365 in 2011 - I made it!

Sunday
Red velvet at The Cupcakery in Petone. The cupcake was good but the cafe was not.


Monday
The day I decided to stop worrying and take a break over the holidays.


Tuesday
My darling husband and I took a walk down to the Waitangi Park tree of lights. We lounged on the beanbags underneath and tried to ignore the screaming children. It was almost romantic.


Wednesday
I did all of my christmas shopping and went on the annual Mulligan family trip to the Kirkcaldie and Stains Christmas store.


Thursday
A mildly hungover day. I wandered Wellington and watched The Wire.


Friday
I spent a lot of time in the kitchen.


Saturday
Christmas Eve surprise! Fire alarm at the Wondapartment. Four fire trucks were there within two minutes. But there was no fire.


Sunday
Christmas day was spent with the family, in the sun and in the shade, playing croquet and pétanque and Trivial Pursuits, drinking and laughing. So good.


Monday
Boxing day was spent with extended family, in the sun and in the shade, playing croquet and Trivial Pursuits, drinking and laughing. Also good.


Tuesday
The day after Boxing day is the day I start in on the books I get for Christmas.


Wednesday
Nothing felt right on Wednesday.


Thursday
I have four weddings to go to in 2012. I finally found the perfect dress for all of them.


Friday
Caramelising onions for an amazing tart. I'm obsessed with it at the moment and a bbq that evening was the perfect excuse to make it.


Saturday
Wellington may have decided that summer is over but I ignored that and drank cider anyway.


&

Dressember day 31

Cashmere sweater and sheer midi skirt because Wellington has decided that it s NOT summer. 

And finally?



Favourite LBD for New Years Eve. 

Don't tell Amy but chances are that, come tomorrow, I will be found wearing jeans or shorts. Weather dependent. 

Favourite Photos: 2011

January


February


March


April


May


June


July


August


September


October


November


December

Another year over

2011 was a year with a lot of up, a lot of down, and quite a bit of in between.

In 2011 Craig and I said goodbye to the Hutt Valley for city living in Wellington. We travelled to Hawaii and not much of anywhere else. Work was both stressful and fulfilling, full of sound and fury, culminating in ... not a lot.
My family expanded by one when my baby sister got married. Full family dinners are now a table of eight.
I am skinnier, richer, happier, and more complicated than ever before. I made new friends, kept old ones, and made the most of living in town.

Best of all, best of all, I became an Irish citizen.

In 2011 I resolved to:
x be more frugal - yes? yes.
x maintain the healthy-ish lifestyle I managed in 2010 - yes.
x declutter - oh yes.
x take a photo every damn day - yes! yet again. I missed two self-portraits though.
x keep percolating this tattoo idea. - yes! and uh ... also yes.

I am ever so excited about 2012:
x Europe*
x a new job**
x taking a photo every damn day
x new tattoos***

Let's see how it goes. I can't wait!


first and last

* in April Craig and I are, leave from work notwithstanding, heading to Europe for a month.
** fingers crossed. I have leads and plans.
*** I have plans for two in 2012. I've managed to make it onto the list for one of my wishlist artists. I cannot wait.

Penultimate! Dressember day 29 and 30

Purple flowers for a boring day of errands.





White t-shirt and sheer midi skirt.

Today? today we spent an hour at the travel agency. Craig and I are planning a European Excursion for April/May 2012. I am ever so excited. We just need to work out the ... employment side of things and then we're going to book!

So so excited.

Dressember day 27 and 28

Linen mini skirt, white cami, & a faux miu miu jacket printed with birds. 


BIRDS



My "I just blue myself" dress. 

I am so very very ready for Dressember to be over. Not because I wouldn't be wearing dresses but because, oh lord, it has been agony stuck taking these terrible photos every day. Don't even get me started on posting them here. I hate myself SO MUCH. 

 
 
 

Dressember day 25 & 26

Purple dress from Forever 21 Hawaii for Christmas day. 

I inadvertently matched both my xmas present from my adorable husband AND my lovely mama's xmas table colour scheme. I love matching. 

 



Sheer black shirt dress from Cotton On - perfect for two Boxing Day events. More food! More sun! More cider!