In and Out

I stole this from Facebook, because I can totally relate …

* Never going to be the strong woman again. I want to be the happy woman. The soft woman. The kind of woman who doesn’t always have to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders. I want to laugh without holding back, to smile without forcing it, and to feel light again. I don’t want to always be the one who hides her pain just to look tough.

I want to feel safe enough to cry when I need to, and to ask for help when I can’t do it alone. Being strong all the time is exhausting, and I don’t want to keep proving myself anymore. I want to be free from always needing to show how strong I am. I don’t want strength to be the only thing people see in me.

I want to live with peace in my heart. I want to enjoy the little things again. I just want to be me. Not trying to be unbreakable, not hiding anymore, but free to live and to finally be the woman I couldn’t be when I was busy trying to stay strong. *

I was awake at 5.45am and knowing that I had to be ready to leave at 7.30 am, I couldn’t relax enough to fall back to sleep, so lay in bed thinking and clock watching.

Even after all that, I wasn’t ready to leave until 7.45am! 

Adoring Husband and I drove directly into the Bay, to the butcher for a decent purchase and to farm gate for another decent purchase. While we were at Eli Waters, I visited Frox Fashion, tried on five tops and bought one. Even their size 8s are too big for me!

We were home at 10am.

I cleared the old fruit and veg from the crisper drawers and refilled them with the fresh stuff.

Then it was time for a big cook off. I made a batch of Butter Chicken to freeze and an even bigger batch of curried mince to fill pastries for our future dinners.

I had an hour break and lay down on my bed for a 30 min nap before returning to the kitchen where I crumbed some chicken and prepared a strawberry/broccoli salad and a garden salad for dinner.

I’m now laying on my bed watching the T20 cricket - Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers.

The Brisbane International tennis is on too, so I’ll be channel surfing again.

I think I shall make myself a cup of soursop tea and settle in for the night.

Nite all.

Unexpected that Was!

I was up at 8.30am and planned on swimming but it was overcast and miserable outside.

BGWLBH unexpectedly decided to go into the Bay, so I unexpectedly decided to join her.

Our first stop was Office Works - note to self - AVOID OFFICE WORKS IN JANUARY.

Back to school crowds have begun!

I actually left empty handed. Very proud of myself because I usually leave with stuff that I really don’t need … especially journals … I’m too afraid to count my journals now. Last count was 38 and I’ve purchased quite a few since that count.

We crossed the road to the newsagent where I purchased the winning lotto ticket. There was a good sized queue of people, so we took longer there than expected too!

Into the cheap shop for some craft supplies, the bakery for bread rolls and into the chemist for some gift ideas.

Pialba Place to the butcher for bacon, Choice for more craft supplies, supermarket for a small grocery shop and then our favourite juice bar.

We were home earlier than usual to find the pool guy parked in our driveway.

Harley was excited to see me, as always.

I made myself a late lunch and sat in front of the TV, channel surfing between the cricket and the two tennis tournaments.

Decisions. Decisions.

Spag Bol sauce out of the freezer for a quick dinner.

It’s now 9.15pm and I’m ready to get under the covers for some snooze time. I’m into the Bay again tomorrow, with Adoring Husband and need an early start.

Nite all.

Nice Routine

Amazingly, I slept for a solid 9.5 hours last night!

I must have needed it.

So I rose, changed into my swimmers and took Harley out to the pool. Absolutely perfect swimming weather and the water had just the slightest chill to it.

In between throwing the ball for Harley, I swam about 20 laps. Mostly freestyle, but some backstroke and breaststroke too. I floated for quite some time, soaking up as much vitamin d as I could.

After about an hour, we left the pool area and I gave Harley his morning treats - a chook foot, two chicken flavoured cookies and a scattering of liver treats. 

I rebounded for about 5-10 minutes.

I reheated a big cup of chicken broth with 2 chicken wings for brunch and planted myself in front of the TV for the Ashes Test Match.

When their lunch break was called, I decided to clean my ensuite.

I have a natural gel that gets piped onto the grout lines of the shower tiles. That took a while. I decluttered some old hand creams, empty mascara and eyeliner containers, lip balms, a tissue box, reed diffuser, cleaned my brushes and all my scrunchies of loose hair, polished the mirror, cleaned the basin and surrounds, wiped down the window sill and walls and then returned to the cricket.

Tomorrow, I’ll rinse off the grout cleaner and clean the shower recess, floor and toilet.

I did a roast lamb and vegetables for dinner - potato, sweet potato, pumpkin, carrot, onion, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, zucchini, green beans, snow peas and broccoli all lightly laced with my delicious home made gravy.

No trivia tonight because there was tennis to watch (Kyrgios and Kokkinakis) and two T20 matches. The Renegades surprisingly defeated the top of the ladder Stars and now I’m watching Perth Scorchers play Adelaide Strikers.

I feel like I filled my day productively with plenty of beneficial healthy habits.

Now it’s time to sleep again.

Nite all.