As most of you know Sam and I recently bought a house which has been really exciting. We have quite big plans for the house but funds are pretty tight at the moment. We will be heading out to Hong Kong later this year and after a somewhat surprising purchase no big renovations are happening. Loungeroom - Before purchase However! As I’ve never owned a house before I was pretty keen to get stuck into doing things I’ve never really been allowed to. Read more

Many things have changed since I started this blog in 2016. I completed my Masters of Primary teaching. Started working at Autism SA and using my teaching skills there. Married my wonderful husband who helped me start this blog in the first place, and birthed a daughter who is wild, mischievous and strong willed. She will be 2 later this year and I can’t wrap my head around the fact those years have already passed. Read more

It was this picture that was taken at the beginning of December 2018 that really shocked me. I had been taking very small steps towards a healthier lifestyle but none of that had really amounted to much. I was sitting at roughly 72kg, struggling with back pain, sore hips and had no core muscle strength. I was tired all the time and in all honesty had given up and accepted that I was just going to be like this from now on. Read more

My nephew asked for a dinosaur cake for his birthday this year. I spent some time trawling through pinterest to find something achievable but also something new that looked good. I decided to try a slab cake. I had been practicing cooking circular cakes for layering and had started to get sick of it. Hence the slab cake. For the cake I used this recipe here. As you can see the cake batter was thoroughly enjoyed. Read more

Firstly I must say how fortunate we were. The flights weren’t full and for both flights we had a seat for our daughter. The only time we had to actually have her on our laps was during take off, landing, and the first hour of the flight before the guy next to us moved to a spare seat. A big thanks to the flight attendant who asked him to move. Read more

Birthday Cakes. On my bucket list I wanted to get better at cake decorating/making. With this cake I feel that I can say although a challenge, it was definitely successful. To start with I made 2 batches of this lovely red velvet cake. Being Elsa I just changed it from red velvet to blue velvet by changing the food colouring. This made 4 cakes in our rice cooker. That’s right, I cooked them in our rice cooker. Read more

Have you heard of the Konmari method of tidying? It’s recently blown up because of a Netflix TV series called ‘Tidying Up’. A Japanese woman named Marie Kondo spends time helping people find joy in their belongings and their lives by decluttering. She did originally start by writing this book pictured below. Her way is so unique because you sort things by category and not by room. She also has a unique way of getting into the rhythm of what sparks joy by working your way from the easier stuff to the harder stuff. Read more

Today was my sisters birthday. She messaged me the other day whilst I was at work and asked me to look after her kids. To which, of course, I said yes. I had the day free and I had a few ideas of things we could do. The first idea was a cake, but then thought they would have more fun and have more control over decorating cupcakes. I wanted the kids (who are almost 7 and 8) to have as much control in the kitchen which was safely possible, and they impressed me. Read more

Being the new year I have taken some time to reflect on some of my choices over the last 12 months. I was proud to reflect back and look at some of the environmental choices we made. Nothing huge or mind blowing but we became more aware of our impact. The way we recycle, the way we purchase products, the type of products we buy, what we eat. This got me thinking about the type of makeup I have and wear. Read more

Bringing in the new year the way I know how. My daughter bought me a lovely new bullet journal for Christmas and as my last one was almost finished I decided I would start a fresh with the new year. This will be my third journal and have come to find certain things I love about my every day set up and things that I don’t use. My bullet journal isn’t a regular size, more a pocket size and love it this way. Read more