Saturday, July 17, 2010

Toothpick v Needle


It is 9:48 am according to my computer clock on a Saturday morning and I have nothing on until tonight except normal housework type stuff. However I have already had to explain to Aimee why she cannot sew a badge onto her Guide uniform. Simple version is I wanted to finish reading my book before I got up. She was ok with this. The complicated version is that I then had to explain why she could not use a toothpick instead of a needle. I don't know why she thought of it. Mummy needs more chocolate and yes I was in bed.


Monday, July 12, 2010

I'm ba-ack!!!

And this time I am pretty sure I am back for good. While I can hear the skeptics out there not believing me, this time I have a plan.

I have started a 100 words challenge at http://www.100words.com/about.php and so far it is up to day 12 and I have posted everyday. My theory is by the end of the day I will be used to writing every day I will want to keep it up! For this month, because it is my first month I have been treating it pretty much like a blog. Next month (can you hear the optimism?) I think I will use it for a specific purpose. As yet I am not sure what that purpose will be but I have at least another two weeks to decided!

Writing aside, it is the middle of the school holidays (and my holiays from work). We have been visiting people like crazy, cleaning/organising the house like crazy and it is raining LOTS!

I am also adding Quiz Nights (my table came third last night!) and Christmas-In-July* dinners to the list of things that just make me happy.

(*disclaimer: I love Christmas-in-July as a fun thing to do with family and friends or as a fundraiser. I do not like the shops decorating like it is Christmas).

Friday, April 30, 2010

Note to self ....

... must remember to post! But on the upside one of the reasons I have not posted is because life has been fairly drama free.

School holidays were awesome, I am loving work, children are fabulous, I have amazing friends .... What else can a girl ask for???

Oh, and I am most definitely making the most of not studying!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Hmmm ... what happened to March?!


Ok ... so I may have missed March! And in all honesty I am not quite sure what happened to it. How did we get to April the FOURTH month of the year so quickly??

March for me was full of emotional ups and downs. The end of February was our wedding anniversary and strangely my ex took me out for it. I do realise this is very odd but it was a nice night and I am happy we are at the point we can do this. Then at beginning of March was year since he moved out and the 11 year anniversary of my brother's death. This still makes me sad, but I am ok with this. I never want to be at the point where it doesn't. March was also full of stuff with the girls, work (and I love my new position by the way), uni, friends, family and all the other things that fill up my world.

Now we are in April! Easter was great (admittedly it is my favourite time of year) and I had an amazing time with my cousins who came to visit me from South Australia.

I have also made a big decision. To withdraw from the unit I was enrolled in this semester. Stopping uni, even for a few months is a big thing for me. I am scared I will never go back, I am scared of being a "failure" and I am scared it will have long term consequences. It will show on my transcript as being "withdrawn" and this will be there forever. All this aside I think it was a good decision though. I was behind in everything and nowhere near finishing my assignment the day after it was due. So a lesson in humility, a lesson in time-management and a lesson in learning to say it is ok that I can not do everything all of the time! I am now excited about a week and a half at home with my babies (and various extras) with no uni to worry about and about having four months to concentrate on my house before going back next semester. Hopefully with an organised house and a rested mind. I will also mention here I have friends who mean the world to me! And validated my decision without a thought, without a hesitation and really helped me feel happy that I made it.
Finally, just to add to my list of things that just make me happy: Easter; hot cross buns; finding a car park right where you need one; chocolate; friends who know what you need even when you won't admit it.
PS I have no idea why these last two paragraphs aren't being shown seperately. It is going to annoy me forever but I will just have to live with it!

Friday, February 26, 2010

Phew ... Just made it!!


And by it, I mean I have just managed to write a post for February. I know! I am slack. This is what happens when I bragged about how good I was at posting last time.

I have a couple of things to add to my "List Of Things That Just Make Me Happy". Gel pens - they are just fun and pretty and they are nice and smooth to write with (actually having some where they are supposed to be rather then being stolen by my daughters would also make me happy but let's not go there!). Fireworks - we went on Australia Day. I have no real reason for this one. I just think they are fun! Birthdays - I have no problems getting older and I had the most perfect birthday weekend for my 30th!!

I am also happy to report I have made two new salads. I was given a salad cookbook, servers and a salad bowl for my birthday. They were a present from friends I had shared my NY resolution with. The bonus is because they were a present, I made sure I used them (and twice in less then two weeks too). So far I have made a waldorf salad (by request of the ex - who was a little impressed when I actually did it. It is it too childish to laugh at him?!) and a watermelon, watercress and fetta salad (I am also proud of myself for thinking to do this when I realised I had a watermelon I needed to use).
PS I am super proud of myself for working out how to add photos to this! Oh have I mentioned I am technologically challenged as well as domestically challenged??? The Honey Joys in the pic are from my birthday. The girls and I added them in honour of a friend who was interstate on the day! I did manage to burn myself while making them but they were yummy!

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Things That Just Make Me Happy

I think "Catherine is adding X to the list of things that just make her happy" is one of my favourite facebook status updates, regardless of the fact that I don't actually have a written list! Or even a consistent mental list.

So this is me at least starting some sort of written record of things that make me happy enough to want to write about them!!

Outdoor cinemas I have decided is the first one of these! I have been twice in the last couple of weeks and they are so much fun. Affordable when you are taking three kids (less then $50 for all four of us and that is including buying chicken and chips for dinner). The one I have been to also donates all profits to charities (so I can feel good about that too). We've taken dinner, caught up with friends before the movie has started then all cuddled up under a rug to enjoy a movie. That's right even in the heat we have been having it is still cool enough in the evenings to do that when you are right by the river. My only complaint is that I forgot the mosquito repeallant last night and that Aimee is the wiggliest person EVER!!! Other side benefit is I have got some really nice photos as a way of killing time before the movie has started.

PS I have just realised my last post was actually on New Years Day and I have decided I am fairly impressed with myself for that one!

Friday, January 1, 2010

New Year, New Decade, New Beginnings

Oh ... and yes ... recycled resolutions! Yes I am going to "reuse" mine from last year. I like them and I think they are still things I would like to do. However to list I am adding working out to use this blog properly (including adding pictures!) and working out how to use the WiiFit ... oh and the Wii in general!! The entourage was excited about New Years resolutions, in particular Erin. You will be pleased to know my "public" resolutions have passed approval. I strongly suggested that Reanna and Erin made their resolution to stop fighting! And that Aimee start sleeping in her own bed. My suggestions were not necessarily met with great enthusiasm but you can not blame a girl (or a mummy!) for trying.

I am excited though! Only six weeks until I turn thirty and it is a new decade. I am ready to take the challenge, to grow and to see what happens. Well I hope I am as it is clearly going to happen regardless.

My challenge for 2010, and one of the reasons I first decided to blog ... this one will have to wait until next time!