Monthly Archives: March 2012

On The P-Word: @ColCacchio’s #PriceSlice Deal = Yum Yum for Less

Posted on March 19, 2012 by exmi

Friday was a busy day for me. So busy that there was no time to have breakfast. So I was muchos-grateful when the divine people from Col’Cacchio arrived on my doorstep, holding a beautiful box of…..pizza. Yum. My absolute favourite … Continue reading →

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On Taking to It Like a Duck to Water: My Kid’s Top 5 iPhone/iPod Games

Posted on March 15, 2012 by exmi

My Kid has taken over my iPod. When his PSP is charging or he’s tired of it, he picks up my iPod and gets wrapped up in the touching, swiping, jumping and shooting excitement of it all. He’s only needed … Continue reading →

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On Being Mother to a Boy: It Involves Trips to the ER for Strange Things

Posted on March 14, 2012 by exmi

As parents, we all dread that call from the school, during the day. That call that interrupts us and tells us to drop what we’re doing and rush down to the school, there’s been an emergency. That was my morning. … Continue reading →

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On Reviewing the Toshiba Portege R700-15X: It’s Slim, Shiny and Super-Durable

Posted on March 14, 2012 by exmi

It’s all about the details: Ultraportable, super slim – 1.4kg Intel Core i5 processor 13.3in, 1,366 x 768, matt screen Loads of perks, bells and whistles It’s been so long since I’ve written a review, I’m not sure I even … Continue reading →

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On Crowd-Sourcing, Twitter And Car-Shopping

Posted on March 13, 2012 by exmi

We’ve been umming and aaahing over cars lately. The time has come to trade in the Honda Jazz, apparently, as it’s currently sitting on just under 100,000km on the clock. Now, if it were up to me, I’d hang onto … Continue reading →

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On Recipes: Chicken, Zucchini, Feta & Roasted Butternut Pasta

Posted on March 13, 2012 by exmi

Yes, I know I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I’m attempting to cut carbs. But this recipe is something I made on Saturday night, for dinner for my fiance and his BFF. It was the weekend and obviously a cheat … Continue reading →

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On Obsessions

Posted on March 12, 2012 by exmi

A few of my favourite things: If it’s blue and white, I’m all over it. I’m not really sure how it started, but I have a growing collection of Delft, blue willow and assorted other blue and white vintage crockery/vases … Continue reading →

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