Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Aussie Curves - Animalistic

I've been waiting for this week's theme. I made this top a few weeks ago thinking that I'll had ages and suddenly BAM! It was Animalistic week.

top - made by me using 'vintage' fabric from Ebay - IE: smelled musty before I washed it.
jeans - David Jones - Sara
bubble necklace - from random Ebay store. I swear the jeans and necklace a closer match in real life.
sandals - Rubi

Obligatory roar photos - "Roar"

And just because - a photo of my frozen afternoon snack.



Aussie Curves - Black and White

How did I miss last week entirely? I seriously have no idea. Anyway, I did black and white yesterday.

Added bonus - a behind the scenes shot of me running into the doorway.

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Being creative

This weekend I really wanted to 'do' something.

I crocheted, I drew, I gave my painting clear coats.

Feeling pretty happy with myself right about now,,, and I still have half a day to go.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Quick trip to Brissy

I suddenly went on a trip to Brisbane for a writing conference. It was a great course but really screwed with my week. I did get to eat heaps of yummy food.

Belated Valentines

What I wore on Valentines!

Plus heart wrapping paper. I can't help myself - when I see it I buy it.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Chats, chocs and cats

It was a long day; tonight was parent night. Not too many hard questions.

Came home to a husband cooking up a storm and early valentine chocies! Live him lots.

Am now eating and watching TV and playing with the cats.


Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Dinner

Made it myself!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Weekend stuff

So I wore my new dance shoes this weekend. Pretty comfortable but they rubbed my little toes.

Then Squish came over and loved me.

I then sewed.

And I've painted my nails while I watched TVs under my crochet blanket.

I've put more purple in my hair.

Thursday, February 07, 2013

So Sleepy

Growing up I was an insomniac. 

I had trouble falling asleep. I would watch the flotsam float across the room and I would imagine stories. I would strip my bed and make up fantastic dresses. When I learnt how to read - I read.

I would walk up way too early. We used to have our milk delivered in the wee hours, and I would often go out and talk to the milkman - he would give me a small carton of milk to drink. I was always awake before the roosters in town crowed. I was always awake to watch the ABC signal pattern turn into a picture of a creek with music, which then turned into cartoons.

It got way too much when I turned into a teenager - I really couldn't take it anymore. I read up about insomnia and started trialing different things. 

It worked.

So how I feel right now is nothing to how I used to feel, but I am tired. 

What started this is all was that someone made the comment a little while ago that I went to bed too late. I try to get in bed by 11. I wake up a 6:20ish. I didn't think that was too bad - the magic 8 hours sleep is a myth.

But for the last two nights I decided I would try to get to bed earlier.  I did some yoga and went to bed early. The night before last I was in bed by 10, last night was 9:30.  On both occasions I woke up more tired that I usually am and pressed snooze twice.

It's only 4:30pm and I'm already sleepy.  It's too early to tell but I think I'm getting too much sleep.  It's like a drug - I want more.  Since being diagnosed with depression I have been really careful about napping (not that I really did it) which plays havoc with sleep patterns, and this is so making me want to have a nap, and it's playing havoc with my sleep patterns

Maybe I should stop this trial and just accept the fact that I go to bed later then most of my friends!


Just to finish off:
The yoga certainly helps.

 Tired of feeling tired

Except about having too much sleep

Hilarious!

Monday, February 04, 2013

Aussie Curves - Stripes

I'm not going near swim suit edition Aussie Curves. Party because I don't wear a swimsuit that you can see underneath board shorts and a sunsafe shirt and even if I did it would be inappropriate for me as a teacher to splash my near naked bod on the Internet. I do have the swimming carnival on Friday so I'll take a photo if I feel like it.

So I went back and did the stripe (I typed strip which would have been even more inappropriate than swimmers) challenge instead.

I don't often wear horizontal stripes. I've taught fashion for long enough to know about the fashion rules - but I always teach my kids the final rule - wear want you want. In my case I've found that horizontal stripes across my acreage of boob-age makes it look even bigger. So I tend to break them up with a vest or in this case the scarf. I don't care what the back look likes because I don't see it! Out of mind...

Top - I made this one
Jeans - Autograph
Shoes - Rubi
Scarf - Millers

Sunday, February 03, 2013

I made a cake

It's gluten free and made with almonds. It's a practice run for later in the week when I have to make it for someone's birthday. It rose differently from a normal cake and we will see how it tastes tonight. Did I make it pretty enough?

Friday, February 01, 2013

New shoes news

Nothing better than ending a hard week of work with a few pairs of new shoes in the post.

If I find a pair of shoes I like and it comes in different colours - I buy them all!