I love the start of a new season. It’s time to try out a new wardrobe, cook new comfort food in the kitchen and find new ideas for quality time spent with the family.

Currently, my boys and I are enjoying colouring in pictures before bed time. I’ve found that it is relaxing - the boys certainly wind down and more importantly, I love their chit-chat and the sweet conversations that we have together.

We wish you all a very Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday. We hope your hard work as a new mummy is appreciated and that you are given the love and affection you deserve. And if you don’t, just remember that Pia from Nappies Direct (that’s me!) thinks you’re special!

It’s also time for me to refresh our specials here at Nappies Direct! See below for our May Deals.

We also have the chance for you to receive some free Johnson’s baby products to trial.

Free 240 wipes with your Huggies nappies You know how good our Every Day Low Price on Huggies nappies is and now you can enjoy a free bag of Huggies baby wipes (a value of $17.50) absolutely free. Yes, this is the big bag of 240 wipes, a gift with your nappies. Sweet. Click here to shop Huggies nappies

Huggies Nappy-Pants Every time we have a multi buy special on Huggies Nappy-Pants, Kirsty (our warehouse manager) has to order a truck load. There must be a lot of wriggly babies out there! You can get your Nappy-Pants for as low as $22.99 per pack See here for our Nappy-Pant special.

Huggies Little Swimmers If your wee tadpole is joining a swim class this term, have a look at our Little Swimmers special. You can get your Huggies little Swimmers for as low as $10.99 per pack See here for our Little Swimmers

Pigeon Breast Pads - buy one get one free! These breast pads are one of our best sellers! This month only, you can buy one box of 24s for only $14.99 and you will receive an entire box for free. If you no longer require breast pads, then please tell your friends who do as this is a tremendous offer and we look forward to running this promotion all year. This offer is available for the month of May. Click here to shop now.

Free Kleenex with selected Huggies Baby Wipes Runny noses are synonymous with colder weather. For big noses and little noses alike! Keep these handy pocket packs in coat pockets, hand bags, nappy bags, cars and prams. Purchase a Huggies baby wipes tub, 160s refill or 80s refill and you will receive a free 6 pack of Huggies Pocket packs absolutely free. Click here to shop now

Free Johnson’s® baby products you to trial We’re looking for 5 mums to be Nappies Direct Go To Girl product reviewers and receive one of the following products to trial and provide feedback on: -  JOHNSON’S® NO MORE TANGLES® range -  JOHNSON’S® baby Bedtime Range -  JOHNSON’S® baby TOP-TO-TOE® Bath and Baby Oil -  JOHNSON’S® baby Bubble Bath & Wash and Lotion -  JOHNSON’S® baby fragrance free skincare wipes If you think this might be for you, click here to apply: Yes! I want to apply for this Go To Girls product trial assignment

Thanks to the NESCAFÉ CAFÉ MENU team we are giving you the chance to grab 100 cups of free frothy coffee to share with your friends at your next Coffee Group catch-up. That should keep your group sorted for a few get-togethers!

CLICK HERE to register your interest NOW!

Keep Calm and Mother On - I found this on www.etsy.com

Its all about doing what I love at the moment, which suits me to a T. As my gorgeous son Leo said, “You just looooooove babies”. Yes I do and you can only be successful in this world when you do what you love – well that’s what Oprah says anyway.
I’m also rereading a book of poetry by Rumi which I’ve fallen in love with. He says “When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
With the beautiful season change, let’s hunker down and nest! I have some ideas for you to stock up just before your hibernation. So read on, browse at the specials, click on the sponsors links and sign your name up to all the competitions. Then go and post a gorgeous photo of your baby on our Facebook page for me to coo at. Oh, and we are just starting up on Pinterest. Have a look if you are too http://pinterest.com/nappiesdirect/ Its all a bit new to me but it is fun!

Specials below:

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U by Kotex

We now have the full range of U by Kotex for sale.

U by Kotex gives you just about everything you need to help you take the ultimate care down there.

How superb to have this type of a necessity delivered to your door! My fave’s are the ‘designs’ range.

Shop here for the entire range

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Viva Cleaning Range

Viva cleaning range is a great way to reduce the amount of chemicals in your home which is very appealing to me.

I’m a huge fan of the glass cleaners as they are reusable.

Shop here for the Viva Range

Friends with Benefits
 

Caroline Child 

Just finished watched Friends with Benefits and what a laugh out loud movie it was. Justin Timberlake is hilarious and Mila Kunis is a great actress. The storyline was your usual rom com but with a few twists. Also lots of bits that you could really resonate with from previous dating experiences. There were also some other good actors in there including Woody Harrelson who plays not your usual camp gay guy, so funny. I watched the movie with my hubby and he was in stitches too, definitely one that I’ll recommend to friends, especially if you want a good laugh.

 

Jackie Kennedy 

Friends with Benefits - loved it!!! The storyline was a bit ‘cliche’, but the acting was superb. Was interested to see what Justin was like in a lead role, but he actually played it really well.  A lot of laugh out loud moments and hubby enjoyed it too. Thought Woody had a great part!  The outtakes are worth watching as well!!

All in all, a great movie that I’ll definitely be watching again!!

 

Tania Judd 

Friends with benefits
Hubby and I watched it last night and couldn’t stop laughing! For what looked like a chick flick it was really quite good. The hubby even gave it a 6.5 out of 10 which is not bad when there was not alot of action and complete lack of blood and guts in it. Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis were great together and made for a great story to watch. Really enjoyed it, and loved Woody Harrelson as a gay dude, so didn’t from Cheers This is one we will definately be watching again … loved it!

 

Sarah Barber 

Friends with Benefits
Absolutely loved this movie. Didn’t think much of Justin Timberlake before watching this movie, but found him to be quite entertaining in this movie with Mila Kunis. If you’re looking for a funny romantic comedy then this is the one for you. Hilarious comedy with some fantastic actors. You will not be disappointed. 10/10 for me

 

Sarah Brannigan 

Friends with Benefits
Wasn’t expecting much from this but it was funnier than expected and both lead actors were really very good together. It follows a typical rom-com storyline but some really funny moments happen throughout. Worth watching with your partner. 8/10 for me.

 

Joekie Steyn 

Friends with Benefits
Watched this movie with my two sisters and step mum while doing a pamper evening for one of their birthdays. Didn’t like all the swearing but loved seeing Justin Timberlake naked and hear him rap Criss Cross. Really liked Mila Kunis too. They both did a great job. Story took a while to unfold but had some funny moments too. Not the best rom com I’ve seen but enjoyed it all the same. 6/10

 

Andrea Van Rinsvelt 

Friends with Benefits
Thought this was cutsy - enough romance and witty banter to keep it interesting, good characters and Ok plot. A lot of talking, but Justin and Mila both believable in their roles - not one that I’d watch over and over but definitely worth a look, 7/10

 

Dawn Williams 

Friends with Benefits
You knew from the start where this film was going, and i wasn’t sure i’d like it, but i was surprised at how funny it was. In the end i had quite a laugh and enjoyed watching Justin Timberlake, i also thought Mila Kunis was a good match to Justin in the film. Well worth watching in the end 8/10

 

 

Posted on Behalf of Sarah Allot

Friends With Benefits
I found the movie quite boring and predictable, not great acting from Justin Timberlake, it did get a little bit better and a few laughs when other people were brought into the movie….JT fans would be loving backside shots and no shirt! just not a movie that grabs you and i found myself looking around the room and thinking of what i had to do the next day. Did enjoy JT dad’s role in the movie. Overall it was just a totally predictable slow moving movie, heaps of swearing (some might be affended). if you see it on the dvd shop shelf then keep walking!

Posted on Behalf of Derryn Webster

Friends with Benefits
It was great to get a movie in the post and one that I have had my eye on too. The comedy was great. Certainly had a few “laugh out load moments”.  Did question whether the story line was appropriate: providing the wrong impression to young adults that sex before marriage and sex in non committed relationships will bring problems but not to worry because everything turns out well in the end.

But then again it’s just a movie and it provided good entertainment.  I’m sure the younger generation have the brains to know life does not always have fairy tale endings.

 

Larry Crowne

Helen Sebastian-Pace 

A rather unbelievable story, strained acting and uncomfortable moments between the two love interests make this difficult to watch.  The DVD cover calls it “Timely, personal & hilarious”. Well, timely it might be with people having mortgage problems & being laid off, but hilarious it was not. The best part was the star spotting. George Takei (Mr Sulu of Star Trek fame) & Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle) and the now fully bearded Wilmer Valderrama (”Fez” from That 70’s Show) all appear. Certainly it’s family friendly, but will bore the kids stupid. Definitely hire rather than buy.

I don’t care how much people say they don’t ‘believe’ in Valentines Day, or how hubby doesn’t ‘do’ Valentine’s Day but children love to celebrate EVERYTHING and ANYTHING, don’t they? Both my boys, Leonardo and Roman, love to make cards. The youngest Roman, simply folds over any piece of paper, puts in his name and some squiggles and runs and puts in down in the letter box and then keeps asking if I’ve checked the mail yet. So cute. This year I’ll download some templates from Her Royal Highness, Martha Stewart and make some cards with the kids too.

I always try to bake some cookies, cupcakes or a cake with loveheart icing on it for my boys and I’m not even a very good baker!

What do you do for Valentines Day?

Big hugs to bubs,

Pia

Also just to let you know we are all now back on board and already despatching orders.

Big hugs to bubs,

Pia