breakfast in bed

I apologise for my sporadic posting of late... no excuses this is 2012 people!! so in effort to keep it up (even if I feel like I have nothing to say) I will share with you my thoughts on the next Valentines idea I have in mind.

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oh yes it is the lovely Marilyn again. Breakfast in bed surely that is what everybody wants this Valentines Day not roses, not chocolate, nor fancy dinners, lingerie etc etc (well unless of course these gifts come with breakfast and served in bed) I just want to be served my favourite meal of the day in bed without having to lift a finger.

and what might that be....

maybe these delicious looking chocolate croissants from Dishing the Divine
i personally LOVE the Donna Hay pancake recipe with a dash of vanilla but this one looks pretty rad too
or could this version of heart attack inducing eggs benedict be your heaven

I think even a simple slice of jam toast and mug of strong coffee would take the cake this year

what would be your ideal breakfast in bed? post a comment below

welcome to our humble abode

we had pancakes for breakfast this morning

Joel's mum gave him a pancake/crepe pan with heart shape moulds, cute and tasty

As he walked out the door to go and work on his car he asked me what I was up to today... he joked that I would probably just spend the whole day on the computer. So in effort to quash that theory I have spent the day cleaning our little home. It is not yet picture ready though. Joel still has a pile of boxes in a corner that will eventually go on/in his desk and we desperately need another bookshelf. So just in case you were wondering this is my pathetic attempt at drawing a floorplan (I took a Computer Aided Drafting course in high school, computers make everything easy-peasy)

yeah so it's pretty small right? but the kitchen is amazing and it is perfect for just the two of us (a bit more storage wouldn't go astray - and we would stay for years if it had a balcony). You might notice that there actually isn't a door of any kind separating the bedroom, this isn't really a problem with just us but I am looking into a few different ways I might be able to string some sheer curtains across the divide (we still have plenty left from the wedding).

We both also need bedsides, in the other houses we just used two antique huon pine chairs that were too fragile to sit on but now we will need furniture that does heaps - like store things AND hold lamps etc. The problem is my side of the bed has a measly gap of 14inches and nothing (from Ikea at least) will fit there. The rear lounge wall has been meticulously plotted out to fit a desk (custom-built by Joel) along with our existing white Expedit bookcase and another smaller Expedit bookcase  like this one!

source

we might even do something like this to cover all the ugly games/cords etc

source: Ikea Hackers

Add two bar stools at the island bench - we can't decide on any yet but don't have the funds anyway so will stick to using my Bekvam step stool (ok I LOVE ikea I can't help it I'm a uni student) and maybe a hat/scarf/umbrella rack and we will be done, well there is the small matter of the bathroom but that's another story....

from one holiday to the next

while shopping the other day we noticed that the supermarket had started making hot cross buns again.... yep they just keep pushing from one thing to the next, so I thought I might do the same....

i am going to attempt to embark on creating and shooting 3 Valentine's Day tables (I was just going to do 2 but then I asked Joel his opinion on them and he came up with his own other idea) as I am pretty bad, nay terrible at completing things I will do my best to not get sidetracked etc and to keep me on the straight and narrow I have given myself dates on which the tables MUST be blogged! as Valentine's falls on a Tuesday this year (in Australia) I will be posting them on the 3 Tuesday's beforehand i.e. the 24th Jan, 31st Jan and 7th Feb.

Feel free to scold me if they aren't.

They will be based on the following (in no particular order); arrows, hearts and Joel's idea

I am feeling pretty good about my 'arrow' concept table and have even done a mood board and drawing to plan it out - here's a bit of a peek

1. Tile Pendant Jewellery on Etsy 2. vol25 on Etsy 3. Sasha Prood via SeaSaw 4. Little House in the Suburbs

It's going to be dark and moody and fun to create - you also might notice that it doesn't look anything like a 'traditional' Valentines table might, I think that's going to be the best thing about it :) 

Happy 2012

ok so it's been a while... i know yep terrible way to start 2012 but better late than never right?

so you might have guessed we didn't quite complete all the activities we had intended but here is a quick recap...

 yep we failed though for second Christmas with my family Joel made a sweet one will show pics soon

so 16 out of 25 ain't bad right?? right?? ok so it's not so good but we gave it a shot and that's what matters :)

December 22nd

we still are without the internet!! crummy i know so here is a quick little update on our Christmas 25 I don't think we will finish it before Christmas but I will give it a damn good try!! and I think that is the important thing so without further ado here are so more lines through my list...

1. Make eggnog
2. Make a gingerbread house
3. Make and send Christmas cards
4. Make Christmas presents
5. Decorate Tree
6. Sew a tree ruffle
7. Joel make Emma amazing creative dinner on BBQ (his idea) - no pics :(
8. Spend a day in Sydney - to Ikea!!
9. Watch a Christmas movie
10. Brew amazing coffee (well we drank some)
11. Brew/make amazing hot chocolate
12. Go to the farmer's markets
13. Go to the beach (this should be easy once we move YAY)
14. Do the Bather's Walk
15. Visit the Hunter Valley region
16. Eat seafood
17. Have a Christmas party - if 5 people count as a party
18. Have a waterfight - if walking back from the train station in torrential rain counts
19. Play a sport in the park
20. Fly kites
21. Watch the carols
22. Be selfless!!
23. Play a board game
24. Make stockings
25. Slow dance to 'Dreaming of a White Christmas' on Christmas Eve