Little Pockets

I have finally launched my own online shop

Its been a dream of mine for about 5 years now, i decided it was now or never

I sell a variety of babies & childrens clothing, most are made from organic cotton/bamboo

Organic skincare for mums & bubs

Some beautiful handmade items for baby

Stock still to arrive - a range of bamboo bedding for baby, Jazslings, A beautiful gift line, Amber teething necklaces, winter clothing for babies & children from Baobab (recently featured in Vogue)

& much more

Please visit and for all orders use the code "10percent" to receive a 10% discount on your order!

http://www.littlepockets.com.au/

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Remembering Amy

Amy Louise

5.4.1991 - 21.1.2011

Twelve months last Saturday. Not a moment goes by that i don't think of my precious daughter

Loved dearly and missed by so many...



A New Year, A New Beginning

2011 I'm glad its over

2012 holds so much promise, a new year, a new beginning

I like the sound of it

I'm not making any actual new years resolutions, more a list of dreams, hopes, possibilities

My Dreams for 2012

Lose those pesky few kilos that have been hanging around for the past 4 years - i know i can achieve this one, I've done it before, its a matter of committing 100% and making it happen

Do some form of exercise on most days {in addition to my normal day to day activity}

Some ideas: Walk Riley to kinder, walk our dog at dusk {my favourite time of the day to get out and walk}

20/30 minutes on the treadmill {if the weather is bad}

Swim a few laps in the pool

Make/bake from scratch - healthier & cheaper

Read to Riley each night before bedtime - this is something i haven't been doing much of late - he loves being read to - i just need to make it part of his nightly routine

learn a new craft - I've always wanted to crochet so will try and teach myself via YouTube

Organise the house - tidy cupboards, giveaway, sell things we don't need or use - aim for less clutter

Visit a health resort {dream}

This place sounds perfect

Start to really live again - i think i can be excused from 2011 - its been a year of heartbreak of the worst kind imaginable. I know i will never get over losing Amy but i know she would want me to be happy & to enjoy life.

I think on the top of Riley's list would be to go out for more milkshakes with Mum & Dad!

Social Media Secret Santa

This Christmas i participated in a social media secret Santa hosted by Chantelle from Fat mum slim. Ive been reading her blog for over a year now - definitely worth visiting!

We were each given a partner to buy for and had a $30 limit plus postage. My partner was Rhian from Hummingbird's Song. Rhian was so much fun to buy for and she loved her gift :)

I was starting to think mine had been lost in the mail system but it finally turned up Monday! Not being the patient type i opened it on Monday night to find some beautiful candles, a handmade soap & a lovely Christmas decoration. The colors were perfect - green, blue & cream which are the colors of my blog :)

My house smells lovely!

The decoration looks lovely on our Christmas tree - Ive gone mainly with cream, white, silver & gold decorations this year so this one looks perfect :)

Ill definitely be participating next year!

Christmas at my place [part 1]

Ive been such a slack blogger of late. Partly due to coming down with a nasty cold (managed to escape colds/flu all year to come down with something just before Christmas) Perfect!!

We have also been busy here with end of year functions, School, work & kindergarten. Its such a busy time of the year. Not to mention Christmas shopping & preparing for the big day.

This year we will have Christmas lunch with my Partners family and tea with my family. I don't get to see my family much as they all live in Victoria. It will be the first Christmas without Amy so getting together seemed like the only thing to do.

A few months back i was really dreading Christmas, in one sense i am - just knowing she wont be apart of it is difficult, all the emotions that come with that. But on the other hand i have Riley who is so excited about Santa coming that its hard not to look forward to it. I want him to have happy memories of Christmas. Just like Amy did and just like i did as a child. Its such a magical time, and i love seeing it through his eyes :)

 Some festive face painting at kinder

 My Willow Tree ornaments looking festive

 Berry wreath on our front door

 My little elf :)

 A majestic looking angel on top of the tree

I love ornaments with meaning - the teddy ornament was given to Riley on his first Christmas

I like to buy a special ornament or two each Christmas - this year i bought the angel.

With only 6 days to go i still have a couple of gifts to buy as well as do food shopping which i cant really do until Christmas Eve. I will get there!

How are your Christmas preparations going?

Michael Bublé - "Christmas" Medley Clip

Im still here, have been very busy with end of year Christmas functions etc but will get back to some regular blogging soon :)

A thought for the day...

We don't receive wisdom;

we must discover it

for ourselves

after a journey

that no one

can take for us

Marcel Proust