KATE HILL

Oh this is an easy blog to write about because I am a massive Kate Hill fan.

A little back ground on the designer first, Kate Hill was established in 2007 and what I love most is it is Australian owned. I love supporting Australian owned companies and its just a bonus that I love her products.

There moto is "A STYLE FOR LIFE"

Now the for fun stuff , Kate Hill has alot of products including ; wallets, hand bags, clutches, purses , coin purses, card wallets, totes, luggage and accessories and more. The quality of her products are great , they are strong and last the normal throwing around that bags endure. Also there are so many different styles and colors and her styles change all the time.

I have so many Kate Hill bags these are just a few :

Luggage for when I travel

Evening bags 

My newest edition this bag holds all my blogging stuff ,keyboard, ipad , camera, note pad etc ...I had to get the matching purse aswell because whats a bag without a matching purse I say...

The prices range from $19.99 -$100 

If you would like to see more products you can go to 

www.katehill.com.au 

               OR

on facebook look up Kate Hill 

 I can honestly say I would rate Kate Hill 9.8/10

APPRECIATION...... DO YOU THINK PEOPLE LACK APPRECIATION THESE DAYS??????

Appreciation do you think people lack it ?

Not all blogs are about reviewing products or places , so I thought I would blog about the lack of appreciation people have these days.

I work alot , usually 6 days a week between 45+ hours a week and I dont have much of a social life so I live on social media to keep up with family and friends.

In the past few months I have seen so many statuses and comments (including my own facebook) about the lack of appreciation that people have.

I have seen people talking about friends, family and their work place and that they feel not appreciated.

I dont know if it is because my mum got ill when I was young and the thought of losing her made me appreciate people more or thats its just me.

I am a manager at my work place and I have about 20 casual staff memebers of all ages. I dont act better than anyone else and I try to have a realtionship with them all. I let them know when they do a good job and always try to show my appreciation when necessary .

Dont think I dont tell them when I think they are slacking off too. 

I just dont understand why people dont appreciate anyone who trys to help make there  day , week , month , year or life better.

 Its free it doesnt cost a thing to say good job or thanks.

 I left my last job and there I was just another worker it didnt worry me losing $200 a week in my wages because I became full time instead of casual and when I left I always got appreciated for the work I had done. 

Friends lack of appreciation is different .

I am a pretty outgoing person who has done things on my own I was only 17 when I became a mum and had some hard times, I am not the kind of person who asks for help but is the first to help anyone who needs it.

My parents used to say some kids bring home stray animals when they are young but I brought home people I think at least 7 friends lived with us while I was growing up because they were kicked out or having troubles at home.

When I moved out after I had my son I think I lost count after 16 people who had lived with me for some reason they had no where to stay. 

I am also not shy to let friends know how important they are in my life and how much I appreciate them. 

Love your guts is something I say at some stage to those close to me. 

Lately I have been hurt by people I truly loved and cared about and was so upset at myself for thinking they were appreciative for all I had done for them . I don't and didn't expect a medal but a thank you would've been enough . 

I have now learnt not to go out of my way and do or help or spend money when it's not appreciated . 

I believe I'm a simple person in the way a thank you or I really appreciated what you did or do for me goes a long way . 

And what blows my mind is the people you don't that well ( ie customers , new friends, people that aren't so close to you ) go above and beyond to show their appreciation. 

So moral of the story saying THANK YOU goes along way , so make sure you use it and say it as much as possible . 

I appreciate and thank all those who have stuck by me and supported me throughout my life thru the good and bad times .... Xo 

T2 Teamaker (the clever way to brew and pour tea)

This product totally blew my mind on so many levels.

I was out for lunch with a friend (Amanda) at Happy Days Bar and Grill when her friend sat down at the place next door, which happened to be Max Brenna and her friend ordered this drink and the lady brought out a glass and what looked like a clear plastic mug with a lid. 

We all looked at it weird how do you pour the hot beverage into the glass with a plastic flip lid ?  We couldnt work it out then I suggested she go ask the staff which she did, The young lady came out and picked up the clear mug with the drink in it and sat it on top of the glass, to our amazement it poured into the glass through the bottom of the glass.

We were gob smacked at how it worked, she had ordered a white chocolate chai latte and when she tried it she just raved about it.

I personally don't drink tea or coffee and maybe once in blue moon I may have a hot chocolate but we all had to try it.

Wow it shocked me it was so delicious we had to ask if we could buy the product so we could make our own.  I am like that if I like something I need it (its my personality I think)

We could only buy the white chocolate from there but the tea maker jug we may be able to get at T2 in highpoint.

That was it ,I was on a mission to find this jug. It didnt take long a friend found where I could get it and another friend went by the shopping centre for work so he picked it up for me.

I am inlove this product I cant wait to visit the T2 shop. I dont think i'll ever drink coffee oe tea but I love a white chocolate chai latte now.

This is what it looks like :

When you put the Chai in the pot it filters it when it goes into the glass

The white chocolate you put in the milk and froth it together (well I have a coffe machine at work so thats how I do it) like I said i'm not a hot drink person.

Then you pour it in the "jug" after you let the chai sit in it for about 2-3 minutes . 

Then place it on top of a glass and watch the "magic happen".

The price I believe is pretty reasonable it is only $24.00 . 

I really love the T2 teamaker and I cant wait to try other drinks... who knows I may turn into a hot drink kind of person. I rate this 8.5 out of 10 .

If you would like to know more you can google T2 and find a store near you or go to www.t2tea.com to go to the website and check out all the products they have. 

Happy exploring :)

 

HAPPY DAYS Burger Bar and Grill in Melton

So today I decided to try somewhere new to eat so we chose Happy Days Burger Bar and Grill which is at Woodgrove shopping centre in Melton.

It is a cute resturant it makes you feel like you are at a cafe from the 70's and 80's, just the TV show happy days. 

The menu has alot of cool foods there is alot to choose from. 

We chose to sit outside in the booths so we could chat eat and smoke like we do when we catch up.

We ordered a bit of everything I had a pineapple soda ,mini slides which are 3 mini burgers all different kids, I chose the pulled pork,classic beef with cheese and cheesy chicken all were amazing . I also got poutine which is fries topped with melted cheese and gravy oh it was so delicious .

Amanda got a chocolate thick shake (it was the best I have ever tried) coca-cola in a bottle and poutine too aswell as onions rings. There onion rings are really nice and the service was great .

What impressed me other than food and service and the look of the place was outside they had heaters on the roof so we were warm sitting outside. 

Here are some photos of the resturant you can find them at 

ADDICTION COMES IN MANY FORMS

When I think of addiction drugs and alcohol comes to mind, but believe it or not I was addicted to Coke and energy drinks .

 On the 1st of June 2014 I thought I would quit drinking them I didnt drink coffee so I only had to quit coke to get rid of the caffeine . 

I drank alot at least 2 litres a day and between 2-10 cans of redbull and V a day . 

When I quit it wasnt as easy as I thought it would be , I had the worst headaches for weeks and for about 8 days I had the shakes...

 Lucky I am fat because I looked like a junkie going through withdrawals hahahaha.

 I can honestly say I dont miss coka-cola at all but the energy drinks I still want from time to time.I still love the smell when someone opens a can of redbull. 

Its so weird because I didnt think you become addicted to drinks that werent alcohol but it is very real.

Today it's been one year since I quit and I can honestly say I'm pretty proud of myself .. 

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