Held Together

Yes. Today was one of those days ...

I held it together while sitting up in bed ALL day. My only achievement was putting together a salad to have with the protein that Adoring Husband cooked on the barbecue.

There was no swimming, no cleaning, no cooking, no washing, no studying, no reading ... I simply lost myself in social media all day long.

Tomorrow is another day.

I'm going to try this ...

I'm not sure if I can give you photographic evidence, but I'll try 😁

The Brains Trust sent me this pic from our High Tea date last week ...

Though the subjects in this picture are quite lovely, credit goes to the amazing photographer for creating something very special 😉 My phone camera couldn't see this well in the shadows!

Adoring Husband got hooked on the Binge channel and spent many hours watching Grey's Anatomy today. A nice change from his usual Sci-fi binge watching!

We've had some good rain this afternoon. I emptied our gauge before the rain came but I haven't checked the outcome of the downpour yet. I know that The Bay received about 46mm today, which is fabulous.

Now it's time for some meditation, followed by more sleep to heal my brain.

Have a great Sunday!!

Nite all.

Here Comes the Rain

There have been severe storms pounding Queensland all afternoon and evening but they have only just hit us as I type this.

It's raining quite heavily, which is great because we need it ... let's just hope that there is no damaging wind or hail in the mix.

We cleared the necessary furniture from the pool area and hopefully the lounge is protected well enough by it's cover so that we have somewhere dry to sit tomorrow!

WOW!! That was one hell of a crack of thunder!! It was close!!

I had a nice slow and easy start to today with Adoring Husband providing my coffee bedside. Before I rode to the shop to cover for The Motivator while she attended a meeting, I decided to jump in the pool for an early morning heart starting swim.

I did some exercises and swam some laps for half an hour before making myself presentable for work.

It was lunch time when I left the shop so I stopped at the cafe and bought some grilled fish for my lunch. AH had last night's leftovers.

Before getting ready for the club, AH and I watched some episodes of a new series on Netflix called "After Life" by Ricky Gervais. I'm enjoying it. He's a smart man who thinks outside the box.

AH accompanied me to the club tonight which was nice.

One of our group was celebrating a birthday today, so almost everyone left our table at 6.30pm to make their way into the restaurant for dinner. While AH and I were invited, we chose to decline the offer. I'm not a fan of the food there and we already had a casserole waiting for us at home.

There was just AH, The Brains Trust and I left at the table to sit out the noisy raffle draws, of which, none of us won a prize.

I had a small win on the pokies earlier in the evening and then another small win on Keno, so now I have a purse full of cash to take with me to Childers on Wednesday when the girls and I plan on browsing through the shoe shop there and then partaking of a meal for lunch.

I'm looking forward to a lazy day tomorrow. Perhaps I'll be energised enough to do what needs to be done in the house as far as housework goes, but perhaps not. That's the joy of being a grown up ... I can choose to do as I please depending on how I feel at the time! 🤗🤗🤗

I think I might head to bed now. The rain is so heavy that we have no connection for Foxtel or digital TV right now.

The rain sounds so lovely.

Nite all.

Just Stop

I had the perfect opportunity to sleep in today but I was awake just after 6am.

Luckily for me, Adoring Husband bought me a coffee so I got to sit up in bed drinking coffee until I decided to visit The Motivator at the shop to bring her up to speed on what had happened in her absence ... which wasn't much!

There was, however, a lot happening in the shop today. The Motivator had already taken delivery of one box of stock and an hour later, a truck arrived with a whole pallet of stock! It was hard for me to leave and NOT stay to help price and display everything, but I was tired and my brain didn't want to function at the level that was required.

In the pallet of stock was a chair that I had ordered for beside the pool and a beautiful lamp which I won't show you until I get a globe for it - you need to see the full effect.

It took AH and I long time to put together the chair - even though there were only three pieces to it. The two parts for the base of the chair were wrong - like they had provided 2 x left hand pieces instead of a right and a left. It took a lot of manoeuvring and pushing and pulling and imaginative pulley work to get the pieces to fit together. I will contact the company to advise them of their error.

It certainly tested our patience!

So I didn't get to spend as much time in the pool as I'd have liked nor did I get to lie on the lounge to listen to my book because I had to make dinner - Parsee Chicken (a medium strength curry) and rice with pappadums.

Tomorrow, I'll be spending an hour or two at the shop while The Motivator attends a meeting but after that I'll have a few days off.

I'm looking forward to listening to my book, finally finishing the photo editing, decluttering the back room, catching up on my washing and spending time on the lounge under the Bali hut.

Right now, I'm off to bed. I can't believe it's after 11pm!! There is a storm brewing out to the west. I hope it dumps some precious rain on us. I just went out to the pool area and took all the loose cushions off the Bali bed so they'll still be dry for me to lie on tomorrow. I just hope the winds don't get bad because the bar setting is still out in the open and it's quite light.

Anyway, it's bed time for me now.

Nite all.

Signs of Strength

It was difficult to get motivated this morning but I got to the shop early enough to open for meditation  and I have to say that meditation was exactly what I needed. There were ten in attendance and the gratitude at the end of the session really brought a lot of light and joy and energy to the shop which in turn transferred to me.

Thanks to an amazing hour in the afternoon, it was a very good sales day which added to my joy and energy!!

We took delivery of some Sassy Duck handbags ...

... and not long after that The Motivator made an appearance. It was so good to see her face and feel the 'team' emerge again. It's going to be fun with both of us here as all of the deliveries arrive during the next week!

*happy dance*

Because last Friday was International Women's Day, there has been story after story after story about all women and every aspect of every woman's life.

Steering away from the stories about great women in history and looking at ways that we women can become stronger figures in our own lives, these are the bits and pieces and snippets that I've related to the most and the ones I thought I would share:  

Respect yourself and others - stand tall and don't let the behaviour of others drag you down.

Be independent - don't rely on anyone else to get you through life but recognise when you need assistance and know that it's ok to give others the gift of helping you in times of need.

Don't allow your emotions to control you - don't dwell on situations or feelings. Feel the emotion and then move on. Instead of allowing others to control your energy, flip it and put your own more positive and loving energy out into the world.

Take risks - as adults, we put up walls and believe that we "can't" do certain things. We create an image of ourselves and it becomes "fixed". Believe that you can bend and mold yourself into something new whenever you want. Don't let fear control you.

Remain positive - live a positive life because positivity can take you from the depths of despair to the highest altitudes of joy. It helps you make the best of all situations. Become a source of light. Instead of fixating on problems, focus on solutions.

Be in control but also know when to let someone else shine.

Be creative and use your imagination.

Stay away from shallow people who thrive on drama and gossip.

Tell it like it is and respect others who do the same.

Take care of your own health and happiness. Don't expect others to do it for you.

Surround yourself with positive empowered people. Negativity has no place in your life.

Learn new things.

Test your limits.

Believe that you can do anything you want in life.

Know your worth and value and know that it's ok to rock the boat occasionally.

Give yourself time to recharge after using and emitting all of this positive energy!

A tough challenge that requires a conscious and concerted effort, but eventually the effects are amazing and it can annoy the crap out of people when they can see that you don't want to look at the negative and can see something positive in every situation.

That's it from me.

I'm positive that I'm off to bed and that I will begin my day by writing in my gratitude journal in the morning before I put my two feet on the floor.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Nite all.

Winning Habits

What an interesting day!

Morning coffee with the girls was a cack as usual. The girls alone made the day in sales more successful than any day last week, but sales in the afternoon brought it to a level that gives me hope that the 'quiet' period is over.

As they day wore on, the sky grew dark with smoke from the big bushfires on the other side of the river at Woodgate ...

but just when the fieries got the fires under control, the sky grew dark with storm clouds and we caught the edge of a severe storm that headed north and hopefully helped completely extinguish the fires.

I left the trike at the shop and came home in the car with Adoring Husband.

We folded the umbrella over the pool and tied it near the fence and put the outdoor bar setting into the  outdoor kitchen - just in case the storm got out of control.

Luckily it missed us, but we could have done with some more rain.

I also put dinner into the oven early - just in case we lost power during the storm - so we ate dinner at about 5pm.

I'm off to bed super early so that I can be up early for meditation tomorrow.

Thought I'd share this with you - so interesting and something that The Motivator and I are both working on at the moment.



I hope you enjoy Hump Day!

Nite all.

Self Discovery

Self discovery is not easy.

It can be painful and shocking and requires continued commitment and practice.

The results can be freeing and inspiring.

One day I’ll write about the processes that I’ve been through, but I found this and it struck a chord, so I’m sharing it here.

I had a good day at the shop, met some new people who are on holidays and I made a phone sale from a previous holiday maker.

I did some study.

I repaired the blind on the back door.

The Gypsy did not attend today and I really missed her and our chats.

Adoring Husband arrived before 3pm, ordered our coffee and then helped close the shop.

I arrived home, immediately changed into my bathers and slid into the pool for an hour long floating/swimming/wading session. AH even joined me for a while. Then I sat under the Bali hut for half an hour until it was time to make dinner.

Now I'm ready for a good night's sleep.

Nite all.

Time Out

This was pretty much how my entire day went ...

I started in bed til about 9.30am.

Adoring Husband was waiting for me in the pool, so we swam for a while and then I decided to lie in the Bali bed for a few hours.

Gradually the sun moved and made it too hot to stay there, so I slid into the pool again to cool down and decided to shift all my gear to the Bali hut beside Adoring Husband.

My only achievement for the day was cooking a corned silverside for dinner with cabbage, mash and white sauce, of which Adoring Husband ate two whole plates full! It must have been good!

I needed to chill out, relax, wind down, regenerate, shut down my brain and rest.

Monday is going to be a GREAT day and it will be the beginning of a FABULOUS week.

Just watch!

Now for an early night to top off my day perfectly.

Nite all.