cpr - the funny side

i know, cpr is very serious business. but i have to tell this real story that happened a few weeks ago...
my friend/colleague was driving and saw a strapping young (35yo) cyclist collapse from his bike on a busy road. she pulls up, assesses the situation and commences cpr. a vet pulls up also and she offers to assist. all good (well relatively). my friend is doing the cardiac side and vet giving mouth to mouth. ambulance arrives 15 minutes later. vet cleans teeth and the girls debrief together in the gutter....vet admits to only ever having done cpr on a mouse before - wtf??? a mouse?? firstly, who resuscitates a mouse? and secondly, how would you resuscitate a mouse??
i am hoping my sister with the vet man in the house can answer this.....
all turned out well apparently for both man & mouse!

red & black

pink for girls is great but what about some red and black? i love black - it is slimming, easy to accessorize with and it reminds me of melbourne. everyone wears black there! no bad coffee there either....just saying!

not that babies need to wear black for any of these reasons.....but i do think red and black make a cool change from pink....no?
so, in my crafty wisdom and because i have absolutely nothing to do today (total lie), i just made this.

because my sewing machine somehow doesnt like sewing on knit fabrics, the machine stitching could be better on the reverse side. my little appliques are hand embroidered. the thought of teeny tiny stitches on the machine would send me mental. nothing wrong with mental either by the way.

and i have figured out how to get rid of the date on my camera - another pat on the back for me.

this is the test model, so i had better chat to my machine for the future. and i think a bib would look cute too.



my photos might improve soon if i figure the next tricky plan out.

jewellery

i have found this fab designer just up the road from me and i cannot wait to buy something.....mother's day wish list will be left around the house shortly. hint hint boys! go and check jo's site out. i was excited to find her so close to home. and she has a sense of humour. and she understands we love her stuff but need to save for a special piece like this. they are very affordable though. i cannot decide which design. she keeps being creative and coming up with new ideas!

craft love

i have been sewing cushions of late....like these. nothing complicated. a square and a zipper. yummy fabrics bought when the aussie dollar was riding much higher. lined up for the photo on one of my new sofas. the space needed some life.

friday was a visit to ikea for my coffee and side tables...now for a rug.

markets

thanks to nerida at craftjuice for the brisbane mathilda market info. i took my mum who was visiting from canberra and managed to pick up some cute little fabric cupcakes filled with lavender to use as drawer liners. I can add them in to a little christening gift for gorgeous josie mae! I had already purchased the cute birdie sewn print to frame from here. now we are all set.

i wish i had time and energy to start a market stall. i must admit i went along to check out what other peeps do and how they display their wares. i think CF may actually kill me if i even mention the idea of setting up stall....so many ideas, so little time.

on a brighter note - i have lost 2.5kgs in 4 weeks. this is a great effort for me. i have managed to avoid the gym (gyms are so not for me), damage some very delicate girl bits riding a man bike, buy a sports bra(a first) and lived to tell these tales. as i can no longer blame pregnancy for my flabby body - my boys are 9 and 12 - i have to put the effort in. menopause is becoming a familiar word around here. more on that later. i have to read the books!!

diets

not a fan at the best of times...such is life. i must learn moderation. boring but essential.....
on a mission to shed 5kgs. not that hard you say?? i hate exercise and i love food and maybe wine and champagne too. there is a prize at the end. i am in competition with CF (control-freak, completer-finisher, ie husband) and i have found my competitive side. i want the prize!

just spent 5 days by the beach and became very relaxed. came back wanting to escape the real world even more. wanted a farm house. or cottage to decorate, chooks to steal eggs from, puppy to run with, open fire to burn marshmallows on, peace and quiet.....then i got to thinking:

• boys need school. i am so not the home schooling type of mum!
• we have jobs & haven't won lotto
• i have a beautiful home still not decorated
• i love our pool
• i love my study
• i can avoid the shops easily. i hate westfield.
• i buy free range already
• i can hide at home as much as i like

and i have decided that i am going to pretend i live on a farm and craft and cook as if i have all the time in the world. and i can buy a fire pit. and CF helped me to decorate the study (mmmmm). i have so much that i want and now i have decided to just sit back and enjoy it. how freeing and what a great discovery. i may still get my chooks and rolling hills when the boys leave home....for now, i have a patch of suburbia, a home and no snakes. i love being home!

february already?

i love school holidays but now i am enjoying the quiet of the house and being a little self indulgent with my boys back at school. i just cannot fathom where january went?? don't even mention hot cross buns.

so, i feel some crafting coming on this week. need to bust out the patterns in the amy butler books and decide my next project....o, and finish a few others. i have a half finished new baby gift in front of me and the poor child turns one soon - impossible.

and i have a day job that requires patience, energy, empathy, good catching skills, a tough stomach and an anti-bitching cape to cope with the all-female (mostly) staff. i am a midwife. mostly i love it. lately, i am too involved in the drama - the politics. new peeps from different parts of the world arrived enmass and trying to change everything within 5 minutes of passing through immigration. news people, we are happy with the way we do things here and if you don't love it, go back home to where things were done your way.....i actually wonder why you came at all. it sounds so perfect back there?? must keep sewing that anti-bitching cape! can you tell i am ready for holidays.....3 weeks of bliss coming very soon.

nutella and wine for dinner at midnight. no break at work. not good for the healthy eating plan and diet of 2009....