That is all. Off to bed now before I find more cool blogs to read......
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
So I haven't posted for awhile....
I haven't posted in awhile.. Not that I have 1000 followers or anything to have to keep updated LOL!
I've been feeling shit. Really shit. I don't think the medication is working very well, infact I know it's not. The Dr won't reasses for another 2weeks, because by then I will have been on them for 6weeks and they should be in full affect by then. I've been snappy, grumpy and loosing my patience too easily like I "used" too. I struggle to not get frustrated, and I know I'm not as bad as I was but I know there is a lot that could improve.
The GP told me about this website called Mood Gym. I started doing it but I really need to make sure I keep doing it. It's cognitive behavioral therapy that helps to retrain your brain to think more positively. Might seem cheesy but apparently it works. Same kind of idea as the list of things to be thankful for that I really need to make sure I do everynight.
I had a massive day yesterday. All day conference for Tupperware. Was very interesting, loaded with tonnes of recognition and freebies and gives me something to work towards with more inspiration now I saw IRL the 'things' that you can be rewarded with on top of the normal things.
Zahli went ot kindy this morning with Makaia and was really really upset. I was out all day yesterday from dawn till after dark at the conference and she must have really missed me and it showed today :( I felt so awful when I picked her up. Reinforced again, that there is a huge positive to being a SAHM when the kids are little. I know they would get 'used' to going to childcare and all that but for us it suits which is one reason I'm so thankful for the flexibility that my work and various activities gives me.
Evie is coming along in leaps and bounds. Lost my memory card temporarily so haven't taken any photos for a few days - doh! She is now sitting up unaided and has an elegant type of face plant / roll onto her side then belly when she falls over. She was sitting mesmerized by the P!NK funhouse DVD this afternoon for about 20mins straight. Very cute. She is growing up so fast. She is on solids also - 3 meals a day, which adds another dimension to my schedule. The older girls like helping feed her meals. Zahli doesn't get a lot in Evie's mouth but E thinks it is funny.
Makaia has been practicing her number writing the last few days. Her 5,6,7,8,9,10 are almost perfect. Her 5 looks a bit funny but shes' making huge progress. I think being at kindy is spuring her on a lot now. She has been practicing writing her name and has mastered the M, I, and A, but the K looks like an E missing the - in the middle LOL! Pretty good for a 4yr old still though I think. I am very proud of her :) She is constantly bringing home armfuls of paintings and crafts she has made - so now begins the task of working out how to store it and what to keep and what to chuck. A lot of it will make into a pile for wrapping paper (lucky kindy uses big sheets of paper) and will keep a few each term for sentimental reasons I think. She did the most funny drawing the other day of our 'family'. I shall take a photo to post when I refind the mystery memory stick
For now though I am shooting off to bed as I am knackered with a capital K!
Thankful...
#1 - For my new bedroom suite that will be arriving in the next few days
#2 - For Joel bringing home dinner tonight - Even if it was KFC and wasn't particularly healthy, meant I could make the kids something simple and eat my dinner in peace while it was still hot when they were in bed
#3 - For my Enjo delivery coming tomorrow. As one of my 'to do things' this year, I want to reduce our carbon footprint so buying Enjo and reducing the amount of cleaning chemicals we put back into the rivers and waterways from our cleaning is a part of this. I am planning on slowly building my collection, but for now have got the bathroom things and the window cleaner (my two big things I detest having dirty!)
xxx
I've been feeling shit. Really shit. I don't think the medication is working very well, infact I know it's not. The Dr won't reasses for another 2weeks, because by then I will have been on them for 6weeks and they should be in full affect by then. I've been snappy, grumpy and loosing my patience too easily like I "used" too. I struggle to not get frustrated, and I know I'm not as bad as I was but I know there is a lot that could improve.
The GP told me about this website called Mood Gym. I started doing it but I really need to make sure I keep doing it. It's cognitive behavioral therapy that helps to retrain your brain to think more positively. Might seem cheesy but apparently it works. Same kind of idea as the list of things to be thankful for that I really need to make sure I do everynight.
I had a massive day yesterday. All day conference for Tupperware. Was very interesting, loaded with tonnes of recognition and freebies and gives me something to work towards with more inspiration now I saw IRL the 'things' that you can be rewarded with on top of the normal things.
Zahli went ot kindy this morning with Makaia and was really really upset. I was out all day yesterday from dawn till after dark at the conference and she must have really missed me and it showed today :( I felt so awful when I picked her up. Reinforced again, that there is a huge positive to being a SAHM when the kids are little. I know they would get 'used' to going to childcare and all that but for us it suits which is one reason I'm so thankful for the flexibility that my work and various activities gives me.
Evie is coming along in leaps and bounds. Lost my memory card temporarily so haven't taken any photos for a few days - doh! She is now sitting up unaided and has an elegant type of face plant / roll onto her side then belly when she falls over. She was sitting mesmerized by the P!NK funhouse DVD this afternoon for about 20mins straight. Very cute. She is growing up so fast. She is on solids also - 3 meals a day, which adds another dimension to my schedule. The older girls like helping feed her meals. Zahli doesn't get a lot in Evie's mouth but E thinks it is funny.
Makaia has been practicing her number writing the last few days. Her 5,6,7,8,9,10 are almost perfect. Her 5 looks a bit funny but shes' making huge progress. I think being at kindy is spuring her on a lot now. She has been practicing writing her name and has mastered the M, I, and A, but the K looks like an E missing the - in the middle LOL! Pretty good for a 4yr old still though I think. I am very proud of her :) She is constantly bringing home armfuls of paintings and crafts she has made - so now begins the task of working out how to store it and what to keep and what to chuck. A lot of it will make into a pile for wrapping paper (lucky kindy uses big sheets of paper) and will keep a few each term for sentimental reasons I think. She did the most funny drawing the other day of our 'family'. I shall take a photo to post when I refind the mystery memory stick
For now though I am shooting off to bed as I am knackered with a capital K!
Thankful...
#1 - For my new bedroom suite that will be arriving in the next few days
#2 - For Joel bringing home dinner tonight - Even if it was KFC and wasn't particularly healthy, meant I could make the kids something simple and eat my dinner in peace while it was still hot when they were in bed
#3 - For my Enjo delivery coming tomorrow. As one of my 'to do things' this year, I want to reduce our carbon footprint so buying Enjo and reducing the amount of cleaning chemicals we put back into the rivers and waterways from our cleaning is a part of this. I am planning on slowly building my collection, but for now have got the bathroom things and the window cleaner (my two big things I detest having dirty!)
xxx
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Urban Dictionary
Apparently the "cool" thing at the moment is to write in your name here on UrbanDictionary
So I put my name (Melanie) in and this is what came up
"A name for a girl. french, means "dark". like dark hair, olive skin. people named melanie are always really pretty and super nice. just sexy, if you will. used to say it when seeing a pretty girl, but they obviously will never match up to her standards."
[and this]
Rather amusing I think! Some of my friends' ones have been extremely accurate! Mine, perhaps not so much... I sure wouldn't count myself as 'sexy'! Goodness! The meaning re: dark hair and olive skin is spot on though! That is the legit meaning of my name anyway (which I already knew)
Wednesdays' thankful
#1 - For Zahli having a nice morning at her first session of Occasional Care at Kindy
#2 - For lovely visitors this afternoon
#3 - For supportive friends who listen to my ramblings
#4 - For Makaia cuddling my arm whilst I am typing this <3
So I put my name (Melanie) in and this is what came up
"A name for a girl. french, means "dark". like dark hair, olive skin. people named melanie are always really pretty and super nice. just sexy, if you will. used to say it when seeing a pretty girl, but they obviously will never match up to her standards."
[and this]
"Melanie means dark lady in Greek. Awesome person and someone you should definitely get to know. Someone funny and loves to make people laugh. Isn't afraid to get embarrassed and a great friend. Hard to be serious at times, but she's always going to make the right choices in the end. A very lovely lady and great at pranks. Someone whose outgoing and willing to try new things. She's pretty, smart, hot, sexy, and etc.
everyone needs some Melanie in their lives!!
I love MELANIE!!"
I love MELANIE!!"
Rather amusing I think! Some of my friends' ones have been extremely accurate! Mine, perhaps not so much... I sure wouldn't count myself as 'sexy'! Goodness! The meaning re: dark hair and olive skin is spot on though! That is the legit meaning of my name anyway (which I already knew)
Wednesdays' thankful
#1 - For Zahli having a nice morning at her first session of Occasional Care at Kindy
#2 - For lovely visitors this afternoon
#3 - For supportive friends who listen to my ramblings
#4 - For Makaia cuddling my arm whilst I am typing this <3
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tuesday
Long day.. so short post
Thankful for
#1 - Joel taking the girls for a walk to the park tonight : )
#2 - The yummy dinner I made
#3 - Mum coming to visit this afternoon and picking Kaia up from kindy on her way here
Tomorrow WILL be a better day...! Zahli is off to occasional care at the same kindy Makaia is at so I'm not quite sure what Evie and I will be doing yet. A bit nervous about leaving Zahli although I know she will be more than ok and enjoy herself! Something relaxing with Evie... Probably spending some one-on-one time with her when she isn't asleep (kindy run makes her really tired - poor darling!) perhaps some gardening and sewing.
Off to bed! Meds are messing with my sleep and making me feel exhausted constantly. Not much fun but it should improve : )
Thankful for
#1 - Joel taking the girls for a walk to the park tonight : )
#2 - The yummy dinner I made
#3 - Mum coming to visit this afternoon and picking Kaia up from kindy on her way here
Tomorrow WILL be a better day...! Zahli is off to occasional care at the same kindy Makaia is at so I'm not quite sure what Evie and I will be doing yet. A bit nervous about leaving Zahli although I know she will be more than ok and enjoy herself! Something relaxing with Evie... Probably spending some one-on-one time with her when she isn't asleep (kindy run makes her really tired - poor darling!) perhaps some gardening and sewing.
Off to bed! Meds are messing with my sleep and making me feel exhausted constantly. Not much fun but it should improve : )
Monday, February 1, 2010
Washing
I am probably the only strange person that finds hanging washing extremely therapeutic! I don't know if it's the motion of walking back and forth... being outside.... hearing the birds singing and the sun shining, or a combination of all of them.
The part I detest the most is folding the washing once I bring it in. Yes, I know I should fold it as I go but sometimes when it builds up I dump it on the lounge in the front loungeroom just so I can use the baskets again. Why not buy more baskets? Because that means I would never have an excuse to empty them ; )
Have missed a few days of my thankful lists (Forgot to take my medication on saturday so takes awhile for it to start working again so have been feeling a bit shit lately) so will try and catch up + todays ...
#1 - Thankful we were on time for kindy this morning (haven't been late once yet!)
#2 - Thankful for friends coming to visit today
#3 - Thankful for the sun shining and the nice weather
#4 - Thankful for the oppotunities that Tupperware is bringing me (stay tuned for more news on this!)
#5 - Thankful for Evie having a nice snooze this afternoon while I finished getting dinner ready (and still asleep)
#6 - Thankful Joel has a well paying job that means I am able to stay home every day with the girls and be fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take Makaia to and from kindy (instead of complaining about getting 3 kids at the car!)
#7 - Thankful for people who comment on my blog so I don't feel like I am constantly talking to myself
#8 - Thankful for ears that work so I can hear my children laughing right this moment
#9 - Thankful Zahli has toilet trained herself pretty much. Makaia caused us so much grief, it's nice to have it almost all over and done with without any real effort on our behalf!!!
#10 - Thankful I am going out to Sales Meeting tonight
Tomorrow Mum is coming over I think. Hopefully she picks Makaia up from kindy so I can get some things done around the house. The time slot is good but I don't get lots done before I have to put the girls back in the car and go back to pick her up. I guess I will get used to it though! We did make chocolate crackles and hung washing and tidied the house up while Makaia was at kindy..
Now I just have to find the owner of the missing hat that we thought was Maddisons, but apparently isn't!
Must drag arse off couch and into the bathroom to get ready for sales meeting tonight... *yawn*
: )
The part I detest the most is folding the washing once I bring it in. Yes, I know I should fold it as I go but sometimes when it builds up I dump it on the lounge in the front loungeroom just so I can use the baskets again. Why not buy more baskets? Because that means I would never have an excuse to empty them ; )
Have missed a few days of my thankful lists (Forgot to take my medication on saturday so takes awhile for it to start working again so have been feeling a bit shit lately) so will try and catch up + todays ...
#1 - Thankful we were on time for kindy this morning (haven't been late once yet!)
#2 - Thankful for friends coming to visit today
#3 - Thankful for the sun shining and the nice weather
#4 - Thankful for the oppotunities that Tupperware is bringing me (stay tuned for more news on this!)
#5 - Thankful for Evie having a nice snooze this afternoon while I finished getting dinner ready (and still asleep)
#6 - Thankful Joel has a well paying job that means I am able to stay home every day with the girls and be fortunate enough to have the opportunity to take Makaia to and from kindy (instead of complaining about getting 3 kids at the car!)
#7 - Thankful for people who comment on my blog so I don't feel like I am constantly talking to myself
#8 - Thankful for ears that work so I can hear my children laughing right this moment
#9 - Thankful Zahli has toilet trained herself pretty much. Makaia caused us so much grief, it's nice to have it almost all over and done with without any real effort on our behalf!!!
#10 - Thankful I am going out to Sales Meeting tonight
Tomorrow Mum is coming over I think. Hopefully she picks Makaia up from kindy so I can get some things done around the house. The time slot is good but I don't get lots done before I have to put the girls back in the car and go back to pick her up. I guess I will get used to it though! We did make chocolate crackles and hung washing and tidied the house up while Makaia was at kindy..
Now I just have to find the owner of the missing hat that we thought was Maddisons, but apparently isn't!
Must drag arse off couch and into the bathroom to get ready for sales meeting tonight... *yawn*
: )
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