Kiara Jayne - A Mum Among the Mayhem

08/09/2024

The girls and I took Charli to Bunnings today. She received many compliments and sweet baby talk from people around the store the whole trip. Effie rides on the trolley with Charli, and let me tell you, by the time we are done, it's like trying to move a tanker manually.
All in all, it was a lovely couple hours spent with my girls, with Lacey being jealous she couldn't come, and still sulking as we speak. She will be okay once we all get out in the yard and play with her but!
Very pleasurable day spent with my loves.
AND!!!!!!
SUNDAY BUNNINGS TRIP SCORE OMG
I scored ORCHIDS for $5!!!!
RRP was $30~ on each of them, so I scored 2 for $10!
I was walking around bunnings wondering 'why are people buying so many orchids today?'
Turns out, the orchids from last season were all dry and hadn't been watered in ages, and all needed repotting. That's fine by me! So I found the 2 that looked healthy but desperate for a home and off I trotted very pleased with myself.
So yeah, if you are an orchid lover like I am, get yourself to bunnings, you might score some new babies

30/06/2024

Thw wife was hungry late last night, after dinner. This was done in an hour, and she went to bed happy 😋😴 this recipe originated on TikTok yonks ago and has been remade, adapted, and cooked in so many kitchens. It's my daughters fave, and she always requests it when asked what she would like for dinner...and my easy go to for a quick pasta night. Last night though, this was for the wife's benefit ❤️💋


Tonight Patience Faith is making us Spaghetti and Meatballs and I am so bloody excited. It smells amazing cooking babe! ❤️❤️👌

30/06/2024

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15/06/2024

Roast chook for dinner tonight 🤤
This is a regular weekly meal, just like my mumma used to do. I looked forward to it every week, so I have carried the tradition into adulthood.

E likes salad with hers (she does not really like potato in general) but I still pop some broccoli and a potato on the side with her chicken anyway.
I bake my roast with water, onion, garlic and rosemary + 3 stock cubes, salt and pepper..and this then gets turned into gravy at the end.

If I do it on a Saturday, we have an easy fulfilling dinner for Sunday night, and we also make the dogs a home cooked meal with some of the chicken with rice/boiled vege.
I save the gravy I make, and just make the veges for the side again. A ~$10 fresh chook goes a long way, and everyone's drooling half way through cooking.

Smells like home this meal and everyones bellies are happy 😍

Kiara Jayne Ryan Patience Faith

10/06/2024

I think I need a bigger box for my potato plant 🥔 doing so well, I honestly didn't have HIGH HIGH hopes when I chucked the seeded potato in there... but here we go! Time will tell if I actually get any vege from it but looks pretty happy to me 🥰

02/06/2024

My wife has been craving lasagne. But, I knew the store bought would NOT make the cut; it had to be made with love.
So, I got my ingredients together, and while she drooled at the smells emanating from the kitchen, I patiently made this with love.
Food is my love language, and she hasn't been feeling the best lately. I also know she's happier, and her mind more settled and at ease, when she has good, yummy nutritious food in her belly.

It's a scientific fact that our brains cannot function without adequate nutrition, and that does look different for all. 8 years in... I know this woman, and when her mind and body just needs a good FEED to reset. Hangry is a real emotion.

Whats your love language? How do you help the ones you love reset, and know they are cared for? We all have a different language and it's so important to identify in ourselves and our loved ones.

Credit to Nagi@ RecipeTin your recipes always hit the spot 🤤👌

19/05/2024

POTATOES!! MY POTATO EXPERIMENT IS WORKING!!

11/05/2024

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10/05/2024

How are we all today?

I have basil propagations I need to plant today; roots are nice and long and healthy! I am actually excited; my wee little babies are doing so well!

E is under the weather, as we all are. Think we have caught some kind of sickness? Even my asthma has been playing up. Hopefully it doesn't stick around for too long, I need strength to mow my lawn 😅

09/05/2024

This is the Maya cover set from my Kmart Australia haul 😍 I'm absolutely in love.

Not only is the colour and pattern gorgeous, but it gives that nostalgic feeling from my childhood.

Paired with the pink curtains, I think it works well. The result is a calm and happy space in our bedroom, which my wife and I always function better in.

Pastel for the win, kmart for the win. $20 bucks ($45 including a new sheet set) and we couldn't be happier - or comfier 👌

09/05/2024