Long time no speak

So it seems a really really long time has gone by without a blog post. Where to start?
I was going to come and blog in mid 2012 when I was lucky enough to meet Tim Holtz and do one of his classes here in Australia. I had so much fun and it's something I often look back and smile about. Somehow I never found the time to blog (actually my stupid blogger program stopped working and I HATE using the site to blog).

I posted many a meal here that I ate while doing the CSIRO diet, I ended up going off that, and putting back on most of my weight. Over the last 2 years I've done a mixture of diets/eating styles and am currently doing my own thing, but enjoying recipes from Symply Too Good To Be True (Annette Sym) and also 12WBT, I also get inspiration from Skinny Taste and Slender Kitchen. I am down 56kgs.

Along with the losing weight I've also been getting healthier. I go to the gym most days and even participate in the local Parkrun. I really love the event and I recommend it to everyone! It's a free 5km timed event, and best of all you don't have to run! You can walk, crawl or run :) The kids can be involved and even your dogs!

I haven't been that active in the garden in the last 6-12 months, I had a poor result with my spring plantings last year (due to going away for several weeks at a time in Aug, Sept and Nov), so I ended up with bought seedlings, but then I had friends come and stay for a 'couple of weeks' which turned into 5 months, and somehow routine and things got turned around and I didn't head out to the garden much.

Craft also suffered having people stay, as we only have a small house, I had to pack away my craft table so for about 5 months I didn't get anything done, unless I went away. I'm back on crafting though, and I've been having a lot of fun with that lately. I recently did a "Supplies on Hand" course with May, which I learnt some new things and can't wait to try out.

In January next year I'm heading off with my mother and one of my bestest friends for a craft cruise! We're going on the Voyager of the Seas with Rachel Greig from Darkroom Door! I am so excited I can't wait!!

OK that's enough blathering for me! I will be back soon and post some of what I've been up to. I promise not to be a stranger :D

Long time no post..

Does it ever change? Lol

Been up to lots of different things. Gardening, scrapping, hanging out with friends and going away :) It is the life!
The garden has been going well. Had some awesome harvests over the summer months. I started tracking my harvests in Dec, but January was my first full month

Here is how I have been going..

Garden Harvests 2012	Kg	$
January	41.35	$229
February	3154	$141
March	27.88	$151

Things have slowed considerably now we’re coming into winter. This month is nearly over and I’ve only harvested about $60 worth of food. I have yet to weigh up all my pumpkins though :)
I have planted a heap of stuff for winter. I hope that it does well. I didn’t have much luck with broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower last year.
For winter I’ve planted.. Bok choi, tat soi, pak choi, beetroot, garlic, onions, red onions, spring onions. leeks(2 varieties), kale, 2 varieties of spinach, 2 silverbeet/chards, cabbage and mini cabbage, mini cauliflower, broccoli, peas – many varieties, broad beans(2 varieties) and 2 varieties of carrots… I think that’s it.. LOL!
Here is my most recent April photo of my garden it was taken at the start of the month though.

A lot of that has of course changed now. It’s funny how fast it can change.

Ok no promises but I shall try to blog a little more often over the winter months :D

Finished Renovating

Some of the mess that we created while we were doing our renovations. Quiet disturbing lol!












I did most of the undercoat on Friday night after Michael went to bed. Looked really patchy, but came up a treat when the top coat went on.







Our brand new lounge :) I went out Saturday night to a crop, and when I came home (at 3.30am lol) Michael had painted the whole lounge while I was gone. What a sweetie hey? He had ulterior motive though, he wanted to go out Gold Detecting on Sunday :D

Friday Night Renos

Just a quick update. Michael and I watched a movie tonight (Knowing) then we decided 10pm was a great time to do the undercoat :o) We’ve done the cutting in of the undercoat, now just need to do the rest of the area. He’s gone to bed, work in the morning, but I’m feeling inspired. I might just do the rest of the Undercoat by myself :o)

   

Renovation Time

None of the usual long story blather.. OK I lie lol. I finally got sick of the nasty poo coloured walls in our house so I conned sweet talked Michael into helping me move all the furniture out of the lounge room. We have puttied, sanded, puttied some more and sanded some more :) Painting should begin tomorrow today (it’s now AM). We have to putty up more where the old air-con was (they did a bodgy job after they replaced the plasterboard). Once we’ve done that, we’ll sand some more, wash the walls and hopefully get the undercoat done. OK Bed time! Thanks for reading and for all the support girls!

  

Recent ATC's

        
Well well, aren't you lucky I have blogged more than once this month LOL. Ok here are some ATC's I have made this week...

These are for the Allcraftz swap "Christmas Theme"
Swap-bot "Sexy Theme"
Swap-bot "Vintage"
Swap-bot "where I live"
Swap-bot "Frog theme"
Swap-bot "Christmas Tree theme"
Swap-bot "Egypt"
Swap-bot "Stars Theme"

Help Me, Help Me

Do you know if this is a plant or a weed?

  Do you know what tree this is?

 

Do you know what tree this is?

What about this one?

These are things in my new yard that I am not sure about. The top one plant/weed I am thinking about getting rid of but I want to know what it is. Same goes with the Strange twiggy tree.

Late night visitor

When Michael was going to bed I heard this funny little growling noise. Michael said he thought it was a possum, I went outside and sure enough it was. Trouble was very excited that this guy was hanging around. I am wondering if this little creature has come over before and whether that is what Trouble is breaking out to try and get to.. Not that Trouble is going to be able to escape soon... We have bought a dog electric fence, especially made for troublesome dogs.. I am sure once he see's it the memories of farm life will come back to him and he just won't go near it.. Here's hoping.

Our house..

Wow where to begin. Michael and I bought a house. We have moved out of our rental one and into our new place. We haven't unpacked yet.. We have too much stuff I fear.

It is a lovely 3 bedroom home, 1 bathroom, kitchen/dining room and lounge. It has a huge big shed for Michael and has a small garden shed as well. There is a pretty big back yard for our own veggie patch and we have even invested in some fruiting trees. I have so many hopes and dreams for this place I hope we can make it a reality.

Now that we have our own place we also have the phone on... WHOOT! Soon we are getting Broadband and then I will post on here regularly lol.