Tuesday 29 January 2013

Making plans

The last couple of months have seen our little family spending lazy evenings outdoors watching The Bean potter around, hosting many get-togethers with family and friends (a good time for it, because we can’t fit everyone inside our little home in the colder months), and generally loafing about complaining about the heat.


It has been a lovely break and because the weather has started to cool (for now, anyway) I find myself with more energy, itching to make some plans for the coming year.

Monday 28 January 2013

Super shorty



When I received my new camera I was struck by the familiar urge to buy a new lens. I’ve been on a seemingly never-ending quest to find the ‘perfect’ everyday lens to add to my collection – a real challenge when I have a budget of $0. My wish list includes this lovely piece of machinery but until money starts growing on trees, on my wish list is where it will stay.

Imagine how pleased I was to read some glowing reviews about this little beauty, and a steal at just a couple of hundred dollars! 

Wednesday 23 January 2013

Tomorrow

A few weeks ago a friend of mine experienced a devastating tragedy—the sudden and unexpected loss of her teenage son. It goes without saying that I cannot begin to comprehend the depth of her despair, nor can I fathom how she can even summon the energy to get out of bed every day. 

While many around her have moved back into their daily routines, she and her family have embarked on a terrible journey of grief where they have no escape. Her children must be dressed and fed, the bills need to be paid, the chores need to be done—all the while knowing that she will never have any answers about why this happened, waking up each morning and remembering that her first born is gone.

Tuesday 8 January 2013

The best things in life are free



My house has always been full of clutter—clean and generally tidy, but cluttered. Now that we have a toddler in the house, the clutter levels are at an all-time high. I didn’t realise exactly how many ‘things’ and exactly how much ‘stuff’ would accompany the arrival of The Bean. Not that I’m blaming her of course, I’ve always been a hoarder.