onLINEoff

by ~Tina on January 28, 2012

 onLINEoff is a weekly TGDM feature showcasing blog posts that I have enjoyed reading this week, other stuff that I have stumbled upon (which is funny because I actually did find it on Stumble Upon) and stuff offline that makes me gush, and a photo.

onLINE…

An open letter to school mums – a must read from The Sunny Mummy.

12 things I learned in my second year of blogging.

A guide to surviving the Digital Parents Conference for the shy blogger.

I’m doing the February Photo A Day Challenge – as soon as I catch up on January! – are you?

I miss having a mantle so I can do this.

I think another Wollongong mini meet is needed!

Mummy Bloggers have feelings too.

Please consider helping the King family.

And pimping my own post, creating your own ebooks.

(only a few links this week because I’m having trouble logging into my Stumbleupon account *sad panda face*)

offLINE

~Giorgia being excited about school going back in a few days ~ Annabelle excited about starting school ~ only 20 days until Celtic Thunder come to Wollongong ~ which means only 17 days until Bill and my 19th wedding anniversary ~ William doing well in his auto technician apprenticeship ~ Madeline getting her learner’s licence and driving really well ~ going fishing ~ Bill winning 2nd place in the thong throwing competition on Australia Day! ~ making a huge crocodile in the sand sculpture competition ~ feeling on top of things…a little ~ iced water ~ cool gel mat for the headaches I’ve been getting ~ knowing that now the school is going back, the LADIES will resume their morning teas ~

…and a photo

Linking up to:

The Blog Entourage

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Decorating with wall stickers

by ~Tina on January 27, 2012

We’ve been redecorating our living room (sneak peek photo here) over the last few weeks and the wall that the low-line cabinet with the TV on top was against was bugging me because it was very bare.

I didn’t want to hang photos or prints or anything that would be too distracting, and when I came across wall stickers on eBay I decided that a big, pretty tree would look awesome on that wall – forgetting that those wall stickers can be the work of the devil and that it would come in small pieces and it is 100 times worse than working with Contact.

But it was pretty.

So, while the kids were all out and about, Bill and I got stuck into it, trying to recreate the sample photo, and not exactly accomplishing it, after some colourful words when the flowers wouldn’t come off the backing and air bubbles appeared when they were stuck on the wall.

But we got there. And I think it doesn’t look too bad. And makes a nice addition to our decor for only around $20! Oh, and I have plans for that space on the right now too.

Linked up to

The Organised Housewife

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thursday three/ what’s to love about australia?

January 26, 2012

I’m playing along with Lisa’s Thursday Three this week and seeing as today is Australia Day, she asked us to share three things that we love about this country of ours.

winters that aren’t really winters. Every Aussie winter when I’m complaining about it being freezing and that I can’t feel my toes, Bill’s family in Scotland and England like to remind me that what I am experiencing is not a winter and that they can show me a Winter. I thank my lucky stars that I don’t need to dig myself out of my house in the mornings …

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wordless wednesday/ lake illawarra

January 25, 2012

Lake Illawarra | JAN 2012

Some days the lake smells and looks grey and gloomy, and on other days, it’s just divine. One of my favourite things to do is go for a walk along the lake at sunset. That’s when it looks the prettiest.

Linking up to:

My Little Drummer Boys, Wordless Wednesday, Angry Julie Monday, Project Alicia, Better in Bulk, Crazy About My Baybah,  Five Minutes For Mom, Live and Love…Out Loud, Naptime Momtog, Seven Clown Circus, The Divine Miss Mommy, Tina’s Wordless Wednesday, Wordy Wordless …

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10 tips / things you shouldn’t throw away

January 24, 2012

Welcome to The 10 tips Series – where Tina Gray {dot} Me readers and myself will share with you what we know. Scroll right to the bottom to find out how you can submit your own 10 tips.

In this post, Shellie shares 10 things that you shouldn’t throw away…

Here are my all time top 10 things (to my husband’s disgrace) I never ever throw away. You just never know when you could use them again to create something new and handmade. Remember it’s not hoarding if it’s saving the environment.

1: Board Games – When pieces go missing …

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