Something you might not know about me………

Is that I’m a little bit ‘country’.

Yes I live in the suburbs but for the last 15-20 years I have loved my country music and country scene. It all started when dad introduced the family to Lee Kernaghan back when I was about 18 and has slowly developed into an interest over the years.

I realise that some people don’t understand or get the whole ‘country’ thing but that’s ok each to their own but for me it’s a part of who I am, even if it’s only a small part these days.

So last weekend we headed to Deniliquin for the annual Deni Ute Muster and I can say we had a ball.

Make-up

I probably should have put a WARNING with this one!

But this is ME, no frills and all. I took this photo on Sunday morning, as you can see not long after getting out of bed. I HATE this photo but it's honest, this photo is how I feel.

For the last few months life has been pretty full on! I made the extremely difficult decision to have my beautiful chester put to sleep, I still miss his cuddles. A colleague that I considered a 'friend' turned out to be not so friendly. A family rift was quickly repaired in Royal Melbourne Hospital and hearts were broken when my personal relationship came to an end.

Life's funny how it throws everything at you at once, but I am definately a strong believer in everything happens for a reason, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger and God doesn't ever give you more than you can handle, even if I do constantly ask him for strength. Last year I learnt a big lesson in Faith. Faith and hope, the faith that what you are going through is only temporary and you WILL be ok. I am testament to that! And Hope, because sometimes Hope is all it takes to get you through.

So on Sunday morning, when I felt like sh*t, I decided that 'today' wasn't about me, 'today' was about a little boys 5th birthday party. So I did my hair and make-up, and I put on my best smile and off I went to celebrate my beautiful nephews birthday in style :-)

Work In Progress

I currently have a few 'works in progress' on the go....

1. This little bargain - $3.00 at a garage sale. With a bit of TLC, an updated bag and a bit of a clean this little beauty will be great to put my knitting in and sit next to my chair.

2. A little something for someone special.

3. Me!!

I'm going to be straight up and say that at the moment I feel like sh*t! I haven't been eating properly, actually to be honest I haven't been eating much at all. My family and friends are the first to notice, haven't been game to put myself on the scales but I have noticed that my clothes are a little looser and it's not like I have a few extra kilos to spare. Some might call it laziness, or maybe even a lack of self love, but when I stand and look at my pantry or contents of my fridge I have an overwhelming sense of it's all just too hard! Some nights it may be some potato chips and a few rows of chocolate, I have been known to eat a wedge of blue cheese, healthy I know!

Anyway, food preparation is not one of my strong points and I know this area of my life is definitely a long term 'work in progress'. I have the books, I've even done the health retreat, I have the knowledge, I just lack the motiviation or as my ex-husband would say 'discipline'!!!

I guess as I say to others, take one day at a time, one step at a time and as a naturopath once said to me, when life turns to sh*t get back to basics. 3 healthy meals a day, sleep, exercise, breathe and put one foot in front of the other.

iPhone

My mobile phone contract finally finished, about 2 months after the battery had given up the ghost. So down to the Telstra shop I went just in time for their great new mobile phone deals and here it is......

My new iPhone - I love it :-)

RIP

Chester

8th July 1998 to 7th June 2010

Rest in peace my cuddly chubby Chester.

My best mate, my companion, my one true constant.

Forever loved, sadly missed, the best cuddly chubby Chester cat I will ever have xoxo

Dishcloths

I've been knitting dishcloths......

My sister knitted me one when I moved into my new unit and I LOVE it so I thought I would give them a go. I found a pattern that I like and I have now completed four, three which have already been given away as gifts.

Confession

I have a confession……….today I headed over to Westfield Shopping Centre to run a couple of errands and have a stroll around the shops. I am in my last week of my 3 weeks holiday and this is ‘my’ week were I promised myself I would do some nice things I enjoy and catch up with family and friends.

I was good, really good, had done my ‘to do’s’ at Westfield, even had a look at the fantastic iPhone that I would like to change over to when my current phone plan expires in July. I had spent not a cent, that was until I ventured into Witchery!

You see I have a couple of things on my Wish List, not many but a couple to mention are a long cardigan for winter and a pair of flat shoes for work. I have been searching for a while so when I finally came across this cardigan and it was exactly what I had envisaged it just had to be mine.

Now anyone who knows me knows that I am NOT an impulsive buyer, in fact I am not a big ‘shopper’ at all, but occasionally I will get a couple of things in my head that I would really like, and that is how I am now in the possession of a new cardigan.