When my husband and I bought our house about 3 years ago, it was something that was last decorated in the 1970's! we fell in love with it instantly and could see the potential of it. Before we moved in we (and a whole heap of help) decorated it to a live-able standard...it needs doing again.
The toilet and bathroom are 2 separate rooms and, and this is where you need to visualise, pink tiles - magnolia toilet bath and sink (or champagne as its called in brochures!) and a cream coloured flooring...nice.
We have finished the toilet room and for a toilet room its beautiful, just as I wanted it.
Now its time for the bathroom. Last night we decided to take the tiles off the walls and we thought this would take forever and then the plaster behind would probably need skimming, how wrong we were. After an hour and a half work, all tiles were off because - get this - the lazy sods had tiled over wallpaper!!!
So today's exploits are going to be taking out the old bath and replacing it with my shinny new white one...I am a simple girl with simple pleasures and a shinny white new bath is a very good thing. For 3 years I have lived with a magnolia bath and I really am like a child with a new toy!!!
The mess however is a whole new concept. I cannot rest if my house is a mess or if there are dishes to do...I just can not do it. I loath cleaning with a passion but once I start its like a whirl wind...I just have to get it finished. I generally tidy everyday but once a week I do a massive clean where everything gets done. I hate things just lying around where someone should have put it away, I also hate clutter.
So you can imagine that decorating a room like the bathroom is irking me somewhat. The tiles came off relatively easily but there is dust everywhere and as I type this I heave a sigh at the work to be done.
So off I go now to tidy or rip more of the vile bathroom out to be replaced with clean and tidy...I hope!!!
My thought for this entry is what irks you, is it mess like mine or something else (no work irks to be included), then on the flip side what makes you truly happy that gives you feeling of contentment?
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Thursday, 29 January 2009
love thursday
Hello everyone and welcome to my first "love Thursday". Love Thursday is just a day when everyone can express their love. It originated with a relative who I also call my friend. This fantastic lady is an excellent photographer and I draw inspiration from the way that she has chosen to lead her life. She is a fantastic wife and mother and manages (somehow) to the whole work life balance. Once a week she posts love Thursday without fail and I have decided to participate in this. I encourage you all to browse her blog and to look at her amazing photo journal that she call Choolooloonks....God bless Karen!!
Here's what Karen posted at the very start of love Thursday, please take a look and then feel free to go to her blog which is http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog
Here's what Karen posted at the very start of love Thursday, please take a look and then feel free to go to her blog which is http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog
all you need is love
Go take a look at Irene Nam's beautiful post, here. It's a short one -- go ahead, I'll wait.
Isn't it beautiful?
After I saw the post, I noticed that Irene was online, so I started chatting with her. Long story short, we've decided that we're going to proclaim today Love Thursday. Here's how it works:
1. For those of you who have blogs, post a photograph today on your blogs that shows love -- it can be of you and your partner, you and your children, you and your pets, you loving life, your kids playing with your pets, strangers in the arrivals lounge at Heathrow airport, whatever.
2. Once you've posted it, come back here (or go to Irene's), and leave the permalink to your post in the comments, as evidence that love is, indeed, all around us.
3. For those of you who don't have blogs, don't feel left out -- you can leave a description of a time you witnessed love in the comments as well. Who says a picture has to be made with a photograph?
Okay, ready? Here's my submission, taken in the departure lounge at Piarco Airport, in Trinidad. The quality of the shot is pretty awful, but I think it gets the point across:
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Happy Love Thursday, everyone. I can't wait to see what you share.
So from here on in I will be taking part of love Thursday, please feel free to add your comments / links...and when I get sorted I will also be posting pictures.Wednesday, 28 January 2009
bored bored bored.......
I want to go outside and feel the sunshine on my face, to wear clothes that are of a nice thin flattering fabric rather wrapping up with the end result of looking like the Michelin man, the winter is now officially driving me insane and i'm more than bored with it.
I want to moan that its too hot to do anything, I would give anything not to have the heating on all day long, to go for a walk without getting rained on or blue because its sooo cold, I want to look at the blue sky and form shapes out of the cloud's...not look out of the window and see a grey, cold, wet nasty day.
On the way back from dropping Theodore off out at school, I tried to convince myself that I liked the rain, that it cleaned everything and made all the roads glisten, I tried to make little mad stories up that there was creatures living in the puddles and that the puddles needed to be that colour of brown in order for the creatures to have their parties in....I failed, I hate the rain in winter.
On the other hand, I love the rain after a hot summers day. The smell of the rain, the way it makes you feel after you have been hot all day, that's the only time that it feels like its cleansing....not a constant British drizzle.
I think everyone gets a bit blah about the weather at this time of year. I can guarantee that all Brits will be praying for any kind of warmth about now.
So I have made a decision. Those of you who know me will know that flying is one of my biggest fears, I have had therapy and this had made things more manageable, not easier mind you. So the decision I have made is next February, no matter what, We 3 are going to go somewhere warm for a week or 2...not too far away though, maybe Greece or something??!?!?!?
I figured that we are all recovering from Christmas in January and in March we are all reaching for the warmer weather, so February looks good.
When the warmer weather comes, its like blinking away the dark, its like a really good stretch after an excellent nights sleep, the first day of warm is so exciting that we inevitably head straight for the shops to re-stock the summer wardrobe, only for the warm weather to last one single day!!
So, my friends, I am looking - maybe - ish - to up sticks and re-locate to somewhere with a better climate. I go through this every year around this time. I log on and start searching various places and the weather there throughout the year. For me Australia is a big no no, if there is anything to bite, it always bites me and Australia has far to many things like that for my liking....not sure where to go but if you have any suggestions please let me know.
My thought for today....is there anything you like about the gloomy drizzle weather??
I want to moan that its too hot to do anything, I would give anything not to have the heating on all day long, to go for a walk without getting rained on or blue because its sooo cold, I want to look at the blue sky and form shapes out of the cloud's...not look out of the window and see a grey, cold, wet nasty day.
On the way back from dropping Theodore off out at school, I tried to convince myself that I liked the rain, that it cleaned everything and made all the roads glisten, I tried to make little mad stories up that there was creatures living in the puddles and that the puddles needed to be that colour of brown in order for the creatures to have their parties in....I failed, I hate the rain in winter.
On the other hand, I love the rain after a hot summers day. The smell of the rain, the way it makes you feel after you have been hot all day, that's the only time that it feels like its cleansing....not a constant British drizzle.
I think everyone gets a bit blah about the weather at this time of year. I can guarantee that all Brits will be praying for any kind of warmth about now.
So I have made a decision. Those of you who know me will know that flying is one of my biggest fears, I have had therapy and this had made things more manageable, not easier mind you. So the decision I have made is next February, no matter what, We 3 are going to go somewhere warm for a week or 2...not too far away though, maybe Greece or something??!?!?!?
I figured that we are all recovering from Christmas in January and in March we are all reaching for the warmer weather, so February looks good.
When the warmer weather comes, its like blinking away the dark, its like a really good stretch after an excellent nights sleep, the first day of warm is so exciting that we inevitably head straight for the shops to re-stock the summer wardrobe, only for the warm weather to last one single day!!
So, my friends, I am looking - maybe - ish - to up sticks and re-locate to somewhere with a better climate. I go through this every year around this time. I log on and start searching various places and the weather there throughout the year. For me Australia is a big no no, if there is anything to bite, it always bites me and Australia has far to many things like that for my liking....not sure where to go but if you have any suggestions please let me know.
My thought for today....is there anything you like about the gloomy drizzle weather??
Sunday, 25 January 2009
having fun.....
Today, my husband and I took our son ice skating, along with us was our friends and 2 beautiful girls.
To say it was just mere fun would be not doing the experience justice. It was such a laugh but very achy with it!! we rented boots from the centre which were stiff and cut into our feet in various places.
I started off with what I called a "clinger", which meant that I was grabbing hold of the side rail for dear life, my husband had hold of my child and none of us 3 fell over (a great achievement on our part). Over the period of being on the ice I became a little more confident and I went round the rink without being a clinger and I have to say I am very very proud of myself!!! So this I shall call the first sport to try (see new years resolutions) with 2 more to go.
My friend and I laughed that my husband looked like Bamby on ice, he has these really long legs!! But he excudes confidence and I have not seen him try a new thing without adapting and being good at it....hmmpphhh
The centre provides a course of 6 lessons and my husband and I are seriously thinking that the 3 of us could take lessons!!! -
I say us 3 stayed on our feet, however my friend did'nt, I have warned her that I would include her into this entry so I don't think she will be too mad at me for telling you.
By the time we got to the rink there had been a fair amount of people and the ice had some large pits in it, her blades got stuck in one and she fell flat on her teeny tiny butt!! I have to say that I did a rather good job at not laughing as I did'nt want to risk falling over and joining her on the cold wet ice!! - sorry dear friend.
Her oldest daughter was a genius on the ice, there was no fear of falling over, as soon as she got on that ice she was off and there was no stopping that 8 year old!!! She fell a couple of times, smiled and got straight back up, it was perfect!!
All 7 of us then went off for something to eat at a mock New Orleans cafe thing and had good food and had a really good relaxed time, the children were just being perfect children - giggly and not eating, whilst the "grown-ups" chatted and set the world straight!!
Its soo sad that my friend and her partner are so very happy together but he is moving to Gratz for work purposes very soon. Why is it that as soon as us girls meet Mr Right a wrong situation happens where you have to completely change the dynamics of the relationship for it to continue?? My friend and her partner are a perfect couple and very strong so I am sure they will be OK.
As for me, I have the ice skating bug, it was so much fun that I highly recommend you going, but be warned the boots hurt!!
Thought for this entry, what new thing have you tried recently where you can't wait to do it again??
To say it was just mere fun would be not doing the experience justice. It was such a laugh but very achy with it!! we rented boots from the centre which were stiff and cut into our feet in various places.
I started off with what I called a "clinger", which meant that I was grabbing hold of the side rail for dear life, my husband had hold of my child and none of us 3 fell over (a great achievement on our part). Over the period of being on the ice I became a little more confident and I went round the rink without being a clinger and I have to say I am very very proud of myself!!! So this I shall call the first sport to try (see new years resolutions) with 2 more to go.
My friend and I laughed that my husband looked like Bamby on ice, he has these really long legs!! But he excudes confidence and I have not seen him try a new thing without adapting and being good at it....hmmpphhh
The centre provides a course of 6 lessons and my husband and I are seriously thinking that the 3 of us could take lessons!!! -
I say us 3 stayed on our feet, however my friend did'nt, I have warned her that I would include her into this entry so I don't think she will be too mad at me for telling you.
By the time we got to the rink there had been a fair amount of people and the ice had some large pits in it, her blades got stuck in one and she fell flat on her teeny tiny butt!! I have to say that I did a rather good job at not laughing as I did'nt want to risk falling over and joining her on the cold wet ice!! - sorry dear friend.
Her oldest daughter was a genius on the ice, there was no fear of falling over, as soon as she got on that ice she was off and there was no stopping that 8 year old!!! She fell a couple of times, smiled and got straight back up, it was perfect!!
All 7 of us then went off for something to eat at a mock New Orleans cafe thing and had good food and had a really good relaxed time, the children were just being perfect children - giggly and not eating, whilst the "grown-ups" chatted and set the world straight!!
Its soo sad that my friend and her partner are so very happy together but he is moving to Gratz for work purposes very soon. Why is it that as soon as us girls meet Mr Right a wrong situation happens where you have to completely change the dynamics of the relationship for it to continue?? My friend and her partner are a perfect couple and very strong so I am sure they will be OK.
As for me, I have the ice skating bug, it was so much fun that I highly recommend you going, but be warned the boots hurt!!
Thought for this entry, what new thing have you tried recently where you can't wait to do it again??
Saturday, 24 January 2009
my friday nights....
I have had a really exciting and fantastic week this week where everything seems to be falling into place in my life....
I had some really great news this week and have been on a high since and because of this have been a little bit giddy and have forgotten some golden rules both at work and at home. I have seemed to be over emotional, so I felt the need to just settle all those emotions down with a little me time.
Every Sunday night is my night....no matter what, I make sure that I get some serious me time. I do this by taking an hour out and having a very long, hot luxurious bath with lots of lovely products that are supposed to do heavenly things to your skin, I make a cup of tea and have that whilst in the bath, I light some candes and think about the week that has been and the week ahead. I use this time to put things right in my mind that may have upset me and just ensure that they stay where they should be, in the past and I make amends with that as I can no longer do anything about it....I basically try to distance any bad feeling from the memories. I giggle about the things that have amused me and with these memories I try to keep the good emotions running through them.
I can't tell you how cranky I am if I do not have this me time the week following...I have to do it.
On a friday night, well that is strickly for me and my husband. The phones go off the computers do not get turned on and we curl up on the couch and chat or play a board game or watch a film with the lights off. A friday night always involves a really good box of chocolates and an inevitable bottle of weird named beer for my husband...I don't drink so I have a nice falvoured water or something.
Neither of these nights are ever compromised, they are set in stone as 2 nights out of 7 I make time for my husband and then myself. When you have kid/s, I think it is soooo very important to set atleast one night for your partner but that is a whole other entry for another time, maybe.
But, because I have had a fairly high emotional based week, I thought it wise that I have the Sunday night bath last night and get all that sort of stuff done with or there was no way I would be able to have the Friday night catch up.
I can report that I am now slightly more grounded and that I have worked through all the stuff that I need to, although I am still smiling like a lunatic!!
My husband and I had a wonderful night last night and, as usual after a Friday night, I love him so much more than I ever thought possible. The Friday nights are a child free night where we just become individuals that love each other unconditionally.
My thought for this entry has to be, if you are with someone, what do you do to re-ignite your flames for each other, and please be aware that I do not mean on a sexual basis but within your soul's?
I had some really great news this week and have been on a high since and because of this have been a little bit giddy and have forgotten some golden rules both at work and at home. I have seemed to be over emotional, so I felt the need to just settle all those emotions down with a little me time.
Every Sunday night is my night....no matter what, I make sure that I get some serious me time. I do this by taking an hour out and having a very long, hot luxurious bath with lots of lovely products that are supposed to do heavenly things to your skin, I make a cup of tea and have that whilst in the bath, I light some candes and think about the week that has been and the week ahead. I use this time to put things right in my mind that may have upset me and just ensure that they stay where they should be, in the past and I make amends with that as I can no longer do anything about it....I basically try to distance any bad feeling from the memories. I giggle about the things that have amused me and with these memories I try to keep the good emotions running through them.
I can't tell you how cranky I am if I do not have this me time the week following...I have to do it.
On a friday night, well that is strickly for me and my husband. The phones go off the computers do not get turned on and we curl up on the couch and chat or play a board game or watch a film with the lights off. A friday night always involves a really good box of chocolates and an inevitable bottle of weird named beer for my husband...I don't drink so I have a nice falvoured water or something.
Neither of these nights are ever compromised, they are set in stone as 2 nights out of 7 I make time for my husband and then myself. When you have kid/s, I think it is soooo very important to set atleast one night for your partner but that is a whole other entry for another time, maybe.
But, because I have had a fairly high emotional based week, I thought it wise that I have the Sunday night bath last night and get all that sort of stuff done with or there was no way I would be able to have the Friday night catch up.
I can report that I am now slightly more grounded and that I have worked through all the stuff that I need to, although I am still smiling like a lunatic!!
My husband and I had a wonderful night last night and, as usual after a Friday night, I love him so much more than I ever thought possible. The Friday nights are a child free night where we just become individuals that love each other unconditionally.
My thought for this entry has to be, if you are with someone, what do you do to re-ignite your flames for each other, and please be aware that I do not mean on a sexual basis but within your soul's?
Thursday, 22 January 2009
the weather with you
As some of you know, I am on a mission of me this year. One of those mission statements is that I want to loose 10 pounds, to continue with this I have started walking rather quickly with a hope to progress onto jogging and then running, keeping in mind that one day I would like to do the London marathon!!!
So today I had big plans of going on a long walk, but the English weather has rubbished those plans. Some fit people may argue that the weather should not make a difference but to get out there anyway...me I hate getting wet, I have to go to work later.
As I type this the weather man is telling me that it will brighten up later, great..again I have work later.
Its grey and dull to the point of I have the lights on. Its that sort of rain that is just hanging in the air, not rain but not fog either, not cold but not exactly warm. This brings me to a very girlie point of what to wear??? I don't want to wrap up in a big jacket to keep the wet out but its not warm enough to wear a thinner jacket...oh the pains of life.
So my heart pumping exercise today will consist of.................housework.....how can I possible contain my excitement I here you cry, life in the fast lane eh?
I am serious thinking of up-rooting and moving to a warmer place, but then I would moan that it's too hot to do exercise!!! - maybe I just need to get my butt in gear and fingers off keyboard!!
My thought for today is, what do you procrastinate about and do you do anything to stop this?
So today I had big plans of going on a long walk, but the English weather has rubbished those plans. Some fit people may argue that the weather should not make a difference but to get out there anyway...me I hate getting wet, I have to go to work later.
As I type this the weather man is telling me that it will brighten up later, great..again I have work later.
Its grey and dull to the point of I have the lights on. Its that sort of rain that is just hanging in the air, not rain but not fog either, not cold but not exactly warm. This brings me to a very girlie point of what to wear??? I don't want to wrap up in a big jacket to keep the wet out but its not warm enough to wear a thinner jacket...oh the pains of life.
So my heart pumping exercise today will consist of.................housework.....how can I possible contain my excitement I here you cry, life in the fast lane eh?
I am serious thinking of up-rooting and moving to a warmer place, but then I would moan that it's too hot to do exercise!!! - maybe I just need to get my butt in gear and fingers off keyboard!!
My thought for today is, what do you procrastinate about and do you do anything to stop this?
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
I am very proud of.......
There are alot of things in my life that I am proud. I am proud of my child, as, I am sure, are most mothers. I am very proud to be my husband's wife as I think that he is the best man to walk this earth. I am proud of the life I lead - sometimes I let it lead me, and other times I take the bull by the horns and go for it...I am a fairly out going person but I am learning my limits! I am proud to still be trying to figure out exactly who I truly am and to still be asking the question "what am I all about"
Today however, I am very proud of myself.....I love wallpapering as I like the clean decorated look. For a while now my husband and I have been decorating our toilet room and our bathroom with a little hallway included, anyway, today I decorated the hallway - on my own!!! I wallpapered the ceiling, and I wallpapered the walls with a patterned wall covering and it looks really good!! I have never done it all on my own before!! I have to say that I am now tired and my arms are aching but I feel a good days work has been done!!!
My husband is a very pragmatic person and takes everything in his stride. I did'nt tell him that I was doing all that decorating today, even though I spoke to him on the telephone during the day. So when he got home dinner was ready and I had sorted everything out, he went upstairs came down and said...wonderful...which is praise indeed!!! if it was me and he had done all the work I would have said " excellent babe, well done, can't believe you got all that done in one day, your brilliant"..but that one simple word from him meant everything to me...he is the love of my life and I adore him.
So there are lots of things that I am proud of in my life and each day is a day to at to that list.
My thought for today is, what are you most proud of in your life, do you have a unique single item or a list as I have?
Today however, I am very proud of myself.....I love wallpapering as I like the clean decorated look. For a while now my husband and I have been decorating our toilet room and our bathroom with a little hallway included, anyway, today I decorated the hallway - on my own!!! I wallpapered the ceiling, and I wallpapered the walls with a patterned wall covering and it looks really good!! I have never done it all on my own before!! I have to say that I am now tired and my arms are aching but I feel a good days work has been done!!!
My husband is a very pragmatic person and takes everything in his stride. I did'nt tell him that I was doing all that decorating today, even though I spoke to him on the telephone during the day. So when he got home dinner was ready and I had sorted everything out, he went upstairs came down and said...wonderful...which is praise indeed!!! if it was me and he had done all the work I would have said " excellent babe, well done, can't believe you got all that done in one day, your brilliant"..but that one simple word from him meant everything to me...he is the love of my life and I adore him.
So there are lots of things that I am proud of in my life and each day is a day to at to that list.
My thought for today is, what are you most proud of in your life, do you have a unique single item or a list as I have?
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
The new president
I am not very politicaly minded but lets say I have my views..however flakey they may be!!!
In saying that, I am very very excited about Obama, I hope and pray that he actually comes good with his manifest and that is wasn'nt just all talk.
This historic day really is getting to me and I have shed a tear of joy at how far mankind has come in what...50 years or so???
There has been times recently that I have been ashamed of the human race, the way that we are carving up the earth to maintain our fuel supplies, the way we kill animals to produce our "medicines", some plant types can no longer be found and wild animals are rapidly on the decline.
With all that in mind, I am proud today to be human as I look back on how we used to treat people that we did'nt understand or even bother to get to know but to use those "minorities" for our own free will...well those days are long gone and the election of Obama has proven that once and for all.
I hope and pray that this one man can make the difference that he has promised with the help of his aids and that the press and the media do not hound him as they have so many other political people...lets give him our support and not try to find the holes in his armour.
As you all know, every single one of us has bad days at work and for some reason, on that bad day, we really should'nt have bothered because everything goes wrong, but being one of the worlds most powerful people is stress beyond the levels that we can ever appreciate, so I am sure his bad days are going to get blown out of all context!! But I for one trust this man and I do think that he is going to make a difference, granted it will take a year or two as he has some serious brown stuff to sweep up, but c'mon....
So there is no thought for today as I think that today's events are thought provoking enough...good look Obama and to America, the world is cheering you.
In saying that, I am very very excited about Obama, I hope and pray that he actually comes good with his manifest and that is wasn'nt just all talk.
This historic day really is getting to me and I have shed a tear of joy at how far mankind has come in what...50 years or so???
There has been times recently that I have been ashamed of the human race, the way that we are carving up the earth to maintain our fuel supplies, the way we kill animals to produce our "medicines", some plant types can no longer be found and wild animals are rapidly on the decline.
With all that in mind, I am proud today to be human as I look back on how we used to treat people that we did'nt understand or even bother to get to know but to use those "minorities" for our own free will...well those days are long gone and the election of Obama has proven that once and for all.
I hope and pray that this one man can make the difference that he has promised with the help of his aids and that the press and the media do not hound him as they have so many other political people...lets give him our support and not try to find the holes in his armour.
As you all know, every single one of us has bad days at work and for some reason, on that bad day, we really should'nt have bothered because everything goes wrong, but being one of the worlds most powerful people is stress beyond the levels that we can ever appreciate, so I am sure his bad days are going to get blown out of all context!! But I for one trust this man and I do think that he is going to make a difference, granted it will take a year or two as he has some serious brown stuff to sweep up, but c'mon....
So there is no thought for today as I think that today's events are thought provoking enough...good look Obama and to America, the world is cheering you.
Monday, 19 January 2009
words and nonsense
When I first started this it was to accomplish one of the things on my list in my purple book, but now I have thought about it a bit more. It is still one of those things in the book but I think I ought to explain my entries on this blog.
I don't sit and think about what I am going to write, I have never sat down with a notebook, it just kind of happens. The only thing that I do think is that I have'nt written in a couple of days!
When I start typing I have a rule to myself that I never delete what I have written, which is why its all over the place at times!!!!! I only ever adjust things if I re-read it and I am not getting the point across in a way that I want.
I just type and see where it goes, sometimes its about what I have been up to and sometimes its about things I have come across on my day to day busy life!
I hope that what I do write is thought provoking and gets you thinking. I hope that you have your own thoughts about what I write, it could be that i am talking a lot of rubbish or it could be that it provokes some sort of emotion from you (no matter what that emotion might be!)
My life is a mixed up cocktail of stuff, trying to get the parenting thing right adn making sure that my marriage is happy and healthy, contacting friends just to check that they are OK, making the best of my day job and also taking care of number me, so sometimes my ranting on here might reflect all that that is me!!
If you like what I write, well great but if you don't, I am sorry but I will never ever change...but I might adapt!!!
So the thought for this entry is whey out there....what do you find most thought provoking? is it music or words or art (art, I know its a big thing!)...for me its mostly the written word.
I don't sit and think about what I am going to write, I have never sat down with a notebook, it just kind of happens. The only thing that I do think is that I have'nt written in a couple of days!
When I start typing I have a rule to myself that I never delete what I have written, which is why its all over the place at times!!!!! I only ever adjust things if I re-read it and I am not getting the point across in a way that I want.
I just type and see where it goes, sometimes its about what I have been up to and sometimes its about things I have come across on my day to day busy life!
I hope that what I do write is thought provoking and gets you thinking. I hope that you have your own thoughts about what I write, it could be that i am talking a lot of rubbish or it could be that it provokes some sort of emotion from you (no matter what that emotion might be!)
My life is a mixed up cocktail of stuff, trying to get the parenting thing right adn making sure that my marriage is happy and healthy, contacting friends just to check that they are OK, making the best of my day job and also taking care of number me, so sometimes my ranting on here might reflect all that that is me!!
If you like what I write, well great but if you don't, I am sorry but I will never ever change...but I might adapt!!!
So the thought for this entry is whey out there....what do you find most thought provoking? is it music or words or art (art, I know its a big thing!)...for me its mostly the written word.
Sunday, 18 January 2009
pain and then relief
Last week started with a bad kidney infection and me tring to cope with the feeling of being kicked in the lower back as best as I could. Towards the end of the week, the left side of my lower back was very painful and then yesterday (being saturday) I pulled all of my shoulder muscles - just by shifting in my seat...ooouuuccchhhhhh
So I got straight on the phone to my massage therapist who, bless her, hop footed it straight over. Pleased that my pain was going to go away, I did'nt think of the whole getting onto to the massage table thing...the pain can only be described as a white hot pain with lots of screaming...I can smile now but at the time was almost in tears.
But the blessed relief was just amazing, my massage therapist has really gifted hands!!! The oils that she used were simply heavenly, the technique that she applied - at first it was soft and gentle getting harder to really work my muscles...I am a truly thankfull person.
I am now well on the mend and am looking forward to a very exciting week...I have to keep what the exciting thing is under wraps for now but as soon as I can tell you I will.
So almost fighting fit and reading to go with a bit of retail therapy under my belt I face the week ahead!!!
Some people really hate Sundays but I like them....my reasons????....
1) I get excited about what the week ahead will bring
2) I wonder if the plans I have for the coming week will happen
3) At the start of the week I try to contact as many friends as I can, normally about 10 per week, just to say Hi.
And thats why I like Sundays, saying goodbye to the week that can not be re-lived, if it was a good week then great but if it was a bad week, put it down to experience and move on having leasons learnt....Ok just me on the Sunday thing then?!?!
So my thought for this post is....I had a shoulder trauma and I used that as an excuse to get a massage...what is your Indulgent in this busy world and why is it that one??
So I got straight on the phone to my massage therapist who, bless her, hop footed it straight over. Pleased that my pain was going to go away, I did'nt think of the whole getting onto to the massage table thing...the pain can only be described as a white hot pain with lots of screaming...I can smile now but at the time was almost in tears.
But the blessed relief was just amazing, my massage therapist has really gifted hands!!! The oils that she used were simply heavenly, the technique that she applied - at first it was soft and gentle getting harder to really work my muscles...I am a truly thankfull person.
I am now well on the mend and am looking forward to a very exciting week...I have to keep what the exciting thing is under wraps for now but as soon as I can tell you I will.
So almost fighting fit and reading to go with a bit of retail therapy under my belt I face the week ahead!!!
Some people really hate Sundays but I like them....my reasons????....
1) I get excited about what the week ahead will bring
2) I wonder if the plans I have for the coming week will happen
3) At the start of the week I try to contact as many friends as I can, normally about 10 per week, just to say Hi.
And thats why I like Sundays, saying goodbye to the week that can not be re-lived, if it was a good week then great but if it was a bad week, put it down to experience and move on having leasons learnt....Ok just me on the Sunday thing then?!?!
So my thought for this post is....I had a shoulder trauma and I used that as an excuse to get a massage...what is your Indulgent in this busy world and why is it that one??
Thursday, 15 January 2009
guilt
The guilt that comes with being a parent is sometimes very overwhelming, when you think you know what your child is up to it changes...so what I am on about now???
My son would be happy if he never had to eat again, he is such a great kid, but 3 times a day we have a battle for him to eat his meal....last night was no exception. he sat there moaning on about how his leg hurt, I thought that he was trying it on and trying to get out of eating, so I just said eat your food.
anyway, this morning he woke up and bless him, could hardly walk....oooppps said I. Now at this point I had to make some investigations as to where it hirt and had he done anything to hurt himself, the pain is right around the area that a man would get groin strain...again ooopppps.
So I took him to the doctors where he examined him and told that its not his groin but his hip....oh good lord, he sends to go and see an orthopaedic person at the hospital - straight away.
So off we went to A&E department and one boring hour later we were seen by a really nive gentleman who explained that for children, its really easy for them to hurt / damage their hips... in my sons case he thinks that my son has a virus but isnt too sure, it could just be hurt...excellent.
So we have to go back next week if its no better for some test.
So here was me thinking that my son was trying to pull a fast one and trying to get out of eating but he was actually injured...I am officially the mother I swore I would never be!!!
so my question for pondering today is - have you any guilts and if so what do you do to ensure the situation does not happen again?
My son would be happy if he never had to eat again, he is such a great kid, but 3 times a day we have a battle for him to eat his meal....last night was no exception. he sat there moaning on about how his leg hurt, I thought that he was trying it on and trying to get out of eating, so I just said eat your food.
anyway, this morning he woke up and bless him, could hardly walk....oooppps said I. Now at this point I had to make some investigations as to where it hirt and had he done anything to hurt himself, the pain is right around the area that a man would get groin strain...again ooopppps.
So I took him to the doctors where he examined him and told that its not his groin but his hip....oh good lord, he sends to go and see an orthopaedic person at the hospital - straight away.
So off we went to A&E department and one boring hour later we were seen by a really nive gentleman who explained that for children, its really easy for them to hurt / damage their hips... in my sons case he thinks that my son has a virus but isnt too sure, it could just be hurt...excellent.
So we have to go back next week if its no better for some test.
So here was me thinking that my son was trying to pull a fast one and trying to get out of eating but he was actually injured...I am officially the mother I swore I would never be!!!
so my question for pondering today is - have you any guilts and if so what do you do to ensure the situation does not happen again?
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
friends
I am not sure of who said it but I quote "most friends are good for certain situations like if a particular friend is the one that you hang out with in your sweats and eat junk food and have a good old bitch with, you would'nt then go to an art gallery with that friend, you would go with one more serious or appreciative".
To some extent I agree. There are some friends that I can have a good old gossip and a really good bitch with without fear of my words becoming public property, and some friends I keep to help me mature and talk seriously with, I have some friends that write so its easy to ask them for advise rather than a friend that goes out and gets drunk all the time.
I would, however, call all of my friends my best friends as that individual is, well, is an individual and should be treated as such. All of my friends mean the world to me and I would hate to loose any of them, and in this I have a deep set fear of upsetting them or saying a something that is out of turn.
I think it takes a while to get to truly know people. Some people you can just click with and have a riot with but for the most time, I enjoy getting to know people and sharing life stories.
One thing that upsets me is the lines "why havent you called me in ages" "well you havent called me"...what utter crap. If its a true friend then that little conversation does not happen... when you call that friend or they call you its instant joy at simply speaking to them.
I love the kind of chat with a friend that you put the kettle on, feet curled under you on the couch and just talk until you realise the time!!! - nothing better!!
so, my question/s for today are...what do you enjoy about your friends and do you agree with the statement that certain friends are good for certain situations??
To some extent I agree. There are some friends that I can have a good old gossip and a really good bitch with without fear of my words becoming public property, and some friends I keep to help me mature and talk seriously with, I have some friends that write so its easy to ask them for advise rather than a friend that goes out and gets drunk all the time.
I would, however, call all of my friends my best friends as that individual is, well, is an individual and should be treated as such. All of my friends mean the world to me and I would hate to loose any of them, and in this I have a deep set fear of upsetting them or saying a something that is out of turn.
I think it takes a while to get to truly know people. Some people you can just click with and have a riot with but for the most time, I enjoy getting to know people and sharing life stories.
One thing that upsets me is the lines "why havent you called me in ages" "well you havent called me"...what utter crap. If its a true friend then that little conversation does not happen... when you call that friend or they call you its instant joy at simply speaking to them.
I love the kind of chat with a friend that you put the kettle on, feet curled under you on the couch and just talk until you realise the time!!! - nothing better!!
so, my question/s for today are...what do you enjoy about your friends and do you agree with the statement that certain friends are good for certain situations??
Monday, 12 January 2009
just your average day
Hello dear friends...
so here is a day in life of me...got woken up way to early as far as I am concerned (went to bed late last night) by husband...not impressed and I do not think the language barrier of the not awake, incoherent state I was in was met with chirpy awake husband has been broken yet. Laying in bed trying desperatly to land on planet earth and then realising it is Monday and that I have to get son down to school, on time...and then realising that husband is on a course this week and could probably do some getting ready stuff for me, so in my excellent not awake yet vocabulary I asked him to make sons lunch..grumbling about the time, off he went...excellent thought I. Then I looked at the clock, shit, 30 minutes to get me ready, son ready and get out the door, cutting it fine.
Grabbed a pair of pants....hmmm could be yesterdays, i'll sort that out when I get back from school, no one will know. Gets dressed...whatever was on the floor, scrape hair back and run a wipe over my face and do teeth, good me done in 5 minutes...next, the son....excellent mother that I am, have put childs clothes for the day over the radiator so that they are nice and warm for him!!! - god i'm good.
shouts / screams at son to get himself up stairs to get dressed....he gets dressed whilst I am having a pee...2 things at once and he thinks he is all grown up doing things without mummy there...kiss husband bye...childs teeth are done and the hair fairy has come and done nasty things with childs so try and sort that out.
good, grab everything and head out the door - excellent, the rain is coming down sideways...back inside for brolly.
Right, already soaking wet and cold, wet cold, child is happily skipping along...I have to express that at this point I am still not awake when child declares "lets play Harry Potter" hmmm the joys.
get to school on time - how did that happen???
back from school and back in crappy but really comfy bottoms as my jeans are soaked, yesterdays knickers replaced, I sit down with a coffee and do some worth while stuff on the internet...playing games.
showered, iron uniform for work, out the house again to go and meet mum and auntie for coffee before work...get wet again, sod it, I catch the bus.
very early so have to wait in the rain...can you see the patern forming here...
in cafe drinking hot coffee drying out - shit going to be late for work and mad dash it to work...here I can sort of relax a bit.
have a great afternoon working with a good friend and have a bit of a laugh!!
get home put dinner on, eat dinner, go to the loo and now...........
and now my friends, I am home, dry and thats about it for the rest of the day, husband is making noises about finishing some decorating...hmmmph on his own.
so how was your day??
so here is a day in life of me...got woken up way to early as far as I am concerned (went to bed late last night) by husband...not impressed and I do not think the language barrier of the not awake, incoherent state I was in was met with chirpy awake husband has been broken yet. Laying in bed trying desperatly to land on planet earth and then realising it is Monday and that I have to get son down to school, on time...and then realising that husband is on a course this week and could probably do some getting ready stuff for me, so in my excellent not awake yet vocabulary I asked him to make sons lunch..grumbling about the time, off he went...excellent thought I. Then I looked at the clock, shit, 30 minutes to get me ready, son ready and get out the door, cutting it fine.
Grabbed a pair of pants....hmmm could be yesterdays, i'll sort that out when I get back from school, no one will know. Gets dressed...whatever was on the floor, scrape hair back and run a wipe over my face and do teeth, good me done in 5 minutes...next, the son....excellent mother that I am, have put childs clothes for the day over the radiator so that they are nice and warm for him!!! - god i'm good.
shouts / screams at son to get himself up stairs to get dressed....he gets dressed whilst I am having a pee...2 things at once and he thinks he is all grown up doing things without mummy there...kiss husband bye...childs teeth are done and the hair fairy has come and done nasty things with childs so try and sort that out.
good, grab everything and head out the door - excellent, the rain is coming down sideways...back inside for brolly.
Right, already soaking wet and cold, wet cold, child is happily skipping along...I have to express that at this point I am still not awake when child declares "lets play Harry Potter" hmmm the joys.
get to school on time - how did that happen???
back from school and back in crappy but really comfy bottoms as my jeans are soaked, yesterdays knickers replaced, I sit down with a coffee and do some worth while stuff on the internet...playing games.
showered, iron uniform for work, out the house again to go and meet mum and auntie for coffee before work...get wet again, sod it, I catch the bus.
very early so have to wait in the rain...can you see the patern forming here...
in cafe drinking hot coffee drying out - shit going to be late for work and mad dash it to work...here I can sort of relax a bit.
have a great afternoon working with a good friend and have a bit of a laugh!!
get home put dinner on, eat dinner, go to the loo and now...........
and now my friends, I am home, dry and thats about it for the rest of the day, husband is making noises about finishing some decorating...hmmmph on his own.
so how was your day??
Friday, 9 January 2009
always take the weather with you
I have been cold allll day and cannot get warm, there is no need for it to be these sub zero temperatures when there is supposed to be a globing warming issue...maybe they could move the ice caps here, that might give them a chance.
so tonights plans are, husband, son and I are all going to cozy up on the air bed and camp downstairs tonight watching predictable movies that you just can't turn off!!!! - good times....it's all about memories for the boy to look back on!!! When I look back on my childhood, for some reason all of my memories are where the sun is bright and I am out playing some game with friends...I think its important for boy to look back on his childhood with heaps of fun memories, not just mummy going off on one because he hasnt eaten his lunch, again.
my question today is, what is your earliest memory and what is your best childhood memory...also was the sun always bright in your memories or is it just me and my cold blood!!
so tonights plans are, husband, son and I are all going to cozy up on the air bed and camp downstairs tonight watching predictable movies that you just can't turn off!!!! - good times....it's all about memories for the boy to look back on!!! When I look back on my childhood, for some reason all of my memories are where the sun is bright and I am out playing some game with friends...I think its important for boy to look back on his childhood with heaps of fun memories, not just mummy going off on one because he hasnt eaten his lunch, again.
my question today is, what is your earliest memory and what is your best childhood memory...also was the sun always bright in your memories or is it just me and my cold blood!!
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
resolutions - update
another resolution, if I can add another one to make 6 in total...is to try new or re-visit 3 sports.
Number one...i'm going to go golf lessons!!!! cant wait to ge the whole outfit going on and to shout FOUR or understand what the hell a birdie is!!! - watch this space for fun update!!!
any ideas for sports that I could do locally - need babysitter for son which is why I need to go locally!!
Number one...i'm going to go golf lessons!!!! cant wait to ge the whole outfit going on and to shout FOUR or understand what the hell a birdie is!!! - watch this space for fun update!!!
any ideas for sports that I could do locally - need babysitter for son which is why I need to go locally!!
Monday, 5 January 2009
hmmmmm
so a new year and today is the day that things start to get back to "normal". Husband has gone to work for the morning, he is looking after son this afternoon while I go and do a stint at the paid work.
I dont do the paid job on Tuesday and so, with a faint skip in my step, I am really looking forward to tomorrow as i am going to have such a productive day. Today I will get all the house work done and things like that so tomorrow I can really get to grips with my other stuff - like the writing thing.... I am sooo excitied.
Yesterday afternoon, Son and I spend cutting fancy pictures out of magazines and creating a visual experience of what we hope for in 2009....not enough magazines, need more pictures!!! I bought a little miss and a mr men poster to cut up, it was very interesting what son choose for his representation of himself with the mr men!!!! - I will tell you all about it when we are done and the pictures have been stuck down.
thats it for now, maybe more later...
question for today....what are you excited about and (if any) what do you need to do to get prepared???
I dont do the paid job on Tuesday and so, with a faint skip in my step, I am really looking forward to tomorrow as i am going to have such a productive day. Today I will get all the house work done and things like that so tomorrow I can really get to grips with my other stuff - like the writing thing.... I am sooo excitied.
Yesterday afternoon, Son and I spend cutting fancy pictures out of magazines and creating a visual experience of what we hope for in 2009....not enough magazines, need more pictures!!! I bought a little miss and a mr men poster to cut up, it was very interesting what son choose for his representation of himself with the mr men!!!! - I will tell you all about it when we are done and the pictures have been stuck down.
thats it for now, maybe more later...
question for today....what are you excited about and (if any) what do you need to do to get prepared???
Sunday, 4 January 2009
world news
I read various different news sites as I prefer to get as many different points as possible. I cant say this is one of my favourite past times, but I do think its important. I also look at an American and Australian etc etc site if those at number 10 do a press release for one thing or another, I do this to see what other countries have said about it and their reactions.
Most Journalists try to give a non biased account of events which annoys me slightly, sometimes it would be nice to see how others are reacting to that bit of news.
Sometimes I think that all of the worlds media have got together and said this is what we will be saying about this topic, and they all agree, more or less word for damn word.
As you can tell, this pisses me off as where is the variation.
Not sure where this is going but I felt the need to share!!
And what of the state of the world at the moment...all this Miss Worlds neglected their powers and went against their "i want world peace" speeches at the competitions.
I think some so called leaders all need their bloody heads banging together or shaking and told / shouted at WAKE UP!
aaaahhhhhhhhh - woke up in one this morning, sorry about that.
Most Journalists try to give a non biased account of events which annoys me slightly, sometimes it would be nice to see how others are reacting to that bit of news.
Sometimes I think that all of the worlds media have got together and said this is what we will be saying about this topic, and they all agree, more or less word for damn word.
As you can tell, this pisses me off as where is the variation.
Not sure where this is going but I felt the need to share!!
And what of the state of the world at the moment...all this Miss Worlds neglected their powers and went against their "i want world peace" speeches at the competitions.
I think some so called leaders all need their bloody heads banging together or shaking and told / shouted at WAKE UP!
aaaahhhhhhhhh - woke up in one this morning, sorry about that.
Saturday, 3 January 2009
lazy day results!!
So, after saying that I was feeling rather lazy and that I was going to kick myself up the ass, it turned out to be a fun day!!!
My son has sooo many toys that all we have in the way of space in his room his a clear path to his bed, so I thought about getting a loft bed from a weel known swedish flat pack shop...and off we went. We couldnt find one that we all liked so i decided on the spot that we would re-decorate his room. The favourite colour of my son at the moment is red....blood red...hmmmmmm.
so I got some red bits and bobs to go into his room and I am very pleased with my line of thought as to how the bedroom will look!!!
When my son was born, my father in law very kindly made my son a huge cot, a fantastic peice of woodwork, which was / is big enough for son to still sleep in. Because it is a cot it has high sides, husband came up with a genius idea od literally turning the bed upside down!!! and it work!!! a few modifications are required but we have more storage / shove it in there space and I am very chuffed!!! - saved some money which is not like me at all!!!
On a different note, a friend of mine also keeps a blog, she has made 9 resolutions for 09 and has made a "vision board". This is basically going through magazines, cutting out ones that are insprational towards said resolutions and stick em all down, hang this somewhere personal but prominent and hey presto, fun and a reminder!!! - I think I am going to do with son and see how it goes and that child is not into creative stuff and all and it drives me mad!!!
anyways, I shall let you all know how that goes!!
COMING SOON - PHOTO'S
My son has sooo many toys that all we have in the way of space in his room his a clear path to his bed, so I thought about getting a loft bed from a weel known swedish flat pack shop...and off we went. We couldnt find one that we all liked so i decided on the spot that we would re-decorate his room. The favourite colour of my son at the moment is red....blood red...hmmmmmm.
so I got some red bits and bobs to go into his room and I am very pleased with my line of thought as to how the bedroom will look!!!
When my son was born, my father in law very kindly made my son a huge cot, a fantastic peice of woodwork, which was / is big enough for son to still sleep in. Because it is a cot it has high sides, husband came up with a genius idea od literally turning the bed upside down!!! and it work!!! a few modifications are required but we have more storage / shove it in there space and I am very chuffed!!! - saved some money which is not like me at all!!!
On a different note, a friend of mine also keeps a blog, she has made 9 resolutions for 09 and has made a "vision board". This is basically going through magazines, cutting out ones that are insprational towards said resolutions and stick em all down, hang this somewhere personal but prominent and hey presto, fun and a reminder!!! - I think I am going to do with son and see how it goes and that child is not into creative stuff and all and it drives me mad!!!
anyways, I shall let you all know how that goes!!
COMING SOON - PHOTO'S
lazy days
At the moment I am feeling rather lazy and trying to get out of stuff!!!
So I have decided that a quick kick up the ass is in order. I hate the whole lazy can't be bothered feeling and the only way I know how to get out of it is to do some from of excersise, like running round the lounge or dancing like a mad thing with my son.....todays excersise will come in the form of swimming. I say comes in the form of because, although my son can kind of make his way across the pool, I dont think it can be described as "swimming"! also, at our local pool there is a nice big slide, so not that much swimming actually takes place. Today though, husband is coming so that means he can do the slide thing whilst I go and thrash my way up and down the adult pool!!!!
My question for today is...do you ever get cant be bothered days and if so do you get yourself out of it and how or do you just hide under the duvet for the day?!?!?!?
So I have decided that a quick kick up the ass is in order. I hate the whole lazy can't be bothered feeling and the only way I know how to get out of it is to do some from of excersise, like running round the lounge or dancing like a mad thing with my son.....todays excersise will come in the form of swimming. I say comes in the form of because, although my son can kind of make his way across the pool, I dont think it can be described as "swimming"! also, at our local pool there is a nice big slide, so not that much swimming actually takes place. Today though, husband is coming so that means he can do the slide thing whilst I go and thrash my way up and down the adult pool!!!!
My question for today is...do you ever get cant be bothered days and if so do you get yourself out of it and how or do you just hide under the duvet for the day?!?!?!?
Thursday, 1 January 2009
more to do with resolutions
Having wished friends happy new year and talking about a new fresh leaf of a year, we got talking and laughing about New Years resolutions, and it got me thinking......
I googled new years resolutions and in and amongst the crap I tried to find where they began.
At this point I think it would be fair to make my opinion known....I am thinking that a Mr/Mrs Perfect decided that the crap people that they knew should need a kick up the gluteus maximus so came up with an ingenius plan "ah" said perfect "I think I will make them decided what they want to achieve and then make them declare it on the first day of each year, thus setting themselves up for a fall". Lets face it, most of us are expert in the field of procrastination, but having made a New Years resolution, we feel duty bound to comform with the notion that we must carry out this oath of losing weight / quiting smoking / being better at..... but then half way through the first month it all goes a wee bit pair shaped!!!! - madness
So anyway, with this in mind I decided to try and find out where this tradition started, fully expecting it to have started around the 18 hundreds or something... so anyway....and heres the deal.... it all started whey back in the Babylonian period, around 2000BC where their New Years resolution was to give back borrowed items!!!!.
So, in this case, I think it fitting that I continue with this tradition, but maybe add one more Resoltuion and that is not to break my resolutions!!??!!??
So, again, what are your New Years resolutions and I add a further question of, which ones do you fully expect to last and which ones to you kind of think are maybe a bit too much but are willing to give a try anyway??
I googled new years resolutions and in and amongst the crap I tried to find where they began.
At this point I think it would be fair to make my opinion known....I am thinking that a Mr/Mrs Perfect decided that the crap people that they knew should need a kick up the gluteus maximus so came up with an ingenius plan "ah" said perfect "I think I will make them decided what they want to achieve and then make them declare it on the first day of each year, thus setting themselves up for a fall". Lets face it, most of us are expert in the field of procrastination, but having made a New Years resolution, we feel duty bound to comform with the notion that we must carry out this oath of losing weight / quiting smoking / being better at..... but then half way through the first month it all goes a wee bit pair shaped!!!! - madness
So anyway, with this in mind I decided to try and find out where this tradition started, fully expecting it to have started around the 18 hundreds or something... so anyway....and heres the deal.... it all started whey back in the Babylonian period, around 2000BC where their New Years resolution was to give back borrowed items!!!!.
So, in this case, I think it fitting that I continue with this tradition, but maybe add one more Resoltuion and that is not to break my resolutions!!??!!??
So, again, what are your New Years resolutions and I add a further question of, which ones do you fully expect to last and which ones to you kind of think are maybe a bit too much but are willing to give a try anyway??
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