Back from beyond

Hi, 
Well life has been busy and blogging has taken a backseat, with crafting even further back. I have been working like a bat out of hell, raising my two children, studying and well trying to sleep in between. That's all going to change now!

Yes thats right I am reducing my workload. All for happy reasons I assure you. There is a third addition to our family taking shape under my shirt. We can expect our happy arrival in around 4 1/2 to 5 months if all goes well. After having the last 3 months rate as some of the worst in my life. Yup your right I had every symptom a poor pregnant lass could have with an inability to keep down my food leading the way. I am now on the other side feeling more energetic and ready to enjoy myself.

First on that list of enjoyment is less work and more creativity. While I will still keep my study going I am going to dramatically reduce my workload with the aim of finishing up by the end of November. So blog I'm back!

I've joined a course presented by the lovely Heather from Beauty That Moves called Wholefood Kitchen. I'm going to get my family eating healthy and conquering the world. Plus I love to cook this way. So most of my posts to come will probably involve recipes such as this yummy vegetable couscous I made for dinner last night. Now the kids and hubby ate it too! Hubby had a piece of lean steak with his though and the kids had a sausage on the side. Ughh, I know I have work to do right!

Happy living
Michelle

Mandalas

Mandalas are a sanskrit word meaning circle. They are a tool that has been used in meditation for countless years . Mandalas are my current obsession. I must make one for my wall and thus for my yoga practise!....

A gorgeous example. Many traditional ones were made from coloured sand. Delicately poured onto a cement surface, then sealed.

My work in progress. I am designing it in watercolour pencil. Once I am done I will go along again to paint it which will  intensify the colours.


Michelle

Loving this song at the moment! Actually loving all the wombats stuff.

Monsoon season is upon us!

Yup its a bit late this year but the rain has come. Wet, stormy, windy, thats the monsoon season. Just in time for the kids to go back to school next week and me to work.

I am doing well with my frugal challenge. I have started to save the difference. Eventually  maybe I will have enough for a deposit to my dream property! Wouldn't that be awesome. Daintree rainforest here I come! We all have to have dreams dont we :0)

Frugal Challenge

Day 3 NO SPENDING! WHOOT!

Day 4 $40.19 , which did include a new lunhbox for my daughter for school.

Not doing too bad I think but the test will be when the extras that I already had in the cupboard run out!

challenge update

And we are off and racing. I'm crossing my fingers, toes and shoelaces that I can keep to this. Of course I can!

DAY 1  no spending!

DAY 2 $33.99 spent on groceries


I have containers of chinese greens and beetroot that have germinated. So in a few weeks they should be gracing our salad plates. I'm growing my own sprouts because they are super food and I get a huge bag every 3 or 4 days.

I'm gathering together a big colletion of my thrifty dinners recipes. We had polish Pierogi last night whih is a simple dough filled with corned beef and sauerkraut then boiled, fried and eaten, yummy! Occasionally I shall have to splash out on steak or hubby will disown me :0(

Stay thrifty.

Gotye cover

Love this cover of Gotye's 'Somebody I used to know'