I always hated how untidy our entryway was. We were using 2 plastic tubs to store our shoes and I hated how they looked with a passion. Every time I walked in our door I’d feel irritated at how untidy they looked and at the marks our shoes had...
So it is a new year and my resolution is to create an organised home. Last year I returned to casual teaching and realised how unorganised I was. The beautiful house we live in lacks storage space. So after almost a year of being frustrated, Marty and I decided...
For at least a year we have been using a green Cuisipro foaming soap pump in our main bathroom. When I first saw these awesome pumps I just had to try one. I bought it with the plan to buy more if we liked it. With 2 boys and...
A while ago we tried an amazing grilled capsicum hummus. It definitely wasn’t budget friendly so I decided to attempt to recreate it by adding a grilled capsicum to the Thermomix EDC recipe (p.69). Everyone loved it and it has become a family favourite. The boys felt like dip...
So a blogger I follow, BabyMac, has this great cleaning schedule which I have adopted. She calls it Maintenance Monday. Since week 1 of the July school holidays I have been doing my own version of Maintenance Monday and it is really working for me. Since the floors are...
A little while ago, I looked in the mirror and was confronted by the tired, old person looking back at me. I didn’t really recognise myself. My skin was terrible. I eat quite healthily but I haven’t been drinking much water. I decided to challenge myself to drinking at...
Heading into the city is always fun, so when we organised a catch up at the Manly Sea Life Sanctuary we decided to make a day of it. We booked a parking bay (we highly recommended this to save money and stress) and caught the ferry across to Manly. ...
On the weekend, I went shopping with my beautiful little family. While we were at Harris Farm my gorgeous little man (MrJ) saw all the gorgeous flowers and decided that he wanted to buy me flowers. Since we desperately want to raise boys who understand the joy of giving,...
Decided to get out for some more sunshine today. We are loving our adventures during the school holidays. Everywhere is just so pretty and there are so many beautiful blossoms out. We even got to see a beautiful family of ducks. It was nice to sit...
I love the Southern Highlands in spring, especially the tulips. Last weekend we had the pleasure of going to see the beautiful floral display in Bowral. So many ideas for next years garden. 🙂