It’s no secret that I love coffee, or that I am (in)famous among family members for being a classic Melburnian coffee snob. However, on that count, in my adopted home city, let it be known that I have zero problem with the label. And today I’m giving five lucky readers a chance to be fully caffeinated for the next five months, all thanks to República.

For those unfamiliar with República, they are 100% Fair Trade and organic coffee. Their products may be found online as well as Coles and Woolworths stores across the nation. It is currently Fair Trade fortnight, and I think it’s good timing to promote the kind of advocacy for change that is being done in places and markets that need that kind of support.

So if you would like to see what kind of ultra-special ‘moment-taking’ opportunity República have in this giveaway, let me walk you through it.

I have five packs, each valued at $350, on offer.

republica giveaway

These contain a coffee hazelnut aromatic candle (not pictured), the Ultimate Chill 2012 CD, a copy of Penguin Classic The Great Gatsby (a so-hot-right-now text, and one of my favourite novels) and República coffee. Not only that, each winner will receive República coffee every month, for five months, delivered directly to their door.

The total prize value of this giveaway is $1,750. Wow – that’s a lot of coffee (and, therefore, extra productivity!)

Here are the giveaway rules:

1) You must be an Australian resident.
2) To enter you need to leave a comment saying why you would love to receive a República coffee prize pack. Winners will be selected for originality and skill.
3) This competition will close at 12pm Thursday 6 June 2013.
4) If contact cannot be made with a winner(s) I reserve the right to draw another. There will be five in total, so be in it to win it!

 

So enter, like the República Facebook page while you’re at it, and good luck!

Republica Coffee

 

 

 

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This is a Mother’s Day re-cap post, of sorts.

However, there’s something really cool on offer at the bottom, so it’s even better for you.

First, to yesterday. I deliberately didn’t Tweet/Facebook/Instagram any of my present pictures because – for once – I wanted to keep them to myself; even though they were of the same variety and theme that countless other mother’s across the globe will also recognise and receive. The one genuine surprise was a business card holder that Riley gave me and I think he could tell by the look on my fact that he’d picked a winner.

‘Do you like it?’ he asked.

‘I do,’ I said. ‘I’ve been wanting one for ages.’ Which is 100% true.

This said, who doesn’t like an extra present, after a special occasion is over (or at any old time, heck)?

Logitech contacted me recently with a selection of gadgets to look at ahead of Mother’s Day and I immediately honed in on the earphones. Because skinny earpiece ones hurt me, more often than not, and I can’t help but have noticed the upward trend again in people walking around with squishy, Princess Leia-like buns over their ears and have been wondering if they’re that good.

Well, they are.

Keira discovered this first, because my pair arrived before we went on our recent roadtrip. She took them, and I didn’t see them again for days.

Logitech Headphones

Exhibit A.

 

I was really impressed (once I finally managed to get my hands on them) on their effectiveness. In a loud moving car, on half-volume, at one point I didn’t even notice Adam had been talking to me for ages, before he made it clear he had been. (Ah, marriage.)

Here’s another roadtrip shot.

 

If you would like to win a pair of these Logitech Ultimate Ears 4000 Headphones (RRP $149.95), including the travel pouch (very handy) then see below and good luck! You won’t be disappointed.

 

Giveaway rules

1) You must be an Australian resident.
2) To enter you can enter one of the 2 ways below, or both if you like (a maximum of 2 entries):

Leave a comment saying why you would like to win these headphones.[1 entry]
Tweet the link to this post (button at bottom of post) and come back to leave the Tweeted link here (so I can verify)[1 entry].

3) This competition will close at 12pm Monday 3 June 2013 (work will be too busy for me to monitor/close this before then).
4) If contact cannot be made with the winner I reserve the right to draw another.
5) The winner will be determined by a random number generator.

 

Thanks again, Logitech.

 

logitech headphone

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We’ve just returned from a whirlwind trip back to NSW to visit Adam’s family and attend his hometown’s 150th birthday celebrations. As is the way, I got sick with some demon tonsillitis thing on the way up and was either sleeping or sweating (or pouting, see photo) for a few days while I tried to shake the damn bug.

 

But enough of that! For I trudged on, attended a country horse meet for the first time since I lived in my own hometown …

 

 

… and ogled over class photos of my husband at his local primary school, while he stood in the corner with a ‘Please, let me die now’ look on his face. BUT LOOK AT THE CUTE.

 

Wearing blue on blue like a champion.

 

Anyway, we’re home now and there’s just a few things to let you know about:

First, I’ll be talking on Friday night at a Blurb event here in Melbourne about things EWF, blog-to-book, self-publishing and generally being creative related. If you’ve ever had a question about these things – and I know many do, because I get emails! – then consider coming along, grabbing a free drink, and have a chat!

You can RSVP via Eventbrite. Entry is free as well, cool cats.

Second, I’m also doing a Mother’s Day appearance at my local bookshop (Eltham Bookshop) this coming Saturday morning from 10am-11am. It’s a day dedicated to buying for mum ahead of the following weekend’s festivities. So come in and have yourself a glass of pink champagne, if drinking in the morning is your thing. I will! To be social, of course. *cough*

Crying in the Car: Reflections of Life and Motherhood will be available for sale, naturally.

I think that’s all for the moment.

 

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