Category: Lifestyle

She is 5

becspeters January 10, 2019

I am so not ready for this. How did 5 happen? Sometimes I think it only seems like yesterday that I arrived at hospital and just 20 minutes later I was holding my daughter and kissing the chubby cheeks that …

Daisy is one + pupcakes!

becspeters December 5, 2018

I never thought I would be the kind of person that would celebrate a dogs birthday, but here we are, celebrating a dogs birthday. But it’s not just any dog, it’s our beautiful Daisy and she deserves a celebration. I’ve …

Mojito gummy bears

becspeters November 21, 2018

Here’s a fun fact about rum – the Royal New Zealand Navy was the last naval service in the world to do away with daily rum rations, and it wasn’t that long ago – 1990. I love rum but I’ve …

Kids in the kitchen – triple threat lemon cupcakes

becspeters October 10, 2018

It’s the school holidays again, which means filling two weeks with activities that suit everyone. My son is quite happy pottering around home. His current obsession is airplanes so the living room/hallway/spare room/backyard are all filled with various planes and …

It’s just like riding a bike

becspeters September 11, 2018

I did not set out to become a spin instructor but I always secretly wanted to be one. I think it was because of the headset, I could see myself wearing a headset à la Britney Spears. I started attending spin …

My favourite spin tracks

becspeters September 10, 2018

I am one of those annoying people who says ‘oh my god, I love this song!’ any time they hear, any song, ever, on the radio. I just can’t help it, and it spills over into my spin classes too. …

The return of the man ‘flu + lemon slice

becspeters July 25, 2018

It’s that time of the year again – man ‘flu season. The season where husbands everywhere become incapable of fetching themselves a glass of water because, cough cough cough, they’re sick. Anything that requires getting off the couch is too …