Welcome to my monthly review of what we’ve been up to, what new recipes we’ve been trying, and plans for the month to come.

What we’ve been up to
- NYE with friends. Had a great night until youngest tripped and skun both knees then big had an allergic reaction to something
- Massive New Year clean up in the bedrooms, lounge room and kitchen
- Setting up my 2025 planners & creating videos for my YouTube channel
- K at leadership camp for 3 days
- Chinese takeaway for Dad’s birthday
- K had first Youth Council meeting
- Birthday week
What I’ve been posting (links open in new window)
- December month in review
- Planner set-up for 2025 Pt 1 and Pt 2 (part 3 & 4 coming soon)
- Celebrating the Wheel of the year – Southern Hemisphere style
New recipes we’ve been trying
- Tandoori chicken
- Rolled Pork Belly with apricot honey stuffing – Give this a go if you love pork & apricots. It’s very yummy.
- Lamb & apricot meatballs – These were good. Going to retry them as rissoles as some didn’t like the sauce
- Mongolian meatballs
Monthly stats
Number of photos taken:201
Books: 3 (1 finished, 2 more started)
Plans for the month ahead
- Celebrate Lammas
- Get the kids ready for back to school
- Inchie challenge
- K’s birthday
- I start uni!
Want to see previous reviews? Check out the monthly review tag