moving out of home

my room was clean. 
but then i had to decide what to wear. 

i came across this saying tonight and it reminded me oh so fondly of my time living with beth. she sent it to me not long after moving in together. we've proved this saying to be true on more than one occasion! sadly, and quite abruptly, that time is almost up. i decided a little while ago that i wanted to move closer to town and while naomi and i have spent the last couple of weekends looking and applying, i still didn't think the big move would be upon me so quick! i'm so lucky to have spent the last year living with beth and i am going to miss her (and our wardrobe sharing) dearly. thank you for taking me on your journey of living out of home for the first time beth, for sharing your freshly painted and cutely decorated abode, for all the times you made me laugh, for the times you were there for me when i cried, for every item of clothing, jewellery, accessory or beauty product that i ever borrowed, for all of your outfit opinions and fashion advice, for cooking me your delicious and sometimes experimental meals, for making me cups of tea, for giving me lifts to work on a friday or when my car was being fixed, for always making my friends and family feel welcome here, for giving me pep talks and showing what it means to be truly positive and optimistic and for the millions of other things you have done for me or with me. living with you has been so harmonious and stress free, always a lovely, happy place to come home to and it was exactly what i needed during some difficult times. i hope that you have enjoyed it just as much as i have! i am already dreaming up of lots of paddington dates for us and i hope you will invite me for tea in 'our' courtyard as soon as the sun starts to shine again. stay your beautiful self and keep this home filled with heart ♥  

mint choc chip ice cream

i love mint choc chip ice cream and i especially love mint choc tops at the movies! i had one the other night when beth and i had a date night. we went to see 'what to expect when you're expecting', which i loved of course... pregnancy and babies, my favourite topic of all time (kittens and cats are a close second). it ended up being my dinner and it was so good! what is not good however is trying to eat one in a really quiet movie with basically no music or loud scenes. i was in such a movie not that long ago, choc top in hand, ready and waiting! but it was so silent and the cinema was tiny and packed so i felt too self conscious to eat it. it didn't stop me completely though, i just ate it super slow and ended up having to walk out of the cinema half way through with it all over my hands and clothes! lucky it was so dark as it wasn't a good look! 

for beth

rainbows (especially bold and extended ones!) for my dearest beth.

words and colour

think...

melanie?

when mum was pregnant with me she craved watermelon. lots of it so i'm told. if i remember the story correctly (i think this is close) she didn't know she was pregnant with me until five whole months along. (something i still struggle to comprehend!) she was eating so much watermelon and suddenly had this little tummy. everyone joked that she must have swallowed a watermelon seed and that there was one growing inside her. little did they know it was an actual baby - me! when i was born they even considered calling me melanie. i don't know how serious of an option that was but i'm glad they didn't! i do love watermelon though.

freckles!

what's better than a chocolate freckle? a rug that looks like one! 

and what's better than a freckle looking rug? a freckle ottoman! 

p.s. 

the next time you see a jar of big chocolate freckles, treat yourself to one! 

i did on the weekend and not only was it yum, i felt like a little kid again!

a secret admirer (me + cushions!)

i have developed a secret obsession with cushions. 

especially when different colours, textures, prints and styles are put together. we have a few cool ones floating around our house and kahli has long been then cushion queen. 

i don't actually buy any, i just admire.

grandad ♥

we are having a big family dinner at grandma's house tonight. to me it still feels like something is missing each time we all gather and that's my wonderful, much loved and much missed, grandad john.

here he is teaching me how to walk down the aisle for rosie and bob's wedding. we are in grandma and grandad's garage in freezing cold canberra. i always thought i was just following him around like a little puppy in this photo but i later found out he was giving me flower girl lessons. 

here is five year old me on the big day. i hope i did him proud!

head up, heart strong

saying goodbye (to sugar!)

thanks but no thanks. 

bye bye sugar.

i'll miss you!

homemade sushi fun

last night we got busy in the kitchen and made our own sushi! when i say we, i really mean mum and matt. my help consisted of slicing an avocado, cutting up a couple of rolls (badly) and then eating the finished product. oh and taking photos of the process of course! everyone in my family loves cooking... everyone but me! i am warming to the idea though and i can't avoid it forever. while matt prepared the sushi and i watched, mum also made a thai pumpkin soup and a butter chicken curry with roast veggies. so clever, not to mention delicious. it's certainly inspired and motivated me to prepare more nutritious meals at home. for the next few months i'm focusing on lowering my sugar intake and upping my protein. wish me luck!

fyi...

i am still alive and well... just had a very busy and full on week last week and this week i'm on holidays with my family in yamba! hope all is well in your worlds. i promise some blog posts soon.