Month: September 2009

Where was I?

Where was I?

You know what I’m talking about. I was on my way to work.  I had just left the ghetto-assed place where I was staying / nannying in Atlantic Beach, Florida and was heading for my lovely job at video production company Atlantic Video in Jacksonville 

The First Day of……

The First Day of……

SPRING!!!! Hallejulah, OMG it finally arrived.  I love New Zealand, I love New Zealand I really do love New Zealand, but winter in Auckland sucks ass more than anywhere  else that I have ever lived (specifically Florida and San Diego – tough crowd I know). 

Ethan’s Art Work

Ethan’s Art Work

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Cook Eat | Fresh Vege Tortellini w/ Carbonara Sauce

Cook Eat | Fresh Vege Tortellini w/ Carbonara Sauce

You will need; 1 pack Signature Range fresh spinach and cheese tortellini 1 x pot of fresh Delmaine Carbonara sauce 1 large tomato 1/2 yellow capsicum / bell pepper 6 mushrooms 1 zucchini 1 head broccoli garlic to taste Sautee zucchini, mushrooms, bell pepper and 

My healthy late night snack

My healthy late night snack

Its not that hard to snack healthy when you have delicious options like cashews and dried cranberries and apricots on hand. I like these three things together as you satisfy your sweet and salty cravings at the same time – no jam on toast or 

Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up

Loving

I bought a sweet pair of medium sized Stirling silver hoops this week and I LOVE them, they make me feel like my outfit is finished with a little bit ‘o sass!

HERE COMES YOUR BAND!!!!

Seriously, am I going to spend ALL of our money on concert tickets this year? Unmissable show of 2010 has to be The Pixies live at Vector Arena in Auckland.  Dave and I heard the announcement on bfm at the same time and immediately called each other and sang “here comes your man!”

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After begging Dave for weeks to let me buy a smart phone, it turns out that there was one sitting there unused at my work!  Joy of  joys, I can now moblog, twitpic, FB, Tweet EVERYWHERE!  Interesting fact:  Vodafone has a free track of the day – my first free download “Bootylicious”. Hmmmmm….right.

Spring tulips!!!!!  Growing up our driveway.  4 days into spring and Auckland has had nothing but glorious sunshine……and bitterly southerlies, you can’t have it all in dirty old Aucks.

I can’t get enough of microwave poached eggs, in this nifty plastic apparatus.  Istarted off with just one egg in the morning and some toast, but in the interests of my fat ass, I have moved on to 2 eggs, ham and cheese – no toast.  (You decide in which way I am looking after the interests of my ass ; ).

Not-so-much loving



My dumb-ass tonsils, that contiually hurt and leave me with the only slightly annoying sensation of imbibing glass every time I swallow.  Yes I am going to see the Dr. next week without a doubt and if I can speak I will be asking her to TAKE THOSE BASTARDS OUT, just like that.

Mommy play dates? What's your experience with mom dating?

Mommy play dates? What's your experience with mom dating?

I am happy to report that I have had many successful and ongoing playdates here in New Zealand.  The kids become long term friends (see here) and us Mums become long term drinking buddies as well.  Everyone goes home happy. When we lived in Southern 

Sleepover at the Farm

Sleepover at the Farm

Freya stayed the night after disco fever hit on Friday.  It was awesome – but tiring – but awesome.  They are such an old-married couple already, they squabble tell each other the lay of the land, stick their bottom lips out for about 5 seconds