Advice from Finding Nemo...

In the words of Dori from Finding Nemo..."Just keep swimming".
This has been my motto for the last couple weeks. If I totally think about what has been going on in our lives I think I might drown. So, instead I will just keep pushing on and convincing myself we CAN do this! Without going into details, I don't think I've had a harder time in my life ever. But rumour has it, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger...{in that case, watch out for me on Worlds Strongest Woman soon.}
However, I will not ever be one to admit doing things without cutting corners. It feels like so many Mummys are "perfect" these days, and NEVER cut corners and life is all one big competition. I'll be honest here and say, there are days when just getting the kids out of jammies, fed breakfast, lunch and dinner and having less than 100 timeouts is reason to celebrate! NOT JOKING. :)
I think with all this media we have to connect to one another we've regretfully become very judgemental. We give each other sneak peeks into our lives through social networks and as a result end up judging those very things someone is sharing with us. It's quite sad I think. One day I will get the guts up to post about my experience of bullying Mummys who have this ridiculous notion that they are somehow better than others because of choices they "appear" to be making. Heaven knows how many of them actually stick to their long laundry list of perfection behind closed doors. lol.
For now...just know that as Mothers I think we are all wonderful if our children are taken care of and feel loved. Of course I have dreams I like to chase {Shameless plug coming up}...Jamie Olivers food revolution is one of them! It's pretty funny how many Mums claim to feed their babies wonderful, perfect diets from day 1...but somehow we end up with an overweight/unhealthy nation. I'm all for the odd Wendy's or MaccyD's...but I also have a grip on what i'm being cajoled into and know that these things should be one-off treats. I hope that Jamie's show gets watched and that people react to it. Even if it helps some of us add an extra veggie into meals, or to even encourage a family to cook together!
Go HERE to read about what he's doing and make sure you sign his petition!
Annnyyywaayyyysss....I shall stop my rant for now as my children are pinching each other and yelling. I need to go break it up.

I'll leave you with a prop I made for Colt's photoshoot. I'm going to use it in his nursery when we're done too. So it's a super cheap but a cute looking decoration you can use after a photo shoot too! Bonus. :) I made a piece of framed art with the leftovers. I don't have a picture so for now i'll explain real quick. I just cut a piece of the burlap to fit the size of frame we had lying around, and then drew a silhouette of a bird on paper and cut around some black felt. I glued it onto the burlap and then mounted it in the frame. It looks SO adorable and chic, and cost next to nothing! Next time you're planning to go buy some decor, consider whether you could do something similar yourself. Usually it will be cheaper and mean much more to you if it's hand crafted. Plus you can personalize things this way.

Well...I hope y'all have a fabulous weekend. I promise I am working on lots of projects and when life has settled entirely i'll be back for good with all my tutorials and fun ideas! ~xoxo