Bake more

Bake more! Yes, that'll be next year's resolution I think. Basically I've performed pretty badly at last year's resolution of painting 1 painting a month, so hopefully this next one will do better.

Why not? I mean, I was pretty nervous this last weekend past as I was helping a friend (debatable) and simultaneously cashing in my birthday present of a cupcake baking session with her amazing daughter Maddie. It wasn't just the potty training that I was afraid of... I couldn't quite think how I was going to bake cupcakes with a 3 year old when I think the last batch I made was a close catastrophe just on my own!

But I'm mad. Baking isn't hard, and takes no time at ALL! Maddie and I made beautiful caramel cupcakes in under half an hour. Okay I did help a little with the mixing bits when it got a little tough for her, but barely really.
If a 3 year old can pretty much make cupcakes I should be baking up a storm!

Bring on 2013  - the year of the lemon-meringue cupcake, chocolate brownies and tea biscuits!

Now... can I ask someone to check up on me? I'd really appreciate some help on this.
In exchange I'm sharing this neat idea for biscuits at your next tea party. Deal?

Source: sandrakavital.blogspot.com via Keyna on Pinterest

Reno-waiting

...That's what we seem to be doing.

There's this fantastic idea when you move into a new house that within a few month's you'll have made it your own. You excitedly hang up your photos, roll in your bookshelves and hang up some towels all the while envisaging the exact wall colours that'll be behind them in no time at all!
Thrilling!

Erm. Only problem is you forgot to win the lotto and you're generally a pretty lazy person. I mean I'm not totally slug-like and if I had the cash and the paint lying around I would LOVE to attack at least ONE room some time soon.

But there's a reason why this guy has accumulated 8 houses for free and I have still got the "dirty pink" bathroom to face every morning.

I think I'll watch this again and see if some of his enthusiasm can rub off on me!