The last four houses we have lived in all had the luxury of having ensuites, which meant it wasn’t far to negotiate if you needed to get up in the night! However our new home is an old style house with one main bathroom. So I needed to find a solution to provide a “little […]
When is it too Early for Christmas Decorations?
By Sarah in Christmas, Decor, General 1 Comment Tags: Chistmas, Christmas Tree, decorating, Decorations
I love Christmas…I love putting up decorations (hate taking them down) and I love choosing and wrapping gifts….not overly fond of carols due to my time playing in brass bands and having to play carols over and over and over….but a carol or two is great…especially played by a brass band! And did I say […]
Working from Home…Freedom or Isolation?
By Sarah in General, Health Tags: office, working from home
I count myself lucky…I spend part of my working week in an office, and part at home. And I know which one I prefer! When I was younger, I always said I would hate working in an office. I trained as a teacher, but continued on to do more study before going onto full time […]
A Simple Journal
By Sarah in General, Stationary Tags: a sentence a day, diary, gift idea, journal, kiki k, notebook, stationary
I love stationary…can’t help it! I could spend hours browsing through Officeworks…sad I know…! And don’t mention Typo…. So whenever I am near a store that sells stationary, I just can’t help but have a look around! On a recent trip into the gorgeous stationary store Kiki K , I discovered the quirky “A Sentence […]
Bring Back the Wave!
By Sarah in General Tags: driving, thank you, the Wave
We have moved into a neighbourhood where the streets are quite narrow, so you often have to wait to let people through….especially as there are an awful lot of big 4WDs that seem to take up more than their fair share of the road! What I have noticed that only about half, sometimes less, of […]
Scarred for Life…and Proud of It!
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer Tags: Liver Transplant, scar, Thyroid cancer, thyroid removal
Just over 7 weeks ago, I had my thyroid totally removed due to cancer, which has left a neat scar of about at the bottom of my throat. It has been interesting to note the different reactions I get. 8 Days after Surgery Some people don’t even notice it….others go looking for it to see […]
Wishlist – Hustle Bag
By Sarah in Fashion, Gadgets, General, Wishlist Tags: gadget, handbag, Hustle bag, inbuilt charger, wallet
Now this is clever, and very much a sign of the electronic times we live in…a bag that has an inbuilt charger for your phone! Hustle has developed “the world’s smartest bag”! This invention combines two of my interests…handbags and technology…perfect! The women’s version can either fit into a larger, everyday bag, or be used […]
Sizing for Vanity!
By Sarah in Fashion, General Tags: Clothes sizes, shopping, sizing
I finally got inspired to do a little bit of retail therapy yesterday…actually it was out of necessity as I needed something to wear to a function on the weekend, and the weather wasn’t playing nice for my existing wardrobe! So I headed to my usual stores to see if I could find anything, and […]