Super Tired

This will be short and sweet because I am super tired and I'm off to bed.

I left bright and early for work this morning and got to spend twenty minutes with the boys at the Seat of Knowledge.

They were being harassed by a little 14 month old girl 'Crazy Z' who was as bright as a button, giggling all over the place and full of beans. They were loving every minute of it! It was a happy start to my day.

There were customers waiting well before 9am so I opened early to serve them.

The next hour was dead as a doornail, but from there we were kept pretty busy with a steady flow of people through the door.

There was enough time between customers or with both of us taking turns to serve them as they came in, to work on our vision boards. Mine is almost finished, with all of my pictures, words and quotes glued in place and all I need to do is add my own creative artwork.

The Motivator made great inroads into her vision board too.

We've been trying to create these boards since around February!

We made a big order of Ivys bags, hats and scarves which we hope will be delivered by the end of next week.

Our doors weren't closed until around 2.30pm and it was almost 3.30pm when I arrived home.

We have a breakfast date with friends in the morning so I need a good nights sleep to be up bright and early again.

Have a great Sunday.

Nite all.

Farewell Lovely

Today, we farewelled the Garden Fairy.

It was a lovely graveside service and her husband, Kindly Kel, was surrounded by friends and family as we fondly remembered her beautiful smile and bright loving eyes and we heard stories about her life, her garden and her family.

It was a glorious day with clear blue skies, the birds were singing loudly in the trees and there were kangaroos grazing all around us. A picture perfect day.

From the cemetery, we drove to the HB Hotel where there was a spread of nibbly food, tea and coffee and where everybody mingled and explained how they knew the Garden Fairy and gave a short history of their friendship. It was quite lovely to hear their stories.

Adoring Husband and I didn't stay for long and after we said our goodbyes, feeling quite peckish, we decided to lunch at AquaVue. I had an all day breakfast of GF pancakes with bacon and banana, while AH enjoyed GF salt and pepper calamari with salad.

We walked across the road to the crystal shop where I purchased some selenite, citrine and smokey quartz.

We walked to Go Natural, but first stopped at 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves' where I bought a top that was on sale at 50% off. A Ruby YaYa top that even at 50% off was still pricey, but beautiful.

We stocked up on organic salad items, GF coconut ice cream, hemp and blueberry coconut yoghurt and chunks of organic 70% dark choc for grating over our desserts.

The day passed so quickly and we arrived home at 3.30pm which gave us an hour to unpack our goodies and get ready for the club.

No luck for me, but it was nice to sit with the girls and get poked and prodded by Beauty while she checked out my new top. Freaky girl she is.

I'm looking forward to my Saturday morning at the shop, but I'd best get some sleep. It'll be midnight before I know it!

Nite all.  

Rapid Rate

That's how fast the day went ... at a rapid rate.

The Motivator was back with a vengeance and there was a slow but steady flow of customers through the door.

I've set the date for my next photography workshop ...

I've also planted the seeds for the newest workshop which will be 'Take Control of Your Health and Happiness" but it probably won't see the light of day until the end of Winter. I'm working on it.

I've got ideas popping up everywhere.

They will always be slow going as I precariously balance my time between work, family, friends and me. If the balance isn't right, nothing else will work. Patience is a virtue.

It would have been my Mum's 78th birthday today, so I created a Facebook post especially for her.

She would have rolled her eyes and shook her head at that.

Here it is after 10pm so I'd best get some sleep. I have the day off tomorrow and there is a funeral to attend.

Have a fabulous Friday everyone!

Nite all.

Another Hump Day

It was a very slow start to the day in the shop.

Our first customer didn't walk through the door until about 11am. The first customer was actually a group of eight ladies who were in the shop for 45 minutes and, between them, spent $15. They did, however, bring lots of positive happy energy.

They had visited our shop the day before and they spent a lot of money on that occasion. They brought more ladies with them today, so they are spreading the word through the caravan park and that means a lot to us.

There was a steady flow of customers throughout the afternoon but I still had enough time to create a new flyer for the photography workshops, print out the latest ad from the newsletters and replaced the one on the front window with the latest copy.

My plan is to create our first newsletter to send out to our email list. I guess that now we are almost a year old, it's time to get into some kind of schedule of news/events for the shop and let everyone know what's going on.

The Gypsy was in the shop today and I always enjoy our chats about anything and everything.

The Motivator popped in briefly this afternoon and I'm looking forward to spending tomorrow in the shop with her. There is so much to catch up on!

I've taken two new names for the next photography workshop and the town Friendship group has asked me to be their guest speaker in August or September, to talk about photography. That was a bit of a pleasant surprise!

So it's all happening in my world!

I found this to be absolutely hilarious and I wish I'd been able to use it with my kids when they were little ...

Now it's time to get some sleep. Big day tomorrow.

Nite all.

Crazy Busy

It was a crazy busy day in the shop.

I barely had the chance to sit with the girls for coffee again - that’s two busy Tuesdays in a row!

There was no chance to sit down at all until well after 12.30pm and even then, the rest periods were brief.

I had a lot of fun with some of the ladies who came in groups and who will be returning in the coming days.

I heard lots of stories. Funny stories. Sad stories. Family stories. Holiday stories. Medical stories. Death stories. Life stories. Animal stories. Weather stories. Shopping stories. Husband stories.

Everybody was on a roll today.

Adoring Husband helped me close the shop today, which was very much appreciated, because I had the pleasant task this afternoon, of delivering some photos from a shoot I did a couple of months ago. Thankfully my client was happy with my efforts thus far - I still have a few more pics to edit yet.

I am watching an interview with author Tim Winton, who is talking about males/boys/men and their attitudes towards/about females/girls/women. This is the first time that I’ve seen him or heard him speak and I’m warmed and inspired by his words of wisdom. I like him.

It’s already 10pm. I need sleep.

Nite all.

I Do Like Mondays

I was excited to go to work this morning and I arrived bright and early - though not as early as The Gypsy!

She was waiting in the car park when I parked my trike at the back door.

Even though I went to bed early last night, it was stupid o’clock by the time I fell asleep.

I listened to 2 x twenty minute meditations, but even with my mind quiet, my body felt energised and I just couldn’t relax enough to fall asleep. I refused to look at the clock, for fear of adding pressure, because I knew I had to be up extra early for meditation.

It felt like I was asleep for about 20 minutes when the alarm woke me and it was difficult to climb out of bed and get moving, but I got to work with time to spare.

It was another good day in the shop and still the annual holiday makers are strolling in and admiring our space.

Queensland had a disappointing loss in the State of Origin last night - but at least we got to see some rare NSW Blues supporter’s smiles, including Adoring Husband’s!

Now I need some sleep to make up for the lack of it last night.

Nite all.

Exhausting!

Twenty minutes in and I'm exhausted!

State of Origin - QLD vs NSW - Game two

A vital game for QLD because we lost the first game. We need this to keep the series alive.

I'm wearing my QLD dreads and my silver QLD charm necklace that my sister 'Squirt' bought for me years ago.

It's even more exhausting when you have a NSW Blues supporter sitting beside you in the lounge room!

Ugh!

I have done exactly what I planned to do today ... all of my washing ... and nothing else.

I needed a 'think nothing, do nothing' day.

Thank you Universe for providing it.

I do have everything prepared for my early start tomorrow morning, so there will be no rushing or stressing before our early meditation.

I'm looking forward to a fabulous week at work.

Nite all.