The Life Cyclone.  You know, it’s just like yours right?

The Life Cyclone. You know, it’s just like yours right?

Oh this week. Oh every. single. day of this marathon week of crapness. Currently on day 12 of massive sinus infection.  Dave took the day off on Tuesday as I was completely useless and took my ass to the doctor.  I cried in the waiting 

The snot and the tears.  Write on mummy bloggers, write on!

The snot and the tears. Write on mummy bloggers, write on!

I wish I had a ‘publish’ button in my head as I write brilliantly in the shower, or when I’m breast feeding, washing the dishes or rocking the baby. I’m able to continue my mental blogging as I move through the day, from diapering to 

Ermahgerd.  I just did a YouTube workout.

Ermahgerd. I just did a YouTube workout.

and I finished it.  20 minutes of workout insanity IN MY KITCHEN.  Kind of, it was ballet. ish. I was waiting for the jug to boil the other night {sad but true, the wine bucket has been subbed out for a steaming mug of hot 

Show & Tell | Sugar Skull Embroidery

Show & Tell | Sugar Skull Embroidery

Well, I bet some of you thought I’d never finish this one? And, maybe I thought that too, but HA, proved us both wrong. I really enjoyed this wee stitching project, I found it really cathartic punching holes in something over and over again {?}. 

8/52

8/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” ethan: the last 3 days have seen you come alive again after breaking your ankle.  you said to me yesterday that you felt like a normal kid again.  it made my heart soar. 

Acquisitions | Doidy Cup

Acquisitions | Doidy Cup

A few months ago, ok, 6 months ago, when Nix was fresh and new and having a lot of problems feeding I received this strange looking wee cup in the mail for review.  As I was having so much trouble getting him to breast feed 

Cleaning out the Pot Cupboard, so to speak

Cleaning out the Pot Cupboard, so to speak

We were up at the crack yesterday, you know, baby etc, status quo.  Dave and E were out of the door at 6.50am to the hospital for a follow-up xray and new cast so I really had no choice but to be productive. I whipped 

3/52

3/52

“A portrait of my children, once a week, every week, in 2014.” ethan.  i had a gorgeous, happy pic of my big this week.  then this happened.  prior to his injury he had learnt how to drop into a ramp on his skateboard.  despite falling 

Read | An Idiot Abroad – Review

Read | An Idiot Abroad – Review

Have you seen the Idiot Abroad TV series?  It’s awesomely, deadpan and hilarious.  Basically the premise is Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their mate(?) Karl Pilkington on blind adventures to places he really has no interest in visiting.  In fact Karl seems to have 

2014 | You’re on baby

2014 | You’re on baby

Happy New Year peeps! We celebrated (yes, actually celebrated) New Years Eve in beautiful Waipu with Mum and Geoff and had a brilliant time.  We beached all afternoon, had some drinks at the pub then returned home for a BBQ, awesome music, dancing and we