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Have you seen the movie Julie and Julia? It is one of my favourite movies of all time. Why? Well, it involves food, writers, recipe books, Paris and New York. It is a bit of a no brainer for me really. On Saturday night, Mr Cool and I watched it again. I just love it. I love how two women in different eras share a passion for cooking. I love how they walk a similar path but use different methods {Read More}
Today, you turn 8. Happy Birthday my sweet girl…. Here are 8 parts of you… 1. YOU – You are so amazing. You are smart and smiley, beautiful and boisterous, hilarious and helpful. You love school. You love swimming. You love soccer. You love your grandparents. You love all your cousins. You are one loving soul! 2. ME – You are so helpful and fun, we laugh a lot. You like to tell me ALL about your day and {Read More}
You know how you get those people who get all uppity about Valentine’s Day? They say that you should show love everyday of the year and all that rot. I happen to LOVE Valentine’s Day – I love that it is a chance to shower the one you love with small gifts, have a candle lit dinner and remember why the heck you chose that particular person over all others. I prefer to get all uppity about Mother’s Day. I {Read More}
I like to write letters to my nearest and dearest on their birthdays… Like Mr Cool, and Miss Z and and my mum…. Well, today is MY birthday! Yep. I am not getting any younger… le sigh. I thought it fitting to write a letter to myself. Here goes (this could get weird.) (Brace yourselves.) Dear B, What a year the last one has been. Major things have been going on, BIG life lessons have been learnt. New dreams, dreads, {Read More}
Dear Mr Cool, Today is your birthday (in case you didn’t know), so in true BBeingCool style, I thought I would write you a letter. Can you BELIEVE how much we have been through over the past year? Oh my giddy aunt! I feel as if we have been put through the wringer, stretched out, turned upside down and now… here we are. Still standing. I can’t seem to think of anything to say other than to say, ‘Thank {Read More}
I spend a lot of time in grocery stores. I have three small children and a marathon running husband so grocery shopping is a big part of my week. But, I have been noticing something over the past few months. The music. A few weeks ago I caught myself singing along to the songs being played while I shopped. Songs that brought back so many memories and stirred up emotions that have long been forgotten. Songs that marked moments in {Read More}
Dear Tricia, Happy Birthday! I just thought I would write to you and let you know how much you mean to me. I think you are amazing. Really. Your story is not mine to tell, but… I have to say that you are one of the strongest, kindest, most generous and creative people I know. I know that you have been through hell and back, but you have not been hardened by it, rather you are gentle and fun {Read More}
I have missed writing my Thankful Thursday posts since they left Kate Says Stuff and went somewhere else… But, they have found a new home over at Six By The Bay and I am keen to get back to sharing my thankfulness! This year has not started well. I have begun the year in worse shape than I care to fully explain. Christmas was extremely stressful. The holidays went by too fast. My children are driving me a bit loopy {Read More}
I usually love writing new year’s resolutions. For someone who loves to write lists, this ticks a LOT of boxes for me. I usually break my list into categories and then have 4-5 points under each. I print them out and have them in my diary. But… I just can’t seem to write any this year. 2012 has kind of knocked the wind out of my sails. I am having some trouble finding which way is up. I just don’t {Read More}
Dear Miss Z, Today, you turn 5. Where oh where did the time go? You are such a delight. Everything about you is glittery and pink and sweet and cute. You dance through your days and bring lots of smiles to lots of faces. You love playing with your Littlest Pet Shop toys and your cheerleading pom-poms. You pirouette and glide around, twirling your way from breakfast through to dinner. Your favourite foods are rice paper rolls, cheese and lollies. {Read More}
