tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30328206594572742232024-03-27T18:49:03.478+11:00A Dream House for TrishDream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-21349514953124529152016-02-06T12:41:00.001+11:002016-02-06T12:47:12.133+11:00What happens when you over challenge yourself.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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What happens when you over challenge yourself?</div>
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Is that even a correct sentence, over challenge or over commit to challenges.</div>
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Ha ha, great english Trish!!!</div>
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I have become a little obsessed with learning or bettering myself this year. I am participating in 5 daily photo challenges now plus one weekly to improve my technique & creative thinking in photography. They all have such different themes, its very inspiring but clearly addictive.</div>
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Some of my photos I use my DSLR & others my iPhone as I would like to take great photo's with each of them. I have been thinking I would like to try out some of the clip on lenses for iPhone photography. </div>
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I am also trying to learn how to edit using Lightroom & Photoshop, which has meant I can now take photos with my DSLR in RAW mode instead of a jpeg. This gives you a lot more detail in your pics but it also means you DO have to edit them.I am only doing the basics in Lightroom at this stage.</div>
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This weeks focus will be creating design boards using Photoshop so I can do a really nice visual presentation for my clients & maybe one day I will be clever enough to do online design work for people, sounds exciting hey....watch this space.</div>
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I have had people approach me about doing interior design work with them even though I haven't finished my studies. Not one to refuse a challenge in 2016 I have jumped in feet first... Why not!</div>
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It is such a great way to learn & build a portfolio. They are well aware of my experience level. It's so nice to have people have so much faith in you.</div>
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The down side to all of this photography & interior design work is that I am not studying as much as I should, I am not keeping on top of my housework as much as I need to, so it resembles a bomb site most of the time, especially the kitchen.</div>
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I need to train my minions better, messy little rascals!</div>
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My fitness and nutrition have also suffered, I think I am still in festive season mode in this area & its really showing around my waistline. Either that or as they say "gremlins have snuck into my closet & seen my clothes smaller." Eeeeekkkk!!!!</div>
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So what is the plan of attack I hear you say. A tried & true method used by highly organised people.</div>
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Sounds simple doesn't it.....for me not so much. It is going to require some serious self discipline & a change in my mentality when it comes to my children's mess.I have gotten into the habit of thinking it is easier to do it myself, but they are getting increasingly lazy & even messier of late.</div>
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I began making them clean up after themselves more this week & ensuring they actually do the chores assigned to them.</div>
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It has decreased my work load but certainly upped the nagging factor, ha ha ha not to mention some teenage boy grumpiness.</div>
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I have set a post dinner study time so TV off, all technology that isn't involved in homework is off & doesn't come back on until all homework is complete & the kitchen is clean.We begin this torturous addition to our day on Monday, so if you hear on the news a mother in the Hunter Valley was murdered by her children you will know that it was me & my new routine hasn't been embraced.</div>
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I will keep you posted on how well, or if this works for us.</div>
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Exercise wise I am working towards getting up early again & going for a walk, it really is a great way to start the day. In the gym I will be picking a muscle group or two each day & doing different exercises on each muscle group. If I can get in the gym for 20 minutes most days & go for a 30 min walk of a morning I will soon get back that craving for exercising which also brings with it a taste for clean healthy food & hopefully my clothes will be comfy again in no time....problem solved!</div>
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CHEERS</div>
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So here is a round up of this weeks photo's from my photography challenges. All of my photos this week are taken on my iPhone as I am still working on the editing side of life with images from my DSLR. I hope over the weeks/months to see my work improve so watch this space.</div>
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My first photo in the <a href="http://www.findingmyselfyoung.com/p/52-weeks-of-memories.html">Finding Myself Young</a> 52 weeks of memories</div>
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<b>Week 1. Happy Place</b></div>
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My happy place is definitely behind my camera, it really is something that makes me feel relaxed. Do you have a hobby that you find very relaxing?</div>
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7 days of posts from <a href="http://fatmumslim.com.au/category/photo-a-day-2/">Fat Mum Slim Photo a Day </a></div>
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I don't read a lot of novels but definitely do a lot of online reading.I do like the smell of the pages of a book, how about you?</div>
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This was hard for me as blue is my favourite colour so I had to many things I could photograph, it was just a matter of finding a way to be creative. I wanted to experiment with dappled light so this is in the morning sun that is filtered by the Venetian blinds in my bedroom.</div>
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<b>Day 5 Leaves</b></div>
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I had lots of ideas for this one but we were in the middle of days on end of torrential rain & flooding in our area & this frangipani tree was close to my carport. My phone & I got pretty soaked but the phone lived to tell the story thank goodness.</div>
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This is a little something my daughter who is a junior graphic designer created for me, she has tweaked it a little further since this one. If I choose to work for myself I have the logo all sorted. Thank you Dream Child No1</div>
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This is from the beautiful Lake St Clair in the Hunter Valley, a great spot for water sports, fishing & camping. I would love to be here on sunset one day.</div>
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We are fortunate that my Sister & Brother in law own a beautiful ski boat & are happy to take us out with them. A great opportunity for the kids to enjoy the water, my son really loves knee boarding.</div>
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Whats not to enjoy about black & white photography, especially when it comes to nature.</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-17159422588857482052016-01-09T21:58:00.000+11:002016-01-09T21:58:00.564+11:002016 a year of positive challenges<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its funny how every time the calendar clicks over to a new year we have an overwhelming urge to improve ourselves.</div>
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Isn't that something we should think about everyday. I want to do that. I want to wake up each morning & think about what I can do, to be better than I was yesterday.<br />
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I want to be a better wife, mum & friend. Relationships are something that we should all invest time in, especially family.I will be making time for a few girlie coffee dates with friends & dinner dates for the dream guy & I to catch up with friends together. As well as the usual mum time, I have lots of things planned for the kids as well.<br />
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My little Christmas reindeer, he falls under the family & fitness category, lots of love & walks for Ralph in 2016</div>
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I need to be fitter & healthier. I was on the right track in this department & feeling awesome but the festive season took over & here I am a little chubbier around my middle, bloated, uncomfortable & out of routine when it comes to working out.Oh, how easily I can be distracted.</div>
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So time to find a little discipline & get back on track. I ALWAYS feel better for it!!!<br />
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I am desperate to improve my career options this year, maybe work for myself or maybe an employer, we will just see how that pans out. I am doing some pretty full on research into what option of study will work best for me & get me into a role within the interior design world, whilst working & maintaining life as we know it.You know, the current job, household duties, parenting etc etc.</div>
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There are so so many course providers, each teaching the same syllabus but with their own trademark style. The prices vary incredibly from college to college & then there is the option of attending face to face classes or online study.Do I do a diploma or just a cert IV. If you have any experiences or recommendations in this area all advice will be taken on board .No decisions have been made at this point......eeeek!!!!<br />
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I am a little photography obsessed at the moment, that is my relaxation, it really does transport me to my happy place. Its always on my mind as to how I can improve.<br />
Practice practice practice I think is the best way. I have decided to learn a little about editing this year & have already started trying to learn how to use Lightroom & will incorporate that with Photoshop, which will also be useful for creating design boards in the interior design world. I have noticed that just through the tutorials I have done so far on Lightroom it has made me put a bit more thought into how I take my photos, so winning already.</div>
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I have also joined up with a couple of photo challenges in hope that I can complete 365 days of photo's, or should I say 366 seen as though it is a leap year.Having someone set a theme for the day really challenges you to be a bit more creative. No doubt some of my photo's are going to be boring as some days you just have no mojo but I do hope to produce a few snappers.<br />
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So far I have joined the<br />
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<a href="http://www.findingmyselfyoung.com/p/52-weeks-of-memories.html">Finding Myself Young</a> 52 weeks of memories challenge<br />
I am yet to join a 365 day challenge, at this stage its just my personal mission. So once a week I will post the weeks worth of photo's on here or you can catch me on instagram @dreamhousetrish<br />
I think most of these will be taken with my iPhone. As much as I would like to do them on my DSLR the best camera is the one you have on you && for me its my phone. I have no major rules on this aspect as its all for fun. Its not convenient to carry a bulky camera. I often find my best photo opportunities arise when I am out walking or running, luckily my phone is also my workout tracker so I always have it on me & don't have to miss out on the opportunity.<br />
My last personal challenge is to be a better blogger. Blogging has changed since I started but I haven't really moved with those changes so expect to see some new stuff going on around here as well. Firstly though I would like to get back into the routine of regular posts before I get to carried away. All will evolve slowly over time I think.<br />
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So how about you, any goals for 2016, I would love to here about them.<br />
Happy New Year everyone, lets hope its a great one full of good health & happiness!<br />
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Trish xx</div>
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I feel like I am ending this year on a bit of a personal low. I don't feel I have achieved any real personal goals. I do feel you should always be learning & improving upon yourself, working towards being a better, smarter, more accomplished person each & every year. I have really dropped the ball this year.</div>
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My local photography group are offering a few meet ups in the new on this very topic so I have decided to step out of my comfort zone & instead of just admiring their beautiful photo's on Facebook I will join in & learn from them as well, why not meet a group of people in my area with like minded interests. They do a lot of sunrise meets & this is something I would love to photograph but am often to scared to venture off into the dark alone. Perfect hey, this learning problem is sorted!!!!</div>
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Whilst working in a tile store is great & affords me the opportunity to help people make design & colour choices for their homes I really do crave a whole lot more of this. I have done a self interest Design & Decoration Course which offered a great deal of useful knowledge but I really would like to take this a whole lot further. </div>
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Whether that means working for myself or someone else Im not sure. I do know I need some more formal qualifications in this area, some in depth knowledge.</div>
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At this stage I would be more than happy to study a Certificate IV in Design as a starting point & quite like the look & feel of the course offered by the International School of Colour & Design</div>
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<a href="http://www.iscd.edu.au/">ISCD</a> it comes at a cost of a bit over $4000 which you can do through Online learning which suits me with my current work & family commitments.You have 18mths to complete the course & then, if you would like to take it further, you have the option of doing a Diploma in the area you prefer to specialise in.</div>
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I would also love to do a day session or two at the master of design Megan Mortons</div>
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The Styling Inspiration course would be a wonderful way to get started in a career as a stylist & photography 101 would be a huge asset to have as well to co-ordinate with that styling.</div>
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So as you can see, my wish list is pushing Santa way outside the realms of gift giving & perhaps the more realistic approach would be to buy a lottery ticket....Ha ha ha.</div>
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Do you have a wish list as long as mine with a price tag of around $5000....eeek!!!</div>
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I guess it could be worse, I could be dreaming of a single piece of jewelry, I will sooth my guilty conscience by telling myself its all about improving my future,building a great career as the most fantastic designer & stylist the Hunter Valley has ever seen.... ha ha ha!!</div>
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Merry Christmas everyone & cheers to a year of self improvement in 2016</div>
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I cant believe Pantone have chosen not one, but two of my favourite colours for 2016 Colour of the year.</div>
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This means everything I love will become available in my favourite colours, not just in home decor trends but also fashion</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helrom" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: left;">For the first time Pantone introduces two shades, Rose Quartz and Serenity as the PANTONE Color of the Year 2016. Rose Quartz is a persuasive yet gentle tone that conveys compassion and a sense of composure. Serenity is weightless and airy, like the expanse of the blue sky above us, bringing feelings of respite and relaxation even in turbulent times.</span></div>
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This beautiful vignette from <a href="http://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2014/08/entertaininginspired-outdoor-brunch.html">French Country Cottage</a> is a stunning example of how to use Rose Quartz. I am seriously obsessed with pinks & coppers at the moment.</div>
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Do you have a Christmas theme or colour scheme?</div>
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Each year I try to change it up a little, although I have recycled the gold, silver & white them 2 years running just because I got a new tree last year so I got to change my look without changing the theme. I know, I may be a little obsessed. Christmas ornaments can be expensive so I generally only change a few elements from year to year so as not to get to out of control with the decorating budget & I blew my budget on my new tree last year......oops!</div>
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I'm not a tinsel fan but I do like to use white feather boa's.</div>
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This year I"m planning to add a little pink to my Christmas scheme, pink, gold & white should have me covered.</div>
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I started to drift in that direction last year without realizing it, just because I had beautiful fresh hydrangeas from my garden that I couldn't resist placing around the house.</div>
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What do you have planned for you Christmas decorating this year, do you have an uncontrollable urge to change things up each year like me or are you much wiser & happy to decorate your tree the same every year?</div>
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If you would like to catch up on some of my previous Christmas posts just click on the links below</div>
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<a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/awards.html#.VKEDpV4Ac">2011</a></div>
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<a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/a-christmas-catch-up.html#.Vjhl37crLIU">2012</a></div>
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<a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/a-fabulous-christmas.html#.VKECc14Ac">2013</a></div>
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P.S All of the images above are my own from my past 3 Christmas's, thankfully I can see my photography & styling has also improved over time, there is hope for me yet, he he he!!!</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-88642296019646113632015-09-25T13:47:00.001+10:002015-09-25T14:01:20.765+10:00Sunsets through my iPhone<div><br></div>I love combining my hobbies and fortunately fitness and photography play well together.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb24UcrWcNWXmD9M30YeM9HEvbnaSKtIS7o3NpfEGSPpOMqqYtVX-tAiQryZklm4eS1jvsQFRjURbjhrkoQsEs7WFtG1pcTzjVqbN-UhdtDRcOF_51M4gQeTEO7X9SwfoYKZj49oL2XSTE/s640/blogger-image-1533346409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb24UcrWcNWXmD9M30YeM9HEvbnaSKtIS7o3NpfEGSPpOMqqYtVX-tAiQryZklm4eS1jvsQFRjURbjhrkoQsEs7WFtG1pcTzjVqbN-UhdtDRcOF_51M4gQeTEO7X9SwfoYKZj49oL2XSTE/s640/blogger-image-1533346409.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZtJ8A_lekxAGTNAy6C7HfCQyAqE-sMIPQVTOHiO_HoO_kundIJipwwyUo3W3qPpaDaLROfXdOHlm0i-usMWe36Z4CzAZt3B4e2muC8D69rqy0foy8vZIXYfV4CyCm8mZ2IHG3yqaTbPd/s640/blogger-image--2049122777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZtJ8A_lekxAGTNAy6C7HfCQyAqE-sMIPQVTOHiO_HoO_kundIJipwwyUo3W3qPpaDaLROfXdOHlm0i-usMWe36Z4CzAZt3B4e2muC8D69rqy0foy8vZIXYfV4CyCm8mZ2IHG3yqaTbPd/s640/blogger-image--2049122777.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div>Whilst its not practical to carry a bulky DSLR with you when your trying to get a workout its no hassle to carry your phone.</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjBUOGUoEcXCGh9wib22R6_V_7Eh7ctBIKJZRsDuWm-Fk5mJtllo4RpUMPW4Lh9AVbfe3ac8XTJKp3sZEUq4jeZA292yXsG4fJh33MSAvKqOCoGiFp8WxQeAjmCDJ7nfodhN-7MMWYYvc/s640/blogger-image-145536197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjBUOGUoEcXCGh9wib22R6_V_7Eh7ctBIKJZRsDuWm-Fk5mJtllo4RpUMPW4Lh9AVbfe3ac8XTJKp3sZEUq4jeZA292yXsG4fJh33MSAvKqOCoGiFp8WxQeAjmCDJ7nfodhN-7MMWYYvc/s640/blogger-image-145536197.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div><br></div>I use an app on my iPhone, combined with my Fitbit HR watch to track the intensity, speed & distance of my walk, which sometimes lags as I stop to take photos...... 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I love seeing the beauty in my surroundings & often find myself having a small smile for no real reason.<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBA8PX_yPKnNUCHGyn6I8J6ZobxIi2zGdMyJChyphenhyphen_LG6yijFa-LNKatYqr_Fpkb912wXGE2rM7gTeflBqeWlqqpui5Lr6z2l9PtkLcxlEPIg32IoDlPhtsaePCqxj843b6p4elqeWWvtax/s640/blogger-image-295911083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBA8PX_yPKnNUCHGyn6I8J6ZobxIi2zGdMyJChyphenhyphen_LG6yijFa-LNKatYqr_Fpkb912wXGE2rM7gTeflBqeWlqqpui5Lr6z2l9PtkLcxlEPIg32IoDlPhtsaePCqxj843b6p4elqeWWvtax/s640/blogger-image-295911083.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div>Its not unusual to see me crouched down in a bush trying to frame a shot, or lying on my tummy to get a better angle, people must think I am a bit of a weirdo at times.<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> I even pull over to the side of the road when I am driving because I can't bare to miss capturing a beautiful sunset. 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The bathroom renovations are still on going but with a house that needs re peiring its not just a case of doing one room at a time. Piers around the area you are working on also need to be replaced to prevent cracking the parts you renovate further down the track. So no pretty pictures yet just mess & cracked walls......Yes, I am finding it hard to be patient.<br />
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There has been lots of rebuilding due to old termite damage, as you can see by the photos above they built great nests & had a real feast on some of the timber. Thankfully they are no longer active in the home.<br />
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We have 95% of the fixtures & fittings sitting in a spare room ready to go & have even done a test run on a temporary wall in our living area to perfect the layout of our mirrors & wall lights so the dream guy could batten out the walls where they will all hang.It would appear that I have a knack of choosing heavy items so a little extra bracing is required.....ooops!</div>
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The dream guy has been super busy with his electrical contracting business so even less time for renovating but I think the work side might be the priority at this stage.</div>
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I am working on design boards for the rest of the house at the same time as this, trying to nail down the perfect kitchen design, including a butlers pantry & choosing the perfect paint colour as I want a cohesive look throughout the house, but these will all require a post of there own.<br />
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So if you've been reading my occasional blog posts for a while now you would know I started off the year with so many good intentions, especially in the fitness & nutrition department.</div>
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I was also going to blog super regularly. As always I haven't followed through on ANY of these plans. I am really disappointed in myself for this as I don't even have a real excuse, other than I have over promised & under delivered.</div>
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You can go back to January read about my original plans on how I intended to get <a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/fit-healthy-week-1.html#.VW_opc-qqko" style="text-align: left;">Fit & Healthy</a> if you like or we can just start from scratch, togethor,today.</div>
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I have a few issues that hold me back from achieving my goals, the biggest one of all being terrible sugar cravings. That stuff really is addictive & the more of it you eat the more you crave it & the more you make it TABOO, the more you crave it.</div>
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No more TABOO foods should help minimise those cravings, time to action some portion control instead.</div>
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Next up its time to tackle the exercise situation, the plan here is to just make sure I do something 3-4 days per week rather than 6 days a week sometimes twice a day.</div>
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I am a real self punisher, so I set these harsh, unrealistic goals of an extreme exercise regime & perfection in the clean eating department & when I don't achieve it I punish myself with lots & lots of negative self talk & I don't allow myself any luxuries, like new clothes, shoes, haircuts or even a massage on an aching body. This sets off a vicious cycle then of stress & emotional eating, followed by bloating, weight gain & more negative self talk.</div>
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My training program is going to consist of a minimum 4 workouts a week. To start I don't care what the workouts consist of, as long as its challenging at the time. It could be weights, a circuit, a brisk walk or some interval training. As long as I am moving & breaking into a sweat it doesn't matter.</div>
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I know when I get into the habit of exercising regularly my body then craves water & good clean food, so one really does help the other.</div>
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So thats my plan to kick start clean eating & working out</div>
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No TABOO foods just portion control & healthy choices </div>
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Do you suffer from these issues as well?</div>
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We have just returned home from a week long camping trip to the beautiful world heritage listed Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.</div>
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I grabbed a small snippet of the technical description off the Fraser Island <a href="http://www.fraserisland.net/">website</a> but I like to refer to it as a "magical wonderland"</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f4e3c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start;">"Fraser Island stretches over 123 kilometres in length and 22 kilometres at its widest point. With an area of 184 000 hectares it is the largest sand island in the world."</span></div>
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We couldn't have picked a better time to be there as whilst we were enjoying the sunshine the Hunter Valley was being battered with a category 2 cyclone.</div>
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It was a terrible time for the area, lives lost, homes destroyed, no power or phones & entire suburbs cut off by flood waters. It was a devastating site to come home to a week later. Fortunately we had no damage to our home.</div>
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You do need a 4wd to get around the island, but the tracks aren't to bad.</div>
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I found it rather amusing to see Stop signs & Give way signs on these dirt tracks.</div>
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All of the same road rules apply as if you were on normal roads. You can do 80kph on the beach & 30kph on the inland tracks.</div>
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Driving along the beach was heaps of fun.</div>
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Our transport & home for the week.</div>
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We spent the first two nights camping in the rain forest at Central Station camp ground.</div>
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Wanggoolba creek was incredible, the water was so clear that you didn't realise it was there, as you can see in my photo it just looks like a sand pathway, but it is actually a running creek.</div>
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Next it was off to Lake McKenzie, a fresh water inland lake</div>
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My photo's really don't do it justice, the sand was pristine & white & the water a beautiful turquoise fading into a deep dark blue.</div>
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We had a little family photo while we were there.</div>
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We then headed to the coast to do some beach camping, stopping in on some beautiful spots along the way, like Eli Creek.</div>
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It was a great spot to ride a tube down the creek when the tide was going out but we only had a quick stop here as we passed through. </div>
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We sat on top of a huge sand dune to take these sunset photo's and discussed how we really wanted to see a dingo & take some photo's of them. There are warning signs everywhere telling you not to approach the dingoes & not to let your children be more than an arms reach away from you.We didn't see a single dingo all week, but when we came down from the sand dune there were dingo prints all around the bottom of the dune. They had obviously seen us....Eeeek!!!!</div>
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We took a day trip to a wonderful hidden spot called Platypus Bay, it was beautiful.</div>
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I took this photo looking through the water, its that clear. You can jump in this rock pool & the fish swim all around you.</div>
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This is the Pinnacles or coloured sands. We had no time to stop & explore here unfortunately so I got the dream guy to stop just long enough for me to take a photo.</div>
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There is nothing I admire more than the ability to capture beautiful photos.Whether it be a family snap, landscape, pet photography , macro shot or a stunning sunset, I really do dream of being able to capture beautiful photos of the people & things around me.</div>
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I recently got a new lens for my camera, it is a Tamron 16-300mm, so very versatile , in fact I haven't taken it off my camera since I got it for my birthday 3 weeks ago.</div>
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I really shopped around on price & with delivery it cost around $700 which for me is a huge investment at the moment. </div>
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If you want to know more about this lens you can read all about it <a href="http://www.tamron.com.au/di-ii16-300_b016.html">here</a>. </div>
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As an entry level photographer with a small budget for gear I highly recommend this one. I am more than happy with the quality of the photos I am getting.</div>
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I have challenged myself to be able to perfect using my camera in manual mode, to use it to its full potential rather than cruising by on auto. I try to take a few photos each day,of different things or in different lighting situations, adjusting all of my settings to suit & hopefully it will all become second nature before I know it.</div>
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A little experimenting with my vintage typewriter</div>
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So that's my current obsession & creative pursuit at the moment. If you have any tips, tutorials, or constructive criticism I would love to hear it. Maybe one day I will put some energy into learning how to use photo shop & do some fancy editing. In the meantime I will practice practice practice!!!</div>
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We have been busy here at St Elmo, mostly just turning it into a demolition site.</div>
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We have achieved a lot but to the outside eye it probably just looks like we are destroying the place, Like they say</div>
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My dream guy has been working extremely hard, not just on our house but also at establishing his Electrical Contracting business. Up until a week ago he has been working his full time job whilst working for himself but now its full steam ahead with his business, so if you know anyone in the Hunter Valley/Maitland area that needs an AWESOME electrician then give him a call.</div>
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I have picked up the perfect part time job as a Design & Sales consultant at Amber Tiles in East Maitland which I thoroughly enjoy, the owners & staff are all lovely which makes for a really nice work environment. I have so much to learn but am really enjoying the whole experience.</div>
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So in amongst all this so far we (by we, I really mean my dream guy) have replaced all of our water mains as they were leaking & we had very little water pressure. You only had to tap the old galvanised water pipes with the shovel & they sprung a leak.</div>
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We ran new storm water pipes as it had never been done properly & just collected on the ground around the house, no wonder those wooden piers had rotted away.</div>
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We only want to do this job once so we are ensuring that everything is repaired along the way.</div>
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Sometimes that does feel like you have opened a can of worms & that we will never finish.</div>
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We pulled out 90% of the cottage garden & have turfed & built garden beds that are more structured & formal, requiring a lot less maintenance.</div>
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Some more piers have been replaced as well as some of the floor joists, there are still lots of these left to do though.</div>
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Currently we are stripping out what was the laundry to make a brand new family bathroom. This was the original kitchen when the home was first built in 1906 so it has a fabulous old brick fireplace which we intend to incorporate into our design. While the floors are up we will replace the piers in this area.</div>
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We will need to run all new plumbing, install a new hot water system, a gas instantaneous style, as we are currently on electric hot water. We will also be installing a water tank to catch some rain water for toilet flushing & laundry use as we don't have that here & our water bills are far to expensive.</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-74839236984405421642015-02-06T18:02:00.003+11:002015-02-06T18:02:32.927+11:00We made slime<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Years ago we used to rely on 'The Useful Book" from the Tv show Play School but thanks to the internet & now the wonderful world of pinterest the activity inspiration is just an endless pool of great ideas & tutorials.</div>
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In the holidays we made slime, we got the recipe from</div>
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Now this stuff kept my 7yr old amused for hours but my 12 year old helped with the slime making & had a great time playing around with it.<br />
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I have no idea how long it keeps for, we will probably keep it in an air tight container for a few days & see how it goes.</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-37707481741724593342015-01-29T07:38:00.000+11:002015-01-29T07:38:05.570+11:00Fit and Healthy Week 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well week 2 was pretty good.</div>
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I managed to achieve all of my workout goals except for my second shoulder workout but I went water skiing instead & had a go on the knee board. That was a great shoulder workout, especially seen as though I hadnt done anything like that since my teenage years...ouch!</div>
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So this weeks plan is really just a repeat of last week, I have been letting the sugary snacks sneak their way back in a little so I need to tighten my belt there.</div>
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Week 3 of couch to 5k, I know it steps up a bit this week so will be more challenging.</div>
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I found a great circuit to do. It has 6 exercises that you do 10. Reps of each & repeat 6x.</div>
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You time yourself so when you do it next you have to beat the previuos time which is a great idea.</div>
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The last exercise is burpee's & they really bring me unstuck.</div>
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I have gotten my treadmill & recumbant bike out of storage so I can still do some cardio no matter the weather which will be a god send as Ive been rained out every morning this week. No more excuses...eeek!</div>
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One week in & I am happy to report I am ridiculously sore EVERYWHERE!!</div>
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A crazy statement I know but you do have to experience some level of discomfort on the path to being fit & healthy.</div>
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I worked hard at cutting down on my sugar intake just as I had planned.</div>
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I did suffer some withdrawal symptoms, mostly just a dull headache that lasted for 2 days & I was a tad moody/snappy.</div>
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Sorry kids :-)</div>
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The week went well during the week, but I did unfortunately fall of the wagon on the weekend as far as my nutrition is concerned, having a few cookies & pizza one night for dinner.</div>
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My training was fantastic all week. I completed week 1 of the Couch to 5 k program plus added an extra 2 walks.</div>
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I also managed to do a weights work out for every muscle group.</div>
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At this stage my weights program for this first 4 weeks consists of 3 -4 different exercises for each muscle group with 3 sets of up to 12 reps. I am trying to set my weight so I do lift to failure by the third set & its working a treat, hence the sore muscles.</div>
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Keep trying to beat that sugar addiction.</div>
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I have made some clean sweet treats to help with that, you can get my protein ball recipe </div>
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I will share more recipes as we go along some using protein, some without.</div>
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I will also be cutting down on my carb intake at night which will also reduce my dinner size, something that is necessary as I eat far to large a meal at night considering I am not doing anything physical.</div>
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I will tackle Week 2 of Couch to 5K</div>
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I will continue with my weight training program but this week I am going up my ab training to twice a week as good core strength is the foundation for everything & i would like to pick a muscle group each week to target a second time, this week I think its going to be shoulders.</div>
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I did weigh, measure & take a couple of BEFORE pics last week as a measure of how I am trekking but I know if I check in on those stats to regularly, I tend to self sabotage, so I will just keep at it for a few weeks, until I can feel some changes in my clothes, before I worry about those tasks.</div>
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I do however fell less bloated & a little more energetic already.</div>
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If you would like to catch up on last weeks post you can read it <a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/fit-healthy-week-1.html#.VL3GB0eUeHh">here</a></div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-10321781282714473452015-01-15T21:56:00.002+11:002015-01-15T21:56:54.397+11:00My neighborhood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It would be an understatement if I said I LOVE where I live</div>
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it really is a beautiful location & a great neighborhood.</div>
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I walk most mornings & these are the sights I see around my neighborhood.</div>
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Tree lined streets</div>
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Farm land along the river</div>
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This house sits at the end of our street, my kids call it "The Haunted House"</div>
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It looks especially spooky surrounded by storm clouds.</div>
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Such a beautiful way to start the day don't you think?</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-44098634926874743752015-01-12T08:57:00.000+11:002015-01-12T08:57:13.167+11:00Fit & Healthy Week 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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For most of my life I have been interested in fitness & nutrition.</div>
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I was a sporty kid & then started working in the fitness industry at the age of twenty as an aerobics instructor.</div>
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This is me in my mid twenties after 2 kids. I used to love teaching Les Mills classes & still enjoy participating in them if I am ever in a gym.</div>
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I studied to become a personal trainer & nutritionist. I even started my own personal training studio & worked in this industry until my early thirties, when baby no.3 came along. </div>
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The hours became to challenging with a family. Most clients needed to train early in the morning or after work, the busy times in a family home.</div>
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Sadly I let my qualifications go by the way side & eventually my healthy habits became more inconsistent.</div>
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I have never fully abandoned my healthy lifestyle,I just became inconsistent & that doesn't get results, or at least not the results I wanted.</div>
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I'm not particularly over weight or unfit but I am about 5kg away from where I would like to be.</div>
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I want to be able to run 5km & see some muscle tone.</div>
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I want to go clothes shopping & not have to shop for clothes that hide my muffin top & I want to be able to have a photo taken & not think argh, look at that chubby face!<br />
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In 2013 I participated in the Maxines 12 week Shape up Challenge & got great results, but then got sick, which really played havoc with my health for about 3 months .</div>
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I just never got back into the habit after that, we then moved house & well here I am, with no excuses now other than failing to start!!!</div>
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This was my final photo after the Maxines challenge,I wanted to lose just a touch more after this yet here I am 18months later & 2kg heavier.</div>
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As Nike suggest I am going to "<b>Just Do It</b>!!!!"</div>
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I am starting with the <a href="http://www.c25k.com/">Couch to 5k</a> running program, they have a great app for your phone & a nice lady tells me when to run & when to walk.You only need to do it 3 x a week which is very achievable.</div>
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If you want to burn fat you need to do some cardio, you need to challenge yourself.</div>
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I walk most mornings but its not a challenge so it is only useful for maintaining my current weight & fitness level.</div>
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I've done this program before it really does make the progression from walking to running reasonably easy & if you are struggling you just repeat the day or week until you are ready to move forward. </div>
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I have my own gym set up at home so there is no reason I cant do a weight training program, nothing to stop me but laziness. I have written myself a program so I can do a little something each day.There are however a wealth of great programs on <a href="http://www.bodybuilding.com/">bodybuilding.com</a> if I want something a little different.</div>
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The best results come from lifting weights, changing your body shape & boosting your metabolism.</div>
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I will also be cutting a lot of crap from my diet, mostly sugar, just making small changes each day over a few weeks until I am eating clean again.</div>
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Baby steps to form lifelong good habits, rather than an all or nothing attitude.</div>
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So feel free to join me, I will be updating once a week on how I am going, results or no results.</div>
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You can document your journey in the comments if you like or would any fellow bloggers like to join me & we could make a link party, a great way to share training, motivational tips & recipes.</div>
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Have you lost your way & need a little boost to get going again as well?</div>
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Welcome to the first tour of our home</div>
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This is what we saw for our first inspection with the real estate.</div>
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It looks a whole lot different now just because we have our furniture in, but there is so so much change to come.</div>
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The house needs to be re piered first, so we will work our way through one room at a time.</div>
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It really will be a five year project but I will style & decorate as best I can, on a limited budget to make it feel like our home. Realistically our funds are best spent on the major reno's rather than decorator items, BUUUUT, I have waited a long time for this, so I may not be able to help myself at times, he he he!</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-4402852647187299372015-01-06T00:03:00.001+11:002015-01-06T00:03:44.373+11:00Giving your home a lift with fresh flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I really do think fresh flowers will give a lift to any room in any home.</div>
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Whether it is in a vase, jug or mason jar you can create a great centre piece on your dining table, liven up your kitchen bench or a small fresh posie on your bedside table to greet you in the morning is always nice.</div>
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Our house is pretty run down & in need of some major work</div>
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but I still take great pleasure in dressing it up where ever I can.</div>
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Its also nice to breathe in the scent of beautiful flowers when you walk in the room.</div>
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It feels very luxurious & creates a really relaxing atmosphere to have a beautiful bunch of flowers & be burning a scented candle of an evening.</div>
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I have been fortunate enough to have been able to make the most of the over abundant supply of flowers growing in the cottage garden planted by the previous owners of the house.</div>
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Seriously, 2015 already!!!</div>
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How quickly did the past 12 months pass us by ?</div>
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We had a nice night ringing in the new year with some lovely friends.</div>
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I have lots of plans for the new year, how about you?</div>
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We have lots of plans for repairing & rejuvenating our home, it will be a slow & ongoing process as we will be trying ever so hard to save for each stage rather than create debt for our reno's.</div>
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So having a strict budget & sticking to it will be a priority, sounds boring I know, but it will pay off down the track.</div>
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Lucky this big guy is clever & we wont need to hire to many outside trades, I will be the chief designer & lackie whilst he does the clever stuff.</div>
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No.1 is going into her 2nd year of studying Graphic Design at Billie Blue Design College & living & working in Sydney. She has really made a great life for herself & enjoys city living.</div>
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No.2 Has just completed a Cert 4 in Business Admin & is now on the lookout for employment. She has a huge list of goals to kick this year & I have no doubt she will achieve them all.</div>
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No.3 Is just about to start High School & is maturing at a rapid pace. He really is looking forward to the change & plans on tackling it with great gusto</div>
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Career wise this has certainly been truer than true.</div>
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I will be looking for the perfect part time job, I have no real direction there, do I return to hairdressing, look for something sales orientated in line with my last job(New Home Sales consultant), work in retail, preferably homewares or home furnishings or learn something new.</div>
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I have been very inconsistent with my fitness & nutrition over the past 6 months & it shows.</div>
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I feel very sluggish & my clothes have become a little to snug for comfort.</div>
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Its time to get back on track & build regular exercise back into my daily routine . I really do need to cut back on the sweet treats & wine</div>
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Happy kids</div>
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Happy husband</div>
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Renovate our home</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-39977415993316106642014-12-29T12:41:00.001+11:002014-12-29T18:33:44.704+11:00Our first Christmas in our new house<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Merry Christmas everyone.</div>
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A little late I know but what sort of blogger would I be if I didn't write a post to document our first Christmas in our new home.</div>
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I was fortunate enough to be able to invest in a beautiful tree this year from</div>
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I have to say I was wrapped with my tree, especially when it didn't drop its faux pine needles everywhere on set up or pack up.</div>
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We have great 10ft high ceilings here & I would have loved to have gone for a much larger tree but space didn't allow for the extra width, nor did my budget allow for the extra cost.</div>
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But this one was fabulous all the same & I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the investment.</div>
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I chose the classic theme of gold, silver & white this year for my decorations</div>
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I love gift wrapping & tend to go a little overboard in that department.This year decided to be a little more frugal & not over decorate the gifts...you know how it is!</div>
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So I just chose pretty colour co-ordinated paper & some ribbons.</div>
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I personally am very happy with the self control I showed in this area, he he he!!!</div>
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This is my favourite spot to sit & enjoy my morning coffee or a glass of wine in the evening.</div>
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I created a few little vignettes throughout the house, in amongst our normal decor.</div>
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I received the beautiful Audrey Hepburn print as a gift from my lovely blog friend & artist Mirela from</div>
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It makes me smile & feel very privileged & special. I really have met some wonderful people through blogging.</div>
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I got this cute little angel from <a href="http://www.pillowtalk.com.au/">Pillow talk</a> but it looked far to small on the tree so here she is jazzing up my tray.</div>
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There are some more of the little LED lights in amongst the baubles under this glass cloche.</div>
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Needless to say we had a lovely Christmas, a quiet day at home with family & friends.</div>
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I hope you also had a great Christmas surrounded by the people you love.</div>
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You can view our christmas decor from previous years <a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/a-fabulous-christmas.html#.VKECc14Ac">here (2013)</a></div>
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& <a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/a-christmas-catch-up.html">here(2012)</a> or <a href="http://adreamhousefortrish.blogspot.com.au/2011/12/awards.html#.VKEDpV4Ac">here(2011)</a></div>
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Now dont laugh but I have just discovered I can blog from my ipad....go figure.<br />
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Technology has not been my friend of late. We have lived in our house for 12 weeks, it took telstra 4 weeks to get the internet on for us & then it only worked intermittently up until two weeks ago.</div>
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Just when all was running smoothly the hard drive died on my laptop. Our trusty tech guy came & took it away , he then called to say he didnt think he was going to be able to retrieve anything off it. Now you have to know, thats devastating news to a girl who NEVER EVER backs up.......<br />
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Yes I did have to hold back tears.<br />
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3 yrs of treasured family snaps gooooone, oh & all of that other stuff like business records....but wait, its a miracle, he had a break through & after two days of mourning my loss ,he phoned to say he had rescued it ALL<br />
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Anyway, I wont get it back for a few more days, so out of frustration I thought I would experiment with the trusty ipad & yay, here I am !!!<br />
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-85721672367436285912014-10-20T17:48:00.000+11:002014-10-20T17:48:06.462+11:00A corner of my home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am slowly getting together some photo's of my home in its current state. I would like to have a good record of the changes we make & also to create a great 'House Tour' here on my blog.</div>
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I figured I would start at the front & work my way through.<br />
Its a given that the entire house will get a new coat of paint but those colour decisions will be for a another day.</div>
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This is where I start & end my day.In my 'peaceful' room.</div>
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I call it this as there is no television in here. so the kids have no interest in hanging out.</div>
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When your a mother of 4 a permanently tidy room always brings great joy!!! </div>
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Its a beautiful sunny room & a great place for my morning cuppa & equally as inviting to burn a candle & have a glass of wine in the evening.</div>
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The photo is one of my absolute favourites of my two eldest girls when they were very small, it makes me smile every time I see it!</div>
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I haven't purchased anything new for this room, except for the clock & tapestry candle, both from my <a href="http://www.dreamhousedecor.com.au/">store</a> of course & not specifically for this room, more because I loved them. All of my furniture would you believe has sat in storage for the last 5 years, so it feels kind of new.</div>
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It really needs some extra layers to make it feel finished as well. I think I might make a small gallery style wall with some smaller clocks with the large one I already have. The chairs are quite low backed & the ceilings are very high so I need some different height pieces to help the eye flow comfortably around the room.</div>
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Once I have the cushion situation sorted out, which will determine my accent colour I will then decide what to hang on the walls.I have several ideas but I am struggling to make a decision. At this stage it is very monotone but I would like to soften things by adding another colour in a medium tone/depth, which is what I have tried to do with the warm greys. I would like to replace most of the solid colour cushions with something a little softer & introduce some pattern for a little more interest.</div>
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It was actually very challenging getting the furniture placement right, especially when the chairs are more of a one & a half seater. The room we previously had them in was much larger & they worked well there. It's not in my budget any time in the near future to replace them so I need to make them work.</div>
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I am looking forward to getting a few interesting decor items to create a nicer vignettes on the side tables.</div>
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This current side table isn't staying here I just needed a little something for the space, so used this one that we had, it normally lives in the living area.</div>
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My wish list for this space :</div>
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Paint</div>
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Cushions</div>
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It will all happen at a snails pace, but that's OK, I think a room always looks nicer if it evolves over time rather than creating it over night.</div>
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Now I am off to Pinterest to analyse exactly what it is that I love about my favourite inspiration rooms.</div>
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Dream House Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614246963233947590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3032820659457274223.post-59423404959734391652014-10-13T23:15:00.000+11:002014-10-13T23:15:06.164+11:00A SERIOUS scented soy candle addiction !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I kid you not!!!</div>
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I am seriously addicted to scented soy wax candles....</div>
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There's no harm in that...right.</div>
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Well technically there's no harm as they are non toxic & scented with essential oils which are fantastic for the mind & senses.</div>
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The only harm is to my wallet, ha ha ha!</div>
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Seen as though I loved them so much I decided to stock them in my <a href="http://www.dreamhousedecor.com.au/category-s/1833.htm">store</a> but its a real struggle to not just burn them all myself.</div>
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Oh the greed!!!!!</div>
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They all look pretty & smell so incredible.</div>
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I find there is nothing more relaxing than lighting a candle & making a nice cup of tea or enjoying a glass of wine in the evening.</div>
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My kids really love the smell of a scented candle burning in the house as well & because soy wax is a soft wax it has a lower burn temperature which means it is highly unlikely to scald or burn any one if it were to be spilled</div>
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I had a fantastic time creating my little photo shoot & styling them with things from my garden, now to work more on learning how to edit them nicely!!</div>
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We have these beautiful antique jars in 5 different scents & 3 different sizes.</div>
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Small - 15 hour burn time - $10ea</div>
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Medium - 40 hour burn time - $20ea</div>
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Large - 60 Hour Burn time - $30 ea</div>
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They are all hand poured in the Currumbin Valley, QLD using 100% Soy wax.</div>
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So they are not mixed with any other waxes.</div>
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This also means they are less likely to affect people that suffer with allergies.They don't contain any of the cancer causing chemicals found in the waxes derived from crude oils.</div>
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Using 100% cotton wicks which are lead free & matched perfectly to the candle size prevents tunneling of blackening of the jar.</div>
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This is how evenly our Dream House Candles burn, which means there isn't any waste at the end.</div>
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Unlike this candle I had been using previously, its created a well & has lots of blackening on the wax & the sides of the jar. I find there is so much waste on these ones as one entire side doesn't burn & lets face it, we expect to get the entire burn time out of our candles. That is what we are paying for.</div>
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These incredible Tapestry bowl candles have a whopping 160 hours burn time.</div>
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I love that the vessels are fully re usable after the candle is finished, as these bowls would make fabulous little trinket dishes.</div>
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The tapestry bowls come in 3 different colours, Black, Green & Violet & each one has a different scent.</div>
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The Verona Candles are even prettier in real life.</div>
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So are you as addicted to scented candles as I am & are you using nice healthy, non toxic 100% soy candles?</div>
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So today has been an extremely sad day for our family.</div>
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We have had to say goodbye to our big dog.</div>
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He & his little partner in crime had somehow managed to escape our back yard & he darted across the road to another dog & was hit by a 4wd.</div>
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We live in a very quiet street but they had diverted traffic from the main road down our street so they could do some road works & it was like a highway.</div>
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Our non road savvy dog chose the wrong day to get up to mischief that's for sure.</div>
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We heard the accident & ran out the front of our house to see what happened, not expecting for a minute to see our dog out there.</div>
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It was a rather shocking & confronting situation for our kids to have experienced.</div>
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The lady that hit him has been so lovely & thoughtful even though it wasn't her fault, thankfully there was no damage to her car.</div>
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Rex was a bull mastiff X great dane & whilst he started as a pint sized pup he rapidly grew into an almost 50kg gentle giant.</div>
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