Day Three

sadly, I did a little bit of this today
just 89 days left...not that I'm counting ;)

finished

I have just finished my first semester for this year and boy does it feel good to finish. There were times I wanted to give up and came so very close to tossing it all in but here I am with all my assignments completed and handed in on time. It feels good, really really good. All I want to do is go outdoors and look at the sun until it warms up my face, feel the super moist and cold grass on my feet, walk around the neighbourhood and pick flowers and dry leaves, and take millions and millions of photos. I have missed being outdoors, I've missed seeing the sun set and watching the colour of the sky change into a perfect blue...the most perfect blue ever.

Today was so wonderful, a bit of adventuring and being outdoors a PERFECT little break from uni, then finishing off with a churros date with the husband. It was bliss! the next few days will also be a wonderful break as I'll be picking up my boy from uni and travelling back down by car. This little break will be the only one I get until I finish in September...not long to go now ;) although I have to say I am loving taking photos of Sydney's amazing architecture. These are just a few, not all of them will be included in my exegesis but are so gorgeous that I couldn't resist photographing.

And now time to pack :)



PS. My internship is doing a giveway over at frankie...click here to have a look

Come September

the reason for my long absence from this blog
I am ready for it to be over
and definitely ready for more sleep
but that will have to wait till September

I wish, I wish

I wish I could write a lot about my week, but truth be told they are whizzing by far too quickly for me and most times not much is done. Plus I don't' think many people are very interested, in my blog or blog reading for that matter. It has been so dreadfully quiet lately, where is everyone? So really, really quickly, here is how I remember bits of it:

[+] a watercolour workshop I attended last Wednesday with Little Paper Lane
[+] my attempt at painting with watercolour
[+] a cute couple I found while op shopping (only 10 cents!)
[+] banana bread made during the week, I was lucky girl this time and managed to get a slice :)
[+] a camera found at the markets for two bucks
[+] crocheting a baby hat...so relaxing after my crazy week
[+] this gorgeous magazine purchased while picking up my new glasses

I wish I could continue chatting, it has felt like so long since I have. But sadly I am in the middle (or rather the beginning) of revising my project proposal, which sadly, hasn't been going well. I think I have been here a few hours and not much progress has been made. My brain is fried after all day in class, I felt like Charlie Brown when grown ups talk and all he hears is mumble. Exactly like Charlie Brown haha.

three things

my last few days at uni and life has turned upside down or like my son used to say (when he was three or four) upsi-down-town. Pictured above are a few of the things that still make me feel a little normal despite all the crazy hours, sore arms and shoulders from working on the computer all day. I cannot believe this semester is almost over, I am happy uni is almost over but not happy about doing all the work...just three assignments left though ;)

these days

I survived a week of uni (YAY), there are times that I really feel exhausted by it all and this week was definitely one of those times but luckily I am still alive. I even got to do a little baking yesterday despite the horribly hot weather and today I actually left the house which was incredible despite the hot weather (again).

The first pic is of my flea market find Sunday...another one of my much cherished activities lately. Makes me feel a little more human ;)

weekend bits

so happy to find the full set of these wonderful recipes on a recent op shop visit. I remember my mother collecting them but she never did get them all.



a little newborn knitted hat I made. I can't believe how teeny tiny it is!



free patterns from my local Vinnie's



hojarasca made for my illustration project

snickerdoodle muffins & uni

Friday...I am glad I made it to Friday! this week has been a crazy, crazy blur and I am so happy the weekend has finally arrived. I would jump for the sheer joy of it but I don't think I could lift my feet right now.

I love Fridays as they are usually my baking days (and for now my only day off).  I miss baking so much if I don't bake anything for a week, my last baking adventure were the apple streusel bars so I definitely had to get back into the kitchen today and the weather was just right to have a hot oven on. I must admit though once I start baking I find it hard to stop and today was no different. Today I made snickerdoodle muffins and quickly followed it with a batch of banana choc chip blondies. And although these weren't planned, two lentil bakes for my son to take for church lunch tomorrow to share.

I enjoyed my first week back at uni despite the fact that there is an enormous amount of work that needs to be done this semester.  I am in love with the books I picked up at the library this week and am slowly looking through all the pages and drawing a huge amount of inspiration from all the amazing projects. I was even able to manage to work a little more on my little pig potholder...it is still missing its cute tail and face but hopefully that will get completed soon (I hope). I am sure my second week will not be that enjoyable or the weeks following that. Ah well! I did get a compliment though when I mentioned my age to some of the babies in my class (all 20 and 21) a girl said I did not look it. I am thinking she definitely needs to be wearing the glasses but it did make me smile just a little.

Anyway...here is the recipe for the snickerdoodle muffins for those who are after a really fluffy treat.

Snickerdoodle Muffins

226g unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups SR flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup buttermilk
2/3 cup sugar (extra)
2 tablespoons cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a muffin pan with paper cases.




2. Mix the 2/3 cup extra sugar with cinnamon and set aside.




3. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.




4. Add the sour cream and buttermilk and mix well. Stir in the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.




5. Using a spoon, drop a scoop of the batter into the cinnamon sugar bowl. Gently roll the batter in the mixture. Place the ball into the muffin paper case.




6. Sprinkle any remainder cinnamon sugar on top of the muffins and bake for 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

yikes

below is my last photomedia assignment
which I made into a flip book
& tonight I made into a video (it took me forever)
but I am happy to say that I have only ONE assignment left



and in other news
I finally made my bed AND cleaned my desk ;)
it is so SO good to actually see my desk now





I'm off to bed, its 2am already *yikes*

hooray

i didn't make my bed today
and I doubt I will tomorrow ;)
the house is starting to look like a disaster zone
and although I should clean...I couldn't be bothered.
two assignments are done!
and one to go.
YAY!

bonjour paris

this is my latest photoshoot...everything that could go possibly go wrong happened, all my plans went out the window but I think at the end I got some good shots.  My makeup skills were not that bad considering I had never EVER applied makeup on anyone other than myself (and I usually just apply blush with lipstick).  Just five assignments left eeek!!

PS. my lovely model is the one I will be photographing in January for her wedding

op shop finds & mail

originally I went to the op shop just to find an old shirt (to make a pillow) for my design issues assignment but seeing as I don't have a sewing machine and I didn't want to sew by hand I quickly changed my mind and bought old cutlery AND ended up with a little more than old cutlery in my shopping basket....oh dear!










Isn't the baby sheet simply divine? I love how adorable it is! and this is the end result for my uni assignment



AND when I got back home I found lovely surprises in my mailbox :D eek! it is always a good day when mail arrives. Thanks Ezgi :D



and this was a book order...wrapped so adorably making it so incredibly hard to open

sweet doll

Boy am I glad this photo shoot is over! I'm exhausted. My tummy was in all sorts of knots this morning and I have hardly slept all this week (although that could be the fault of the bed). Now time to relax...and sleep

finally

I'm finally taking the time to post..so many things that are and have happened that are keeping me so utterly busy and occupied that I haven't had the opportunity to blog much. Some bad things, some a little depressing and others just plain boring. Too numerous to mention though.

The photos below are of my props for my next photo shoot this Thursday...unless the strike also affects Uni lecturers. It is a doll inspired photo shoot and it will be wonderful to have professional make-up and hair done :) I still have a few more things to get ready but I hope it turns out well, well one can only hope.