I never exagerate! If you belive that then you may be a little gullible! But my dishwasher is better than brilliant!! It has revolutionised my life this week! My sink has been dish free since it's appearance, my kitchen clean, my life feels more in control!! All of this from 1 appliance and I ask myself why on earth have I not insisted on this much, much earlier!! I am NOT exagerating here, the dishwasher saves me at least an hour and a half a day, possibly 2 hours some days! How amazing is that!!! Yes, I have hugged it, given it an affectionate pat and smiled at it fondly. It is my new baby and does not keep me awake at night! I could bestow its virtues further but I think you get the idea!! For the record, I ended up buying the more expensive Bosch and am very happy with it!
Well last week I was relating the story of Ethan being in trouble at school! This week it is Cameron! Aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh!! Is there no end to being a Mother!! I swear that the school is going to groan when another little Koczwara enters those gates to attend!! They will be looking for the duct tape to keep their mouths closed to prevent interruptions in class! Needless to say, there is another parent / teacher discussion scheduled to work out a management plan for Cameron this time and I will just shake my head in shame that I have a child (ahem, make that a couple of children) who are so disruptive in class it requires a double approach of both teacher and parental intervention to try and improve the situation!
I have also had some pages up on the Aussie Scrap Source Blog . This one was for featuring the new Anna Griffin papers. I created this LO using Fifi and Fido range which is supposed to be a pet range! I may have omitted all the cute pet images while using it! Just love the fresh spring colours in this one.
Soooo, onto my exciting news. I am so delighted to be continuing with my favourite manufacturer, Prima!! I am so honoured to be amongst such amazingly talented ladies in this industry as one of Prima's Core Education Team. The Educators will be posting to their own blog, with projects and tutorials so be sure to check it out regularly!! Prima Education Blog, bookmark this link for future reference so you can keep up with all the updates on this site as it is seperate to the normal Prima blog. I have a LO with complete step x step instructions coming up shortly, so keep your eyes peeled.
Huge congratulations to everyone else on the team and I look forward to the year ahead!! I really can't wait to get started on this amazing venture and if you are a store owner, and want to have some extremely talented Prima Educators in your store, contact sherry@primamarketinginc.com for more details. Thanks for stopping by!!
I can see why your dishwasher is your new best friend;) It's just wonderful to save a few hours a day and be able to do other things than doing the dishes:) Your layout is GORGEOUS! It brought a huge smile to my face too. And huge congrats on making the Prima education team! That's so awesome!
Posted by: Romy | May 29, 2011 at 05:07 PM
Hi! it is so good to have some help around the house and i am glad you have a new help in the kitchen!! and i hear you about your kids.. i do hope things will be ok at school.. and i love the layout.. it is so colorful and it has such a cheerful delightful feeling to it.. and of course your DD is so beautiful in the photo!! she is like sunshine!! xx
Posted by: lizzyc | May 29, 2011 at 08:49 PM
Oh i am so excited for you on so many levels: the beautiful layouts, the education team... But mostly about the dishwasher. Oh I'm so happy for you!!! Now, must get me mine!
Posted by: Kymmie | May 29, 2011 at 09:34 PM
Congrats on the prima gig you will be perfect for it.And a new diswasher that is fab i bet the kids love it too.Take care Kerry xx
Posted by: Kerry Murray | May 29, 2011 at 09:54 PM
Janine, firstly I'm thrilled you are staying on with Prima. I hope this year is full of personal challenges, exciting travel and creative fulfillment. You have such a gift working with their product so Im sure heaps of scrappers will be inspired by your work again during 2011/12. I have really loved watching your work right from the beginning !!!! wow was that really 7 years ago ???, and the journey you have been on - to the point where your work is a knockout. Love it.
As for the dishwasher, Im looking forward to a full tour when i come up next .... he he he,,,,, I am anti-dishwasher, so your challenge if you choose to accept it, is to convince me of its power over you !!!!! ha ha.
Anyhow I have blah blahed enough. Talk soon honey.
xo
Posted by: Steph Devlin | May 30, 2011 at 08:16 AM
ah yes, finally, a dish washer, the world is rightly ordered again, lol. Congrats on the educator gig with Prima!! You rule!
Posted by: Jing-Jing | May 31, 2011 at 09:16 AM
You do know how dangerous any kind of tape is over a child's mouth, don't you? They taught teacher's in the 1970's that if they had to sneeze with the tape on, they could die!
I'm anti-dishwasher along with Steph! Although you must have one when you want to sell your house. Just bought a new one and a refrigerator! My dh is so not a plumber! While installing we somehow ended up with new kitchen faucets(the other one was relatively new). At least 5 trips to plumbing supply store!
Congrats on still being on the Prima team! How cool to teach too. Does that mean all our layouts will now look as fab as yours?
Posted by: Sue Feher | June 04, 2011 at 08:37 AM
weheee!! you're perfect for the educator-team. huge congrats!! and look at all your amazing work - this is soooo deserved!!
Posted by: christiane | June 05, 2011 at 10:11 PM
WOW!!!! Congratulations Janine!!! This is truly a dream team and you just could not be missing from it!!! Your talent is one of a kind!!!!! Way to go!!!!!!!
Posted by: Vicky Varvadouka | June 05, 2011 at 10:58 PM
Hi Janine, just wanted to say how fabulous to read your news here!!! Congratulations!!
Posted by: Chris M | June 11, 2011 at 09:49 AM