Monday, May 28, 2012

27 by 27 (Are you kidding me?!!!)


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It was my birthday the other day & it was a beautiful day spent with my husband, alone, without children. And it was funny...cos I missed them, even though I often crave for a day off from the routine and busyness of being a mum. And 26 was always the age when I was little that I thought you became "grown up".  Funny isn't it? How we put an age on being grown up? Anyway, I feel pressure now, to do the things that REALLY need to get down, and for whatever reason they were not done before, this year...well, they need to get done. This is my mini bucket list, my 27 to 27...and that scares me...
I got the inspiration initially from here but my SIL has had one for the past two years (I think) & hers is here.

Anyway...here it goes...this is my list. Some are important, and some are just things I really want to get done, but have been putting off, and some...well, are just for fun!

1. Complete the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book from cover to cover
2. Paint and sell an artwork
3. Strive to learn more about 'clean' eating
4. Get to my goal weight of 60 kilos
5. Run 10 k in 45 minutes (apparently a very very fit runner who often runs 55 k...told me this is pretty hard...we'll see how I go!!)
6. Make 10 softies (soft toys) for gifts for my little and big friends.
7. Redecorate my daughters' room
8. Replicate a Nina Proudman outfit (if you don't know who that is, my heart grieves for you ;)
9. Raise money for a charity* 
10. Go to a bikram yoga class
11. Make unique baby journals for my girls
12. Write a (very overdue) letter to my overseas friend (preferably before her birthday in October...)
13. Repaint my childhood rocking horse for my girls
14. Regularly take time (weekly) for a home day spa :) 
15. Clean out my "Monica closet" aka friends character; its our laundry toilet filled with STUFF that we don't need! And it haunts me to know that it is such wasted space!
16. Read the Tatiana & Alexander Trilogy by Paullina Simons...it looked intriguing
17. Grow veggies and herbs again (& tend to the existing ones) and get Isabelle to help me.
18. Illustrate a portrait.
19. Make a maxi skirt from scratch
20. Sew three little dresses!
21. Make 40 Christmas cards by November
22. Enrol my 3 year old in pre-school
23. Listen. REALLY take time to shut up and listen to people...this one is going to be tough for me...I love to interrupt.
24. Make time in my day for my devotion (even if it is only 10 minutes)
25. Teach Isabelle to write her full name and age by herself
26. Read to my daughters daily. 
and last but not least...
27. Get my P's and drive our awesome new car. This is the main one...if I get nothing else on my list done...I hope I achieve just this one.)

I feel kind of vulnerable and exposed by putting out this list...even though its simple...but now I'm accountable.

*will have to research more how to do this...I know its a bit vague and I'm not sure where the money will go yet, but I guess thats the excitement of it!


Have you ever completed a list like this? I'm definitely a list girl...I can't even get through the day without one!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

What fun they all had!






























We totally had a lovely day today. Relatively stress free. Fun to see our girl smiling, happy, excited, beautiful and enjoying the day that was just for her.
 It was a good day. 



Gosh I love these girls. And I loved having fleeting thoughts back to Isabelle's birth and how much I love her company and getting to know her more each day. I could gush more...but I won't...some things are just wonderful to keep close to the heart. 


Happy 3rd Birthday my love. 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Visitors!








Since Easter we have had lots of family come to stay! It was so lovely waking up in the morning and sharing a coffee and a rant about current events and having loved ones enjoy our girls.  My girls are still in mourning from having lots of hands to hold them, bubble blowing, more stories read (thanks Aunty Lauren!) and the extra cuddles, but as always, we are left with some precious memories until next time. 

I was super excited to take a few pictures of Bec (my husband's sister) who was 30 weeks pregnant and looking ever so pretty. I had fun and she was a great model for me.  I've never taken a photo of a baby bump before (only my own) so it felt pretty special. We can't wait for her little boy to join us in a few short weeks time (probably a long few weeks for her though!). Now I just have to edit her pregnancy shots so she can enjoy them too! 

Its been about two weekends ago since our guests left but I am still thinking about their visits. I miss not having my family & friends around to drop in for a cup of tea more often, especially on days like today when I felt a bit blah and still finding a sense of routine again. And Miss Ava misses the family the most I think...she's run me dry on the cuddles I think for the week, although I am doing my best to keep up.