Life Lately..

Life lately has been very, very busy. There have been some ups and a few downs. One big down was the funeral of Matt's grandfather, who I had only know for some months but who was an incredible man who I quite enjoyed the company of. It only takes moments like this to realise what is really important and what you actually need to live a happy and healthy life. 

Another up has been Alfie. It's nice to have a little companion who follows you around and is always up for a play when you are ready. He is a growing boy who so far has been responding well to training. I have really enjoyed my three days of being with him straight, without having to leave him while I go to work. What I really didn't expect is that a puppy is quite similar to a baby and I am really missing my sleep!

I hope to be blogging more regularly again soon, maybe with some more photos to share. 

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Weekend Photos

1. A very nice sunset from my driveway

2. Some sort of strawberry drink in a can

3. Alfie exploring in the garden

4. Homemade pizza's, idea courtesy of Matt.

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Weekend Photos

A lovely weekend visiting family and animals on the farm. Plenty of sunshine and great weather. My second ever work function, what a blast! A long drive back to Newcastle. 

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Weekend Photos

1. New DIY

2. Playing dress ups on my model  

3. There is some new landscaping going on around my house

4. The backyard also got a fence and some turf

5. Posting out an order

6. Spending some downtime painting

7. My stickygram magnets arrived awhile ago but I found this note again

8. I made myself some Chinese the other night. 

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Weekend Photos

-Yummy cupcakes at the engagement party

-Where is his body gone?

-Moved the art into a different position

-My new lounge all decorated

-I am so excited to see these guys at Harvest Festival

-I spent some time on Tumblr for the first time in ages

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Weekend Photos

I finally charged my DSLR and took some photos over the weekend. It was a great weekend too, the sun was shining and the weather was lovely and warm.  

I spent some time sewing, more time then I actually anticipated. I managed to finish the above bunny that I started a week or so ago. I embroidered his face by hand and I'm happy the way he turned out!

I also started and finished a new dress in some fabric that I have had for awhile in a lovely blue pattern. Some new fabric might have made it's way into my collection (!) I'm still undecided as to what I am going to make with them.

My new print from Yellena James finally found a space in my bedroom also. I have had it for a month or so now but I couldn't find a great spot for it. I'm so glad I bought it, but now I have since hung the clipboard on my wall. 

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Photos from the weekend

I had a lovely weekend up north visiting family. I spent a lot of time with the furry friends and also time with the family who I haven't seen for almost two months! Phew, that time flew quickly and it will be Christmas time before we know it. 

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Weekend in Instagram

This weekend I:

-Had ice cream dates at the beach,
-Got to sit on my new lounge a lot,
-Watched pretty sunsets after work,
-Enjoyed 'camping' in the lounge room as my new bed wasn't finished,
-Had a lot of tea to try and stop my sniffles,
-Looking forward to using my new overnight bag in Sydney this week.

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Weekend Photos

1. A lovely sunset at the start of the weekend,
2. Movie dates with my sister,
3. The coolest lounge in Ikea!
4. He fits right into this room ha,
5. Moving the bedroom around and changing things around,
6. Setting up some new displays on my bookshelf.

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Some things from the weekend...

1. Working on the weekend
2. Yummy chicken salad with mango chilli dressing
3. I pulled out my quilt again to do some more on it
4. I think I was doing it wrong?
5. So I decided to hand quilt it instead
6. A quiet night in
7. My new favourite mug!
8. Lovely weekend weather

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Instagram Weekend

1. Part of my work uniform arrived!

2. This was served with my lunch on Saturday, no joke

3. Glitter drum kit

4. In the Jam Cube

5. Slowly getting a photo of the different suburbs in Newcastle

6. He thought he was driving the car

7. Soccer debut, in the last game of the season

8. It was such a lovely day to sit in the sun

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Weekend in Photos

I had a fantabulous weekend and I only just realised that it was Tuesday night and I hadn't done a weekend update! Saturday was a busy day spending time with friends and shopping for another friend's birthday present. We had such friend's party on that night and it was a costume party (the best kind of party) and so I went as a box of popcorn and Matt went as a banana. They were hilarious costumes and I had a blast.

At the party there was a photo booth machine so needless to say there was a lot of time spend in the booth and also outside as it previewed the photos taken so we all watched each other, it was hysterical. I would definitely want one at any parties I have in the future!

Sunday morning was an early start as I had booked in for a horse-riding lesson at 9am. It was the first time I've ridden for almost 8 years, so I was and still am slightly sore from all the bouncing around. We spent some time walking, trotting and a little bit of time at the end jumping which is what I used to love doing when I rode previously. I definitely can't wait to do it again, I had forgotten how much I loved it.

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Weekend in Instagram

My weekends are starting to fall into a bit of a pattern, errands on Saturday morning, watching soccer on Saturday afternoon and hanging out with friends at night. Sunday is for sleeping in, maybe a walk, lunch with Matt's parents and catching up on missed sleep on Sunday night. Now that I have a bit of a routine, I am going to start working weekends and be all out of whack again! 

In other news, I love the number plate above! It or something similar would look very good on my car indeed. 

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In all honesty...

To be completely honest, I haven't touched my sewing machine in a little over...a month. It saddens me to say that, sewing is and was such a large part of my life not that long ago. I am still trying to figure out where it fits in in my present life as not much free time isn't very conductive to creative time. 

I spent my weekend just past with friends and loved ones, relaxing from a full on week and enjoying the weekend like most other people that work Monday to Friday. A part of me wished to spent some time sewing but two days really evaporates quickly when you try and cram so much into them. I think the main thing is that I still want to sew, right?

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My Weekend..in Instagram

Play time with the animals, long late night drives, new toys, seeing old friends, spending time with my parents and enjoying the open air. These are just a few things that happened this weekend and that I happened to document through Instagram. 

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Weekend!

This weekend consisted of:


-Trying a out a lovely Thai restaurant (Simply Irresistible Thai in North Sydney)
- A very long commute back to Newcastle on the train
-Spoiling myself with a lovely Alannah Hill dress for my first big work function
-Attempting to relax a little after a very busy and tiring week (I wasn't very successful at this!) 

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Weekend Photos

Things that were good about this weekend:

-Walking along the beach and missing the rain

-Digging through my half finished bin of projects

-Working with scrap leather in some new ideas

-Exploring back streets and looking at cool terrace houses

-Spending time working on some exciting things!

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