Furniture is my theme for this Thursday!
I love this take on clothes pegs:
This striking shelf would look great in any home:
How beauitful is this coffee table?
This toy box would be perfect in Boo's room
July, 2011
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I heart Thursdays
July 28, 2011 by Michelle
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Anthropologie addiction
July 22, 2011 by Michelle
We don't have Anthropology in Australia. And it is probably just as well as I would be practically living in their stores if they are as beautiful as their catalogues are!
I love everything about them – from the way they market their products, to their style and range and how you almost feel like you are in another world when you are browsing through their site.
I've signed up for their newsletter and just love looking through it – even though I know I could never justify the cost of buying some of their outfits!
Here are some beauties that I would just love to get my hands on!
Love the colours of these vases:
I love handmade ceramics. This one has such a style yet is still rustic:
And I can imagine afternoon tea with these little cups:
Is there such a thing as "retro funky"? Well, these spoons definitely are!
And this is just too pretty to use as a dish towel!
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I heart Thursdays
July 21, 2011 by Michelle
My Thursday finds…
Beautifully printed folk art material from here
I don't drink milk, but I would if I got this!
I love all of these!
What did you heart this Thursday?
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Speech Pathologist update
July 18, 2011 by Michelle
It's been a while since I've posted and this is largely because things have been crazy busy around here. But I thought I would post an update on our speech pathology visits.
We have finished up our 5 week stint and it was with mixed emotions when it ended last week. Overall, I am glad that we did the program but I"m not sure how much of a difference it made. Boo was already doing much better before she started the program and the speech pathologist said that because Boo had made such a dramatic change (thanks to the osteopath!), the number of sessions could be cut back.
We did a number of exercises over the course of 5 weeks (and I had homework each week
). Some of these exercises were good and some were a little too basic for Boo. To summarise:1. Week 1: OWL which stands for 'observe', 'watch' and 'listen'. Basically, to take your child's lead and not interrupt if they are engrossed in an activity (sounds similar to what Montessori recommends!)
2. Week 2: reading different books and getting Boo to complete sentences, pointing out things on that page and reading different types of books (e.g. pop up books, picture books, story books etc)
3. Week 3: Nursey rhymes – singing lots of songs, getting Boo to sing along and doing the action to words
4. Week 4: Choice: Giving Boo two choices with everything and getting her to tell me which one she would like (rather than "yes", "no" responses).
5. Week 5: Arts and craft with some "OWL" thrown in for good measure.
I found that Week 4 presented the best developmental exercises for Boo. Giving her a choice and getting her to say what she wanted is a great idea. It took a lot of practice and we still occassionally get the "uh" sound when we give her a choice rather than the choice itself, but I think it is a great exercise
Week 1 and week 5 exercises are akin to what Montessori suggests and the activities I did with Boo for these weeks were Montesori activities but it was interesting to see Montessori inspired thinking infused in child development programs.
So now we are on our own – there will be a follow up in 6 months, but I go into the next 6 months with a world of confidence and a lighter heart
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I heart Thursdays
July 7, 2011 by Michelle
Thursdays are always great days. It means Friday is just around the corner, it was traditionally our late night shopping night in WA (now most large shops are open late from Monday to Friday thank goodness!) and things are getting a little more relaxed. So I thought I would introduce "Things I love on Thursday" which gives me an excuse to look for gorgeous things to buy on the net and share them with you.
So here is the first in the series
How elegant is this headpiece? Perfect for a wedding or black tie do
I love the colour this necklace. Reminds me of high tea on a spring day
I can imagine a row of these in my house.
How simple but elegant is this necklace
Hope you liked this post!
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