Currently listening ......

Here's a quick list of the songs I've had on replay lately (some newish, most older)

- John Butler Trio - Groovin Slowly. I love this song - its so sexy/sensual.

- Duffy - Mercy. Such a cool sound.

- Ed Sheeran - Wake Me Up. I like the sentiment and the sound.

- Ben Folds Five - Brick. So sad, but I love the song.

- Sister Hazel - Your Winter.

- En Vogue - Dont Let Go. Brings back so many memories from high school. Still love this song.

- Jason Derulo - Trumpets. Hilarious. Totally hilarious.

- Ladyhawke - My delirium. This is so fun. Brings back alot of memories.

- Real McCoy - Love and Devotion. This is one of my fave ever songs.

- David Guetta - Sexy Bitch. Damnnnnnnnnn. Very spunky song.

- Alicia Keys - If I Aint Got You

- Beyonce - Irreplaceable.

Self Reflection with Thought Questions

Lately I have been subscribing/reading a blog called Thought Questions, which posts really interesting, thought provoking questions.
As I love self reflection and gaining insight, I love getting the email and thinking about how I would answer.

So, I intend to post some of my faves here, along with my answer. Please check out the blog too, as it is full of awesome questions.

So here is todays



Question:

Answer: I hope, with all my heart, that I am a mum by this time next year. Probably on maternity leave from my private practice job, at home with the baby still, but fully qualified and finished my registrar program. Hopefully my husband will also be in a job he loves and we will be thinking about working part time so that each of us gets to both go to work and stay at home with the baby.

52 Lists: Fave Books

'52 Lists' is a blog activity started by Moorea-seal, based on a book called 'List Yourself'.(Edit: Moorea has even started re-visiting her original lists)

Self reflection always appeals to me, so I thought I would give it a go. I'm just going through them at my own pace now. 

Week 16: List Your Favourite Books.
Again, this is a tricky one for me - to be honest, there are a few authors who I love almost everything they write (Maureen McCarthy, Jennifer Weiner, Melanie LaBrooy, Cecelia Ahern, Jennifer Crusie, jane Green)

• One Hundred Names – Cecelia Ahern
• Looking For Alibrandi – Melina Marchetta
• The ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’ series – John Marsden
• Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get A Life – Maureen McCarthy
• Saving Francesca – Melina Marchetta
• The Pipers Son – Melina Marchetta
• Serendipity – Melanie LaBrooy
• Lovestruck – Melanie LaBrooy
• The WishList – Melanie LaBrooy
• The Babymoon – Melanie LaBrooy
• Bittersweet – Melanie LaBrooy
• My Story by Dave Pelzer
• Sister by Rosamund Lupton
• The secret life of Ella and Micha
• Rani and Sukh - Bali Rai
• The Help - kathryn Stockett
• All of Me - Kim Noble
• The Marriage Clinic - Gottman

•  All Jennifer Weiner books
• Almost any Maureen McCarthy book
• Various Jane Green books
• Most Jennifer Crusie books
• Various Maggie Alderson books
• All Cecelia Ahern books
• Anything by Nick Earls
• Most Marian Keyes

Mini Review Time !!!

Here are a few things that I have been particularly pleased with lately - and a quick review of each.

Aeroplane Jelly Gooey Chocolate Topping. This is a really rich, quite thick chocolate topping. We’ve been eating this on waffles and its a new fave. I also love that it comes in the squeeze bottle, so we don’t get that crusty dried leftovers around the rim.

Purewick Vanilla Bean air freshener. This is from Aldi and has the most lovely real vanilla scent. I often find that vanilla air fresheners dont have the ‘warmth’ of vanilla. This one does. I love it.

Wattle Valley 'Delish Dips' in Baby Spinach and Feta. I dont even like spinach, but this dip has a lovely feta/sour cream flavour, with spinach through it. Lovely eaten with turkish bread.

Mudgeeraba spice – Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani) mix. We bought a jar of this mix late last year and have had it at least fortnightly ever since. This makes the most delicious curry you will ever have. And the smell wafting through the house once you get the ginger, garlic and spice in the pan is heavenly.

Woolworths Select Garlic Crackers. I love these crackers, they have a decent garlic flavour, are crispy and perfect with cheese.

Self Reflection with Thought Questions

Lately I have been subscribing/reading a blog called Thought Questions, which posts really interesting, thought provoking questions.
As I love self reflection and gaining insight, I love getting the email and thinking about how I would answer.

So, I intend to post some of my faves here, along with my answer. Please check out the blog too, as it is full of awesome questions.

So here is todays


Question:

Answer: Every time I watch a nature documentary I learn something that blows my mind. One that really stands out is that a reindeer's eye colour changes with the seasons/light levels - I love that, it just appeals to me so much.

Currently Loving !!!

Currently Loving

Food: Turkish Pide – so delicious. I love these so much.

Drink: Oak chocolate milk

TV Show: Parenthood – I love this show so much. Drew and Amber getting high in a recent episode was the most hilarious scene.

Song: ‘Trumpets’ by Jason Derulo and ‘Rude’ by Magic

Book/Magazine: Cecelia Ahern ‘How to Fall in Love’ I’m about half way through and I love it.

Piece of clothing: A pale green, pink and cream scarf which is Japanese inspired with cherry blossoms and other patterning.

Other: Purewick Vanilla Bean air freshener from Aldi – it smells sooooooooo good.

Like a bird.

I absolutely love Lim Heng Swee's stuff. This is one of my faves.
I'm really keen to get a few of his artworks for my office.