Sunday, 21 December 2014

2015 ... the year to be more organised

At work, I am probably one of the most organised people I know.
At home ... not so much. I mean, I try to be ... but I think I use up all my organisational mojo at work and then by the time I get home, well... you get the idea.

This year (2014) I made a huge change by implementing the budget and food plan. I even managed an exercise plan (for a few months - I really need to start that up again.

For 2015, I have decided to join an organisation plan. I know that there are a few blogs which offer a week by week task to organise your home, but I have decided to join this one: http://www.home-storage-solutions-101.com/organized-home.html#join because they even have a Facebook page which you can join.

New Years is just over a week away, and if you want to make a resolution that truly inspires you to change, then it's pointless just saying "this year I am going to exercise" or "this year I am going to eat healthy".

If you want to make a change, then you need to have a plan. I have my plan ... what is yours?

Friday, 19 December 2014

Christmas Snowflakes

Christmas is my favourite time of year...

I love the cheesy Christmas movies.
I love the Christmas carols (okay ... this part needs to be in moderation)
I love twinkling Christmas lights and the decorations at the Shopping Mall

And I love decorating my Christmas Tree.

This year, I am totally on a DIY / Crafty Christmas high.  Not only am I handmaking my Christmas presents, I also made some of my own decorations.

My moment of pride is my Snowflake Door.



I have the ugliest back door that you have ever seen. I can't even tell you how much I hate it. It is awful. But because we are renting, there is not much we can do about it.

For Christmas, I decided to jazz it up a bit with some snowflakes and here is the finished product (please excuse the low quality pics - it is actually quite difficult to take a picture of a glass door and I am certainly no professional)






 My door is so pretty now

This craft actually cost me nothing to do. I used some white tissue paper which I had in the house (I usually keep the tissue paper that comes inside handbags, etc). I spent a couple hours each night for a week cutting snow flakes while watching TV. When I had accumulated a whole lot, I stuck them onto the door using normal kiddies craft glue, which should be easy enough to clean off.

Just a note: Tissue Paper is super fragile when it gets wet and the most frustrating part was sticking the snowflakes to the door. The glue dried really fast, and if I needed to reposition the snowflake, it was quite difficult and resulted in a few rips (which I managed to fix, but still ... frustrating and stressful).

I eventually found a method that worked. Step 1: "Glue" the snowflakes on with water and reposition as necessary. Step 2: Before the water dries, brush over the snowflake with glue.  This worked out really well.