HOW much linen?!

How often do you sort your linen?

All this came out of my linen press today.

Have sorted it all into Good for us, Good will, and Good grief!

I was ruthless.

Just need to buy some of those vac storage bags to store the doonas & blankets on the top shelf.





Missy Megan had a great time playing in the linen!



It's not a big cupboard.....

Aaaahhhhh, much better.

Liam's Having A Birthday........

I had much better success making the birthday cake this time around!

Liam's comment:

"That cake looks like it was made by angels".

Nawwwwwww...............man I love my kids!

Have the BEST birthday ever mate! He is so excited because we are celebrating it a day early (Sun) instead of rushing through it on Monday (20th) which is his actual birthday.

Weight Loss So Far

Aug 30. Start Day. Start Weight 83kg.

Sept 6. Weekly Weigh In. Weight 81kg.

Sept 12. Weekly Weigh In. Weight 80kg.

Yep. That's 3kg in 2 weeks. Feeling pretty proud right now.

Brings me to a total of 10kg lost since February. Instead of giving up lollies for Lent earlier in the year, I gave up weight.

My current dilemma - I have a school reunion coming up in 2 weeks & have NOTHING to wear. Really. Need to go dress shopping.

For those of you who know me in real life, you will see me in dresses this summer. Thanks to some much needed, health improving weightloss.

About 20kg to go. Ho hum.....

THIS is why I don't bake.

Missy Megan turned 3 over the weekend.

She wanted a pink Dora cake.

I spent nearly 3 days scouring shops trying to find decent Dora cake-topper stuff.

Dear friend Bek came to the rescue with some Dora & Boots accessories.

Attempt # 1. Thursday.

Giant cupcake ready to bake

Burned whilst I got caught in the school traffic jam

Attempt # 2. Friday.

only I can fail a packet mix! The boys had some after school though...

Attempt # 3. Saturday. Birthday.

Sent darling hubby to buy me unfilled sponge from Woollies & I decorated it.

I should have known.........

This is the cake my beautiful mother in law bought.

Insert frustrated scream here.

Disclaimer: I did know she was bringing a cake but I also wanted a home made one.

A bit overwhelmed with the whole singing thing. And yes that is a cheesecake that my hubby bought - obviously he has great confidence in my baking skills too thought he would cater to everyone's taste - my cake was on the table, just not in this photo.

Little Pink Cupcakes

I thought I would share some of mine & Missy Megan's morning with you.......

licking the bowl.....mmmmm....

excited me. complete with massive cold sore

Megan getting excited now

cooking.....

yep - ready to ice now mum!

Made with Tina Gray in mind.....Here

Not as fancy as Jenna's Here

A packet mix, even.

But we made them!


 

VOILA!

this is what i had. honest.

nom nom nom

Toilet Paper Rolls

Home from work at 1am.  Use kid's bathroom. Toilet paper roll - empty. Change it.

Off to bed 2:30am. Use ensuite. Toilet paper roll - you guessed it - empty. Change it.

Some things never change......unless I change them!

I Worked Out Why Mums Don't Eat Breakfast

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Break the fast, kick start your metabolism, give your body some fuel to run on, & all that stuff.

So why don't Mums eat breakfast?

Are we too busy feeding the kids & getting them ready for school?

Are we too busy going through our mental checklist of what we need to do in the day?

Do we not value ourselves enough to think we deserve to look after ourselves properly?

NO!!!!!

It's because every time we sit down to eat our breakfast, the bloody kids want something!!!!!

Brought to you by soggy cereal at 10:30am. Yes, that is the time I got to eat my breakfast today. Now I remember why sometimes I don't even bother.

Sound familiar?