Moving on

I think about blogging a lot more than I do these days, but things are a bit hectic, so I feel I have somewhat of an excuse for my lack of effort. We've bitten the bullet and organised a rental to move into. Given we settle on our current house in a little over two weeks, it's probably about time too! The thought of packing makes me feel nauseous, but I've decided Friday is the day I'll get started.

Maisie almost has two new teeth and she's just reverted from two naps to one. I had been dreading this day...there goes my solo morning time to enjoy a coffee and actually get things done. But, surprisingly I discovered, it's actually a good thing. By noon we've already been out for lunch, to the park, done some shopping and read some books, then I get a minimum of two whole hours to myself to get some actual work done! (not packing that's for sure, but getting quotes for removalists, cooking, checking out blogs, doing washing...snore..you know, the boring stuff)..Oh and house hunting...still.

Long time between drinks

Hello and apologies once again for the long absence...hmmm let's see....we sold our house (!!), Maisie had a further two or three hideous ailments contracted through creche, I'm back at work (well, one day so far, does that count??) and little miss Marple turned '1'. Yep a whole year gone in mere seconds. I baked for three days straight, we had a lovely party in the park and she received a carload of beautiful gifts. Of course her favourite is the most annoyingly loud and glaringly bright....So, no more mummy leave for me...from here on in, my life is less ALL about Maisie and a little return to me. I'm looking forward to it and I think Maisie will enjoy hanging out with some other kids more regularly too. It's also time to find a new house to live in, given we're now on an eviction deadline. Then the re-decorating posts begin...

What sound does a puppy make?

Ok I'm back. One diagnosed chest infection and a serve of antibiotics for young Maise, plus the appearance of two ginormous teeth and I think we're back on track. Phew. As for the house, well let's just say that being a little obsessive about cleaning at the best of times has resulted in a truly treacherous amount of cleaning throughout the last few weeks that it has been open to the public. Fingers crossed, it will all be over in a few days and the new house hunt will begin. Pics are of Maisie mastering the sound of her new favourite toy "oof, oof".

Pencil it in

The past week has been manic to say the least. A sick baby, a husband working interstate and a messy house needing to be shown to the masses. However, the sick baby got better, the husband returned and the house is now spic and span. Maisie and I headed to Hawthorn yesterday to celebrate with a bit of window shopping and a spot of lunch. Hawthorn has some very cute shops including Est (where I picked up some of the beautiful Farb-Riese pencils I was covetting down the coast), the cute Nord Living and a very special fave Mac Pelican.

Speedy weekends

I can't believe it's Monday already, the weekend just zipped by. We spent it down the Mornington Peninsula where we hand-balled Maisie to her grandparents and had an early anniversary celebration, starting with drinks out on the lawn at the Pavilion followed by dinner at Ten Minutes by Tractor. The next morning we checked out the cutely refurbished Somers General Store. Now I'm busy tidying up the yard and attempting to make this house look less cluttered in preparation for auction day. Oh, that and looking forward to watching the Oscars tonight(!!). Happy birthday Grandma J.