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Happy Homemaker Monday – 18/7/16

17 July 2016 by Naomi 7 Comments

Hello! How was your weekend?

I’ve decided to take part in the happy homemaker Monday link up again. I used to join in regularly but that was almost 2 years ago now! Vince has just finished two weeks off work, my house is a shambles, my housework routine and organisation is lacking, and my blogging is sporadic. So I thought this might just be a great way to kickstart a few things!

Our weekend was a mixed bag, highlights including an excellent birthday tea party for a friends 30th (if you have instagram check out #greatbeckiebakeoff), lowlights being my poor teething, snotty, unhappy baby and his over tired big sister struggling to keep it together.

Well, onwards with HHM!

Happy Homemaker Monday

The weather:::

Today is beautiful! It feels like summer has finally arrived! The sunshine always motivates me to get on with chores too.😊

On my reading pile:::

My reading pile is woefully non-existent right now. I am terrible at finding the time for reading these days even though I do love to read. I’m hoping to make a better point of reading in the summer holidays.

On my tv:::

Gilmore Girls boxset. Thankyou Netflix! It’s been years since I watched this show and I do love it, I’ve even got the Mr hooked! 🙂

On the menu this week:::

We are currently on day 17 of our first Whole 30! It’s been an interesting and sometimes torturous experience so far!

This weeks dinners:

Monday – Prawn Cocktail and salad
Tuesday – Baked Potato, Tuna Salad
Wednesday – Pulled Pork Carnitas
Thursday – Leftovers!
Friday – Chicken Cacciatore
Saturday – Salmon Cakes & Greens

On my to do list:::

Weekly food shop
Hoovering
Organise messy play for toddler group
Organise kids clothes
Never-ending mountain of laundry!!!

What I am sewing, crocheting, or creating:::

I am currently crocheting a smaller version of my Springtime Bolero for a little person and I am crocheting a cardigan for myself but I’m making it up as I go and it is going slowly! I also have a little teacher present in the works.

Looking around the house:::

It is just after lunch, Matthew is napping, Emma is home from nursery and currently playing pirates with daddy before he goes to work shortly. The front room is rough around the edges, the kitchen is clean except for lunch plates and the rest of the house needs dealing with.

From the camera:::

A photo posted by Naomi (@ourlovelylittlelife) on Jul 16, 2016 at 10:20am PDT

On my prayer list:::

Health, strength and wisdom for various friends and family without broadcasting details.
For our upcoming summer holidays, getting ready for Emma to start school.
That I would spend more time reading the bible each day.

Something that inspires or brings a smile:::

cinema selfie!

We took Emma to the cinema for the first time last week! 🙂

Hope you all have a wonderful week!

Naomi-16

Posted in: Happy Homemaker Mondays, Lovely Little Home Tagged: home, homemaker mondays, July, organisation

happy homemaker monday – 18/08/2014

18 August 2014 by Naomi 2 Comments

Happy Monday!

Good evening lovelies! I am a bit late getting this up today, but it’s an improvement on last week when I missed it altogether! I hope you have all had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead 🙂

I join in with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for this, so do go and say hi!

Breakfast time… what is on the plate this morning:::

It was a large cup of tea with a simple bowl of cereal this morning.

On today’s to-do list:::

Laundry!!
Clean the kitchen counters & floor
Make a menu plan to clear out the freezer – it is in serious need of defrosting!
Continue making plans for Emma’s schooling.
Have fun playing with my little munchkin!!
Crochet

Currently reading:::

My Bible and Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart (her autobiography I’ve borrowed from a friend, such fun!)

On the tv today:::

Emma watched Happy Feet while I was sorting out dinner, I’m tossing up watching the new episode of New Tricks tonight or Horizon: Should I Eat Meat? – I’ll prob go for the latter and catch up on New Tricks with the hubby later.

The weather outside is:::

Cooler!!! It has been sunny mostly with a break for rain around 4ish…. of course now its more or less dark (yay shorter days = autumn) and it is always windy here.

On the menu this week:::

Haven’t got to this yet today… will hopefully get to it before bedtime?!

If I have a few minutes to myself,  I will:::

Crochet! I have a tin cover on the hook currently, but also need to work on sandals, christmas things, a cushion cover, giraffes and a tea cosy!

In the garden:::

A poor, neglected, sorry sight, completely overrun by the neighbours cats who insist on using it as a giant litterbox :'( I swear if we are still living here come next spring the garden will be my top priority.

Favourite photo from the camera:::

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Praying for:::

Continuing to pray for Vince’s work situation at the moment – that we would hear something soon, wisdom for Emma’s future schooling, and for continued peace in our current season of unknowns. For many friends and family for many different reasons. For the fallen world we live in.

Bible verse, Devotional that is resonating with me at the moment:::

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.
And we 
boast in the hope of the glory of God. 
Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. Romans 5:1-4 NIV

Naomi x2

 

 

 

Posted in: Happy Homemaker Mondays Tagged: August, faith, flowers, home, homemaker mondays, prayer, Romans, scripture

happy homemaker monday – 28/07/14

28 July 2014 by Naomi 2 Comments

Happy Monday!

Good morning lovelies! I hope you have all had a lovely weekend and are looking forward to the week ahead 🙂 I woke this morning and didn’t feel like I was melting so I’m in a pretty good place right now!

It is Monday so time for a HHM post I think! I join in with Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom for this, so do go and say hi!

Breakfast time… what is on the plate this morning:::

A large cup of tea… but it’s PG Tips with sugar because we are out of Earl Grey and honey! 🙁 Off to the shop soon though! Simple buttered toast for brekkie.

On today’s to-do list:::

Balance our weeks budget
Clean the kitchen
Order this weeks groceries
Go to the shop for a few essentials
Yarn order
Finish tweaking a new pattern (!)
Wait for our 3rd visit from Steve the plumber in as many weeks… hopefully our washing machine will really be fixed this time!

Currently reading:::

My Bible and Dig Deeper by Nigel Beynon & Andrew Sach

On the tv today:::

Hmmm… Cbeebies for a little bit this morning…. I will probably watch something tonight while Vince is at work and I’m crocheting but I don’t know what!

The weather outside is:::

Cooler!!! It is a little cloudier, a little breezier and I love it. I mean I’m still sat here typing this in shorts but maybe the heatwave has broken for now?

On the menu this week:::

Monday – Roasted Tomato Pasta
Tuesday – Basil Beef Meatballs & Spaghetti
Wednesday – Mushroom Stir Fry
Thursday – Chicken Salad
Friday – Pizza
Saturday – Beef Curry
Sunday – Leftovers

If I have a few minutes to myself,  I will:::

Crochet! Or rather organise what I need/want to crochet or sew between now and December 🙂

In the garden:::

Our back garden is an out of control wilderness of weeds at the moment but maybe this week Vince will try and beat it back into submission again! My lovely pink geraniums in the front garden are gorgeous though!

Favourite photo from the camera:::

Tiny best friends and a new sofa! <3 10519496_10153097799646953_8810595479218825298_n

Praying for:::

Vince’s work situation at the moment, guidance over Emma’s future schooling, and for continued peace in our current season of unknowns. Without sharing specifics I am also praying for many friends and family 🙂

Bible verse, Devotional that is resonating with me at the moment:::

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24 NIV

Naomi x2

 

 

 

Posted in: Happy Homemaker Mondays Tagged: home, homemaker mondays, July, scripture
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