well, yet again i have been neglecting my trusty blog! i have really been thinking about the direction this is heading and i'm not really sure where to go! we'll just have to wait and see....
something i have been inspired about is the rye community playground five day build and it is super! it was such an exciting thing to be a part of. i thought i'd only do a couple of shifts but really, being a part of it became an addiction - i ended up returning each day to help out. it was truly uplifting to be part of such a community oriented project. obviously, alot of people were involved as they had children or grandchildren who would be utilising the playground(including myself). however, there were plenty of people who were helping just because they wanted to, with no personal benefit. it made me realise how important and gorgeous it is to be a part of a close, connected community!
in other, more frivolousness news, i love this super cute, kitschy cushion found at www.larkmade.com.au xx
prior to having children, i would relish a rainy day at home - knowing i could watch full seasons of gossip girl or mad men, or read a whole novel, curled up on the couch with no interruptions! those days have well and truly gone. i mourned the loss this morning - freya woke up pretty early - in relatively fine spirits apart from the endless flow of green snot running from her nose (apologies to the squeamish...). finn got up a little later and the whining - a real wail - began - the complaint being that i was not in my pyjamas, given i had already showered and dressed. other complaints occurred such as my refusal to allow finn to have a chocolate crackle (a rare sweet treat we happen to have in our fridge at present) for breakfast... i knew it was going to be one of those 'oh so slow' days...
i ventured out to the local coffee shop, ordered the usual and sat with the kids. usually, they are totally fine, especially if they have some treat to keep them occupied. no such luck today - screeching, whining and general carrying on - even another customer pointed out that i was going to have a "great" (said through gritted teeth) day.
i have to say, this behaviour only lasted the morning (however, it felt like i had already lived a full day by the 11am mark!). anyway, after the initial dread of the day ahead, i embraced the rainy day and was really quite productive- alot more than i would have been in the "olden days"... and i actually enjoyed it
a rainy day cubby house was constructed...
mr potato head and his gang were born...
a super crafternoon was undertaken...
and finally some rockin' out to soundgarden and wolfmother
so, the lesson learnt is that i really have to look on the bright side of a rainy day and enjoy it - i can't to anything else about it! now it is definitely time for that well earned alcoholic beverage.. xx
