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Catching Up...

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...

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This Saturday night was meant to be dinner and a movie for just the two of us. (Since I am due in 4 weeks and it could be the last time for a while!) So I left the booking and the tickets up to Pete and guess what he came home with instead?:

Yaaaaaay.

Christmas: too close for comfort

Can you believe it's around the corner? I have done some gift buying/making but really, the list of stuff to do before then and before baby arrives is way longer than my arm. One thing I have managed to complete and send is my Christmas Compilation swap: The background image is actually some fabric I bought for a huge project for Christmas (gifts and sales!) Here 'tis closer: Things have actually taken a horribly big step backwards as far as the baby clothing label goes. It's a long story but put it this way - if you want something done properly and on time, you just gotta do it your darn self! I was warned about this from my fashion designery friends but of course I was certain it wouldn't happen to me... Ah well! There will be as much stock made as humanly possible and hopefully I can still have my pre-christmas market stalls. This fabric I bought from Leslie's Onegirl Gathers Etsy Store made me feel much better! Hope everyone likes their C.D's! x

2 weeks since my last post...

That would be because

(A) Mahlie has had gastro and had to be taken to the Royal Childrens Emergency twice this week. She was sick for two days and I got freaked out when her lips, hands and feet started turning purplish. Took her in and we spent the night there whilst she had a drip through her nose for 6 hours. HORRIBLE! Then we took her home and it just kept happening! She couldn't keep even a sip of water down. We got worried again and took her back on Thursday and had to do the whole dreaded thing over again. By Friday night she was OK and now she is absolutely fine. Eating, drinking, sleeping, clinging, whining, giggling. It really is so sad to be in that hospital with all those sick kiddies. Poor chickens. We still hadn't bought a birthday present for her and look what we found on ebay for $27!

(B) I have been working hard on the new baby clothing label and am hoping to have all stock ready for sale in 2-3 weeks. Besides the retail stores, I will be listing on Etsy and possibly having a stall at the Docklands Market on the 2nd of December. It's very exciting and I will share more very soon. Here is a sneek peek. That's all you get!

(C) Amongst A and B I have cleaned out alot of treasures from the corners of my home and put together a basket full of vintage goodies to sell on Etsy. This will happen as soon as I get a chance to photograph it all! There is some cool retro stuff - clothing and homewares etc. However, in typical Dana fashion I have managed to fit in a trip to Savers and bring into my spring cleaned home the following: Also bought some fabric from Pei Pei's Japan trip purchases: Made these for a 1st birthday present: Bought some new sounds: And last but not least, recieved my copy of Mixtape in the mail. Jhoanna also tagged me to do a "Why do you craft?" Q & A thing but not only am I going crossed-eyed and need to go to bed, but I think this post has to end here. P.S - Does anyone else have to ban themselves from Facebook so as not to get distracted from EVERYTHING?!

Country Gig

Tuesday night I drove up to Bendigo to stay the night at my friend Lana's house and we went to see this amazing band. I didn't realise when we bought the tickets last week that it was an all ages gig so it was kinda funny when we rocked up and everyone was like 15. Nevermind - I fitted in with my stretch black jeans and converse. (which is what I was wearing when I was 15! hee hee!) Of course we couldn't buy a beer so we had coffee and jam donuts from the little van where the ladies serving had earplugs in. The event was put on by the 'Make Poverty History' organisation and I was quite impressed with their passion and effort as all the staff and people involved are under 26. They have set up this campaign called 'face up to poverty' which aims to collect pictures of 70,000 people with the Make Poverty History message as part of an online petition. I was going to send this one of Mahlie but then I read it again and you have to be over 16... bummer. I guess I'll have to send in one of my own head.

The next morning I drove back mega early so I would be on time for work, then I worked 9 hours, got home, collapsed in bed and now I am having a bit of a rest day. Pottering about the house, booking stuff over the internet - such as a few overnight trips away in August while Pete has 2 weeks off and while our friend Fraz is here from the U.K. Also thinking about going to see this. (I love Renee Geyer) And really I gotta sew more stuff - pronto, while the goings good.