A Kismet Life

  If there is one thing you will learn about me fairly quick it is that I LOVE Christmas! I love the sounds, the colours, the feeling of magic it brings. We live in Australia so we don't have Thanksgiving and Halloween isn't all that big here -there's also the fact that I'm scared of my own shadow. We're not religious and I'm an adult so I can buy chocolate any time I like and not have to wait for the Easter Bunny to bring it. Christmas is my holiday, it's what brings me joy. So if you want to sell me something there is a good chance I'll buy it if it's Christmas themed. That is exactly what happened in late October as I was scrolling Instagram. An ad popped up for The Paper Club's November box. I'll give you one guess what the theme was... If I wasn't already sold just from the theme and the fact that it was a stationery subscription box I certainly was when I discovered that, shock horror, it was an Australian company! It is rare for ...

  Gluten Free, those two words have been sending a shiver down my spine ever since my daughter was diagnosed Gluten Intolerant in 2017. Proudly iced by Miss 10 and Master 8 It was around October and I remember selfishly thinking about all the yummy baked goods I was going to miss out on at Christmas. Well duh! Mum. You're missing out on them because your daughter can no longer eat them. That moment of self pity lasted only for a few minutes but that was long enough. I set myself the goal of finding Gluten free variations of all our favourites. It took a while. I have scars from the oven racks for all my failed attempts at a gluten free pizza base and I have not yet been able to find a GOOD gluten free cinnamon roll recipe...that works for us! ( I know there are A LOT out there) Gingerbread was one of the easier Christmas treats to make Gluten Free. The recipe I use seems to tick all the boxes. Gluten free Tastes good Can be rolled to make a Gingerbread family. ( I have not yet atte...

  If you've read my 'About' page you would have seen that I said My two kids have extra needs. Its such a hard thing to put a name to, especially with every person having their own individual terms and labels that they prefer. However since my kids are still kids and I am their advocate I went with the term Extra as I thought that fit them both well. They are both pretty average kids with a lot of things. They fight, they make a mess, they refuse to eat vegetables. However spend an hour or more with them and you'll see the Extra emerge in different ways. My eldest, Abigail - Abby - is 10. She is also already as tall as me with legs that go up to her arm pits. That is not her extra. Though if she keeps growing it may well turn out to be added to the list. Her Extra is Anxiety. The kind that leaves her shaking and hyperventilating and twists her stomach in to knots. Her other Extra is Dyslexia. Oh she is also Gluten Intolerant. My son, my Baby, is Jasper. He is 8. No he w...

A short while ago an Insta friend, asked if you had to pick a book title to describe your life which would it be. Automatically, as is the case when I'm asked a question, all knowledge of books departed my brain and went on vacation so I turned to my bookshelf where the perfect title lay in wait. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor is actually about a man named Strange who meets his Goddess girlfriend in a dream. Or something like that I wasn't actually a fan of the book so all memories save for the deplorable ending are gone from my brain. It gets rave reviews though so feel free to check it out for yourself. Despite not liking the book, I love the title and it actually sums me up really well. The tag line for my Blog is "The Ramblings Of A Dreamer" for a reason. I have been dreaming my entire life. In every meaning of the word. I have always, every night of my life had crazy vivid dreams. I don't sleep well, never have. But dreaming I'm an expert at. Just do...