Last week I was feeling really really homesick.... it was a rainy week, and I was trapped inside with Harry all day long, everyday and I felt homesick....
My lovely husband, sent me a beautiful bunch of flowers with the courier, and then only 2 days later I got sent another beautiful bunch of flowers from a new friend I have made.....
I feel really spoilt..... But it got me thinking.... Would you prefer chocolate or flowers if you had the choice?
I know that I am definately a flowers girl... Esp if I am feeling down... they just seem to make me feel happy looking at them!....
Dont get me wrong.. I loooooove chocolate, but dont love the way I feel after I have eaten it!!
What would you prefer??
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Thinking back
Im having a day of weakness, where I am longing to be back around the people I know and love, the place I know and love and my surroundings that I am familiar and comfortable with....
I know that many times in the past I have looked back at things and thought.... "I wish I had have done this, and wish I had have done that".... But I sit here and think about when we lived in New Zealand, and I can say that I truely enjoyed and appreciated most things that it has to offer and the people that I spent time with.
I miss New Zealand....
I was born in Australia, so technically that makes me and Australian.... but my heart is for NZ. I love the people, I love the culture.. I love how everything is so close, I love the coast lines, I love the nature.......I really love everything about it.
Elwic and I went to the beach today for lunch, and sat on the grass and had a picnic. As we were looking out he said.. "Babe, I dont think we will ever move away from here"... secretly my heart sunk.. Although I do love Batemans Bay and yes it really is beautiful, I was actually picturing that we were on Waiheke Island and that we were just going to get back on the Ferry and go home to our acreage in Karaka with big trees, flash houses and perfectly manicured gardens......
On the other hand, I love our life now. I would not change it for a moment. I am really enjoying where we live and the lifestyle that we have. The freedom to do what we like. The amazing oportunities that we have, the beautiful house that we live in, and the bogan westies car we drive.lol
We have met some fantastic people who are so much fun to hang out with and have also found a great church family to be a part of.
Both sides of the ditch have so much to offer, they are both fantastic places. I just had a homesick day today, but thats ok too. Im allowed to have those moments.
x
I know that many times in the past I have looked back at things and thought.... "I wish I had have done this, and wish I had have done that".... But I sit here and think about when we lived in New Zealand, and I can say that I truely enjoyed and appreciated most things that it has to offer and the people that I spent time with.
I miss New Zealand....
I was born in Australia, so technically that makes me and Australian.... but my heart is for NZ. I love the people, I love the culture.. I love how everything is so close, I love the coast lines, I love the nature.......I really love everything about it.
Elwic and I went to the beach today for lunch, and sat on the grass and had a picnic. As we were looking out he said.. "Babe, I dont think we will ever move away from here"... secretly my heart sunk.. Although I do love Batemans Bay and yes it really is beautiful, I was actually picturing that we were on Waiheke Island and that we were just going to get back on the Ferry and go home to our acreage in Karaka with big trees, flash houses and perfectly manicured gardens......
On the other hand, I love our life now. I would not change it for a moment. I am really enjoying where we live and the lifestyle that we have. The freedom to do what we like. The amazing oportunities that we have, the beautiful house that we live in, and the bogan westies car we drive.lol
We have met some fantastic people who are so much fun to hang out with and have also found a great church family to be a part of.
Both sides of the ditch have so much to offer, they are both fantastic places. I just had a homesick day today, but thats ok too. Im allowed to have those moments.
x
Thursday, July 14, 2011
A breath of fresh air!
Harry and I had a lovely morning today. We met my friend Karena, and her kids Meika and Ezekiel at the Eurobodalla botanical gardens, and went mini bush walking.... (as much as you can with a baby in a pram), and then had coffee at the coffee shop while the kids ate an iceblock. It was really lovely.
This morning I was starting to feel sorry for myself that I have nothing to do here in Batemans Bay, but after a walk and a play and a breath of fresh air, I snapped out of my sulk and got some perspective.
FIND something to do Amelia. So thats exactly what I am going to do. My first project is to buy an old, solid wood bookshelf for Harry's room, sand it down and get new handles and paint it.. ....
Im quite excited for my little challenge. I have never done something like this before, and I figure if it turns out to be a mess I can always go and buy him a nice one, but I will at least try my hand at it first.
Elwic will be working 6 days a week, 10 hours a day for a month or two now, as he has a lot of work on, and some leave hours to catch up on, so I will be spending a considerable amount of time by myself, and I cant just stalk people on Facebook all day.....
I am still working really hard on getting Harry to self settle... Its proving to be harder than I thought, and those tears, and sobs tug my heart strings and I give in sometimes.... I know thats not constructive to what I am trying to acheive, but we as Mums dont always need to play the tough love card all the time right?......... sigh......
So I press on towards the goal, and hope that soon enough he will be back to his dream baby- sleeping self!
I think I need a gin..!!!
This morning I was starting to feel sorry for myself that I have nothing to do here in Batemans Bay, but after a walk and a play and a breath of fresh air, I snapped out of my sulk and got some perspective.
FIND something to do Amelia. So thats exactly what I am going to do. My first project is to buy an old, solid wood bookshelf for Harry's room, sand it down and get new handles and paint it.. ....
Im quite excited for my little challenge. I have never done something like this before, and I figure if it turns out to be a mess I can always go and buy him a nice one, but I will at least try my hand at it first.
Elwic will be working 6 days a week, 10 hours a day for a month or two now, as he has a lot of work on, and some leave hours to catch up on, so I will be spending a considerable amount of time by myself, and I cant just stalk people on Facebook all day.....
I am still working really hard on getting Harry to self settle... Its proving to be harder than I thought, and those tears, and sobs tug my heart strings and I give in sometimes.... I know thats not constructive to what I am trying to acheive, but we as Mums dont always need to play the tough love card all the time right?......... sigh......
So I press on towards the goal, and hope that soon enough he will be back to his dream baby- sleeping self!
I think I need a gin..!!!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Getting back into routine
After our lovely South African holiday, I am desperately trying to get our lives back into routine....
Routine has become my comfort since moving to Australia. With having no family, and still making friends, we cant reply on anyone else but ourselves. If we want time out, we need to do it with or around Harrison sleep times.... so routine is important for me.
While we were on holiday, Harry slept in the room with us the whole time, and as he was sick and teething, this meant that when he cried (which was a lot) we were there to pick him up and comfort him, which was great at the time, but has led to a clingy, baby that will no longer self settle.
So my goal for the next few weeks is to get him to fall asleep without being in our arms... It has proven to be a challenge, and so far he will fall asleep in his cot as long as I have one hand on him. Its a start.
I hope to move to standing in the room, and then back to just putting him down and walking out.
He slept a full night last night, and woke up at 4 am, and back down at 4.30 so there is definately improvement from waking every few hours and screaming.
I also need to get my exercise back into routine. Its hard when its soooooo bitterly cold outside.. The heat pump and my fleecy blanket on the couch is just too tempting. I went for a walk into town yesterday which was nice, and just ran a few errands.. so I will do that again today.
I have a friend Nic that is coming round for lunch today.... Im looking forward to the company!!!
Missing my S.A family now.
A.
Routine has become my comfort since moving to Australia. With having no family, and still making friends, we cant reply on anyone else but ourselves. If we want time out, we need to do it with or around Harrison sleep times.... so routine is important for me.
While we were on holiday, Harry slept in the room with us the whole time, and as he was sick and teething, this meant that when he cried (which was a lot) we were there to pick him up and comfort him, which was great at the time, but has led to a clingy, baby that will no longer self settle.
So my goal for the next few weeks is to get him to fall asleep without being in our arms... It has proven to be a challenge, and so far he will fall asleep in his cot as long as I have one hand on him. Its a start.
I hope to move to standing in the room, and then back to just putting him down and walking out.
He slept a full night last night, and woke up at 4 am, and back down at 4.30 so there is definately improvement from waking every few hours and screaming.
I also need to get my exercise back into routine. Its hard when its soooooo bitterly cold outside.. The heat pump and my fleecy blanket on the couch is just too tempting. I went for a walk into town yesterday which was nice, and just ran a few errands.. so I will do that again today.
I have a friend Nic that is coming round for lunch today.... Im looking forward to the company!!!
Missing my S.A family now.
A.
1, 2 miss a few
Woops... Well It has been months since my last post. A lot has happened here over the past 6 months... From now on I will try and regularly blog.
Here is a very brief rundown of what has been happening over the last 6 months
-Elwic got offered a fantastic job in Australia working for a steel drafting company with fantastic pay
- We moved from NZ to Australia, in April....
-Found a lovely house here and have settled in nicely
-Have started to make friends
-Mum and Chloe came to visit a month ago which was lovely
-Have been spending heaps of time with Nanny and Poppy
-Joined Weight Watchers, and lost 4.7kgs in 6 weeks..... (some of which I have put back on after our indulgent holiday.. )
And of course my favourite topic, my beautiful Harrison.....
He is growing in leaps and bounds.. He has such a hilarious personality. He is constantly making Elwic and I laugh at his funny little antics.... He is a real charmer, and knows just how to get people "ohh'ing and Ahh'ing" over him.... He has started to flutter his eyes at people with affection.... its really the cutest thing you have ever seen!!
He was 11 months old yesterday.... Can you beleive that my baby is nearly 1?....... A year goes by sooo fast... a whole year, and now im staring down the barrel of 2? It has been a fantastic year... a few minor challenges, but nothing worth noting..... He has bought us continual joy and laughter!!...
Will have to start thinking about a 1st birthday party..... (I feel very disorganised )..... I think it will be more of an occasion for us parents to have a party more than the children.
DH is fantastic as always... my sturdy rock.... We really enjoyed our holiday together, it was the first time since our honeymoon that we were able to really relax and enjoy ourselves....
Well it is nearly midnight, and I should head to bed....
ciao
Here is a very brief rundown of what has been happening over the last 6 months
-Elwic got offered a fantastic job in Australia working for a steel drafting company with fantastic pay
- We moved from NZ to Australia, in April....
-Found a lovely house here and have settled in nicely
-Have started to make friends
-Mum and Chloe came to visit a month ago which was lovely
-Have been spending heaps of time with Nanny and Poppy
-Joined Weight Watchers, and lost 4.7kgs in 6 weeks..... (some of which I have put back on after our indulgent holiday.. )
And of course my favourite topic, my beautiful Harrison.....
He is growing in leaps and bounds.. He has such a hilarious personality. He is constantly making Elwic and I laugh at his funny little antics.... He is a real charmer, and knows just how to get people "ohh'ing and Ahh'ing" over him.... He has started to flutter his eyes at people with affection.... its really the cutest thing you have ever seen!!
He was 11 months old yesterday.... Can you beleive that my baby is nearly 1?....... A year goes by sooo fast... a whole year, and now im staring down the barrel of 2? It has been a fantastic year... a few minor challenges, but nothing worth noting..... He has bought us continual joy and laughter!!...
Will have to start thinking about a 1st birthday party..... (I feel very disorganised )..... I think it will be more of an occasion for us parents to have a party more than the children.
DH is fantastic as always... my sturdy rock.... We really enjoyed our holiday together, it was the first time since our honeymoon that we were able to really relax and enjoy ourselves....
Well it is nearly midnight, and I should head to bed....
ciao
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