It has taken a while but now that warm, sunny weather has finally arrived in most parts of Australia it is more important than ever to think about sun protection, for little people but for big people too. With many days and weeks of beautiful beach weather ahead of us it’s time to check the expire date on your suncreen, try on your hat for [read more]
I don’t know how things go at your house but in our household it is always the same story: If I am doing chores the kids sleep nice and quietly, yet when I am done working, have finished all my little jobs and finally get ready to sit down on the couch for a relaxing 45 minutes with one of my favourite tv shows one [read more]
If you are a long term reader of Hip Little One you will know that while I am absolutely pro breastfeeding (I am still breastfeeding our almost 9-month old) and think that women should feel completely free to feed in public I myself am not a confident public breastfeeder at all. It is something I have never felt very comfortable with and whenever possible I will always try to be [read more]
And that was the end of my December shopping, everything on my list is ticked off. I’m pretty chuffed I am all organised, just the wrapping left to do and I can pack everything in the big sacks ready to be opened by my excited little bunch. As you may know we do the gift giving with Sinterklaas (on December 5th) instead of Christmas so [read more]
Breasts, boobs, bust, if there was one right time to talk about them now is it (even if it makes you feel uncomfortable). As you may know the month of October is all about breast cancer awareness with many businesses and individuals joining the ‘pink team’ and raising much needed funds for breast cancer research. The aim is to have zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030 [read more]
While I (obviously) love shopping for our little ones I am afraid I am not that keen on shopping for myself these days. Like many other mums I know I rarely (read never!) have a free minute to go into a shop alone and calmly browse the aisles and I also feel a little guilty spending money on myself. But with spring now in full [read more]
When I think back one year ago I was around 20 weeks pregnant and admiring my fast growing baby bump. Of course I love having our baby here to cuddle and play with but I also miss that lovely bump, it is such a privilege to be able to carry a baby and I will treasure those memories forever. When I discovered European label 9fashion [read more]