The day I have been looking forward to for weeks has finally arrived – We are at The Beach!
I brought with me a pile of books.
Several bottles of wine and other beverages.
Tickets to see Tap Dogs.
My ‘sun safe’ equipment.
That’s me set.
The husband has grand plans to spend the week watching the cricket.
He’s happy.
Let’s hope this week goes SLOWLY!
Merry Christmas!
I wish you all a wonderful day tomorrow.
Enjoy your families and try not to eat and drink too much!
Click the link to view my Christmas e card.
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My husband in now on holidays until the beginning of the New Year. He is really tired and very
much needs a holiday (we are heading to the beach Boxing Day).
He had one job to do during the holidays. We are getting rid of our old tank in preparation for the arrival of the new one.
He got stuck into it Saturday morning.
My brother came over to help.
Thankfully we have a friend who owns a crane and was also on holidays so he could help – handy!
Tank down – my Dad then arrived with his trailer and took it to the dump for us.
Job Done – now we really are on holidays!
I am linking up today With Some Grace for Sunday Blogging.
Today for FLOG YOUR BLOG FRIDAY we have been asked to reflect on the year that has been.
It was actually harder than I anticipated to remember everything I have done this year – well exciting things that you would want to know about! Thank goodness for my outlook calendar.
So, here it is……….
January: Returned early January from our holiday in New Zealand. Work was crazy busy packing 160 Math Kit Boxes.
February: Work continued to be busy with 8 workshops to run, school visits and a uni assignment due.
March: Grant and I headed to Weetwood races this year for the first time since my uni days.
April: A road trip down to Coffs Harbour, Newcastle, Canberra, Tamworth with the husband. I was in Canberra to celebrate my birthday.
May: I started volunteering for the Pajama Foundation. Each week I spend 1 hour with a child in foster care – we usually read and play games.
June: I bought a new car.
July: I was lucky enough to go to New Zealand again this year to attend an Inquiry Learning conference for work.
August: 14 nights away from home this month for work – crazy busy trying to get everything done before my big holiday in September.
September: A 3 week holiday in China and Tibet with my Mum
October: The month of NEW. We bought a new King Bed (got that in September but I only to sleep in it when I got back from China), new washing machine and a new laptop.
November: I started playing the social networking game #fmsphotoaday. This is where you take a photo a day using a daily prompt. (If you’re interested todays prompt is: Tree).
December: This is the month farewell lunches. With many people (7 of us) in my workplace heading off in different directions year – not a week has gone by without a farewell lunch for someone. AND…I stared this BLOG!
How was your year?
Today I am linking up with My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday.
My week in photos:
Wednesday – I received these flowers from a lovely friend.
Thursday – Blondie Concert.
Friday – I went to lunch with a friend for her birthday – this was her birthday present.
Saturday – Manicure and pedicure.
Sunday – Uni Assignment completed!
Monday – The fancy cooking that you only do when you are on holidays – pesto and tomato salmon parcels.
Tuesday – Sorting through my boxes of school resources.
How was your week?
Today I am linking up with Essentially Jess for IBOT (I Blog on Tuesdays).
For awhile now my husband has been telling me I am a hoarder.
Have you seen the TV show? I am amazed by how much stuff people have. My house looks nothing like that but our shed on the other hand is busting at the seams, mainly with my school stuff. I haven’t been in the classroom for two years so all my ‘school stuff’ has been stored in the shed.
Today is the day for me to sort through it and I plan to cull!
Yesterday we carted it all from the shed onto our back deck. Look at what I’ve got!
Can you believe I have so much stuff. 48 plastic tubs!
Actually that’s not all of it. I still have a cupboard full of art supplies (pom poms, pipe cleaners, patty papers etc), a fridge, reading chair, couch, filing cabinet and a bookcase full of picture books.
My aim is to cut it down by half. Wish me luck!
I love watching Christmassy movies in the lead up to Christmas.
This week, seeing that I am on holidays and my uni assignment is done (yah!) I plan to watch one-a-day in the lead up to the big Day.
This is what I have found on my DVD shelf so far:
1. Love Actually
2. The Holiday
3. Four Holidays
4. The family Stone
5. Bridget Jones’s Diary
6. Bridget Jones – The Edge of Reason
Any more suggestions?
Do you have an iPhone? I love mine.
I love that I can connect with people and look things up while I am out and about. I can use facebook, twitter, instagram and pinterest on it.
Here are a few other iPhone Apps that I use:
Nike Running: This is a great one to motivate you to do some exercise.
Camera+: I use the iPhone alot to take photos. This app just gives you a few more options than the standard camera on your phone and it includes filters.
Event Cinemas: So easy to use to find out movie times and buy tickets.
Food Swtich: When you are grocery shopping you use this app to scan a product and then it will suggest a healthier alternative.
Aldi: I quite looking ahead to see what Aldi has on sale each week.
iTorch: I use this app every night when I turn off the lights and head to bed.
What are your favourite iPhone apps?
A few weeks ago I won tickets to the Blondie concert in Brisbane.
It took a fair bit of convincing to get my husband to come with me but in the end he caved and came along.
The Saints and then The Stranglers played first and then Blondie. Her very last song for the night was my favourite: One Way or Another.
Have you been to any concerts lately?
The Sunshine Award
On Tuesday I had the pleasant surprise to be nominated for The Sunshine Award by Rita from The Crafty Expat. Thanks Rita!
The Sunshine Award is an award given by bloggers to other bloggers. The recipients of the Sunshine Award are: “Bloggers who positively and creatively inspire others in the blogsphere”. The way the award works is this: Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them. Answer questions about yourself. Select 10 of your favourite bloggers, link their blogs to your post and let them know they have been awarded the Sunshine Award!
Here are my answers to the questions:
1. Favourite Time of the Year?
Now – Early Summer (before it gets too hot).
2. Favourite Festive movie?
Love Actually
3. What is your Passion?
Travelling the world!
4. Favourite Colour?
Orange
5. Favourite time of the Day?
Night time
6. Favourite Flower?
Hydrangea
7. Favourite Non-Alcoholic Beverage?
Water
8. Favourite Physical Activity?
Walking
9. Favourite vacation?
The Beach
In no particular order here are my nominees for the Sunshine Award:
My apologies if you have previously been nominated.
Happy Reading Everyone!
