hectic times

I think it will be a short post today... A door mutilated my middle finger today so I'm struggling to type effectively.

I just wanted to give a quick update about my new found love. (I know, I go through a lot of these...) The exciting thing about this one is that it's a sport. For those who don't know me, I come from a family of very athletic people, but I'm clumsy, have poor hand-eye coordination and am just generally unmotivated by competitive sports. So, my finding a sport I want to watch, let alone participate in is incredible.

Roller Derby, a full contact (what? I'm generally nonviolent!), roller skating game involving either speed or the ability to dodge, block and biff the opposing team in an attempt to score points. I'm terrible at trying to sum up the rules so go check out the wiki-page.

I recently found out there's a league starting up in bendigo, so I went to watch a training session and see if someone as clumsy as myself would be able to play a game that involves staying upright on eight wheels while being attacked by another team... Turns out a lot of the girls are just starting out and everyone was super friendly and fun. So I think I'm going to head along to another training session to watch some more while I save up for all the protective gear one needs to participate in such a brutal sport.

just a little excited,
xo.

Back again, I think...

Sorry about the sudden disappearance.. My wisdom teeth weren't playing nice. But I'm on fun antibiotics now and have a referral to some sort of dental surgeon to remove the lot. Exciting stuff!
They've calmed down now and I'm feeling much better, but I still haven't had any time to post. James moved to Bendigo last week and it's been even more hectic than usual around here. I'm hoping with Elli back at Daycare this week I might have a hope of (starting)finishing her birthday presents... I'll keep you posted.

I finished half of Courtney's birthday present in time for her actual birthday and she was mucho impressed. Now I just need a quiet hour and a car during shopping hours to finish off the last part of the second half. I know it sounds cryptic, but I'll post pictures and descriptions once it's all finished.

I have to wrap up, this post was just a quick one to prove I'm not dead... I'll be back with more soon.

Here's to hoping it all calms down soon.
xo.

excuse my disappearence

I'm currently out of action, wrestling with the wisdom teeth from hell. I'll be back soon I promise!
xo.

Badge-y Mc Badge Badge

I purchased a badge maker a long time ago, possibly around the same time I had my daughter. Over the past three years I've used it in fits and spurts and never actually put as much time into it as the purchase price (and cost of shipping) would justify.

I pulled it out of storage a few weeks ago to make a batch of 70 badges for a friend's 21st birthday party. We had a badge making session... It was actually fun! My passion was reinvigorated and I was keen to churn out millions of my own designs!! Now, here is where I must explain a character trait of mine...

I have short lived, very passionate love affairs with hobbies. One week I'm going to become an installation artist, the next I plan to move to the mountains so that I can press flowers in solitude for the rest of my days. I'll rush out, purchase all the required equipment (see: badge maker, above) and then become deeply depressed if I'm not fantastic at it within 5 minutes. Or refuse to even attempt the craft until I have the same tools as the professionals (see: badge maker, above). Badge making was about to be shot in the foot again because I didn't have a fancy high end printer to make my designs look fabulous. Hell, I didn't even have a printer that worked reliably! (...or computer for that matter).

Then I had an epiphany! I didn't have to design and print pictures to make badges. We didn't for Ailsa's birthday, why did I have to use it for mine? I've been collecting vintage books for longer than I care to count and I've never really had a plan for the ones with the pretty pictures...

So I set myself a challenge. I had to fill a tub with badges within the week. I couldn't procrastinate and let my perfectionism get in the way... I had a deadline! And these are the results:

What do you think?
xo.

Fresh Start... Again.

Every few months I think about attempting this 'blogging business'. It always seems like the logical step, I love reading other peoples' blogs and I love writing. It just makes sense. But then life gets in the road and I don't update for a week, a few weeks... all of a sudden it's slipped off my to-do list entirely and I can't remember my log in details. I've had all the excuses under the sun for why I stop but never for why I don't just start up again.

So here I am - kicking myself in the butt, again, and re-trying to maintain my own little corner of the interwebs.

My past attempts have generally had a 'theme' - hocking my wares, talking about my current obsession, documenting my life... This time we're going to throw it all in the mix, give it a stir and see what happens.

I'll probably write a lot about the every day trials of being the mother of a wonderful almost 3-year-old (...and carer to two teenagers, a dog, a cat and six goldfish). There'll also be updates on my crafting attempts, possible hocking of said crafting attempts, photography (if I can convince this hunk of electrical bits that calls itself a computer to upload them) and many many posts about the random things I am loving at any given time.

wish me luck and here's to hoping this one sticks.
xo.