They Grow up so Fast........

I am just getting use to my 15 year old daughter having a boyfriend.

Then today I received a phone a call at work from my 10 year old son - I could tell as we chatted that he wanted to tell me something:

Mum - Is there something you want to tell me?

Liam - Yes but you can't tell anyone!

Mum - Ok - what is it?

Liam - I got asked out today!

Mum - Oh!......Who by??

Liam- Chelsea

Mum - Oh! - is she nice?

Liam - Yes ..... and now everyone in the family has someone mum!

Mum- Thats right........ so what now do you guys just walk around the school together then?

Liam -Yes - we are to young to do anything else!

Mum - Oh! -- Thats Right!

So there you go on the 21.August 2012 my 10 year old son has a girlfriend!

My baby is growing up!!!

Gift Exchange Photos

I received my parcel last week and have only just found the time to upload the photos:

Here it is all ready to open

The cutest little stamp of tulips - LOVE

A handmade journal waiting inside

Some lovely flower embelishments

Georgeous hand made earrings from copper wire hammerd

and wrapped in thin copper wire with czech facet beads!

LOVE THEM!

Czech Folk Costume Ribbon

Loved these three's wrappings

Inside:

Lace,rainbow tape,tags

Some wrapping paper/tissue for me

Lovely papers to use in scrapbooking and such

Opened up

Thank you to Dasha for the wonderful gifts- I hope she has received my parcel - I will post photos up of what i sent her once I know she has got it she doesn't get a sneak peek and can be surprised - Oh I hope she likes it!

Oh ok -  maybe just the outside of the tin to tempt you all!

Since it was from the "oh Hello Friend" blog I thought it was a cute way to decorate the top

And a nice pink polka dot ribbon to finish it off!



Weigh In Day!!

Well a week back on track has given me a loss of 1.7kg

WOO HOO!!!
So happy with that - although if I hadn't derailed on Thursday night and Friday it might have been more!

SO

Back to another good week and lets hope I can last longer this time!

Off to begin another busy weekend.

Buzz on the web

Here are some awesome links for you to go check out!

Lots of self improvement ones this time round

Hope you enjoy them as much as me!

Julie at Beautiful You has a great post to help you stop and pause!

Why Killing time isn't a sin - Sit back and relax!

Is it time to unfriend in the real world??

A manifesto a day - I'm in!

20 Ways to let go of regrets

Ways to become truly happy with who you are!

Heres one from the Archives of Olivine Charm School- How to be Equisite

Simplify!!!

Tynans Rule for Living - some great ideas here!

Time to tame those negative thoughts!

Time to stop second guessing yourself!

Intentions for the month of August.......

Found here

Well the time has finally arrived for me to refocus on what I want to be important to me:

So I sat down with a pot of tea and contemplated what I wanted from life in the month of August

(starting small)

This is what I came up with:

• I need to get back to walking to work - not only for health reasons (loosing weight and fitness for squash) but also for financial reasons - the price of petrol is rising. I hope to be able to walk to work starting Monday (weather permitting)
• Continue with decluttering our home, with one of our fundraisers being a garage sale in a couple of weeks this is the perfect time to be continuing with this goal

I need to complete more scrapbook pages this month so that I can continue working towards completing my heritage album.
• I need to arrange for at least once a week a game of squash against someone who is of a higher ability than me to help me improve my game for the National Competition in September.
• I need to get back to tracking my daily eating - this helps me stay on track and loose the weight - I would like to loose at least 5 kilos this month!

So there are my goals for August! I believe I can achieve each one if I can keep focused and remember why I am doing them!

This is Cool!

Saw this on Chris's blog at Diet Cock Rocks -it is just amazing and like Chris mentions would be great  as individual dishes.


Thanks for the great idea Chris - YOU ROCK!!!!

Things I love Thursday...........

Well the weeks are flying past me lately with all the training I am doing for squash champs and Dance comps I have not had much time for other things

So it is important I remember things that I am loving/grateful for at the moment....

Lots of dance practise along with laughs, great squash trainings as well, winning interclub games, electric blankets, snuggled up in front on fires on rainy evenings, watching Liam perform recently in the music festival, helping Courtney celebrate turning 15, completing scrapbook pages with my BFF, Kids winning there soccer games, sending off my gift to Dascha in the Czech Republic (will post photos later), finally catching up on all my recorded television shows, trade me sales, inspired to declutter and try and sell things on trade me, great blogs being discovered, great blog posts being read, new followers (thanks)