Thank god it’s Friday. This week has been challenging; one little drama after another and Ethan misbehaving like a boss EVERY afternoon this week. He is doing my head in. Mornings are easy. He wakes up happy, complies, helps out, goes to school without fussing……..then …
Ooooohhhh I LOVE this dress. I rarely go into Portmans but Mum and I were doing the rounds at the mall and I’m so glad we popped in. I picked up this babein shift dress on sale for $59! It is so flattering on, does …
I have loved wearing this outfit today; slouchy, comfy, casual but perfect for the office.
Wool Plaid Skirt: Max (thrifted)
Levis Denim Shirt: Trade Me $6 (BEST purchase ever…..after my antlers of course)
Braided Coral Belt: Macy’s
Gold crystal ring & earrings: Urban Outfitters
Brogues: Number 1 Shoes
Leather sharks tooth bracelets: Takapuna markets
Silver cuff: Gifted
This is a no-good very BAD cake that you shouldn’t make if you are at all concerned with sugar, butter and all of those yummy things. For the rest of you that like to live and eat cake, I give you this recipe that I …
You know what? I have this lovely friend, a freaking little ripper of a friend and she is the only person In Real Life that tells me nice things about my blog, mostly when we’re drunk but that’s neither here nor there. She tells me …
We were lucky enough to be able to attend our local Arts Centre’s open day last weekend, what a treat! Pretty much our whole rugby team turned up and the boys made the most of the amazing opportunity to try their hand at pottery, mosaic, clay modelling, jewellery making, painting, wood carving and much more. It was lovely to see such a usually physical, hard core bunch of little athletes getting in touch with their ‘artistic’ side!
I definitely recommend investigating whether there is an arts centre near you, there is so much on offer by these small, community driven organisations you may be quite surprised – I know I was! We can’t wait to bring Ethan’s beautiful bowl home after it has been fired.
For information on the Kumeu Arts Centre, visit their Facebook page here
I woke up this morning to a lovely email from Dave so thought I would share…. Well my day today was a good as it can get without you and the boy, let me give you a recap. Started off early this morning looking for …
Lawn mowed, weed eating done time to weekend! Mum and I busted ass this afternoon and got our outside chores out of the way before the inevitable rain returns. September, like every other month this year is just flying by. I get to the end …
This week has had a frantic feel, one of those weeks with a multitude of appointments, people to call, things to schedule, bills to pay…… sans husband of course. But Dave has been available via the inter webs to help me make a big decision for Ethan – thank god because I was just dithering on my own. Ethan is very gifted in reading, writing and spelling, he always has been. Language comes naturally to him and has since he was 9 months old {that was a fun month – a walking and talking wham-bam!). Maths however, not so flash. Not bad, not so bad that it has ever drawn any attention, but the disparity between his numeracy strategies and the brilliance of his language skills has become an ever widening gulf this year. He has slipped through the maths groups and has simply failed to progress. Time for some outside intervention. I probably could have given his teacher some time to pull him up to where he should be, but quite frankly maths is a big deal and sitting on the mat playing learning games isn’t serving E any purpose. After running it by Dave he agreed that the $48 outlay {ouch right?} for one session per week was an investment that Ethan needed. Time to catch up before he really gets left behind.
With that being only one of the spendy decisions on hand this week {the house reno is back into bleeding money mode}, I have made it to Thursday and that is lovely.
So much! I bought quite a stash of nail polishes back from the states because faves like Orly, O.P.I and Essie are only $7ish per bottle, beats paying $25 here.
China Glaze – Rose Among Thorns is the first one I have tried out and I LOVE it. It’s a matte neon, goes on beautifully and looks fab. Available in NZ from www.candy girl.co.nz for $14.95
Also loving Man O’ War Pinot Noir (I was given 6 bottles of the 2006 vintage and can’t find it on their website, but it’s delish). I’m ashamed to say I opened my first bottle of red wine for the winter on Monday night. And it’s actually spring. I used to look forward to a nice red on a cold night, luckily it seems spring hasn’t arrived with a abundance of warmth so I’ve probably got a few more nights of dark chocolate and wine ahead of me!
Still slogging away at the first book in the Game of Thrones series by George R.R Martin. Slogging sounds so derogatory, which is terrible as I LOVE this book. I just haven’t prioritised finishing it! Kindle says I’m 80% of the way through so I’ll wrap it up this week.
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Honestly, nothing much. I would rather be writing or reading. I can get sucked into The Block for about half an hour before I get antsy. Truth be told, since Mum, Dave and I bought this house the only show I watch with any regularity is Shortland Street! I haven’t watched this since I left home at 20 but apparently it’s fairly easy to pick-up where you left off even after thirteen years!
Our house, the renovations and prioritising the many remaining to-dos, Dave in Italy – if I don’t hear from him my mind starts to wander and I worst-case-scenario everything. I’ve also been spending a lot of time thinking about this blog and where it’s headed. The conclusion of one project has given me a little freedom to relax and just do what I want -which is what you should be doing on your own blog right?
The lack of hours in the day, constantly. The treadmill-like feeling of getting up, school drop-off, going to work, school pick-up, after school activities, chores, dinner, bedtime…..blah blah is relentless. And that still surprises me. I can’t remember feeling like this when I was a SAHM. probably because at the end of the day, when you’re at home, you are master of your own destiny {as much as the little people will allow of course}. If you don’t want to get out of your jammies, the reality is, you really don’t have to. I miss those days, sometimes! The grass is always greener isn’t it….
Our soldiers dying in Afghanistan and the lack of respect certain people show for the armed forces, their sacrifice in service, and the honour in their deaths. Whether you agree with the war or not these men and women deserve nothing less than our utmost support.
Crossing things off my to-do list every day, coming home and seeing the last two new windows installed, seeing my little guy happy at Numberworks DOING MATHS, my mum and our house x
My outfit in this post was saved by the wise decision to wear heels. It was Friday and I had no motivation to dress for work – hence my go-to sloppy sweatshirt and T. I love this feather necklace, another of my bargain Warehouse finds! …