Hey friends welcome ! Hope this finds you doing well. How's February treating you? As much as January is all relaxed and let’s eat whatever we feel like for dinner, February tends to get all business like real fast. Schools back and you can guarantee the heat and humidity will crank itself up a notch or two just to rub it in and I'd been quietly commiserating with myself about both. But starting Wednesday, like some eleventh hour reprieve after a steamy February 1st, we've had misty rain, soft grey skies and a cool breeze blowing and its making me feel all human and hopeful again.  Who'd have thought. Needn't have commiserated after all. As always friends here are a few good things to keep you company as you head into the weekend - - -

Hey friends welcome ! Thanks to a public holiday mid week (a very welcome reprieve that included a dip in the ocean) I've spent the best part of today thinking it was Wednesday. Doesn't take a lot to bamboozle me these days but a nice surprise all the same. Hope your weeks held a few surprises too. Anything lovely planned for the weekend ? Whatever your doing here's a few good things to  keep you company - - -

Hey friends welcome Hope this finds you doing well. This week in between work, ferrying the teenagers to what feels like the other side of the earth and back everyday AND sideswiping a bollard in the McDonalds drive thru (yay me), I've been tinkering around in my kitchen rearranging a few things, planning more shelves and painting the one I finally put up before Christmas. It's good medicine to keep the January blahs at bay and my favourite kind of self care.  What's your equivalent of painting a shelf? As always, I hope this weekend we all find simple ways to rest, recoup and celebrate  Lets start here  - - - 

Hey friends welcome back !!!! and of course a beautiful big Happy New Year What are you up to these days? What do you love doing in these early days of January? I'm back at work but definitely still in summer holiday mode so it's bubble tea on repeat, easy dinners, the fan on full and getting myself near the water for a little bit most days. This time of year when the kids were smaller we always went camping (which they tell me now they hated for the most part so, so much for giving them idyllic childhood summers) but I loved it and miss it.  Going swimming helps and sitting in a camp chair with a cold drink and a good spray of Aeroguard on does too. That smell just takes me there. I hope your heading into the new year in whatever way suits you best. If you like to sprint on in I'm cheering you on but if your strolling along in Christmas recovery mode that's ok too. I'm right there with you. Whichever it is I hope these few good words reads are kind company along the way- - -

Hi friends, so glad your here. Around here we're warming up to Christmas in a backhanded roundabout kind of a way. Our December first tradition of putting up the Christmas tree went pair shaped this year because we couldn't rustle up the energy and teenagers simply have different priorities than their former ten year old selves. She finally went up last Tuesday with the usual rearrangement of the lounge room and the usual putting up of the Christmas tree barney. God bless us at least we kept that tradition! 

Happy weekending friends Didn't quite make it for Friday because sometimes what your really need to do is drink a cup of tea and go to bed. Works just the same on a Saturday or Sunday so I'm here better late than never and because it's one of my favourite things to do, I've rounded up a few good words and reads to keep you company as you enjoy your weekend. So take a few deep breaths, grab something good to drink and enjoy  - - -

Happy Friday friends. Hope this finds you doing well Around here with the arrival of new washing machine, I've been happily working my way through a mountain of dirty clothes and never been so grateful to do so. Unexpected bonus; she's teeny tiny compared to our previous so I've suddenly got all this extra room in my laundry to play with. Luxury !  Because its one of my favourite things to do, I've rounded up a few good words and reads to keep you company as you end your week and head into your weekend. So take a few deep breaths, grab something good to drink and enjoy  - - -

Happy Friday friends and happy thanksgiving to my American friends Looking forward to anything lovely this weekend? These parts its still pouring down rain and has been most of the week. The ceiling in Ethan's room has sprung a leak and the washing machines blown up so good times here. I've been washing clothes in the bathroom sink and wringing them dry by hand pioneer woman like which has been very grounding  in a weird sort of way. (This hot on the heels of the dishwasher packing it in last week). Man does it ever make you appreciate those modern conveniences.  Anyhoo this weekend I'm looking forward to buying a new washing machine. Wish me well !! As always because it's one of my favourite things to do, I've rounded up a few good words and reads to keep you company as you end your week and head into your weekend. So take a few deep breaths, grab something good to drink and enjoy  - - -