I think I might give this a go….
I’m not sure if I’ll blog everyday but I’ll try. #30Lists is also on at the same time so my little blog will be a little busy.
Author: Caroline
It’s all in the decorations
You can go as big or as simple as you like with decorations for any party. This year since we are having a small afternoon tea gathering we’re keeping it simple – balloons, some dangling things and lady bird themed table decorations. We found Discount Party Supplies to be our one stop shop for decorations and will use them for future decorating needs.
That’s not why you are here though, is it? You’re here to see what ideas I had looked at and ideas you could use for your own lady bird themed event…..
There’s banners & bunting
and painted rocks (or golf balls!)
and even a balloon weight
or just go with a simple red and black theme.
Next time I’ll be back and sharing some food ideas.
Currently #11
WEATHER: It’s the end of winter so it’s cold, raining,windy and sunny.
EATING: Lots of Flavour Stack recipes. You can check them out over at Caroline’s YIAH Adventures.
DRINKING : Lots of hot drinks. Trying to keep the hands warm
LOVING : how quickly Miss A has settled into daycare. Playing Pokemon GO.
READING : uni notes, recipe books
ANTICIPATING : Miss A’s 2nd birthday
LISTENING TO : MUSIC : Disturbed, FNM, lots of 90s stuff PODCAST : Pocket Talk, Simple Scrapper member podcast
WATCHING : Game of Thrones; Preacher; WWE Cruiserweight Classic; Dice, Camera Action; Acquisitions Inc – The Series; Ghost Adventures
PLANNING : Miss A’s 2nd birthday, blog posts, uni assignments
LOOKING FORWARD TO : warmer weather
CREATING : Awesome Ladies Project layouts, Project Life, birthday food, Day in the Life
NEED TO FINISH : cleaning up, making a plan of attack for cooking birthday food
WISHING : it would warm up
MAIN GOAL : get uni assignment done NOT the day before it is due
What are you “CURRENTLY” doing?
It’s almost birthday time again
Can you believe Miss A is nearly 2!? This year we are keeping it small and just having a family afternoon tea. As with most of my children’s parties they have had so far there will be a theme and I will be blogging it. This year….
My Declutter 365 journey – June check in
June was all about the home office and the bathroom.
Our home office has migrated back inside again. Not that I’m 100% happy about that but at least I’m warm while doing the bookwork and keeping an eye on small people. Hubby & I tend to hoard different things in the office. Me, it’s all about paper and pens. Hubby, it’s computer parts. Upside – I chucked all my pens that don’t work. Hubby sorted and chucked a whole heap of old (& I’m talking really, really old) computer parts, discs and cords.
Next step was the digital clutter, a slow and steady pace on this one. I started with my work email and saved what I really HAD to keep and then binned the rest unless it is something pertaining to current clients. Then I moved onto my blog email. I’ve managed to get my inbox to zero for the first time in ages. I’ve even decluttered a whole heap of emails that are no longer relevant. Go me! Now to start on my personal email
Over the next week I plan to unsubscribe to email lists instead of just deleting them. Only keep what is essential and interesting.
I’m slowly sorting al the files on my computer and 2 main external hard drives. I had so many double (& some triple ups!) and some files I no longer need so in the bin they went. I’m pretty good at backing up photos and files now since I had a hard drive crash last year and I thought I had lost all the photos of our youngest. Not a nice feeling.
Finally we moved onto the bathroom and then makeup. Look – clean bathroom 🙂 (just excuse the soccer gear hanging in the shower)
July is the half way point and sees us moving onto the linen closet and the master bedroom.
Birthday gifts for the under 3s
This post originally appeared on From the Wolf’s Den. I’ve updated it to include gift ideas for children under 3.
Disclaimer – I’m not receiving anything for the products I link to. They are just ideas or products I personally own or sites I have bought from before.
My goodness, that has snuck up fast! Miss A will be one in a couple of months. I’m so not ready.
We’ll be doing lots of birthday prep sharing soon but today I wanted to share a list I’m working on that I thought might be useful for other mums of littlies – what to get a 1 year old
We’ll be asking guests to Miss A’s party to not buy toys this year. Now don’t get me wrong – toys are awesome but we have heaps. Boxes of toys that belonged to Miss K, most of which are still in great condition. Miss K and I will be sorting them soon into toys to keep for Miss A, toys that have sentimental value, teddy bears (cause you never get rid of teddy bears lol), toys to give to the needy (cause I really want to instil this in my girls each year before birthdays and Christmas but more on that another time) and stuff that can just get chucked out.
So what does one buy for a 1 year old that isn’t toys? With the help of the internet, mums in my birth group, friends and family, I’ve compiled this list of handy non toy suggestions for you.
- Books. Kids can never have too many books. Write a little note inside to the recipient with the month & date.
- Clothing. Check with the parents for size/season recommendations or if they have any preferences
- Vouchers. Grab a voucher parents can use to buy baby goods – things like nappies & wipes. Boring but useful.
- Memberships. If you have a zoo nearby grab a membership.
- put some money in their saving account
- A coin set (My mum has done this for Miss K – a set each year since she was born)
- A dish/cup/spoon/fork set
- a little something special for the mum & dad
- Music CDs designed for little kids
- DVDs for kids
- Something my godmother did was to buy me a charm bracelet then a charm each year
- Something personalised – towels, bowls, cups
- An IOU for babysitting/day out with the little person
- Adopt an animal on behalf of a child (eg. through WWF – yeah I know it comes with a toy but it’s sooo cute AND a good cause)
- Have a toy made out of a special piece of baby clothing – like the onesie they came home in. Check out Beary Special Memories
- Something knitted or crocheted. I can recommend the Beanie Bunch
- Pram liners or car seat liners. I can recommend Max & I
- Handmade bibs
Over to you. What non-toy gift would you give a 1 year old?
100 Happy Days – Month 4
and the final bunch of photos
93. More writing practice; 94. Footy!; 95. Gotta love the sleep position; 96. Got wood!; 97. Another gorgeous sunset; 98. Yummy Pavlova cheesecake; 99. First day of daycare; 100. Miss A starts toilet training
100 Happy Days – Month 3
Yesterday marked the last day of the 100 Happy Days challenge so here I am, sharing the last of my images over 2 posts.
63. Cupcakes; 64. ‘Napping’ with my polar bear; 65.Soccer fun; 66. Elsa by Miss K; 67.Another snapchat; 68. Sunrise; 69.Miss Esther Grace; 70. Dreaming of better storage; 71. Toasting marshmallows in the fire; 72. Our little team held the ladder leaders to a 1 all draw; 73. More Awesome Ladies Project; 74. Miss K practicing her writing; 75. Reading together; 76. Before and during the current flooding in Launceston; 77.Homemade chicken and vegetable noodle soup.
78. Awesome clouds; 79. Thank you Ita; 80.Homemade KFC style chicken; 81. Dancing girl; 82. Still my favourite snapchat; 83.Mother & daughter; 84. Our girls; 85. Tiramisu martini (virgin sadly); 86. New towel ladder; 87. Tandoori chicken yum; 88. Potato roti, grilled veg and cheese sauce; 89.Birthday cake for a special lady; 90. Moroccan soup; 91. Reading together; 92. More Awesome Ladies Project
Currently #10
WEATHER: cold, raining and sometimes windy. Winter is definitely here
EATING: out for a meal at the in-laws. Cooking lots of new recipes last month
DRINKING : Hot chocolate or coke
LOVING : how family rally when something bad happens
READING : more uni notes, a new unit
ANTICIPATING : warmer weather, school holidays
LISTENING TO : MUSIC : a bit of everything PODCAST : Pocket Talk, Simple Scrapper member podcast
WATCHING : AFL, what ever is on TV, GoT
PLANNING : Miss A’s 2nd birthday, blog posts
LOOKING FORWARD TO : school holidays (sort of, I think)
CREATING : Awesome Ladies Project layouts, Project Life
NEED TO FINISH : cleaning up
WISHING : there were more hours in the day
MAIN GOAL : have fun with Miss K & Miss A over the school holidays
What are you “CURRENTLY” doing?
In memory
Today is Red Nose Day and I want to use this day to remember my great niece who passed away from SIDS last week.
This tiny angel was taken too soon and my heart breaks for my niece and her partner.
Please consider supporting SIDS by purchasing a red nose today (24th June)
