I’m a bit late writing this weeks update – I was caught up with a project that may or may not turn into a disaster!

I have been invited to a friends birthday party, and she – like me- is partial to a fancy dress. I am a big believer that if you have to invest in a costume, you’re already invested in having a good time, so why not!? Her theme is a fantasy one and I had a million ideas for what I wanted. I spent some searching for ideas and placed an online order for something that looked beautiful.

I did not go with the super cheap sites, I felt like I did some research, read reviews and then spent my money and waited for my parcel to arrive…. And I have to tell you, it was a shock when it did!

I was fully aware that I probably wouldn’t get exactly the costume as displayed, but what I did get, has not come even close!!! I was scammed in a big way! … and it’s pretty hilarious! (See photos!)

So the only sensible thing to do, was to head to Spotlight (a fabrics/ craft and haberdashery store for those not in Australia) and to buy a bunch of materials to either modify the disaster, or to create my own! … it has been an expensive exercise that is not entirely finished as yet, and will need every person I know to use it at least once to feel like I’ve had a return for my money!

I chose to go with creating my own costume, it is a work in progress, and for anyone who is a true sewer it is probably also a disaster! … but I think I can make it work and will post an update when the party happens.

It was a busy weekend – a fabulous dinner out with some of my closest friends on Friday night for my birthday, and then Anzac Day on Saturday – a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand. While I did not attend a Dawn service this year, I did get up early to make several batches of Anzac biscuits. I also went to a pub with my friend and participated in several rounds of ‘Two Up’ – a game where two coins are placed on a timber paddle, one heads one tails, and they are then flipped. The idea is that people bet on either heads or tails coming up for both coins. It gets incredibly raucous, and a whole lot of cash changes hands. There is a lot of enthusiastic drinking and cheering that happens along side the game. It was a first for me, both seeing it, participating in it and having a turn at being the ‘spinner’!

I love going out and trying new things. I had a bit of an epiphany the other day, and that was that for someone who is as change averse as I am, I sure do a lot of it! Maybe I need to change (see what I did there!?) the way I think about it, and just fully embrace it. After all change and death are probably the only real guarantees that we get in life!