If I were a boy....

I was tagged by Kylie for this one.....a curious little test indeed!

1. Put your iTunes or Windows Media Player or Ipod on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your next answer.
Check shuffle is on again...
3. You must write that song name down no matter how outrageous it sounds!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the note from

IF SOMEONE SAYS, “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
'Does anybody really know what time it is?' (Chicago)

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
'I hope you Dance' (Ronan Keating) - quite true really!

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
'Never going to leave your side' (Daniel Bedingfield) - well, fidelity is important!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
'Make me Smile' (Chicago)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
'My Love' (Justin Timberlake)

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
'Irresistible' (Jessica Simpson) - uh huh...

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
'Gotta get thru this' (Daniel Bedingfield)

WHAT IS 2+2?
'Run' (Leona Lewis) - yeh I never was good at maths....lol

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
'Days go by' (Lifehouse)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
'Only Human' (Jason Mraz)....well true!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
'Let me entertain you' (Robbie Williams)

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
'Lovestoned' (Justin Timberlake)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
'Save the last dance' (Michael Buble)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
'Say you, say me' (Lionel Richie)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
'Single Ladies (Put a ring on it)' (Beyonce) - pmsl...

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
'Angels' (Robbie Williams)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
'Home' (Michael Buble) - spooky!

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
'In the air tonight' (Phil Collins)

WHAT’S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
'If you're not the one' (Daniel Bedingfield)

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
'If you leave me now' (Chicago)

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
'Apologize' (Timbaland/One Republic)

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
'Rock and roll all night' (Poison) - well their outfits do at least!

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
'Father and Son' (Boyzone) - it does!

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
'Lucky' (Jason Mraz)

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
'Let him fly' (Jessica Simpson)

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
'Safe in my heart' (Foreigner)

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
'I can't stop loving you' (Keith Urban)

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
'Bleeding Love' (Leona Lewis)

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
'If I were a boy' (Beyonce)

Yes! Found it!

The perfect skirt - the right length, gorgeous fabric, some colour for my wardrobe.....and a great price!! It was reduced from $99 to $30 (which I thought was a bargain), and then when I got to the checkout, the lady said....that will be $22 - we are having a % off sale today! Score!!

Anyway, it's just divine, 100% silk and so floaty....sorry for the crappy photo, couldn't be bothered hauling out the tripod today....I've got some great thrift finds to show you too, but they can wait until next week I think.....can you? Tee hee...

Without further ado, here is the aforementioned (gosh I love that word...) skirt:

Progress.....

I'm making progress on a few items on my "34" list....particularly in the areas of decluttering and selling off stuff! Unfortunately this is combined with a complete lack of progress on the buying new house front, the market is very depressed here, and it doesn't look at all likely for this year.

However, I have (inspired by a friend) started a 'vision board' where I put pictures of things I want to achieve - houses, bedroom looks, wardrobe looks etc to inspire me to continue to put positivity into my universe - counter the negative that can come from not getting what I want immediately - hey I am generation X!!

We have our very first playdate at our house today, S and I have been attending our coffee group weekly since she was a few weeks old, and we have been to quite a few playdates at other people's houses, but this is our first one at our house - I don't know who is more excited - me or her!! Should be fun....

Bliss....

Last night I had a long soak in the bath, for nearly an hour (and if you are a parent, you'll know how rare this is!!).....smothered in luscious bubbles courtesy of a Lush Ma Bar. Candles, solitude and a warm bath....with the only interruption being my husband bringing me a Magnum Mini....and asking if there was anything else I needed.....Could my evening have been any better? I think not.

Rebranding.....

Well I've decided to rebrand my blog.....my nickname for a long time at work was "mummabee" because I was always mothering someone (mothering? smothering? LOL). And seeing as my thrifting efforts have been, well let's face it, few and far between and not likely to get any less sporadic, I've decided to re title and refocus my blog in the hope that it will spur me to blog more often. So now you are going to be subjected to all kinds of randomness - fitness, fatness, fashion, findings, fabric and allsorts of fabulousness! We'll see how it all goes - hope you'll stay along for the ride.

34 Things I'd like to achieve this year.....

Jumping on the bandwagon of lists, which it's no secret I love wholeheartedly....I have decided to post on my blog the list of things I want to accomplish this year. I will be 34 in a few days, so I decided that was a nice number of things to do.

Disclaimer: this is not a New Year's resolution list - I don't believe in making them (and besides if I do, I don't keep them and they end up snowballing....). I plan to do the occasional post to update on things that are accomplished.

Without further ado, here is the list:

1. Declutter the house – 1 room per month should be quick enough!!
2. Clean out our garage and sell/donate what we don't use (this goes for #1 also).
3. Make our bedroom pretty and functional.
4. Stick to the budget – create weekly shopping lists/meal plans.
5. Plant (and maintain) a garden for and with my daughter.
6. Do one activity per term with my daughter (dance, swimming, music etc).
7. Go on date nights with hubby – aim for one per month.
8. Sell our house.
9. Buy a bigger house.
10. Wear nice lingerie under my clothes.
11. Listen, instead of just hearing, what people say to me.
12. Read 50 books.
13. Create an artwork.
14. Frame all the pictures and artworks that are waiting to be framed.
15. Socialise more with friends – make an effort!
16. Start Christmas shopping early in the year.
17. Take a family holiday.
18. Blog more often.
19. Cut and colour my hair.
20. Do something every week that's just for me.
21. Start sewing again.
22. Get to goal weight by the end of the year (that’s 6kg to lose).
23. Exercise one hour, at least 3 times a week.
24. Sort through my wardrobe – be ruthless!
25. Take my daughter to the zoo.
26. Visit my gran every week.
27. Spend more time with friends and family – enjoy them!
28. Practice more ARK (acts of random kindness).
29. Sort out the garden – make it low maintenance – and then actually maintain it!
30. Find a pair of sunglasses that actually suit me.
31. Write in my daughter’s journal more often.
32. Play more and be silly more.
33. See at least 2 movies IN the movie theatre – perhaps with hubby?
34. Try a new recipe at least once a month.