closing time - a giveaway.

and so once again, blogtoberfest comes to a close...
pop over here to check out the massive list of lovely bloggers that joined in this year!
every year i make a promise to myself that i'm going to visit every blog on that list, but the way that blogtoberfest seems to grow every year, i never even come close!
maybe by next blogtoberfest ha ha!

i managed to get all of my kitchen cupboard painting done yesterday!



it seems like a silly thing but it's a big achievement to me ha ha!
now i know that when things get messy in there, a simple wipe over with a cloth should see them clean and sparkly new again :D

now i thought i'd have a little last minute giveaway too! i love me a blogtoberfest giveaway!
i have a few of these littlies left over from the weekend that was, and i thought it'd be lovely to share!



all you need to do to go in the draw is to leave a comment on this post!
maybe you could let me know the best blog you discovered from the list? or your favourite post from blogtoberfest? or anything at all really! just say hello!

the giveaway will be open for today only!
i'll draw it tonight when i get home from ncb!

make sure you're not a no-reply blogger though! i need to be able to get onto you if you win!!!


hope you've enjoyed blogtoberfest as much as i did!!

splashing the white about.

it's only taken me 30 days... but i've finally gotten on to painting the final two kitchen cupboards!

i've been putting them off FOREVER because they're the corner cupboards and super awkward to paint.
i would put money on my inability to walk properly tomorrow due to stretching out stupid ways to paint the very insides.



i've put two coats on each cupboard and now i'm out of paint!
think i'll pop out to get some now, then i can come home and paint the stools we got recently from ikea too!

i've got something special planned for their tops but they need a lick of paint first :D

what are you up to on this fine day? getting anything off a long standing to-do list?

meal planning monday.

no meal planning post last week = eating takeaway almost every night last week.
i wish i was even joking about that but it's completely true!
i cooked monday night, and bb cooked over the weekend, and it was takeaway for every other night!
poor form!!

definitely back on the wagon this week though... well kinda... i must admit, i've only put this meal plan together in the last hour or so. while eating dinner tonight...
still counts!



tonight, i cooked up some delicious lamb loin chops from our local butcher! they were fab with some steamed beans and wilted bok choy, tossed in some black bean sauce.
oh and we ate outside! i love nights like tonight :D

tomorrow night, date night, bb and i will head out to the new mexican restaurant that has opened in our 'hood. yes, i just said 'hood.

wednesday night is ncb night. i'm thinking a curry before this lady and i head out will go down a treat!

for thursday, i think i'll get some fresh salmon from the fish place near work. should be delish with a cold soba salad, featuring a whole lotta greens and a little bit of spice. yum!

friday night, i'm working late again. cashew chicken in the slow cooker. big fat yes to that!

saturday, i'll let bb take care of. i'm at work and he's at home all day. no brainer ha ha!
maybe i'll encourage him to make up a big pot of bolognaise. he makes the BEST bolognaise AND it'll mean that we have stocks in the freezer again.
we had our last container of it from the freezer on the weekend, and i do quite like having it to fall back on, on days when my heart just isn't in preparing complex stuff!

sunday, we'll both be home together, so i'm hoping to get a bit of grocery shopping done (for the week ahead ;D) and hopefully we'll find some inspiration at the butchers...


what are your plans for the week ahead? cooked anything delicious lately?


the home of meal planning monday

sunday snippets.

joining in with {tinniegirl} and her sunday snippets again this week.

these are a few pictures from my week.
i hadn't realised just how few pictures i took this week, until i brought them together for this post! it's been a busy one ha ha!



what have you been up to this week?
you could join in over here ;)

grateful.

today, i thought i'd play along with the lovely maxabella, and write a little grateful post.

whenever you're feeling a little down and under the weather (which i am, thank you MASSIVE day at work) it always helps me to get a bit of perspective by having a bit of a think about what i am truly grateful for.



so today i am thankful for my job. some days it is hard (like today) but other days it is fabulous. it also puts food on the table and keeps a roof above our head and enables us to save money in a less than favourable economic climate.
it also gives me something productive to do with my days, putting into perspective how important my time off from work is :D

i'm grateful too, for that brilliant flower above, who could be sad when there's a beautiful bloom (actually several!) like that sitting on the windowsill in your kitchen.

what are you grateful for this week? join in over here!

this moment.

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.



playing along with soulemama.

my creative space.

today, i'm working on a new project, because i got this one finished earlier in the week!



that brings my total of finished garments to two this month, TWO! can you believe it?
i can't ha ha!

so today, i'm starting something new...



a tension square for a project i promised bb months ago!
if he's lucky, i'll be done by winter of next year! i think this one'll definitely be a sloooooooow knit!


what are you creating today in your space? join in over here!