Project 6?

Well it's not furniture related, but definitely is part of the re-use recycle bit of my year. Bought a box of mangos just before we went on holidays and made a valiant effort to eat but had 2 left. Made mango jam. I have wanted to make jam for years but was scared off by the setting process. This recipe super simple. 2 mangos, 1 cup sugar, couple tablespoons lemon juice. Cook bit over an hour. Super yum!

Extending my earlier clear out the baby clothes project, I now have approx no clothes that fit a 0 to 1 year old. Which cleared up some space on the ceiling to put 80% of the boys toys which they didn't even notice were gone and now there is less mess to clean ip every day and the toys are like new when swapped over. Why didn't I do it sooner?

Can we go to Ikea Mum?

Dear Ikea, how you taunt me by opening the biggest store in the Southern Hemisphere 2km from my house. You know i have a special spot in my heart for ikea after my year in sweden. Why do you make it so easy with your 50 cent icecreams and free kids playzone, no parents admitted to cone here?

On the other hand it's a great year to be doing my buy no furniture challenge. I have time to browse. And I still get to buy 2kg of meatballs every 2 weeks and eat at the ikea cafe which is childproof.

The boys chant to go to ikea whenever we drive past. we've been watching it get built for months. Yesterday the boys were playing we're building ikea. This morning Toby started on his own little we're going to ikea song. Oh dear. Maybe the love of ikea is in the genes!

We had another fabulous week down at our favorite south coast beach recently. The view from the house was divine. We saw whales and dolphins. A great holiday with lots of sandcastle building and splashing around. Perfect.

Mmmm sunny

Last couple of weekends have been such glorious weather. Perfect for the beach, even if it's only a few meters wide.

The boys have been riding their bikes like maniacs around parks. Toby has the pedaling under control but the when I suggested that he might like to ride around people he said this:
' no I ring my bell'
And he does ring it quite insistently. He hasn't crashed into anyone yet, so that's a good start.

The look

Friday fun. They are only allowed to wear the same style as me if they have te same script!

Saturday arvo excursion

Steele park. What a great place For Jake to learn how to ride without training wheels and Toby to graduate to the pedal bike.

Project 5- re use jewelry

Somewhere along the way I seem to have amassed an impressive collection of necklaces, most of them chunky bead things that get a little lost in the drawers.

Lost no more, thanks to a handy $7 investment at Target, I can see all my jewelry. Yay! Now I can see it, I even manage to wear it sometimes. Other times it gets pulled off by curious children.