Promotion

Obviously you may have noticed my uncharacteristic absence from here lately ... the reason is that I have actually been promoted in my current role. Oh yes, big promotion however even bigger amounts of responsibility meaning less time to play and more time to run around trying to hold onto my head.

I never imagined I would enjoy my career and always thought that I would work only to live the way I wanted however over the last year my thoughts have changed and I have been taking much more pride in my work achievements. Hopefully quite humbly I would like to say I have found my niche, I like my job, I'm almost good at my job and I have been recognised which just makes me so very happy and so very proud of myself right now.

I hope to still keep you all updated on how everything's going however I'm imagining I might not be on here EVERY single day any more. I hope you all understand, this is a great thing for me and I'm really happy with how my career is going however at the same time, I don't want to lose any of you, my lovely house friends. 

Hopefully things will eventually calm down and I will have 5 minutes to actually think but for now .... work seems to reign supreme so back to the grindstone I go!

New York Themed Candy Buffet ...

Yet another reason for my absence is that I have been ridiculously busy with candy buffet bookings .... that's right, my latest was for a 30th Birthday with a New York theme. I came up with the brilliant idea (If I do say so myself) of making the candy buffet the central park of the party. Everything was green and grassy, chocolate and minty .... and everyone I spoke to raved about it.

But over and beyond all that it was great fun to put together. It is so very nice to be able to get creative ... to do something pretty and exciting and make others happy.

I seriously enjoy this job and couldn't imagine giving it up!

Ikea Hack .... 99% Complete

Ok so I must admit this was not easy. Dont be fooled by the sites which claim ANYONE can do it because it was challenging and hard and just pain painful at different points in time however I am happy to say that other than a pesky little cornice dilemma its done!!!

So later in the week when my hands have recovered I will give you the "How We Did It" Spiel but for now .... pics!!!

BEFORE

AFTER

Exciting news .... A hectic schedule ..... And a partridge in a pear tree ....

Let me start by apologising for my disappearance .... life has been more than hectic lately and while I cant reveal all just yet there are exciting developments on the work front, both my official job and small business.

Also, home life is busy, holiday booking for the family, renovations continue and my two terrors that call themselves dogs leaving me with a severe lack of sleep and a whole lot running through my head.

Today I thought I would show you one of the two candy buffet's I have been doing over the weekend. 

Exciting news? This one was a 5 birthday celebration and I have to say .... it was a pleasure to put together.

The World Is a Scary Place ....

Forget about monsters under your bed or stranger danger. I find as an adult I am more scared of the world and its occupants than I ever was as a child.

Turning on the news this morning I was shocked at a violent crime taking place in the leafy suburbs of London.

It seems that we as a people are not evolving into a higher race, bad things seem to be happening more often and people are the cause.

I don't think I could purposely go out of my way to hurt someone and I can't comprehend the mindset of anyone else who wanted to do the same thing.

In my head all I keep thinking is .... how could they? No really, what type of a person would do this. Its so very brutal, so very raw and so very scary to think that there are people out there capable of this.

I know its not right but it certainly is easier to just not turn on the news ... why not stick to cupcake wars and the great British bake off. Yes I am not going to deny these horrible tragic things will still happen but perhaps not knowing about them will make it easier to step outside my door every morning!

Our Southern Escape

So the reason I was MIA last week was because hubby and I escaped down south!

A super long weekend of wineries, breweries, chocolate and cheese and lots of long lunches. It was heaven and we were lucky enough to have hubby's little brother join us in the fun!

So this post is dedicated to just how heavenly a trip down to Margaret River / Dunsborough can be!

Life .... and Detoxing

It seems that life is very busy these days. I don't remember trying to fit as much into my days when I was younger but admittedly .... these days I am busy. Ridiculously busy.

I also find it very very hard to try to figure out what is important, its all important really, in different ways and to try and make a judgement call is almost impossible because in their own ways I want to do everything well.

So for the next 3 weeks I am detoxing .... not just my body although that is certainly a part of it but also all those inconsequential things that you really should do but just dont have to time to do.

Figure out whats important, get it done and move on.

Focus on me, my needs, go for a walk, get more sleep, eat better ..... take the time to actually buy a moisturiser instead of just using hubby's aftershave balm....

Yup - the detox starts now! Wish me luck peoples.