My Big Girl

Mayana is just looking so TODDLER at the moment. It kinda pulls at the heartstrings a bit, my baby is not so much a baby anymore!

But at the same time, I love it because she just gets to be cuter and more fun every single day.

This week has been a week of Big Girl Firsts.

For example; on Friday, we turned Mayana’s cot into a Big Girl Bed. Very exciting.

The first morning, we heard her wake up and make the discovery that she can now climb out of bed! She pulled out books, tried on hats, and played with her toys.

Today, she had her very first day sleep in her big girl bed.

 

I was a little worried that we’d have a battle on our hands to get her to stay in bed. Sure enough, a few minutes after leaving her room I heard her pulling books out of her shelf. I went in, and talked to her sternly; “Right! It is sleeping time Mayana Joy, you need to be in bed. It’s not time to play. Get back into your bed now!”. She quickly scrambled up into her bed and promptly burst into tears! She did not think much of getting into trouble from her Mama! I told her she could have one book to have a look at before she went to sleep. Five minutes later we peeked in, and she was fast asleep, clutching tightly to her book. Funny chook.

She also did her first wee-wees on the Big Girl Toilet. Once at daycare, once at home. We were super impressed at home, because she initiated the whole thing by telling us she needed a wee-wee, and actually producing one when we put her on the toilet! I’m so looking forward to having a fully toilet trained girl, and it’s nice to know we’re heading in the right direction.

She’s just so adorable. I love her to bits.

Well I’m Excited!

Overnight, the number of ‘likers’ at my facebook business page has jumped to 102!

This of course means it’s time for Particularly Zoey’s very first giveaway!!!

You need to get yourself over to my facebook page, and leave a comment on the status update which announces this giveaway. On Sunday evening I will randomly draw the winner!

The winner will get to choose ANY one item from any of the albums on my facebook page – just make sure to read the ‘terms and  conditions’ in the first comment on that status update :)

Good luck!!

I designed…

On special request from my cousin Jessica, I’ve come up with another new creation (I know, I’m on fire right?).

This one is a nappy wallet…

When you first have a baby, you have a massive nappy bag full to the brim with so much *stuff* that you almost need a trolley to wheel it around. As time goes on, you come to realise that you don’t need half of what’s in that bag, and eventually your baby becomes a toddler who no longer needs the other half of what’s in the bag.

And carrying around a massive nappy bag with only a couple of nappies and some wipes is kind of annoying.

So the idea of this nappy wallet is that you can pop in two or three nappies, and a box of travel wipes and a disposable change mat, and put the whole handy package inside your handbag. 

How handy is that?

They are made of a sturdy and durable and, most importantly, pretty fabric, and lined with flannelette (mostly because I had a LOT of it laying around spare).

I’m selling these for $10.00 + $2.00 postage. I haven’t listed them at my madeit shop, because I’ve already generated a whole lot of interest on my facebook page, and that’s a cheaper place for me to sell from.

So, pop over to Particularly Zoey @ Facebook, and have a look! Don’t forget to become a ‘liker’.. we’re 13 fans off our very first give-away!!

I designed…

I have a new product at my made-it store, and I must say, I’m quite proud of this one.

It’s all about practicality, and I know other Mamas will like it because of that. I had the idea the other day when we were out and I couldn’t keep my little Mayana quiet. My little chicken loves to draw, and I knew that if only I had some kind of drawing implement with me, she’d be right!

Hence my new design…

It’s a covered notebook with a built-in crayon pouch! It all folds up and attaches with a strip of velcro, and can be kept in your nappy bag or handbag for easy access.

Cute or what!?

I have a couple of these over at my madeit shop in different fabrics. I’m selling them for $15.00 and that’s including an A5 120 page art journal and 6 crayons.

So pop on over and have a look :) Oh and while you’re at it, go and become a fan of my facebook page. When I hit 100 ‘likers’, it’s time for Particularly Zoey’s very first giveaway!!

Stress Head

So today was the first day of my last semester at uni. That’s right folks, in about 14 weeks or so, this phase of my life will be OVER. It’s awesome. And totally and utterly terrifying.  And the fact that our uni lecturer today announced that we must no longer refer to ourselves as pre-service or student teachers, but as beginning teachers just adds a whole other element to the overwhelmedness I’m feeling (see I’m even inventing words here!).

I think along with the rest of my cohort, my head feels about ready to explode about after finding out what the next 14 weeks hold for me.

I have six weeks of uni, on campus, during which time three assignments are due, and I have a buttload of paperwork and application processes to start going through so that I can, you know, get a job next year.

After that I have six weeks of internship (with two weeks school holidays in the middle, how awesome!). After that we have one week at uni, and two assignments due. And then IT’S DONE!!!!

And how about this… two weeks after that happens, our lease expires and we become homeless! What can I say, my life is crazy.

At this point I’m choosing to focus on the first six weeks of this journey, and then go from there. Because if I think about what happens after November 11 (the date we become homeless), I sort of start to hyperventilate a little.

Wish me luck people!!