I've been in a bit of a slump. Working too many hours because some of my regular local work is about to significantly dry up and I've been taking the extra hours while I can.
The work has also been insanely stressful and to top it off home life practically just as chaotic!
My kids are going through a bit of a stage.
A really annoying fighty bratty whingey moany teacher ringing me from school every other day stinky phase.
And yes I know.
It most probably has everything to do with the amount of hours Gooseman and I are having to put in to our freakin jobs.
So my mood hasn't been the greatest.
However this week was a little better. Goseman turned a grand ol 36 and the two of us took off for a day of pampering and spa treatments at Hanmer Springs.
Hour long full body massages and soaking our tensions away was pretty much the key to melt my foul moods into oblivion.
The next day while the kids were again at school we took off to a movie date to see Thor 2. A bucket of salty fattening popcorn and Chris Hemsworth yeah boy!
THEN we topped it off with another date out together last night to the theatre to see a play. It's been like an alternate universe or something. Three dates out together in a row!! Pretty cool.
So not only had I been missing my Gooseman I've also realised that I have been missing spending time being creative in some way. There has been no writing, blogging, photography or artsy stuff at all.
Then a couple of days later Paisley Jade posted this and I could totally relate.
I went out to the hardware shop and brought some cheap terracotta pots. I began to paint them, nothing fancy, with some of the test pots we had lying around and
it.felt.so.good.
THEN my sister's best friend's mum (keeping up) called me out of the blue and asked me to visit her as she had something for me.
I popped in yesterday afternoon and she gave me this
It's a painting she made from one of my photographs that I put up on here a few years ago of Ruby's feet, she was only about three years old at the time. Anyway, Jackie, who painted this only began painting three years ago and is really passionate about it now. It was totally inspiring to visit her.
It made me realise I really need to do this more often, just for fun. For sanity.
I was also totally inspired this week when I received my copy of this book The Little Tree
That FaerySarah really just makes it happen! Far out. Incredible. I have been tossing a book idea around for years and have done absolutely nadda nil nothing about anything.
And then I've been reading.
My long time favourite blog read has quietly resurfaced. With power. I sit and take in her words and they are stirring carefully within my tangled soul. Thank you L.
So yeah.
People actually getting stuck in and doing stuff.
Apparently it happens.
Inspiration.
Flowing.
Watch this space...
The work has also been insanely stressful and to top it off home life practically just as chaotic!
My kids are going through a bit of a stage.
A really annoying fighty bratty whingey moany teacher ringing me from school every other day stinky phase.
And yes I know.
It most probably has everything to do with the amount of hours Gooseman and I are having to put in to our freakin jobs.
So my mood hasn't been the greatest.
However this week was a little better. Goseman turned a grand ol 36 and the two of us took off for a day of pampering and spa treatments at Hanmer Springs.
Hour long full body massages and soaking our tensions away was pretty much the key to melt my foul moods into oblivion.
The next day while the kids were again at school we took off to a movie date to see Thor 2. A bucket of salty fattening popcorn and Chris Hemsworth yeah boy!
THEN we topped it off with another date out together last night to the theatre to see a play. It's been like an alternate universe or something. Three dates out together in a row!! Pretty cool.
So not only had I been missing my Gooseman I've also realised that I have been missing spending time being creative in some way. There has been no writing, blogging, photography or artsy stuff at all.
Then a couple of days later Paisley Jade posted this and I could totally relate.
I went out to the hardware shop and brought some cheap terracotta pots. I began to paint them, nothing fancy, with some of the test pots we had lying around and
it.felt.so.good.
THEN my sister's best friend's mum (keeping up) called me out of the blue and asked me to visit her as she had something for me.
I popped in yesterday afternoon and she gave me this
It's a painting she made from one of my photographs that I put up on here a few years ago of Ruby's feet, she was only about three years old at the time. Anyway, Jackie, who painted this only began painting three years ago and is really passionate about it now. It was totally inspiring to visit her.
It made me realise I really need to do this more often, just for fun. For sanity.
I was also totally inspired this week when I received my copy of this book The Little Tree
That FaerySarah really just makes it happen! Far out. Incredible. I have been tossing a book idea around for years and have done absolutely nadda nil nothing about anything.
And then I've been reading.
My long time favourite blog read has quietly resurfaced. With power. I sit and take in her words and they are stirring carefully within my tangled soul. Thank you L.
So yeah.
People actually getting stuck in and doing stuff.
Apparently it happens.
Inspiration.
Flowing.
Watch this space...