planning planning planning

Still getting over a chest infection, but have started collecting ideas for my baby shower! I won't be having it till June so I'm just gathering inspiration for how I'd like to decorate. The theme is: rain. How original for a baby shower! Haha :) But I just looove when it rains, and clouds and raindrops are so cute, and since I don't what the baby is I figured this would be a fun way to bring in turquoise as a neutral colour.

I've also been making a few things for my friend's bachelorette party. It is Mad Hatter tea party themed, and I spent the day making "eat me" and "drink me" tags yesterday and will be baking banana bread and lemon meringue pie the day of the party. Not to mention that hubby and I will be moving within a week of her party too so there will be a lot of packing to be done amidst the party planning. Then once we've moved it will be lots of unpacking and organising and settling in.

I cannot wait to unpack as I loooove organising, especially in categories, ie alphabetically, size, genre (I'm thinking of our books, dvds, and kitchen cupboards). Yes, I am a dork and will go so far as to start categorising items placed in random order at dvd stores, much to the disdain of my husband (but I know he secretly loves it!) And unpacking means finally getting to use all the bridal shower and wedding gifts we were given over a year ago that have been in storage. It's like birthdays and christmas all rolled into one!

past few days

I've been sick with a chest infection/flu for the last week. It seems like it's hit me a lot harder than past years now that I'm pregnant, my lungs felt bruised every time I coughed! Not fun. But I am taking baby-safe antibiotics and am slowly recovering. Time spent in bed has been passed with the first season of Gossip Girl (which was entertaining enough), reading Nana and my favourite magazines from New Zealand: Your Home & Garden and World Sweet World. I wish they were available in Australia! Especially since these are much more suited to my taste than most of the home renovation magazines here; most of them cover only country or unaffordable-modern styles. Except Real Living, which I find is great with tips & tricks and has an affordable diy approach which I plan to apply when decorating our new home in the future. And I am seriously counting down the days till we move out, only a few more weeks and I cannotwait&amsoexcited!

a little march shopping

I find myself to be a bit frugal when buying things for myself. But like any girl I do have those few guilty pleasures I indulge in every now and then, and good old Frankie magazine is definitely one of them! I also picked up a few items I'd had my eye on for a while: a soft vintage-pink-peach coloured nail polish (Sportsgirl) and beret (Dotti), and cute ceramic bird tea-candle stands from Target which has such lovely homewares that I keep falling in love with! Last but not least, my first Etsy purchase was from magicqueen: a bronze camera necklace and silver binocular necklace. I'm a happy little cookie!

one year anniversary

Hubby and I celebrated our one year anniversary a few weeks ago (March 14). We spent the weekend down the coast where we were married on the beach, stood on the same spot we took our vows at the same time we made them a year ago. It was lovely reminiscing as well as talking about our future together. We also filmed a short message for our baby to watch in the future, something we sort of started doing on our honeymoon last year. I know I can honestly say that I am more completely in love now than ever before, and that love continues to grow each and every day. Completely blessed.