tax time!

i am an awesome stayathomemum with skillage! yesterday - i did dougs and my tax returns in one hour. done. signed, sealed, delivered (well lodged online to the ato) and i am proud. saved myself (and doug) a sweet 220 odd buckeroonies. go me!! woo.

school balls...

i'm sorry... but i feel obliged to go off on a bit of a

rant for a little while.
upon watching the girls at church all blissed out the past few weeks over their school balls and all the wonderful things that go with them - i was completely and utterly gobsmacked to find out the price of some of the things that are these days

considered a "necessity"

one of the girls mum's told me that they had already forked out near on a thousand dollars for the ball and it was still 2 days away... (i could not believe it - her ball dress cost more than my wedding dress!!!) so i'm going to walk you through my ball and exactly what it cost me and my parents

year 11

"models": jade goodlet and hayley burnett :)

take my year 11 ball for example....

costs were as follows:

*ball ticket $50 odd

*superhot blue ball gown with matching scarf and shoes

(and very-much required padded bra haha) $nil

(- borrowed from my dear friend lisa)

*acrylic nails $50

*earrings and jewellery - mine and mums $nil

*hair - mum $nil

*makeup - me $nil

*corsage - gift from dad

bringing us to a grand total of $100

plus as an afterthought any photos taken at ball by photographers

could be purchased at a later date at a cost of

approx $10-$15each

year 12

"models": jade goodlet and hayley burnett :)

And year 12 - i hear you ask…?
costs were as follows:
*ball ticket $50 odd
*a-maz-ing purple new season ball gown discovered in 2nd time around mt hawthorn $120
(sold one year later for $60 to the next fashion-on-a-budget girl)
*strapless bra from myer $40
*black gloves borrowed from brothers gf (now wife!!) $nil
*earrings and jewellery - mine and mums $nil
*shoes from spendless shoes $40
*hair - mum $nil
*makeup - me $nil
*corsage - gift from dad

grand total: $250

again - photos could be purchased later...

so there you have it folks... spending a fortune on a ball is completely unnecessary...

myth.... busted

and that's all i have to say on the matter!