An Epic Meme!

I was tagged for this epic meme by Janelle at Heart Felt. So after some deliberation here goes:

What is your current obsession?
Op shop trawling and finding bargains

What was the most interesting thing you did today?
Craig told me about a place in the city called ARC – Art Recycling Centre. It’s tucked out the back of Square Edge Gallery and it’s AWESOME. Lots and lots of interesting things to buy – so, so cheaply.

What are you wearing today?
Thrifted jeans, handmade woollen socks, thermal, jumper from my mum, very pretty green/yellow necklace purchased at car boot in UK.

What's for dinner?
Just had it - homemade pizza with lots of help from the girls

What's the last thing you bought?
World Sweet World winter issue

What are you listening to right now?
Goodnight Nurse; Top Ten Hits of the 70s; ABBA

If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
New Zealand – that’s why we came back!!! Exactly where? Not quite sure – maybe Otago Peninsula or maybe Coromandel or maybe Motueka …..

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
A desert island – somewhere with no other people and just the sound of the waves lapping on the shore with lovely clear warm blue waters to swim in

Which language do you want to learn?
Te Reo Maori

What's your favorite quote (for now)?
"We did not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We are borrowing her from our children"
- Seneca proverb

What is your favorite color?
Red and green at the moment

What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
My recently made handknitted scarf – it’s on me constantly even indoors when it’s cold

What's your favourite magazine?
Toss up between Good and World Sweet World

If you had £100 now, what would you spend it on?
A pair of leather winter boots

Describe your personal style?
What personal style?!

What are you going to do after this?
Watch the ABs play France

What's your favorite fruit?
Strawberries in summer and pears in winter

What inspires you?
People coping with adversirty; people standing up for what they believe in; lots and lots of crafty/green mothers who I’m finding in blogland

Your favourite books?
Too, too many to list. Two books that are really inspiring me at the moment are Recycled Home by Mark and Sally Bailey and Off-grid by Nick Rosen.

Do you collect anything?
Oh so many things!!!! Retro suitcases; aprons; embroidered linens; fabric; baskets; children's chairs – just to name a few

What are you currently reading?
Off-grid by Nick Rosen; various craft/sewing books from library; Good; World Sweet World

What makes you follow a blog?
Great pictures; interesting and innovative crafts, especially using recycled materials; sustainable/eco living; seeing what other families living the way that I dream off

What do you love most about where you currently live?
The country – my little family is much, much happier being here – we all have smiles, the space and cleanliness, the freedom the girls can have here, the people. The town – we can walk everywhere. The house – an awesome woodburner, space to get a veggie patch going

I'm now supposed to tag eight more people:

Lien (Lovely Living); Steph (Lovestitches); Becks (Different Choices); Gina (Clutterpunk); everyone else has been tagged already! If anyone's reading this who wants to play along then consider yourself tagged!