Hi there!

So, you might have noticed a few changes around here, most significant of all, that I've decided to retire the name 'Goodnight Little Spoon' and use an eponymous title instead. I've also migrated from Blogger (a platform I know like the back of my hand) to Squarespace (which I'm still exploring). And, the new site looks pretty plain and simple in comparison to the old one (I'm still working on it). I had simply outgrown Blogger and wanted the ability to do other things with my website. Squarespace is a beautiful platform and extremely versatile and I'm excited to work it all out and get the most out of it. All of the old archives are here if you feel like sifting through, all of the old comments are here too and I have a new an improved downloads page on the sidebar. Everything else is a bit of a work in progress. Making the choice to use my own name was borne out of wanting to kind of streamline my internet presence and be a bit more professional.

I started Goodnight Little Spoon almost 6 years ago, when I was 19, living in Newcastle and writing lots of letters and it helped me to connect with so many wonderful people, document goings on in my life and share creative pursuits. It helped me to develop myself creatively and changed my life well and truly and has only ever been a force for good in my life over the past 6 years. I named it Goodnight Little Spoon because about a dozen other names I liked were taken on Blogger and the phrase "Goodnight Little Spoon" was simply some parting words that my friend Skye had written to me one night on Myspace before she went to bed and I thought it was sweet.

I certainly intend to keep blogging in the same fashion on this new site. It will also be home to my illustration portfolio and possibly even an online shop and music eventually. 

Thanks so much for following along with this blog, whether you're someone who has been following along from the start or you're a regular visitor who has never left a comment (I'm so guilty of this!), or you've just stumbled upon it today through a happy internet happenstance.

Also, hopefully new posts will come through RSS feed readers as normal but you may need to update your subscription links depending on what RSS reader you use. Old links to Goodnight Little Spoon will simply redirect to the main page of this website unfortunately.

Theo humouring me with a cheeky face while I tried to take a photo of his new outfit.

I've been looking for an achievable 52 week project for 2015 and I thought that sharing a photo of Theo for each week in 2015 would be a good choice. I haven't been keeping up with my little journal I kept for him during my pregnancy and his first year and I'd really like to return to it. Moments when he is this small are so fleeting, I feel a sense of desperation wanting to capture everything about him at this age.

I made this little print out family 'year in review' to send to friends and family and thought I'd post it here too. Unfortunately there's so much tiny text, it doesn't read well on a screen, so I've chopped it in half below or you can click here to see it big. I think it's a nice ritual to take stock of the year past.




What were your highlights of 2014?

This month I got to spend a lot more time with this guy. It was a good time. We also ate a lot of watermelon.


I repainted our kitchen dresser. I couldn't decide on one colour, so I tried out a few sample pots I had lying around. I might change it again in a few months.


Theo investigated a friendly peacock at Cataract Gorge.


This guy is great. Even when he has climbed up on the kitchen table (which is often) and is throwing things off the table onto the ground and smearing the kitchen window with various food items.



Spraying his mother in the face with milk became Theo's favourite pastime (and he laughed harder than I've ever heard him). I've been taking him for lots of walks lately into the city and letting C have a 'day off' playing computer games. I love getting to spend extended, uninterrupted time with Theo - I haven't really gotten to do that much since I started back at uni earlier this year. I love watching him observing, mimicking things, figuring out how things work, trying to find something he has misplaced ("Wheredigo?!"), watching me doing something and wondering why. This age is a total delight. If I could bypass the newborn age and just have 3 of these guys, I would. My house would be even messier than it is now, but that would be okay.

Theo loves walking everywhere and can mostly be trusted not to wander off. It's nice to go for walks and not have to take the pram. Sometimes we see friendly cats on the street and Theo squats down to pat them (like his dad does).


I found this sweet sailor suit at the opshop and made Theo wear it a lot. He's also started putting things in his pockets recently, like rocks and food scraps.

Reading | A Bone of Fact - David Walsh
Watching | Outlander (urgh, I can't wait for it to come back in April!)
Listening | Tiny Ruins, Ben Folds, Head and the Heart & Rufus Wainwright
Making | I've been working on commissions and doing a little bit of painting, addressing envelopes, but haven't been doing many creative things lately. I guess it was my first uni-free month so there was no forced creativity. Next month I'd like to start on some fun little creative projects. My current course is on break at the moment until February, so I'm excited to have a whole month of free creative time.
Purchasing | A sweet Dear Creatures dress in Launceston that was 75% off! I'm considering going back to get the same dress in a different colour.
Looking forward to | My brother and niece visiting in January for a week, getting to work on my studio and garden and working on creative projects.

I'm not much of a resolution maker, but my goals for the new year can be summed up in three words: organisation, creativity and health. How about you?

Happy New Year!