This Week - Visual Diary

With all of the sadness happening in the world right now with the Russian/Ukraine war and the flooding in Northern NSW and Queensland it is important to stop and take notice of the little snippets of happiness throughout the week. Here are a few of mine...  

Sunshine after weeks of rain

The plants looking so lush after all the rain and humid conditions

Dash enjoying the sun during a brief respite from the rain

Delicious lychee cocktails

My dad turned 70

The renovation continues - our bathroom upstairs and where the stairs will go in our entryway

Stills - this week.

This week......

I had a surprise bunch of gorgeous flowers on my door step

Noah's room was in the latest issue of Inside Out. You can see more of his room here

I made a decadent Peanut Butter Chocolate Ripple Ice cream Cake for Simon's birthday

Birthday drinks and dinner at Mexicano

We've been lucky to have blue skies and warm, winter sun this week

The chalk is still getting a workout.  I love the seeing the boys creations.

How has your week been?

Around here......Stills, A weekly collection.

I'm joining in again this week with Em's Stills. 
We popped up the Christmas tree.

Pirate bananas for the lunch boxes

Is there a better feeling than sleeping on fresh sheets? 

These ones are from Lark

I bought this clutch from Hunt and Bow as a Christmas present for myself. I'll get someone else to wrap it though ;)

Still in love with my dotty wall.

I'm officially addicted to Rachel Castle tea towels. 

I bought 2 more for Finn's room.

The lightbox this week. 

My Slim Aaron's print framed and hung. Love it!

I'm officially out of wall space.

This week....

How my side of the bed looked this week. Pillowcases from Adairs

Friends came over for a catch up. Is there anything better than nibbles?

My roses are dying so I cut them down and popped them in my new vase from Typo.

It was supposed to be a pencil holder but it seems to be waterproof so far!

My lightbox message this week. Happiness is always in fashion ;)

I went to an art exhibition with a friend this week featuring Jacquie Fink's knitting. The pieces were so fabulous.

Someone has discovered the ipad and The Wiggles this week. He loves them! I think I have been listening to The Wiggles for almost 11 years now. I definitely know the songs.

I drew the winner for my Instagram Giveaway today. Thank you so much to everyone that entered!

I'm getting ready for a garage sale tomorrow and looking forward to a Sunday with no plans.

Enjoy your weekend!

Around here this week.

The jasmine is in bloom and looks so pretty and smells divine!

I finally got around to using my Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. I painted the boys art table in Provence Blue. I love it. It was so easy to do, no priming or sanding. I have a couple of bigger projects I want to do when I don't have so many "helpers" around.

Simon was away over the long week competing in the Australian Masters Games in Melbourne.

He came away with a silver medal.

I was in Target the other day and couldn't resist the linen from the latest Real Living magazine cover.

I can't seem to break away from the yellow. So fresh!

This was the lightbox message this week. I might not have this one for a while as everytime the boys were acting silly/naughty, their comeback was "well the lightbox said we could be silly!" ;)

I had a little thrill when I saw one of my Instagram pics in one of the Sunday papers. It was a great start to the day.

I changed up the cushions this week. I brought out the palms again in honour of the fabulous weather we've been having lately.

How's your week been? Have a gorgeous weekend x

This week...

This week I've started thinking about a few new additions for the wardrobe. New season, new things.
Here are a couple of pieces that caught my eye.

These cute sneakers from Sportsgirl

And this dress from Dotti

I've also given my makeup a bit of a Spring clean.

I can't believe how many shades of pink lipstick I have!

I really love my perspex drawers from The Makeup Box Shop.

It makes such a difference being organised and knowing what you have.

As we've been on School holidays for the last week we've been out and about enjoying the gorgeous weather. This has included going for walks/bike rides at a different beach each day and a trip on the ferry.

We've also been to the movies to see the Smurfs 2.  We all really liked it!

I'm also doing a couple of projects at home with the Annie Sloan Chalk paint. I love the stuff. No sanding or priming. Just straight into the fun part. I will share the pics once everything is finished. Probably after the holidays I'd say!

Also these homewards caught my eye. I can really see them fitting in at home :)

This linen from Unison Home

And this artwork from Rachel Castle

How's your week been?