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I love my husband. Very much. He is everything I ever hoped for in a partner - someone who is creative, and smart and funny and challenging and patient and kind. He is also very handsome which doesn't hurt. I love him deeply and passionately. I just haven't liked him very much lately. I can … [Read more...]

It's been 12 months today since we moved into our house. Since we started a new life. Since so much. More than I can write here or that can be explained in a post.This place has changed me. I feel like a proper grown up here - making friends, starting schools, starting everything over. This place … [Read more...]

It's Friday afternoon. In an hour or so I will call it the weekend and will crack open a bottle of something because DEAR GOD this has been a long week has it not? We got home about an hour ago from Sydney and to welcome us back we have a bird stuck up our chimney that we have no chance of getting … [Read more...]

This weekend has been a long one. Funny that being the October long weekend and all. It's been raining almost non stop since Saturday. It's been raining and it's been cold and everything seems wet. We had visitors for the night on Saturday night and while it was great to catch up I hated the person … [Read more...]

: This morning I woke up with a hangover. Last night Rob's Mum was down here as we had to have a meeting with a Priest about Harper's upcoming Christening. The Catholics are so funny the way they refer to Satan as the "Prince of Darkness". Makes him sound like such a charming bad boy. Anyway, we … [Read more...]

I am nothing if not dramatic. I am prone to overreacting, I am prone to thinking the worst when things are bad but equally when things are good they are over the top fantabulously good. This is not the best trait to have when parenting. I think a level headed, calm, patient parent is probably the … [Read more...]

Every morning before 6am I hear a "Muuuum! MUM! Muuuuum! MUM!" which doesn't stop until I get to her cot. I am welcomed with a baby standing in her sleeping bag, hair everywhere and a smile and outstretched arms that melts my heart. There's milk and a cuddle on the couch with her sister snuggled … [Read more...]

You just cannot beat late afternoon Spring sunshine. It's soft. It's delicate. It's warm, not hot. It makes everything look so exceptionally pretty - especially round these parts. Check out our late Sunday afternoon session up at the pub with some friends last weekend...I think the sun is meant to … [Read more...]

The other day when my hair appointment was cancelled I had some time to kill so we splashed right out and went to medicare! Because that's how I roll and that's some crazy fun right there! We walked out with our $96 refund (score) and then straight past a shoe shop that the girls demanded that we go … [Read more...]

Well, what do we have here then? ANOTHER DVD giveaway, that's what. Thanks to Roadshow Entertainment I have a copy of Misfits Season 2 {released 1st Sept and worth $29.95} to hand over to one lucky reader.Now, what's this Misfits show I hear you asking and why on earth did she pick this one? Well, … [Read more...]

My kids woke up this morning at 5.15. They have done this for the past 2 weeks or so and I'm kind of getting used to it. OK, not really. See now it's 2 hours later and I feel like we should be at 11am and it's 7 freaking 15 am. When do the clocks spring forward?We had a lovely weekend. Filled with … [Read more...]

We have visitors coming down this weekend {Rob's Dad & Step-Mum & Step-Grandma} so I have been out and about this morning getting last minutes things needed. Top of the list? Some fabulous spring flowers from the fruit shop to put around. I probably spent $15 on a few colourful bunches and then got … [Read more...]

Most days I get sent press releases for this that or the other which I find quite hilarious. I mean why, dear GOD WHY would I need to know about Morteins latest brand of fly spray or the new range of Helga's bread? At least I am an informed consumer these days. I also get the occasional PR email … [Read more...]

There was a time {not all that long ago} when mornings used to be frantic. Stressful. Panicked. A whirlwind of getting kids dressed, getting ready for work, getting make up on, getting bags packed, and food for the car on the way to daycare and work because there just weren't enough minutes before … [Read more...]

I almost had a car accident the other day when I was driving up the road from our house and saw that my all time favourite cottage in the village {that has just been renovated} had it's weeping cherry in flower! Honestly, it looks like it's straight out of a picture book. Actually everything does. I … [Read more...]

This is me, being my own worst enemy.I should be a bigger person, I should just let things be, I should post about more important things. I really should be packing for Sydney. But I don't. Instead, I video myself, like a nutter, talking to an anonymous person. Because at the end of the day, I'm a … [Read more...]

: Itsy bitsy pony tails are the stuff little girls are made of. Deliciously cute and flippy, each and every time she has requested a "pody tail" this week I have been happy to deliver. They just make me smile.: Which kind of makes up for the fact that almost 2 year olds lose their shit a lot. This … [Read more...]

Every morning while I have my coffee (lovingly made for me by my husband) I scrawl through my blog roll and google reader checking out what has popped up. While I do glaze over a lot of them there are a few that I always look for that provide inspiration, humour, and a splash of pretty. Thought that … [Read more...]

My 4 and a half year old daughter is growing up. Sure, she is growing faster than a weed and has these long gangly legs and arms that are covered with bruises most of the time, but it's more than that. I have a few reasons to believe that she is, and that my hard work is finally paying off. It's … [Read more...]

It occurred to me in the shower the other day {why does everything occur to me in the shower?) that I spend many a day on here writing out quandaries and posing questions to you all and then never really giving an update on where we are with things. On the off chance that some of you may be … [Read more...]