Becoming...a mum, a teacher, a vegan.: 2012

Saturday, 14 July 2012

my caesarian story...

This is a post that I had planned to write at the very beginning of my blog days but didn't have the courage to do it. But tonight I woke up in the horrors after having a nightmare about the caesarian. Having Alexa by emergency caesarian

Absent? Let's say absent minded...

Please, please you must forgive (asking for a lot of forgiveness lately!) my absentee-ism of late. Our household has been busy busy BUSY! Alexa not only is sitting by herself now but also getting about quite confidently and also quite confidently getting amongst everything!!!

The little lady on the move!

First of all and really the most exciting of the whole busy-ness is my brother and his wife had their little bubba. A little poppet named Willow. She is a dear. And I must say Aunty Kenny is most proud! I sewed her this little present the day of her birth. (I had been holding out making/buying anything until the discovery of lady bits or man bits!)

Hahahaha my attempt of a little owl softie!

Secondly my mum has been visiting so we have been wining (how do you spell wine-ing? What I wrote doesn't look right!) and dining most days and lazing about admiring the babies.

Down time with the mother dearest!

Mum finishing Alexa's quilt.

I've also been squeezing in a spot of opp shopping on the days that the rain has held off and have scored some major bargains.

Rip snorter toys for Missy. Xylophone 50c, Train 50c, Maraca 20c. YEW!!!

confession...

Forgive me Father for I have sinned, it's been...! I have a confession to make. I have decided after giving veganism a bit of a crack that I am going to instead become a... vegetarian. I feel a bit guilty and a bit of a failure about the decision but here are my reasons:

toasted sanga...

Sanga, sandwich, sarnie, toastie, jaffle, what ever you call it it means the same thing: something delicious between two pieces of bread! Right now it is lunch time. It is quite chilly outside so I have decided to have a toasted cheese and tomato sandwich, an old fave.

bircher muesli...

I'm a sucker for a good Bircher. But since going vegan I've had to come up with a way to make it without the lashings of yoghurt, cream and milk. Bircher is super filling and great for

Alexa's nursery was feeling a little non-baby and pretty well...lack lustre to say the least. I had picked up one of those canvas wardrobe hanging shelvy thingy-me-jigs (you know the type, right?!) to put her little clothes in. But as I am an avid opp shopper the compartments of said thingy-me-bob gradually became bombarded with pretty little numbers and began to sag and look all sad. So...enter the great cupboard hunt.

routine...

Apparently we humans thrive on routine. Apparently children thrive even more so. I have never been one for routine. I've always strived (strived? strove? hmm not too sure there!) to have routine, aspired to an organised and scheduled planned day, but have never quite got there. Lately I had been feeling

tickle the imagination...

I love everything DIY, I love looking at inspiring pictures and arts and crafts that others are producing. I have been following tickle the imagination online magazine for a while now and always craved having it as a hard copy.

That title is just for shits and giggles, I don't actually barrack for Collingwood although I do have an affection for them purely because my 94 year old Poppy is an avid colly wobbles supporter! Anyway aside from AFL I wanted to share with you the wonder of pies. Hands up if you love pies...Hands up if you think a meatless pie cannot be attained...Hands down now kids, here it is, a completely meatless pie that looks EXACTLY like a dinky-di all Australian meat pie!

Vegan 101...

For those who have never heard of the term ‘vegan’ basically it means being a strict vegetarian. So while vegetarians still consume dairy products and eggs for example, vegans do not. A vegan does not consume any animal products; no cheese, dairy, meats, eggs, fish etc. etc.

Banana Custard Pecan Pie....

YUM YUM YUM!!!! This is just one stellar example that vegan cooking isn't boring!! Gosh this pie was a delish to eat and a cinch to make. Come on give your taste buds a treat and a dessert that your body wont hate you for. Hahaha...

just to add on...

Sorry about my boobs just IN YOUR FACE!!! I just wanted to add on my love for these maternity/feeding singlets that I bought right before Alexa was born. I absolutely LOVE them and literally slept in them when breast feeding was

some handy mummy tips...

I thought that I would share some hints and tips that I have found to be quite useful up to now (and I'm assuming in the future as well) of becoming a mummy!

Yummy snacks...

Being vegan doesn't just mean all tofu and gloom. You can have your vegan cake and eat it too. Here are some lovely little morsels that I have been chomping down on lately.

even more soup...

OK so you probably get the hint now that I really do love soup! But I must let you know also

Pinterest...

I think the whole world has gone Pinterest crazy!!! I am COMPLETELY addicted

Porridge with a twist...

My favourite part of the cooler months is warm brekkies. And that means PORRIDGE! I cook mine

more lovely soup...

Today I made some more soup. I just LOVE soup. Some lovely sweet potato soup was had and

My brother and sister in law invited Alexa and I on a health-food road trip the other day. They had heard of an organic health food super store here on the Coast and

Mother guilt...

My sister alerted me to the term 'mother guilt' about two years ago but not being an actual mum at the time I tried my hardest to emphasise with her. Now that I am a mumma

quirky quinoa...

I recently acquired a packet of quinoa. I had seen its mug around the traps but had never been brave enough to face it alone. However, one dreary night

craftiness and happiness...

The end product. I'm exhausted! Alexa is excited (I hope!).

Alexa and I have just come back from 10 days at my parents' farm in Victoria. We had such a great time hanging with loads of loved ones, all the animals and freshly newborn calves. However the shift in climates from Queensland to Victoria called for the need of numerous covers at bedtime. So...

a new timetable...

So I decided to take the first semester off uni this year. I took Alexa to one lecture but was so distracted with her that I pretty much missed all of what the lecturer was saying!

the wait is over...

Thought I'd better write a little mummy post considering all the ones previous have been about food!

soup for the soul...

I ABSOLUTELY love soup! So I made a big batch of Minestrone to have for lunches.

There are loads of Minestrone recipes I know but I want to share the one that I always use

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