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How we live frugally 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
I wanted to do a post sharing some of the ways that we manage to live frugally, on one salary. It's not to say everyone should live like this, or that our way is the right way, I'm just sharing some o...
10 random facts about me 24 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
1 - I hate the phone with a burning passion of a thousand suns. I don't even answer our home phone - ever. I figure if it's important enough they'll leave a message. I don't like to give out my cellph...
Hang everything 21 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
If asked to rank my favourite type of storage in order of preference, it would be: 1) Hanging rods or rails 2) Nothing - an empty cupboard (so I could install hanging rods or rails) 3) Drawers 4) She...
Doris's eggs 18 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Doris (our blue-laced red Wyandotte) is laying once a day now but her eggs vary in appearance. They are beige in colour, but sometimes they have purple speckles (I know they look brown here, but they ...
What I wore shopping 16 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
This is an outfit I wear a lot lately. The sweater is very thin and lightweight but super warm and I always get compliments on this scarf, which is more vibrant in real life. I also thought I'd sport ...
Out and about: Barry Curtis park 14 Aug 2013 | 02:32 am
We love exploring new places so when Grant needed to collect something in Manukau we went online and sought out a park in the area. We found one at 201-203 Chapel Road, Flat Bush. Barry Curtis park is...
Out and about - Rotary Walkway and Totara Park 8 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
I realised I hadn't posted these photos from the last few months so I thought I'd put them up now. In May we went to check out the Rotary Walkway. We didn't walk far but the bit we really wanted to ...
How to make an egg slide 6 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
We're getting three fresh eggs a day now (Kiki still isn't laying yet) and we wanted to come up with a system to rotate them. I liked the look of the egg skelter but they are quite expensive plus nobo...
What I wore to church today 4 Aug 2013 | 05:03 am
I haven't been posting these kinds of pictures lately for a couple of reasons: 1) You know all that weight I lost? Oh, 11kg / 24lb or so? Well thanks to my body deciding it needed to attack and destr...
2013 Books - July 31 Jul 2013 | 02:35 am
A 1950s Housewife: Marriage and Homemaking in the 1950s - Sheila Hardy An interesting and enjoyable read. Would recommend. My Point...And I Do Have One - Ellen DeGeneres Not sure what to say about ...
