Amazeballs!

Who'da thunk that both semi finals of football would be decided by just one point?!

Amazing football = Amazeballs!

Very exciting for we footy fans.

I've had a pretty great day all by myself.

My alarm went off at 4.15am - I was Adoring Husband's back up if he slept through his own alarm, but he was already up and about when mine sounded - so I went back to sleep, only to be woken again at about 4.45am when he kissed me goodbye (not complaining about the goodbye kiss).

THEN I was woken AGAIN when my permanent alarm went off at 6am *sigh*

At 7am, I dragged my sorry butt out of bed and made my hot lemon water and my broth, then I cooked up some bacon which I ate with some toast.

It looked like such a beautiful day, so I made myself presentable and rode to the river (without my camera) ...

... it was indeed beautiful!

I was listening to my music and couldn't help but sing and dance with my trike as I pedalled, winding all over the rode. Luckily I have rear view mirrors to see if anyone is coming behind me!

I pedalled to the beach and walked into the water, up to my knees, where I danced for a while and then did my Superhero pose and I told the Universe exactly what I want in my immediate future. The Universe twinkled and nodded in agreement with my wishes, so I know my future is looking pretty rosy!!

After I'd soaked up my share of Vitamin D and finished grounding with the salt water and the sand, I realised that it was well after noon, so I bought myself a coffee and did some grocery shopping before making a quick visit to The Motivator at the shop.

We talked business and had a quick catch up before I helped her close the shop and I scooted home.

I had big plans for housework today, but I chose instead to start a new diary, do some study, watch a new series on Netflix, ordered some new snap jewellery for the shop, created our ad for the newsletter  and then watched the football.

I'll work on that housework tomorrow!

Meanwhile ...

Now it's time for sleeping. Have a wonderful Sunday!

Oh! Here is that top that I ordered the other day! I showed the girls at morning tea, so they know what it really looks like ... NOTHING like this!!

Nite all.

Pushed It

I had made plans to go into The Bay with Adoring Husband today, but I really wanted to cancel and stay in bed all day.

BUT ...

I pushed myself to get moving and we had a lovely morning together in The Bay.

Our 'to do' list included stopping at Office Works, MBO Office Equipment, Gypsies Tramps and Thieves clothing store, Go Natural, Bunnings (ugh) and Beacon Lighting.

From Office Works, I bought some stationery for the shop.  AH ordered some office stuff for SES from MBO Office Equipment.  I bought two beautiful tops from Gypsies Tramps and Thieves. Go Natural supplied us with organic celery and ginger, organic macadamia nuts and almond meal. We selected some colours to paint the outdoor kitchen in Bunnings and we picked up our outdoor fan for the pool gazebo from Beacon Lighting.

We were home before 1pm, in time to make some lunch before AH had to be at the SES shed to prepare for their big weekend on Fraser Island.

I pedalled down to visit The Motivator at the shop and to buy a cucumber for dinner - which we didn't even use - then returned in time to make myself presentable for my usual Friday night at the club.

It was our unluckiest night so far! Nobody won a thing... except Lady Lynn who won $50 on the spin and win but wasn't even there to accept her prize! All of us who were in attendance left the club as LOSERS.

Very unusual.

Adoring Husband's footy team, Cronulla Sharks, won their semi final match against Penrith Panthers tonight by just one point. What a game!

My thumb has improved somewhat. It still looks disgusting, but the pain has eased considerably. Don't get me wrong, it still hurts, but nothing like the last couple of days. I wish I had the guts to stick a needle in it to ease the pressure, but I'm hoping my body will fix it over time.

This is me, ready for the club, wearing one of my new tops (which you can hardly see anyway) and showing off my new evening bag that The Motivator gifted me from Bali! Nice!!

Now it's time for bed.

Nite all.

Misery Guts

That's me.

Misery guts.

I have an infected thumb - caused by some torn skin ...

I know right?! Pretty gross hey?

My apologies if you are currently eating your breakfast or drinking your first cup of tea. That's not a pleasant sight so early in the morning.

I'm coating it in colloidal silver gel every couple of hours, drinking lots of filtered water and taking probiotics - I sat in the sun this morning to get some Vit D to help my immune system and did some 'grounding' along the beach for about thirty minutes.

It's tight and swollen and throbbing BUT it hasn't deteriorated during the day. Hopefully, that's a good sign.

It is, however, probably contributing to my feelings of lethargy and tiredness. I've spent the afternoon in bed reading and resting so hopefully, tomorrow will see some renewed vim and vigor!

I definitely feel a bit run down.

The beach was beautiful this morning with the tide rising and a few people soaking up the sun as they fished, walked, sat and metal detected! There was a woman around my age walking along the beach in a bikini and I smiled a good morning with admiration in my eyes and wondered if I would even be brave enough to do that in my own back yard.

After I'd grounded myself, I pedalled very slowly along the river and noticed how many boats were moored in the water. When my morning routine included sitting at the boat ramp, there were about 23-24 boats always moored, but I counted 29 boats this morning. I wonder if it's the weather bringing them in for safety?

I took a little video of the duck family on my way home, which I hope I can remember to share tomorrow night - my phone is flat and charging right now.

Adoring Husband spent more time painting in his outdoor kitchen and we had our main meal at lunch time because he is at SES training tonight. Lamb cutlets and salad was delicious.

It's just after 8.30pm and I'm hoping some solid sleep will help my body heal itself.

Have a fabulous Friday.

Nite all.

Oh the Pain!

Meditation was marvellous ... as usual.

I spent a couple of hours debriefing and bringing The Motivator up to speed on the last twelve days that she hasn't been at the shop.

She told me all about the retreat and some of the things that she learned, as well as a few things that she saw and experienced in Bali. It sounded fantastic and amazing.

I booked in with The Gypsy for her 12.15 appt, but went in about twenty minutes early.

Every nerve, every muscle, every joint was tender and tight and sore.

Apparently, my liver, kidneys and spleen are struggling at the moment (as they were previously), which is why I'm so sore everywhere, so I have a list of foods that I should eat to help ease the stress. I also have some stretching exercises to help release and cleanse the sludge from my adrenals and to loosen the tightness in my 'bits'. I will do more meditations at home, do some walking on the flat sand of the beach and when the pool is complete, she will give me some more gentle exercises to do with buoyancy.

I could have stayed on that table for another hour. It bloody hurt, but at the same time, I could feel it doing so much good as everything loosened up.

I pedalled straight home, made some lunch and then parked my butt on the couch.

At around 5pm I had to lie down because I couldn't keep my eyes open and I fell asleep immediately and didn't stir for about an hour!

Adoring Husband reheated last night's leftovers because I wasn't hungry for dinner and now, at 10.30pm, I am ready for some more sleep. I'm thinking that a warm bath with Epsom salts would have been helpful, but sleep is more of a draw card for me right now.

I'm looking forward to some time off to relax and take care of me.

It all starts right now.

Nite all.

 

Terrible Tuesday

Here are the reasons that Tuesday was terrible ...

I didn't fall asleep until 3am.

I was woken by an emergency that sent the adrenalin pumping at 5am.

I couldn't go back to sleep after that.

It was busy in the shop, but only two paying customers.

The white top that I ordered online arrived and it's the most disgusting item of clothing that I've ever laid eyes on!! My Tuesday morning girls can confirm that!

I had a huge mess to clean in the training room (self inflicted) in preparation for meditation on Wednesday.

I had to vacuum the shop because it hadn't been done for over a week.

I couldn't find a box big enough to finish packing the stand for the editing screen.

I spilled lots of little pieces of paper/plastic out of a binding machine AFTER I had vacuumed and packed everything away.

It's bin day and I had to empty all the bins in the shop and take the sulo out the front - groan - I was soooooo tired by this time.

While I was bringing in the flags at the end of the day, a huge gust of wind swept up the driveway and lifted my top almost over my head!!

I was so tired by the end of the day, my body was aching and I couldn't think straight.

Here are the reasons that Tuesday was great ...

Morning coffee with the girls.

I met Ivy - I don't know how old she was but she earned her first dollar in 1934!

I'm going to be in bed before 9pm.

Nite all.

Mondayitis

I had a bit of Mondayitis today.

I felt a bit discombobulated and my energy was a bit low.

I think it's the change of season.

It was good to see The Motivator appear after lunch. She had a big smile with sparkly eyes and was obviously feeling pretty amazing after her Journey retreat in Bali. She will come back to work on Wednesday.

Business in the shop was pretty normal for a Monday and there are a few new holiday makers here for a couple of weeks. There were also a couple of people come in for a final bit of retail therapy before jumping in their cars to head home - more often than not, South.

Lots of men - husbands, boyfriends, brothers and fathers in today so I'm feeling that the females who were with them will return later in the week on their own, as is the usual pattern. A female's biggest money block is almost always a man.

The Gypsy had a full day of bookings so we didn't get to chat as much as usual, but we did sit in the seats outside the shop in the warm sunshine for about twenty minutes in the morning before her first appointment which was nice.

Adoring Husband had SES duties this morning but then returned home to help Kiwi Bernie do some more work on the outdoor kitchen which is coming along nicely.

I stood in the back yard with AH trying to picture the image that I've created in my head - but it's easier to see it in my head than it is to visualise it in my back yard. It feels like the pool is still a long way off! Time goes so slowly when you want it NOW.

Most of my girls are away tomorrow, so I don't know who will be having coffee with me in the morning. I think it will be a small and intimate coffee date!

It's rapidly approaching midnight, so I'm off to bed.

Nite all.

Gratitude

So I found my old 'Gratitude' journal!

I haven't written in the journal since July 2017.

I have written many words of gratitude in many other places, like my diary, facebook, other journals (of which I have MANY), scrap paper and here sometimes, but not in the journal which I have for that specific purpose.

I've been thinking about all the things that I have felt grateful for in the last year and am sharing them with you in this post.

I'm grateful for ...

*  An amazing business that brings happiness to my life.

*  A business partner and friend whose strengths and weaknesses balance out my own strengths and weaknesses and between us, we make a great team that has built the amazing business that I just mentioned.

*  The perfect peaceful workspace that has a wonderful atmosphere that people comment on all the time - in a good way.

*  A supportive community who appreciates the services that we provide.

*  Beautiful friends who support me, not only through their retail therapy at the shop, but also with their words of encouragement, advice and emotional support. Our coffee mornings are one of my great loves.

*  My photography skills that have brought extra income to the business from selling my work and through the workshops.

*  Adoring Husband, who is our constant strong support and who, without question, pitches in as the best 'Personal Assistant' that a girl could want.

*  My strong relationship with The Motivator as we grow our business together. It's a noteworthy achievement to create a successful business with so many extra branches while still maintaining a friendship that was strong, yet young, at the beginning of this process. We often announce how proud we are of ourselves and each other.

*  My friendship/connection with The Gypsy and her meditation classes that have provided me with many 'aha' moments, adding a calmness to my life while helping me release lots of negative stuff.

*  The painful physical suffering that my body inflicts on me when I've strayed too far from my health goals and my will to get back on track when I realise my blunder.

*  The shared excitement with AH as we create/design/imagine our new leisure space in the back yard and as we get closer to the pool build.

*  My admiration for AH as he takes on his new role within the SES with such a positive outlook. I know that he struggles sometimes with the symptoms of Parkinson's, but he doesn't allow that to hold him back and he always seems to find a way to balance his health needs with everything else that he loves and needs to do, in a responsible way.

*  My kids, who are as healthy as they can be considering their choice of diet and lifestyle (I know they are rolling their eyes as they read this) and for being strong independent creatures - depending on how you look at it, I can take the credit or the blame for that haha. I absolutely love them all and admire them from a vast distance.

*  My beautifully perfect Chicklet - there are no words.

*  My life that is full of ease and comfort and the freedom to choose what's right for me and what makes me happy.

*  Adoring Husband (again) for empowering me and teaching me that my choices are important, that I should never feel guilty for doing what's right for me and for supporting my need to spend all day Sunday in bed doing whatever makes me happy!

*  The Universe for supporting all of my positive choices, for helping me manifest so much happiness (both physical and spiritual) and for bringing me more of what makes me happiest.

  
The smallest things, like expressing gratitude really do make such a huge difference in your life.

It's only lunch time Sunday as I write this and now it's time to erect some signage at the shop, so I must get out of bed and make myself presentable to the world.

Afternoon all.