Women's Interests

If you need to raise money for your group or organization, you are going to need to center your event around something that interests a lot of people. Fashion is a major part of most people’s lives, making a fashion show one of the best ways to raise money. A fashion show will give you the opportunity to appeal to a wide variety of people and have a bit of fun while raising some money. The following 5 tips will help ensure that your fashion show fundraiser is a huge success.

 Choose a Good Venue

Approach local businesses and venues and choose a place that you can afford and that will allow enough space to fit in a lot of people. Make sure there is enough room to have a catwalk as this will be the center piece of your event. If you need extra seating or such approach a party hire company. Read more… » «5 Tips For How To Host The Ultimate Fashion Show Fundraiser»

Your wedding was fun wasn’t it? A huge milestone in your life, diamond rings, flowers, celebration with all your friends and family, in style and likely a bit of luxury. But be real here, when it was over and you could fly off on your honeymoon and escape mother-in-laws, selecting cakes, fighting bridesmaids and everyone else with an opinion, you felt a sense of relief like no other.

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Many of us come to realise, over time that a lot of the big milestones in life are a little like that. They are supposed to be exciting, breathtaking and once in a lifetime events, and by all means they are. But much of the time they are also stressful, requiring a lot of input, decisions and responsibility. Interestingly, after your wedding and during your marriage this continues to be the case. While you will have milestone moments that blow your mind and set your heart racing, they will also likely come with their own little sigh of relief once done. Read more… » «Fun Post-Marriage Milestones»

So you’ve bought your maternity wear, set up the nursery and you’re all set for the arrival of your new bub. There may be one concern weighing heavily on your mind — where exactly will the money come from while you are away from work after having the baby? Should you speed up your recovery and limit your time with the little one? Do you hope that you can scrape enough together from one income to make ends meet?

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In 2011, the Gillard government made a move to reduce the financial stress of a new baby to Australian families, with the introduction of the Federal parental leave program. Recognising that many employers in the country don’t have a parental leave scheme, the Government introduced an initiative to support families and also bring Australia up to standard with many other developed countries around the world. Read more… » «The Government Maternity Scheme — How Can it Help You?»

Spending special time with your kids is important. But with young children, and a lot of other household duties, not to mention a job, spare time can become a very rare luxury, and many of us find focused time with the kids can become limited to bedtime stories.

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Setting aside a special mum and kid’s adventure day each month is a great solution. It means you get your regular time with the kids, and manage all of your priorities during the rest of the month, as well as experiencing something really memorable on a regular basis. Read more… » «5 Ideas for a Memorable Mum and Kids Day Out»