Now its December!
Its been a hard 6 months for us both!!
No sleep.
Relationship issues, money probs, kid probs, stress, so many appointments, so much to do.....
I wanna minimalise my life!
SIMPLIFY!
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Im sitting her with a sleeping baby in my lap. He hasnt slept through the night in 5 weeks since he got a throat infection, started comfort sucking all night, started hourly feedings, and since then has got 5 teeth! I'm exhausted! How long can I survive on so litle sleep? Its amazing.
My sisters came and helped me tidy my dump up and what a difference. I can amange it. Its a mess right now but less than an hour and it will all be under control. I love it.
Homeschooling has turnied into unschooling/home ed and I love it. We went to the hom,eschoolers group on Friday but it wasnt too fun for the kids, they got a bit bullied which doesnt impress me when that is what I want to avoid :-(
I feel a lot happier.
My sisters came and helped me tidy my dump up and what a difference. I can amange it. Its a mess right now but less than an hour and it will all be under control. I love it.
Homeschooling has turnied into unschooling/home ed and I love it. We went to the hom,eschoolers group on Friday but it wasnt too fun for the kids, they got a bit bullied which doesnt impress me when that is what I want to avoid :-(
I feel a lot happier.
Back on the path
Well I have been a bit off the path of late.
Two surgeries and some health scares have kept me busy.
But its time to get back on the path.. the path I want to be on.
I know Ashlee is feeling the same.
I want a more natural life for my kids, for my home, for myself. I want to be kinder to the earth.
Stage one with the help of Wendyl the green goddess and her books and website I am going to work on replacing all my store bought chemical cleaners with more natural and made by me alternatives. I will be honest and say I will use up what I have as I cant afford to waste things but when its time to replace I hope to have new alternatives in place.
I also want to get to the bottom of my mending pile (not that that is overly "natural" or "green") I hate having things sitting there being wasted when they could be being worn. My mending pile often sits there for a year or more then I get rid of whats in it as we don't fit the items anymore.
In Invercargill we have just recently had our recycling programme improved, we have new wheelie bins including a huge one for recycling each fortnight and we can recycle so much more than we could before. This is something that really excites me.. recycling is COOL I also noticed in town today they have new recycle bins around town for bottles and cans etc so pleased to see Southland get on the recycling wagon. I hope to reduce our rubbish (that goes to landfill) to half a wheelie bin a week. I need to work on composting our food waste and recycling more and more.
Two surgeries and some health scares have kept me busy.
But its time to get back on the path.. the path I want to be on.
I know Ashlee is feeling the same.
I want a more natural life for my kids, for my home, for myself. I want to be kinder to the earth.
Stage one with the help of Wendyl the green goddess and her books and website I am going to work on replacing all my store bought chemical cleaners with more natural and made by me alternatives. I will be honest and say I will use up what I have as I cant afford to waste things but when its time to replace I hope to have new alternatives in place.
I also want to get to the bottom of my mending pile (not that that is overly "natural" or "green") I hate having things sitting there being wasted when they could be being worn. My mending pile often sits there for a year or more then I get rid of whats in it as we don't fit the items anymore.
In Invercargill we have just recently had our recycling programme improved, we have new wheelie bins including a huge one for recycling each fortnight and we can recycle so much more than we could before. This is something that really excites me.. recycling is COOL I also noticed in town today they have new recycle bins around town for bottles and cans etc so pleased to see Southland get on the recycling wagon. I hope to reduce our rubbish (that goes to landfill) to half a wheelie bin a week. I need to work on composting our food waste and recycling more and more.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
i feel like crap. I feel down.
I havent been this down since last year.
fresh start, fresh start.
its 5.20am and i am going to make a hot drink and start again.
i CAN get on top of this.
i dont need others putting me down.
BE YOURSELF, because those who care dont matter, and those that matter dont care.
Its not true.
I havent been this down since last year.
fresh start, fresh start.
its 5.20am and i am going to make a hot drink and start again.
i CAN get on top of this.
i dont need others putting me down.
BE YOURSELF, because those who care dont matter, and those that matter dont care.
Its not true.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Depression is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign that you have been trying to be strong for too long . . .
I am strong, but I am not invincible, I cannot do everything. I need help and I can ask for it. I need to look after me to look after others. I do not need to do everything now. I can get through this!
I can get through this! I feel wonderful! I take my drugs every day, I am looking after myself, trying to se the positive in every situation and not be stressed out. Life is good!!!!
I feel like I am making progress. Some days are crap, some times I get nothing done. But in general the house is tidy, I am on top of the washing, and I get some sleep. I feel like I am getting better.
Ok, so last week's grocery shop wasnt successful. But this week was!
And the breadmaker is a huge success -w hite loaves, buns etc - I will never have to buy bread again!!!
A friend cleaned out my fridge today and her and another friend commented on all my food - fresh food - and 'how can you not eat processed stuff' - well, I could rattle off what we had been eating lately - sandwiches, fruit, yoghurt (organic), cheese and crackers, hot dinners and hot lunches etc - they were impressed. I have been trying to cook meat every few days for lunches - I tend to cut it into a salad or rice salad, he tends to make sandwiches. Healthy, filling and yummy.
Bought some pocket nappies this week, 10 of them. Not sure how I will like pocket nappies but these are bright and pretty and have snaps. My Real Nappies are great and easy but white is a little boring. I thought the new ones would give me motivation to get back into cloth, since I have two kids in nappies!!
I also bought the solids starter kit for making baby food, ok, so its just fancy ice cubes but again its about a new useful tool for encouraging motivation!!
I am strong, but I am not invincible, I cannot do everything. I need help and I can ask for it. I need to look after me to look after others. I do not need to do everything now. I can get through this!
I can get through this! I feel wonderful! I take my drugs every day, I am looking after myself, trying to se the positive in every situation and not be stressed out. Life is good!!!!
I feel like I am making progress. Some days are crap, some times I get nothing done. But in general the house is tidy, I am on top of the washing, and I get some sleep. I feel like I am getting better.
Ok, so last week's grocery shop wasnt successful. But this week was!
And the breadmaker is a huge success -w hite loaves, buns etc - I will never have to buy bread again!!!
A friend cleaned out my fridge today and her and another friend commented on all my food - fresh food - and 'how can you not eat processed stuff' - well, I could rattle off what we had been eating lately - sandwiches, fruit, yoghurt (organic), cheese and crackers, hot dinners and hot lunches etc - they were impressed. I have been trying to cook meat every few days for lunches - I tend to cut it into a salad or rice salad, he tends to make sandwiches. Healthy, filling and yummy.
Bought some pocket nappies this week, 10 of them. Not sure how I will like pocket nappies but these are bright and pretty and have snaps. My Real Nappies are great and easy but white is a little boring. I thought the new ones would give me motivation to get back into cloth, since I have two kids in nappies!!
I also bought the solids starter kit for making baby food, ok, so its just fancy ice cubes but again its about a new useful tool for encouraging motivation!!
Depression
Depression is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign that you have been trying to be strong for too long . . .
I am strong, but I am not invincible, I cannot do everything. I need help and I can ask for it. I need to look after me to look after others. I do not need to do everything now. I can get through this!
I am strong, but I am not invincible, I cannot do everything. I need help and I can ask for it. I need to look after me to look after others. I do not need to do everything now. I can get through this!
Friday, January 28, 2011
On the path
Well I am pretty excited to be working on some of my goals for the year.
Ive planted more herbs in my herb garden and actually started cooking with them. Something as simple as using herbs from my garden makes me feel so much more connected to the food I cook but also to nature.
The vege garden is coming along nicely and we will have potatoes to eat very soon..
I have been using yeast (an ingredient I was a bit scared of) I am making some bread, and some amazing sweet rolls. I aim to be making hot cross buns before Easter.. mmm I can only imagine how nice that would smell in my house.
I'm working on my craft space at the moment as I have set myself a blog challenge with Tracy to do something creative daily and post a picture each day on our blogs. Gardening, baking and cooking new things, sewing, knitting, scrapbooking etc all fit into creative for me.
Anyway I feel good that I am working towards my goals.. staying on path and working towards a more natural, Eco friendly, back to basics life...
Congrats miss Ashlee on your new wee man... Keep sharing pics. I need a baby to cluck over.
Ive planted more herbs in my herb garden and actually started cooking with them. Something as simple as using herbs from my garden makes me feel so much more connected to the food I cook but also to nature.
The vege garden is coming along nicely and we will have potatoes to eat very soon..
I have been using yeast (an ingredient I was a bit scared of) I am making some bread, and some amazing sweet rolls. I aim to be making hot cross buns before Easter.. mmm I can only imagine how nice that would smell in my house.
I'm working on my craft space at the moment as I have set myself a blog challenge with Tracy to do something creative daily and post a picture each day on our blogs. Gardening, baking and cooking new things, sewing, knitting, scrapbooking etc all fit into creative for me.
Anyway I feel good that I am working towards my goals.. staying on path and working towards a more natural, Eco friendly, back to basics life...
Congrats miss Ashlee on your new wee man... Keep sharing pics. I need a baby to cluck over.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Blog
Have been updating my blog tonight with alot of my website articles. I had over 400 pages on the website when I lost it, and yes, I did lose most of that information/articles but I still have some and so I am putting them on the blog. It is so hot and my baby is unsettled :-(
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Simple
That is my word of 2011... SIMPLE
Keep it simple.
Keep my belongings simple.. I dont actually need every gadget available.
Keep my lifestyle simple... take it slow and enjoy the process rather than rush.
Keep my cooking simple.. make from scratch, nothing wrong with sammies and fruit for lunch.. it doesn't need to be flash.. my kiddos actually prefer simple.
Keep my rooms simple.. less stuff means less things to tidy, less stuff means we appreciate what we have even more.. well I do anyways.
Back to basics, simple and sweet, environmentally friendly... that's the way I roll in twenty eleven.
Ive decided to give myself a new goal each month.. so that I dont pressure myself to much.. and I need to carry on all the goals after the month is over of course.
January - Only free range eggs.. its something I always mean to do but only manage half the time.. but so far in 2011 its only free range and I feel so much better for making that change.
Keep it simple.
Keep my belongings simple.. I dont actually need every gadget available.
Keep my lifestyle simple... take it slow and enjoy the process rather than rush.
Keep my cooking simple.. make from scratch, nothing wrong with sammies and fruit for lunch.. it doesn't need to be flash.. my kiddos actually prefer simple.
Keep my rooms simple.. less stuff means less things to tidy, less stuff means we appreciate what we have even more.. well I do anyways.
Back to basics, simple and sweet, environmentally friendly... that's the way I roll in twenty eleven.
Ive decided to give myself a new goal each month.. so that I dont pressure myself to much.. and I need to carry on all the goals after the month is over of course.
January - Only free range eggs.. its something I always mean to do but only manage half the time.. but so far in 2011 its only free range and I feel so much better for making that change.
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