My 30 before 30 list

I have been inspired by this wonderful lady to create my own 30 before 30 list and here it is:

1. Finish my uni degree

2. Do a cake decorating class

3. Raise $1000 for the The National Breast Cancer Foundation doing the Mothers Day Classic

4. Start a blog DONE!!!

5. Go on a girls only weekend

6. Run the City to Surf

7. Do 1 term of Ballet lessons

8. Take a dressmaking course

9. Join a book club

10. Do 1 term of Pilates

11. Take a gourmet cooking class

12. Make a patchwork quilt

13. Plant and maintain a veggie garden

14. Ride the Bibbulmun Track

15. Renew our wedding vows

16. Go camping regularly

17. Sing in a band

18. Do a photography course and learn how to use my camera – Booked

19. Take a photo a day for 30 days

20. Go white-water rafting

21. Attempt surfing

22. Create at least 1 thing a week for a year

23. Visit or at least start planning our trip to Mach Picchu

24. Go on a spontaneous driving holiday (no plans, no destination)

25. Create a home with an inviting, joyous, comfortable loving atmosphere

26. Scrapbook all of our photos

27. Try Dim Sum

28. Donate Blood

30. Be happy (one to keep working on)

Thats my list, I have just over 3 years to complete it, some may need a bit of time and some I might get done soon but I am looking forward to all of them.

A site I am loving!

So having boy has proved a little sad for me when looking for patterns and tutorials on the WWW until today. I haven’t been into blogging or blogs for very long but it seems to have become very addictive for me, to the point that every time I sit in front of my computer I somehow find myself looking at blog

Today I found this blog here and just love that they are taking the time to ‘Celebrate The Boy’. If you have boy, girls or just love creating this blog is one you cannot miss.

I made a dress!!!

Today I was very productive and made myself a dress .

using an old t-shirt

and some lovely light fabric

I measured from the neckline to under the bust where I wanted the material to sit

measured across and used some chalk to make the cutting line

Cut off the excess

Then, right sides together sewed together the raw edges for the material

Sewed together the top and the material

And there you have it a lovely floaty dress perfect the very hot weather we are experiencing in Perth at the moment

On a Christmas note I have also managed to finish my first Christmas present for this year

Flowers = Love

Michael - "Mummy I have to go outside"

Mum - "why?"

Michael - "I have to get you flowers so you can love me"

Mum trying not to cry "Michael I love you no matter what you don’t need to get me flowers for me to love you"

(Mummy is currently a sobbing mess as she watches her eldest child go out the front to collect some flowers)

My afternoon/evening in pictures

This has been my Sunday afternoon.

Prince Michael picked me some flower from our garden to go on my desk

I went to the gym

Couldn’t be bothered making dinner so I stopped for some Chicken and chips on the way home

Getting home just in time to enjoy this amazing view from my backyard (there is nothing between us and the ocean but some bush!!!)

Followed by showers and bed for our little princes

Making dessert for Louis

and organising my new stationery

watching the latest episode of Greys Anatomy ruining all the work I did at the gym with these

I still have to organise Michael’s school uniform, make lunches and iron a shirt for Louis but for now I am going to just chill for a little while

Can’t believe its Friday already!

I can’t believe how fast this week has gone its been so jam packed I haven’t even managed to blog yet

This week we have had school, I stepped in for my Mum while she was away and cleaned some of her houses (she owns a cleaning business check out her facebook page here) been to IKEA and got lots of goodies including these shelves for our office

and our littlest prince (Zachary) has come down with tonsillitis again,

which throws everything out.

But I have managed to make a tiny dent in my Christmas shopping for this year

I have a couple of projects on the go at the moment

but none of them complete which makes me a little sad but then I remember that its Friday and Friday means GIRLS NIGHT!!! when my best friends come over and we spend time encouraging, laughing and commiserating with each other, the week that has been and of course doing girly things. This is the absolute highlight of my week and when we don’t do it I miss it so much. So here is me hoping you have had a more creatively productive week than me and saying TGIGN!!! (Thanks God It’s Girls Night)

Play dough

Michael was at school this morning and in an attempt to get out of the classroom with as little fuss as possible I promised Zachary we could make some new play dough when we got home. So as soon as we walked in the door Zac rushed over to the table, pulled a chair up to the bench and waited for me to catch up.

For those that are interested the Play dough recipe I use is below

Ingredients

2 cups of plain flour

1 cup of salt

1 Tablespoon of cooking oil

2 drops of food colouring

1/2 – 1 cup of water

Method

1. Combine flour and salt

2. Add food colouring to water. Add coloured water and oil to flour. Mix until well combined

3. Knead well