31 Moments In January

1. Celebrating New Year

2. Having fun with  cousins in and out of the pool

3. #mybrother#security

4. Feeling proud of what my niece created with her Christmas present

5. Laying a beautiful lady to rest

6. Watching the Soceroos play Oman in Sydney @ The Asian Cup and getting hooked on the game.

 7. Doing the fan thing

8. Sharing the fun with friends

9. Awesome Harbour Cruise

 10. Panoramic view from the Boat

 11. Amazing dinner

12.Walking under the bridge and vowing to watch Playing Beatie Bow (after hooking up the old VCR)

13. Wondering why Sydney is the city of  high stools, which are not ideal for short people  with a knee issue

 14. Breakfast at a french Boulangerie in the city

 15. Swimming in the roof-top pool = bliss

16. Listening to Endless Love (which friends sang at our Wedding) and celebrating 22 years of marriage. 

 17. When cake has a face

18. Preparing for early Childhood Teacher Validation to Exemplary Standard (cute stationery helps)

19. Ghostly display in the op-shop window  (searching for golf-themed attire)

 20. Rainy, rainy  Queensland

 21. Attending a fun, family, Golf-themed party 

 22. Loving my cute golfer girls (in op-shop attire)

23. Enjoying the World's greatest cup-cakes

24. Giggling at the pictures of Chris and Lee #PubertyBlues!

25.  Glad to be home

26. Delighting in the gorgeous Noro yarn purchased in Sydney @ Morris and Sons

 27. Using up the left over yarn on the flight home from Brisbane
  

28. Admiring my new Mid-century style lamp

29. Watching the Socceroos at home with mates. What an awesome match it was. Even more hooked.

30. Food to sooth the nerves after regulation time.

31. Returning to work with my adorable new lunchbox.

It has been a huge month, and despite my best intentions and blog posts written in my head, I thought it best to wrap it all up in one and move onto February. 

Random Happy

1.  gift wrapping inspiration from Mollie Makes
2. walking as the sun goes down
3. promoting play (did you see the felt pizzas I made?)
4. pecan scrolls for morning tea
5. happy yellow chairs ( I now have six )
6. cooking on the weekend for the week ahead
7. I never tire of flowers from my garden, even if they are carnations
8. simple potato salad (a favourite old recipe from home eco at school)

what is making you happy?

Smiling

Time is flying, and there is a feeling of Spring in the air. It seems easier to feel more motivated, and less inclined to stay inside rugged up with the heater. There has been sewing and painting and walking and thrifting and gardening. The house is clean and tidy, and ready for new chairs. All seems good in my World. I am smiling.

A Moody Collection

Nutella choc chip cookies.  They are fudgey and chocolately and the perfect antidote to moody Winter evenings.

New additions to my vintage printed glass collection, courtesy of the local op-shop. Still in the original box and destined to be used. Every day.

This just makes me happy. Plain and simple. Thank you local second-hand shop and community garden (again)

 Sitting and chatting with a friend  at San Churro till way into the night, making your kids wonder what has happened to you.
 Breathtaking colours. The trees at my kindergarten are amazing. So lucky. 

The only thing I don't like about The Small House are my neighbours smelly,    smoky chimneys. My washing is not a fan either.
Here's one I prepared earlier.  That awesome moment when you find a pie in the freezer when it's too late to begin cooking.

Noticing nature's wonders and stopping to take a photo. And almost tumbling down the embankment in the process.

The changing moods of the sky on my walk. I walk at night. My friends think I am mad.

 Weekly Stills @ The Beetle Shack