The past week I have lost all of my enthusiasm and energy both mentally and physically and I feel downright Blurgh:(
So today I have a child free day and I have decided to blog, charge my crystals, a do a healing meditation to see if that helps.
I have already vacuumed the house and mopped and done a load of washing and I will also do some baking and reading. Hopefully these things will rejouvenate my soul and I will gain some perspective on things happening around me.
Things are getting hectic. We have been getting plans drawn up to build an extra room onto our house and they are finally finished and will be submitted to council for approval and then it will be go go go. Honestly I am excited about this but also nervous as all our back up money will be spent. I don't know how I will cope with builders etc everywhere and lots of mess. I know the outcome will be worth it and will add value to our house but I am still nervous as it is huge for us and I have never renovated big time before.
Money is tight at the moment due to this and I feel horrible.
I know I have to change my patterns of thoughts and use the law of attraction to bring back the positivity and make my dreams come true so today within my meditation this is what I am planning on doing.
So back my original question what do you do when you are feeling blurgh to make you feel better?
Look forward to hearing some replys:)
The Simple Life of Us.......
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
My New challenge
I have to apologize for not posting regularly. I have lost my freedom of regular monday posts whilst school holidays has been on.
However after taking the girls to the park all morning I have now put a movie on for them so I can escape into blogging world for 10 minutes.
So back to my post title 'my new challenge'. Last week the library had a book sale of old books and I managed to scramble a few nice ones in really good condition. So I am putting them away for the girls for Christmas. What has this got to do with me new challenge I hear you ask? Well this year our Christmas is going to be a preloved, pre owned one. Probably not totally entirely. I will buy the girls a few brand new things but other things are going to be pre loved. I am so over the commercialism of toys and plastic junk. This year not one thing in the toy catalogues had me [other than the scooter Ella needs as she has outgrown her old one and Mia has now claimed it lol]. Everything was just plastic rubbish that the girls will play with for five seconds and then they will be over it. So I am going to be as thrifty as possible this year. I will scour op shops, online auction sites and garage sales to secure some lovely presents for the girls. This isn't a money challenge. This is a challenge to stop landfill and give the girls an appreciation of recycling and reusing and providing them with quality presents they will treasure for a long while. As time goes on I will post pictures of my finds and I will also include what they cost just incase anyone is interested. I cannot post pictures of the books I've found so far as the girls are home and will see them but hopefully all going well I will get around to it one night or next monday when they are back at school.
Being Mia's first year in school next year [yes my tiny baby girl starts kindergarten] she will need a few new things and both girls will need new swimmers and underwear, however everything else will be thrifted.
I recently posted on a parenting forum that I visit asking for ideas of unusual Christmas presents. Some of the responses were great.
They included craft kids and embroidery kits, gardening things like pots and plants, walkie-talkies, bedroom furniture, baking sets, fishing gear, wooden puzzles, board games, card games, a box of dress ups etc etc
So that's the idea anyway. So far the girls only have books and I brought my Grandfather a second hand sporting book too that I have put away until Christmas time [or his birthday].
So fingers crossed this goes to plan and I can think of some funky things and find some funky things to get them :)
Until next time
Kristy
However after taking the girls to the park all morning I have now put a movie on for them so I can escape into blogging world for 10 minutes.
So back to my post title 'my new challenge'. Last week the library had a book sale of old books and I managed to scramble a few nice ones in really good condition. So I am putting them away for the girls for Christmas. What has this got to do with me new challenge I hear you ask? Well this year our Christmas is going to be a preloved, pre owned one. Probably not totally entirely. I will buy the girls a few brand new things but other things are going to be pre loved. I am so over the commercialism of toys and plastic junk. This year not one thing in the toy catalogues had me [other than the scooter Ella needs as she has outgrown her old one and Mia has now claimed it lol]. Everything was just plastic rubbish that the girls will play with for five seconds and then they will be over it. So I am going to be as thrifty as possible this year. I will scour op shops, online auction sites and garage sales to secure some lovely presents for the girls. This isn't a money challenge. This is a challenge to stop landfill and give the girls an appreciation of recycling and reusing and providing them with quality presents they will treasure for a long while. As time goes on I will post pictures of my finds and I will also include what they cost just incase anyone is interested. I cannot post pictures of the books I've found so far as the girls are home and will see them but hopefully all going well I will get around to it one night or next monday when they are back at school.
Being Mia's first year in school next year [yes my tiny baby girl starts kindergarten] she will need a few new things and both girls will need new swimmers and underwear, however everything else will be thrifted.
I recently posted on a parenting forum that I visit asking for ideas of unusual Christmas presents. Some of the responses were great.
They included craft kids and embroidery kits, gardening things like pots and plants, walkie-talkies, bedroom furniture, baking sets, fishing gear, wooden puzzles, board games, card games, a box of dress ups etc etc
So that's the idea anyway. So far the girls only have books and I brought my Grandfather a second hand sporting book too that I have put away until Christmas time [or his birthday].
So fingers crossed this goes to plan and I can think of some funky things and find some funky things to get them :)
Until next time
Kristy
Monday, June 14, 2010
Blissful Winter Days
We've had a lovely long weekend. We were able to spend a lot of the weekend with Ty's brother and his kids. We don't get to see them very often at all so it was magical to be able to catch up with them.
The kids all played so well together. There was no arguments or fighting or anything. They all had their best manners and shared all their toys. I thoroughly enjoyed having four kids in the house at once too. It was loud and noisy and messy but so much fun hearing their squeals and laughter.
On saturday I had the pleasure of celebrating a very good friends 30th Birthday. We went horse riding in the morning. It was a sunny and crisp morning but so peaceful on our trail ride. I was so nervous and scared but all was good [except falling on my butt when I got off the horse lol].
We then went and had dinner and drinks afterwards at the local RSL club.
All day sunday and today we were blessed with cold and rainy weather [again]. We spent the time baking cookies and jam drops , and today the girls and I did some lovely paintings including me painting a lovely wax angel painting on canvas.
So all in all a lovely weekend.
As much as the cold isn't as pleasant for me as the warmth I am learning to enjoy the cool weather by rugging up in wooly warm clothes and adding extra layers. Savouring hot chocolates and vanilla lattes and eating lots of comfort food [which my hips are seeing the affects of lol].
Will post some more pictures soon.
Blessings
Kristy
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Meal Planning
Before Ty and I had our children we used to live in a unit with Ty's brother. We would go thirds in the groceries and I remember [and this was 10 years ago now] that we would spend about $180 - $250 a fortnight for the three of us. I cringe now remembering how we would throw away so so so much food each week.
Now 10 years later and as a family of 4 we can spend about $200 a fortnight [sometimes less]. I plan our meals right down to using everything in our cupboard. For instance this week I had two lots of mince left so one night I will make lasagne [which will last two nights] and another night I will make home made sausage rolls which will also last two nights. So their is 4 nights meals. I believe this works well for us as I am always using up things out of the cupboard and things don't just sit there for long periods of time and then get thrown out. I spend about $10 - $20 a week on fresh fruit and vegetables and EVERYTHING always gets eaten. If there are a couple of banana's left over going brown we will make banana muffins or banana bread or cake. We never seem to have much in our fridge or freezer as we only have what we are going to eat. We never ever go hungry.
I also make things from scratch. Today I won't use a jar of bechamel sauce for the lasagne. I will make it myself with flour, butter, milk and cheese.
I always have staples in the cupboard like flour, sugar, etc. We always have eggs, long life and fresh milk, bread in the freezer etc.
We never ever go hungry but meals are planned right down to each meal each day.
It often takes me a good hour or more to plan our meals and write a list. But it is so worth it. I hate hate hate wasting food and I really dislike crappy , foods like chips, musli bars etc so I don't buy these and I am sure that is why our grocery bill is so cheap.
So my suggestions for meal planning are:
* Look in your cupboard and fridge and freezer and see what you already have.
* Look up recipes in magazines, on the internet, ask friends and family etc for ideas.
* Look up ways to make your own sauces, pickles, jams etc
* Never let anything go to waste use up fruit for muffins or stew it and serve with custard. Or get chooks etc or a compost \ worm farm to be able to get rid of scraps.
We very very rarely eat take away food ever now. Partly because I don't want to drive into town to buy it and we simply don't have it in our budget. But partly because every time we eat it we regret it immensley and feel ill and bloated afterwards.
You can make your own version of take away foods at home byt making pizzas and burgers. It's much cheaper and healthier so make sure you include these in your menu plan for a treat occasionally.
Also include some vegetarian meals such as soups, sushi etc. Many of these are cheaper , yummy and healthy.
With the cost of meat buy cheaper cuts and put it in a slow cooker and it will be so tender you will enjoy it.
At the end of the day it takes time and energy to meal plan, follow through with the meal plan and take the time and effort to cook but not only will your family benefit from it but your wallet will too.
Now 10 years later and as a family of 4 we can spend about $200 a fortnight [sometimes less]. I plan our meals right down to using everything in our cupboard. For instance this week I had two lots of mince left so one night I will make lasagne [which will last two nights] and another night I will make home made sausage rolls which will also last two nights. So their is 4 nights meals. I believe this works well for us as I am always using up things out of the cupboard and things don't just sit there for long periods of time and then get thrown out. I spend about $10 - $20 a week on fresh fruit and vegetables and EVERYTHING always gets eaten. If there are a couple of banana's left over going brown we will make banana muffins or banana bread or cake. We never seem to have much in our fridge or freezer as we only have what we are going to eat. We never ever go hungry.
I also make things from scratch. Today I won't use a jar of bechamel sauce for the lasagne. I will make it myself with flour, butter, milk and cheese.
I always have staples in the cupboard like flour, sugar, etc. We always have eggs, long life and fresh milk, bread in the freezer etc.
We never ever go hungry but meals are planned right down to each meal each day.
It often takes me a good hour or more to plan our meals and write a list. But it is so worth it. I hate hate hate wasting food and I really dislike crappy , foods like chips, musli bars etc so I don't buy these and I am sure that is why our grocery bill is so cheap.
So my suggestions for meal planning are:
* Look in your cupboard and fridge and freezer and see what you already have.
* Look up recipes in magazines, on the internet, ask friends and family etc for ideas.
* Look up ways to make your own sauces, pickles, jams etc
* Never let anything go to waste use up fruit for muffins or stew it and serve with custard. Or get chooks etc or a compost \ worm farm to be able to get rid of scraps.
We very very rarely eat take away food ever now. Partly because I don't want to drive into town to buy it and we simply don't have it in our budget. But partly because every time we eat it we regret it immensley and feel ill and bloated afterwards.
You can make your own version of take away foods at home byt making pizzas and burgers. It's much cheaper and healthier so make sure you include these in your menu plan for a treat occasionally.
Also include some vegetarian meals such as soups, sushi etc. Many of these are cheaper , yummy and healthy.
With the cost of meat buy cheaper cuts and put it in a slow cooker and it will be so tender you will enjoy it.
At the end of the day it takes time and energy to meal plan, follow through with the meal plan and take the time and effort to cook but not only will your family benefit from it but your wallet will too.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Simple Cleaning
Part of living simply has been removing all kinds of clutter from the house [I have done my best but having two kids it seems to still appear lol].
But we don't have that much stuff to be honest. This makes it so much easier to clean every room in the house. And because I clean naturally I have way more room in my cupboards because I only use a couple of different cleaning products.
I have always suffered from Asthma and allergies and Mia has too. So we cut out bleaches etc and now we use Bi carb Soda and vinegar , dishwashing liquid and eucalyptus oil. That is it. I don't use furniture polish or bleaches and we use eucalyptus oil to clean the floors. It leaves a nice fresh smell and is 100% natural.
I also use a spray of the eucalyptus oil and water to clean the toilet and basin in the bathroom. In the kitchen I use vinegar and bi carb. We rarely get sick and no one is wheezing from inhaling poisonous bleaches.
Cleaning like this does me using a bit more elbow grease to scrub but honestly it isn't that much harder at all. You don't have to worry about bleaches staining and ruining your fabrics too.
Just a short post from me today. We are organising dinner and dessert as sunday night is our special dinner and dessert night :)
But we don't have that much stuff to be honest. This makes it so much easier to clean every room in the house. And because I clean naturally I have way more room in my cupboards because I only use a couple of different cleaning products.
I have always suffered from Asthma and allergies and Mia has too. So we cut out bleaches etc and now we use Bi carb Soda and vinegar , dishwashing liquid and eucalyptus oil. That is it. I don't use furniture polish or bleaches and we use eucalyptus oil to clean the floors. It leaves a nice fresh smell and is 100% natural.
I also use a spray of the eucalyptus oil and water to clean the toilet and basin in the bathroom. In the kitchen I use vinegar and bi carb. We rarely get sick and no one is wheezing from inhaling poisonous bleaches.
Cleaning like this does me using a bit more elbow grease to scrub but honestly it isn't that much harder at all. You don't have to worry about bleaches staining and ruining your fabrics too.
Just a short post from me today. We are organising dinner and dessert as sunday night is our special dinner and dessert night :)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Eradicating Toxic People
One of the ways that I have simplified my life is by eradicating myself of toxic people. How is one to live a simplistic life when there are toxic people complicating it?
I had one of these people in my life. I do not like talking badly about people at all however this person was toxic. She was not in my life by choice as I had to work with her. Although she was relatively nice to me most of the time I held no trust in her whatsoever. I witnessed her unstable behaviour and the horrible treatment work mates of mine endured. It was horrible. I let this person be part of my life for two years. I was made to hate my job and also my life. I was anxious and lost all of my self confidence. I asked for help and prayed for a miracle.
That miracle did come. The phone rang and an old friend called me up and offered me a new job. I accepted. At first the new job was stressful. I came home from work in tears from being so overwhelmed. But eventually this stopped.
It was fantastic to work in an environment where there were wonderful and caring workers who treated each other with respect and decency.
After eradicating that toxic person and the toxic environment that I was part of my life has changed immensley.
I have delved into my spirituality which is something I have always wanted to do. I am now enjoying crystal therapy and meditations [when I a not so slack and I do them lol].
I am learning so much about Angels and Angel Therapy. I am reading books about developing my psychic powers that I have always wanted to do and have had signs that I have a gift if I work hard enough to develop it.
Before I rid myself of this person and environment my mind was too cluttered and my life too complicated to begin my spiritual journey.
I am so thankful, grateful and blessed that the miracle phone call came to me at the right time , and that I decided to change my life's path for the better.
I truly believe that if you ask you will receive. There are angels and guides here to help us.
I truly hope that if anyone is reading this and you would like to live a simple, carefree life that you really think about those you share your life with. If you feel that someone is draining you of all of your energy and is not making you feel good about yourself that you seriously think of removing this person from your life.
We are all beautiful and we all deserve to lead the best life that we can. Not one person is worth you, yourself being unhappy.
I had one of these people in my life. I do not like talking badly about people at all however this person was toxic. She was not in my life by choice as I had to work with her. Although she was relatively nice to me most of the time I held no trust in her whatsoever. I witnessed her unstable behaviour and the horrible treatment work mates of mine endured. It was horrible. I let this person be part of my life for two years. I was made to hate my job and also my life. I was anxious and lost all of my self confidence. I asked for help and prayed for a miracle.
That miracle did come. The phone rang and an old friend called me up and offered me a new job. I accepted. At first the new job was stressful. I came home from work in tears from being so overwhelmed. But eventually this stopped.
It was fantastic to work in an environment where there were wonderful and caring workers who treated each other with respect and decency.
After eradicating that toxic person and the toxic environment that I was part of my life has changed immensley.
I have delved into my spirituality which is something I have always wanted to do. I am now enjoying crystal therapy and meditations [when I a not so slack and I do them lol].
I am learning so much about Angels and Angel Therapy. I am reading books about developing my psychic powers that I have always wanted to do and have had signs that I have a gift if I work hard enough to develop it.
Before I rid myself of this person and environment my mind was too cluttered and my life too complicated to begin my spiritual journey.
I am so thankful, grateful and blessed that the miracle phone call came to me at the right time , and that I decided to change my life's path for the better.
I truly believe that if you ask you will receive. There are angels and guides here to help us.
I truly hope that if anyone is reading this and you would like to live a simple, carefree life that you really think about those you share your life with. If you feel that someone is draining you of all of your energy and is not making you feel good about yourself that you seriously think of removing this person from your life.
We are all beautiful and we all deserve to lead the best life that we can. Not one person is worth you, yourself being unhappy.
Monday, May 17, 2010
A lovely family oriented spirited weekend
We all went to the Gemfest on the weekend. The crystals and gems were amazing. We all love them. Ty did too. He brought the girls both an opal each [their birthstone]. When they are older [probably 18] we are going to get the opals made into special necklaces for them.
I too brought some lovely crystals. I was very drawn to amazonite. I found out it's properties and it's quite an amazing crystal. Just holding it in my hand I was getting a heaviness and vibration from it. It was incredible.
We came home and Ty made a lovely vegetable soup. It was delicious. I then made a yummy chocolate pudding too for dessert.
There is nothing more satisfying than feeding my family a lovely hearty meal and dessert. Putting them to bed, knowing they are loved, having a full belly, warm flannelette sheets and a cosy bed.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)