Mission Statement

Hey everyone! I’ve been thinking about my blog and what it is that inspires me to blog.

And here’s the deal… I like to write; I like to have an outlet for my thoughts (especially since I have a lot of them – like keeping track of where the number plates are up to and what ever happened to the series of number plates starting with G, H, I, J, K and L and maybe M but I’m not so sure about that one and yes, it’s just another rambling thought).

Eh, excuse me, back on topic.

Oh yeah, and I like to think that my thoughts and activities might be of use to someone some time somewhere. Maybe even of use to me at a later date if I’m in need of inspiration.

I originally started to blog, amongst other reasons, to document my journey into the crafts. And now, I’ve started to view crafting as an extension to how I view my life and how I want to live at this point in our life. So, I’m changing the focus of my blog and I hope that you can come along this journey with me.

Simplify; create; beautify. Enjoy.

Simplify my life

Simplify my needs

Simplify my thoughts

Create stuff

Create health

Beautify our lives

Beautify one self

Beautify our home

And then, along the way, enjoy – enjoy the process, enjoy the results.

Thanks for dropping by!!!

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Monkey See; Monkey Do

I was just monkeying around the kitchen...
I had some dough leftover from baking dinner rolls and cinnamon buns (yeah - it was alot of dough!) and I had seen this idea from the Pioneer Woman previously. Cinnamon, butter, sugar and a dash of sweetened condensed milk - yes please!!! Ok, so maybe, just maybe, I accidentally on purpose put some dough aside just so I could indulge in this .... well, indulgence.
And what an indulgence - worse still, an easy indulgence as I already had the dough. Caramelised cinnamon sugar with a bit of bread covered with sweetened condensed milk. I don't think I really need to say more.

And, in honour of Father's Day, we had special "WE heart DADDY" pancakes... ok ok - I ran out of time, energy and ideas this year. (Note to self - try harder next year!)

Don't mock the banana - at $12.99/kg this is a real treat. Unfortunately Daddy was too slow and Little Miss M took it and ate it. It might be Father's Day, but "you snooze…

Pop Pop Pop

Caramel Popcorn - devil's food, I'm sure. I am addicted to this stuff. Once in a while, I buy that awful stuff from the supermarket and binge on it. Sadly (or thankfully - I don't know!!), I seem to be the only one in the family to love this stuff. I thought I would try to make some at home. So...

I made a batch on Tuesday night - one jar full plus 4 and a 1/2 brown bags full. I gave away one bag to a neighbour. I gave the 1/2 bag to my husband for work. And I "shared" (as in I think I ate the lion's share of it) one bag with some friends who came over on Wednesday. I was surfing Pinterest last night. And on Thursday morning, I wake up and this is what I'm left with...
Before the photo shoot...

After the photo shoot (I took about 3 photos!!)...

And that's it - no more after this jar is emptied!!
On another note, I had a go at creating "art". Art, as in something to hang and display. What do you think? The inspiration cam…

Visions, Goals, Plans... Oh My

I'm a sucker. And I've got an addictive personality. And I rationalise and justify everything I do. So, it's never a good idea for me to pick up a new hobby... aka addiction... unless it's truly good for me.

I picked up the capsule wardrobe thing... good.

I picked up the skincare/makeup thing... not so good ($$$).

I latched onto the no shampoo thing... good.

And now I'm onto the Kikki K thing... so NOT good.

I'm into it. So so so into it. My life can be soooo much better with the help of stationary and vision boards and stickers and pens and yep... workshops.

It's mid-year and I'm goal setting. I've never been a believer in the New Year's Resolution movement, but mid-year goal setting... I'm all over that like a rash, baby.

I've "invested" in a planner so that I can live each day with purpose.

I've "invested" in a vision board so that I can keep motivated.

And I've attended a Goals Workshop so that I can…

Ag May ...

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