Wednesday, May 07, 2014

.:pick me up:.


our camera has an issue with the lens/focus/whatever-it-is-that-I-don't-get... so I've been using it on manual, but let me tell you, a myope trying to get the focus right when not wearing glasses is something laughable on its best... so, please excuse the photos...

yesterday we tried something new here at home: preparing tiramisù (which literally translates as 'pick me up')... promising, right? and to make things better we decided to involve all the three of us... yep... and again, if you tried preparing something for the first time together with your significant other and a small one around congratulations, you've mastered negotiation and patience degrees... we may have some dessert or wine to celebrate the achievement, your pick! ^^

on other news, today is the 10th anniversary of the last episode of friends... and what better way to honour the tv show than watching it while ironing? I know, high level, right? and if you consider the amount of clothing involved maybe I will be lucky enough to get to watch all of the ten seasons... yay for me!
I blame my ocd side... the tiramisù helped me get the journey going on... change of seasonal clothing+displacing the wardrobe to treat the mold behind it originated a hot mess of clothing items here... and just because I couldn't simply put them all back inside the wardrobe, they are all now on the ironing waiting list... 

at least I have happy breaks with the pea... yesterday she managed to put on her pyjamas all by herself (ok, to be fair, the pants were inside out, but I let her be and made a big fuss of congratulating how grown-up she'd been...) 

they grow up so fast... *snif, snif...
 

Friday, May 02, 2014

.:on ice cream and pastries:.

do you know that wonderful feeling of control you get when the sink is empty, the groceries are in their right place and your hamper is not overflowing with dirty clothes? having a grip on your house makes you feel like you have some kind of control over life itself... at least it works this way for me...just not this week...

really tired... fighting mold in the bedroom in the middle of respiratory crisis... how to? repainting... which brings us to disassembling the wardrobe with stray items of clothing hanging around on every free surface in the house... a two-year-old stuck inside because of constant spring showers with lightning... and faulty internet connection...

a dreamy picture, isn't it? the image of chaos ensue here... as I said, so tired...

but some things work in a way, don't they? like having pastries for breakfast and ice cream for dinner (even if you are not a fan)...


watching your daughter on tiptoes trying to climb the table and get the last biscuit in the jar...

Having a cup of tea and coloured pencils to try and brighten a grey morning...

modelling animals with play dough helped by little hands...

or sorting out the photos to go in your family album...

yeah... I'm going to focus on that...