October 2011 - 74 Lime Lane

{blogtoberfest day XXXI} the end

October 31, 2011 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Here we are at the end of blogtoberfest and thanks to blogtoberfest, I have a collection of 30 inspiring and thought-provoking quotes. And stay tuned, I have something planned for my collection of words.

I’ve so enjoyed seeking out and sharing these words I think I’m going to make it a regular thing. I love the ability of a simple saying speaking volumes to a person.

So we are at the end, and as that wise Dr Seuss said:

the full collection

{my place & yours} where I sleep

October 31, 2011 by Kellie 12 Comments

So finally getting around to joining in with Vic and my place and yours. This week’s theme is Where I Sleep, and fittingly enough it is all very lazy on my behalf because I already had this photo of where I sleep.

This was one of the first photos I took with my Diana mini, hence the arty blurriness of it all, also great for hiding the mess. This is typical of the scene though ~ covers thrown back on one side after I have leapt out of bed in a mad rush realising I’ve turned the alarm off twice and it is now only 45 minutes until I have to get the kids out the door for school.

This photo is aptly titled “bedhead”.

Join in with my place and yours.

{monday} what’s goin’ on + November calendar download

October 31, 2011 by Kellie Leave a Comment

Today has dawned like an other ordinary day but what is hides behind it’s clear sunrise is a state of chaos with lots going on.

Just your average Monday playing out in homes all over the world.

Around these part I’m doing a little housekeeping {oh not the housework kind, that can wait, the fun stuff around here}. The mini-makeover I started a few weeks ago I hope to complete this week. If you were here on the weekend, you would have noticed I changed up the weekend posts. And in going forward I took a couple of steps back. I think it is a delayed reaction to the blogging event, but I’m trying to get a clearer picture of what I’m doing here. Apart from rambling …

Instead of one big weekend edition of zest, I’m going to break it up into two posts. On Saturday, a curated collection of links for your weekend reading ~ the returns of lime link love ~ that I hope will inspire you and enhance your weekend. On Sundays, a quick collection of tweets {zesty tweets} from the week, some links and tips you might have missed. Skim at your pleasure. I would love to hear your thoughts.
Today is also Halloween, not that we do anything here and only some years might we get the occasional trick or treater. Thankfully the smalls haven’t really caught on to the craze. Alison’s thoughts on this sum it up well, I think.
That also means the end of blogtoberfest! I have so enjoyed my month of quotes. Although I may need another month to catch up on all the visiting!
Tomorrow is November ~ eek ~ and also the day I become the mother of a nine-year-old. Double eek. Where did that time go? So before I get stuck into wrapping presents and making party plans, here is the new month’s calendar, in the hope you might be more organised than me!

Download the November calendar here

And I’m working on something new this week. Sign up to the newsletter to get the news first.

So lots of changes happening here and all of it involves taking the next step forward. It pays to be stop every now and then in the midst of the chaos and savour the excitement, too.

What things chaotic and exciting are happening in your part of the world this week?