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Stuff I Luff

Chickie Little — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 01:50:55 +0000

Chickie Little — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:21:38 +0000

My crockpot. And the stews that come out of it.
Heat pumps. I can’t say I love (or even like) winter but at least we have heat pumps.
Knowing I am just tall enough to avoid having to use a booster seat in a car! Lol. (And at least I’m taller than the average 11 year old…)
Trifle made from left over cupcakes. Did I mention they were chocolate cupcakes and I used orange jelly, so it was like having Jaffas :D
Naps. Actually, sleep, in general.
Bassetts licorice, still.
Catching up with friends and family, with a bouncing baby to show off. Abby got so many cuddles in the last few days.
Grandparents. So my parents drive me crazy but they’re really good with Abby – feeding her, playing with her and making her laugh – giving me as much time to myself as I want!

Chickie Little — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:01:30 +0000

Giveaways! Everyone loves giveaways. There’s a choice package to be won from Reclaiming Me at the moment.
Fast internet. It’s one of those things that you don’t care about until you’ve gone over your cap…
Weekends. Ok, so I’m not working at the moment but the weekend means daddy is home and we can enjoy the day together as a family.
Public holidays, but too bad we don’t get Anzac Day off this year. I’m so peeved off when they fall on a weekend like that. Or when they coincide with another public holiday… unacceptable!
This long stretched out ‘end of summer’ weather. I don’t want the good weather to end.
Homegrown vegies. We failed at gardening this summer (again), only managing some tomatoes, but yummy tomatoes they are.

Homegrown tomatoes

Chickie Little — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:49:42 +0000

Give aways! There are some good ones out there like the Spring Giveaway on Indy Grrl. (And don’t forget about my Cupcake Give Away – you have until next Monday.)
Chinese roast pork. Homemade is pretty good but I never seem to get the crackling as good as store bought. Will try a different method next time and see how it goes.
Making trifle out of left-over cupcakes – oh yeah! Left-over cupcakes!? Yeah, I made a double batch to use up some cream and froze them as I couldn’t eat that many all by myself. Well I could. But that would be gross.
Sunny days when you can get some overdue washing done. I am such a mum.
Crafting. I made Abby some little hair clips the other week. Easy(ish) and cute! The glue gun part was tricky…
The magic of plant food. The hydrangea cuttings that I’ve had for a year suddenly shot into flower after the husband fed it. Who would’ve thought! :)

Look what mummy made

Abby modelling the hair clip

Flowering hydrangea cuttings

Prettiful

Chickie Little — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:30:01 +0000

The hubby baking me cakes. Oh yes, he’s a good man.
Abby’s Jolly Jumper – so useful and Abby loves it.
Fries with chicken salt – mMmMm chicken salt…
The good weather holding up. I don’t want to believe that summer is over :(
Frozen meals ready for reheating on days where you just can’t be bothered with anything else.
Antihistamines – wonderful stuff that makes me feel less shit. Even better when your new three month supply doesn’t expire in one month (cheeky pharmacy!)
Having the time to craft. I’ve been busy with lots of new cupcake paintings lately and a give away will be in order to celebrate that. Watch this space!
Making baby food. It’s so satisfying to know you’re saving lots of money by cooking up your own fruit and vege (although Abby’s yet to try vegies but that’s next). I don’t love it so much when the Internet distracts me a little too long (20 minutes too long) and my pears burn…

Baby food fail

Chickie Little — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:16:56 +0000

Abby settling herself to sleep. No more carrying her around to get her to sleep!
Having eight hours of uninterrupted sleep again.
Smoked fish. Particularly good in a green salad with blanched green beans and a simple herby sour cream and lemon dressing.
Ice cream in a cone for a simple dessert. I’m loving vanilla ice cream at the moment.
Forgetting to hang out the washing then hearing the neighbours curse as their washing gets wet in the rain – mwahahaha!
Market Kitchen. That show has so many scrumptious and really do-able recipes. Just tried their Pan-fried Chicken Livers with Pears and it was yum. I’m going to try and turn that into a pâté. (And doesn’t Tom Parker Bowles look just like his mother Camilla?? He just needs a wig, lipstick and a few decades on him and he too could be bedding Charles – *shiver*)

Is it Tom, or Camilla? I dunno!

Chickie Little — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:30:26 +0000

Sleep. I’ve mentioned this many times, but like someone said to me “You don’t know tired until you have a baby”.
Sleeping Abby. Then I can do normal things like eat and shower.
Sunny days. Wellington had some wintery days recently but touch wood that the summer weather has finally arrived and here to stay (for at least the rest of the summer).
Remembering to charge my laptop and phone before it’s too late.
Green Day. I’m an old school fan from the 90s with all their albums and I still love listening to them.
Sandwiches. Love sandwiches.
Fez not farting at night. We have him in our room and waking up to a silent-but-violent is not cool!
The husband feeding me chocolate ice cream as I blog.

Chickie Little — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:07:53 +0000

Lazy weekends
Pink grapefruit juice. I could never have grapefruit juice while on the pill so this is one thing I’m taking advantage of while pregnant.
Watching Fez sleep. He’s the cutest when he’s fast asleep, snoring and having puppy dreams
Good yum char
Nanna naps
Sunny summery weather in Spring
Knowing this is my last week of work!
Making cakes. I made Ms Constantine’s birthday cake and it was so satisfying to see the finished product all pretty and ready for surprising (though I’m terrible at surprises).
I also love eating said cake

White chocolate mud cake with Malteser-Baileys cream and white chocolate ganache... mmm!

Cachous and pale pink sugar crystals complete the cake

Chickie Little — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:27 +0000

Being pregnant. Ok, so I whinge alot about it, and will whinge even more later, but it’s a magical feeling knowing that you have created a little human being that will look somewhat like you and your husband.
Cupcakes. That’s a no-brainer. I’ve bought myself another two trays making four all together. Perhaps it’s time to make a living out of them… maybe.
Booth’s line on Bones: Bones. She’s not a real masseuse. She’s a, you know, ‘happy ending’ masseuse. I wouldn’t have got the joke if it wasn’t for the conversation about this in the Gold Coast the other week. Awesome.
Fez. So he pees everywhere and emits funky smells, but besides that he’s pretty cool and we love him to bits.

Fez with his name tag before he bit it in half

Chickie Little — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:32:45 +0000

My husband. He has lots of patience putting up with a pregnant woman. Thanks darling.
Snuggling in blankies on the couch watching movies.
Hot cross buns. Tried some Ten O’Clock ones and they really do live up to expectations.
Awesome dreams. Like superhero ones where I have powers! :)
Being warm. The heat coming from my laptop is actually nice this time of year.
Having more than three hours uninterrupted sleep.
Fez learning new tricks. Lying down is his latest one.
The smell of food making me hungry. Then again I’m always hungry. Then again, I’m pregnant. Leave me alone!