A lovely, but hectic weekend of dinner dates, bbq’s, skateboarding, eeling, family workouts, playdates, cycling, swimming and the endless minutiae of weekend chores came to a head last night when Dave and Ethan finally returned home for the ER at 10pm! Nothing major thank goodness, …
So here’s a ranty post. Things were getting strangely nice around here but luckily FB came to my rescue with an annoying item in my feed which got me riled up enough to get the creative juices flowing. See, I just read another (there are …
I think that the first recycling pickup after the holiday period is just the best feeling ever – all of that paper and wrapping and cardboard gone! I love it. I think that getting rid of my Christmas manicure which looked so cute pre-santa and looked …
Happy New Year friends! :::she said, 4 days late::: Oh well, a holiday is not a holiday if I don’t give my brain a bit of blogging respite now and then, so clink-clink to my first post of 2015! We spent 10 wicked days in …
Last night I got really, shitty, stabby, pissed off & annoyed at Dave. He had cooked and served up an awesome dinner, beautiful chicken taco salads, and as we were cleaning up I noticed the avocado. It wasn’t really an avocado – more so the …
We’re not quite at the post-Christmas, New Year reflection period yet, but 2014 has been such a great year for me that I’m eager to keep the momentum going and launch into 2015 feeling focused, motivated and goal-directed. This requires a little thinking about what …
So. I suffer from hideous seasonal allergies, usually resulting in massive sneezing fits but in particular it’s my eyes that are getting hammered this year. I’ve been making it worse by rubbing them when I get stressed and tired {which is a lot at the …
Phew. After the mega marathon that was the 12 Days of Christmas giveaway, I am SO excited to return to regular blogging! Playing Santa was nice but it appears there are hordes of professional prizewinners in New Zealand at the moment, who are in to …
Before finishing off Nixie’s Christmas Shopping yesterday, I was enjoying a bit of downtime getting my nails done and chatting away to the nail tech. We were {of course} discussing our kids and their Christmas wish lists. She was so sad to hear that I …
Dave’s been on a work trip for 5 days so I’ve been solo-parenting – with my Mum, so I know that technically doesn’t count but I’m claiming it anyway. I’m exhausted. Thankfully the kids have been amazing, aside from the baby waking up pre-6am every …