I cannot wait to get out of the house this evening to plug in my earphones and work it out. My gosh I need it today! It makes me feel like this:
Shout out to the tumblr who originally put all of these dance moves into one post. By far one of the best things on the internet.
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We all have those special people in our lives; who even though as time goes on and you go your separate ways, you always remember them as your close friend and will never forget the great moments they brought to your life. Well today’s post is about my childhood BFF. Her name is Anna and she recently got married. She shared the most amazing video of her wedding and I got a glimpse into her very special day. I asked her if it was ok to share the video and she said yes, so please get your tissues out and take a moment to watch the incredibly beautiful Anna, marry her best friend Vince. Congratulations to you both. Your smiles and the look in your eyes say everything. xxx
Click here to watch: Anna + Vince.
Full credit to Turei Cooze|IDoVideo on Vimeo.
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You know I can’t resist a gorgeous space, so I’m sending you over to Maddie’s blog Lil Magoolie today to check out Christchurch Interior Designer, Alex Fulton‘s home. Check out that pink toilet paper and the lilac skull and crossbones wallpaper, so great! Pop on over to see more. Don’t forget to check out the article and see even more photos on Apartment Therapy.
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As I do every month, I was browsing through my new edition of Your Home & Garden Magazine and as can happen I spotted an accessory I actually own. I haven’t updated you with any new pictures of my daughters bedroom makeover yet because I don’t want to give too much away until I’ve managed to get it looking right but I figured I could talk about this.
Can you see the price on those spotted lanterns? I got mine from Iko Iko on K Road in Auckland but I did not pay $29.90 per lantern, nor would I. (Sorry Iko Iko, I do love you!) They are super adorable and I bought mine about 3-4 years ago so I could use them when I finally renovated Vahnija’s bedroom. At the time I bought mine believe it or not purchasing lanterns in NZ was actually a really difficult task, hence why I had to buy them in Auckland from a specialty store. I loved that they were just a little different (multicoloured with the spots) and best of all they only cost me $6.90 each. So I don’t know what happened with the massive price increase but I’m pretty glad to see I bagged a bargain. Thanks Iko Iko.
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Something’s come over me. I’m in uber mama mode right now and I’m really looking forward to having the kids at home for the school holidays. I’ve been counting down for the past three weeks. I don’t know what it’s like where you are at the moment but we’re on the verge of getting snow. For a week straight we’ve had thunderstorms & lightning. It is absolutely freezing outside. Last week I was ready to get sent to the nuthouse as my kids attacked each other and me all at once (I’m slightly exaggerating but my well behaved children did disappear) so after getting a sleep in and some time out on the weekend I was ready to take on the new week head on with positive disposition.
Which leads me to what I’m actually sharing with you today, it’s something that I discovered yesterday.
I was making some playdough for Boston to play with. Thinking I had everything I needed so I got straight into it. It wasn’t until I was halfway through the making of the dough that I realised I was all out of cream of tartar. Now this may seem like the most boring post ever for most people but if you’re a parent/teacher and this happens to you you’ll thank me for this. As I was looking down at this big green glob of salty dough I *knew* that I wouldn’t have been the only person in the history of the world to have gotten stuck in this situation so I headed to my good friend Google and asked it for a substitute for cream of tartar in a playdough recipe.
The answer was ‘vinegar’.
About 3 tsp per cup of flour will give you a playdough consistency.
It’s not quite as good as cream of tartar because I find that the dough at times has a tendency to be slightly stickier so makes a bit more mess for clean up but if you were in a situation like mine it’ll get you through the jam no bother. As it turns out I’ve had a house full of happy quiet children for two days now; I can’t complain.
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My name is Chavah. They say for a relationship to work you need a dreamer and a realist. I am the dreamer. My dreams are what I MAKE my reality. I am passionately curious, sometimes awkward and I have a somewhat ridiculous but infectious laugh. I live in the deep south of New Zealand, married to my realist husband. I need him, he keeps it real... like realists do. I spend my days raising four out-going children, it's as exhausting as one would imagine. Currently I live and breathe transforming my body into a powerful weapon. It's my new found love, so if you need me - find me at the gym. Actually don't, I dislike talking while I'm training. I've been described as eccentric, I quite like that. The definition of eccentric is 'deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice'; that sounds about right. I'm the crazy creative type, well actually I'm not that crazy. I know exactly what's up but I am creative. I'm an Artist that's exhibited extensively throughout NZ and sold pieces internationally but right now I'm busy raising children so instead my creative tendencies have been refocused on up-cycling furniture, redecorating my home, event planning and writing.
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