busy, busy, busy

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oh my... i am super overwhelmed at the moment and have a 'to do' list that is almost a page long! we have been in the new house for over two weeks now and i am slowly getting more and more frustrated because there are boxes everywhere and i cant find anything... grrr! i wish i was one of those people who could be moved, unpacked and organised within a week and just settle into a blissful life of craft, gardening and home cooked meals.

we are also getting into marking and reporting at school which is a little scary for me as this is my first time assessing students as a real teacher.

i promise i will be back soon with op shop finds, lovely mail, vintage clothes on ebay and a giveaway. i miss this lovely blogging land of pretty things and fabulous people. im just going to take a few days and try and get things under control...

see you later in the week xx kel

my real life friends with blogs...

just a quick post to introduce you to two of my real life best friends who have blogs!

***this is Mali...

she is fabulous :) you can find her blog over here! she is my crafting and op shopping partner. she blogs about the joy in her life and working through her 101 things in 1001 days list!

***this is kelseys blog...

Kelsey is super rad and her blog is too. she is one of the most fabulously creative people i know and blogs about her adventures...

please pop over and say hi... both of these lovely ladies bring so much joy and colour to my life and i would love for you to e-meet them too :)

kel x

just a (very late) minute in... august

watching... big bang theory. love it! im waiting on season three to arrive in my mailbox :)

eating... homemade food. after so long without being able to cook in my own kitchen im really enjoying simple, clean homemade meals.

reading... the vampire academy series. its not life-changing but it is entertaining.

listening... to what people say. im really trying to listen more instead of just steamrolling people with my own advice and stories. being a good listener is hard and it takes practice - im slowly getting better!

excited about... school holidays coming up in less than a month. AND mockingjay coming out tomorrow!!!! woohoo!!

sorry about my lack of posts and comments on your lovely blogs over the past week. im really struggling to keep up to date with this wonderful blogging land without internet at home. boo!

xxx

my bathroon window...

foe some reason, the builders of our new place decided that having opaque glass on our bathroom windows was not necessary (???). after spending a few days showering in the dark i decided to create a temporary curtain. i collected a few of my vintage hankies from their various boxes and saftey pinned them together...

it definately doesnt completely block out the outside world but it is better than nothing and it looks so pretty :) ...i think i want to keep it!!

scenes from the weekend

baking, planting and bed making...

*the vegie garden is unfortunately not at my house (a group of us pitched in for a friends working bee)... in a few weeks time i should be organised enough to tackle the garden at our new place!!

*im working on number 46 on my 101 things to do in 1001 days list

last week at the op shop...

on my one day off in three months, when i should have been unpacking and moving - i went op shopping! and it was fabulous!!

vintage sheets, placemats, paintings of flowers and a wonderfully quirky teapot that i plan to use as a vase. it was a great day :)

it's funny how op shopping makes everything better...

a new house and some mail

hello friends...

sorry i have been a bit absent for the last few days. my life has been full of school, moving and (finally) some op shopping!! here in brisbane we had a public holiday this week for the annual 'ekka' (which is essentially a big carnival slash show)!

i grabbed some girlfriends and headed down to the gold coast to check out the op shops. i'll post about all my treasures a bit later.

here is some mail that landed in my letterbox this week...

a lovely parcel and note from Allana... she is fabulous! if you havent met her you can do so over here! Thanks so much Allana :)

and some lovely mail from Megan for a stationery swap. i love everything she sent and cant wait to do some serious letter writing this weekend! THANKS!!
we spent our first night in the new house last night. it is a bit of a drive to work but so lovely and peaceful out there. its such a nice place to come home to... mess and all! chris cooked us up a yummy omlette last night for dinner, it doesnt look too nice but it was made in our own kitchen which was so lovely after almost a year of living with mum! yay!

while chris cooked up some food for us... i busied myself with the really important tasks of moving - like putting up fairy lights in our bed head. haha!

have a fabulous weekend :)

p.s - i am internetless for the moment so posting might be a bit sporadic for the next few weeks. i will do my very best... xx