This post is sponsored by Nuffnang.
This tiny package arrived after 2 years of trying to conceive and we almost lost hope. The arrival didn't come any easier than after a 24 hour long labour that ended with an emergency C-section.
Fast forward 8 years. She is still our little Miss C, just taller and chattier.
Cottee's 1L double concentrate still makes the same amount as standard 2L cordial at the same price which means the same great value!
It's twice as strong, so you only need to use half as much.
The smaller pack is so much easier to carry, store and pour.
Even for kiddie hands!
Less packaging is better for the environment.
All Cottee's cordial flavours are changing to 1L double concentrate, so you can still get all your favourites! * but 750ml and 2L will no longer be available.
Same goodness, just smaller!
Thanks to the lovely people at Nuffnang and Cottee's, I have a very special giveaway of AU$1,000 cash prize for my blog readers!
All you have to do is to leave a comment and "Describe an experience or time when good things have come in small packages."
The giveaway closes at 5pm EST on 22 October 2010. At the end of the competition, I will shortlist my top 2 responses and send them through to Nuffnang. The most creative entry across the participating blogs will win a cash prize of AU$1,000.
The full terms and conditions can be viewed HERE.
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28 comments:
Your daughter looks like you. :D She's so cute.
*this has nothing to do with the competition btw*
Little Miss C is adorable!
Before my husband left for the US to study we had dinner one night - I almost thought he was going to break up with me but it turns out he had a little package, an engagement ring! We were apart for 3 years and I wore that little ring every day to remind me that we had a really great relationship. In a way, it kept me going all that time. What a lovely prize Ellie. If I win, I'll donate that prize to the Breast Cancer Society Pink Ribbon Day. Because I also think that those little pink ribbons are for a good cause.
What a cute little girl!
First, Miss C is a heart breaker!!! Shez gorgeous :))
One good thing that comes in a really small package is Quail! and another macarons :)
She is such a gorgeous girl! She's gonna break a lot of hearts one day ;).
Once in a while I would pack homemade burgers sandwiched between store bought burger buns for my sons’ lunch box. However the day before yesterday, I began to think to myself, instead of giving the boys such a big bun, why couldn’t I bake the buns myself and make them tiny and cute. So I did just that, scaling the dough to only 25gm and make the patties small. I told them I have packed them a surprise for lunch. It was a hit and they were the envy of the other children. What’s more, they came back with empty lunch boxes.
A-dorable daughter.
After a particularly hectic work week and a frantic call from my brother about no one being able to pick up my nephew from day care, a house needing cleaning and people no doubt deliberately trying on my last nerve... we shopped, arrived home for nephew feeding, bathing and bedding. I woke in the morning to find my dressing gown pocket full of leaves and petals my nephew had been storing all day at daycare... made my day.
good things do indeed come in small packages.
Especially, when Mister handed me THE RING. We just started working and had little money but he managed to secretly save up and bought me a ring. The diamond is not the biggest but I wear it everyday. :)
FYI - Your daughter is cuteness!
Your daughter is beautiful!
Cheers,
Rosa
How lovely. I remember drinking Cottees cordials as a child. Haven't had it in years. I'm not entering competition 'cos I want Trissa to win.
She is so sweet! God Bless her!
The person I love most in the whole wide world is my mom. She has given me a life bereft of hardship or suffering, and I don't know what I'd do without her. For a tiny, petite woman of her stature, she is my beloved "good thing in a small package".
Oh my goodness she was a cute bub! I mean she's still cute now. Not entering either cos I too want trissa to win, go trissa :)
You have a very lovely girl!
Your princess in cute.
She is such a cutie!!!
your daughter is so cute!! such a cute little poser too!!!
Little Miss C is such a cute little product promoter!
I was graded and received my first belt up in martial arts last year. It's my small bundle of joy and I wear it to training three times a week. :D
Nawww.. your daughter is an absolute sweetheart!
Not entering the comp! But want to say your daughter is gorgeous! You need to keep the boys away from here!
Your daughter looks like an Angel!
What a gorgeous, gorgeous little girl you have, Ellie! :)
Wow, she's photogenic. She should be a model :)
miss c is a natural! cottee's should offer her a contract!! she (and her proud mum) takes such pretty photos!
When I was little, my first pet was a kitten named jewel - I had to pick one from a litter of 5 kittens and jewel was the smallest and most fragile of the bunch. She wasnt as playful as the other kittens but when we took her home and gave her all the love in the world she grew to be a affectionate, loyal and loving family pet.
Just found your blog. I am enjoying it.
BUT- I must respectfully disagree with your posters here. Calling your daughter 'cute' is an incredible injustice.
She is drop dead beautiful! Truly!
Good things come in small packages. But meaningful things come in even smaller packages.
Growing up as a teenager, I was always a rebelious girl. I love my mum, but I hurt my mum with things I do.
Deep inside, I feel angry for neglecting me when I was a child. When other children had their mums tying their first shoelaces, I was there alone figuring out how to do it. When other children had their mums comforting them for dropping their ice-creams on the ground, I was also there alone to pick it up and throw it into the bin, without any tears on my face. I never watched Lion King, Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. And when I grow up as a rather ordinary teenage girl and feeling lonely and depressed about my first breakup, other friends had their mums' shoulders as a source of comfort for the time being.
I never really say it, but I wish I was brave enough to tell her that I am angry with her. Angry for not giving me a childhood that everyone has. It was a bitter and sad childhood.
Last year in February, I left my hometown Malaysia to study in Australia, leaving behind my mum. At the airport, mum and I never really say much, as usual. I wanted to cry but I didn't want to show my weak side in front of her. Just before I departed, mum handed me a small package. It is a 红包 (Chinese Red Pocket) and she asked me to read it after she leaves. When I was waiting to board the plane, I opened the small package.
Inside was a 10 dollar note (Ringgit Malaysia) and attached was a small but meaningful letter. It says:
"Girl girl, you are all grown up now and need to fly all out and pursue your journey called Life. You always do rebellious things, but no matter what, you are still my 乖女儿 (good daughter). I would like say 'I'm Sorry'. Mum has always been busy these 20 years, never there for you when you needed someone to dry your tears. But all I know is to work hard enough so that you can study abroad and have a good future. You are a bright girl, always in my heart. This 10 dollar note is a wish from me so that you have a safe journey. But it is a small gift from mum. The money might not be a lot, but mum has been working 20 years for it and all I need you to know is I Love you. Take care, my little girl"
After reading it, all of a sudden I cried and realised that I didn't grow up being lonely and bitter. Mum was there for me. Whether she was busy with work or at home, she was there with me. I was in the center of her heart. I was her little girl.
Within these two years after I have left, I started to show my love to mum. I realised that without her hard work for 20 odd years, I would't be able to study here and have what I have now. I began Skyping with her. First, it was once every two months. Then, it was once a week. And now, we Skype almost every day. I shared with her about everything. I learnt how to cook the way mum always did. I became a better and better cook. With mum's encouragement, I started my own baking and cooking blog. The blog is dedicated to my mum with all my heart. And I love her indeed, from the bottom of my
heart.
The small red package (红包） was indeed very small. But the meaning behing was priceless. Contained within it, is a reflection of my life and a precious childhood that mum has given me.
I love you mum.
Good things come in small packages. But meaningful things come in even smaller packages.
Growing up as a teenager, I was always a rebelious girl. I love my mum, but I hurt my mum with things I do.
Deep inside, I feel angry for neglecting me when I was a child. When other children had their mums tying their first shoelaces, I was there alone figuring out how to do it. When other children had their mums comforting them for dropping their ice-creams on the ground, I was also there alone to pick it up and throw it into the bin, without any tears on my face. I never watched Lion King, Sleeping Beauty or Snow White. And when I grow up as a rather ordinary teenage girl and feeling lonely and depressed about my first breakup, other friends had their mums' shoulders as a source of comfort for the time being.
I never really say it, but I wish I was brave enough to tell her that I am angry with her. Angry for not giving me a childhood that everyone has. It was a bitter and sad childhood.
Last year in February, I left my hometown Malaysia to study in Australia, leaving behind my mum. At the airport, mum and I never really say much, as usual. I wanted to cry but I didn't want to show my weak side in front of her. Just before I departed, mum handed me a small package. It is a 红包 (Chinese Red Pocket) and she asked me to read it after she leaves. When I was waiting to board the plane, I opened the small package.
Inside was a 10 dollar note (Ringgit Malaysia) and attached was a small but meaningful letter. It says:
"Girl girl, you are all grown up now and need to fly all out and pursue your journey called Life. You always do rebellious things, but no matter what, you are still my 乖女儿 (good daughter). I would like say 'I'm Sorry'. Mum has always been busy these 20 years, never there for you when you needed someone to dry your tears. But all I know is to work hard enough so that you can study abroad and have a good future. You are a bright girl, always in my heart. This 10 dollar note is a wish from me so that you have a safe journey. But it is a small gift from mum. The money might not be a lot, but mum has been working 20 years for it and all I need you to know is I Love you. Take care, my little girl"
After reading it, all of a sudden I cried and realised that I didn't grow up being lonely and bitter. Mum was there for me. Whether she was busy with work or at home, she was there with me. I was in the center of her heart. I was her little girl.
Within these two years after I have left, I started to show my love to mum. I realised that without her hard work for 20 odd years, I would't be able to study here and have what I have now. I began Skyping with her. First, it was once every two months. Then, it was once a week. And now, we Skype almost every day. I shared with her about everything. I learnt how to cook the way mum always did. I became a better and better cook. With mum's encouragement, I started my own baking and cooking blog. The blog is dedicated to my mum with all my heart. And I love her indeed, from the bottom of my
heart.
The small red package (红包） was indeed very small. But the meaning behing was priceless. Contained within it, is a reflection of my life and a precious childhood that mum has given me.
I love you mum.
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