Homemade Lemonade
Kathleen2022-07-19T07:21:46+10:00Here is my quest for homemade lemonade. My family likes to catch up before Christmas because everyone is so busy & there are so many people to see. Each year we take it in turns to host & everyone brings something to pitch in. We usually just have a BBQ, which makes it pretty stress-free. This year I volunteered to bring some meat, hamburgers & sausages. From the window, I could see many large lemons hanging over the fence. So I asked my cousin If I could take a few home with me. She offered a bag for me to [...]
2018 Goals
Kathleen2022-07-30T09:39:17+10:00Here’s to the new year! This year I have decided not to set any goals or resolutions, but pick a word, theme or phrase for the year. I wish that I could claim this idea as my own. I first heard about it while listening to Happier with Gretchen Rubin, my favourite podcast. The idea is you pick a word, theme or phrase to focus on for the year. I have cheated, choosing 2 themes to focus on. Relationships This theme is directed more towards friendships, but I also want to build stronger relationships with my family & colleagues. I [...]
2017 Review
Kathleen2022-07-30T09:40:58+10:00Here it is, my 2017 review! To quote Katy Perry: that was such an epic fail! (Firework by Katy Perry). General Read - Reading is hard when you don't have much time for yourself! I read a lot more books to my daughter than I read to myself. It turns out I read/listened to 15 adult books in 2017. Actually, take a lunch break - I quit my job back in May, so I can't say I've worked through my lunch break much lately. Even while I was at work I was just as busy that I still ate at [...]
Orange Marmalade
Kathleen2022-07-19T07:11:03+10:00We often have an excess of fruit at work from the weekly delivery. At the end of the week, we are encouraged to take home any fruit that is still in the fruit basket. The common leftovers are mandarin, apple, pear, orange with the occasional banana. It really depends on what fruits are in season as to how many that we get, also determining what's leftover. I love having a variety of fruit to choose from. It means I don't have to worry about remembering to bring snacks to work. Because of this, I often eat 2-3 pieces of fruit [...]
30 Gifts For 30 Years
Kathleen2024-11-21T13:21:04+11:00Around the beginning of the year, I decided that I wanted to give my husband 30 gifts for 30 years. One gift for each year of his life so far. This birthday present has been months in the making & I've been working on a list of gifts since the start of the year. I've asked friends for suggestions & even called upon the help of Google. RELATED: A Different Birthday Gift 30th Birthday Gifts For Her 15 Gifts for the Self Improvement Junkie in Your Life It was really hard coming up with 30 different yet useful things. Let's [...]