The world is a sucky place at the moment. And social media brings out all the negative naysayers and the horrible pictures and horrific stories of misdeeds.
There have been moments when I just want to shut down my social media accounts and ignore all the bullshit. But then I realised I enjoy interacting with people on social media. Its a way for me to keep in touch with family and friends and share the things that make me happy.
So instead of getting rid of the baby with the bath water I’m adding bubbles. Lots and lots of happy, shiny bubbles. OK, mostly accounts involving adorably cute animals. Cute animal bubbles!
Here are the accounts that I am following on social media that bring a smile to my day.
I hope you clicked through and added these awesome and fun accounts to your feeds. Let me know if you follow any fantastic feeds I should add to my list.
*I was not asked to nor paid to write this post. IKEA is just so awesome I had to document ALL. THE. THINGS!
The #BestBossEver was going to the IKEA food store after work and offered to take us with her. Shani and I decided to make an evening of it and do the whole store.
I made myself a list and was promptly laughed at by everyone because apparently you NEVER stick to your list.
Which is true. I did not stick to my list. Although I only bought 3 extra things so that’s not so bad.
Shani and I started upstairs going through all the various rooms and apartments. It also happens to be the big winter sale, so lots of things were marked down.
Sale
We took about an hour going through the whole upstairs and then parked our trolley (and Shani for a minute) while we went to the dining area so I could experience the quintessential IKEA meal. Swedish meatballs.
Parking baysMeatballs
Oh man! Since it was relatively early for dinner, we landed up sharing a plate of meatballs, chips and green beans. We stopped just short of licking the plate clean. For ₪25 for a huge plate of food its almost worth just going there for dinner, never mind all the awesome things to buy.
All done
Once dinner was over we headed downstairs to begin the real shopping.
It took us about an hour to go through the store, find the things on our lists, find things that were on the sale, put things we really didn’t need back on the shelf and check out.
All the things!
We then popped into the food store and grabbed all the yummies.
I really enjoyed IKEA. The whole experience was amazing. I loved the room set ups, so many cool ideas to utilise a small space. And all the nifty gadgets. I could probably spend a fortune in there if I could.
I will definitely be going back since I saw a whole lot of things I would like to get.
*This is not an advert and I was not paid to attend or write about the event!
The family and I were invited to the launch of the new #FeelPeugeot campaign this morning.
We had a blast!
The car of the day was definitely the {208 GTi}, there was a waiting list to test drive this baby and everyone who did, raved about it.
This stunning little car has park assist steering. You change gears and control the breaks, the car does the steering and parks for you, hands free!
I took a video of the demo. The oops at the end was driver error, he forgot the break!
I particularly enjoyed driving the ‘mom’ car, the {3008}. My only issue was that it was an automatic, and I haven’t driven an auto in almost 14 years. I kept looking for the clutch and didn’t know what to do with my ‘stick’ hand 🙂
Other than that, the 3008 is awesome. So spacious and comfy. Built in navigation and rear park assist. It has a Cielo roof, which is awesome, I could just imagine driving at night with the stars above you. It also has a refrigerated storage consul in between the driver and front passenger, perfect for snacks and drinks for the kids in between lifts and extra murals. You could host a party in the boot too, it is that huge!
Not the 3008 boot, think this is the 508, but still… HUGE boot! It even fits a {Dave!}
The kids had an awesome morning too, they had popcorn and got to drive their very own cars (go-carts) around a track.
We listened to some smooth live music by the gorgeous {Connell Cruise} who even wrote a brand new track and début it especially for the #FeelPeugeot crowd.
And what launch would be complete without a cupcake? Om nom nommy!
*All photos (except the cupcake) are curtesy of my awesome husband!!
TV programme: You watch anything that comes on CBeebies but you particularly like Tellytubbies. iPhone App: You love pressing the home button on my iPhone and swiping your finger across the screen. Good thing I have a code or I would be in trouble. Meal: You eat everything. You love food. At the moment you particularly like bananas. Fruit: Bananas. Vegetable: Tomatoes and cucumber and carrots. Breakfast: Toast and cereal. Drink: You love sneaking sips of cold drink. Toy: Your pink princess bike/car/walker thing. You love: Your brother, the dogs (actually any animals), walking while holding someones hand, standing all by yourself.
Something that happened yesterday:
You managed to climb onto your princess bike/car thingy all by yourself. You were so proud of yourself until you had to get off and couldnt figure out how, then you just shrieked for someone to help you.
TV programme: You adore Boomerang. You absolutely love Tom & Jerry as well as Scooby Doo. iPhone App: You still love Angry Birds. Meal: Pizza! With black olives. I think this is never ever going to change although you do eat chicken nuggets quite often. Fruit: Red apples and grapes. Vegetable: YOu have started eating baked potatoes at aftercare, now if only you would eat them at home. Breakfast: Any chocolate cereal. Drink: Cream Soda. Toy: You love your LeapPad! You love: Your sister, school, going to Serendipity, playing outside.
Something that happened yesterday:
You had a small wobbly when I dropped you at school, you thought I wasnt going to come fetch you but soon enough you were ok adn off playing with Sam and Noah.
TV programme: You dont really watch TV but if you are sitting in the lounge and the theme music (for ANY show) comes on, you look at the screen adn rock back and forth and smile. iPhone App: You love chewing on my BlackBerry, does that count? Meal: Food, did someone say food? You eat anything and everything, especially if someone else is eating it, you just have to try it. Fruit: Apples.. Vegetable: Like Ashlyn you love tomatoes, especially the rosa tomatoes (even though they are really a fruit). Breakfast: Banana and strawberry porridge. Drink: Mothers milk, really… Toy: Your new favourite toy is a magnetic house thingy that sings the alphabet (in an australian accent), it was a present from your Ozzy cousins for your brother a little while ago. You love pressing the button to make the music and singing start and you totally rock out to the ABC. You love: Your brother, chewing on things, your taggie(s), the dogs and your nanny, Aletta.
Something that happened yesterday:
Its not something that happened yesterday exactly but its been happening over the last week or so. You have become mobile. You dont crawl as such, its more of a one legged, two armed leopard crawl, but it gets you from A to B.
TV programme: You love anything on Disney Jnr, especially Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Mickey Mouse Club House. You have also discovered Sponge Bob Square Pants… iPhone App: You love Angry Birds and the Incy Wincy Spider game on my your iPod Touch Meal: Pizza! With black olives. Fruit: Red apples. Vegetable: Ummmm whats that? Is an olive a vegetable? Breakfast: Coco Pops. Drink: Cream Soda. Toy: Hmmm, you love your new dragon that Cheryl and Raymond gave you for your birthday. You love: Your sister, drawing, playing outside, school and your nanny, Aletta.
Something that happened yesterday:
Yesterday you were a little bit sick so you stayed home from school. You LOVE staying home almost as much as you love going to school. Mainly cause you got to help Aletta clean the windows with the squeegee…
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