GIVEAWAY: An Ecostore Pamper Pack

My brother got me onto Ecostore products years ago, and they’ve been a regular part of my household shopping ever since. One of my kids has sensitive skin, and it has helped reduce reactions, and I like the fact I don’t get a chemical smell in my house when I’m cleaning.
I used the baby [...]

GIVEAWAY: Giovanni Organic Hair Care

I have hair that is temperamental and tricky. I measure my good hair days as opposed to my bad hair days as otherwise I’d lose count! It’s been helped by having a great hairdresser- Chloe at Stephen Marr, who has really helped me make peace with my curls big time.
Because my hair is a wee [...]

The Mammoth Micro Makeover Offer

 
On the bad side this is two weeks later than I planned it.
On the PLUS side that means more giveaways for you!
Our last makeover was all about making over one curvy chick- Samantha.
THIS TIME THIS BIG PRIZE COLLECTION IS GOING TO BE SEPARATED OUT TO MAKE LOTS OF LITTLE PRIZES
It was awesome because we got [...]

BOOK REVIEW: Knotted by Michelle Holman

 
I spoke at my first (and hopefully not my last!) Books and Bubbles event held by Paper Plus on Friday. We were speaking in Christchurch and it was a wonderful night. it was funny to realise it was the first time meeting of me, Kerry Woodham and Wendyl Nissan when we all live quite close [...]

I’ll be strong for you

As I blogged the other day, I’ve started a new nutrition plan (With Real Nutrition ). I”m loving it, though it will be interesting how this emotional eater manages to hold it all together as today was the first time my children and I have seen their dad in three years and he’s here for [...]

Restarting the game plan

Three and a half years ago I knew I needed to make a change about my weight. I had lost twenty or so kilos, then got pregnant and piled it all back on. But Emily was eight weeks old, and it was time to say goodbye to all that extra weight.
Twenty kilos in, my marriage [...]

Making your body move.

Yesterday I posted a link to my spot on sunrise and blogged about a man has said to his girlfriend “You need to lose 20 kg before I’ll marry you” I talked about my feelings on it there, and have already been touched at some of the comments I’ve received from people on the blog [...]

Is it love to ask someone to lose weight?

I spoke on Sunrise this morning about whether a boyfriend’s request his partner lose 20 kilograms before he’ll marry her was a good thing, and how to manage a conflict of parenting issues when a teen is frittering money.
You can see what I had to say on the TV3 website or read below for the text [...]

SUNRISE TV3: Rachel Goodchild tackles forgiving and overindulging

This morning on TV3’s Sunrise , I spoke on whether or not you should forgive someone who’s hurt you badly and then how ot stop overeating and over spending.
Click on the link above to see the bit. if you don’t have broadband my answers are below:
The really interesting thing about forgiving someone is it has NOTHING [...]