Nothing like last minute!

I was having a look at some blogs the other day and came across this month's Kraft It Up challenge and thought I'd give it at go. This months challenge was to use decorative edges...


Pretty much everything on this layout I got from Anna's Craft Cupboard.... they were delivered last week but I didn't get a chance to play with them until now! I love that little birdie button, I've had it in my stash for ages and not used it... I think this is a good home for it.

On the gym front I jogged 3km today in 29 minutes... getting closer to my goal of 4km's in under half an hour! Yay!

Second week...

Second week back at the gym this week and so far it has been a little bit easier...
This week I was:

On the treadmill for 27 minutes
Went 2.71km.

I have my first personal training session tomorrow morning so I'm sure I'll be hurting on Friday morning!


We went to Naomi's wedding on Saturday night which was great fun... managed to get a bit of a family photo while we were there as Ali had a photo booth set up there. It's only a "bit of" a family photo as Amani wasn't there... she was asleep before we left so she stayed home with Grandma. Ali did a wonderful job with the photos, you can see more at her website for Live, Laugh, Love Photography.

Back to it!

Today was the day I've been looking forward to for ages..... my first day back at the gym after having Amani! I had a new program done up for me - I must say I have absolutely no abdominal strength at the moment!! Then I had a bit of time left so I jumped on the treadmill, which I have been dying to do for ages. OMG, I don't remember it being that hard. So here's the stats:

I was on there for 17 minutes and went 1.68km.
I jogged at 8km/hr for 1minute, twice...

and I was stuffed... that was nothing compared to what I used to do. So now I'm on a mission to get back to where I was and even better!

On the weekend I went to Naomi Thorn's place for her scrapping Hen's night. Had a bit of a play with everyone else's stamps, punches and masks so it was great fun! I have nothing completed to show from it but am hoping to hop to it in the next couple of days. The last 2 days I have worked and I haven't got a chance to do any scrapping... hopefully tomorrow is the day to get something done!

Here is something that I have done:

Jenna absolutely loves these teddies and they both have a story behind them so I wanted to write it down for her to read when she is older. When Jenna saw this layout she kissed the big photo.... and then licked the little one - not quite sure what that was about?

Getting Excited!

Life has been the same old, same old here the last week or so, still getting used to my new routine with the 2 girls. I've even managed to go grocery shopping the last couple of weeks with both of them without a major incidence.... gotta love the toddler/newborn trolleys at Coles!

I am getting excited though because next week Amani turns 8 weeks old which means that I can go back to the gym (she has to be 8wks to go to the childminding there). I've already got my spots booked and I'll be there bright and early on Tuesday morning! For about the last 4 weeks I've been just craving getting on the treadmill and running... pre-pregnancy I could go 4kms in just under 31 minutes - my goal was to get under 30 minutes. Now I know I'm going to be NOWHERE even close to that now but it's still my goal to do it.... and shed this baby weight along the way! Bring on next week!!

It's funny that now I have 2 kids and busier than ever, I am actually scrapping more... I find myself doing something every day now, even if it is just for 10 minutes. I just love it when I get a good day and both girls are asleep at the same time, I find myself going into my scrap room to get some uninterrupted time. Jenna has been loving a show on tv called Mister Maker, so whenever she comes in with me she plays with a heap of stuff and constantly saying "maker". She also now knows how to say "sticky tape" and "scissors" because of him. LOL

So here are my latest creations:

For this first one I was playing with some inks and paint.

Another page in my art journal... I journalled on the page and then went over it with gesso and watersoluble oil pastels (love them!). I'm also loving that grid stamp at the moment!

This was for a Scrap the Girls challenge but I didn't get it done on time because something happened to the sewing machine halfway and I had to get my Mother-in-law to fix it for me. I'm sure I've mentioned before that I'm sewing machine challenged.... It's also my first ever layout of Amani.


Was trying to use up some of my stash in this next one...


If someone knows some sites with free blog stuff on it, can you please let me know.... I really want to do something different with the look of my blog!

Bye!