I am on holidays in Queensland and don't have access to the internet enough to be able to write full blogs. So, I'm back on Monday and will write again then.
Bye for now!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Note To Self : Be Thankful
So tonight I was reminded how lucky I am. I was also reminded how much I actually take for granted.
I met a girl named Jo. Jo has an intellectual disability and a speech impediment. When she is nervous (for example, when she meets someone new) she stutters quite bad. I could see the frustration on her face as she couldn't get the words out. And then it hit me. I had never stopped to think about how lucky I am to not have a problem speaking, or a problem learning, or a problem developing my skills.
My husband suffers from sleep apnea, where his brain tells him to stop breathing more than 100 times per hour while he sleeps. My sister has crones disease which makes her sick every day of her life. She can't leave home without worrying about being sick while she is out.
And, here I am whinging about a sore back, or a sore throat. Big picture, there isn't anything life threatening wrong with me. I need to stop taking for granted the things I should be thankful for...
Ability to breathe. A heartbeat. Two legs to walk, that work well. Two functioning hands. A tongue that I use to speak properly. Eyes to see our beautiful world through. A brain to learn, understand and grow. These are things I take for granted. Things I never think about.
But right now, as I take in a breath, and look at my sleeping gorgeous husband, I'm thankful.
I met a girl named Jo. Jo has an intellectual disability and a speech impediment. When she is nervous (for example, when she meets someone new) she stutters quite bad. I could see the frustration on her face as she couldn't get the words out. And then it hit me. I had never stopped to think about how lucky I am to not have a problem speaking, or a problem learning, or a problem developing my skills.
My husband suffers from sleep apnea, where his brain tells him to stop breathing more than 100 times per hour while he sleeps. My sister has crones disease which makes her sick every day of her life. She can't leave home without worrying about being sick while she is out.
And, here I am whinging about a sore back, or a sore throat. Big picture, there isn't anything life threatening wrong with me. I need to stop taking for granted the things I should be thankful for...
Ability to breathe. A heartbeat. Two legs to walk, that work well. Two functioning hands. A tongue that I use to speak properly. Eyes to see our beautiful world through. A brain to learn, understand and grow. These are things I take for granted. Things I never think about.
But right now, as I take in a breath, and look at my sleeping gorgeous husband, I'm thankful.
Monday, February 22, 2010
The transformation of the "man cave"
The "man cave". Put simply, the space in our house, where my hubby goes to relax! There he will find his computer. It is a space I do not dare to organise (until today!), I do not frantically clean once a week and I do not question the items I find in there (eg: car parts he is selling on ebay, the bathroom scales he uses to weigh the items etc!) The man cave rarely gets the attention that the rest of our home does.
Every Monday (my normal day off) I spend my day doing wife duties. It's my favourite day of the week - I mean that! I really enjoy being a wife, cleaning, washing the clothes, grocery shopping etc. Monday is my day to do what I love doing. By the end of the day, I flop into bed, exhausted, and go to sleep content knowing my home is clean and ready for another hectic week while we work.
The man cave on the other hand, does not get the treatment the other rooms of our house get. It is left to be, the door closed. The reason for this? If I move anything, and I mean, anything... he will know. He likes the man cave to be the way he put it. It's a bit like organised chaos. And to be honest, I don't really mind. (But shoosh, don't tell him that!) I can close the door and no one would know.
I woke up this morning on a mission from the get go. Hubby was home, and I was ready to take advantage of that! So, this afternoon we attacked the man cave like two bulls at a gate! We filed all our paperwork, we organised the computer desk, cleaned up the bookcase, rearranged the room into a more logical setup, we even managed to get a few extra things up on ebay. The whole room has been transformed!
And of course, being a Monday, I also cleaned our home. I did loads of washing - clothes and sheets, cleaned my shower, bath, vaintity, toilet, laundry, kitchen, oven, vaccumed, mopped, dusted, cleaned the fridge out... Right now, I feel exhausted... a normal feeling for a Monday night. I also feel content. Also a normal feeling for a Monday night.
So here I am. Ready for sleep.
Goodnight.
Every Monday (my normal day off) I spend my day doing wife duties. It's my favourite day of the week - I mean that! I really enjoy being a wife, cleaning, washing the clothes, grocery shopping etc. Monday is my day to do what I love doing. By the end of the day, I flop into bed, exhausted, and go to sleep content knowing my home is clean and ready for another hectic week while we work.
The man cave on the other hand, does not get the treatment the other rooms of our house get. It is left to be, the door closed. The reason for this? If I move anything, and I mean, anything... he will know. He likes the man cave to be the way he put it. It's a bit like organised chaos. And to be honest, I don't really mind. (But shoosh, don't tell him that!) I can close the door and no one would know.
I woke up this morning on a mission from the get go. Hubby was home, and I was ready to take advantage of that! So, this afternoon we attacked the man cave like two bulls at a gate! We filed all our paperwork, we organised the computer desk, cleaned up the bookcase, rearranged the room into a more logical setup, we even managed to get a few extra things up on ebay. The whole room has been transformed!
And of course, being a Monday, I also cleaned our home. I did loads of washing - clothes and sheets, cleaned my shower, bath, vaintity, toilet, laundry, kitchen, oven, vaccumed, mopped, dusted, cleaned the fridge out... Right now, I feel exhausted... a normal feeling for a Monday night. I also feel content. Also a normal feeling for a Monday night.
So here I am. Ready for sleep.
Goodnight.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
My real life fairytale!
This was the most amazing day of my life.I lived out my fairytale!
I got to marry my prince charming!
Everything was how I always dreamed it would be.
If I could turn back time, this exact moment is where I would go to!
Feb 21st. 2009.
I had such a good time today celebrating our first wedding anniversary!
We slept in which was a nice start to the day. Then we went for a drive to Leura and had a walk up and down the main street, followed by a delicious lunch at the post office cafe. We've eaten there before, and I must say, it's becoming one of our favourites! We had chicken and salad on turkish bread. I want to make this at home! Then, we went for a drive to Katoomba, walked through the main street there, looking in all the antique shops and I even got to stop in at some of the nicest hippy shops! Nigel got a banana milkshake and I got an iced chocolate for afternoon tea at a cafe in Katoomba and we continued to wander. Then, we thought we'd go see a movie at the Edge cinema. Unfortunately, the movies we wanted to see weren't on until much later and so we decided we'd come up another time and we'd head home for the day. When we got home we relaxed for a while, and then my sister in law, Hope and her husband David, and our beautiful neice Lilli came over for a BBQ and we watched parts of our wedding video. That was a really nice end to our day!
We're still on holidays and have much planned for our time! Tomorrow is a bit mundane... dentist in the morning and the vet in the afternoon. I hate the dentist... I never have problems with my teeth (touch wood!) but it's still not plesant, having someone look into your mouth and clean your teeth! Oh well, some things will never be nice, but you still have to do them!
I'm off to sleep now. I'm still not sure even if someone is out there reading this... but none the less, goodnight whoever you are! :)
Sarah x
We slept in which was a nice start to the day. Then we went for a drive to Leura and had a walk up and down the main street, followed by a delicious lunch at the post office cafe. We've eaten there before, and I must say, it's becoming one of our favourites! We had chicken and salad on turkish bread. I want to make this at home! Then, we went for a drive to Katoomba, walked through the main street there, looking in all the antique shops and I even got to stop in at some of the nicest hippy shops! Nigel got a banana milkshake and I got an iced chocolate for afternoon tea at a cafe in Katoomba and we continued to wander. Then, we thought we'd go see a movie at the Edge cinema. Unfortunately, the movies we wanted to see weren't on until much later and so we decided we'd come up another time and we'd head home for the day. When we got home we relaxed for a while, and then my sister in law, Hope and her husband David, and our beautiful neice Lilli came over for a BBQ and we watched parts of our wedding video. That was a really nice end to our day!
We're still on holidays and have much planned for our time! Tomorrow is a bit mundane... dentist in the morning and the vet in the afternoon. I hate the dentist... I never have problems with my teeth (touch wood!) but it's still not plesant, having someone look into your mouth and clean your teeth! Oh well, some things will never be nice, but you still have to do them!
I'm off to sleep now. I'm still not sure even if someone is out there reading this... but none the less, goodnight whoever you are! :)
Sarah x
Saturday, February 20, 2010
A year has passed...
Well, its almost been a year since our wedding... in fact, there is only 1 hour and 45 minutes until our first anniversary! What a year it has been!
We went on our honeymoon to Byron Bay and stayed in an amazing resort right on the beach! Then we went for a week to Tamborine Mountain and stayed with my family for a week before heading home and setting up our home in Pitt Town for the next four months!
Pitt Town was an experience and a half on its own! It belongs to my in laws who use the property to run their machinery/truck business from. Our "home" was an office block transformed into a tiny cottage where we began our married life. It was ok at first but before long, showering outside, running out of electricity (due to the sun not being out for long enough during the week!) when I was ironing my work uniform and running out of water (we were on tank water too!) while you have shampoo in your hair just became a little too much!
We were still looking to buy a house, and had been hunting around for ages - by ages I mean, more than a year! - and then my husband, Nigel's boss told him a man who ran the local glass business was looking to sell his house. That same night, Nigel came home from work, and convinced me to go and have a look at the place, and instantly I knew it was the one I wanted! It was perfect for us!
A few weeks later, we got our keys to our new place and began some minor renovations. Replaced the old lights with down lights throughout the house, new paint, that kinda thing and moved in a week later!
We also became the proud owners of our dog Ella in early March. We rescued her from the pound, my poor bubba was abused before we got her but she is now a very loyal, very loved and very spoilt dog who constantly has a "happy tail". Then, in April, we decided to get Ella a sister and purchased Zoey from the pet shop near my work. Zoey is a great dog, and a very good friend to Ella. In November, sadly, my Nanna passed away and we took Lol into our care. Lol is a great dog, also very loyal and although it took a bit longer for Lol to fit in with Zoey and Ella, now they are all best friends! Lol particularly loves Nigel. Always following him around and sitting on his lap when he is watching TV or is on the computer. Right now, she is laying by his feet. It really is beautiful and in a way, I feel as though my Nanna is still with us, living through her beloved dog.
What else has happened? My best friend, Belinda got engaged! Their wedding is a long time away, but it will be worth the wait I think! My good friend Tanya had a baby, Adeline. The little girl with the cutest face I have ever seen!
I wonder what the next year has to offer?
We went on our honeymoon to Byron Bay and stayed in an amazing resort right on the beach! Then we went for a week to Tamborine Mountain and stayed with my family for a week before heading home and setting up our home in Pitt Town for the next four months!
Pitt Town was an experience and a half on its own! It belongs to my in laws who use the property to run their machinery/truck business from. Our "home" was an office block transformed into a tiny cottage where we began our married life. It was ok at first but before long, showering outside, running out of electricity (due to the sun not being out for long enough during the week!) when I was ironing my work uniform and running out of water (we were on tank water too!) while you have shampoo in your hair just became a little too much!
We were still looking to buy a house, and had been hunting around for ages - by ages I mean, more than a year! - and then my husband, Nigel's boss told him a man who ran the local glass business was looking to sell his house. That same night, Nigel came home from work, and convinced me to go and have a look at the place, and instantly I knew it was the one I wanted! It was perfect for us!
A few weeks later, we got our keys to our new place and began some minor renovations. Replaced the old lights with down lights throughout the house, new paint, that kinda thing and moved in a week later!
We also became the proud owners of our dog Ella in early March. We rescued her from the pound, my poor bubba was abused before we got her but she is now a very loyal, very loved and very spoilt dog who constantly has a "happy tail". Then, in April, we decided to get Ella a sister and purchased Zoey from the pet shop near my work. Zoey is a great dog, and a very good friend to Ella. In November, sadly, my Nanna passed away and we took Lol into our care. Lol is a great dog, also very loyal and although it took a bit longer for Lol to fit in with Zoey and Ella, now they are all best friends! Lol particularly loves Nigel. Always following him around and sitting on his lap when he is watching TV or is on the computer. Right now, she is laying by his feet. It really is beautiful and in a way, I feel as though my Nanna is still with us, living through her beloved dog.
What else has happened? My best friend, Belinda got engaged! Their wedding is a long time away, but it will be worth the wait I think! My good friend Tanya had a baby, Adeline. The little girl with the cutest face I have ever seen!
I wonder what the next year has to offer?
Friday, February 19, 2010
Well, Hello!
So, this is it. A blog.
I've never done this before, and I don't really know how. But I'm giving it a go. I don't know whether anyone will even be interested in reading it or not, but I'm doing it anyway. Kind of a way for me to get my thoughts out. And, if someone reads it, then that's great.
I've never done this before, and I don't really know how. But I'm giving it a go. I don't know whether anyone will even be interested in reading it or not, but I'm doing it anyway. Kind of a way for me to get my thoughts out. And, if someone reads it, then that's great.
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