I love crochet. If you don't know how to crochet but would like to learn, this rug is a good place to start. You can find the tutorial by Wink here. There are links to each of the steps in the tutorial.

It's the middle of Summer in Australia but this might help you feel cooler and at least you will laugh.

Here's the written recipe for Easy Fried Rice. I like to add a bit of sweet chilli sauce for a bit of a kick. You can also add corn, diced capsicum, roast chicken...the sky is the limit. You can buy microwave rice sachets to make this recipe even easier or use brown rice to be even healthier.

Here are some life lessons from Cinderella:

1. It doesn't matter where you come from, you can have a happy ending;
2. Life will be difficult at times;
3. Choose kind;
4. Never give up;
5. Never run in heels.

These cute white chocolate confetti cookies could be made with a Christmas tree cookie cutter for a more festive look. You can find the recipe at www.taste.com.au.

Parents can be a bit distracted, busy and frazzled at Christmas. I love this BBC video about sharing Christmas together.