IFLY. I freaken love you.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

A Satisfying Sunday

Despite getting to bed at 3am Saturday night (Sunday morning), I felt compelled to do something productive with the day. I decided to tidy up the laundry so I don't have to climb over everything to get to the washing machine. I'm hoping that by having the laundry more organised I will keep on top of the washing. As you loyal readers may remember my post last year about my struggle with the washing duties.

Things are looking promising... One organised clean laundry, 2 baskets of clean washing, 1 basket of dirty... and it's not even overflowing yet.

It's not quite a Martha Stewart laundry but lets take things one step at a time.

The top 2 pictures are before... the bottom two obviously are after. I only thought to take a picture after I had cleared a lot of the bulk out.

I discovered we now own 6 tennis rackets. Tennis anyone?

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Get into the Christmas spirit(s)

I've already decided Mojitos will be my drink of choice this summer... but then I came across this recipe and thought perhaps, come the 24th/25th of this month I may switch to something more festive.

The Candy Cane Cooler

Recipe link here

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Madeleine - 3 Months

This little baby is literally growing before my lens... I love catching up with the babies as they grow, offering me new expressions and smiles. It's also great watching the parents (mostly friends of mine) changing as they adapt to this new life as a parent.

So here we have Madeleine Beth Du Toit... at 3 months.

Ok...

My internet is absolutely driving me nuts!! It's taking forever to load images. So, unfortunately...I have to leave you in the lurch. I'll return with more when my internet sorts itself out!

Sunday, November 28, 2010

A Little DIY

As I mentioned two posts ago... I've been working on a little project. A new desk for my computer...
A few nights last week were dedicated to the project, cleaning, sanding, priming, painting and finishing, ready to be moved into the house come the weekend.

I wasn't too fussy with the project, mostly due to my DIY inadequacies ...but despite this I'm really happy with the end result.

The desk doesn't look as beaten up in the photo...

My DIY Assistant...

Because of my poor sanding efforts, I primed and sealed the desk with my beloved BIN. This stuff is awesome. It gives the desk a "sanded" finish without sanding. Perfect!

I primed the faces of the drawers.

After the primer had dried I gave everything a light sand to reduce the brush marks.

You can kind of see the primed surface in this shot...

After this I painted 2 top coats using a small roller brush. I used an Enamel Acrylic in Semi Gloss. It will wear quite well and I already had some in the supply cupboard.

And now.... The big reveal....

My sunny new workspace in between the lounge and kitchen. It's the perfect spot!

The chair is very badly recovered I know... but it is just a piece of fabric tucked in as a temporary fix. The chair was made by my Mr D's Great Grandfather ( I maybe wrong there but it was someone in the family history anyway), so not really a piece of furniture you'd attack with white paint!