Blogging

Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50: Feel the difference

April 13, 2012

How brilliant to be featured in the Kidspot Ford Territory Top 50 Bloggers! You can read about my approach to blogging, and how this gives me a point of difference, in my interview with Kidspot here: Kidspot Top 50 Bloggers 2012 — Be A Fun Mum. The grand prize for this blogger competition is a [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: More of Melbourne

April 10, 2012

Melbourne is a curious mix of funky street colour, European alleyways and classy boutiques.  It’s happening. Melbourne’s streets hold a broad range of people: some in converse sneakers, others in heels; some walk fast, some just stand.  There are paper shopping bags, cigarettes and mobile phones.  Sunglasses are everywhere. Coffee, pizza, chocolate. The racket of [...]

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The Best of 2011

December 30, 2011

2011 is coming to a close and I’m looking forward to experiencing all that 2012 has to bring.  This year has been full of highlights where I’ve had the chance to meet some amazing people, share incredible experiences with family and friends and meet so many of you reading online and offline. Almost a year [...]

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Simple Things, Small Joys

November 14, 2011

A few weeks ago, I shared a little bit of happiness in the form of a candle in a tea cup. The gorgeous Stacey from VeggieMama left a comment that gave me a lot of happiness. “I also love glass juice bottles with the labels off to make vases for pretty little posies,” she said. [...]

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Interview with Chandler Burr about Ambi Pur and Scent

October 14, 2011
chandler burr for ambi pur

Below is the transcript of the interview between Kelly Burstow (Be A Fun Mum) and Chandler Burr, Author, Former New York Times Perfume Critic, Curator of the Centre of Olfactory Art the the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City and consultant for Ambi Pur. 2 September, 2011, Koh Samui, Thailand. Kelly in [...]

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The Day I Got My Face on a Cereal Packet

September 30, 2011
kellogg's cereal packet

I never thought I would see my face on a cereal box. I often joke about getting my drivers licence from a cereal pack but I never thought about being on the outside of the box. My kids thought it was uber cool. So did I. Now I just need to transfer all the Cornflakes [...]

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