If you haven't already heard the news, Commonwealth Bank's Women in Focus has a competition running to win $5,000 towards hosting your own International Women's Day event.  I've taken three calls already about IWD2012 - and so if you're thinking of organising an event it's definitely time to start working on it now. Read More

I love e-Lilianne lingerie. I've said it before and I'll say it again: once you discover this little gem you'll be a customer forever.  French inspired lingerie, for you, for her.  Elegant undies, comfy bras and relaxing sleepwear. Silk. Organic cotton. Plain. Lace. A range of colours and styles that will please just about everyone - and I should know since my sisters, nieces and even my mum have come to expect e-Lilianne in their Christmas stockings! (I know they all read this blog so I'll say no more on this!!) Read More

I'm sending a huge shout out to Christine Hawkins and the team at Cinnabar Designs who are the creators of my favorite all natural ultra-fine merino wool knits.  You'll know by now that when I'm not writing The SheEO Blog I'm also a farmer, and while we don't produce wool on our farm, I'm a huge proponent of any industry that supports our farmers and regional industries.  In particular, Australian ultra-fine merino fleece is arguably the best in the world and in recent years has been winning awards from Paris to Milan and all the other fashion capitals of the world. Read More

Starting today I'm sharing with you lots of gift ideas from leading Australian businesses that will really look after you - with quality products, great prices and special offers (of course!)  Read More

Who doesn't love a beautiful gift including handcream, body wash, exfoliator and moisturiser?  That's what you'll be getting in your FREE Innoxa giftbag, with every order over $30 in the sphinxx online shop, from now until Christmas.  Read More

This is a sponsored post from Fruit At Work - enjoy a 2 week trial at 50% discount for fresh fruit, delivered direct to your office

With all those Apples and Blackberries dominating desks, you would think the Australian workplace is brimming with health.  But in a wakeup call to employers, Fruit at Work’s latest National Workplace Health Survey revealed over 85% of Australian workers believe their workplace is unhealthy.  “If we were consuming anything like the quantity of Apples and Blackberries we are using, our workplace would be a whole lot healthier and more productive,” commented Wendy Visontay, Founder of leading workplace fruit supplier Fruit at Work, which delivers fruit to over 4,000 workplaces a week nationally. “We were astounded that almost a third of workers questioned ate no fruit at all and 60% failed to identify how much fruit a day they should be eating for good health”.  Read More

Thanks to everyone who's placed orders already in the half price 50 from 50 offer this month in the sphinxx shop.  We've just restocked the shelves with 20 new titles, so if the selection was looking a bit light on the last time you looked, why not take another peek and see the full range on sale for the month of August. Read More

In the spirit of retail therapy - and to celebrate my birthday month this August - I'm delighted to offer all sphinxx readers a special 50 per cent discount on all orders over $50 in the sphinxx online shop. This offer is for the month of August only. Read More

We’ve all received gifts that just weren’t right, and possibly given some too! Get more for your gift dollars and avoid those ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have!?’ moments with the help of The Art of Gift Giving. Read More

The Winter edition of emPOWER magazine has just hit the news stand... but if it's too cold and wintery for you step out and buy a copy why not just grab a coffee and a Tim Tam and kick back in the comfort of your ergonomic office chair to view it online here.  There's something for everyone, from how to spot infidelity to staying fit this winter to making money in property with no money to what's keeping women off the boards and how you can get on there (from your's truly!). Read More