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All those years of dreading teenage-hood... and it turns out it’s (so far) not so bad after all. 💛 I’ve been a huge fan of the @sansceuticals natural skin and hair care products since I first discovered the brand when I was pregnant with Wilkie. (The Body+Hair+Face oil is one of my favourite-ever beauty products on my bathroom shelf!) This Christmas, Sans is offering a collection of festive Furoshiki gift sets, wrapped up in a pretty linen cloth and ready to be set under the tree. I love that all of the packaging is sustainable down to the reusable linen wrapping.
@sansceuticals is now offering followers a super generous $15 off the gift sets and any other full-size products with code COURTNEY15. Treat yourself or any of your friends or family (but mostly yourself - you deserve it!)! 🎄 #sponsored Post-surf Sunday smiles 🥰🥰 Our little home is featured in this month’s issue of @dominomag, and up on their website as of yesterday! When asked what it’s like having five kids in a small house, this was my answer: “I love that at any given time in our house, there is a tower being built, food being cooked, tutus being twirled, art being crafted, music on, people laughing, someone crying, and sometimes all of it at once. A busy home is all I’ve ever known.” 💓 Thanks for the feature, Domino, and thanks for the photos @natmccomas. For the last year, Easton has been working on his big year 8 school project. They got to choose something to create, and he chose to make a coffee table photobook on the surfers of Byron. He interviewed more than 20 iconic Byron surfers (young, old, men, women, short boarders and long boarders and everything in between!). He took their photos both in the surf and out and he wrote down their stories. He also took photos of Byron, the waves and the surf culture here. The book turned out so well! 💛They presented their projects last week and as I stood there in the hall listening to him speaking on stage my mama heart was bursting with pride. He was so nervous to give his speech, but then he walked up onto stage and spoke so confidently and effortlessly. He’s grown a lot through this project and it has been such a joy to witness. 💛 The live tree we bought last year for our Christmas tree sadly didn’t survive the scorching hot summer.  So this year we searched for another sustainable tree option and found @demelzahilldesign (who I met through my e-course this year!) and her beautiful wooden trees made from sustainably sourced maple. It won’t drop needles, it won’t dry out, and we’ll be able to reuse it year after year. 🎄 Now I just need to train a puppy not to bite and yank the Christmas stockings from the mantle! 🤪

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Australia  4 Comments

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Tent Camping: what you’ll need

I shared this list on Babyccino a couple weeks ago, but thought it might be good to share here too:

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Australia  5 Comments

February 5, 2019February 8, 2019

Summer camping adventures

This summer we managed to escape busy Byron and enjoy two successful camping trips with friends, both in national parks

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Australia  8 Comments

April 6, 2016April 7, 2016

From Sydney to Brisbane in a campervan

Wow, I’ve really fallen behind! And I’ve been bad about taking proper photos ever since we landed in Australia. It

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Australia  15 Comments

March 7, 2016

A return to The Blue Mountains, Australia

We have fond memories of visiting the Blue Mountains six years ago. It was our first campervan trip through Australia

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New Zealand, Tips  5 Comments

February 25, 2016June 19, 2017

10 of New Zealand’s Best Campsites

In 35 days of exploring New Zealand from North to South by campervan, we stayed at more than 25 campsites.

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New Zealand  6 Comments

February 21, 2016February 29, 2016

Adventures in a Campervan: Week Four

This week was all about beautiful beaches! We made our way from the East Cape up north to the Coromandel. Along

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New Zealand  11 Comments

February 10, 2016February 10, 2016

Adventures in a campervan: Week Three

Week three in the camper van saw a bit of city, more countryside and a lot of beach. Best of

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Crafting, Cooking & Learning  3 Comments

February 4, 2016February 9, 2016

A favourite game

When we were in Chile in December, we coincidentally (and luckily!) bumped into another travelling family whom I have been

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New Zealand  14 Comments

January 23, 2016January 23, 2016

Adventures in a Campervan: Week One

What a busy week it was! With rain every single day, our coats and shoes are soaked all the way

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