"But I don't want to go among mad people," Alice remarked.

I must be mad.

Yesterday was my first official day as a student. I set my computer up on the dining table, Clicked into my first work sheet... and that's pretty much where it ended. The Monster decided I needed him to type his name over and over again (He does it everywhere.. texts it to people, emails app developers: Leoleoleoleoleo) His little sister, the incredibly mis-nicknamed Mouse, decided right at that very moment she had never been hungrier before in her little life and if she didn't have a bottle that very moment the world was going to end. I am not even exaggerating - If you could hear the holler that comes out of this tiny mouth..

This is going to take some getting use to. I am going to have to organise my week down to 30 minute bites to get everything I need to get done - done!

Where am I going with this? Well, as well as having a newborn, a nearly 4 year old with speech delays and toilet training resistance, planning a move 3 hours up the coast and trying to keep us all clean, healthy and clothed.. I am crafting away to try and have a market stall.

I must be MAD!

At the moment, I've been embroidering little pendants between night feeds. Funny little Frida Kahlo anyone?

I'm not sure whether I like the hand embroidered ones or the cross stitch ones better and which I am going to concentrate on. Some more work and thought is needed. (MAD I say)

The love and water Leo has showered his little plants with has brought forth tiny little shoots. The look on his face the morning he discovered the little bit of green in the soil was absolutely priceless. Its magic!

He can be a lot of hard work my darling boy (no mis-nickname here) yet I can't help but be thankful that I get to look at this little face each and every day (even if sometimes I kinda think maybe we should of stuck with cats. I'm Kidding. Sort of.)

Butter wouldn't melt...

30 Before 30: Revised!

I have decided to revise my original 30 before 30 list. Nothing drastic, there are just a couple of goals on there that just aren't to my liking anymore. I blame the original goals on my recently birthed sleep deprived mind! (I'm sticking to it too.. pushing little people out of your body is a damn good excuse!!)

So what has gotten the cut/been edited:

8. Collect 6 wooden chairs for our dining table.
This is WAY too specific and not specific enough for what I am really trying to achieve here and that is to thrift more often to find furniture for when we move. When we moved back in with my ever patient amazing mum, we got rid of a lot of our furniture. It was all pieces from past lives and was purely functional without any charm for the most part. We are starting again, which is scary and liberating. So this goal is now:
8. Go thrifting for furniture more often

21. Get a small ridiculous tattoo
I originally had the idea of getting something completely meaningless.. well besides the meaning of "hey.. I dig this cartoon/pop culture/book" I had ideas of Golden Snitches, Yip Yips (seasame street) and Appa (Avatar: The Last Airbender). I have always wanted a triforce, before every single hipster stole the damn idea. I may still get my small, ridiculous tattoo. I'm changing this though to:
21. Get a matching "Best Friends" Tattoo with my befri

25. Read at least 5 books a month
Hey Laura guess what? YOU HAVE TWO KIDS! Seriously.. that ship has sailed. For now at least. So this very enthusiastic but unattainable goal is now:
25. read and review ≥ 10 books

29. Paint my nails a different colour every week
Again.. when you consider a day where everyone is out of their pyjamas by lunchtime a win, Finding time to paint your nails and then keep them from getting chipped and yukky is just pretty much out of the question. Unfortunately. I do love painted nails. This is now:
29. Have a salon day: Get nails done and have my first pedicure ever!

30. Take more photos
I do want to take more photos. Jason and I are a bit slack at taking photos, even after we got a rather expensive entry level dSLR camera. I have taken photos nearly every day since getting a replacement camera charger. (we lose things. Alot.) The thing is, You cant just point and click with this bad boy. So I'm taking a lot of photos. 1 out of 100 is decent. So in order to make memories this goal has been changed to:
30. Complete a beginners SRL course

There is some news on the Goals front...
2. Start Tourism diploma

In honour of my new student status, I give you Britney: