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25/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄

As the year draws to a close, we’re holding so much gratitude for the women who shared their stories within the pages of Her Umbrella Magazine - stories of courage, reinvention, creativity, and quiet resilience.

This magazine exists because women keep choosing to be seen, heard, and remembered.
That’s something worth celebrating.

However today looks for you - loud or quiet, joyful or tender - we hope it brings moments of ease and connection.

Thank you for reading, supporting, and believing in the power of women’s stories.

✨

02/12/2025

I have a confession to make.
I literally nearly gave up my business this year.

Not because I stopped loving what I do.
Not because Her Umbrella wasn’t working.
But because life hit harder than I ever expected - all at once, from every angle, and with no warning.

This year asked more of me personally than any other season of my life.
Grief.
Change.
Rebuilding.
Letting go of people I never thought I’d have to let go of.
Trying to be a mum, a business owner, a human - all while my heart felt like it was being held together with sticky tape.

And here’s the part I’ve barely said out loud:
There were mornings I sat at my desk and thought, “Maybe this is it. Maybe I just walk away.”

But I didn’t.
Because every time I came close to quitting, something - or someone - reminded me why I started.
A message from a client.
A woman in business telling me one of my posts helped her.
Someone saying the magazine inspired them.
A seminar room full of women realising what they’re capable of.

It pulled me back. Every. Single. Time.

So no, this year wasn’t shiny.
It wasn’t linear.
It wasn’t “strong girl boss energy.”
It was raw. It was human. It was survival.
And somehow, in the middle of all of it, I rebuilt myself again.

If you’ve had a year that stretched you, cracked you open, or made you question everything - you’re not alone.

Here’s what I know now:
You can be exhausted and still be extraordinary.
You can fall apart and still rise.
You can nearly quit and still come back stronger, clearer, and more you than ever.

And that’s exactly where I’m standing today.

If you feel this too, you can sit with me. We’ll get through the rest of the year together. 💛

01/12/2025

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For just a second…
Picture your dream life.

The one you really want — the version of you who’s confident, clear, organised, making money, showing up with ease, and actually enjoying the business she built.

Feel it.
Sink into it.
Let it feel possible.

Now come back.

Because here’s the truth most women never hear:

✨ You have the power to make all of that happen.
But power without structure? Without clarity? Without a plan you actually stick to?
That’s where so many dreams quietly fade out.

That’s exactly why I created the Her Year, our 2026 must-have business tool!
Not as a pretty notebook…
…but as the system that helps you bridge the gap between what you imagine and what you build.

Inside is the strategy, the structure, the weekly prompts, the collaboration tools, the visibility plan — everything you need to make momentum inevitable, not accidental.

So if that dream life you saw for a second felt close…
This is how you start walking toward it on purpose.

The next twelve months of your business could look completely different.

You just need the right plan in your hands.

💛

25/11/2025

We need to reverse the stereotype that women don’t support other women. There is research that shows women in particular benefit from collaboration over competition. Study after study shows women who support women are more successful in business.

I always say a woman alone has power; collectively we have impact. Traditionally we have been taught to be competitive with one another, because there was such a scarcity of jobs at the top.

It’s so clear that strategy doesn’t work. The truth is that raising each other up and channelling the power of collaboration is truly how we’ll change the equation—and have a lot more fun along the way.

Tag a woman that always supports you!

❤️

21/11/2025

This was so great last night! I cant wait tp pop back this morning! (Open till 1!)

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We had a busy Friday night at Mumma’s Nest 2025 Christmas Markets. Open again Saturday 22/11/2025 from 8am-1pm at the Bundaberg Multiplex!

Come and support local small business and the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal 🎄

20/11/2025

I cannot wait fot this! Its going to be amazing!!

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✨ Discover the Power of Local Arts! ✨ Curious about the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) and the incredible projects it supports?

This is your chance to see creativity in action! Join us for the Opening Night of the RADF Showcase Exhibition:
📅 Tuesday, 25 November 2025
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Bundaberg School of Arts
🎟️ Free | Bookings essential
https://AUBUNDABERG.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/15552

Enjoy an inspiring evening featuring:
✅ A showcase of recent RADF-funded projects
✅ Hear firsthand from a panel of successful applicants including Avi Amesbury – Ceramic & Multidisciplinary Artist Keely Ellen – Musician William Debois – Photographer & Visual Artist Norelle Watson – First Nations Cultural Practitioner

Celebrate creativity, connect with our arts community, and learn how RADF is shaping culture across our region.

The Showcase Exhibition will remain on display for one week—don’t miss it!

20/10/2025

She cut up her shower curtain at midnight — and accidentally invented something that would change motherhood forever. Marion Donovan was a young mother in 1946, exhausted by endless cycles of washing soaked cloth diapers and bedding. While her two children slept, she sat at her sewing machine with a crazy idea: what if diapers didn't have to leak? Using a plastic shower curtain and her own ingenuity, she created a waterproof diaper cover that kept babies dry while letting their skin breathe. She called it The Boater. When she brought it to manufacturers, they laughed her out of their offices. "Unnecessary," they said. "Mothers won't buy it." But mothers knew better. The ones who tried it didn't just appreciate it — they needed it. This wasn't about convenience. It was about reclaiming time, energy, and a sliver of dignity from work that society refused to even see. Marion didn't stop there. She envisioned something even more radical: a diaper you could throw away. No washing. No pins. Just freedom. Businessmen called her absurd. "Women would never throw diapers away," they insisted, blind to what she was really offering — not laziness, but liberation. They rejected her disposable design. A decade later, major corporations would "invent" the same thing and make billions. Marion Donovan went on to hold over twenty patents. She designed everything from closet organizers to facial tissue boxes, never chasing fame — just solutions to problems others ignored. Her legacy isn't just about diapers. It's about every person who looked at an accepted burden and thought, "There has to be a better way." It's about the quiet revolutionaries who make life gentler, one invention at a time. Sometimes the most world-changing ideas start with someone who simply refuses to accept that things have to be hard.

11/10/2025

Happy birthday to my buddy, my friend, my partner in crime !

From the early mornings to the late nights, the creative meltdowns to the epic "aha" moments — we’ve been through all the ups and downs together. I’m SO proud of all you have accomplished, built, and created.

It’s not always been smooth sailing, but the highs are higher because we’ve pushed and supported each other to reach those goals.

Here’s to all the fun collaborations, growth, and all the amazing things you’ll continue to create!

Have the best birthday yet!

08/10/2025

Ohhh so exciting! We always love these markets and cannot wait to see all of the amazing stalls!! Are you applying?

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 2025 Please note, this is not a guarantee of a spot at Mumma's Nest Markets, but an expression of interest in a stall. We (Hannah and Lisa-Marie) then spend hours pouring over applications, trying to get a good mix of stall holders and products. We have almost double the applications as there is spots, so please jump on this asap if you are interested. We will contact you if you are successful by the 1st of November. Applications will close 25/10/25 Please fill the form accurately with all products/ranges mentioned (you can't say you are a soap maker and turn up with honey, hair wraps!) Yes, you get both days and yes, can leave your stall up for both time slots. Yes, the multiplex is airconditioned. Full terms and conditions will come out with your acceptance emails by the 1st of Nov. If you miss out, please know we keep all stall holders details on a waiting list, should any vendors not accept their spot for any reason. We wish we could have you all. We are so excited to be able to bring this to you again, it has become a Bundaberg Christmas tradition! Once again we will be supporting the Mayors Christmas appeal on the day with gold coin entry for customers. Follow the link to fill in the form. Please note, we have never and will never, allowed people to on-sell their sites. Do not follow messages that ask you to communicate in any way except via our email, [email protected]. The scammers are very prevalent in the market industry. Official Form - click link below and fill it in. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAANAAQsT0hBUREJLRzdWWTFTUDNZSks0RE5PWFY2R0hHVy4u

29/09/2025

Come join us in The Laneway on Woongarra to celebrate Spring & raise funds for Breast Cancer.

Food, drinks, fresh flowers, face painting + flower pot painting + fun games.

Hourly giveaways + One Mega Giveaway. Please note giveaway Tickets will be given out to those who purchase a drink/food/flowers/kids activity 🌼

Pre-order your charcuterie board through The Journey Laneway ready for you to collect on the 4th of October at 3pm!

https://www.thejourneylaneway.com/

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