Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Other peoples kids

Yesterday I was in the library and was reading little Miss Z a book. Another child came up to us and said hello and then wanted to read our book. She tried to take it out of my hands and I ended up having a book tussle with a four year old. Not my finest hour. I have been thinking about it and wondering if I should have given her the book, or should have held onto it or even if her Mum (who was right next to us) should have done a bit more. I ended up feeling like a big Mum type bully.

In other news my first craft project has gone quite well. I have made three gift bags and am really happy with them. I didn't have a pattern or anything but just started sewing. My first one I sewed the top together, which makes it very difficult to get any gifts inside, but the next two are beautiful. I am now going to make some big ones for xmas for the family and my next project is some cushions to brighten up the lounge room.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Budgeting blah

After a week of discussing our finances and attempting to get our one salary budget under control today I went to Bunnings. For a table. I came out with 10 plants, batteries, a bottle of baby paint, a table and some citronella candles. Way to stick to the budget huh.

I then went to the post office and thought I would stop in at KMart to see if they had an air mattress for this weekends camping trip and ended up spending $190.

My name is Killerrabbit and I am a shopping addict

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Crafty me

I can't believe that after so many years of being staunchly anti-craft I have become slightly obssessed with the idea of sewing.

Just the idea of sewing at the moment as I don't have a sewing machine but enough that I am obssessively looking at patterns, going into my local material shops and bidding like crazy on ebay to get a sewing machine. I have also booked into a basic sewing class, which takes me through exciting things like threading a bobbin etc. The first and only sewing project I have ever made was an apron in Year 8. It was a very nice apron and I didn't make a terrible job of it but I was never a Home Economics type kid at school.

Do you think it is a symptom of me being a SAHM at the moment? My first inspiration was making little Miss Z some outfits - like how hard can it be. Baby clothes are ridiculously expensive. I was in a local top end clothes store and they were selling baby skirts for $75. There was barely any material in it. People are just having a laugh.

Seriously, how hard can this be?













$90! For a one year old.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Funky presents


Here is little miss punk rocker. She has the most gorgeous tutu made by a dear friend, and her skull shirt and shoes. Also present is her new camera smile, slightly wierd. I don't know where it came from.

Here is the camera smile in greater detail....

Now while she is still super cute in my eyes, her new fake camera smile is a bit wierd. I wonder where she gets it from.