Home is where the heart is.



Yesterday I put a post up that I ended up taking down. I put it up in a rush, because i felt guilty about not blogging in a while. I try not to over think my posts that much and I try to post on here as regularly as I can, but sometimes life just gets in the way. When I started blogging I didn’t want to be someone that apologises when the blog is left unattended for a few weeks… but you cant help but feel bad when you realise you haven’t looked at your blog in days and that you might just be letting people down.

If you are a blogger do you put pressure on yourself to post within a certain time frame? Or are you less stringent about your blogging? What about if you have favorite blogs you read regularly… do you get bored when there isn’t a new post every two days?

I think it’s all really interesting and personally I love it when my favorite bloggers upload every few days but at the end of the day I do have realistic expectations of these people!

Any who, as I said, I did do a post yesterday but I took it down as it was rushed and not how I wanted it to be. Instead I would like to show you all my apartment. I have been trapped in here for the last three days due to being sick and it was during this time that i realised im really happy with the space we have created and the pieces we have purchased in the last few years.

Our apartment is small, cosy, clean and white. S and I collected most our furniture from garage sales, vintage stores and IKEA, and we attempt to purchase furniture that will suit most rentals, as we don’t plan to buy for a while. Our place over looks lush green trees and is whisper quiet when you close the door. A new addition to the house is this Snow White wall mount. Ive had it since i was a child and the fine print states the picture was created in 1987, the year i was born.

April Rose

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Throw another snag on the barbie.

It’s the 6th of December and its freezing cold here in Perth, because of this I am harbouring hope that Christmas day won’t be too hot. It’s a silly hope to have though as each year the temperature creeps up and we end up with a 35 degree (95 Fahrenheit) Christmas!

This year S and I decided to really get in the Christmas spirit. With school fees and unemployment looming, our holiday period was looking rather bleak. But now this beauty is up, it’s a bit brighter. To top off our tree we used S’s little plane ornament that he has had since he was a child. We both thought it was a nice sentimental touch.

 

For us Christmas is all about family, pretty summer dresses, swimming pools, huge cold lunches and a lot of alcohol.

 

How about you?

April Rose
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Life

Sean the sheep

S and i have an application pending for a new rental at the moment, and so i don't wait anxiously by the phone and check my email every 2 minuets i have been distracting myself with sheepskin throws. I grew up with a sheepskin placed haphazardly over the couch at my parents home, i used to fight over it with my brother and sister because the winner could lay on it in front of the wood fire. 

S cant stand them, and i think when i say sheepskin rug he thinks of a hairy man wearing gold chains holding a glass of red . But after a lengthy discussion involving me begging, i get to buy one for our new home. I told S i would do a blog post justifying how pretty my throw will look in our new house, so here are some shots which were found on Apartment Therapy and my favourite blog Jeremy and Kathleen. Now please excuse me, I'm off to check my email again! 

April Rose 

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I don't smell bad but i love dousing myself in so much scent that you wouldn't be able to tell other wise.

I go through a bottle of perfume every 5-6 months and i think that's perfectly reasonable thankyouverymuch. If you are like me at all, run down to Mariposa  in Mount Lawley for all things pongy. They import from France and stock organic Australian products. My buys from Mariposa included the Rose Essence hand cream, it matches my Chloe perfectly and it stinks. Also the Glass house candles. These candles are heeuuggee and for 35 dollars they a bargin.

Oh and before i go, Blogger is doing my freaking head in. My header is shit and annoying me. My post formats are inconstant. My layout is all over the shop. gah. i give up - Mediocre April Rose it is!

April Rose

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One of my favourite blogs Jeremy and Kathleen.
Kathleen posts beautiful pictures of her home that her and Jeremy have lovingly renovated and regularly updates with Vegetarian recipes, pictures of her two cats, her design work and shots of her very cool life. Blogs like this make me want to bake and paint. Oh and by a house.
Just because i dont want Boots to steal all the attention, here is Mushy falling asleep in front of Friends. He has such good taste in TV.

April Rose
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