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Ambury Farm Day

A bit ago I heard about Ambury Farm Day, which was a free day the council was putting on for families. I thought it would be a fun day out, give Matthew a chance to see some animals up close, but Rob...

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Matthew – 1 Year 29 Weeks Old

Playgroup was fun this week. They had a face painter in to do some absolutely amazing works of art on the kids. I’d learnt only the previous week before though that Matthew won’t allow for his face to...

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Matthew – 1 Year 30 Weeks Old

There can be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Matthew is my child. He LOVES his chocolate. Matthew still has some Easter Egg (yes, I’m aware Easter was 4 months ago, he got given a number of them)...

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30 Days Hath November

Opps, it’s already 5 Days into November. I came across this a bit late for the beginning of November, but thought it would be a fun exercise to do for the month. I’m planning on keeping each post short...

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Day 01: A place I’d like to travel

Image Source I was never big on travelling when I was younger. Not for long periods of time anyway. A lot of kiwis head over to England for their OE’s and all the stories I had really heard were about...

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Day 02: A Favourite Movie

As an adult I don’t really have a favourite movie. There are a number of favourites I have, which if I had the time I would be more than happy to watch over and over again. My all time favourite...

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Day 03: Something I never leave the house without

Usually when I’m going out, I’m taking Matthew with me. This involves taking the diaper bag filled with, well, diapers, wipes, food, spare clothes etc etc. As you can imagine, it’s a small suitcase...

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Day 04: A friend I adore

I thought about this for a bit, and while there are a few friends I’d love to write about, I’m going to stick with the friend I chose to marry. After having been together for almost 10 years, Rob and I...

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Day 05: My hometown

Auckland is a pretty big place. It’s not so much a home town as it is a giant city sprawled out over a bunch of land. But it’s where I’ve always lived, so can’t complain. Specifically I associate...

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Day 06: A book I’m reading

Since Matthew’s been born, I’ve been pretty slack at reading books. Most of my reading tends to be done on my iPhone while I’m feeding him, especially those feeds in the early days when I would be up...

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Day 07: A song for the day

I’m a fan of Pink’s music, going way back to her early singles. I’m really enjoying her latest single ‘Try’. While the words don’t hold too much meaning with me, I still find myself singing along. I...

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Day 08: Three inspirational quotes.

    “Take a risk and accept the consequences, or stand back and wonder how it might have been” – Unknown “You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut” – Dr Suess

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Day 09: A close-up of my day.

From Left to Right,, Top to Bottom: 1. Matthew having some milk during our morning snuggles 2. Rob having some cuddles with Matthew while making coffee before work 3. Freshly made vegemite and cheese...

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Day 10: A favourite recipe.

I’ve made these triple chocolate muffins a couple of times in the last few weeks, they’ve been a hit, especially with Matthew who when eating one yells out ‘NO!’ to Jock whenever he comes near. 1 1/4...

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Day 11: Three years ago today

I’ll admit, I have no idea what I was doing three years ago today, Chances are I was at work. Planning my wedding. I was in the process of a 365 at the time (which I got about 150 days into in total),...

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Day 12: The last item I purchased

I’m running out of clothes. Mainly because most of the clothes I own are old and pre baby so don’t fit properly anymore. And I’ve ripped through two pairs of jeans this week due to wear. Which means I...

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Day 13: Something I’m proud of.

It would be normal that I’m proud of Matthew. I am, infact, which is why I write about him so much. I’m pretty proud of this though. I crocheted a Christmas coloured dishcloth. I know, it’s not overly...

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Day 14: Style inspiration for the season.

It’s almost summer down here in New Zealand. Which means that it’s also Christmas. And somehow, what popped into my head was the Boxing Day races, even though I never attend them. But I thought I’d put...

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Day 15: Three blogs I always read

Image Source As most bloggers do, I’ve got a number of blogs in my reader which I read on a regular basis. I don’t have a strict criteria as to what I add to my reader, pretty much if I read through a...

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6 Months

Oh dear Dates don’t lie. It really has been over 6 months since I last updated my blog Well, lets quickly have a bullet point list of things which have been happening (in no particular order) - Brought...

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