Why hello bloggy friends! It has been far too long since my last post. I do appologise. I must admit this post is purely about introducing you all to a fabulous friend of mine. Meet Jess:

This is a picture of my good friend Jessica and I at her perfectly delightful birthday tea party. I am very excited for her as she has decided to go into business doing event styling and vintage prop hire. This is Jessie's Blog: Vintage Pie.

"Here you will find a treasury of cool packages and props that you can browse and hire for photo shoots, weddings, engagements, birthdays, bridal showers, dinner parties, Christmas parties, proposals and anniversaries." ~ Jess She has such pretty things and I am sure will all enjoy marvelling at her creations... Enjoy!! ps. I promise I will find something interesting about my life to write about soon!

Communication

As I was getting ready for work in the bathroom this morning, this is how I heard my children communicating togther:

C: Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
E ARGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
L: [high pitched] AAAAAAAHHHHRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
C: STOP IT!!!!
E Argghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
L: [high pitched] AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
C: DON'T YOU DARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
E: DOOOoooooooooooooooooooN'T
L: [high pitched] AAAAHHRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGG

And on it went.

How tiresome is sibling rivalry? Very.

Toilet Training.

Is probably my least favourite part of parenting.
At some point however [preferably during the warmer months] one's toddler needs to learn how to use a toilet instead of soiling her pants. Especially when this particular toddler is a lot taller than the average 2 year old. So it is becoming quite awkward to manage.

I understand why it takes them a few weeks to "get it". After all they have been allowed to use their nappy their WHOLE life. It's going to take some convincing that there is a better alternative.

But toilet training requires a mother's entire level of patience. All of it. Then there is none left over for the other children who aren't making their beds in the morning,, and who forget to bring their homework home, and who leave their shoes lying around the house, and who don't put their toys away... etc etc...

Even Libby's family daycare Carer was frazzled yesterday after cleaning up lots of messes and having absolutely zero success on the toilet (or potty).
I too am yet to hand out a sticker and quite frankly, it's disheartening.

Please remind me that they do eventually learn.

In a mere 6 weeks...

I gained 5 kilos.

It is SO easy to put it on and yet SOOOOOO hard to get it off.

So. Not. Fair.

Smurf invasion...

It seems that blue has invaded our pre historic television....

First, the tennis players turned blue.


And the crowd!


So I flicked channels & Gordan Ramsey is blue.


So I flicked channels again. Yep, the Goodwife is also blue...


As is Sandra Sully.



My hope arose. Swift Jim squashed them by turning our set top box off and then back on again. The smurfs have left and my dinosaur tv still works. Looks like we are stuck with it for a bit longer.

Some thoughts

Trying to figure out what goes on in my kids' heads...
I said to them in the car. "If you behave at the grocery shop we will have morning tea at the coffee shop. But if I have to rouse at you we will go straight home".
We went straight home.

I figured out that the reason my ironing pile is so huge is because we own too many clothes. Time to declutter.

I have discovered reusable book covers. That is exciting because this year I have 42 books to cover for back to school next week!

And finally. I have made some updates on my side bar. I figured it was due since the photo of Miss L was of her as a newborn baby!! Enjoy xo

Trying to think of a reason...

To put on my tutu again.

One doesn't aquire such an awesome addition to the wardrobe to only wear it once.
I have come up with a few reasons. Not entirely sure how appropriate they are though.

1. My parents are having their induction into their pastoral position at their new church on the 5 Feb. Surely a hot pink tutu at a conservative Baptist church is absolutely appropriate... yes?
2. I'm singing at church next sunday morning.....yes?
3. My MIL's birthday is in a week or so. I'm sure she'd love me to wear it to dinner celebrations... yes?

Or maybe I could just do the housework in it for something a little bit special?
Or maybe I could just turn 30 again this year???

Do you have any ideas?

It's completely everywhere!

I was standing in the checkout line at Big W the other day and started reading the covers of all the magazines while I waited. I saw my hand reaching for one of them intrigued to read more after the headline caught my eye.
Then I stopped myself. I realised something. Almost every popular magazine in front of me had something in common with each other....

"I lost 8 kilos in 12 weeks - Find out how"

"Your best body ever"

"Sexy Summer Diet"

"Get sexy abs in only 14 days"

"The body issue"

"Bikini War"

"Flat Belly secrets"

"Best Bikini makeovers ever"

"Diets to your door- weight loss made easy"

"Which laser treatment will change your life"

"Bikini confidence - 16 tips that really work"

"Booty vs Bones"

I kid you not, these are truly the headlines on the covers of all the popular magazines this week. Maybe they are milking the coming of the new year for all it's worth? But the amount of reference to losing weight and improving ones appearance astounded me. Needless to say I resisted the urge to purchase that magazine.

I am trying to figure out what my reason's for losing weight are....?
Is it because I really want it, or is it because the rest of the world is telling me I should?

I am really very unsure. I mean, I remember how good I felt when I was [young] and slim. I was confident and felt pretty. But, I think that most of the time I still feel that way (when I make an effort).
What am I striving for? Do I want to "fit in" or feel good? And is the battle really worth it?

We live in such a superficial world.