Twenty Ten

Welcome to the new decade! Mine has started with nothing special at all. They never really do, do they? Wouldn't it be nice to wake up to a phone call saying you've won Lotto?

I have so many hopes and dreams personally this year. I have some big things planned with blogging and hope to share all of it.

My biggest goal will revolve around professional work success this year. I have a lot of motivation to make changes and make things happen.

I have been reading some of your posts about your goals for the New Year and love the optimism. It makes me very motivated!

Katrina x

Just a quickie.

I have so many blogs to catch up on, I can see everyone has been so busy over the Christmas period. I will try to look through my list later today. I am preparing to have a garage sale here, so I am busily sorting and culling like a mad woman! Show me the money!

My desk didn't turn up :(   But my bedroom is nearly finished - just covering some lamps - and then I can take some pictures for you.

PS. If you really have to know what I am doing all the time, follow my Twitter Bar to the right :)

How do you clean a white rug???

I was impatient and didn't want to wait for a professional to come and clean it, so I slung it over the swing set, added White King to the high pressure hose thingy we have. I blasted it and check this out! Brand spanking new. Dried over night it's that bloody hot here. Now, what else can I clean....

More gardening. We added bark chips and rocks. We also planted 20 pink Camellia's down here. Have ordered 25 conifers for the other side of the house, but they won't be here until next week.

 

This was a messy Boxing Day!

My lovely sister-in-laws. We started to come unstuck here after our vodka slushies!

 

Don't ask! Something to do with a wax pot...

 

And this was to be our lunch! A lamb on the spit - all 18kg. My husband has a large family and they are all crazy and fun, so we had the day at our house. My nieces and nephews are all in their 20s, so it was a big day!

 

 

Always something happening around here!

 

 

Well I survived Christmas. Was a great few days. Lots of food and alcohol (and vodka slushies, laughing and singstar......)! The kids need a few days of peace and quiet. They had a huge couple of days.

We are still gardening at the moment, and I think my office desk will be here tomorrow!!!! I have been to the sales and grabbed new sheets and quilt cover, so this meant major rearranging in the bedroom. Will show you when the kids have finished with the cubby-house in there.

Hope you all had a good Christmas. Now we get ready for New Years!

Finishing off some of the garden

Finally got my gates!!! I have been complaining about these for months, but I think they were worth the wait.
Have planted a few bits with more to go when the weather cools down. Hedges, conifers and roses are pretty much the theme.

 

 

 

 Below is my outdoors blind that rolls up and down. Fantastic idea because it makes this area it's own room.

 

 

 

Merry Christmas!! Hope you have a great day. We have a very busy schedule, so I will pop back in a few days xxx

Here we are {The Chambos}

 Chillin' out at my sister's 30th bash. Yep, that's me ... sucking on a beer! Ha! 'Tis the season to be silly afterall :)

I painted a wall

Here is my new wall in my office. I went off wallpaper because I just know I will get sick of it and then I would be in strife! So I got the idea from Belinda at The Happy Home and couldn't be happier with the results.

I will show the whole room when my new furniture arrives in early January.

Really, I did do ALL the work, my husband just jumped in here for the shot ha!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Oh the symmetry

Found this picture over at My Favourite and My Best where Jenny makes me laugh when she pays the living daylights out of things. Crack up!

Anyway, I actually LOVE this photo. I am totally feelin' the symmetry. It's calling me. However, the colouring is all wrong for me, but I would still open and close this door all day long to drool over the symmetry if it were my home.

I need a Personal Assistant...

...to remind me where I have to be within the next week.

First I have the Work Christmas Party tonight (what the hell am I wearing to this??)

Then we have another kids party tomorrow night.

 

Followed by a whole lot of this before I am on almost 3 weeks leave!

 

Then we are heading off to celebrate this with my sister.

 

Then 2 days later I am having all the girls over and we will be drowning oursleves in these.

 

Bring it on!

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