I havent blogged in a few days, im feeling like a zombie. My darling little 4 month old son is teething or going through a growth spurt or just being a normal baby or perhaps even all of the above. I tell ya what this parenting thing is really hard and never underestimate it. I would kill for 3 solid our sleep, in fact even 2 would be great. When things get tough like this I try and make life as easy as possible, after all no one is going to come in and take over while you get some sleep. Just quickly while I think of it, I hate whingers! OK yes I whinge, your aloud to whinge but there comes a time when you have to either suck it up or do something about it. You are in charge of your own life, your own happiness and your own well being. No one can make you happy, not your kids, not your husband, not your parents, not your friends. You are the only one who can make yourself happy. You can choose to feel sorry for yourself and down in the dumps but no one can pull you out of that, only YOU can do that. Step back and really think about it, we choose to feel the way we feel and be who we are. Now take another step back and think about this, we have NO choice how others feel or who the 'be'. Sure you can influence it but when it comes down to it you cant MAKE them do anything. I cant make my husband love me anymore, but I can listen to him and have fun with him and that my in turn make him love me more but thats his choice not mine. Ok im going to start repeating myself now and im sure you are getting my point. To sum it up its all about choices.

So lets get back to what I was saying about making life easier when things get a little tough. All the things I dont like doing like the dishes, grocery shopping and cooking meals ect, I simplify. Unfortunately the dish washer is still screwed so im going to have to suck that one up (or just make someone else in the house do them lol) but i did order my grocery's online and they should arrive in the next few hours. Going out for lunch is always nice but can turn into a nightmare when you are constantly yelling at your 3 year old to sit at the table before she trips over a waiter or runs off and you have to make that split second decision to save the 3 year old, stay with the baby or try and take the baby with you while you run after the 3 year old. So going out sounds like a good idea in theory but doesnt always work out that way. Then there is wonderful invention of the slowcooker. AHHHHH I found heaven when I discovered this little beauty. It meant I could put dinner on while ABC kids was on the telly and make double to freeze for another night. This was great! So if you dont have one GET ONE!

Being a stay at home mum is just like working at any other job but it never ends. When your kids have a nap its like a smoko break, where its never long enough, you didnt get to do all the things want to and you have to psychically drag you ass back to work and it will take you at least half hour before you will get back into the swing of things. When the baby poo's its like the worst part of your job. You know that job that no one likes doing and your boss is on your back about doing it. You put it off and you put it off until your boss is screaming in your ear to do it. You finally do it only to have to do the same bloody job half our later. Someone please tell me when is my next smoko break!

Over n out!

Simple pleasures

One thing that I love to do is drink tea. Not just the old dunk a tea bag in a big mug with some sugar n milk, but I make it like an event. I have a pot with my sugar bowl and milk jug and my tea cup and saucer. I like to think im all high class but really that has nothing to do with it. Its an experience that I really love doing. I sometimes I pop it all on a wooden tray with some biscuits or cake. I turn the pot three times n lift the lid before I start to pour it, something my mother told me I HAD to do and now im super anal about it and do it every time. I assemble my tea and sip away for the next half hour of so. It really is a simple pleasure and its these things that make us who we are or thats just my excuse and im sticking to it. This post really had no purpose, just thought I would share a little about myself today.

Enjoy!

When it rains it pores

So my power cut out last night. I could not be assed getting out of bed so I thought I would just deal with it in the morning. Upon waking I realized that I couldnt do anything. Just about everything requires power. My mobile broke a few days ago, and my house phone also need power to work so I was very thankful when I found an old school phone in my many piles of junk scattered around the house. I call the energex people and they sent someone round. But while I waited, I was confronted buy the fact I could hardly do anything. I couldnt make a cup of tea, I couldnt shower, I couldnt straighten my hair, I had to be careful not to open the fridge too much cause I had now idea how long till the power would be back on. I couldnt watch tv, I couldnt use the net and I couldnt use my laptop cause the battery is stuffed. So we sat n ate rice bubbles, read a mag n chatted for an hour till the guy came. Two minutes later we found out the dishwasher was shorting out the power and I unplugged it and all was sweet. Except for the fact that now I dont have a working dishwasher. FUCK! Now I have to wash everything by hand.

So I did have a point to this story and I am getting there, and no its doesn't have anything to do with how lazy i am. Its more to do with the fact that my life is so far from simple. I thought I was simply, relaxed, easy going blah blah blah. But im not! Quite the opposite in fact. I rely on so many 'things' to make my life run smoothly. So perhaps its time to do a little simplifying. I have no idea where to start with that though hmmmmm this could prove very interesting so stay tuned.

On a different note, when I manage to get both of my kids to sleep it is the best feeling on the planet. Its like you want to dance around a may poll in an over exaggerated skip like movement in only your bra n undies. Heck why dont we even add some daisy's in our hair for effect. So im off to enjoy this time of peace.

Over n out.

The start of something new.

So a friend started blogging and I thought what the hell im going to get in on this craze and start one myself. Unlike hers, and many others I have read im sure mine is not going to be insightful or even interesting but more like word vomit. Blog vomit.

So im a mum. Yep the hardest job on the planet, or so they say.

Im a wife, which Im sure is the second hardest job on the planet.

Im a daughter, a sister, a aunt, a friend and most likely one of the most honest persons you will ever meet. I pride myself in honesty and I sure wish there was more of it.

If someone had told me having children would be like putting your head in a vice and constantly turning the handle for the rest of your life, then yeah perhaps I would have traveled first. Dont get me wrong, kids are AWESOME and I dont necessary regret having children I just wish it wasnt such a shock to the system. No one really tells you straight about this kinda thing. Yeah sure, they give you horror story's once your pregnant and by then its too late. And lets be really honest, giving a first time pregnant woman these horror story's is just not on people....ITS WRONG! This kinda stuff needs to be taught in schools. LOL Now wouldnt that be interesting. Ok so I dont really know how to fix the problem but I do know something has to be done about it.

Im going to leave this first blog for now and Ill let you mull over that thought (whoever 'you' is).

Over n out!