Me x 3

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Seen here at blogger friends c'est bon bon and More Than A Mummy, here is my personal 3x3.


Three names I go by:
Sam
Sammy
Stickle (My friends in boarding school gave me this name, they still call me it, gah!)


Three places I've lived:
Sydney
Singapore
Glebe

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Three of my idols:
Ricky Gervais
My Mum
Sarah Murdoch


Three things I like to look at:
The ocean
Abigail smiling and laughing
Big thunderstorms


Three places I've been:
New York
Tokyo
Barcelona

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Three of my proudest accomplishments:
Starting a family
Having a baby in Singapore (A little daunting when you have no family around)
My love and ability to travel. I hope I always have this freedom.


Three things I love to eat:
Mexican food
Italian food
Movie popcorn


Three things I want to do someday:
Visit Antarctica
Go Heli Skiing at Mike Wiegele's in Canada
Sing in public

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Three things I'm looking forward to this year:
Buying a house in the suburbs
Making new friends
More time for me

So that's me, 3x3.

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Detox Time

Detox starts tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just a detox to feel healthier and fresh. My diet lately has consisted of way too many Summer Roll chocolate bars, takeaway pizza, and diet coke.

I have no time frame for the detox, just until I feel *better*. I'm prepared for the hunger pains, the aches, the mood swings.

I always struggle in winter, wearing clothes with elastic waists for 3 months and then September rolls in and I've gone up a size... Well no more, not this winter.

Wish me luck. Hopefully soon I will be as confident as Leslie Hall and love my lady lumps and be able to do HIGH KICKS...

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Point & Shoot.

Sunday 13/6/10

Sirius Cove Reserve, Mosman

4pm

Abigail and I sharing a moment as we walked back to the car. The park was FREEZING, no one else around silly enough to brave the chill in the air. My cherub looks like a munchkin in her parker.

Head over to fatmumslim for more P&S fun.

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Baby's Got Style Sale!

My husband is going to kill me. But a sale IS a sale...

Kikki K Sale!

3 words I love to see together.

Point & Shoot.

Sunday 06/06/10. Here is Abigail dancing at my nephew Mikey's 2nd Birthday Party.

She was dancing around to the Glee Soundtrack, courtesy of her Aunty Jacki. She is wearing some new threads that her Grandma bought from Country Road.

Head over to fatmumslim for more P&S fun.

xx

Story Time!

Here are Abigail's current favourite books.

She reads all day to herself. We also read her stories twice a day. Before her day nap. Then 3-4 stories every night before bed.

Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees. This is a cute story about a Giraffe named Gerald who can't dance. At the dance in Africa, he makes a fool of himself in front of the other animals. Then a little cricket in the woods teaches him how to dance. Abi loves this story, and screams "I'M DANCING!" when Gerald learns to dance. Great pictures too.

Nat Fantastic by Giles Andreae and Katharine McEwen. This is a new book but already a favourite. Whilst reading a bedtime story with his mummy, Nat sneezes and turns into a superhero named Nat Fantastic. It's short and sweet. Abi likes it when we pretend to sneeze and say "AH CHOO!".

The Lion Who Wanted To Love by Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz. This is a gorgeous compasssionate story about a Lion who doesn't want to hunt with his pride because he loves animals too much. He is shunned by his mother and goes it alone in the african desert. He helps other animals until one day, he needs all their help when he is caught in the river saving a baby cheetah. Leo The Lion is finally asked to be King of the Pride by his humble mother. Absolutely love this story, very cute.

The Chimpanzees of Happy Town by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker Rees. This is Abigail's favourite story. We read this twice a day. She loves this story about Chutney, a traveller who decides to fix up Drabsville, USA and transform it into Happy Town. I know this story off by heart now. I highly recommend this book for toddlers.

Sunday 060610

Another early rise. English muffins. The Simpsons on Fox8. An uneventful morning.

Left apartment to pick up cupcakes from bakery and they are closed. Try other cupcake shop around the corner, also closed. GAH!

Drove to my nephew's 2nd Birthday party at The Kings School in North Parramatta and enjoy 2 hours of fun, laughter and family. Eat my Mum's famous chicken sandwhiches and mini hot dogs. Skipped the fairy bread though, woo! Some cute pics below of Mikey and Abigail.

Leave Kings and head to my in-laws house for James's grandmother's 80th Birthday party. My brother-in-law had prepared oysters with caviar, seared tuna, grilled lobster and wild rice salad topped off with Dom Perignon Rose 1998 champagne. Didn't overdo it but had no room for coconut cake afterwards.

Drove home in the rain again, Abi fell asleep as we listened to Band of Horses, Crystal Castles and The Middle East.

Had a few slices of pizza for dinner. Shower, stories and in bed. Exhausted. Tired. Sunday.

Rewind - 1997

Rewind back to Vail Ski Resort, Colorado, USA in 1997. James proclaimed his love to me, singing this song. I thought he was pretty cool.

Oh young love, I miss you sometimes.

Saturday 050610

Woke early from a bad nightmare about bushfires (which terrify me).

Ate English muffins watching The Simpsons.

Went house hunting in the Hills area. Saw 2 great houses. Close friends of ours bought one of the houses we liked, which is excellent. I'm so happy for them both.

Went to the Supa-Centre (full of homewares and major retailers like JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman etc) and grabbed a few items.

Stopped in at my sister's house to see her and the kids. Abi fell over on her tiled floor and has the BIGGEST egg on her forehead. She cried and cried. Is now sporting a black lump on her forehead. My Mum and I nearly cried watching her fall over. The sound of her head smacking the tiles was painful, even for us to hear.

Drove home in the rain and feeling tired, decided to stop in at Cafe Sopra in Walsh Bay for dinner. We visit this cafe at least once or twice a fortnight. The food is devine, the staff are excellent. Abi loves it. So do we. Had stuffed zucchini flowers and ragù alla bolognese. Left before the pre theatre crowds arrived.

Once Abi was in bed, she cried every time she rolled over onto her head. Lots of crying and whimpering, poor little cherub.

Went to bed way too late for a Saturday night. Lots of drunks down at the wharf. Lots of girls screaming, taxi's honking, and general noise pollution for a weekend evening. Cannot wait to move out to suburbia.

New Purchases

I really shouldn't have...

1. ASOS Skinny jeans

2. 'Love at first bite' oversized tee

3. ASOS Ripped boyfriend jeans

Shipping from The UK to Sydney was $17 for 3 items which isn't too bad. I am really impressed with ASOS, the clothes are true to size and are excellent quality. I wore my boyfriend jeans today to my nephew's birthday party and they were so comfy.

After struggling with terrible board games in Bali, I decided to add to my collection at home with:

I cannot wait to have friends and siblings over to crack open Pictionary Man which looks a-w-e-s-o-m-e!

Places I'd Rather Be Right Now...

All images via weheartit

Open Home Photos

It's been awhile since I posted any kind of house update.

While I have no news on actually purchasing a home, here are some of my latest favourite open home photos from domain

A blank canvas with room to get your sweat on.

Top points need awarding here for decor. Just brilliant really.

Imagine sleeping in here. Imagine making babies in here.

I loathe cats. Couldn't someone take the cat outside?

Brilliant photo. The simple things in life... TV and a plant.

Look at this bathroom. It's amazing. The purple toilet is amazing. GAH!

Loves it.

Nothing wrong with this house at first glance, then I noticed the pink and white well in the front yard. BWAHAHAHA!

Amazing colour scheme here.

I struggle to picture myself preparing meals here. I don't know why.

Currently - The *late* May Edition

I'm officially 1 day late...

Current Book (s): Do Abi's books count? Have been reading online so much lately, haven't opened a new book in a few weeks.

Current Playlist: So much good music in May. Felt very inspired.

• Angus and Julia Stone - Big Jet Plane
• Caribou - Odessa
• Crystal Castles - Celestica
• Foals - Blue Blood
• Hot Chip - I Feel Better
• M83 - We Own the Sky
• She and Him - In The Sun
• UNKLE - Where Did the Night Fall album. Absolutely brilliant and suits my current mood.

Current Shame - Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Completely shocking eating habits lately. It's ridiculous really.

Current Color: Black. Black. Black.

Current Drink: Hydralite sachets due to the disgusting parasitic infection I picked up in Bali. Hydralite makes me gag. My husband seems to love it, no idea what's going on there...

Current Food: Walk into your nearest Woolworths. Chances are, I have something from EVERY aisle in my cupboard right now. No sweet biscuits though. I finally ended my affair with Arnott's Honey Jumbles. It was hard :(

Current Favorite Show: While J was away overseas, I watched 'The OC' on the telly in my bedroom to curb loneliness. I miss my OC teen drama! Also watching United States of Tara and The Office, both NBC / BBC versions.

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Current Wishlist:

• Airplane tickets to Los Angeles
• 50 x sessions with a personal trainer
• A shopping spree at The Gap, Zara, Ted Baker, Paul Smith and Marc Jacobs.

Current Needs: Clarity. The usual winter blues have hit hard. Need lots of motivation and focus right now.

Current Triumphs: One word. CAR. We bought one. Well, we bought my father-in-law's car from him. We are having my personal number plates being put on this weekend, then the beast is mine. Finally, a car. Breathe out. Phew.

Current Bane(s) of my Existence: Lack of focus. I'm off with the pixies at the moment. Constantly.

Current Celebrity Crush: Ben Bridwell, lead singer from Band of Horses.

Current Indulgence: Angry Birds app on my iphone. It's beyond addictive.

Current #1 Blessing: Life in general. I need to be more grateful for it. My grandfather just passed away. Death always reminds me of everything I am blessed with.

Current Slang or Saying: Using the word "totes" in my every day vocab. I don't know why I love it, but I can't stop. I'm terrible Muriel.

Current Outfit: Right now, grey Bonds trackies, black Bonds oversized tee. My unofficial uniform.

Current Excitement: Trying to pick a destination from the globe. We have a voucher with Qantas that needs to be booked before the end of June. We are tossing up between a mid winter break to our holiday house in Noosa, QLD or a random trip to the USA for sun, shopping and amazing mexican food.

Current Mood: Grieving. But loved by Abi. She now says "I wuv you mumma' when I put her into bed. It melts my heart every night.

Current Link: Kidspot for parenting tips and new friends to be made. ASOS for new threads from London town. Moshtix to give my credit card a real workout buying tickets to shows.

Island In The Sun...

Trying to get in the mood about the trip tomorrow but my mind is elsewhere.

We are still heading heading to Bali tomorrow, because I know Pop would have wanted us too. All my family and my in-laws have insisted that we still go. And not stay home for the funeral. I'm not 100% ok with the whole situation yet, but what can you do. Since we have had a few months to prepare for Pop's passing, it isn't as much of shock as sudden death.

Next Wednesday, the same day as the funeral in Sydney, is actually James's 30th Birthday. We will celebrate life and love and family.

Back to the packing now.