It's a quickie but a goodie! - This post is to reveal the new Twiglet home page. Soooo exciting! We're celebrating a few things around here at the moment, so we have decided to giveaway a Twiglet hoodie worth AU$55! All you have to do is leave a comment telling us what you think of the new site, or about Twiglet in general. (Australians only sorry!) I will announce the winner next post. No guarantees what date - I am a bizzy mama... Click here to check it out. x
Hello!
I'm still alive!
It will be a jumbled catch up post and will last as long as the bubs are both asleep. (Can you believe I got them both to sleep at the same time? First time since Leon was born and he is nearly 8 weeks. Still hope for me!)
Well, it has been crazy. Fun, chaotic, stressful, emotional, frustrating, busy, amazing. At times I feel like all I do is clean-up after, run-after, feed, and do it all over again and that that is all my life has become. I keep telling myself that it will get easier. I keep telling myself it's not forever. Other times I wouldn't have it any other way and feel lucky to have a girl and a boy whom are beautiful and healthy and make my heart sing and I keep telling them not to grow too quick!
Amongst the chaos I have:
Seen The Black Crowes live. (Amazing band but didnt play any songs I knew and dragged out the songs they did play for 10 minutes...)
Saw Brick Lane. (Beautiful film, as is the novel.)
Did a few makeup jobs (some 4+ hours - boy did my breastmilk leak!)
Visited 3 new babies (Owen, Hardi and Gisele)
Spent half a day at Aurora Day Spa (thanks Pete!) twas lovely - although it's the kind of place where you feel like you need to have a pedicure before you go...
Tried to finish decorating Mahlie and Leon's bedroom but it's still a functional WIP
Got frustrated about having no time for Twiglet (or any craft/sewing at all) and have since found a way to keep it going. Mahlie is now in childcare once a week and also goes to Pete's parents house for the day every second Tuesday. Pete is also going to car pool to work once a week with another hairdresser so I get the car one extra day a week. Woohoo! So fingers crossed I might get out to the studio finally! To celebrate I am doing a giveaway and a May Sale. I will post again in a few days with giveaway details!
Some catch up pics of the babas and around the house...
Ooooh - and did you get your copy of Mixtape? Did you see mine and Nichola's bumps? Heehee! Sooo glad to be back in normal clothes again...
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE! Image from flickr via Glen Mullaly.
I would have loved to participate in the "week of vintage childrens' book illustration" - but dedicating myself to such things at the moment is pretty much impossible. I was so totally aware that two babies under two years would be hard work, but you just don't realise how full on it is until you're actually in it! No time for anything! It has also been a very emotional week as one of my closest friends just had a baby boy 6 days after Leon was born and he is in the intensive care unit at the Mercy Hospital. We are going to visit today and have our fingers tightly crossed for baby Owen.
This Is My Creation
Ah, really it's just an excuse to post another pic of Leon... (feeding and sleeping going well, by the way, but I shant talk about the birthing experience - don't wanna scare anybody!)
Leon Ray Leviston-Camilleri
Born Friday 7th March, 2008
We're pretty happy with him, we think we'll keep him...
This Is... Me taking a picture of myself in the mirror with my favourite accessory accessories.
There was NO WAY I was going to be able to choose just one - and that's just jewellry! If I had of started with the handbags and scarves etc there would have been a photo mosaic. There was also NO WAY anyone was gonna see my head at this stage (yep-due yesterday!). Fat face, ruddy red skin, dry peeling lips and not a scrap of makeup.. Uh-uh. So here's what I narrowed it down to. My horn/tooth necklace thing found in an antique store in Seville, Spain on my last trip there. Red leather origami rose from Zakkaya purchased to go with outfit for a friends wedding last year. Gold glomesh snake. Can't remember where from - probably op shop. Wear it to death...
It shouldn't annoy me as much as it does - but he leaves the buttery knife on top of the butter on the kitchen bench every single day. It's like "here, babe, I only used it on my toast so I left it here for you encase you wanted to save on dishes." Can't think of any other reason one would do it? And everyday I chuck it in the sink and get a new one out anyway...
That much bloodspill (even if it looked like paint) is not good to experience when for the last half of the film you are having painful contractions. Result of contractions? Nuthin. Just Panadol and bed. Again. Review of film? I do love a Tim Burton number. I do love Johnny and Helena. I don't usually love a musical - all the singing - it shits me - but I did like this one. I just didn't love it...
This Is what makes me laugh out loud:
Chris Lilley (wasn't a big fan of Summer Heights High, but We Can Be Heroes was excellent!)
And when my little girl does things like this everyday!:
Cracks her mama up/scares her papa to death (he thinks she is going to have a shoe and bag obsession like me...)
