Introducing the wee babies; Baby Mo (or mowa), Baby Itch and Baby Hugh. All thoughtfully named by Miss Zoe. Oh she is a funny thing! I can’t wait to witness all the mischief they get themselves into with their new mummy. Made by Donna at Bits for Bots! Snaffled at a Gossamer Dreams stocking.

The most awesome hairclips EVER! From the wonderful Helen…

You’ve met Audrey the pixie, well here’s her new monkey friend (far left). Initially named ‘Boots’ by Miss Zoe, which I haven’t heard mentioned since. I’m hoping for a more imaginitive name for this guy. From Michelle of Poppy, Bean and Bloss.

And NOW for the giveaway…. One little skirt, made by me. Size 2ish. If you’d like it leave a comment here in the next few days. I’ll pick a winner on Thursday… right before the computer gets packed…eeep!

So today it was time for the final stages of the sewing room pack-up. It was very difficult to do, pack up for ‘twelve to eighteen months’. Mr Tweetheart wanted to assist, which sent me into a panic, but also made me move much faster. A few things have become clear during this process, mainly the fact that I am a hoarder. Well, not a magazines stacked to the ceiling, every back issue of TV week type hoarder. But someone who rapidly aquires ’stuff’, and who isn’t very good at keeping that ’stuff’ organised and within a reasonable quantity. I’m not going to mention just how many boxes were packed from my sewing room…

Wishing you a hip happy new year! So far it’s a goodie at our place!

Oh look, I finally visited picnik!!!!  Expect my photos to be looking much cuter, different and unusual! Thanks goes to Vic, who I finally listened to! ‘2009 - the year that was’ collage on the way. I totally recommend checking out picnik. I’m loving it compared to photoshop, which frightens me a little. Probably because I’ve never spent enough time working out how to use it. (it could have something to do with the terrible instruction at uni 10 years ago…)

Its been an action filled week here. Packing galore! Not silly fast packing, proper decluttering, going through things, sorting, labelling kind of packing. The stuff is going to be stored for 12-18 months, and we aren’t paying $215 a month to store junk!! two footrests waiting to be ‘design-sponged’? Oh yes, they’re staying. Boxes of clothes I thought went to the op shop 4 years ago? GONE. Mr Tweetheart’s old skateboarding knee pads? GONE… oh whoops, retreived from the bin. Sorry about that. LOL. Piles of magazines? GONE. There is a whole room of things that I consider GONE, but they’re actually waiting for our mega garage sale. January 10th. Be there. It’ll be a buy one, get one free type deal. Hell, maybe fill a bag for $5? A few weeks ago I was considering opening the house up ‘everything $5 each’.  Amazingly we are getting there. Two reformed, well semi-reformed hoarders, working together. We haven’t EVEN sworn at each other for DAYS. That’s the new year for you!

Oh, I have a little skirt to give away…. I’ll take a pic tomorrow. Really! xox

My true love bought for meeeee…… an AMAZING & GORGEOUS BIKE!!

I’m completely smitten. Mine is secondhand, but has only been ridden twice by the previous owner! It also has an uber cute basket on the front. Lucky me to be getting this for christmas! I’m slightly worried about it being attached to the back of the caravan…. but I can just imagine the wonderful adventures we’ll have!

Welcome to the family Betty. I wub you.

(sorry I couldn’t take a pic of my ACTUAL bike, this image from bicycle store)

Super busy!

Super excited!

Somewhat overwhelmed by all that needs to be done in 6 weeks.

Totally getting stuck into the junk room today!

Bags and boxes of stuff leaving our place, one way or another.

Op shop ~ take to…NOT bring from!

So we’re heading off on our excellent adventure somewhat earlier than planned! We have agreed to rent our place out from mid January, we’ll stay at my folks’ place for a month or so while we do a few things like rebuild a boat and deck out our caravan. Then we’ll hit the road!! Foremost on my mind is getting this house, and our ’stuff’ in order. I am loathe to pack boxes without thinking it through, or *shock horror* NOT EVEN open and sort some boxes that we’ve been carting around for a few moves. This place is a hive of activity. Mr Tweetheart is really coming into his own with all the handyman action going on. The front french doors we haven’t been able to use since last summer? FIXED! Old broken window winders in half the house? REPLACED! He is on fire!

Amongst all this excitement I’ve found two new loves this week.

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OK, maybe I’ve vowed never to cut Zoe’s hair ever again. And maybe I’m wishing her hair would stop becoming that golden-y strawberry blonde…. and that I had the time to sew a double gauze dress…

And oh my gosh, Tate has certainly found his voice over the last few weeks. He never.stops.talking. I wish a volume and pitch control came with this boy. We were relieved when it sounded like he was losing his voice this afternoon. Wicked parents that we are. I did start teaching him to rollerskate today though. On beautiful barbie roller skates. Oh what I would’ve given for these skates back in the day!

Apologies for the blurry photo. He was moving reasonably fast! Remember the wierd feeling of coming inside on rollerskates after a big skating session outside? So smooth! So tall! What happened to my rollerskates? I think I need a pair for christmas. please?

Remember the reversible kimono dress? She wears it heaps!