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....

a new year

so it's 2009 and i attempt to start another blog. my last effort was typically 50percentkaz - a few entries, not craft related...more whiney related and so abandoned. i needed more scope. not just a craft related blog but more real for my life of unfinshed bits, dream projects, bitching about family and work. generally just living life.
and i am 50percentkaz - i surrender.
my promises this year:

• aim for 75percentkaz
• continue to drive my freakishly completer-finisher husband mad beyond belief
• reign in the hormones and control the monthly rage
• finish some house related projects
• love me more
• sew and cook more - it is so relaxing....

that is a big list for me. i do love my lists.



so, i have started off the year with a bang. i have mixed up some vodka and vanilla beans and am awaiting the 2 months to pass when i can use my very own homemade vanilla extract.

recipe (well adjusted a bit) here.vanilla beans from a very helpful aussie company here. they were friendly, fast and cheap. love all that.

the cupboards smell of divine vanilla and we get to shake our bottle every day. i think this is a good (and so easy) thing to do. i was totally over paying $6+ for a measly amount of extract. and now i have 30 organic vanilla beans to play with. happy days.