Victoria's Secret Online

Apparently NZ is 8 years behind the US for online shopping. I have been buying a lot more online over the last year and am often surprised how easy it is, even with overseas orders. It can be disappointing however when you find a website you love and they dont ship to little old NZ. So imagine my joy when I stumbled across Victoria's Secret Website and browsed their great selection of clothes, and they are in the middle of a 50-75% off sale. Yay! Here are a few of my favourite things. Check them out. The prices will surprise you.

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Missing My Blog

Well I have missed not writing an entry in awhile, but it is an understatement to say things have been a little hectic.

Chris has been home for a fortnight, it has been so wonderful to be a family and especially have an extra set of hands. You know what its like when you go, go, go and you're running on adrenalin and then you stop and you just deflate. Well it has been a little like that for me. Chris has been taking care of Bianca in the mornings while I have been feeding Sienna in bed, I have had some luxurious 9.30am sleep-ins instead of being up at 6am.

The most exciting thing happening at the moment is that we have just purchased a second house which we plan to rent out. Here is a pic. Its a bit rough around the edges but we are planning on doing some sprucing up before we let it out. Chris is over the moon, it has been his goal for quite awhile now to start getting into property investing. I am really proud of him.

Also our new super king bed arrived today. I cant wait for sleep time!! We have been sleeping in my 10 year old bed and it has been my goal to get a new one for the past year.

So between Chris and I we are pretty chuffed with ourselves at the mo. Life is good

Menu Planning

Well I got my A into G and sorted out my menu planning after finding a useful article on the Simple Mom website.

This is an example of my first two week plan: So the theme on each night stays the same i.e Thursday night Asian night but then I just change the meal.

I am doing my groceries fortnightly as well, and so have chosen to plan two weeks worth of meals at a time.

Week One
Monday – Mexican: Mince tortillas
Tuesday – Fish w Potato bake
Wednesday – Casserole: Beef HotPot
Thursday – Asian: Thai Green Curry
Friday – Leftovers Night
Saturday - Takeaways
Sunday – Roast: Beef Roast


Week Two
Monday – Mexican: Chicken Enchiladas
Tuesday – Fish: w Stuffed Potatoes
Wednesday – Casserole: Sausage Casserole
Thursday – Asian: Chinese Beef Stirfry
Friday – Leftovers Night
Saturday - Takeaways
Sunday – Roast: Chicken Roast

Domestic Bliss

Today is one of those days when I love my job. Nearly three weeks into being mum to two, I feel I have a good grasp of what it takes and my routine is beginning to form.

Both my cherubs are in bed at the mo and I am enjoying some precious time on the computer while the sun streams through onto my lap, ah the simple things in life.

It can be a marathon effort getting out of the house in the morning, but that satisfaction when we are all in the car and everyone is smiles (Sienna in her sleep) is really rewarding. It has been so refreshing to add a new challenge into the mix. Whilst I was enjoying Bianca so much, I did feel as though life needed something extra, a new challenge and Sienna has been just the challenge required.

Today I have been working towards putting a meal planner together. I have established that cooking and grocery shopping really are my weak points when it comes to organisation. Often I wont know what I am having for tea come 4pm and I would like to shop weekly at the supermarket without forgetting half of what I came for and needing to go back.

My Favourite Things

I know there are a few people reading my blog who are expecting babies so i thought I would make a list of the things I have found most useful in having second time around

A moses basket borrowed from a friend. I have found it great being able to put Sienna on the couch to have a kick and know that she is safe from Bianca accidently kicking her on the floor, also if she falls asleep in it, she can stay put.

I brought two snow baby merino gowns, from JK they are fantastic with scratch mittens to pull over and they also dry really quickly which is useful during this time of year.I also borrowed this front pack off a friend and it is by far the best front pack I have ever used. It is called a Baby Bjorn Active Carrier. I find it so much easier putting Sienna in the front pack and Bianca in her pushchair, as opposed to the double pushchair

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My subscription to NZ Home and Garden. With doing so much breast-feeding it is a real treat to have a mag handy to occupy the time.

A friend brought me a box of Complan as a present, it turned out to be the best baby present ever! I have a shake for breakfast and I know that if I dont get a chance to have anything else it will tide me over until late morning