Sunday, July 10, 2011

Date Night

The girls went to Grandmas for the night so Hubs and I had a date.

We went Ice skating!



They wouldn't allow me to take my camera on the ice - BUMMER.  

I did pretty good skating considering it's probably been 10 plus years since I've been on the ice.  Hubs hasn't skated in 14 years and did very well.  Neither of us fell.  We almost did - but managed to save ourselves.

We went out to dinner afterwards, but the camera batteries died so we didn't get any photos.  The restaurant was right on the water at the Docklands.  Unfortunately, dinner was less than perfect :(

We truly enjoyed each other last night and had a great night despite our crappy dinner.  We went home after dinner and watched The Hangover.  So we laughed and laughed together, and had an incredible time together.  

We said we're going to try and do this once a month.....that's if the kids behave for Grandma!







Saturday, July 9, 2011

Hair Waves & A New Winner!!!!!

I have hair that is beyond thick.  I know - some girls envy but to my demise I get it thinned every single time i'm at my hair salon.  


In Canada I had a girl at a Salon I went to for a Looooong time.  I was a bit worried I wouldn't find someone here that I liked as much.  It took a few months of living here and trying a few different places until I found my girl.  She moved salons once and now does it out of her house.  I travel 35 minutes each way to see her.  She knows my hair and I trust her.  


The last time I went to see her I asked "How can I get that wavy look"?.  I have ADMIRED Ashley @ LITTLE MISS MOMMA & Nina @ MOMMA GO ROUND'S hair and have wanted to achieve that look.  My hairdresser replied "Your hair is wavy".  I was like 'Whaaaaat"!!!!!.  


I knew after my pregnancies that my hair was unusually hard to straighten and had this "fluffiness" about it.  I thought it was just all the colouring and the hardship I put my poor hair through.  But my hairdresser says that despite all the hardship and torture I put my hair through it is very healthy.  As soon as I left my hair appointment that day I went straight to Hair House Warehouse to get some hair curling supplies and products.  


I tried waving my hair last week but wasn't overly impressed.  Something was missing and I did something wrong.  I'm not even going to put pictures up because I refused to take any and washed my hair out right away.  That was until I stalked  read Nina's hair wave Tutorial the other day.    I did *exactly* what Nina does and got the result I was looking for.  What I was missing was the Mousse and the key is the diffuser.  I literally went out straight after I read her tutorial and bought a new blowdryer with a diffuser.  







THANKS NINA!!!!!.  

Note:  Please excuse the poor quality of the photos, i'm new to this camera and haven't worked it out yet other than Auto mode.  I also have not 1 stitch of make-up on, so you might want to just focus on the hair so you're not blinded.  

So, on to the second part of this post - A NEW WINNER

Leslie didn't claim her prize so I have done the Random Number Generator again and...

lesels said...

I am following you on Twitter :)

Thursday, July 7, 2011

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER

Or as they say here in Aussie land - Winna Winna Chicken Dinna.

Congratulations to Leslie who said:

Leslie said...





wow. there are so many beautiful things in that shop!! i've got a thing for owls so i love both the silver and gold owl earring sets. i also love the flower and pearl necklace. ooh, and the bookworm necklace - that's too cute!


i've added you to my google reader (also a public follower) so i can keep tabs on ya!!


love the give away necklace as well! :)

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

10 Fears

As always, i'm linking this up to IT'S A CRAFTY LIFE

In no specific order:

1.  I worry about  being a complete failure.  I worry that I'm going to fail my kids or I already have.  This is a constant fear and worry of mine.  Isn't it every mothers fear?

2.  I know - GROSS!.  Seriously, I kid you not, this picture is giving me goosebumps and making me sick looking at it!.  I seriously HATE crickets.  They jump and just YUCK!.  When I was younger my sisters at 2 Chameleons and they ate live Crickets and I couldn't stand it.  Thank goodness they died so we didn't have to have the crickets anymore.  A few months back we had this influx of Locusts and crickets here in Melbourne and there was crickets EVERYWHERE!.  I found one in my bedroom behind my bed and started to cry, I hate them this much!
 
 
3.  Ahhhhh...the Dentist!.  I've had a fear of the Dentist since as far back as I can remember.  My palms get sweaty when I have to go.  Thankfully, I have a great Dentist here whom I trust and talks me through everything.  I still get sweaty palms and have been known to cancel a few appointments but its not nearly as bad as before. 

4.  I fear loosing my kids.  When we're at the shopping centre and even the grocery store I fear loosing them.  That they will wander off when my back is turned and they'll get kidnapped or run out onto the road.  Lilah is always in the shopping cart (even though she doesn't want to be - she'd rather be ripping everything off the shelves) and Eve is always made to hold onto the Cart. 


5.  Being over-weight.  I gained so much during my pregnancy with Eve.  I lost some and then got pregnant again with Lilah.  I have lost some again but still have about 30 or so pounds I'd like to loose. 


6.  I hate these little things!.  We have a home invasion happening here now of Mice!.  I've heard them a few times in my roof.  Every home in the country of Australia I think is invaded!. 

7.  This might be one of my biggest fears.  My kids getting sick with an incurable disease.  I couldn't even fathom this. 

8.  Being Homeless

9.  Death.  I fear loosing any of my family members to death. 

10.  Being alone.  Now don't get me wrong - sometimes it's ok to be alone.  I value my alone time.  I mean really alone as in no friends, no family etc.  I have felt those times of desperation and loneliness here and I don't want to feel that again.  There are some people that still make me feel like this and make me feel like they don't care (and they could very well make a damn better effort), but I have my girls and my husband and a family that loves me so that's enough to make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. 

Have you entered my Giveaway??????

Please do so HERE
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Monday, July 4, 2011

GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

This is my very first giveaway and I couldn't be more excited!.

I LOVE this necklace and just might have to purchase one for myself!!!!






A tiny mother of pearl bird sits on a tiny birdhouse! A fun necklace! The little bird sits on a tiny bird house of rhodium plated brass. I have put the pendant onto a rhodium plated brass chain and clasp. The rhodium plated brass is more long lasting, scratch resistant and more tarnish resistant.

# Chain measures approximately 17 inches and the pendant is .75 inch 


You can check out the shop HERE

 
TO ENTER YOU MUST BE A FOLLOWER OF MY BLOG!


Tweet or Facebook about this giveaway and get 1 extra entry
Tell me what else you like from the shop in my comment section
Purchase anything from the shop and receive 5 extra entries - come back and tell me what  you purchased :)

FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER  HERE

 
WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE WE HAVE ATLEAST 25 ENTRIES!!!

P.S. Please excuse the lack of links in this post.  I'm still new to my iMac and should really consider taking a class!.  It's taken me an hour just to figure out how to get the photos up! :)










Sunday, July 3, 2011

Pinterest

I have been 100% addicted to Pinterest!.  I'm so thankful to Nina at Momma Go Round for sending me an invite.

I have 6 invites to giveaway!!!!!!.

The first 6 people to comment saying they'd like an invite gets one.

Hurry people!!!.

Please include your e-mail address in your comment.  You also must be a Miss Mommy Follower.

Saturday, July 2, 2011

My Bucket List

I've seen a few bloggers out there lately putting their Bucket Lists up, and I thought it was a nice idea.
Perhaps if my list is out there it might motivate me more to start crossing things off!  So here goes:

1.  Go to the Ellen Degeneres Show

2.  Swim with Dolphins

3.  Get married

4.  Have kids

5.  Take a trip to Australia (Not only did I take the tip but I moved here)

6.  Learn how to sew so I can sew my girls a dress

7.  Sleep in a hut in Fiji over the Ocean

8.  Grow out my natural hair colour

9.  Go away on a Spa weekend

10.  Go on a honeymoon with my husband

11.  Own my own car

12.  Learn how to play the Piano

13.  Make a quilt each for my kids

14.  Deliver a baby

15.  Learn how to cut/dye hair

16.  Meet a Celebrity

17.  Meet Oprah

18.  Run a marathon

19.  Be able to see my Abs

20.  Take my kids to Disney

21.  Stick to a diet

22.  Have my own organic veggie garden

23.  Win a Contest

24.  Teach my children to be confident and kind

25.  Have a backyard with a tree house for the kids and a big sand pit

26.  Read a book each month

27.  Find the Cure for Cancer

28.  Safari in South Africa

29.  Make a difference

30.  Spend a summer in Italy eating and taking a million pictures

31.  Make a wedding cake

32.  Travel to a 3rd world country with  my kids

33.  Adopt a child

34.  Live in a big house in California with a Pool

35.  Learn how to use my Mac

36.  Eat only home cooked & healthy food

37.  Be on a The Price is Right

38.  Fly my entire family to Melbourne

39.  Go to Church

40.  Teach my daughters to cook

41.  Have a son

42.  Own an Antique piece of furniture

43.  Own an investment property

44.  Write a book that people will want to read

45.  Live in Manhattan for a year

46.  Stay in bed ALL day with Hubs

47.  Volunteer at the sick kids hospital

48.  Open my own Etsy shop

49.  Walk to work instead of driving

50.  Have a lemonade stand with my kids

51.  Spend the day cooking with Jamie Oliver


This is all I can think of right now.  I'll add to the list as I go along this path called Life.

Now, tell me 3 things that are on your Life List?













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