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Apr 10, 2019 ordinarilyextraordinaryanna

Reading this month – March 2019

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We celebrated a friend's 50th the other day with a ladies lunch out. My very talented friend @julz_0166 made these beautiful cupcakes with so much love. Of course, they were absolutely delicious!
Just for laughs, this is my husband and I attending our first U2 concert way back in 1989. So excited to see them again next week. Can you guess who's the bigger fan? It's certainly not a great photo of either of us, but such a classic 80s shot. Look at that mullet on Glen! He loved it but I can't say I did. My hair? Well, there was a whole lot more of it back then too and it was SO 80s! 😂🤣
How do you like my pretty pink painted foot? Just when I was resigned to 6 weeks off my feet, everything changed. My body has been working hard and my ligaments are all healing nicely, with no artificial ligament required after all. This, despite being told one was 'highly unlikely' to heal itself. I'm calling this a minor miracle. It took an entire day of waiting and recovering after a very short day surgery to discover this and now I'm getting my mind around being able to do most of what I want straight away. Feeling grateful.
Today I did something I have never done before and wouldn't have dreamt of doing in the past - I added patches to my jeans. 😲 (This post is long, so if you make it through, please leave an emoji comment.) 👖In my life, I have only ever owned two pairs of jeans that fit comfortably and I felt truly good in. This was one of those pairs. Purchased on a US holiday in Macy's Seattle basement on clearance, the brand is not available here and replacing them with new would be very expensive. 🌏 Plus, you know, sustainability and helping our planet. A little mending saves resources and emissions that the manufacture and transport of new clothing use and produce. I used another old pair of jeans I no longer wear to cut the patches from, so the only new item was sewing thread from my stash.🧵 One patch may not make a big difference, but every little bit helps and if everyone joined in, imagine the difference we could all make! My jeans always wear through on the inner thigh seam long before they even look old, so why not add an internal patch to solve that problem? OK, so my patching and darning is a mess, but is almost invisible from the outside and seriously, who's gonna be looking there anyway!? 🤭 A little sneaky patching means I can wear my favourite jeans without fear of my thighs suddenly busting through the fabric, for several more years. Whilst the machine was out, I also took in a favourite skirt and mended the waistband on a pair of work pants - that's three new purchases avoided in less than an hour. It would take longer to go and buy replacements!🧵 Do you mend or just replace damaged or ill-fitting clothing?
The delicate pastel buds of this succulent flowerhead have become too heavy for the stem to support, but continue striving to grow towards the sun.
A new phone means new camera effects to play with. What fun! . . . . This week I'm having ankle surgery. Although only day surgery, recovery time is quite long, with 6 weeks of no weight bearing on that foot. To make life easier and to ensure we don't resort to takeaways, I have stocked the freezer with homemade meals. These are mostly Thermomix recipes from @skinnymixer and @alycealexandracookbooks , with a couple of my own recipes.
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