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Organised......
....and minus three box loads of DVDs and books. I LOVE it!This is only a small part of the big change coming over the next month or so. Michelle is coming over tomorrow to help with more de-cluttering, this time in the studio.I hope you are all enjo...
Chaos reigns here......
We started re-organising the lounge-room today and that included sorting and purging DVDs and books too. I needed to de-clutter and simplify to make room for my studio which will sit in behind the lounge-room......so far, so good.Love, light and peac...
dust storm....the artist's way - week five & check in
yesterday, we had an incredible dust storm, something of which i've never seen here in south east queensland for as long as i can remember. the news said it hasn't happened in forty five years. even as we breathed we could feel the dust being inhaled...
MONDAY PHOTO-A-WEEK & DRAMA
i have basically been away from the net for nearly a week now.....can you believe it?!!! if you have been reading michelle's blog you will already know about the stressful week she has had and i also ended up with migraines two days in a row because ...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRADLEY!!!
it was 26 years ago today that you entered this world and made me a MOTHER for the first time......WOW! it's been such a pleasure and a privilege to watch you grow up into the sensitive and caring young man that you are todayyou walked for the first ...
she's my daughter and i'll brag if i want to....
post title sang in my best lesley gore voice.....hehehehey everyone, i am soooooo excited for my daughter, michelle!today, i went over to her apartment to drop aaron off for a few days as he's on school holidays and, while there, i helped michelle se...
january photo a day - meet bess!
this morning, i was busy catching up with blogs and, in the afternoon, i was busy painting in the studio, followed by dinner preparations, then clean up. before i knew it, it was 8:30 PM and i realised i hadn't taken a photo yet for the january chall...
january photo a day - australia day
thank you all for your well wishes. i think i was just feeling fatigued from the heat and humidity. i was feeling much better yesterday but didn't get a chance to post due to celebrating 'australia day'. unfortunately, i missed out doing the 'mantra ...
photo a day - january 8th - herb gardens & twilight
today, i dropped aaron over to michelle's (daughter) for a few days and we had a lovely visit. i took this photo of michelle's herb garden which was my 'secret santa' gift to her.....three of the tubs with herbs hanging on the railing. she was so hap...
a photo a day - twilight - jan 3
i didn't venture outside today because the rain finally came....not heavy but better than nothing. it's been a mentally exhausting day with sorting a few computer issues so, after lunch, i decided to put my feet up and make a start on the book titled...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
in just six hours we will be greeting 2009 here in australia! WHOO HOO!!! i am so excited! i cleaned house today, caught up on some laundry, made prawn vindaloo curry and chicken korma curry which we will have with basmati rice, and now i'm off too f...
my word for 2009
i was reading christine kane's post about choosing a word to focus on during 2009 and i thought it was a wonderful idea instead of setting up goal lists which, for me, often end in failure. however, a well chosen word to focus on all year.....i can D...
my five a day
© beau tomlinsona few weeks back, jamie tagged me in a meme called “five-a-day” which was started to encourage mental well-being.here are my top five things that i try to do every day to stay mentally healthy:meditation: since november, i have ...
secret santas revealed on christmas day......
we had a wonderful christmas day!i hope your christmas was too ~ i think aaron was happy with the camera i bought him mother and son i was 'secret santa' to michelle - showing part of her gift michelle was 'secret santa' to brad reece was 'secret san...
birthday celebration and christmas preparation
wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!the past three days have been a blur! we celebrated aaron's birthday on sunday though he officially hit the double digits yesterday....my baby is now a WHOPPING 10 YEARS OLD!!! michelle, alex and aaron...
less than a week til christmas!!!
........YIKES! i am so relieved we do the secret santa thing at christmas as i can only imagine how stressed i would be feeling right now.....buying for just one person, plus aaron makes life so much easier. i've always been one to leave everything t...
my 2nd Blog Birthday!....and an award!
it's hard to believe that, two years ago today, i started this blog! i am ever grateful to the many amazing and wonderful people I have met on this journey. my life has been so enriched in countless ways....blogging has helped my confidence, it has ...
tag/award catch up
since the beginning of november, i have received quite a few tags and awards from different bloggers but, due to being so busy in november, i held off doing them until now.....so.....serena pia tagged me to list 6 secrets/things about myself.....sabr...
more progress on my mixed media piece
i haven't had a great deal of time working on her but she's moving along.....slowly, but surely. mixed media - work in progressi'm pretty much done with her hair after deepening and cooling the colour. to tie the girl and background together more, i ...
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree....
i'm still in shock that we are already in december with christmas just around the corner. like a lot of other bloggers i've been visiting, i'm not big into the commercialism of today's christmas as, this aspect has often brought me a lot of stress in...
mixed media canvas - work in progress
we had some doozies of storms yesterday and the computer was shut down all night so i didn't get a chance to post. very unusual weather patterns for this time of year as our main storm season months are january/february. the first storm hit around 7:...
back to the grind.....
my baby girl (yes, she's 23 but she's still my baby girl) went home tonight and i miss her already. aaron took it pretty hard as michelle has always been like a second mum to him and he wanted her to stay longer. we have promised that he can stay at ...
doggy in a blanket
i'm feeling a little lost at the moment, without direction, now that the 'soul coaching' program is over but i'm sure things will start falling back into place soon.michelle has been here for a few days recuperating after her appendectomy and laparos...
interim post - just in case
hi everyone,i thought it best to do an interim post early (it's 2PM here) and let you know that we are expecting severe, electrical storms some time this afternoon. some suburbs of brisbane have already suffered extensive damage in the past few days,...
happy halloween, my pretties!!!
while australia doesn't normally celebrate halloween, i've noticed over the past eight years or so, that it has gradually become more popular, particularly among the children. of course, what child wouldn't like halloween with all those lollies/treat...
