I had big plans for December and like so much of the year before it. I blinked and all the time was gone. How many plans have I made this year that have had to be "adjusted" or forgotten due to purely just lack of time. I have neglected my blog too many times to remember recently, something that I hoped to improve...
Ask many of my friends and they will tell you that I’m either dead on time or late (and sometimes quite late, sorry) This wasn’t always the case though, I used to be extremely early. At school I used to leave home at 6:50am and often get to school by 7:45, why? Because I liked being early. But slowly I learnt that the...
I have a little confession. This post has been 90% ready for some time, unfortunately I lost the second recipe and spent ages trying to find it. Trust me to lose the one piece of paper I actually needed. Anyhoo, Back to the post... It's not very often that you end up with a truckload of cake crumbs and cake chunks and no...
The key to the perfect wardrobe is as follows; Every wardrobe should be filled with the essential items that create a ‘well rounded’, ‘well balanced’ wardrobe. It should be filled with the season's ‘basics’, ‘staples’, and the much needed ‘statement pieces’. A girl’s wardrobe should be 'minimalistic', simple and well organised. It should only contain the current season’s styles, none of those bulky...
'Baby it's cold outside' which surprisingly makes it the perfect weather for ice skating (apart from the 80% chance of rain) and not staying at home! Federation square has been for the past few years been home to Melbourne's only outdoor ice rink and I adore ice skating. ...
Baking a cake at midnight is not always wise. But heck, it can be fun (provided you don't get caught for making too much noise!) So why am I guerrilla baking in the middle of the night? Because uni doesn't stop when you want to bake a lighthouse. Yup you heard me. I am baking a lighthouse. And whether it succeeds or flops,...
Finally, the time has come, the semester has ended and I am finally free from responsibility for at least the next few weeks. ...
Firstly, I think we need to celebrate the fact that I manage to write 90% of my monthly reflection AS IT HAPPENED!!! ...
I'm not the most animal loving person. I'll openly admit that. I spent my early childhood growing up in a family with no pets and that was fine. Dogs used to scared me a little and cats and I had this perfect agreement -you ignore me and I'll avoid annoying you... But when we moved that changed. We way had more land, a...
I know! For a month or so there I had this roughly regular posting down pat... And now what with my computer taking some time off and everything being due at exactly the same time, I've fallen slightly apart... That being said, before the next post it's time some things changed around here. ...
Dear April, I realised while writing about March that if I filled the month in as it went along I'd have a lovely long post to reflect on. (I'm so smart yeah?) Well, did I… … … No… Well actually, I wrote that sentence at the start of the month. So, yeah? I waste my time putting things off. For example, all the...
Hello my dear friends! Long time no see! Arrghh mid-semester is a disgusting time. I feel there is no nice way to tackle it,(actually productivity and forethought would probably do it) but who has time for that?!? Anyway, with the majority of my workload behind me, I thought get back into blogging with something new and exciting. The Social Print Studio are running...
Well not me exactly... But they did launch an invasion on the kitchen. A very cute, tasty invasion... ...
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So usually Friday's post is filled with the favourites from my wardrobe. Or and adventure to a (not so far off) far off land. Or both. But today, I'm going to do something different. Today is the 1st of April and I was feeling a little mischievous. So instead, I'm going to make dinner! Source With a little twist... Ok, technically its dessert,...
I think I may have found one of the yummiest biscuit batters in a long time!!! I mean *hem* who eats the batter? (yum), not me... *licks fingers* I was surprised considering that it was one of those recipes that had a list of ingredients that didn't all make sense. Who puts sour cream in a sweet biscuit? Me now, evidently! At the...
I guess to say that I’d never hoped anyone would find my blog would be a lie. To say that I never wished for someone to choose me would also be a lie. But to be honest, I never really expected anyone to notice lil’ old me. I mean I still blush, (with both joy and embarrassment), when a friend says that they...
On my list of places I had to go once, Canberra was very, very high up. Not really because there was something I really wanted to see, just because it was so close to home and it’s the nations’ capital. I figured it was somewhere I needed to visit at least once in my life. I won’t give my impressions of the city...
*drools* I’m not always the biggest sweet tooth. I mean sometimes I will be just as happy with a bowl of pasta as I would with a lovely piece of cake. (Actually often I think I would be happier with the pasta, why can’t coffee and pasta be a thing?) But there is one recipe that I often can’t resist. Leave some of...
Firstly let me just say that in no way am I perfect and flawless. Heck I readily admit that I am a walking disaster on almost a day to day basis! And in no way am I free from the typo monster, So, please don't hate me for what I'm about to say... ...
I'm starting to wonder if I'm becoming a shopaholic, these days I seem to find any reason to go and have a browse and more often than not end up leaving, purchases in hand. However, that being said I don't think I fit the bill of a usual shopaholic, I go op-shopping. Thrift shops, Charity stores, Car-boot sales, these are quickly becoming my...
I am terrible at public displays of affection or friendship. Birthday Facebook posts just plain scare me! I am also the absolute worst at buying birthday presents. I might have known the person for years but I will still have zero clues on what to give you. Since I started weekly baking for my blog I seem to have an excess of sweet...
Dear February, What happened? Where did you go? I thought we had something good going on and then poof! No more. No note, no calls, just the lingering of something that was once special and now is gone. ...
As I mentioned last week University started up this week. Yay! (Sarcasm) I shouldn't complain I have very few hours of classes compared to many of my friends. That being said it is still hard. Classes start horribly early and are filled with hours spent listening and attempting to stay focused (I have a very small attention span). Just because of an early morning...
There are some mornings where I just don't want to get out of bed. The sky is still dim outside, the bed is warm and cosy which makes the idea of getting ready to leave the most unpleasant thing I ever had the displeasure of thinking. So naturally, I stay in bed. But sadly time still moves on and gets closer and closer...
No surprises to when I wrote this one... No surprises to when I wrote this one... ...
I can't say that I'm really sad that all the heat is going. Those crazy sizzling days where all you could do was lay very still and hope for a cool breeze to come from somewhere (we don't have an air conditioner at home). I am sad for what the end of summer symbolises. The end of lazy days with little cares. The...
I've always been a bit of a whoopie pie sceptic. A while back, when they were 'making a comeback' I couldn't have cared less. I didn't see what was a) so exciting and b) so impressive. Then I had a whoopie pie flavoured ice-cream and it was gooood! Well today I decided to put my bias aside and give making them a try....
Recently I may have spoken about spending more time exploring the vast expanse of country that is my home and even more recently than that I may have mentioned the best going away treats which hopefully was clue enough that I went on a mid-week mini break and it was delightful! Credit to my fabulous friends for this one! As I think we all do, I compiled...
Just for anyone that's wondering, it's never a good idea to take photos in the rain... ...
The only type of date I can ever get... Mum asked me to make her dessert. Safe to say that is the easiest chore I have ever been asked to do! Mum's favourite dessert is sticky date and these individual sticky date puddings with butterscotch sauce are the yummiest, sweetest and stickiest little desserts ever! Not to mention that they are super easy...
So I was really proud of myself, I had found a diary I liked (in the hope that I would stick with it all year) and had got into a regular habit, keeping it well updated. It took me a little longer to find a calendar but once I'd got that I took pleasure in keeping up with the date by crossing off...
Two of my favourite things in one post! Contrary to beliefs this is actually not posed... I have always loved bowling, heck I don't think I've ever been very good but there is something special about the thunder of the bowling ball as it races down the lane. ...
Do you know what every good camping trip needs? Apart from a really good packing list (but more on that another time) it needs some really scrumptious, home baked treats! ...
