Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

I posted this on my personal Facebook page yesterday & thought I'd share it with you all today as it's something that has made me think about my goals & ambitions.

We spend so much time worrying about what other people think or comparing ourselves to others. But I've realised that it doesn't matter what everyone else is doing or how successful or unsuccessful they are. 

What matters is that you are doing what is best for you. There will always be haters & people waiting for you to fail but if you just keep focused on YOUR goals, YOUR life, YOUR success, YOU will be rewarded! 

Til next time,

Mel xx

Easter Long Weekend

Wow! What a great four days off we have had in our house. It's been the perfect mix of socialising & relaxing all rolled into one long weekend. Here's a look at what we got up to....

Friday was spent fishing with some friends. The boys have taken a real liking to going fishing, mostly because they love having a swim in the river! Anyway, whatever gets us outdoors for a while is good I say! We even managed to catch a few fish!!

On Saturday morning we held our annual Easter Egg Hunt Party. We've been hosting these hunts since the boys were little & it's always fun to get together with friends to catch up & who doesn't love hunting for eggs?! 

Saturday night we headed to the Golf Clib for a fun Easter event. Our Golf Club is fantastic at throwing family-friendly events. The kids had a blast! Brooke McClymont & her husband Adam Exkersley were the main attractions & it was a perfect evening out under the stars listening to those fabulous music talents.

It was an early start on Sunday morning to see what the Easter Bunny had delivered. We did a combination of chocolate & non-chocolate gifts & the boys were very happy with their loot

We did absolutely nothing yesterday & it was fantastic!!! I had a middle of the day nap & both of the boys had an afternoon nap AT THE SAME TIME!! It was the next best thing to catching up with my family who are unfortunately too many hours away.... 

We have spent the most part of today at home too. I did some pruning & tidying in the backyard followed by a lazy afternoon of magazine reading, Lego building & general fluffing around!

It was certainly a weekend well spent & provided us with some much needed down time. 

How was your long weekend?

Did you get out of town or hang around at home?

Til next time,

Mel xx

Home Snapshot- Homework Station

Like all of my home decorating projects, the first place I look to find inspiration is Pinterest. If you've never heard of Pinterest or are not sure what all the fuss is about, do yourself a favour & get the app ASAP! It is AH-MAZING!!

With William starting school this year, a designated area for homework was a must (really it just gave me an excuse to organise & decorate another part of our home!) 

Here are some of my favourite finds from Pinterest 

And here is what I came up with for our home

I'm so glad I purchased two of these desks when I saw them - at Woolworths!! They were $22.50 during their back to school sale- BARGAIN!! Angus starts school next year so it means I won't have make any changes to this set up. All of the prints were purchased from Etsy & I picked up the frames from my local Target store.

So far, it's working really well for us & having everything in the one spot makes homework as drama free as possible. Even William doesn't mind doing homwork now :)

Do you have a designated homework space? I'd love to see!

Til next time,

Mel xx

A Little Craftiness #1

Hi there!

Today I want to share one of my favourite & easiest sewing projects - A zippered pouch!

The ladies in my sewing class will be learning how to make one of these this weekend & I can't wait to show them how.

It amazes me how zippers seem to scare so many people! They really aren't that hard, well not in this project anyway, so don't be scared. Take the plunge and I guarantee you, once you've made one of these you'll be busting to make more!!

Here are a couple that I've made

You'll find the tutroial here & have fun!!!



Til next time,

Mel xx