I've always been a "I"ll start that next week" kind of person.
But this week I vow to start my housework tomorrow morning.
I vow to be better organised by the time the kids come back on Friday - as I'd like to spend the last week of their holidays with them - not with my messy house.
So tomorrow before I head off to work I will have:
* Made the beds (the kids sheets have been taken off, but the new ones are waiting to be put on)
* Hang out the washing that is in the machine
* Figure out what is for dinner
* Make at least a start on tidying the playroom
* Tidy up the bench in the bathroom - it's amazing how far makeup travels when it's out of it's case.
So we'll see how much I get done...
Today hubby and I went to the local markets - it was freeeeeeezing!! But it was nice to get out and browse the bric-a-brac, books, CD's and assorted stuff that was there. Hubby has a liking for the old tools that are there - I'm happy for him to look and buy - but I'd be happier looking at other things....
It was fun - I bought two books, a science activity for Alex (one of the wire games where if you touch the wire wiggle thing then the buzzer sounds) and a mug for hubby. Hubby bought himself some socks.... such a domestic hubby.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
If I Could Invent Anything
So Challenge 2 from newly titled Blog This
What would I invent....?
A motivation tool that works for ME.
No tick charts, sticker charts, rewards systems work for ME.
I have short bursts of motivation that very quickly leave as quickly as they arrived.
I wish they'd stay around for longer.
So that's what I'd invent.....
What would I invent....?
A motivation tool that works for ME.
No tick charts, sticker charts, rewards systems work for ME.
I have short bursts of motivation that very quickly leave as quickly as they arrived.
I wish they'd stay around for longer.
So that's what I'd invent.....
Thursday, May 28, 2009
When I Grow Up...
There is a new aussie blog that give out challenges....
TBH I have no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up... well not as a small child anyway...
More than likely it was to be a teacher - I remember trying to teach my brothers things.... That didn't work out very well.
I do remember in High School starting to have more definate ideas. I wanted to be a lawyer, then I wanted to be a social worker.
When I hit College I was still undecided between the two, but somewhere along the way lawyer dropped off the radar and teacher came back into play - and social worker was still there.
Then I enrolled for Uni, the toss up was between starting and Arts Degree - and then moving to Social Work in my 2nd year, or doing Education.
I got into Education..... The rest is history - cause now I'm a Mum, and work in an admin job (with an Education degree behind me)
TBH I have no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up... well not as a small child anyway...
More than likely it was to be a teacher - I remember trying to teach my brothers things.... That didn't work out very well.
I do remember in High School starting to have more definate ideas. I wanted to be a lawyer, then I wanted to be a social worker.
When I hit College I was still undecided between the two, but somewhere along the way lawyer dropped off the radar and teacher came back into play - and social worker was still there.
Then I enrolled for Uni, the toss up was between starting and Arts Degree - and then moving to Social Work in my 2nd year, or doing Education.
I got into Education..... The rest is history - cause now I'm a Mum, and work in an admin job (with an Education degree behind me)
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Birthdays, Colds and Farm Town
It was my birthday last Friday - another year closer to the big '30'. It was the nicest and least stressful birthday I've had in a few years - no family all decending at once - it was a quiet day on the Friday - I had lunch with Mum, Dad and hubby followed by dinner with the in-laws and that side of the family - so no fuss no stress!
I have been thoroughly spoilt this year - Tupperware, nice smelly lotions etc to use in the bathroom, and some vouchers and $$ - so I can do some shopping - YAY!
But the shopping will have to wait until I'm over this cold/flu.... darn thing started as a sore throat about 2 weeks ago and then went away.... now it's back (the sore throat), but it's brought it's mates blocked nose, headache, stuffed up feeling and achey joints....
So far the kids are OK, hubby has it too... but has the 'Man' version of it, so it a thousand times worse than anyone else.
Being at home today is allowing me to persue current addiction to Farm Town on Facebook.... Another one of those applications where you become addicted for a short while, before realising that you do have a life outside of moving cars (Parking Wars) or getting people to join your mob (Mob Wars).
Farm Town is addictive - you earn money as you plant and harvest crops, help friends and neighbours out - and even just logging in everyday!
I have an assortment of animals, trees, vegetables and some farm stuff - like fences and hay bales...
The addiction is that if you don't harvest your crops shortly after they become ready to harvest they die and you lose them - meaning you have spent $$ and get nothing in return... So you have to check on a regular basis...
Off to plant some more crops!
I have been thoroughly spoilt this year - Tupperware, nice smelly lotions etc to use in the bathroom, and some vouchers and $$ - so I can do some shopping - YAY!
But the shopping will have to wait until I'm over this cold/flu.... darn thing started as a sore throat about 2 weeks ago and then went away.... now it's back (the sore throat), but it's brought it's mates blocked nose, headache, stuffed up feeling and achey joints....
So far the kids are OK, hubby has it too... but has the 'Man' version of it, so it a thousand times worse than anyone else.
Being at home today is allowing me to persue current addiction to Farm Town on Facebook.... Another one of those applications where you become addicted for a short while, before realising that you do have a life outside of moving cars (Parking Wars) or getting people to join your mob (Mob Wars).
Farm Town is addictive - you earn money as you plant and harvest crops, help friends and neighbours out - and even just logging in everyday!
I have an assortment of animals, trees, vegetables and some farm stuff - like fences and hay bales...
The addiction is that if you don't harvest your crops shortly after they become ready to harvest they die and you lose them - meaning you have spent $$ and get nothing in return... So you have to check on a regular basis...
Off to plant some more crops!
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wedding Fun!
My gorgeous sister-in-law married her fiance on Saturday. They had been together for 4 years to the day - so sweet to be married on your anniversary!
Such a gorgeous wedding, followed by a delightful and fun filled reception! The kids had so much fun running around with their cousins (who were page boy and flower girl) and Olivia took so many photos -it's funny, but they are some of the most interesting photos because people will smile for the cute little blonde girl with the camera.
I discovered how difficult it is to take pictures of people, in a church, without a flash, with people sitting in front of me who were also taking photos of people who didn't stand still!!! I ended up with so many blurry and out of focus photos because people moved just slightly - or I moved!
Anyway here are some of the photos from the day - just a small selection of the many that we took!
The Cake - Complete with Furbaby statue too! (Taken by Olivia)
Such a gorgeous wedding, followed by a delightful and fun filled reception! The kids had so much fun running around with their cousins (who were page boy and flower girl) and Olivia took so many photos -it's funny, but they are some of the most interesting photos because people will smile for the cute little blonde girl with the camera.
I discovered how difficult it is to take pictures of people, in a church, without a flash, with people sitting in front of me who were also taking photos of people who didn't stand still!!! I ended up with so many blurry and out of focus photos because people moved just slightly - or I moved!
Anyway here are some of the photos from the day - just a small selection of the many that we took!
The Happy Couple!
More of the Happy Couple!
After the ceremony with the Flower Girl and Page Boy
The Cake - Complete with Furbaby statue too! (Taken by Olivia)
Some of the party animals at the reception - taken by Olivia.
Hubby and Me - taken by Olivia.
The photographer of the night - Olivia!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Run To Ross
I wrote the other day that we went with our car club (Tas Torana Owners) on a run to Ross. I'm finally back with some photos now.
For any that don't know, Ross is about a 50 minute drive from Launceston (where we live). So we met at the Casino - it has a nice big car park that is usually empty on a Sunday so we have plenty of space.
We went on to Perth (about 15 min drive) to fuel up any cars that needed - and had a look at the other cars that were there - the run was organised by the Post Vintage Car Club - so there were lots of different makes and models of cars to look at!
We then made our way to Campbell Town (another 30 minutes away) and absolutely freezing cold! We grabbed coffees and then made our way down to Ross. We caught up with another member who was waiting on the road into Ross for us. And we made our sloooooooow way to the area where we were parking.
So many cars, not enough space for them all, and being the first time this event had happened made it a learning experience for the PVCC I think!
Anyway photos as promised. I had a dedicated photographer - hubby's car is not going - needs a new gearbox, so he rode with me and took all the photos!
For any that don't know, Ross is about a 50 minute drive from Launceston (where we live). So we met at the Casino - it has a nice big car park that is usually empty on a Sunday so we have plenty of space.
We went on to Perth (about 15 min drive) to fuel up any cars that needed - and had a look at the other cars that were there - the run was organised by the Post Vintage Car Club - so there were lots of different makes and models of cars to look at!
We then made our way to Campbell Town (another 30 minutes away) and absolutely freezing cold! We grabbed coffees and then made our way down to Ross. We caught up with another member who was waiting on the road into Ross for us. And we made our sloooooooow way to the area where we were parking.
So many cars, not enough space for them all, and being the first time this event had happened made it a learning experience for the PVCC I think!
Anyway photos as promised. I had a dedicated photographer - hubby's car is not going - needs a new gearbox, so he rode with me and took all the photos!
The 45 Minute Dash
So 45 minutes seems a long time doesn't it? Not when your tidying up your crazy, mess filled house like mine.
Years ago my friend and I would band together to motivate each other and help each other out where we could with keeping our houses tidy. She practically lived and breathed Flylady and while I tried - started, kept going, failed, started again, failed again etc.... It just wasn't for me.
I like the idea behind Flylady, but because my lifestyle didn't work like her's - and my motivation was weak too (possibly) - if I fell a day behind because I had to work or go to school or was sick, I never got back into it properly - a speed bump then became an enormous mountain for me - to difficult to conquer.
So what's with the 45 minutes? I tidy up for 45 minutes - yes I have enough stuff around to keep me moving and occupied for that long! The things I'm NOT allowed to do though are things like really cleaning (like the walls, or scrubbing the floors), or unpacking cupboards to re-pack them, because I'm on a blitz - and if I start doing things like that I so easily get side-tracked....
So this morning in my 45 minutes I have changed the kitty litter, unstacked and restacked the dishwasher, put away the dishes on the sink (the ones that can't go in the dishwasher), done the dishes (that can't go in the dishwasher). Put away the folded and sorted clothes that have been sitting around since Monday, folded the newly clean washing, tidied the kitchen benches, changed the sheets and re-made our bed.... put tonnes of little bits and pieces away - those stray pieces of lego, pencils, my umbrella - you know stuff like that.
At the end of the 45 minutes I get 15 minutes to chill - read a chapter of my book, blog, knit, whatever... But when my 15 minutes is up I'll start my 45 minutes again.... There is a bath that needs cleaning, floors that need vacuuming and mopping, and cars that need cleaning.......
Years ago my friend and I would band together to motivate each other and help each other out where we could with keeping our houses tidy. She practically lived and breathed Flylady and while I tried - started, kept going, failed, started again, failed again etc.... It just wasn't for me.
I like the idea behind Flylady, but because my lifestyle didn't work like her's - and my motivation was weak too (possibly) - if I fell a day behind because I had to work or go to school or was sick, I never got back into it properly - a speed bump then became an enormous mountain for me - to difficult to conquer.
So what's with the 45 minutes? I tidy up for 45 minutes - yes I have enough stuff around to keep me moving and occupied for that long! The things I'm NOT allowed to do though are things like really cleaning (like the walls, or scrubbing the floors), or unpacking cupboards to re-pack them, because I'm on a blitz - and if I start doing things like that I so easily get side-tracked....
So this morning in my 45 minutes I have changed the kitty litter, unstacked and restacked the dishwasher, put away the dishes on the sink (the ones that can't go in the dishwasher), done the dishes (that can't go in the dishwasher). Put away the folded and sorted clothes that have been sitting around since Monday, folded the newly clean washing, tidied the kitchen benches, changed the sheets and re-made our bed.... put tonnes of little bits and pieces away - those stray pieces of lego, pencils, my umbrella - you know stuff like that.
At the end of the 45 minutes I get 15 minutes to chill - read a chapter of my book, blog, knit, whatever... But when my 15 minutes is up I'll start my 45 minutes again.... There is a bath that needs cleaning, floors that need vacuuming and mopping, and cars that need cleaning.......
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