And the winner of the Lenovo laptop is...

The very lucky winner of the Lenovo lap top is the owner of comment number 28, which happens to be...


This lucky lady!

Thank you everyone that entered. I'll get in touch with Allison from Life in a Pink Fibro to get her prize to her.

Congrats! xx

Point & Shoot: Poser much?

Isn't she a poser? I was off trying to buy bread amongst the flocks of last minute shoppers {and when I say flocks, it's really no exaggeration!} and she was yelling for me, "MumMum, take a photo! MumMum, take a photo!".

So of course I obliged, and a photo was taken. She also made Gaga {my mum} pose afterwards, which of course she did... but I'll save my mum the embarrassment of sharing those pics with you.

Lacey had a run in with the table last week. She doesn't walk, she runs... and at speed. So when her forehead and the table meet... it's not pretty.

How was your weekend? Are you all done with your Christmas shopping? Feeling excited yet?

PS. Share your Point & Shoot picture/s below! xx

And the winner of the Lundby dollhouse is...

Please excuse my extreme tardiness in announcing the winner of the beautiful Lundby Stockholm house. The answers were all so good, I've let Random.org do all the hard work and pick a winner for me.

The lucky winner of the house is comment number 39, which is this lucky lady...

Congratulations Erin! Email me at fatmumslim@bigpond.com and I'll get the lovely people at Lundby to send the dollhouse out to you. xx

What to get the person who has everything.

There's always someone in your family or friend circle who really doesn't need anything this Christmas. They've got the latest gadgets, are fussy when it comes to clothes & beauty products, and just really don't need... anything.

For me that person is Hubby. Each year I'll suggest present ideas to him, and he'll say "Nah, I don't really need it". And then in a month's time he's at the shops buying the very same thing for himself.

For these such people I say make them this chocolate peanut butter fudge sauce. They don't need it {of course} but, oh boy, will they love it!

It's very naughty, completely indulgent and a whole lot of delicious. It's by the queen of the kitchen herself, Nigella Lawson. Hopefully the sauce makes it into the bottles before it gets to your tummy. Enjoy.


Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Sauce

Ingredients
175ml pure cream
100g milk chocolate, chopped
100g smooth peanut butter
3 tbs golden syrup

Method
♥ Put the cream, chopped chocolate, peanut butter and golden syrup into a saucepan & place on medium heat to melt. Stir occasionally.
♥ After 2 minutes the sauce should be ready. If you're giving it for a gift wait for it to cool, then bottle and refrigerate. If you're making for yourself serve with caramel, chocolate and vanilla ice cream and top with chopped peanuts.

Check out these printable labels from Martha that would look pretty neat on top of the bottle.

Do you have one person that you find it really hard to buy for? What's your solution?

The day I didn't meet Oprah.

I like to think I'm a little bit psychic. For as long as I can remember I've had this sixth sense. I know when something will or won't happen. I can see it and feel it. Will we be having sushi for dinner? Hmmm.... I can't really see it. Will I win lotto? I can feel it {all $13.55 of it}. Usually I'm right.

When I heard that Oprah was coming to town, I knew that I would meet her. I could actually see it and feel it. I told my Ma and my Lil Sis that I was going to meet her, and they knew that I was too. I made a wish. I put it on my inspiration board, and then I signed up for tickets to her Sydney show {using an email address of each person in my family}. I even roped Big Sis in and told her to register for tickets, with me as her guest {of course}.

And then I waited. I stalked my inbox. I stalked my mum's inbox. I stalked Lil Sis' inbox. A day or so passed and then Oprah hit all three inboxes at once. Rejection.

I'm not gonna lie. I cried. I thought I was really going to meet her. I'd sensed it.

Big Sis messaged me, "I'll get you those tickets. Somehow."

Lil Sis {unbeknown to me} wrote to Oprah telling her how much I needed to meet her.

Ma comforted me, in disbelief herself.

I spent the past weekend amid Christmas parties, shopping & everything else hoping for an Oprah miracle. Hoping that she'd turn up at my door to say hello, or I'd see her driving along and she'd roll down her window to give me a thumbs up and wish me well.

I even stalked the Bondi Rescue crew on Twitter to find out when she'd be down at Bondi Beach so that I could meet Oprah herself. Heck, I even asked Hubby if he could somehow get me into the airport so I could see her as she got off the plane. No go.

As we did what we did over the weekend, Oprah was never far from my thoughts {especially with every second word on radio, TV and out of people's mouths being... Oprah}. Every now and then {Hubby would say more than that} I would mention something about her.

"She's fitting a lot into her time, isn't she?"
"I wonder if the guests will get free stuff?"
"I bet she goes to Icebergs for lunch."

As I picked up the Sunday newspapers I noticed she was wearing a beautiful kaftan, and I pointed it out to Hubby. "Doesn't she look beautiful? Isn't that a beautiful top?"

Hubby looked at me and patiently replied, "Yep, she does. It's probably a Camilla top."

"You know," he continued, "There's not one person in the world I'd be like this about. Not one."

"Like what?" I asked, "I'm just talking about her."

I thought about it and I didn't need him to reply. If I could I would have camped out where ever she was. Kids and Christmas parties held me back. I was gutted I didn't get tickets. I've watched her shows since I was a kid. I buy every O magazine. I have her DVD set.

I drove home on Sunday night a little bit heart broken. Oprah was mere metres from my house for lunch and holidaying in my home city. I didn't meet her. I didn't even see her.

And that will forever be the day I didn't meet Oprah.

Is there anyone in the world that you feel this way about? Is there anyone that you'd love to meet?

WIN a Marc Jacobs purse {seriously!}.

Can you hear me squealing all the way from where you are? Can you? I'm beyond excited. Like can't-wipe-this-smile-off-my-dial-excited! Lustable {the blog powered by Paypal} recently got in touch and asked whether I'd like to be involved in their fun Christmas giveaway. I said yes {who wouldn't?}. Saying yes meant that I go to go shopping and pick a gift of my choice for my readers. I could pick any shop in the world as long as they shipped to Australia and as long as they had Paypal at their checkout. Turns out lots of shops have Paypal... and lots of shops ship to Australia. Yipppeeee.

And so what did I pick? Well, how could I go past my main man... Mr Marc Jacobs. I ♥ Marc Jacobs, and am thrilled to say that this wallet from BlueFly.com could be yours!
I usually make entering comps pretty darn easy for everyone to enter, but this one requires a little more effort. I'm sure you won't mind... it's for Marc! To enter you have to do the following:

1. Follow Lustable on Twitter.
2. Use this hash tag in your entry: #Lust4Xmas
3. Answer the following question on Twitter {don't forget to use the hashtag and be a follower of Lustable too!}: What are you wishing for this Christmas?

Good luck. I'm extremely jealous! xx

Terms of entry for Lustable.com.au's 12 Days of Christmas:
1. This promotion is sponsored by PayPal.
2. Entrants must enter via Twitter by:
a. Following @Lustable_
b. Including #Lust4Xmas in their entry
c. Answering the question "What are you wishing for this Christmas?"
3. All entry points in section 2 must be fulfilled in order for an entry to be deemed valid.
4. The prize is Marc Jacobs wallet valued at $250, inclusive of shipping.
5. The prize winner will be chosen by Chantelle {FatMumSlim} on Wednesday 15th December at 7am
6. Winners will be notified via direct message on Twitter within 24 hours of prize draw by @Lustable_.
7. This is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winner of this competition.
8. Prizes cannot be exchanged for cash or credit.
9. Prizes will be shipped within 28 days of a winner being chosen.
10. If a prize is unavailable, Lustable.com.au reserves the right to substitute a similar item of equal or lesser value in its place.

WIN a Lenovo IdeaPad!

I use my old PC for editing my photos and using Photoshop. My house must look like a geek took over some days, I swear. The PC open, the Mac open, the Bamboo pad out... and the printer out too. A geek girl's gotta do, what a girl's gotta do.

Over the years Lacey has not been too kind to my PC. It's missing the shift, control, capslock and a few letter keys. It's had it's day, to say the least. I've loved it, but it's time to head to the graveyard of laptops.

And welcome the new Lenovo IdeaPad. Sleek, sexy and stylish. We've only been acquainted a short while, but so far it's love. It's perfect for the geek on the go, and perfect for blogging too. It's got super sonic speakers that almost blew me away when I tested them. Hello! It's perfect for creating blog, reading blogs, listening to music {even if you want the music to be heard in the room next door!}, watching movies and I guess playing games too {if that's your thang!}.


I'm very excited to tell you that I have one Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 to give away to one lucky FMS reader! Lenovo say that: Users are able to enjoy watching movies on the IdeaPad Z560 with its 15 inch high-definition (HD), 16:9 format widescreen, and Dolby® Advanced Audio for a spectacular audio experience. The Z560 also features OneKey™ Theater II, which includes a range of audio-visual settings to enable the optimal viewing of videos and multimedia content. The IdeaPad Z560 is available with the all new 2010 Intel® Core™ processor family and NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics. All for the tidy sum of $1199

You can read more about the Z560's features here.

To enter to win the IdeaPad simply leave a comment below answering this question: I definitely have some inner geek, what's something that people might not know about you?

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Competition closes Sunday 19th December 2010 at 11:59pm.
Competition open to Australian residents only.
Only one entry per person.
Winner will be announced next Monday. Please either check back to see if you've won, or leave an email for me to contact you. We'd love to get this out to you before Christmas.