Sunday 31 July 2011

How dooooooo they do it?

Question
How do women work from home with two toddlers without going completely skitzoid?

Answer
There are NO women that work from home with two toddlers that don't eventually go skitzoid!

I've come to the conclusion that if there were an Olympic Games held just for toddlers, with events such as:
  • Tantrum throwing
  • The 8 hour whinging marathon
  • Triathalon of non-cooperation (running away, riding away and demanding to get into the pool when it's freezing and I'm trying to fix the freakin creepy crawly)
my toddlers today would have for sure taken gold in the 8 hour whinging marathon (and probably bronze in the Triathalon of non-cooperation)... 

So to recover from celebrate their victorious feats today, I've cracked open a bottle of cab merlot or whatever it is... either way it's doing job!

Here's some great blogs I've stumbled across lately...















Friday 29 July 2011

T G I G A B F G O V R - No it's not Russian !

TGIF ... and... TGIGABFGOVR (thank god I've got a big fat glass of vin rouge)!

After a tireless week of relentless whinging, runny noses and projectile vomiting, the big bright light at the end of my relative tunnel is in full view and blinding me in all its glory!

Translation: my husband and I are heading off (sans children) to Melbourne next week for life in style and to top it all off, we're staying at the Crown Casino!!!!! (I can feel a celebratory running man dance coming on)!

Our little monsters frenchies will be in the very tolerant and able hands of Grandpa Fry and Aunty Hayley (thanks guys, I owe you one!)

Amongst consuming copious amounts of alcohol, coffee and food other things, I'm really looking forward to meeting the lovely and talented ladies, Keren from the brown trading co and Carla from habitat baby!

You can check out their blogs here

habitat baby organic garden party cot set


and here




Cheers to that!



Moet ... I'll drink to that x

Thursday 28 July 2011

New Store, New discoveries... x

N E W  O N L I N E   S T O R E

Big day today... Anna Spiro launched her online store Absolutely Beautiful Things... I love the concept so you should all pop over if you haven't already and check it out...
Anna Spiro’s Absolutely Beautiful Things | Winter 2011 Vignette

Anna Spiro’s Absolutely Beautiful Things | Winter 2011 Vignette

L A T E S T   E D I T I O N

Latest Issue of rue mag is out 








































F A B R I C

and my obsession with chevron persists...







L A M P

artichoke lamp more colors available
Jane Gray for Stray Dog Designs Lamp


B R A N D  


AphroChic

AphroChic Wallpaper & Cushions & Placemat below

Haze

Brooklyn Life Outdoor

Haze Mimosa Placemat

Haze Dove




Tuesday 26 July 2011

Sick Kids & a Stiff Drink !

Well surprise surprise... another day another virus! If I could count the amount of times I've been vomited on, I'd be wealthy enough to walk into Louis Vuitton and... well... enough said...

So, the stiff drink is self medicating to take the edge off a day full of antibiotics, baby panadol, baby nurofen and a hell-uv-alot of whinging...

Cheers to that x


louis Vuitton


FASHIONPHILE







Marie Burgos Design



Paris Girl Couture

Sunday 24 July 2011

Saintly sister, Sleeping Kids & Some great Blogs !

Oh how I love thy sister... Not only is she a spectacularly amazing and talented person, she has clearly taken pitty on me and my chaotic life and has decided to spring clean our house this weekend! So I've given her the new and much deserved title of "saint" and I will direct Jack, my toddler to address her from now on as "Aunt Saint Hayley" (Charlie doesn't speak yet really so he's excused for now).

So whilst my sister is downstairs rearranging my kitchen (I'm assuming that's what the cluttering is all about ), I'm hiding sitting next to Jack blogging whilst he and Charlie are having their marathon midday nanny naps. I am a lucky woman when I say that both my little Frenchies have quite substantial day-time naps! For those of you that have little ones that don't and if it makes you feel any better, it wasn't always like this (Oh no it wasn't!!!). I'm exceptionally grateful for this peaceful pause in my day and will devastated a little sad when it ends (and Oh it will!!!). One thing motherhood has taught me is NEVER get too comfortable...

Here are some great blogs for you to go check out... x
toni garrn harpers  april
coco + kelly 




In a State of Luxe




Live Breath Decor



French Essence 



White & Wander


Squeezed Daily

Saturday 23 July 2011

holy peacock !

I'm a little inspired... and too tired to go into great detail as to why... these images speak loudly enough I think x






























Friday 22 July 2011

Coming Soon...

coming soon to our online store...

our funky louis in these...












These stunners...




















and beautiful prints...




















and of course these...