Is today Monday?

Maternity Leave is awesome but I have lost track of the days.

They are all the same, get dressed in one of the 5 dresses that still fit me, go to the new house, go to Masters or Bunnings, paint, garden, pack, eat, go home, sleep. Repeat.

We have floorboards, a painted house and a cleaned up garden now though.

Our couches are being delivered Tuesday, Foxtel on Wednesday (and possibly our fridge, mattress and dining set), bed on Thursday and then the mad rush to have the house kinda set up for Saturdays baby shower. At least we have outdoor furniture already.

 

 

We share a driveway with the house in front of ours and the lady grows tomatoes along it and up into our designated area (which of course is fine by me) and she stopped The Husband today to give him this tomato.

 

She is very sweet and it is nice to have neighbors that we actually speak to, unlike the neighbors at the apartment who I have never spoken to.  

 

Whilst at Southland last week, a lady called out to me "Do you like cookies?!" and who am I to lie to her so I waddled over and said that yes, I do love cookies and would love to buy one.

 

Then she dropped the bomb that she is selling premade preservative free dough, not ready made cookies which put a damper on things but by then I was already emotionally invested in the idea of a cookie and bought a pack, hustled home and baked them.

 

I was surprised at how freaking delicious they were. I may have eaten 12 on my own.

 

I didn't have high expectations of premade cookie dough but I was wrong.

 

To unwind after my hard days of being on Maternity Leave, I was treated to a fantastic pregnancy scrub and massage at Miss Fox .

 

I have not had a massage since Bali where I had two pregnancy massages at Ayana Spa & Resort.

 

I know that some are lucky enough to have weekly massages but I am not one of them so this was considered a massive treat!

 

 

SWEETNESS PREGNANCY SCRUB
Instead of neglecting your belly, treat it to a moisturising body scrub. This particular spa treatment will help you to get rid of the buildup of dead skin cells that can otherwise lead to an itchy belly — a perennial source of annoyance for mums-to-be. At the same time, it will help replenish some of the moisture that’s being lost as a result of hormone-induced skin dehydration.
1 hour $175

I was so relaxed during the scrub (and massage that was tacked on) that I could have fallen asleep but instead I yakked Erins ear off the whole time and grilled her on what she would do if my waters broke.
We figured that there were lots of towels around, so we would be fine haha.


 

 

I love the treatment rooms at Miss Fox - I want my house to look like this!!

 

Do orchids need much love? I think I might buy one for my bedside table. 

 

 

Believe me, I am happy to have a bath in our new home but if I had this bath my life would be near complete.

 

The perfect way to end a day.

 

 

Joey and I set out to buy some plants and trees to spruce up the garden a bit.

 

We are going to completely make it over but for the time being it just needs to look a little prettier, and Joey was the man for this. 

 

 

Don't mind my lack of sweeping. I have more photos to come in a few days of the end product but these trees made such a massive difference - the power of established trees.

 

We might add more to create a hedge effect, we'll see.

 

 

 

I had lunch at Laurent the other day and copped massive attitude from the waitress who advised I wasn't allowed to go and sit upstairs as I had ordered downstairs.

 

It took me 10 minutes to get on and off the super high stools they had remaining down stairs but I managed. 

 

 

I've finally signed up for a Parcel Locker with Aus Post and am pretty keen to see how they operate exactly.

 

I'm guessing that they send you an email with a personalised code and locker number when your parcel arrives but there is only one way to find out, and that is by online shopping.

 

I am sure that I will usually be home to sign for packages, but just in case.

 

I will report back.

 

Mindless dribble: over.