dont mess with me...

This layout was inspired by the current promt at Gutter Girlz...


I havent scrapped anything about my mother in about 2 years... I tend to scrap happy, funny, good things... I was suprised how good it felt to do this and get it out. This situation with my mother sucks to be blunt... but I have to remain true to myself and I know I am worth alot more than to put up with being treated like crap. It took me a long time to realise that it doesnt matter who it is doing it I dont deserve it and I dont have to take it.

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Check this out...

Just read some posts on this blog...
HILARIOUS!
I particularly love this theory...
(and just be warned that blog does contain some profanity, sexual references etc... but is hell funny)

I have scrapped... will post some pics soon... when I can get some decent shots... weather sucks here atm.

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I did it!

I scrapped... and for me... not for a present, not for a job... just for me! lol

It is for a challenge on the OUT OF THE HAT blog... but I had fun doing it... took forever to sew those flourishes though... but yeah worth it in the end!
In other important news... I managed to snag myself a gorgeous cardigan today and am thrilled it has sleeves that go all the way to my wrists! I get trends and styles etc but seriously trying to find something nice that wasnt those little cap sleeves or 3/4 sleeves and wasnt rediculously expensive was an effort in itself. What is up with the sleeves anyway? Am I the only person on the planet who's arms get cold too?
Thats my rant for today lol.
Night all!

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Feeling random...

Still crazy busy around here... lots of stuff happening... next weekend is going to be a big one considering its a long weekend... Jed has a birthday party on saturday, Abbee is cheerleading on sunday and Jed has his first proper eistedfod on monday. After the eistedfod we are heading up to visit my aunties and deliver their new dryer. Last weekend was filled with a lovely tupperware party (complete with cocktails and jelly shots lol), a kids birthday party at one of those indoor play centres (not a good idea the morning after cocktails and jelly shots lol) and attempting to get some washing done amongst the wild wet weather!
I also have a big job at the moment making a set of wedding stationary... save the date cards, invitations, place cards, menus and thank you cards... so been running around getting materials together and starting work on those.
I have some photos to pick up in the morning and tomorrow come hell or high water (which is likely with the amount of rain we have had lately) I will scrap something for me... havent done so since before we moved at the start of April.
Last monday Rod had the day off so we headed out for a nice quiet lunch together... so good to get out without kids sometimes... lol. I took along the old point and shoot camera and got a couple of cool shots...

Rod's lunch (chicken burger)

And me and Rod (gotta love a self portrait shot!)

Ive also spotted some cool stuff around the net lately... thought I would share... being the generous person I am lol.

And this blog is hilarious... Awkward Family Photos check it out for a giggle!

Found this blog hopping... Bacon Explosion... cant be good for you but still amazing to check out.

Another site good for a laugh... Mulletjunky.

Found these on ETSY here... and I so want them lol... doubt Rod would wear his though!



Found this cute shop... Shana Logic... how cute are these?

And this shope http://www.mooo.com.au/... love it! You can pick the print you want and the colours and stuff... awesome!

Really cool t-shirts from NoiseBot...

I will be back tomorrow with a page... I promise! lol

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A long time...

between posts I know... Im a slacker!
Alot has been happening...

We moved... its awesome... yep the house is much smaller than our old one but its great. Alot less work to clean it lol. Close to the shops which is unreal.
Kids are settled into their new schools... both settled in really well with no dramas... loving that!
I joined the gym... sometimes I wonder if I was mad... but I know its good for me in the long run.

Im now the mother of a teenager... yep Abbee turned 13! So far so good... but it has only been a week lol.
Last weekend we also went on a lovely dinner cruise to celebrate it being 40 years since Rod's grandparents, dad and aunts and uncle arrived in Australia from Holland.

Got a lovely photo of the four of us waiting to go on the boat...


I have also been busy creating an album for Rod's Oma... here are just a few of the pages...

(Baby Rodney with his grandparents!)

(Rod's Oma & Opa)

(Rod's Opa)

(Rod's grandparents, Rod's dad, Uncle and Aunties leaving Holland.)

Amongst all that we have had alot of other stuff happening... Abbee has done a couple of cheerleading performances, Abbee and Jed performed at a talent quest a a local club with Jed moving through to the semi finals for his age group, the kids dance studio had its grand opening for its new studio complex, we went to visit my dad and had a lovely day with him and some birthday parties.

So yeah been flat out with lots of stuff happening... hoping that things will start to settle down a bit more now. And hoping to get some scrapping done for myself soon too!

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Ready...

This my entry for OLW's latest challenge...

Just about to head out for lunch with some awesome friends and take a break from the packing and cleaning. :-)

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Lots happening...

Well... haven't really got much scrapping done lately... been flat chat packing and cleaning because we are moving house!!! I can't wait for this move to be over. We are moving to a smaller house so I am trying to get rid of alot of crap and organise things better. But this move is going to be fantastic for us in the long run. The location of our new place is amazing... only a few minutes walk to the local shopping centre, a few minutes more to the train station. It will also mean we can walk to dancing lessons which is awesome... going to save us alot of time and bus fares too! Life is going to be much better there.
We also had a little party for Jed last weekend. His birthday is in January but because we were away he didnt get a party then. We waited till he was back at school for a bit before we organised it and he had a ball. (And I learned that I am very lucky my 7yo boy is not twins or triplets lol... one is plenty!)

So on the scrap front... Ive managed to get these couple of pages done...

This one is for SCRAP THE GIRLS march challenge:


And this one is for PUNK ROCK SCRAPPERS:

The challenge was about hating your job and all the yucky crap that goes with alot of jobs... and it took me a while to come up with something because as a SAHM I love my job... sure it has some crappy bits but on a whole I love it.... but what I hate about it is being called a housewife... so I came up with this interpretation.

Im hoping to get enough packing and cleaning done over the next few days that I might be able to scrap some over the weekend. Scrap stuff (like all good essentials) gets packed last lmao.

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2 more...

Been on a bit of a roll...
This one is for the current challenge at OLW:
And this one is for Punk Rock Scrappers...

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My Boy...

My entry for Scrap The Boys March Challenge:


And I also wanted to share this photo of my little nerd...

He is obsessed with facebook... well "petociety" and tagging people as characters in tv shows like the simpsons lol.

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New pages...

I managed to get two pages done last night... both with pics from our recent visit to my bff's house while we were in Queensland.
This first one is Me and Molly...

And this is me with Molly's gorgeous son Joe...
Tell ya what I am loving how well my pages photograph with the new camera lol.
I did get another page done tonight but will wait till tomorrow to get a pic in the good light. Lots of challenges being posted around the traps so looking forward to having a play in the coming weeks!

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Scrapping!

I finally have some new pages to share!!!

This first page is for the current challenge at Gutter Girlz...


This Beach Boy LO is for this months challenge at Scrap the Boys...


This "I totally hate" layout is for a challenge posted at Punk Rock Scrappers...

And finally this page is for this months challenge at One Little Aussie Word... (the word was begin!)

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New Blog...

Apparently a change is as good as a holiday and well I need one or the other lol.
Alot of stuff has changed recently and I decided a new blog would help me get things in order and make life a little easier.
So now to catch up on whats been changing...
I'm no longer designing for Hybrid... no drama's or major issues... I just could not devote the time they deserved from me and so to be fair to Mel and the DT girls there I thought it was better that they found someone else who could give them the time and dedication they deserved. In a way too it was a selfish thing on my behalf because I was pushing myself to get stuff done and feeling guilty when I couldn't put in what the other girls were... so I had to let go of the pressure I was putting on myself over it. Hybrid is still an amazing site and shop so totally check it out and hopefully I will get the chance to get back there occasionally too!

On a non scrappy note... we are looking at moving in the near future... nothing major... still local etc. But Rod and I have discussed at length alot of stuff and we came to the conclusion that we would probably be better off in a smaller place that requires less cleaning, maitainence etc. Cheaper rent would be awesome too lol. So we looked at our lives and we picked a suburb based on it being closer to Rod's work and closer to where the kids dance. It is going to mean alot of change for all of us. The kids will change schools, we will have to get rid of alot of the crap we have accumulated and we will have to be better organised being in a smaller house. But on the upside if we pull it off... we will be paying a fair bit less rent plus saving money on bus fares and petrol because we will be closer to shops, school and dancing. So fingers crossed it all works out for us coz we really need this I think.

What else... still very worried about my aunt who has been very sick in hospital since early december. We have nearly lost her a few times and while she is still very very very ill she is doing better than she was and has suprised everyone with her improvement. So we are all hoping she will continue to suprise us all!

Otherwise... life is ok... hectic now we are back to school and dancing and now with thinking about moving as well its probably only going to get more so lol. I am excited about the prospect of a new start in a new house in a new area. There is something cool about all the possibilities that come with that kind of change so I really hope we find something good soon!

Ive done a little scrapping recently but need to get some decent pics to post so will do that soon I promise.

So welcome to the new look Rachy blog... make yourself at home!

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