The Developing Housewife
Photography, Motherhood and Domestic Engineering
Monday 22 September 2014
She's Baaaaaaaaaaaack!
Can you believe it's been a whole year??? It's been so long since I have spoken to you all? How have you been???
Over the last 12 months, there has been many ups and downs, some tears and a whole heap of laughter. But I have missed my blog......So am going to get back into it!
This blog makes me accountable. In a funny way, it gives me a sense of worth! Pride even. I had so many people inbox me on my Facebook Page and tell me I was an inspiration, and that really warmed my heart!! So here we are!
Now what?
As I am no longer doing the 20 day challenge {kinda been more than 20 days} I need to come up with some new content. Sooooooooo, what would you like to see? Cleaning tips and ideas? Posts on how I organise myself {and my home}? Or something else entirely! I am open to suggestions.
I do have some 'review' type posts lined up, and some cooking/recipe posts {guess who got a Bellini Intelli Kitchen Master for her birthday?}, so that will be fun. I also thought I would share with you, my 'sewing' journey as I attempt to make my daughter an "Elsa" inspired dress from the movie Frozen.
So come with me as I make a dress, learn how to get the most out of my Bellini, and whatever other adventures we find ourselves taking.
I look forward to hearing your ideas.
Talk soon
Meegs xx
Monday 9 September 2013
Gahhh
I am STILL offline!! I am so keen to get back on this challenge and finish it.
Fingers crossed that everything is right with the world by the end of the week and we will be together again....
In the meantime, I will brag about what a bunch of good looking kids I have xxxxx
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Hiccup
Am having some issues with my Phone and Internet provider. Needless to say, I have no internet to keep up with the challenges.
As soon as my internet is back up and running I will get back on it, and then start researching alternate service providers. Any reviews you would like to share with me? Who would you recommend for phone and internet service providers (other than Telstra and optus)??
Hopefully I'll be back up and running soon.
Meegs xx
P. S Hope all the Daddy's had a brilliant fathers day.... This is what our kids did for their Dad.....
Thursday 29 August 2013
Day 14 - The Office!
Although I had a great lunch date with my mum! I made that quiche again and it was even more delicious than yesterday's!
Today's yummy quiche! Jump on that recipe! |
It was great to catch up with her today!
Front View |
Side View |
"Camping" on the sofa, using a pillow case as a sleeping bag. |
All the kids had a turn, and thought it was great fun! I think on Saturday we might set up camp in the lounge room...
How does this happen?? |
Every time we came across an odd sock, we would throw it into the basket (an old washing basket) and every now and then, whenever we can be bothered, we will sort through it.
Yellow weed 'flowers' |
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Day 13 - de-webbing
I used the cobweb brush and zipped up the hallways and into the rooms to check... I don't know about you, but I didn't fancy lugging the hoover around JUST for cornices and cobwebs... Yes, I could have hoovered the floors while I was at it, but I had
Yucky cobwebs on the landing! |
Jman, although a preppie, hasn't brought much home at all! However I will be taking Kat's suggestion's on board { love the digital photo frame idea } as Miss Tilly starts Kindergarten next year! Kinder is a Killer for paint splats on paper!
It was such a beautiful day today!! Jman said to me this morning "It's a beautiful day today, maybe we should open the windows to let the wind in"! What a Fantastic idea, and when I told him he ran around all the rooms and opened all the windows. It was such a nice day, we spent almost ALL of it outdoors! I even got a little sunburnt :/
We even had lunch outdoors!
Mr Magoo, Jman and Miss Tilly enjoying their lunch outdoors! Thank goodness its "clean up the pergola day" on Friday! |
Although Magoo was the only one that ate it... Jman only managed half his sandwich, before proclaiming he was full (can't wait for his appetite to return, his ribs are showing) and Miss Tilly got through 1 bite before she took off to play!
Beautiful Blue Sky |
Couldn't blame her with weather as beautiful as this!!!??
"Where's Jman?" |
He has loved having his older brother home from school this week. Although he is still extremely snotty and has developed a cough, I think Jman is starting to feel better... He crashes about 2pm-ish, when all he wants to do is sit and watch TV, and eats less than a sparrow, but I think he's over the worst of it.
I also had a friend pop over today and bring some yummy no fail quiche for us grown ups for lunch. That was a yummy surprise. Jman and Miss Tilly had a taste and they both loved it! So much so that Jman asked me to make some for dinner!
So my friend Gaie, from Modern Mumma's Cakes and Bakes { find her on Facebook here } shared with me her recipe for her no fail quiche, and has given me permission to share it with YOU!
Cooking away! I was hesitant to use my nice clean oven! However is was soooooooo worth it :) |
Not only does this taste delicious, it made my whole house smell delicious too!!
- 6-8 Eggs
- 1 ½ cups of Milk
- 1 cup of Grated Cheese
- ¾ cup of SR Flour
- 1 Onion - diced
- Garlic - to taste
- 1 Capsicum - whichever colour you like, but red makes for nice colour
- Carrot - Grated
- Celery - chopped
- Bacon - chopped
- Whatever other veggies you can cut up or grate to chuck in it (like mushrooms or zucchini)
Playing in the dirt |
He WAS feeding the chickens lol
Playing on the trampoline |
Wish me luck!
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Day 12 - Dishwasher and Bathroom Cupboards
Jman has now had a fever and been poorly for 5 days with a stupid virus, so he has been my main priority. I hate Winter and all it's bloody germs!!!
My Poor baby - Jman feels poorly |
However I did get it done!!!
Here is the evidence!
Jug of Vinegar |
Eco Wash! |
The sprinkling of the bi-carb! Jman helped :) |
It was also bed sheets day on my washing routine, and some catching up to do as I might have accidentally forgotten to hang some washing out, that needed re-washing............
I got it ALL DONE! Washed, hung out to dry, folded and put away, and new sheets on the beds!! Go me!! The kids toddler bed/cot sized sheets were nearly dry when I needed the line space to hang out the sheets from my bed... I took them off, and hung my sheets on the line (it was a gorgeous day).
Instead of just chucking them (the toddler/cot linen) into the dryer to finish them off, or hanging them on the clothes horse, I ironed them dry!! Yes, you read correctly, I.R.O.N.E.D! { please excuse me while I go and pick my mother up off the floor } Even Boo got off the school bus and put his hand to my forehead to make sure I was feeling alright! He said I felt a bit warm HAHA
So Tomorrow { day 13 } we're going to clean the cornices and de-clutter and organise the kids' artwork! { printable }
I have been using a cobweb brush to dust and de-web the cornices as I've cleaned each room, so I will do a quick run around up and down the hallways, and into rooms I've not tackled yet, and check over the rooms that I have already done, to grab the web's I've missed!
On that note, I'm off to bed, as I'm starting to feel blah, with a sore throat etc - I REALLY hope I'm not getting sick again! Hit me with all you're immune defence/strengthening remedies in the comments below - or on my Facebook page { The Developing Housewife }.
Before I say goodnight, I want to share a couple photos of Mr Magoo, who was such a sweetheart today, and was just happy to do his own thing....
Sitting in his Reading Corner with all his Teddies |
Bless...... |
He loves his books, and loves to make up his own stories to the pictures!
Very rarely do I ever understand what he's saying, unless he's naming specific things in the book like, Car, Truck, Bus etc (he loves car books)
Such a sweetheart! Reading to his Teddies.
OK - Talk to you tomorrow night.... Enjoy the sunshine!
Meegs xx
Day 11 and Mission Catch Up
I managed to get all of today's tasks done, and the oven from Friday's Task!
Today's Tasks were to clean the Washing Machine and to De-clutter and Organise the Linen Press. I did a massive clear out of the Linen Press a couple of months ago, so this task wasn't too hard, I did however get rid of a few more towels and re-organised it. I will see if I can find some photos of what it was like before I did the big overhaul a couple of months ago, and share those with you as well!
I forgot to take before photos of the oven racks, so took a photo of them once they had been soaking in the bath for a while. Check out the colour of the water! Ewwwww!
Here are some Before photo's from Today:
Before - inside the oven |
The worst part was the door! OMG it was orange!!!!! Only thing on the bottom of the oven was dust! All the gunk and crap fell into the grill thingy { insert technical term here }.
Before - outside of oven |
I think this was filthier than the inside!
Oven Racks |
Soaking in the bath! Still needed to use Steel Wool to clean them though ... Here are the after shots!
After - inside the oven |
After - Outside of oven |
Ooooooooooh Shiny! |
Before - Door 1 |
A little untidy.
Check out the before!!! |
After - Door 1 |
After - another shot of door 1 |
After - Doors 2 and 3 |
Not much of a difference, but I did pull out and re-fold all the blankets and towels :)
After - Doors 2 and 3 |
I didn't refold and sort the doona covers and sheets (top two shelves), but I did pull out and refold and sort the blankets...
Oooooooh Purty!!! Looks almost brand new!!!
Tomorrows Task { Day 12 }is to clean the Dishwasher, and to de-clutter and organise the bathroom cupboard. { printable }
I did my bathroom cupboards when I did my bathroom, so I will use the time that I would have spent doing that, catching up on the tasks I missed last week. Fingers Crossed I get a bit done, Jman is poorly with a fever, head full of snot, and also getting his 5-7 yo molars! Poor kid :(
I sure hope its contained to just him and that Miss Tilly and Mr Magoo don't cop it, but we're never that lucky!! If one gets it, they ALL get it...
So after taking FOREVER to get this post done, I'm going to sleep! I am knackered!!! Probably still trying to recover from the weekend! It was my 30th (+3) birthday and I had a party! First birthday party in over 7 years! Below is one of my fav selfies from the night! I had a fantastic time, and I wanna take this opportunity to thank everyone who came and contributed! Without you there wouldn't have been a party xxxxxxxx
So good luck with your dishwasher { and if you don't have one and cleaned your cupboards when you cleaned your bathroom, then DAY OFF!!! }. Talk to you tomorrow night
Meegs xx
Birthday Selfies with a Bestie xxx |