I'ven been thinking lately how as you get older you tend to worry less about what other people think of your dress sense, your decisions, your actions and your life choices. I know I have changed and I know a few of my friends that really don't worry about what others think. I guess it really is all about growing up and maturing. I k now many people have looked at me when I mention I make my own laundry powder, have a strict budget, menu plan, cook from scratch etc as if I am mad. A few people ask me how I find them time and others have asked why I do this when other things are so much more convienient.
My answer is "Because I want to. Because I enjoy it. Because this is what I am meant to be doing".
I have chosen to live like this. I have chosen to bring up my children in a simple, loving family home without a massive amount of luxuries. I want my children to grow up with compassion, understanding, self-worth and most of all without having to "Keep up with the Jones'". I want them to have to work for things. To earn things themselves and save for things. I do not want them to be greedy. I do want them to be spoilt, just not in a consumeristic [is that even a word lol] way. I want them to discover the values and appreciation for the simple things like a walk on the beach, a kookaburra singing, whales diving out of the water, the simple rub our cat gives them. I truly hope I can, to some point influence them to not worry what others think and to choose their own authentic life.
I do feel guilty when they are upset they can't have all of those pre packaged, full of preservatives meals. But then I remind myself they will be healthy and strong inside and out and they don't need them.
I do feel guilty when they ask for things like plastic crappy toys and I refuse but I want to teach them that they can't always have what they want and spending a little more on something of value is more beneficial.
I have to say my guilt doesn't last long which is good.
And there is one saying I say to myself all the time and try and use as an affirmation for my children. It is a quote I used in high school when I had to get braces. I kept it beside my bed to read every morning and night. It is by Author Helen Glisic
"What other people think of me is none of my concern,
Only what I think of myself concerns me".
The Simple Life of Us.......
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
I Looove Mondays
Mondays are super delicious. I love them. They are my only day when I can enjoy the freedom of myself, alone. The girls are at Preschool and school and Ty is at work. I am able to rejouvenate and recharge for a miniscule amount of time ready for the week ahead. I plan our meals for the week, bake, cooke, meditate, study, read. I enjoy the silence. I often have no TV on, no radio..... nothing. I listen to the birds outsidea and relish in the silence.
Working only three days a week allows me time to regroup and recharge ready for those hectic three days. I have always had to work full time but luckily for me for over 18 months now I have cut back to three days. My whole family and most of all myself have benefitted from this change. I know it sounds selfish to say 'most of all myself' however I am the core of the family. Although Ty does a heck of a lot and works hard I do the majority in the home and when I am not in a good head space it is not good for our family. I need these mondays and I am hopefully going to continue having mondays off indefinately even when Miss Mia starts school next year.
Tell me dear souls how you spend your mondays?
Working only three days a week allows me time to regroup and recharge ready for those hectic three days. I have always had to work full time but luckily for me for over 18 months now I have cut back to three days. My whole family and most of all myself have benefitted from this change. I know it sounds selfish to say 'most of all myself' however I am the core of the family. Although Ty does a heck of a lot and works hard I do the majority in the home and when I am not in a good head space it is not good for our family. I need these mondays and I am hopefully going to continue having mondays off indefinately even when Miss Mia starts school next year.
Tell me dear souls how you spend your mondays?
All things are for a reason
Well I have to say this week wasn't much better than last. I have had shocking sinus headaches that luckily spared me today.
I do feel like they must have been here for a reason but have no idea what that is.
I did however have an awesome spiritual time on thursday night when I went to see the psychic medium Charmaine Wilson. Once again she proved to be magical and inspiring and comforting. Although I didn't get a reading it was heartwarming to see those that did. What she does is so truly incredible and such a precious gift.
I have already finished her book "Spirit Whispers" in two days and it too was incredible. I now know that no matter what my Pop is with me, guiding me and watching over me.
This year I have taken to really finding out as much spiritual things as I can. I have read so many books about Angels, Tarot cards, psychic mediums etc and realise that this is a path I have had to travel. Even as a young child I had an uncanny way of being able to predict certain future events and even now I always trust my so called 'gut instinct' as it seems to always prove right. I am going to pursue my spirituality as much as I can in the future. My main goal is to be able to meet and talk to my own spirit guide. I know he or she is there with me but I have not yet been able to make contact. I will though. My aim is to open my heart and mind and allow this into my life. Over the past few weeks I have stopped talking to my angels too and I have noticed I feel less comforted so I will be making more of an effort with this aswell.
Overall I realise that all things in life happen for a reason and have a lesson behind them for us to learn. Unfortunately sometimes so lessons are so much harder for some people. Fortunately [touch wood] I have had a very lucky life with lots of blessings. I hope it continues this way :) I wish everyone love, happiness, light and blessings on their journey. Remember whenever you feel lonely there is always someone praying for you or thinking of you.
I am unsure who wrote this following poem but I have always found it comforting.
Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile, who finds in your presence that life is worthwhile so whenever you're lonely remember it's true, somewhere someone is thinking of you :)
I do feel like they must have been here for a reason but have no idea what that is.
I did however have an awesome spiritual time on thursday night when I went to see the psychic medium Charmaine Wilson. Once again she proved to be magical and inspiring and comforting. Although I didn't get a reading it was heartwarming to see those that did. What she does is so truly incredible and such a precious gift.
I have already finished her book "Spirit Whispers" in two days and it too was incredible. I now know that no matter what my Pop is with me, guiding me and watching over me.
This year I have taken to really finding out as much spiritual things as I can. I have read so many books about Angels, Tarot cards, psychic mediums etc and realise that this is a path I have had to travel. Even as a young child I had an uncanny way of being able to predict certain future events and even now I always trust my so called 'gut instinct' as it seems to always prove right. I am going to pursue my spirituality as much as I can in the future. My main goal is to be able to meet and talk to my own spirit guide. I know he or she is there with me but I have not yet been able to make contact. I will though. My aim is to open my heart and mind and allow this into my life. Over the past few weeks I have stopped talking to my angels too and I have noticed I feel less comforted so I will be making more of an effort with this aswell.
Overall I realise that all things in life happen for a reason and have a lesson behind them for us to learn. Unfortunately sometimes so lessons are so much harder for some people. Fortunately [touch wood] I have had a very lucky life with lots of blessings. I hope it continues this way :) I wish everyone love, happiness, light and blessings on their journey. Remember whenever you feel lonely there is always someone praying for you or thinking of you.
I am unsure who wrote this following poem but I have always found it comforting.
Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile, who finds in your presence that life is worthwhile so whenever you're lonely remember it's true, somewhere someone is thinking of you :)
Sunday, August 1, 2010
What makes one truly ruly happy?
Being the diligent blogger that I am lol I had no idea what I was going to write about this week. However upon re-reading last weeks post about feeling blurgh [which I am not so much now] I thought I would write a post this week to remind me of the good things in life and what makes me happy. So today I am writing about the 10 things in life that make me truly ruly happy!!!!
1. My husband Ty and I met in 1999 and as the cliche goes it was pretty much love at first sight [well for him anyway it took me a few nights to admit it to myself lol].
3. My house or should I say my home? I love it. It is a small two bedroom cottage that has more paint off it than on it but I love it. It is mine. I brought it at the ripe old age of 25 and am so proud of that fact. It was my lifelong dream. It needs more than a tonne of work and we are about to undertake renovations and extensions but I love it. I have created it. It has my touch added to it and as I drive up my driveway I am proud to say it is my home and I have never felt more secure in my life than I do when living here.
4. My pets Faith and Ollie. We rescued our dog Ollie at 5 weeks old from a local rescue group. He was dumped in a cardboard box by the side of the road. He was supposed to be a staffy x lab but is now huge. He really is a gentle giant and I love him to bits. When I pull up in my car he bounds up to me tail wagging and is so happy to see me.
5. Where I live is awesome. I live in Northern NSW near Byron Bay. I love it and would never want to live anywhere else in the world. We rarely go on holidays [partly due to $$$] but also because seriously there is never anywhere I would want to go more than where I live.
1. My husband Ty and I met in 1999 and as the cliche goes it was pretty much love at first sight [well for him anyway it took me a few nights to admit it to myself lol].We married in 2002 and welcome Ella into our life in 2002 and Mia in 2005. We have our fights and arguments, we annoy each other but at the end of the day he is my soulmate and makes me totally happy. My girls are my life. They are scrumptious and divine [and sometimes downright feral lol] but I love them with all my heart and soul and coming home at the end of the day to the two smiling girls gets me all excited.
2. My parents [and parents in law] and all the other extended family are awesome. My parents are the pure essence of my soul. They have brought me up better than anyone could imagine and have instilled wonderful values in me. They are there for me and my family no matter what and I love them with all that I am.
3. My house or should I say my home? I love it. It is a small two bedroom cottage that has more paint off it than on it but I love it. It is mine. I brought it at the ripe old age of 25 and am so proud of that fact. It was my lifelong dream. It needs more than a tonne of work and we are about to undertake renovations and extensions but I love it. I have created it. It has my touch added to it and as I drive up my driveway I am proud to say it is my home and I have never felt more secure in my life than I do when living here.
4. My pets Faith and Ollie. We rescued our dog Ollie at 5 weeks old from a local rescue group. He was dumped in a cardboard box by the side of the road. He was supposed to be a staffy x lab but is now huge. He really is a gentle giant and I love him to bits. When I pull up in my car he bounds up to me tail wagging and is so happy to see me.
My little girl faith only came to us two weeks ago. After researching ncat breeds we decided a British Blue is perfect for us and she is. We love so so much. She woke me up this morning by jumping on me purrring and rubbing me. Oh I love her so.....................
5. Where I live is awesome. I live in Northern NSW near Byron Bay. I love it and would never want to live anywhere else in the world. We rarely go on holidays [partly due to $$$] but also because seriously there is never anywhere I would want to go more than where I live.
This photo was taken a year ago about 10 mins from my house.
6. BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS!! Have I mentioned I love books ? I can read all day everyday. I could live without the TV if I could just sit and read. I read anything, fiction, non-fiction, motivational books, new age books, etc etc
7. Crystals. I have been drawn to crystals since I was a little girl but only about 12-18 months ago did I learn about them. I now have them around my home, under my pillow etc and they provide me with a sense of calm and healing. Just seeing them makes my heart sing .
8. At the start of the year fate stumbled me across a website called GoddessGuidebook.com for some reason I felt the universe led me there for a particular reason and I am so glad I found it. Leonie is so truthful and truly inspirational and I feel I am a better, more creative person since reading her blog [ www.goddessguidebook.com]
9. Gardening makes me happy and healthy. I have only recently gotten back into it but growing, planting, harvesting etc is peeerfect for my soul.
10. I looooooooove baking. I loooove eating more like it lol. But seriously I enjoy baking goodies. I am nothing like a chef and my hubby cooks most of our meals but I bake cakes, slices, cookies etc and love the end result which is usually a rustic type look as Ty likes to call it.
So dearest readers what makes you happy? I would love to hear your 10 things that make you happy?
Sunday, July 25, 2010
What do you do when you feel Blurgh?
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:)
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:)
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
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