hello november

true I am a few days late, twelve to be exact but I am finally feeling better after the big presentation on the 1st of November. I got home that day feeling so nervous and jittery, and my legs were so very achey like I had the flu. So here I am a few days later finally feeling better and relaxing as each day passes. I finally got back into the kitchen and made these amazing pumpkin scones, so super soft and sweet despite looking very plain.





I also, after years and years of wanting to go, got to visit the sculpture by the sea a day before it was due to close. It was not a very nice day weather wise but I had so much fun looking at all the different sculptures. The most enjoyable part was when the dolphins appeared and the sculptures were quickly forgotten by all. Everyone was oohing and aahing at their little show they put on, it was quite a sight. My favourite sculpture?











The one below, I couldn't get a proper photo though. The title of the piece "life is short" and it was made out of tree branches and it only had "lif"













And I was back to crocheting a little potholder to send to a pen pal. I squished it into the envelope so I hope it doesn't end up looking too deformed when it reaches Belgium.



Not too much else going on...except a whole lot of job hunting. Fingers are crossed I find something soon but things aren't looking too good, I applied over the weekend as a volunteer and even they didn't want me haha. Biggest news though is I cut my hair! It was so very long but at the same time I had very dry ends. I will probably regret it soon but for now it feels nice to have short hair in this hot weather. I cannot imagine what summer will be like.

Hope everyone has been well...promise I'll be around more. I know I say this a lot but I truly mean it this time ;)

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 ;)

cross your eyes

so my week 'off' has been fairly quiet, which is wonderful as the past few weeks have been a whirlwind of craziness. I have had one thing after the other happening and I kid you not. Some of these 'things' include nits, a year 12 graduation, a thief coming into our house while we are asleep and my car dying. I hope the last few days of this week go fairly smoothly.

I did however finally get to bake and I even got a slice too! banana bread or anything really around these parts don't last long. I am still itching to do a little more baking, not too sure what exactly but I am sure I have a recipe in my bookmarks that I haven't tried yet.

and today I got the red shoes that I ordered from China. My toes are a little squished and the workmanship of the shoes is not fantastic but if you cross your eyes you can hardly tell :P ha!

Just living

Just living is not enough! one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower ~ Hans Christian Andersen

Wishing you all a great weekend :)

this weekend

boy did my weekend go super fast, as a matter of fact the whole of last week was a blur. Lots of assignment work that needed to be handed in before leaving PLUS mail that I finally posted before a trip to visit my sister for her birthday. It was only a short visit but we managed to go to the beach, which was amazing and the weather perfect! Still very sleepy from staying up late chatting, it shall be interesting to see how this week goes and fingers crossed I don't fall asleep in lectures.

hello spring

Hello September and hello spring! my absolute favourite season, I love seeing the flowers magically appear overnight and the sweet smell of flowers in the air. I cannot believe how quickly spring has arrived though, this year is simply flying and I am just plainly trying to keep up.

I will be going away for a few days to visit my older sister for her birthday, fingers crossed that the weather treats us well and that I finally get to put my feet in the ocean as it has been more than a year that I have been to the beach, far too long!

Have a wonderful week ;)