I’ve just spent half an hour with online tech support to get my blog all updated and working again! So let’s talk all things birthday week! After working on assessments for nearly two full days, (and submitting everything!) I was really ready to have a drink or two with my wonderful crew of school mums…
Continue reading →Everything in life is a process. Most of what we do is automatic, with processes that have been fine-tuned over time for maximum efficiency. Then there are the jobs/tasks/self growth opportunities that take time and thought and commitment, and, more often than not, outside help. Our Lego collection reached a stage about a year ago…
Continue reading →Back in September, I got louvres put into my dining area, and new windows in my living area. Once the job was done, I thought it was a little strange that the architraves were left unpainted. But I honestly, genuinely didn’t mind that much at all. I LOVED my new windows, and the functionality was…
Continue reading →A hot coffee on a cold morningA cold coffee on a hot dayFlowers from a friendMum’s crab & camembert quicheMum’s baked cheesecakeA weekend away, staying with friendsA midday nap (I hear they are great!)That first sip of G&TA cooling thunder storm at the end of a stinking hot dayA friend offering to do a paint…
Continue reading →Happy New Year, one and all. I spent the last evening of 2020 with friends who are practically family, only having myself to make snacks and get drinks for. The kids had a bumper afternoon and sleepover with Gran and Grumpy, so it was a win for all. On my drive home just after 8pm,…
Continue reading →For the first 27 years of my life, Christmas each year was largely the same. Christmas Eve was 5pm dinner at Nanny & Grandpa’s (Dad’s parents) house, as being Eastern European, they celebrated on Christmas Eve. Then Christmas Day was a relaxed morning, then 2pm onwards we’d have my Mum’s side of the family Christmas….
Continue reading →Gosh has it really only been 6 days since my last blog post? There has been so much happening around here! Let’s get into it! The Christmas tree is up!! And we love it 🙂 I spent most of Tuesday in hospital with this nugget. He had a pretty nasty post-viral wheeze that we couldn’t…
Continue reading →School holidays. Aren’t they fun? Well actually I think they mostly are. It’s just the first few days that are always a little rocky. I told the kids they couldn’t turn screens on until 6:30am these holidays. That backfired a little this morning, as from 6am they kept climbing in my bed and asking if…
Continue reading →And just like that, this cute little baby is now six. He really was the sweetest little baby. Slept well, fed like a trooper and was happy ALL THE TIME!! Okay, that’s not possible. But he sure was a happy baby. And a damn cute toddler. From the age of about two onwards, he has…
Continue reading →No this isn’t some awesome new boxing combination, although I would be all over it if it was! I’m talking about the perfect trifecta for a party. Growing up, we were always having parties at our place. Every birthday was celebrated, as well as New Years Eve parties and Christmases. And the three things that…
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