I love blogging but have just not sat down and updated my blog and profile for so long. I look at the last time I blogged and think of how much has changed since then.
1. We have moved 700km away from our previous address. After nearly a year at this new address I finally feel like this is starting to become home.
2. I have gone from a full time working professional mum to full time stay at home...and I love it. My husband has become a fly in fly out employee for a totally different company and has changed roles.
3. Our children have moved schools and gone from a busy lifestyle of dance, hockey, netball, basketball and swimming to just swimming all year round and one team sport. So much easier and less hectic - despite the fact we are still at the pool six days a week. They love their new school and new friends.
4. We have moved from a 1950s character home (which I adored) to a 1970s home that needs a lot of work. Perth house prices are not cheap and more affordable homes typically are further away from the ocean and my brothers house. For us it was a choice of either concrete vs. nature and lifestyle. We chose nature and lifestyle. We liked the house because it is only a few 100m from a large wetland in Perth's northern suburbs, quiet and larger old land sizes. We have native trees in our back yard and we listen to kookaburras and lorikeets wake each morning. We can ride/run around the local wetland and occasionally we have the odd duck on our front lawn. We love it. Our new favourite shows are selling houses Australia and any house renovation show - we have so much to do in this outdated house. Love the big rooms though! On a normal day the furthest I drive is fifteen minutes.
6. I have more time to craft now but also need to mix it with maintaining this house and making sure it all runs smoothly. Being a fifo wife means you have to be strong and organised for the entire family. I have gone from full time work as an environmental scientist to part time casual work as a competitive swim coach. I love to coach and it means I have more time available for my family.
7. I have discovered the art of furniture restoration, painting, drawing and my new love - art journaling!
So here are a few of my recent crafty explorations I have been engaging in:
Art journalling
Scrapping
Cards
1. We have moved 700km away from our previous address. After nearly a year at this new address I finally feel like this is starting to become home.
2. I have gone from a full time working professional mum to full time stay at home...and I love it. My husband has become a fly in fly out employee for a totally different company and has changed roles.
3. Our children have moved schools and gone from a busy lifestyle of dance, hockey, netball, basketball and swimming to just swimming all year round and one team sport. So much easier and less hectic - despite the fact we are still at the pool six days a week. They love their new school and new friends.
4. We have moved from a 1950s character home (which I adored) to a 1970s home that needs a lot of work. Perth house prices are not cheap and more affordable homes typically are further away from the ocean and my brothers house. For us it was a choice of either concrete vs. nature and lifestyle. We chose nature and lifestyle. We liked the house because it is only a few 100m from a large wetland in Perth's northern suburbs, quiet and larger old land sizes. We have native trees in our back yard and we listen to kookaburras and lorikeets wake each morning. We can ride/run around the local wetland and occasionally we have the odd duck on our front lawn. We love it. Our new favourite shows are selling houses Australia and any house renovation show - we have so much to do in this outdated house. Love the big rooms though! On a normal day the furthest I drive is fifteen minutes.
Ducks on our lawn - too cute
6. I have more time to craft now but also need to mix it with maintaining this house and making sure it all runs smoothly. Being a fifo wife means you have to be strong and organised for the entire family. I have gone from full time work as an environmental scientist to part time casual work as a competitive swim coach. I love to coach and it means I have more time available for my family.
7. I have discovered the art of furniture restoration, painting, drawing and my new love - art journaling!
So here are a few of my recent crafty explorations I have been engaging in:
Art journalling
My favourite sites are Daily Life Project on Art to the 5th and 21 Secrets.
Renovations
Laundry before and after
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| Determined - Kaiser Craft papers |
And on top of this I am still trying to finish a quilt from 6 years ago and learning how to paint and draw. Loving life xx
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