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good timing
Thursday, May 28, 2009 – 12:44 am | 2 Comments
good timing

I have been looking around for a new watch for a little while now.  There are so many different designs - round face, oblong face, numbers, no numbers - but I couldn’t find one that …

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Wii
Wednesday, May 6, 2009 – 11:51 pm | 5 Comments
Wii

OH. MY. GOD.  Addicted.
We bought a Wii on the weekend and we can’t believe how much freaking fun it is!  We got a bundle that inludes the Wii console, Wii Sports, the Balance Board and …

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kitchen is done!
Thursday, April 30, 2009 – 12:09 am | 2 Comments
kitchen is done!

Over the last few weeks things have been very busy on the home front.  A few months ago we drew a stack of money back from the equity in our house and decided to do some things …

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birthday girl
Sunday, April 19, 2009 – 9:06 pm | 2 Comments
birthday girl

It was my birthday yesterday!  Yay me!  I had a great day - we went to our local DFO and did the ol’ Shop n Drop, which is rather pricey but so good.  The DFO has one …

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Happy Easter!
Sunday, April 12, 2009 – 7:38 pm | No Comment
Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!   Whatever you do and however you do it, most of us like a little bit of chocolate at Easter and enjoy spending time with family and friends.  I hope your day was lovely.

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incredible shrinking woman
Sunday, March 15, 2009 – 9:21 pm | 13 Comments
incredible shrinking woman

I started at 86kg (189lbs) and I’m currently 73kg (158lbs) and I’m not finished yet.

I am SO proud of myself.

It’s amazing to see the difference in photos.  I have really gotten my body confidence back!  …

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lots of new
Friday, February 13, 2009 – 10:07 am | 6 Comments
lots of new

Lots of new around here. I have been working hard on my RED INSTEAD handmade website - photographing and adding new products, making new graphics, tweaking the layout and generally sprucing things up.

I’ve also been …

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January
Saturday, January 17, 2009 – 7:56 pm | 6 Comments
January

Happy January!  Happy New Year!  Happy Hooray I am updating my blog at last!

What exciting things have I been up to?  Well, sorting out the kitchen drawers for one thing.  I know it might not …

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canvas reloaded
Tuesday, December 23, 2008 – 1:17 pm | 2 Comments
canvas reloaded

I’ve been busy.  I’m sure you have too, with Christmas just around the corner.  Thanks so much for your lovely comments about my last post, but in the end I pulled the canvases back off …

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time flies
Monday, December 15, 2008 – 3:58 pm | No Comment
time flies

Time flies when you’re having fun! Christmas is coming up so fast and I’m really enjoying all the preparations and excitement and fun of the season. For the first time, we are hosting …

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happy to be handmade
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 – 4:52 pm | 5 Comments
happy to be handmade

Handmade Market on Saturday was just awesome!  I have done a few markets around Canberra and not always with the best results, but I have to say that this one was THE BEST by a …

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new haircut
Sunday, September 21, 2008 – 1:48 am | 8 Comments
new haircut

I got a haircut today!

I am feeling renewed and invigorated. I had been having a rough couple of weeks at work and really wasn’t happy. Of course I can’t go into any detail …

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