolate, discovered when I was packing shelves for a living late at night. (Do you have any idea how snacky a job like that makes you?!). And I found the chocolate yummy!
Most foods contain sugar, natural sugar. A lot of foods have more sugar added to them in the manufacturing process. That means more calories for a start, with no extra nutrition.Well Naturally's No Added Sugar milk chocolate retains the natural sugars from the lactose, but all excess sugars are eliminated. Which means that the finished chocolate bar has 80% less sugar than regular milk chocolate. And fewer calories! I'm wanting to reduce both my sugar and calorie intake to improve my health, so that ticks a box or two for me. How about you?
Well Naturally's No Added Sugar Chocolate is available in Creamy Milk or Fruit & Nut flavours. I've tried them both. More than once! And there are no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives in either variety. Great if your are looking after your health or have reactions to some of those nasties. (Like me with the sulphites in cheap wine lol).
So how do they taste, compared to regular chocolate bars? They do taste different, If you are expecting Well Naturally to taste like your favourite other brand, then you'll be wrong. These do taste yummy, but they are not what we are used to. If you are trying to be healthy & still need your chocolate fix, then Well Naturally provides a happy medium. Have your naughty food (PMT & mood fixer) without so much naughtiness.
You can buy them at Woolworths for $2.69 for a 45g bar. They're in the health food aisle. I know because I used to pack them there.
But if you don't want to part with your hard earned cash, you can win some right here. 3 lucky readers will each win a pack containing one bar of each flavour (Creamy Milk and Fruit & Nut). Try before you buy!
To enter, leave a comment on my blog telling me the importance of chocolate in your life. Or (if you are one of those really good people), the role you wish chocolate could take in your life!
Make sure you leave me an email address, so I can contact you if you win.
Competition is open to Australian residents only and closes at 5pm on Fri 2nd Nov, Sydney time.
The 3 best answers as judged by me will be the winners.
Ready, set, go!
Karen.
Disclaimer: I received Well Naturally No Added Sugar Chocolate bars for review purposes. Opinions are mine and are honest.
So when I was offered the chance to try some chocolate with 80% less sugar than regular chocolate, I had to say yes. Let's face it, chocolate has a place in every girl's life. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, flavoured chocolate.....you name it, we love it!
Well Naturally is a brand I have tasted before. Whenever I've been on my low carb phases, I've snacked on their sugar free dark chocolate, discovered when I was packing shelves for a living late at night. (Do you have any idea how snacky a job like that makes you?!). And I found the chocolate yummy!
Well Naturally's No Added Sugar Chocolate is available in Creamy Milk or Fruit & Nut flavours. I've tried them both. More than once! And there are no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives in either variety. Great if your are looking after your health or have reactions to some of those nasties. (Like me with the sulphites in cheap wine lol).
So how do they taste, compared to regular chocolate bars? They do taste different, If you are expecting Well Naturally to taste like your favourite other brand, then you'll be wrong. These do taste yummy, but they are not what we are used to. If you are trying to be healthy & still need your chocolate fix, then Well Naturally provides a happy medium. Have your naughty food (PMT & mood fixer) without so much naughtiness.
You can buy them at Woolworths for $2.69 for a 45g bar. They're in the health food aisle. I know because I used to pack them there.
But if you don't want to part with your hard earned cash, you can win some right here. 3 lucky readers will each win a pack containing one bar of each flavour (Creamy Milk and Fruit & Nut). Try before you buy!
To enter, leave a comment on my blog telling me the importance of chocolate in your life. Or (if you are one of those really good people), the role you wish chocolate could take in your life!
Make sure you leave me an email address, so I can contact you if you win.
Competition is open to Australian residents only and closes at 5pm on Fri 2nd Nov, Sydney time.
The 3 best answers as judged by me will be the winners.
Ready, set, go!
Karen.
Disclaimer: I received Well Naturally No Added Sugar Chocolate bars for review purposes. Opinions are mine and are honest.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Recent bits of my life.
Mental blank without my phone (with photos in it) beside me! Be right back.
Right, so what's been happening in my world then? I swear, if I don't write it down, I've got Buckley's of remembering.
* I snuck back to Shellharbour to surprise Bek for her baby shower. This pic was taken at a quickly organised picnic the next day, which gave the kids & I the chance to catch up with friends. Thank you to Deb for organising the baby shower & my Mother in Law for allowing her home to be invaded by me & 2 of her Grandkids.
* Trixie the dog jumped the fence into the neighbours yard. Again. She can't jump back home. Thank you nice lady for not getting cranky with us. I don't think I would like someone else's dog landing in my backyard. Ever.
* Looked up & noticed the filthy hanging pot holder in the kitchen. How often do you look up?
* Took on a gym class. And survived! It will be my Tuesday night regular whilst Zac is at cadets.
* Discovered a fantastic App called My Fitness Pal, thanks to Rachael from Fat to Fit and Fabulous by Forty.
* Liam and Megan started tennis lessons last week:
* Zac is about to go on Year 11 Retreat for 3 nights with school. Feel like I haven't seen much of our big son lately - he was away with cadets the first week of the school holidays and I was away with the younger two for 4 days of the second week. And nobody told him to stop growing - he'll be 17 on the 26th. Please pass the tissues.
* Ray's been putting the hours in at work & taking the kids for a bike ride on the weekends. And even getting time to escape with a mate to go fishing. In his words "No fish have been harmed in any of our expeditions".
That's a quick wrap up of what's happening here.
What's happening there?
Right, so what's been happening in my world then? I swear, if I don't write it down, I've got Buckley's of remembering.
* I snuck back to Shellharbour to surprise Bek for her baby shower. This pic was taken at a quickly organised picnic the next day, which gave the kids & I the chance to catch up with friends. Thank you to Deb for organising the baby shower & my Mother in Law for allowing her home to be invaded by me & 2 of her Grandkids.
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| that's me on the left & Bek on the right |
* Trixie the dog jumped the fence into the neighbours yard. Again. She can't jump back home. Thank you nice lady for not getting cranky with us. I don't think I would like someone else's dog landing in my backyard. Ever.
* Looked up & noticed the filthy hanging pot holder in the kitchen. How often do you look up?
* Took on a gym class. And survived! It will be my Tuesday night regular whilst Zac is at cadets.
* Discovered a fantastic App called My Fitness Pal, thanks to Rachael from Fat to Fit and Fabulous by Forty.
* Liam and Megan started tennis lessons last week:
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| orange & blue shirt |
* Zac is about to go on Year 11 Retreat for 3 nights with school. Feel like I haven't seen much of our big son lately - he was away with cadets the first week of the school holidays and I was away with the younger two for 4 days of the second week. And nobody told him to stop growing - he'll be 17 on the 26th. Please pass the tissues.
* Ray's been putting the hours in at work & taking the kids for a bike ride on the weekends. And even getting time to escape with a mate to go fishing. In his words "No fish have been harmed in any of our expeditions".
That's a quick wrap up of what's happening here.
What's happening there?
Monday, October 1, 2012
October is here.
Yep, a new month. Another calendar page turns.
This month our eldest son turns 17. Wow, time is flying by. He's starting Year 12 in just a few weeks. His high school finish line is getting closer.
The weather is warming up. We've had a few 30 degree days already & there are a couple more forecast this week. 30 degrees inland is nothing like a coastal 30 degrees. Not as humid. Much more comfortable. So far. Ask me again when summer arrives.
This week we discovered that the plant winding its way up the pergola post is a grapevine. Yes, we live in the Hunter (wine country as well as horse country) & we have a grapevine. Cool, hey?
Speaking of plants, today was a nice day to get stuck into some gardening. Not too much, as this is a temporary house for us. But something to prettify it.
And next weekend Daylight Savings Starts - YAY!!!! Love, love LOVE daylight savings. Brings a whole new attitude & pace of life with it.
There will be more that October brings, but this is just a snippet.
Oh, and I am also informally doing Ocsober. It's like Dry July in that I am giving up alcohol for the month. Informal because I am not seeking sponsorship, I am simply doing it for me.
What's October got in store for you?
Karen.
This month our eldest son turns 17. Wow, time is flying by. He's starting Year 12 in just a few weeks. His high school finish line is getting closer.
The weather is warming up. We've had a few 30 degree days already & there are a couple more forecast this week. 30 degrees inland is nothing like a coastal 30 degrees. Not as humid. Much more comfortable. So far. Ask me again when summer arrives.
This week we discovered that the plant winding its way up the pergola post is a grapevine. Yes, we live in the Hunter (wine country as well as horse country) & we have a grapevine. Cool, hey?
Speaking of plants, today was a nice day to get stuck into some gardening. Not too much, as this is a temporary house for us. But something to prettify it.
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| pots of colour -to-be by the front door |
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| radish, parsley & chives in vegie patch, flowers in left pot, mystery plant in pot on right was already here |
And next weekend Daylight Savings Starts - YAY!!!! Love, love LOVE daylight savings. Brings a whole new attitude & pace of life with it.
There will be more that October brings, but this is just a snippet.
Oh, and I am also informally doing Ocsober. It's like Dry July in that I am giving up alcohol for the month. Informal because I am not seeking sponsorship, I am simply doing it for me.
What's October got in store for you?
Karen.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
I trained him well
Friday evening.
The most strenuous thing I had to do yesterday was remember the hairdresser appointments for Megan & I. And remember to go to afternoon assembly at the primary school.
Hubby spent the day at the mine, working extra hours as he does.
Arrives home, I duck to the shops to get some urgent groceries.
I come back to this:
Slaving away in the kitchen, finishing prepping the dinner that I started.
So what did I do?
The only thing a good wife does:
Cheers, ladies, good health to you!
Karen xx
The most strenuous thing I had to do yesterday was remember the hairdresser appointments for Megan & I. And remember to go to afternoon assembly at the primary school.
Hubby spent the day at the mine, working extra hours as he does.
Arrives home, I duck to the shops to get some urgent groceries.
I come back to this:
Slaving away in the kitchen, finishing prepping the dinner that I started.
So what did I do?
The only thing a good wife does:
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| he he he...... |
Cheers, ladies, good health to you!
Karen xx
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