The Versatile Solution for Modern Blogging

I'm already wondering if Ikea can sue me for that headline...

I've won an Award, I have! Which is pretty cool since I win NOTHING. Except that CD player. And that Christmas Hamper. And that Mothers' Day Hamper. And that Magnum of champagne. And that night in a hotel. And that Scholarship. And that other Scholarship. Oh, and that other one too.  And that award for my photography.

But apart from that: total LOSER.

Some crazy wench at a blog called Just Me has tagged me and handed me an award for being a Versatile Blogger.  I suppose it's a compliment and not some thinly-veiled hint that maybe just once I might stick to the same topic two posts in a row.

There are Rules that come attached to this award so its not so much an award, I feel, as a heavy burden placed upon my already care-worn shoulders. 

Am ready for my close-up now, Mr De Mille.

The Rules for The Versatile Blogger Award are:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award.
I'd like to thank the Academy God my parents my co-stars Sarah.

2.  Share 7 things about yourself.
Surely I've done that by now, what with my Award-Winning Versatility 'n' all?

• I have three tattoos, and only one of them I regret.
• I left school when I was 14 and went back when I was 21. I now have a Degree.
• I am terrified of heights.
• I have no contact with my family.
• Before I broke my spine I was the Queen of Hackysack.
• I knew my husband for 7 days before we were engaged.
• I am a Leo, my husband is a Leo and my daughter is a Leo. God help us.

3.  Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!
15? There were 325 posts in my Google Reader yesterday and you want me to choose 15?  I'll be in my trailer.

Meet Me At Mikes
Mummy Diaries
Rosie's Growing Sweet Peas
Epheriell
Fox's Lane
Muffin Monster Bubbalug Blog
An Ordinary Life

err...That'll do. Really.

4.  Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.
My agent will get right on it. What? Oh, havent hired one yet. Is there NO END to the responsibilities???

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Friday Finds

Found today: The path towards finding the Will to Live. Always a good start.

Found a while ago but sharing now:

Ella, almost two, goes Vintage Corporate

I clearly remember having this exact same dress when I was little. I know there is a photo of me in it somewheres, but I dont have it. I found this in an op shop when Ella was still a wee baby, and you can only imagine the extent of my Sqeeee-age when I saw it on the rack for $4.  Lordy. Wouldn't it be SO AWESOME if this were actually my old dress??? 

Now if only I had the red faux patent leather handbag from my childhood to go with it. 


P.S. Giveaway is coming, fret not!  I haven't been able to decide what to have for dinner this week, let alone which of my creations to give away.

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Awesome Milestone Goodness..

Achieved! Tick!

Giveaway will ensue.

Stay tuned for announcement of giveaway or death from Man Cold.

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Serenity Sunday Can Bite Me

I am sick, with Man Cold.

I care not for photography, or serenity, or children. I dont want to look at my world in a different way and discover the joy in the details.

I want to go to bed and not feel like shit and I want the kids to stop having tantrums every 5 minutes and I want to not feel like my skin hurts and I want to stop craving chickenbloodynoodlesoup.

I'm almost up to 100 Facebook Fans.  In fact, I have 99. I will have a good old-fashioned blog based giveaway when I get there, if I do not die beforehand. If you havent Liked me yet: for shaaaaaame!

In the meantime, have you added yourselves to my Reader's Blogroll yet?  Well get to it. Nothing wrong with shameless self-promotion.

Going back to bed now.

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My Creative Space

This week my creative space is being used for the betterment of humanity.  Project 18 are having an Auction on Facebook on July 20 to raise funds for childhood education in Indonesia.  They need handmade items to be donated to sell at the Auction.  So that's what I'm doing.

I've found lovely vintage tea cups in my opshop raids over the last week, so I am putting them all to good use.  After all, how many pincushions does one woman need?  Well, at least 3 by my reckoning, (wrist, tabletop and ring) so the rest are going to Cate for the Auction. Mostly so she will get off my case.

My creative space: filled with vintage china, polyfill, vintage fabric and some sort of altruism (even though I dont believe in it).

What's yours filled with? Share over at Kirsty's.

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Serenity Sunday

I am NOT a winter girl.

I hate the cold. I hate being unable to move three feet from the heater because otherwise my fingers will drop off from frostbite.  I hate having to pay SeventyHundred dollars for my power bill.  I hate not being able to spend any time outside for fear of freezing solid. I hate the dark days. I get S.A.D. And I get it BAD.

But I hate being trapped inside with two very active and very bored pre-schoolers even more.

Ella lovin' on some rocks

Felix writes the initials of all his friends in the dirt.

"This is the T-Rex bone and this bit is the thing that shoots out water."

 Basil loves wool.  REALLY loves wool.

So today we ventured outside as soon as the temperature got above ten degrees (at midday) and the wee-uns played in the Digging Patch and I sat in the sun. Then we went for a walk to the op-shop, where of course I found things to buy, and then took Felix's trike to the bike track and playground.

It wasn't so much Serene and Not As Bad As It Could Be, but that is far too long a post title.

Except for Basil.  I think he was rather serene indeed, sucking on that wool.  If you know what I mean.

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Reader's Blog Roll: Put Your Blog Self Here

Do you read SparklePanda Design? Do you have a blog? Would you like other people to read your blog?

I'm betting that the answer to all three questions is: YES

So here's what you can do: you can put your very own blog on this here list of lovely blogs people should read.  Yes! You can!  That way you don't have to ask me to do a link exchange with you, and I dont have to remember to put your link up.  Win/win.

I know, it's totes awesome!

Link away, peeps.

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