What's in my everyday bag

So I think I should start off by mentioning that my everyday bag is probably a lot different to most people's everyday bag because it is full of Leo's stuff mostly! Like every other first time mum I originally carted around with me my handbag and also a Nappy Bag filled to the brim with so much crap that I almost never used any of it! I soon came to the realisation that I did not need to bring my entire household with me so I now have the necessities all packed in to just my handbag (Yes, it all actually fits in the one bag surprisingly) unless of course we are going out for a longer period of time or an activity which requires a bit more items!

So here it is my handbag, its nothing fancy or anything but I adore it. My boyfriend got it for me for our anniversary last year after me complaining for months about needing a new one after my current one fell victim to spilled, sticky food mess (arrgh).

It is a pastel blue colour with a crocodile skin look to it with gold details. It has two short handles and it made of quite sturdy material. The brand is Marikai, I had never heard of that brand before but it is from Strandbags. It has two zip compartments, one side has an inner zip pocket which I find fantastic so I can keep coins, hair clips or any other small items safe from tiny hands & mouths. The other side has two small pockets which I like to keep my phone, keys and pens in, the rest of my stuff just gets put in like I'm playing a game of Tetris!

First up the baby stuff I always like to have a couple of nappies, change of clothes, sippy cup, a toy, some sort of snack, bibs, sun hat and of course baby wipes! Even if you don't have kids these are so good! Now for my stuff which there isn't really much of I have my set of keys, card wallet, deodorant, tissues, hand sanitiser, gum, lip balm, pens, a notebook and lastly hair clips as I always keep hair ties on my wrist if not in my hair. That is all I have in my bag on a day to day basis as I usually carry my phone in my pocket and I don't bring any make up with me. 

My bag is a lot more full and boring now that I'm a mum! Perhaps I should do a what's in my make up bag post? Leave me a comment with your top 3 must haves in your daily handbag! Don't forget to leave your blog link also so I can check it out. Hope everyone is having a fab weekend :)

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23 Things about me

Being 23 years old I thought I would write 23 facts about me so you can get to know me a little better!

1. I have a tabby cat called Nala 
   
   
2. My middle name is Ivy which is where I got the idea for Ivysaurus
   
   
3. I could easily demolish a block of chocolate in a day. Cadbury is my favourite
   
   
4. My favourite YouTube channel to watch are The Shaytards
   
   
5. I am 5 foot 1 and a half
   
   
6. I love Harry Potter, still waiting on my Hogwarts letter...
   
   
7. I fell in love with my best-friend and our wee boy Leo Phoenix is turning 1 years old next month!
   
   
8. I was born in Australia, raised in New Zealand
   
   
9. I am super shy until you get to know me
   
   
10. I like to make people laugh and I'm pretty good at it too!
    
    
11. I have to make lists for EVERYTHING
    
    

    

    My baby Leo - 11 months

    
    

1. I have a love/hate relationship with Pretty Little Liars
   
   
2. Master procrastinator
   
   
3. I left school 2 weeks after my 17th birthday because I didn't want to run 10km for PE
   
   
4. I have no clue what I want to be when I grow up and I'm already a grown up
   
   
5. I am absolutely terrified of snake, eels, worms anything without legs and well just bugs and spiders in general but I can't even watch Snakes on TV
   
   
6. I have one younger sister who is 21 years old
   
   
7. I have started up a business with a best friend where we design and make our own baby shower things with heaps of plans for more to come
   
   
8. I spend far too much time on the internet doing nothing
   
   
9. I only learnt how to drive 2 and half years ago
   
   
10. I really want to have a daughter sometime in the next year or so. Their clothes are soooo much cuter
    
    
11. I have no qualifications as I have almost always worked full time since leaving school. I did do an intro design course in 2012 and was going to begin the film and animation course but they didn't have enough people and I wasn't keen to move to the North Island!
    
    
12. I love to dye my hair all sorts of colours! It is a lot harder to maintain and find time now that I've had a baby so I currently have semi faded dark pinky-purple coloured hair.

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Hello 2016

Welcome.

I've been wanting to start a blog for years and years since back in the days of Bebo when you could post all sorts on your wall from questionnaires to ranting and raving. I'm finally get my but into gear to start doing something I have inspired to do for so long now!

I want to keep it short and sweet but that just isn't going to happen. I want a place to record my thoughts, feelings and accomplishments. I want to interact with people from all over the world.

A little bit about me;
Im 23 years old, I have a son called Leo who will be 1 in March (it hasn't sunken in that my baby is going to be a year old so very soon!) I live in New Zealand and it is a pretty neat place though I have thoughts of moving to Australia sometime in the future. Chocolate is probably one of the best things in the world to me, i love it so much! One of the main reasons I have stayed away from making a blog is my Grammar, I have almost no skills at all in that department though i like to think of my spelling skills to be on point even though my vocabulary is limited. I enjoy watching Youtube videos, maybe not as much as I used to as I don't have a lot of free time but I absolutely love the Shaytards and have been following them for years now! Sometimes I regret not continuing on with the Youtube channel i made with a couple of friends back in 2008 as it was such great fun being silly and there wasn't alot of that back then but I AM SOOOO camera shy it is ridiculous like I probably only have a couple of photos of me and my boyfriend and my son! but if I had carried on making videos with those people I wouldn't be where I am today with my beautiful son to the love of my life my soul mate #ewwsoppyromance

Plans for my blog;
You can expect to see a wide range of posts on here as I enjoy baking and like to try out new things also a lot of mummy related things like organising my sons 1st birthday. I also love making lists!

If you've made it this far thank you so much for taking the time to read my first ever blog and any advice is much appreciated. Please also leave me the link to your blog so I can check it out :)


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