Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve got a DVD giveaway happening.
The life of hectic that is me lately will hopefully be over in a week when we go away for a few days break. School holidays have started but I have to work for one of those weeks. I’ve got a pile of things I want to write about but really haven’t had the time.
Just a short note to say I’ve chosen the winner of the Ezibuy voucher. Head on over to find out who it is, winner details are at the bottom of the post.
Don’t know what my problem is but this is my second self-portrait in as many posts and I can’t quite remember why I was looking up at the ceiling. The dress looks a bit splotchy but that’s my photography, not my new dress. If you want to win one like it then pop over here.
And here’s my photographic director getting into the shot.
This last week was pretty exciting as I received parcels galore in the post. There were a couple of things I’d ordered for JJ but some things came for me as well.
Firstly I received a parcel from Nuffnang with a bunch of grocery items from John West, Leggos, Redken and Spring Valley and a $10 gift voucher from Coles/Myer with a challenge to try and turn it into $100. I’ll see how I go with that one. If you’re an Aussie and sign up with Nuffnang then it sounds like you also get a welcome pack, just say that this blog referred you.
Secondly I received another very exciting parcel and I’m sharing the love with that one. Hint, do you like shopping and receiving your very own parcel in the post?
Last week after we’d climbed the big rocking horse at Gumeracha, we then had a good look around the toy factory. I wish I’d gone there when JJ was a lot younger, although if I had I probably would have spent heaps more money.
We bought a few things – mainly presents for other people but they’re so cute I had to share.
This is a novelty toy where you press the bottom of it and the top bit wobbles around. We bought it for a friend who’s recently found out she’s got breast cancer to hopefully make her smile.
Below is a door stop. I’ve been using a doorstop that was here when I moved in and it always leaves a mark on the linoleum. This is so much more stylish and doesn’t leave a horrible mark that I always have trouble removing. He’s got a wobbly head too and he is very cute. Unfortunately the other doorstop we bought doesn’t work for the door I want to use it for because there’s too much of a gap.
There’s heaps more that you can buy and it’s not all for kids. Check out the Toy Factory where you can shop online.
A little while back now we were sent some Lego to build and unfortunately there was a hiccup along the way because we misplaced a vital piece of the construction which delayed things somewhat.
After an intensive web search a replacement piece was ordered and sent here.
Now we have a newly built Lego Crawler Crane in the house and we also know all the places to go to find replacement pieces.
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For years now I’ve been taking my own bags to the supermarket when I do my shop so I don’t have to bring home a million plastic bags. But when it’s come to purchases here and there I usually end up getting them put in some sort of bag – usually plastic – because I have had nothing with me. Until now.
I’ve finally found the answer to being able to put those other non-supermarket purchases in. It’s a nylon fold-up bag and it’s working for me.
This is what it looks like when it’s folded out and believe me you can fit quite a bit of stuff in this.
It’s really easy to fold up too, and quite quick. Fold it in half lengthways, fold the handles down as shown and then keep folding lengthways and then roll it up.
Once rolled up it’s very compact. I took a photo with my sunnies in the background (sunnies I bought from the Camberwell markets in Melbourne a good 20 years ago for $1) so you get an idea of how big the bag ends up being.
Isn’t it great? And the great thing for me is that when I get home, I unpack the bag, fold and roll it up and put it straight back into my handbag. This way, it’s there for the next time. Planning Queen, you would be proud because it’s so organised of me.
There’s even more reason and incentive for me to do this because as of early May there will no longer be lightweight plastic bags available here in South Australia. I know this one bag won’t handle my weekly shop, but it does solve the problem of having to get plastic bags occasionally when I buy clothes etc.
And even though other disposable bags will be available in other retail outlets at least I won’t have to use them any longer. My plastic bag bag (and no, it’s not plastic) I have at home should start to get emptier.
Anyway, the nylon bag I’ve shown above in the photos are available at Envirosax. There’s heaps available and they are quite affordable.
PS: I know this all sounds a bit like a sales pitch but it’s all because I think they’re great, not because I’ve been paid in any way to say they’re great.
So I want to know, do you take your own bag/s when you go shopping. If so, how do you remember them?
