ONE OF THOSE DAYS...

Hi ladies, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter, for me there was lots of chocolate, lots of hot cross buns and lots and lots of laziness...

I've got a list that goes for miles of things that I should have already done but I just can't bring myself to start anything I need some inspiration I just don't know where to start... I want to paint my living room and kitchen walls... I think I'm not sure I luv my blue and I'm a bit worried I won't like the colour. I've chosen 'Dulux clotted cream' I think it will make the rooms look bigger... I think... I'm not sure...

I think I'm also going through a mid life crisis I suddenly want to paint everything and rip the carpet up and polish the floorboards I want a new bathroom and a new kitchen. I want to knock down walls and make the living areas bigger; all sounds great doesn't it only problem is that I'm renting and need to get permission from my landlord to do anything, not to mention the money I would need Danny already whinges everytime I do something and reminds me that 'its not my house'...

I need to win lotto or something I want my own house, I want, I want, I want... OK OK I know, I shouldn't really complain I have been lucky in the renting world I have been in this house for 10 years and before we moved in here we were in our previous rental property for 10 years as well and our landlord pretty much lets me do whatever I want... I'm just having one of those days...

Anyway as per usual I have been naughty and I've got a couple of new goodies to show you all...

My new Gail print 'I'm out of walls'...

My other Gail print I squeezed this one in...

My new little foot stool isn't it sooooo sweet and just what I needed...

And last but not least my new little vintage cake tin, what can I say I just had to have this one...

Anyway I was blogging away tonight when I noticed that everyone else has things on their blog that they are selling and I only have things that I have brought...

mmmmm maybe thats why I don't have enough money to buy a house...

MY FIRST TAG...

Hi Ladies, I've been tagged for the first time and I've been thinking about my 7 random facts. It's much harder than I thought it would be but here goes...

1. When I was a child I was scared to death of dogs and cats, I wouldn't even cross the road if there was a dog or cat in sight. My mum used to have to walk me to school everyday as I wouldn't go pass the house on the corner because they had a dog that would bark at me; now I have two dogs Gus and Lily which are american bulldogs and they are absolutely lovely...

2. I have to have all the windows and blinds exactly the same, If I walk into a room and the blinds are different angles I just have to fix them, the same goes for windows if one is up higher than the other I have to line them up to the same position...

3. I hate cleaning I call myself a tidy upperer not a cleaner upperer and absolutely put off 'real' cleaning for as long as possible...

4. I never ever go grocery shopping I can't stand it, I write a list every week and my husband does it for me (gotta luv him)...

5. I LUV LUV LUV the beach and one day 'WHEN I WIN LOTTO' I want to buy a house right on the beach 'MY LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN' and a little cottage in the country and in summer I will live in my beach house and in winter I will live in my country cottage...

6. I am definately not a morning person, I can't even function until I've had a coffee and a shower. I stay up for hours and hours after Danny and the kids go to bed at night. I call this 'ME' time and I'm a little bit kranky if I don't get enough of it...

7. I started going out with Danny when I was 14 and I couldn't stand him when we first met, he was a friend of mine's older brother and I still don't know how we ended up together. My story is that he took advantage of me because I was so young...

Well there you go a little snippet of me...

Now I have to choose seven blogging friends to pass this tag onto...

Mel's Rose Place

Rosy inspirations

Little La La's

Coll's Garden

Shabby Vintage Dreams

Pretty in Pink

I can only pick 6 as everyone else has already been tagged...

OK ladies here’s the rules...

1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.

2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.

3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

I hope everyone has a lovely Easter we have a long weekend here in Sydney and I'm really going to enjoy relaxing and kicking back with family...

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING...

Hi Ladies, firstly an update on my 'Baylie Boy' he is now home from hospital and doing great... So here is the story; last Saturday week he started to throw up and had a pain in his belly, my neice took him to the doctors only to be told to rush him straight to Westmeads Children's Hospital. He was apparently born with a loop on his small intestine and as he has grown the intestine had gone into the loop and slowly closed.

The part of the intestine that was inside the loop had died and caused an obstruction. Anyway he was rushed into emergency surgery and they removed 54cm of his small intestine and his ipendics, he has a huge cut all the way across his little belly and was in an induced coma for a couple of days to help with his recovery.

They expected him to be in hospital for at least two weeks he has amazed the doctors and has just bounced back as if nothing happened. Although he is still very weak and has lost a lot of weight but he is eating solids and going to the toilet which is a great sign and he is already walking around. I wasn't able to sleep all week as we were not able to see him because he was in intensive care and it was a very worrying time for everyone.

It makes you really stop and look at the little things that you take for granted when something like this happens we could of easily lost him if he was not taken to the doctors when he was. He has been an extra brave little boy and I can't believe how resilient children are...

'ABSOLUTELY AMAZING'

Now onto my new bits...

My NEW Gail original...

My NEW Siobhan mosaics...

I absolutely LUV them they are really stunning and my bodgy pictures don't do them justice...


My NEW 'old' G&J Meakin Rosa vegetable tureen...



My NEW 'old' chandelier...

My NEW Gail box and Rose potpouri...

I've been trying to catch up on everyone's blogs tonight and I noticed all the wonderful Easter decorating, I've never even thought about decorating for Easter before but I definately might have to give it a try next year.

I think I've run out of time this year and I haven't even bought any Easter eggs yet...

I'm also very excited as I've had my first TAG by the lovely Siobhan...

I have to list seven random facts about myself some weird; mmmmmm where to start.

I'll have to think about this one and make it my next post.

CONGRATULATIONS...

Hey ladies, look who's celebrating

"CONGRATULATIONS GAIL"

If you haven't been over for a look go and check it out, even if you don't win the fantastic prize I'm sure you'll just LUV everything about Gail's blog and go and have a look at her website too. I bet you can't resist and you'll have to buy one of her lovely pieces...

HOW GOOD IS THIS PRIZE...

'JUST CLICK ON ONE OF THE PICS TO HAVE A LOOK'

I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT THIS ONE

'WISH ME LUCK'

AGAIN...

PS. SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND MUCH THIS WEEK, MY LOVELY LITTLE NEPHEW BAYLIE WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND HAD TO UNDERGO EMERGENCY SURGERY...

PLEASE DON'T WORRY HE'S DOING GREAT, YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT HE HAD JUST UNDERGONE A MAJOR OPERATION AREN'T KIDS AMAZING...

WILL UPDATE AND CATCH UP WITH ALL SOON, I'VE GOT SOME NEW NAUGHTY'S TO SHOW YOU ALL...

SUPER PINK GIVEAWAY...

Hi Ladies, guess who's having a SUPER PINK GIVEAWAY to celebrate the opening of her new website...

Who else but the lovely Shannon from Paint Mine Pink

Check out the SWEET prize...

OK don't get too excited because I think I'm gonna win this one

But if you really want to enter just click on the picture above and you can check it out...

WISH ME LUCK

LOOK WHO'S OPEN FOR BUSINESS...

Hi ladies, I just thought I would let you know that the lovely Shannon from Paint Mine Pink has OPENED her NEW website...

If you haven't been over for a look yet pop on over, everything is absolutely lovely and check out her webpage design ooh la la...

I wish you the best of luck Shannon and CONGRATULATIONS...

MMMMM WHAT COULD THIS BE...

Hi Ladies, look what came on Friday afternoon... No not a box of mess it's my lovely Gail goodies, I just LUV my little 'original' I think this could be my new FAV...

and my lovely print in the vintage frame is to die for.

Here are some pics of my latest in their new home 'my bedroom' for now anyway...

If you haven't been over to the lovely Siobhan's website re-opening Vintage Mosaic Boutique and 100th post celebrations pop on over I'm sure you'll be there for a while. She has really outdone herself her mosaics are soooooo stunning and her new webpage is absolutely lovely...

CONGRATULATIONS Siobhan...
As usual I couldn't resist and had to buy some of her lovely pieces, I'll post pics when they arrive can't wait....

I've really had a lovely weekend, we had a family BBQ yesterday and it was lovely to sit around and relax and chat in good company with good food and great weather. It's always nice to have the whole family together and we've been trying to get in as many BBQ's as we can before the weather changes.

I hope everyone has had a lovely weekend too...