Australia Day with a twist of romance...

Just a quick post. A very late night (or early morning) but certainly worth it. 

My fiancé and I spent Australia Day at a very close friend's wedding. A beautiful ceremony and reception in the Barossa Valley. Certainly a day I'll remember for a long time to remember.

It got us thinking about our ceremony at the end of the year. A chapter in our lives I will share as (God bless his little cotton socks) my wonderful man is letting me run with the concept of a sustainable wedding. However I also need to be realistic with budget so purists look away now. Yes there will be things that I could go organic, source local etc etc but in saying that I will do whatever possible within budget.  Details will be forthcoming. 

Change of subject...  Got the lawn planted today. We are on the process of bringing the back lawn back to life. The kids love running around and playing with all there sports equipment they got for Christmas. The lawn planted was saved from a park by my fiancé work. He asked what they were doing with it as they were dogging it up. They replied that they were going to throw it.  So in the end they dug it up and put it aside for us at no charge. Certainly saved a few dollars there.

Well goodnight (or good morning) and I will post again soon.

Where have I been...

So I've decided to give this blogging thing another crack!  The method to my madness is still the same.  My ideologies in regard to living a simpler life (the good life) in sustainable manner have not changed. However my journey has changed somewhat since my last entry.

I'm now living with my fiancé in a typical suburban household.  Four bedroom, bathroom and ensuite, decent size backyard (big enough to get my hands on) and a large front garden. Sounds spacious? Well we also have four children between us, aged 6, 8, 10 and 14. 

The youngest three, well I guess you could say, have not had the 14 years of experience of living with me, that my son has had.  They are certainly coming around to the idea that growing your own food, enjoying the outdoors (including collecting snails after a rainy day) and making food from scratch. Even my fiancé is coming around.

In the coming entries I'll share my carbon footprint as a family as it stands (scary) and try to work out a plan of attack. In the meantime I hope I can inspire and share some knowledge along the way xx