Weekly Wisdom

Every once in a while, take off your life and rest.

The Saturday Update

This week was my first full work week and it was really good.  It was very busy and I am exhausted but the school is great, colleagues and pupils are nice and although the commute is long, I'm even enjoying that.  I've been reading a lot and after five long weeks at home, it's been nice to be out and about with actual people!

The routine of it all worked well.  Both kids were back in daycare this week and enjoyed it.  We had various appointments and playdates too and we managed to fit it all in.  The housework has been left to the weekend but we've got two weeks off now and we'll find a routine when we get back to work again.

Looking forward to a quiet weekend staying warm.  We've got the fire going again and as I said, we need to sort some things out around the house.  We're preparing for my Dad arriving next week and a trip to the in-laws' for a wedding next weekend.

I also need to get back on track with eating better but I have managed to hit my steps target every day this week - another good thing about the commute!  So far, Autumn is good.

Links!

This makes me feel positive about the way things are changing.

Between the book I am currently reading and this post, I am coming to love Japanese culture.

This really spoke to me this week.

Is it just me, or is this weird!?

Sewing project inspiration.

Made me miss my siblings, although they could never come up with something this good.

That Autumn inspiration.

And some Autumn crafting inspiration.

September Goal Review

Here's how the month went:

• Plant some vegetables in the garden - not yet.
• Keep up the videos - done!
• Start my new job! - done!!!
• Lose weight - no, but I didn't gain either.
• Family day trip- done!
• Learn to play backgammon - done!

40 things - Fly a Kite

This weekend I took the kids out and we flew a kite. It was the perfect windy day for it and we had some good fun.

Apart from a vague recollection of having done this as a little kid, I had no idea of how to actually fly a kite.

We had bought one a few years ago and never used it. It was very easy to assemble and then I let Isabella run wild.

Joshua got to help me hold the handle for ten seconds and watch his sister, and was surprisingly happy with that.

We had a little mishap at the end when she let go and the kite got stuck in a tree but we managed to get it back down again - just have to untangle it for next time.

The funniest bit was Isabella asking me why she didn't fly even though she ran so fast, bless her.

Recipe: Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients:

• One bag of frozen cauliflower
• Two onions
• Two cloves of garlic
• Oil
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1.5l stock
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• 1 handfull of parsley
• Seasoning to taste

Instructions:
1. Chop and brown the onion and garlic.  Add the cumin followed by the cauliflower.
2. Add the stock and simmer for twenty minutes.
3. Season to taste and puree the soup.

Optional: brown some bacon to sprinkle over the top with the parsley.

Make it Monday - Autumn Bucket List

This weekend I picked up this freebie from Jenna at Cheerfully Given.  I loved the colours and this year, autumn really holds a lot of promise for me so I was excited to jump on this bandwagon.

The goals fit in with a lot of my plans for this season and I was excited to get the first item ticked off straight away - more on that this week.