Photo shoots, bananas, Christmas and Dr Who!

Hey guys!!

Firstly I just want to say a thanks a HUGE bunch of bananas to the awesome Beans who have left comments on my posts recently *shuffles feet* it really SUPER DOOPER means the world to me so thanks! AND to my new followers too!!!! You guys ROCK and I love you forever :o) It's nice to know I'm not just sending my rambles off into the deep dark internet void awww shucks I feel loved!

I have a yummy coffee beside my lappy thismorning after a delicious sleep in...I got as much extra Zzzzzz's in as I could before the puppies decided it was time to get up. Who needs alarm clocks when you have super energetic bouncy fur balls running all over you and licking your face?! Good thing I love them!

I feel like I need to blog this because it was SOOOO much fun and I haven't felt so exhilerated and full of beans (haha get it?!) doing something like this in so long! Yesterday my long time and dearest friend Miss Ashlee came over armed with bags of her fav outfits and a fab attitude and took part in my first ever home studio sesh! SQUEEEE! We both had an absolute ball! Ashlee said she was a little nervous to start with but my golly gosh as soon as that girl got her confidence she ROCKED the camera and we got some amazing shots! I was really keen to get to know my camera and it's setting and all that jazz so this was a fab opportunity for us both to have some fun. I'm really looking forward to next weekend when I have TWO MORE gorgeous ladies heading over for a retro shoot! How about some comments for Ashlee? Ain't she just the most beautiful thang!
If you like, you can check out the rest of the photos HERE!

See what I mean? She's a total natural!! We snuck in a bit of op-shopping beforehand too... that's always fun :p I even got a present! I spotted a little ceramic hand painted baking dish and fell in love, Ashlee bought it for me :o) She's such a sweetie! I'm a sucker for mismatched kitchen ware...now if only I had a bigger kitchen to store it all!

Last night after an exciting day I plonked myself down with hubby and watched Die Hard 3.0 whilst slowly pegging away at my Handmade for Christmas Challange... I should have some more gifts to check off my list later today *fingers crossed*! At this rate we're gonna need to set up our tree in November just to put the evergrowing pile of pressies somewhere!

And today...being Sunday and all means hopefully I can squish some baking in around unravelling my Dr Who scarf to start it over... (if you need to be filled in on that, just check the 30ft Super Scarf tab up top there and scroll down)

So there you go! That's me at the moment... Don't forget there is still plenty of time to enter our 50 Fans Celebration Giveaway and if you're looking for a little project to do this weekend, you can check out my Craft and DIY section :o) I'm sure you'll find something nifty to do!

Til next post Beans!!

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I got featured on Crafting in my Closet!! Yay!!

How awesome is that! I got featured at Crafting in my Closet this week! Well actually, my nappy/diaper wallet tutorial Guest Post did but still :p That made my day, Teresa you are AWESOME! Geeky birds of a feather stick together right?

Unfortunately though I have to admit my Dr Who scarf project is currently in stasis as due to my stupid tooth getting infected at the wrong time we can no longer go to Supanova Pop Culture expo next weekend :( I am completely heartbroken BUT it's ok, that just gives me more time to make a kick-butt costume for next year! As for my scarf, I haven't given up! I am still going to finish it! All 30 feet of it :p It's all good though, it is winter here in Oz so a nice long scarf won't go astray!

GO NOW and check out Teresa's Crafty Weekend Link Up! Find and meet other bloggers who love nothing more than to craft and get a chance to be featured yourself! 

 

Life Pains and no more Supanova ~ great photos though!

Hello everyone! Tash here, well at least I think I'm here... all those pills and medications I've had to be on this past week I don't know if I'm feeling completely myself...but I missed blogging so I've popped in (yes, the internet is a place one can 'pop' into...like popping in to a cafe for a coffee but not as tasty) to say hello and fill you in a little. I've developed a rather nasty infection in my lower right wisdom tooth and the pain of it has knocked a fairly large chunk of time out of my life... a whole week seems to have gone by in a painful blurry haze and I can't say I'm out of the woods yet and won't be for a while to come unfortunately. After having difficulty swallowing and eating, having pain in my tongue, in my gums and my jaw for three days constant I went to see the dentist. I was so EXCITED to go!!! When is anyone EVER excited to go to the dentist??? You know it's bad when that starts to happen! I was in the dentist's office literally for 2 minutes, all he said was that the offending tooth definately needs to come out (at which point I lost all my enthusiasm and my knees felt weak). I knew that was going to be the case but never having any kind of surgery before I was more than a little scared (and still am!) I've got an appointment for an X-ray this Thursday and after than I can arrange to make an appointment with a surgeon in Tamworth (about 2 hours out of Armidale).  My mental health and risk of panic attacks means that I will need to be completely anaethetised for the procedure which OF COURSE ups the price.

My teeth have been the main cause of my physical health problems for a very long time and it's probably safe to say that there is much more that needs doing than just a tooth removal. I have very compacted teeth meaning that my jaw is very overcrowded and needless to say I have very wonky teeth. I also tend to grind my teeth in my sleep aswell so a few little cavaties and cracks have sprung up due to that and most of the teeth are very sharp as a result of the grinding. The X-ray is going to tell me all four of my wisdoms need to come out and I am FREAKING out!! The cost is staggering, but it has come to the point now where I can't keep putting it off. My parents couldn't afford to have my wisdoms taken out when I was younger or for braces, and to be honest my husband and I can't really afford it either. We really don't know how we're going to handle this, or what is in store for us financially. We barely get by week to week as it is, a large chunk of money needed for dental surgery simply isn't there! We have no savings, and the small amount of money I contribute isn't nearly enough to cover even a fragment of the cost *sigh* such is life though I suppose!
So that's what is going on in our lives at the moment, not the highlight of our year but we make do. All this has also meant that my husband and I have had to cancel our trip to Sydney for Supanova next month which was supposed to be our one little trip away for the year. We're both pretty shattered and dissappointed. I am left with feelings of guilt for my teeth being responsible even though I know  can't exactly help it. And all my enthusiasm for my Dr Who Scarf crochet project has melted away, I was so looking forward to wearing it! On the bright side I guess this means I have until next year to finish it instead of next month. We'll just have to reshuffle our plans to take our trip next year instead.
So after spending an entire week in almost constant agony, yesterday I decided I'd had enough of the pain getting to me, took my painkillers with me and ventured outside to go on a photo-taking frolick to cheer myself up. And I have to say, while the drugs were working, hubby and I had a great few hours outside at 'Blue Hole', a local nature reserve climbing rocks down the river! That afternoon when I got home though the pain from the exertion came rushing back but it was definately worth it! Today I am DEFINATELY not feeling very chipper but I had to get out of the house...check out some the photos! We do love our mini-adventures together! :o)

My husband is a better rock climber than I am! I blame it on my short legs