Hip Chic & Tot

so………..are the kids enjoying their school holidays???

Selin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:19:14 +0000

I remember mum & dad locking the doors from the outside, so my brother & I wouldnt leave the house during the 8 hours they were working during the school holidays. We were given a ‘to do ‘ list of activities, chores, & food to eat with strict instructions to finish all cleaning before mum came home [...]

Putting Alice back Together

Selin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:03:08 +0000

Wow, it has been a while since my last post!!!!! We’ve been battling the gastro bug in the family, it started with my son & it looks like it ended with me! Ontop of that my 6 month old BRAND NEW (pfft) Acer Laptop’s harddrive decided to die on me, so Im typing this post [...]

I need to help build my daughter’s confidence & self esteem

Selin — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:08:28 +0000

Miss Chic is the ‘middle’ child of our family till now we were always under the impression she was a strong confident little girl who didnt take her siblings crap. Watching the way she’d interact with her sister or brother, hubby and I assumed her ‘dont give a crap’ attitude, the way she’d ignore others [...]

Free puppy or kitten kit – from Purina

Selin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:35:46 +0000

Unfortunately, we havent convinced our Daddy to purchase a kitten or pup so Im not going to sign up to this one, but for any lucky pet owner families this may interest you. We know the arrival of a new pet is a wonderful time, but it can be an anxious one too. The PURINA [...]

Family cherry picking trip – Sydney

Selin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:13:10 +0000

Dont know how it is with other cultures, but each year Turkish families get together (usually about 3 or 4 groups) and make a 3-5 hour trip to pick their own cherries. Ironically, we saw road side signs with cherries for $2-3 per kilo less than what we paid for plus we had to use [...]

{Messy Mondays} not so bad

Selin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:01:23 +0000

About 2 weeks ago I started Messy Mondays - ‘showing & shaming’ my self and the mess I / we live with. Since then ive changed my cleaning routine, previously Id do daily cleaning of main areas & on the weekends I’d do a ‘spring clean’. I found during the week if I was to [...]

{Menu Plan Sundays}

Selin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:18:00 +0000

Cant remember exactly why, but I stopped shopping at Aldi a few months ago. A new Aldi store opened in our area and I decided to give it ago with my son on Monday. Of course the setup is the same & so are all the items, I picked up a few cheap fruit which [...]

Im finally back!

Selin — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:24:06 +0000

Im currently using the Genesis “Pretty Young” child theme and while searching other blogs using the same theme, I was inspired & curiously confident to change my blog theme too. Last week I spent 3 hours editing the stylesheet.css (a file that contains every font, size, aligning, images & colour) without any problems but [...]

{wordless/wordful Wednesday} –

Selin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:57:54 +0000

Ummm……what happened to Sydney’s summer weather???? This is what the back of our house looked like after last weeks storms. My kids having lunch outside while watching the rain and hoping it’ll hail! lol We went to the Sydney Pet & Animal expo in Rosehill on Sunday,it was the perfect weather to be out with [...]

Monday menu plan

Selin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:52:36 +0000

This week im trying to use up what I already have, Ive started Menu planning not only to keep this household organised but we need to start budgeting again, this year we’re hoping to purchase our new home. Monday – Turkish style rice & meat Tuesday - Roast Chicken & vegies – i usually add way too much [...]