September is looming.  The days are turning into weeks and here we are mid July.   I have been wanting to get out and go walking with Jaden to start losing some weight – I don’t want to get to Spring and Summer and still feel frumpy.  I have to admit that it is hard in winter to get out and exercise, and the days are shorter, but between my kids being unwell and the weather not being good to get out, I have found myself getting a little frustrated. Frustrated is an interesting word.   The truth is I want the rewards of exercise, but I really don’t want to do…

Well I am having a freak out moment.   My daughter, Amy, who has CRMO  (chronic recurring multifocal osteomylitis), is having pain again.    She lives with pain on a daily basis, but at this moment she is having extensive pain in her feet, ankle and knee.    I know I have a page all about what CRMO is, but I haven’t actually expressed my hate for this disease. CRMO (Chronic Recurring Multifocal Osteomylitis) is a Childhood Auto-Immune Disease (CAID). We have good times with it, where the pain doesn’t stop her from living life, but then at other times the poor kid is in a lot of pain.  CRMO can be…

We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants.   Not wanting something is as good as possessing it”     Donald Horban I hate clutter.   It’s one of those things that gets on my nerves, but with a family its very difficult to be completely clutter free.  But  I am trying to get organised and be clutter free!   Last week I sorted out Jaden’s toys, and we passed them onto my brother and sister in law.   Its amazing the difference a sort makes even in just one area.    I am planning to get into the girls…

It seems to be a common practice to wish for things that aren’t supposed to be yours.   Your life is not a dress rehearsal but the real thing…there are no redo’s.   Go after those things that you want in your life, and make sure that they are things that are of value.    Not necessarily financial gain.  Living large does not cost a lot of money.   Its about attitude.   You can apparently live large on a beer budget…try and work out how to do this as this is where you will find true happiness.   Obviously money helps, but for today you don’t actually need a…

One of the things I love the most is catching up with my family.  My brothers, their wives, Mum and Lones and Lynda – and their respective partners.    Family has become so much more important to us all over the last few years since Dad died.   To be honest I still can’t believe he is gone, but that is a whole other blog post that I may or may not write about at some other time! Yesterday, we met up at the Samford Hotel.   It was one of the best food places we have ever been too.   We decided to order a family size pizza.  Think…

This is my favourite photo of Dion and myself!   We were at a friends wedding and we were enjoying hanging out.   Life seems so much simpler back then 🙂   In saying that, I wouldn’t swap then for now.  Looking at photos makes your heart skip a beat sometimes! Its interesting how good life was, but how great life is now.  We have a lovely lifestyle with our four beautiful kids.   Life is chaotic but lovely.