Happy 2016

Happy New Year everyone!


For lots of reasons, 2015 was terribly sucky for me.

It wasn't a case of me being negative - it just sucky and there was really nothing that I could have done to reduce it's suckiness - no positive thinking, no lifestyle changes, nothing like that, I seemed to

My blog looks freaking awesome!

I've totally been neglecting Ninja Midgets. I am so ashamed. I haven't even visited in months! And I just came here and saw how freaking awesome my blog looks, and its completely out of date.
So sad!
But you know, life gets in the way a bit sometimes. Life and work, and little people. We are heading into birthday season - both little people's birthdays are within a month of each other, so expect a birthday post or two.
I've decided that as of October 1, I am back on the FatMumSlim Photo wagon. I will be up to date with photos by the end of October. I WILL BE UP TO DATE! *checks where she actually stopped* It seems that I need to go back to the beginning of June. So here is a list of what I need to take pictures of:

and this:

and of course this one:

and last but not least, the current month: 

As well as October's prompts which are yet to be revealed. Do-able? Maybe. Will I have a crack at it? You betcha.

I'm throwing down the gauntlet here and now - I will be up to date with my FMS photos by Friday 31st October.

Photo bomb - May 27 2014

May 27 - MEAL

I met The Man in town today during his lunch break. We went to a bakery where he bought himself some lunch, then scurried back to work. I came home to a hearty meal of air pie. Yum yum!

Photo bomb - May 26 2014

May 26 - PET

This is one of the men who lives at my house. He is 35 years old in dog years and a rat bag. He is the younger of my furry sons, but the bigger of the two, and he and Buddy are best friends.

Photo bomb - May 25 2014

May 25 - NEIGHBOURHOOD

These cranes are a new addition to our neighbourhood - their names are Ben, Cranium, Maximus and Lucy. Their job is to help build the new Bendigo Hospital.

Photo bomb - May 24 2014

May 24 - SUNRISE

The view of the sunrise on my way to work this morning.
If it weren't for the clouds, it would have looked fantastic!

Photo bomb - May 23 2014

May 23 - BLACK + WHITE

I wanted to see what a rainbow looked like in black and white. I suppose now I know.

Photo bomb - May 22 2014

May 21 - FREE

Photo bomb - May 21 2014

May 21 - CARD

This card lives on my coffee table.
I have many many sets of cards and ones such as the above card are spread across my loungeroom.
Meh.

Photo bomb - May 20 2014

I know! This looks terrible, that I took a photo of Buddy when he was so upset. I had just dished up his dinner and it was too hot so I put it in the freezer. So in this shot, he was waiting for about two minutes to get his dinner.

Photo bomb - May 19 2014

May 19 - ALONE

I knew I had to take a photo for this prompt and then this song began playing on Spotify. It was a sign that I needed to use it for my photo.

Photo bomb - May 17 2014

May 17 - BAG

I don't travel lightly when I go to work. Handbag, plastic shopping bags and sometimes a back pack (but not this time).

Photo bomb - May 16 2014

May 16 - CREATE

Today I created a tiny seed of an idea that I could pursue.

I need to thoroughly look into it, but I do think my idea is do-able and accommodates my various skills and interests.
PS. The seed in the photo is a sunflower seed. I didn't actually create it. I created the idea. The seed is a metaphor.

Photo bomb - May 15 2014

May 15 - FROM WHERE I WALK

This is the bottom of the hill at my work. I walk up here every time I get the train to work. They are doing some work in there and so I have to walk up towards the right instead of the left.

Photo bomb - May 14 2014

May 14 - LINES

Back in high school, I used to learn how to draw buildings like this in a subject called Graphics (now called Visual Communication - maybe).
This building is in Collins Street, Melbourne.

Photo bomb - May 13 2014

May 13 - I SPY

I spy with my little eye, a little lady who was meant to be hiding behind a tree but took matters into her own hands.
This was taken at Lake Weeroona during a family walk. It took many tries before I could get a photo that didn't have a random dog, or person or something weird in it. I'm not sure what the green band is, but I liked it so it stayed.

Photo bomb - May 12 2014

May 12 - READY

Honey was ready to go, and was impatiently waiting for the rest of us to get a wriggle on so we could walk to the park.

Photo bomb - May 11 2014

May 11 - MOTHER

This is my lovely mother at the taping of Dirty Laundry Live at the ABC studios in Elsternwick. The Man was meant to come with me but backed out because he went to a seminar, so I took Mum instead. I ended up with a parking ticket, but it was a good night otherwise.
**one of the people in the above image is not a cardboard cut out.

Photo bomb - May 10 2014

May 10 - IN THE GARDEN

On May 10th, the actual day I was supposed to take this photo, I was inside the Bendigo Stadium at a roller derby bout, with not a flower or blade of grass in sight, so this photo was taken outside the Bendigo Library in the autumn leaves.


poster from the roller derby bout I attended on May 10

Photo bomb - May 9 2014

May 9 - FAVOURITE

These are my favourite people hanging out at the playground at Lake Weeroona. I couldn't get everyone to look at the camera at the same time, so I got everyone to look away from the camera. Skill!