wordless wednesday

everyone loves the swing

#baby5 | here we go again

This girl threw a curve-ball at me last week. Well, sort of - I was kind-of expecting bad news when I walked into the glucose tolerance test last Thursday, but one can live in hope, right?!

So, I've got gestational diabetes again. And like last time I'm hoping to control it with diet. But that's easier said than done this time, because this time I have fussier children, more evening commitments that require shovel-it-in-as-you-walk-out-the-door-meals, and strained finances. But we'll make it work, cause it's only 12 weeks, right?!

12 weeks of finger-pricking fun.

And doctors stressing about baby's size.

And bending over to tie shoe laces so I can increase exercise.

Finger pricks 4 times a day.

Oh, my, I wonder if I can manage?

hello monday {evening}

hello, unexpected expense

hello, weekend retreat

hello, end-of-scout-year books

hello, big camera

hello, monday {evening}

sunday sesions | currently listening to

I love an eclectic playlist when I get the chance to crank up some music - you'll often find 80s favourites mixed in with current top 20s. It makes for fun listening, and exposes my kids to all sorts of songs.

At Christmas time I overheard a conversation between my mum and brother about Mumford & Sons. The gist of the conversation was that neither of them likes their music! I was devastated! Little Lion Man is much played here, as is I will Wait.



So we agreed to disagree, and I turned the music down a little bit when this song came on.

Sunday Sessions is a weekly link-up about music - share what you've been listening to this week!

Don't forget to check out other posts, you never know what gem you'll be reminded of!

seen around the web

20 Google+ resources from Campfire Chic - Google+ seems to be the way to head these days

4 compelling reasons for Creative People to start using Google Plus from Lateral Action - "if you aspire to do something creative and original, you probably shouldn't do what 'everyone else' is doing"

Ventage Tuesday : you gotta have faith from Katrina Simeck - I loved this list of quotes!

I've been using evernote all wrong. Here's why it's actually amazing from lifehacker - I'm still figuring out Evernote, but I do like it

Project Life posts

weeks 7 & 8 from Tracy Larsen

week 9 from wild blueberry ink

What have you been reading this week?

behind the scenes | in the bathroom

the wall in the shower seems to breed empty bottles! (and razors, it seems)

What's happening behind the scenes at your place?

project life | 4 weeks to share

Still "catching up", but really enjoying the process of picking photos each week, remembering the stories that go with the photos, and making them fit into the album (and slowly learning a bit more about photoshop and the things I like)

week 7

week 8

week 9

week 10

I'm not sure why I decided to add the week number to the review card, but I like how it looks (and it helps me keep track!)

I'm still trying to figure out how to stretch the week out to a two-page spread - I think it looks good, but I'm not sure if it works for me.

I've still got an insert to print out for week 10 about Natalie's birthday.

Linking up with The Mom Creative for Project Life Tuesday

hello monday

hello, school holidays

hello, new truck adventure

hello, glucose tolerance test

hello, cooler weather

hello, project life pages

hello Monday, a new start every week

(and this week, start of a new month)