You know those little annoying 5min jobs that you put off and put off until it becomes so ridiculous that you haven’t done it yet that the job just becomes a write off? No? Perfect? Well done. Some of our friends in San Diego framed …
I wasn’t shopping for shoes……..but you know how that goes. E and I were at the mall and I caught sight of these little beauties and I was drawn into the store for a wee try on. I LOVE these wedges. The platform makes them …
Yay! I played my first game of netball in 3 years tonight and my team won!
To be entirely honest I was dreading the game. 8pm on a Monday night in winter is really not prime Melissa time. Dragging yourself out of the house in shorts and sneaks when its RAINING does not bode well for me. I was also secretly nervous as I only know one person on the team – and what if they were all amaze-balls netball players and I was the social netballer that kinda sucked? It wasn’t to be, the ladies were super nice and we were all of a similar level – luckily this white girl can jump so I busted out some ok defence {quietly…..I was chuffed that I didn’t suck}.
Me time was fab. It’s a hard time-slot to make work, but I am so glad I said yes to the offer to join the team. Why is saying yes sometimes so much harder than saying no?
So much to love right now and so few photos to show! Highly unlike me. I am loving quick and easy bacon, chicken, brie frittata for Friday night dinner, so yum there was no leftovers : (I am loving little pieces of boy that I …
One month on and the stress of moving house {2 houses in our case} is fading and life is settling into a new routine; one which feels deliciously concrete and complete. As we packed, cleaned, organized then reversed the process in our new house and …
I am in LOVE with this seasons range from Country Road. It’s super comfy, classy casual and bright, which makes such a change from the usual drab tones of winter. I was having a particularly unfashionable day during the move; Ethan arrived home from school, looked me up and down and said
“Mum, if you walked into Country Road right now they would take your membership card away!”
I swear to god he said that. VERBATIM. Obviously it was time to go shopping!
Check Shirt $109 This shirt is so soft, just like the Farmers bush shirts of old we used to wear while crying about Kurt Cobain :::sigh:::
This rather large spiky guy bravely traversed the driveway this afternoon, well out of sight of the four dog army and their two mates next door. They all knew he was there though and I’m pretty sure I heard Louie say “Let the wild rumpus …
Autumn is spectacular in our part of Auckland. The leaves are turning and the colours make my jaw drop every morning as I head to work. The fog was insane today; this morning’s drive had an ethereal quality about it…….until I hit the Albany gridlock.
Things are happening!
Yesterday was about as good as a Monday gets, or at least better and more calm than last Monday. We can now find our clothes, shoes and television!
A good 35% {I would say} of the interior plastering and painting has been finished, our room, our lounge and office, toilet and bathroom are all freshly painted with glistening white wooden joinery! Love it, and the half-tea walls. We are no longer living off the dining room table and huddling in Mum’s lounge, Dave and I have our fab wardrobe in operation and we have sheets on our bed! (as we had to pack our bedding away every morning while the plasterers were covering our life in dust, we slept with a minimum of bedding). Life is good.
Three weeks in, and the budget is making me nervous, the bigish bills are starting to come in and though I feel quite sure we have allowed plenty for the reno, I have never spent so much money in my life! Thank god for spreadsheets and my ever-dependable Type-A personality to keep track of things.
Picking out little bits and pieces for our new home is beyond exciting, I am holding off on any big-ish purchases until rennovating is complete, but accent pieces are allowed ; )
Owlton John from Freedom just had to come home with me {pictured with the Dalilah cushion $39 and $25 ea}, as these prints will one day…….I need both of them you see = spendy.
Picking out fabric for the Roman Blinds had to be the most boring, exasperating, difficult task so far. Picking new guttering was much easier.
Dave and E make everything so much fun, they even managed to whip up a Pancake brekkie on our first Sunday in the new house. I love our family traditions, they make anyplace feel instantly like home.
5pm on a Sunday afternoon. It’s cold but he doesn’t feel it, it’s getting dark but light enough to play, I could ride bikes around our neighbourhood all day with this kid.