{quick three..} breakfast..


Running a little late.. sorry guys!! Madhouse-bears around here with the upcoming website launch and getting everything organised for it. It's looking amazing and I'm so super excited about it..

But jumping straight into the quick three.. This week its breakfast and one thing that I love is going out for brekky. I love the vibe at a cafe in the morning and the smell of freshly brewed coffee while I eat my brekky. So whenever I have the chance.. yep, I try and organise a breakfast catchup with friends rather than lunch or dinner.

My faves when I'm out would have to be:
{1} A full breakfast which includes, poached eggs, bacon, spinach, mushrooms and tomato.. a hash brown on the side is also a bonus.
{2} Eggs Benedict.. oooh, yea!! That's all!!
{3} Pancakes topped with fresh berries and a drizzle of cream and maple syrup.

At home I go for:
{1} Soft boiled eggs
{2} Pancakes
{3} Scrambled eggs with chives

Alright.. now its your turn..


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Next weeks theme will be {favourite lunch food}.. following the brekky theme.. this just seems like a good choice.. 


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{oh so grateful..} for the power of me



A couple of years back we had a few quotes done on getting our roof restored, and if you've had a roof restoration done, you'll know its quite a hefty cost. There was one company that we weren't able to get a quote from, simply because my husband was not available to be at the appointment. Their reasoning for not quoting a roof restoration to just me was that they needed the man of the house to be present so a decision could be made. Hmm.. thanks for that!!

Last week that very company knocked on our door, asking if they again could quote on a roof restoration. I was blunt and honest and said "Yes, of-course you can, but my husband will not be present at the appointment. Is that alright?" The salesman stuttered all over the place, made the appointment for me. The morning of the appointment, I received a phonecall to say that a few people have called in sick and there won't be anyone available to come out today. Mind you, I was not offered another appointment time.

I really was amazed at the whole situation, and kind of peeved. I mean, far out!! I am the decision maker when it comes to stuff like this and it wouldn't have mattered if hubby was here or not. Hubby and I had a chat about putting in a solar system a couple of days later and decided that the roof DOES need to get done so we can move on the solar.

Then next day I booked a home consultation from the company that gave us the best quote last time and with the solar people so I could book it all in. I'm happy to say that the sales people came, quoted and I (that ME solo) booked the jobs in and next week, we are getting a new roof.

So, this week I'm grateful for:

{1} a hubby that trusts in my decisions and treats me as an equal..
{2} trust in myself to make the right decision being a woman and all..
{3} companies that are not sexist in who they quote big jobs to..
{4} the opportunity to paint the eaves (I kind of LOVE painting)
{5} my life.. it really is swell!!

Joining in with the ever so wonderful link up of the week over at Maxabella Loves..

{image from here via pinterest}

{quick three..} favourite tv shows


I really could be classified as one of those types that don't watch telly.. perhaps if I had a telly that looked like this, then I'd look at it more. I watch one telly show a week (if allowed) and then it's the kids and dad that use up the rest of the telly time. 

My hubby and I made the decision not to have any adult telly on while the kids are around. So in our house its pretty much dvd's and abc4kids 90% of the time. So jumping right to it.. these are the shows that I like.. 

{1} Better Homes and Gardens
This is mummy's show for the week. The kids know that on Friday mum watches telly and have finally accepted this and no longer fight me on it.. yaaay!!

{2} Tinga Tales
Yes yes.. its a kids show but when it comes on in the mornings, I generally stop and watch it.. it's just cool and Zaccy loves to snuggle up and watch it with me.. as normally it's only me and him that are up. 

{3} Poko
Yep.. another kids show.. I think the main reason I like it is that reminds me to stop and enjoy the moment of a hug with the saying "hug a monkey, hug it tight.. hug it till you feel alright". Since picking up on this line, anytime I'm feeling a bit crappy I grab one of the kiddos and give them a big squeezy hug and say.. 'hug a monkey, hug it tight.. hug it till you feel aright". They have now stopped giving me funny looks when I do it and give me smiles instead.. and usually a pat on the head. 

So that's me.. What are your fave telly shows.. please tell me I'm not the only mum that actually likes the kid's shows!

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Next weeks theme will be {favourite breakfast food}.. I'll see if I can come up with three.. so I'd love to know what three tv shows you love and just cannot bare to miss?


{image from design milk}




{oh so grateful..} for the handmade community..


I've always loved art, craft and making my own things. It's so wonderful to see the handmade community grow so much and handmade becoming a wonderful, original and beautiful option for everything from clothing, toys, jewellery to kitchenware. It's no longer looked as as second best but rather.. better than the standard commercial items.

I love being a part of the handmade community and am amazed each day how encouraging and supportive the people within it are.

So this week, I'm oh so grateful for being a part of this community.. for being able to make and create my own clothing range and being able to turn this love into a business that helps support my family.

Joining in with Maxabella Loves.. you should too!

{image from family fun via pinterest}

{new in my shop..} the vintage collection..

Introducing the {vintage collection}.. 
Although not quite complete, I just had to release this collection. I absolutely loved working on these designs as it bought back a lot of memories for me as far as photography equipment and cars I love.
These designs are all now available in my etsy store..
Available in sizes 0-16 in most styles and in an array of colour options.

Let's ride.. 
vintage girls and boys bike.. 
featuring a large vintage bicycle image centre front of the tee
bicycle cogs on the bottom and a small bike image on the sleeve.





Let's talk.. 
vintage telephone..

featuring a large black telephone image centre front
and small coloured telephones wrapping from front to back.



Let's take photos.. 
vintage cameras..

featuring four large vintage cameras on centre front of the tee.



Let's drive.. 
vintage car & ute..

featuring large vehicle images centre front of the tee.. 


{quick three..} technology..


Funnily enough I found it quite hard to pin point three gatdgets that I love. There really are just two, but the third is quite a big thing in the house purely because of the kids and the big kid.. so my three for this week is:

{1} Computer..  Macbook Pro to be specific..
Running and online business and a blog kind of makes this little gadget somewhat important to me. Most of my designs are also created on the computer so I guess it goes without saying, but this is also my chill out zone. I love playing with family photos, reading blogs and in general just looking at images, photos and hence my love of pinterest..

{2} iPhone..
I seriously have become far too reliant on this little guy. It holds so much information for me I think I would have a mild heart attack if I had to go back to another type of phone. Since upgrading to the 4 I have made a decision not to put any, well only a couple, of kids apps on this phone and keep it as 'mummy's work phone'. In saying this, I do have a heap of apps which would mainly fit into the productivity and photography categories.

The kids have the hand-me-down 3's for their apps, and oh my there are some absolutely awesome educational apps available. The little guy is into bugs, snakes and dinosaurs and the little miss into the fairies, princesses etc, so I've picked out a heap of apps that are educational, but fit into their areas of interest. They don't get onto the phone too much, probably a couple of times a week, but its nice to have the old phone that has only kid appropriate apps to hand to them, and know that they can't call China when you are not looking.

{3} The telly..
I hate the fact that I am listing this as one of my top three, as I'm not a TV watcher by any means. I love a couple shows but rarely get around to watching them. The TV does play a big part in our house and its even a part of our routine. My little man usually gets up super early (I'm talking 5am here) and seeing he is the docco watching type, I pop a docco on for him, he chills in his beanbag and has his milk, while I peal open my eyes and make myself a coffee and get brekky ready for everyone.

The telly stays on for a little while in the morning and then we have a TV free day. About 4pm when I want to get onto the housework and get dinner ready, it comes back on for the afternoon shows on ABC4kids.

So what are your 3 gadgets or pieces of technology that you can't function without?


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This linky will be open all week.. we're all busy so no hurry here.. For more info go to the {quick three} tab at the top..  If you don't have a blog or haven't had a chance to do a post.. feel free to jot down your little list as a comment..

Next weeks theme will be {tv shows}.. I'll see if I can come up with three.. so I'd love to know what three tv shows you love and just cannot bare to miss?

{image from here via pinterest}



{quick three..} ice cream



I said today was going to be an easy one.. well, for me it sure is. I love ice cream any time of the year. There is no such thing as calling it a summer food around this place. Although I must say we consume a lot more during the hot months of the year. 

Although nothing beats a nice creamy ice cream, I also love to make sorbets during summer with all sorts of fruit for the kids. They call it ice cream.. and thats just fine with me. I basically cube fruit and freeze and then when the kiddos want ice cream I fill the thermomix with the frozen fruit and a dollop of natural yoghurt and whizz and its ready in less than a few minutes. 

But seeing this is my quick three.. these are my favourite flavours.. 

{1} chocolate.. 
{2} boysenberry..
{3} blueberry..

You may have noticed a few changes.. well there is also a new button on the side bar for quick three... If you'd like to join in, grab my {quick three..} button from my sidebar if you like and add your {quick three..} post below.  Please add a link back to here in your post so others can join in the fun and only link up if you are joining in the quick three.

This linky will be open all week.. we're all busy so no hurry here.. For more info go to the {quick three} tab at the top..  If you don't have a blog or haven't had a chance to do a post.. feel free to jot down your little list as a comment..

Next weeks theme will be {technology}.. what three pieces of technology do you rely on.. or just simply purely love?

{image from here via pinterest}

See you next week..

{new in my shop..} the damask collection..

introducing a new collection of designs for little or big girls..
{the damask collection}
each tee is hand screen printed onto your choice of tee colour and ink..
available now through my etsy store..






all photography by the lovely Koroli from Memorable Moments Photography.. 

{oh so grateful..} for steve irwin..


I never met Steve, nor visited Australia Zoo, or even stepped foot on Queensland soil for that fact, but this guy has brought many belly laughs into my life. Many of them were while I was living in the states and everyone.. and I mean e.v.e.r.y.o.n.e would ask me to say "oh crikey". I never really got into the whole Crocodile Hunter fad when it was big, but recently.. things have changed.

I wrote a few weeks back, about my little man having a slight obsession with documentaries and this by no means has changed. What has changed however is that Steve's little girl's DVD's are now a big hit with both my kids. Zac gets to watch all the animals and Steve interacting with them in such an amazing way and Ella just loves  Bindi and her tree house.

I as a mother love watching the Irwin family and how they interact with each other. We're kind of the flipped version of the Irwins. I'm from Australia and hubby is the one from the States and rather than my hubby being into animals he's into fish and plants.. with as much enthusiasm as Steve was into animal conservation. My heart goes out to little Bindi as I know how much of a part my hubby plays in my daughters life and if she ever lost him, I'm not sure that she'll be able to cope as Bindi has.


So this week I'm grateful for
{1} my hubby and the amazing relationship he has with my little girl..
{2} steve irwin for being himself and following his passion..
{3} the irwin family for being such an amazing example of what family can be..
{4} my kids for taking interest in their dad's passions of gardening and fish..
{5} my awesome family.. each one a little different yet still respectful of eachother..

joining in with maxabella loves.. you should too..

{quick three..} child friendly dinners..



Quite simply.. I'm sooo over cooking fantastic meals, to have my kids pick out what they want and leave 90% on their plate, to then dash to the fridge for a yoghurt. So from this day forward, I pledge to make cool food for them that they will eat and leave the fancy pants dinners for us big kids. When, they're ready, they can be big kids too.

So in saying that, I need to find kid friendly dinner and lunch options that are both easy for me to make, healthy and will be eaten by them. I don't have an issue with getting fruit into them.. its the veggies that let me down. With a bit of searching around, I've came up with my first three that I will try out on them. May the force be with me!!

{1} kid style sushi.. there are lots of variations you can have here.. and with brown bread and good fillings it might just work..
avocado and tuna sushi sandwiches..
sushi style rollups

{2} sneaky muffins.. I once had a theory.. that if you put it in a muffin they will eat it. So out comes the blender and its all going in a muffin. Veggie muffins here we come.
cheesy vegetable and ham muffins

{3} sneaky meatballs.. another food that is not rejected so in go more veggies than normal.. 

{image from here}

If you'd like to join in, grab my {quick three..} button from my sidebar if you like and add your {quick three..} post below.  Please add a link back to here in your post so others can join in the fun and only link up if you are joining in the quick three.

This linky will be open all week.. we're all busy so no hurry here.. For more info go to the {quick three} tab at the top..  If you don't have a blog or haven't had a chance to do a post.. feel free to jot down your little list as a comment..

Next weeks theme will be {ice cream}.. Easy peasy one next week.. what are your favourite flavours.. or do you make your own?

See you next week..