inspiring a playfully creative life
It’s school break for us this week. And after a busy couple of months, it couldn’t have come soon enough. We are having a delightfully slow week, with nothing more exciting planned than being at home. There have been pj & movie days. Cubby house building. Books galore. Boardgames, complete with a side serve of handwork. It makes me so happy to sit with these
There is a tradition that has developed over the last few years, that a long weekend in front of us means that it is a good chance for some communal crafting. And what is communal crafting without a challenge involved? The last couple of long weekends have become increasingly convoluted with a list of things to tick off. We were in the process of trying
One of the hardest things about having our house for sale, is having to have it spotlessly clean and ready for inspection at the drop of a hat. One of the best things about having our house for sale, is that it is always spotlessly clean…leaving me free to do plenty of fun stuff! Right now, I have just tipped out the mop water and
If we were in mainstream schooling, Mr12 would be in highschool this year – a whole new world of independence. Even without school in the mix, his calendar is becoming increasingly full…which means mine is also becoming full! Chess club this day, drama class that day, don’t forget radio every week and film every fortnight. I swear I run out of ink in my green
Around this time of year, blogs, and more commonly these days, instagrm stories start lighting up with some of my favourite projects to see – Day In The Life. I am such a stickybeak, I love seeing how other people run their days, though more often than not I end up feeling rather inadequate, and like everyone else has their act together far more than
Back in the day, I used to do a weekly post sharing an overview of my week, and also linking some of the fun things I had found floating around the internet in the past week – a wrap up post that was reasonably common among bloggers. Then blogging started dying, as everyone migrated to Instagram, and there was less blog posts to chose from
There comes a time in every relationship, where the decision needs to be made. Can you continue on with things the way they stand, or is it time to think about breaking up? I think I’ve reached this point. It’s time to reconsider how attached I am to my stamp sets. Should I keep them together, or should I start breaking them up? I’ve been
Though I wouldn’t call myself a morning person, I have come to appreciate the way in which an early start and peaceful routine can set the mood for my entire day. I am constantly tweaking and changing what I want my morning to look like, and one thing I have learnt over the years, is if I don’t set myself up for success the night
This year is going to be a big one for our family. There are a lot of changes coming – this is the year we will sell our house, that has been our home since we married 14 years ago. This is the year we will (hopefully) have a beautiful new farm house to move into. For the first time since 2009, this is the
Way way back in 2011, at our very first quilt camp, there were six of us. In the way of all friendship groups, that initial group has changed and morphed over the years, to a different group of six, with one constant among all the adjustments. As much as the make-up changed, each and every quilt camp, 8 in total, not counting this year, I
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