THE MAGIC BULLET

The Magic Bullet is such a good machine that I believe everyone needs to own one.

You can do so much with the Magic Bullet from blending,slicing,dicing,chopping and so much more.

It comes with 21 pieces including:

*The base

*A tall cup

*A small cup

*A flat blade

*A cross blade

*2 shaker/stamer tops

*4 party cup with 4 lids

*2 stay fresh re-sealable lids

*PLUS a bonus recipe book and  juice extractor kit and a full size bullet blender.

I mostly just make all kinds of smoothies with mine .

There is many uses for the Magic bullet whether its for chopping up nuts,grating or blending.

I also pre freeze my smoothies but blending my favourite fruits and freezing them in a zip lock bag. Especially when you know fruit or veggies are about to start to go off i belnd and freeze.

 

I tried to blend/juice a whole lots of greens including celery, kale, spinach but oh the taste was not to my liking at all.

The price range starts from $70-$100

you can buy it from Goodguys, Dick Smith, Ebay,Stan Cash, Zoxoro Australia and Harvey Norman.

DAVIS & WADDELL - THE RISE AND SHINE BREAKFAST TABLE

This table is from Davis & Waddell and this table is so useful I couldnt live with out it . 

It is made from acacia wood and is a traditional wood breakfast table that can be used for breakfast in bed or you can fold the legs in for a flat tray on the couch.

I love the look and color of the The  Rise and Shine breakfast table.

As I used to work crazy hours at work , most nights coming home around 9.30pm so  I ate dinner most night  in bed relaxing and watching tv. 

This table is so helpful and useful. I also use it when blogging in bed its a sturdy table and is a perfect size The 

Dimension of the table is 32.5 X 49 X 22 cm .

You can find in Howards Storage World and Matchbox and retails for $49.00 .

You can find this and other products at www.davisandwaddell.com.au 

GREAT IDEA FOR SUMMER ...ZIPZICLED

FILL FREEZE FUN 

This product is perfect for summer and actually all year round.

You can really have some fun with Zipzicles ......So what are they you ask ???

They are icy pole molds witha ziplock top, so you can fill the plastic tubes with fun fillings and freeze them to become delicious icy poles .

The different flavours for filling zipzicles are limitless some of my favourite are :

*MILK flavoured icy poles ,(strawberry,chocolate and banana flavours)

*JUICE flavoured icy poles (orange,pineapple,mango,apple and blackcurrant juices )

Last week I made grown up icy poles I added Midori ,lemonade and pineapple juice they were perfect and such a different way to have a drink with friends .

It was 32 degrees outside so me and a friend sat outside and ate icypoles .. I must admit it was strange feeling drunk from icypoles. 

You can really be creative with the fillings which makes it even more fun.

On the back of the packet it has some ideas to like pineapple orange icy poles, rootbeer float and strawberry lemonade. You can also make healthier options to . 

The best thing about this product is :

*NO STICKS

*NO DRIPS

*RESEALABLE

*REUSEABLE

*YOU CHOOSE THE INGREDIENTS

*CONVENIANT AND PORTABLE

*CHEAP AND FUN

*REASONABLY  PRICED

You can find this product online at WWW.ZIPZICLES.COM they have family friendly and cocktail inspired recipes, stote locations and much more.

So go and buy it and have fun creating amazing icy poles.

THINGS YOU MUST DO IN BALI

There is so much to do when you go to Bali but here is somethings I think are must. 

FIRST : Head to the beach in Kuta and walk along the beach till you come to a massive turtle that looks like this 

and there you will find Jimmy"s bar, it is the place to drink. You just kick back on the chairs and Jimmy or Wayan or one of the boys will bring you a drink and a crate .You just put your empty bottle in the crate raise your hand and they will bring you more. 

Once you have finished they will add up the bottles in the crate and then you pay. What more could you want.

Although there are many places to drink this is the one to try.

Feel like trying something different like surfing???? they can help with that too. You can rent a board and they have people to help teach too. Sony is one of the guys who an teach you surf.Add made jimmy on facebook and this is what you will see all the tourists that visit daily. the best drinkers of the day and the prettiest sunsets ever.

Here are some sunsets I have seen

THE TURTLES:

 The big turtle that is behind at Jimmy's bar  holds baby turtle eggs that thru out the year they have release in the ocean.I got to do this the first time I went , it was amazing, so much fun . We released 104 in the ocean that day . They are just so cute and was a great experience. 

Here are some pics

SHOPPING:

Although I love walking thru the markets and shopping I love sitting at Jimmys and letting them come to me. People walk the beach and offer you a ittle of everything to buy. Things like, sarongs,watches,make up, wood carvings, smokes,braclets,hena tattooing.You can even get your hair, nails,toes and massages. I got it all as you can see below ;

HIRE A DRIVER AND VENTURE OUT DO SOME SITE SEEING:

This trip I did just that , Bayu was our driver we hired for the day its about $50-$60 Australian dollars for the day.

He showed us around took us to where the Bali bombings happened and to Bali Safari and Marine Park.

Getting a driver that is a local can make your trip alot more interesting because they can show you stuff you would otherwise not find.

After we had done everything we went to Jimmys for a drink and watched the sunset ,then headed back to the resort where we shouted him dinner to say thank you for everything he had done.

BALI SAFARI AND MARINE PARK:

This is a must do .... We brought the V.I.P package it was about $105 aussie dollars but so worth it.

The package included:

*free lunch 

*unlimited safari bus rides

*free photos with the tigers or monkeys

It was one to tick off the bucket list thats for sure.

I feed elephants carrots and I even rode an elephant. 

It was one of the best experiences I have ever had . Here are some pics from the day .

KUTA BEACH CLUB ...WHERE I STAYED IN BALI

Bali is one place I was worried about travelling to , I had heard all the stories and watched all the T.V. shows and after the Schapelle Corby drama, then the Bali 9 stuff I was weiry about going. Friends who had been and my bosses go alot and convinced me to go last year. 

I fell inlove with the place,shopping,massages,pampering and people. This year I went again and this time I was planning on doing the tourist thing , seeing what Bali had to offer and I wasnt disappointed at all . 

I stayed at kuta Beach Club it is the perfect location and walking distance to most things . The price varies I payed $90 a night. The good thing is you pay per room not per person .

Here are some pictures of the resort.

When arriving you get a beautiful refreshing drink ,the rooms are nice and I was lucky enough to book a room on the ground floor near the pool(and pool bar ).

There is a bar that is open 24hours so thats handy (especially when you dont sleep)

There are safes in the room to keep your money and passports safe.

Breakfast was included and went from 7am-10am and the choices were great a little bit of everything.

Some of the choices include:

ceral,toast,various fruits and jucies, coffee,tea and water,bacon,sausages,rice,noodle,

muffins,croissants,pancakes,french

toast,and a chef there to make you eggs anyway you like it or omellets omg I cant fault anything when it comes to the brekky menu.

Here are some pics ;

When you walk around the grounds the place is so pretty and the greenery is amazing too. 

There are staff only a hola away and they are so friendly and helpful and they are always smiling and happy to help.

The pools are right in the middle ,one has a waterfall and the other has my favourite thing a swim up pool bar.I spent so much time there just drinking,eating,reading and chatting to everyone in the resort.

Both times I have been I have met some fantastic people who made my holiday even better. 

We drank,talked and laughed for hours.

When you walk out the front there are shops across the street,to the left is a connivence store that sells water,alcohol,smokes,muchies everything. 

To the right of the resort is Annies Spa where I go at least 3 times a day for a massage or some kind of papmering.

I cant fault the place and if you ever visit Bali I highly recommend staying at Kuta Beach Club.

You can look them up at Kutabeachclub.com

PART 2 : FAST TRACK A RELATIONSHIP IN 5 DAYS ...THE RESULT

 Fifi and Dave from Fox 101.9 were hoping that if they fast tracked over 5 days their casual relationship it would make Steph and Ash change their facebook status to "IN A RELATIONSHIP" 

So a recap...Steph won a competetion to try to turn my son Ash the commitment phobe into a relationship. Fifi and Dave had them do some tasks over 5 days 

First they had to go on a date ..it was a great night they both loved it 

Then they had to meet the friends. That went well

Then poor Ash had to call Stephs dad Alan who is a truck driver.

The conversation was slightly awkward. He started by telling Alan that he did a terrific job in raising Steph as "she is a gem". 

Followed by talking about footy... I could tell poor Ash was freaking out .. 

Then Fifi and Dave had a chat with him and Alan comes out with that his wife facebook stalked Ash and the only pic they could find he was butt naked

(he is laying face down on a towel he got sunburnt over summer) hahahahaha to which Ash responds "to be fair its not a bad rear end " then Alan comes out with "real men have hair on their ass" ... Alan stole the show thats for sure.

Fiday was D day.... WILL ASH SAY YES TO CHANGING HIS FACEBOOK STATUS TO IN A RELATIONSHIP AND COMMIT TO STEPH.

Fifi and Dave spoke to steph alone and told her she had won a holiday all expenses paid and spending money with Ash if he said yes and if not with her best friend Courtney. 

Ash came out and before they asked him the big question they had a suprise for him . Hamish and Andy who are his idiols left a message for Ash. I must say I could only imagine how stoked he was as I know how much he loves them. After the message Ash says "I dont want to say this is the highlight of my week that would be quite rude, but thats one to bank" 

Then it came to the moment of truth would he said yes.

They asked "would you be prepared to change your facebook status to in a relationship?"

Ash response was : "I might be a vilan here and say Im not quite ready yet...I just want to keep going the way we are ."

They both won the holiday and cant wait to go , I think they just said it was Steph and Courtney so listeners would say oh well she got a trip with her friend out of it . 

I was so proud of them both for putting them selves out there, knowing there would be hatersand the way social media is it couldve been nasty. 

Reading comments from facebook and instagram they both copped some hate and some love.

I know it was a big week and alot of people were listening even customers at my work had been following it not knowing it was my son.

I know my son...we are real close and I knew as even did Steph isnt ready to settle down (hence why she enetered the comp) but out of it they had the best week ever. They got a free date and spent all week with each other, they became closer, got money and trip to Byron Bay and Ash got a message from his idiols and they have memories to hold on to forever. I say it was a win for both them.I was really proud that Ash stuck to his decision and didnt lie for radio and just say yes. You can download the segments on FOX 101.09 FIFI AND DAVES PODCASTS.

THANK TO STEPH AND ASH FOR AN ENTERTAINING WEEK. XOXO