Home Sweet Home pt 2 #BEDM

I looked back at what I did last year and big surprise the house looks like a bomb hit it again cause we’ve just done more renos (new front door & window and new shelving in the hall this time). This time around I thought I’d document my plans for the girls room reno.

As much as I love the furniture we’ve got (a wardrobe from hubby’s grandad plus a bed and chest of drawers that are mine) nothing in the room looks cohesive or organised. There are toys everywhere and it looks like chaos and truth be told I hate it. Now that Miss A is getting older and transitioning from the bassinet in our room to the cot in the room with her sister we’re looking at ways we can change the room around.

There’s an alcove on one side of the room which is more of a pain than anything else at the moment. Solution – turn it into floor to ceiling wardrobe! Something along the lines of this. Looks super easy and we can DIY.

WOW! That closet looks amazing! 2 of my girls are currently sharing a room right now and a closet. It's a hott mess! This would be perfect f...

We’re thinking bunk beds when Miss A is older (like these maybe)

Small Shared Kids Bedrooms Design, Pictures, Remodel, Decor and Ideas - page 3 I'm pinning bc I wonder if something like this would work for two boys sharing a room, one who needs a little nightlight and the other who needs dark....hhmmm..... curtains like in the trains of old :) Great for shared bedroom spaces.

but I love these ideas too…

oooooohhhh! I think I might do this for my girls' bedroom. maybe a surprise Christmas gift bedroom makeover! Kids Crammed In? 10 Great Ideas for Your Kids' Shared Bedroom. Except with a trundle of course :)  double loft beds

For the studying and reading

great idea for reading area in child's playroom - just hang curtain rod in the corner with some shelves, pillows, and a rug. Kid's desk pulls down off wall---great space saver. Front is chalkboard framed in white.

Colour wise I’m guessing Miss K will want pink or purple and for decorations and other storage…

Get a cheap bookcase. Attach a mirror and cork board and put it on top of a lazy susan. --- I love this idea! I ABSOLUTELY love this - If I ever have a daughter, I want to have this free nursery print Genius! Use simple black out roll blind and cut shapes out. Makes daytime naps feel like night time stars.

Happy Cinco De Mayo

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Clumsy Virginia Hemingway – an adventure in short story writing

Today’s #BEDM prompt is Adventure (Share a story, tell us what adventure means to you, interpret creatively). So I’m sharing a little creative writing with you today. My little adventure story 😉
Disclaimer this story was written using this story generator

Clumsy Virginia Hemingway
A Short Story by Jamie Misty Campbell

Doris Ramsbottom had always loved industrial San Francisco with its vain, vivacious volcanoes. It was a place where she felt calm.

She was a generous, generous, tea drinker with curvaceous fingers and ample moles. Her friends saw her as an ashamed, aggressive animal. Once, she had even rescued a striped puppy from a burning building. That’s the sort of woman he was.

Doris walked over to the window and reflected on her wild surroundings. The rain hammered like bopping puppies.

Then she saw something in the distance, or rather someone. It was the figure of Virginia Hemingway. Virginia was a clumsy teacher with scrawny fingers and hairy moles.

Doris gulped. She was not prepared for Virginia.

As Doris stepped outside and Virginia came closer, she could see the bumpy glint in her eye.

Virginia gazed with the affection of 6901 grateful giant goldfish. She said, in hushed tones, “I love you and I want a pencil.”

Doris looked back, even more cross and still fingering the weathered record. “Virginia, yabba Dabba Doo,” she replied.

They looked at each other with lonely feelings, like two kaleidoscopic, knotty koalas hopping at a very hilarious birthday party, which had indie music playing in the background and two cute uncles jumping to the beat.

Doris studied Virginia’s scrawny fingers and hairy moles. Eventually, she took a deep breath. “I’m sorry,” began Doris in apologetic tones, “but I don’t feel the same way, and I never will. I just don’t love you Virginia.”

Virginia looked fuzzy, her emotions raw like a short, slobbering sandwich.

Doris could actually hear Virginia’s emotions shatter into 9915 pieces. Then the clumsy teacher hurried away into the distance.

Not even a cup of tea would calm Doris’s nerves tonight.

THE END

Hehe did that give you a giggle? I generated 3 or 4 before picking this one. Some of the results are hilarious.

All about me #BEDM

Read more about Blog Every Day in May here.

So today is day one of Blog Every Day in May (#BEDM) for 2015 and today’s topic is Introduce Yourself. Hmm sharing all about me. Well here’s my currently list for this week, giving you an insight into me right now.

Watching – Game of Thrones S5, Supernatural S8

Reading – The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

Listening – Paperclipping Roundtable podcast

Making – Mother’s Day cards, monthly PL spreads

Feeling – tired, sore

Planning – Miss A’s first birthday (what? it’s in August. It will be awesome lol)

Loving – autumn: getting out the winter woollies and cooking comfort foods

The Life:Captured Project – April 2015

Check out all my Life:Captured project posts.


1. What are some things that you’ve bought recently?
Scrapbooking supplies, books, clothes, food

2.What are some things that you’ve made recently?
Birthday cakes (MIL, hubby, SIL), cards, some scrapbook pages

3. Write about three friendships which you’ve made online.
I’ve made some great friendships online through my blog and through Facebook. One of the first friends I made that I still keep in touch with (well reading her blog and commenting on that and Facebook) is Kelly. We ‘met’ through the Australian FlyLady group on Yahoo many moons ago and I finally met her IRL at a blog con in 2012.
Another is the girls in my birthgroup from Miss A. I sadly haven’t kept in touch with any of the mums from Miss K’s birthgroup.

4. What did your family used to do on weekends when you were little?
I remember going to the beach, visiting my grandparents, gardening, visiting the cousins.

5. What makes your heart ache?
Animal cruelty, child abuse, homelessness.

6. How did you get to school when you were little?
Mum took us by car or we walked. I remember walking to & from school lots when I was younger and walking home from high school.

7. What makes you laugh out loud?
A good comedy. My girls

8. Who were your favourite musicians when you were a teenager?
This list really hasn’t changed much as I’ve gotten older. Metallica. Pink Floyd. Fleetwood Mac. Nirvana. Pearl Jam. The Beatles. Weird Al. Beastie Boys. The Clash. Rollins/Black Flag. Sex Pistols.

9. Have you recently argued or disagreed with anyone?
Hubby over the stupidest things. Usually housework

10. How would you describe your family?
Whole. Me, hubby, 2 kids and 2 cats.

11. What are you thankful for right now?
Mum’s continuing good health. Having a warm bed to sleep in at night. Having good food on the table. Having the opportunity to do something I enjoy.

12. Write down everybody in your entire extended family.
On my side of the family. Still alive – 1 grandmother, 2 parents, a brother, 3 aunties, 3 uncles, 6 cousins

13. If you could only keep ten items of clothing, what would they be?
My blue jeans, my grey knit jacket, my black maxi dress,

14. Describe something that you’ve kept from your childhood.
I’ve kept my dolls house that dad mad me when I was little. We did it up and passed it on to Miss K.

15. Who was your first sweetheart?
In high school it was Ben. We had such a love hate relationship when we broke up. 

16. What is something that you’ve been struggling with this month?
Sleep. My temper (see previous about lack of sleep)

17. Write down all your hobbies.
Scrapbooking, cooking, cross stitch, drawing, RPG, reading

18. What makes you jump out and shout for joy?
When my daughters do something new/hard/exciting

19. Who was your favourite teacher from school?
High School – Mr Chapple, our music teacher. He was such a great guy. Knew how to get the work out of you but you always felt like you could go talk to him

20. What did you like to buy from the school canteen?
Hot cheese roll. Plain roll with a cheese slice in the microwave for 30 seconds. Burning deliciousness.

21. What are three lessons that you’ve recently learnt?
My kids are pretty clued in. I can function on very little sleep (but get a shocking short fuse). I really enjoy swimming.

22. What is your idea of the perfect evening?
Kids in bed (asleep), something good on telly and some uninterrupted scrapbooking time.

23. Describe your relationship with your father.
Good now. Were both pretty stubborn, both Aquarians. Often come to loggerheads over things and neither will back down. Now that we’re both older we get along much better and are finding we’re very much alike with some thoughts

24. What are two things you would like to change about the world we live in.
Get rid of religion – it causes so many problems. End homelessness and poverty – we have so much but why are there still so many, living with so little.

25. What is something that you’re scared or anxious about right now?
Not really scared or anxious but a little worried about how Miss A will go transitioning from our bed/bassinet to the cot. Time she moved to her own bedroom, well one shared with her sister.

26. Do you feel loved?
Very much so.

27. What are three things from this past month that have required attention?
Easter. Miss A cause she’s teething and clingy. Our BAS (but I keep putting that one off :/)

28. What are three things from this past month that has been heart warming?
Watching the bond grow between our 2 girls. The bond between Miss A & hubby. Having some great family time.

29. How are you feeling today?
Pretty good. Organised. Tired. Motivated.

30. What is your favourite thing about Sunday afternoons right now?
Baking. I’m loving baking treats for Miss K’s school lunches (& snacks for us).

Blog Every Day in May #BEDM 2015

Excited to be doing this again. You can find all the dets here, follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #BEDM, take part yourself. Check out my writing from last year.

Blog Every Day in May

Here’s to Blogging everyday in May, interspersed with my regular ramblings 😉 I’ll be back tomorrow with the first prompt. See you then.

P.S. Let me know if you are taking part, I’d love to pop on over and say hi 🙂