product of the year!

Can you believe that I am sitting here in front of my laptop, dinner is in the oven for my toddler, both kids are bathed, my husband is still working and while Im typing here, I am also vacuuming the house. You read right! No, im not a super woman with 5 arms- i have a dear friend helping me...his name is Manuel.

Manuel is my trusty Robo vac! Yes you read right again! He is a robot vacuum cleaner and I am nominating him for product of the year. Not only is he slim line and can get under those hard to reach places, he needs no setting up, plugging in, breaking your back or any effort at all. I just put Manuel into our bedroom, pressed clean and off he went with such enthusiasm and professionalism - he is the hardest and most loyal worker in this house. He picks up the finest of dust and dirt, he collects all rubbish, even bits bigger than him, and when he is tired and run down, he goes home to his own little house (port) and re-charges...ready for his next job.

It's so lovely to sit back after a long week, a tiring day, a stressful morning and with two kids and dinner time approaching, call on Manuel to lend a helping hand and do some cleaning for me.

Hmmm...I might make myself a cup of tea and relax on this lovely friday night.

If only there was a robo vac that could go to the gym for you and cook!

Have a great night!



For those who haven't heard of the Robo Vac I highly recommend you check it out at Harvey Norman. Its the greatest use of technology I have ever seen!

Dreams can come true!

Im writing today with a lot of excitement as today is a special day for my family! Over the last few years my husband has been working extremely hard to set up his own business. Its been a year of interstate travel, long nights, early mornings, failures and successes. I have a lot of respect now for people who do set up their own business as there is a lot of hard work that has to happen behind the scenes, and as my family has learnt, you need to be self-motivated every day to get the ball rolling.

Yesterday, his website was launched and its looking fantastic. Im not much of a computer whizz so I am amazed at how quickly it has come together and the thought that has gone in to making it a classy, sophistcated and very professional website.

I am feeling extremely proud of my husband and the hard work he has put into making his business work. its been a long journey of preparation, risk and lots of money to get it together but finally, the hard work has paid off!

So, if you have a spare minute...check out QLD's best wedding/corporate band!

www.radioclubband.com.au

Nim

I pick you...

The other day I went to the shops looking for a card. I needed one that had a message that was on the lines of "congratulations" but not quite as it was for a friend who had quit a job to go on to bigger and better things. Standing in the newsagents, I was just about to give up and buy a blank card when I saw a range done by Hallmark of embossed cards that had beautiful messages. The one I chose was so lovely and had a message in it that said "the world needs your creativity...wonder...kindness...heart...wisdom and brilliance (and then inside the card it said- "shine on"). I felt like i didn't need to really write my own message as the card said it all.

Fred Hoskings also do amazing cards with quirky messages. Here are some that I have bought recently! I bought the "i pick you" for my husband for valentines day.

Anyway, I really believe there is nothing like getting a special hand written card in the mail as a surprise. With the amount of technology that we have, we don't often send them, and even for people's birthdays often we just send a quick SMS or give them a call. I personally treasure the cards that I have been given and think its a really simple way of making someone feel special.

So why not stop at the newsagents, spend the $5 you were going to use on a coffee to buy a nice card for no reason other than to spoil someone special in your life or if you have the time - make your own while drinking your coffee!

There is plenty of inspiration out there!

Nim xx

A little bit of magic

I love it when you are having a really busy day and then all of a sudden you see something that inspires you that makes you "stop" and think isn't this beautiful! It can happen when you step outside in the rush to go to work and the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and you realise its going to be a good day, or it can happen when you are stuck in peak hour traffic and a great track comes on the radio that takes you to another place.

Well, this happened to me the other week when I saw this website. I was flat out with my two kids (18 months and 10 weeks) and desperately wanting some "time out". I jumped onto my laptop for 5 minutes and saw this website and it took me to a magical place.

I highly recommend you check it out....

http://www.jinkyart.com.au/

I hope it gives you some inspiration today....

Hi and Wecome!

My name is Nim and welcome to my blog!

Im new to "blogging" but decided to give it a go when I recently saw a print that said "I love you, blogs and coffee." I enjoy reading blogs from my friends and decided I needed a place to write my ideas and inspiration....so this is it!

I decided to call my blog Whimsy and Spice because I love the word "Whimsy". It makes me think of lovely things and as the definition suggests...i think I have some fanciful and odd ideas. Also, Spice is a word that brings up a lot of images in my mind and a lot of this blog is going to be about one of my favourite things and that is cooking. I think about food all the time and not because I am hungry but because I love the planning, creating and wonder of eating food that is cooked from the heart.

Something that also is close to my heart is my husband and two wonderful kids. I hope to share how they inspire me every day.

To be honest, this blog is going to be full or all different and wonderful things! I hope it takes you on a journey and gives you a little dash of spice in your day.

Stay tuned!

Nim xx