So this month I have been doing the feb photo a day challenge. It has been great fun because it has kept my mind active, particularly as I've been spending a whole lot of time at home recently.It was created by a blogger who goes by the name of Fat Mum Slim, but I'm pretty sure in real life her name is Chantelle. Check out her blog, I aspire to have a blog as cool as hers some day.
I also joined a group on Facebook and could see what others were doing. It's really interesting to see people's different perspectives on the topics of each day.
I used instagram to take my photos on my iPhone. Admittedly, I haven't really used my camera since I got an iPhone. I then linked photos up on Facebook and Twitter, under the hashtag #febphotoaday.
Here's how my leap-year February has been, pictorially:
1st February 2012 - your view today
2nd February 2012 - words
These three words do not only just describe me, but it is my favorite book at the moment (Up the Duff). My sister gave it to me in my early pregnancy, and I can say that it has kept me sane. Kaz Cooke is a genius, and she has taken the edge off a lot of the anxiety I have been feeling! I have religiously read a chapter a week, being a 'week ahead' - as it goes week by week. My sister was so awesome she even bought me the sequel Kidwrangling for my birthday! I definitely want to send Kaz a 'thankyou' note when my baby is born.
3rd February 2012 - hands
This photo was taken at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand on our honeymoon, hence the new bling. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a white European girl, while my husband is a dark Chinese man. Chinese are typically a bit fairer, but hubby is darker than the usual. Luckily his Chinese face makes up for it!
4th February 2012 - A Stranger
My friend Bel told me that this looked delicious but wondered why it was 'a stranger'. Truth is, this is one of many of the 'strangers' I now know. Foods that I loved to eat and now not allowed to. I can't have raw eggs like this, nor can I have sashimi or raw oysters. All because I'm pregnant! I tell you the first pit stop we make on the way home from the hospital will be McDonalds for a 50c ice cream cone! This photo was taken the day after our wedding. We treated ourselves to this breakfast with the money my Gran sent us. Thanks Gran!
5th February 2012 - 10am
Today is Sunday, and at 10am we were at church. The church is starting a series on loving people, and the theme is '3D vision'. I'm not exactly sure what the point of the glasses were this morning, but hey.
6th February 2012 - Dinner
We like to cook in our house. This is my husbands 'risotto' that we make in the rice cooker. A very simple meal indeed - just rice, flavour of some sort (sometimes simply stock or a McCormick mix from the supermarket), mixed veggies and meat, all chucked in the rice cooker. Husband eats everything with sambal. My husband tried to make acar for me, which is an Indonesian pickled veggie that I was craving. Unfortunately he went a bit overboard on the lemon juice and it tasted like dishwashing detergent.
7th February 2012 - Button
I don't know what my husband is doing but I keep sewing buttons back on his shirt! Although, it has brought out the creativity in me, and now I want to learn to sew. I keep looking for sewing machines on eBay and keep asking my mum for help because I don't know anything about them!
8th February 2012 - Sun
This is the sun out of my favorite childrens book: The Very Hungry Catterpillar by Eric Carle. Hope my baby likes it as much as I do!
9th February 2012 - Front Door
I only noticed this sticker a few months after it was put there. My mother in law put it there when she was here last April for our wedding. I'm guessing it's some sign of good luck. Any of my readers read Chinese and tell me what it means? Just a few days ago I discovered another one on a jewellery box!
10th February 2012 - Self Portrait
I drew this picture of myself, stuck it to a postcard of the Eureka Tower. I then sent the postcard to a girl in America via postcrossing. You can see the postcard and all the statistics here.
11th February 2012 - Something that makes me happy
A beautiful husband who makes me breakfast in bed on a Saturday morning! Complete with rose petals! Pictured is a glass of milo, fresh grapes, spinach omelette and carrot sticks.
12th February 2012 - Closet
Nothing to see here.
13th February 2012 - Blue
My groovy 'mouse' has groovy blue mood lights!
14th February 2012 - Heart
The closest Facebook world is getting to a 'bump-pic'. (Seriously, stop asking. It's really rude!) Oh I miss wearing my wedding and engagement ring. Thanks puffy fingers and hot weather.
15th February 2012 - Phone
This is in the beautiful town of Arrowtown, New Zealand. Taken on our honeymoon. Oh how I miss New Zealand!
16th February 2012 - Something New
(eep... Where has this photo disappeared to??)
17th February 2012 - Time
Our local newspaper back home is called The Border Times. It isn't very big - less than 10 pages and comes out weekly. This is my Mum reading it in Egypt somewhere.
18th February 2012 - Drink
I love gardening. But I'm good at killing plants too. Need to remember to water them, particularly in the hot weather. We have a rose, lots of succulents, a few herbs and tonnes of solar lights!
19th February 2012 - Something I hate doing
Calm down. I just hate cutting raw vegetables with my swollen, sore, pregnant wrists!
20th February 2012 - Handwriting
Today I sent another postcard via postcrossing. It is going to Beijing, China. I tried to write in Mandarin on the card, although I don't think it's necessary.
21st February 2012 - Favorite photo of me
This is me when I was about 3-4 years old. I remember I loved this swing, but my bottom quickly got too big. Behind me is our bird cage - we used to have lots of budgies. This photo makes me wonder what my own children will look like. I was such a blonde child, and my husband is so dark. One thing I know though: is they will be drop dead gorgeous!
22nd February 2012 - Where I work
Well, this is where I used to work. Every day I would wake up at 6am. I then eat my breakfast, get changed, put my make up on and wait. I wait from a phone call from an agency to tell me whether they have work for me or not. I live my life on call. I'm what they call a Casual Relief Teacher (CRT). Because I'm loyal to this lifestyle, I tend to pick up plenty of work. My car is my office. My boot is full of teaching resources and books that I can pull out in a second. Sadly, at the end of last year I had to say goodbye to my Toyota Corolla, who I named after it's previous owner and my Grandpa, Roy. I have loved this car so much, but would not accomodate for a new baby. So my new office is a Honda Jazz, but it's yet to be an office.
23rd February 2012 - Shoes
These were my feet in 2004. I had just finished year 12. I went to a schoolies event with my good friend Amy. She wears the other pair of shoes, which also belong to me. I loved these shoes. Why don't they make Dunlop Volleys like these anymore?
24th February - Inside my bathroom Cupboard
Duckies that were given to me in various baby shower gifts! I have a few more, but this is a representation of what my family is soon to look like!
25th February 2012 - Green
This is Bogor, Indonesia. I went there in January 2011. I miss Indonesia every day.
26th February 2012 - Night
Watching Kung Fu Panda on a sticky Melbourne Sunday night with my hubby.
27th February 2012 - Something you ate
I love Indonesia for their range of food. I love it because never could I eat something like this in Australia for such a low price. This is toast, topped with bananas, ice cream, strawberry and chocolate topping. I think I recall getting heart palpitations after consuming this.
28th February 2012 - Money
Do you think I could feature on a $5 note?
29th February 2012 - Something you're listening to
SBS Chill is a live streaming radio station that you can listen to via an app on your iPhone. I really am enjoying it for a bit of variety.
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And that's it, that's February! I am so thankful to have taken part in this 'project' this month. And just when I was sad that it was over, guess what....
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