Simplify

After what turned into a busy year, i thought it was time to take a breather.  Turns out that 2014 is looking to be even busier!  But, in the spirit of actually sticking with something this year, 2014 is getting named.

SIMPLIFY

Everything.  The things i do, the things i use. The things i am trying to be.  Really, just Everything.
Last year, when things got busy, i lost sight of the important stuff rather quickly.  This year I'd rather lose sight of the things that complicate my life....This really isn't as deep as it sounds, but let's carry on!
After a few weeks of thoughts and dreams and all sorts of other illogical things going through my mind, i have managed to come up with my simple solution to my 'hectic' life.  Less facebook.  Less Candy crush.  Less Pinterest (don't expect that one to last).  Less gadgets.  Less Crap food.  Less Business.  Less pressure to do.
 More family time.  More outside time.  More actual thinking.  More reading (real books).  More time in the kitchen.  More time in the garden.  More photo's.  More goal setting and dreaming.  More creating stuff (not children, in case you were asking, my wee lads are awesomeness enough!).  More being in the moment instead of being too busy. 
And yes, I'd like to blog more!  Which was the original point to this post and i got side tracked with my simplify tangent...any who!  This blog is going back to basics (I sound like a budget pack of noodles).  I will be posting in my usual random way about whatever i feel like (I sound like I'm 5...i promise I'm not!)  But i will be de-cluttering and just blogging because i love to write really!  There may end up being a garden post, or a recipe post, or a pinterest post ('cause lets face it, i can't give up pinterest!).  There will def' be family posts and pics!! (Just for you mum!)  and who knows what else really!  I'll also be changing back to a .blogspot (maybe time for a name change??) because i would rather be tight with our budget than pay for a spot on the web!
So if you're still here, 'Hey!' Thanks for hanging in there! (Please know that i still read every ones blogs each week, even though I've been such a slacker with commenting!!)

I think we're back on track!! :)



Renee  :)

'Not all who wander are lost'

Hmmm, can't think of a clever title...

So...i've been absent again...I should really just make that my stamp to start each post with!  Technically i haven't been completely absent, I've been lurking about finding time to stalk all my fav' blogs...and a few 30 others! 

And since i'm s'posed to be finishing up an order, i'm turning this into a 'to-the-point-in-bullet-point' type post!!

Let's begin!

# My kids ROCK!!  Lachy's just impressing the pants off me with his parroting!!  He's copying what we say, and his fav' movie, and he joins in all the actions on his wiggles dvd too (possibly he just watches Way too much telly) Olly's just a wee speedster, trying desperately to keep up with his brother.  I pulled the old trolley out of the garage last week, to see if he'd stand with it and he just took off across the lounge!!  Clever wee poppets!!

#  Hubbies been catering to my every Pinterest whim and our house and yard (a Whole other post there!) looks like a home!! 

Saw this on pinterest...Man i love pallets!! (It's hiding an ugly bit of MDF that's aiding the wall bracket) Still got to work on hiding the wires!

Saw this on Pinterest too (i spend WAY too much time on there!)  I realise they're around the wrong way, but it makes more sense to me this way!

#  Hands are healing slowly....very slowly.  The pain that i have now though is different, and temporary, so i'm happy!

#  First run this morning in my training for a half next year!! (Damn near died, but i made it in the end!)

#  Our cats still a weirdo.  That's all.

#  Going to check out a play group tomorrow!!  Ridiculously excited to be getting out of the house with the boys!! 

#  In desperate need of some wardrobe updating....Extremely (some may say 'obsessively') attached to my comfy old jeans and hoodies though!! (Paint and resin covered though they may be!)  Might be in need of a thrift store challenge...but i'll let ya know!

#  Added 2 courgettes from my garden to dinner tonight!!  So exciting to have our own produce!!

#  Trying to simplify everything at the mo', so any extra bitties that i don't have time for on my blog will be disappearing!!

So that's us for now!!  One day, many years from now, i will write a real post...Maybe!  Or maybe i should just rename my blog A Life in I-Post-Randomly-Land....


Renee  :)

'Not all who wander are lost'

Another Giveaway!!

So it's a little sad, but the other day I reached 100 Likes on my shops FB page!!  This is exciting stuff for me, and so I'm celebrating with a wee give away!!  It's open to everyone anywhere in the world (free shipping) so have a nosy and get your entry in, it's really easy!! You can do it all right here!!  Just like our FB page, share the pic, comment on the pic that you've shared, and your done!!  Easy Peasy!!

Post by Flightless Bird.

Hope to see some of ya entered!! :)

Renee  :)

'Not all who wander are lost'

I got my hands did!!

Wahoo!  Thanks to a short gap on a surgical wait list i finally got myself onto an operating table!!  Excitement much!!!

Goodbye Carpal Tunnel issues!!!

After such a long wait, each wrist only took 3 minutes to cut (the surgeons daily record!), i was in the room for maybe 30 mins, and i was home by 5pm (Local anaesthetic only!)!!

Aiming for an evil 'contemplating taking over the world' pose.....Fail (but i had to keep my hands elevated for 48 hours, so there ya go)

About half an hour after this pic was taken i was back to ED after my body decided to disagree with one of my pain medications.  We probably could've been home again fairly soon, but then i decided to disagree with another of the medications i was given! (Not serious disagreements, mind...  Just enough for the gloves on the wall to start marching places)

And so this is 4 days later, during an impromptu dressing change (aka i was nosy)

Right hand

Left hand

Just a teensy bit of swelling (I have naturally fat hands) and bruising....And maybe it currently hurts like feck....maybe.

So now i'm oh so hopeful that these wee cuts will mean the start of some pain free years!!

(The next post will not contain images of flesh cuts, i promise!!)

Renee  :)

'Not all who wander are lost'

Oh, I have a blog!!

Oh hey, look, a blog!!  Oh wait...that's mine....

So how's everyone going then??  All the kids grown and in college now?  Yeah, since the last time i blogged, Lachy's a dentist and married with 3 kids and Ollys just finished medical school and is starting his first rotation.....  I Kidd!! (and perhaps i dream a little...)

It's definitely time for a catch up and a wee dust off this here blog!!

We're good!!  I can't remember where i left off, but we're all settled into our house (after the country house being a tad water logged 'n all) the gardens and court yard are coming to life, our cat's getting enormous and our beautiful boys.....

Well!!

Lachy's an awesome 2-n-a-bit year old, whose fav' word is 'NO', closely followed by 'tractor'!  He runs, jumps, shrieks, yells, grazes his knees, turns his nose up at every food unless its spaghetti or cottage pie (Or any form of lolly).  He alternates between playing "where's the baby - there he is" to keep his lil' bro happy, to pushing him over, gives him kisses and steals his toys!  He steals my heart every day with his snuggles and cheeky grins, and occasionally he gives me the sweetest lil' 'uv ooo' as he goes to bed!  Manners are being learnt, oh so slowly, but i'm trying to be persistent!

Olly's a 10 month old crawling/standing/trying to walk/dance machine!!  Snuggle? What snuggles?? This kid is constantly wanting to be on the go, not content to just mooch with us like Lachy (unless we have ice cream).  He's still a bit of a chunk, but is starting to thin out like his brother, eats everything but baby food from a can/jar, and loves his water from his sippy cup!  He wants to play with everything and anything, so long as his brother is already playing with it, and has learned to speed crawl to keep up with Lachy.  His fav' place is in or near the cat-food....or the cat.  Such a lil man, ya can't help but love him!!

Both boys sleep through the night 90% of the time, which is just Fantastic!! (Unless they're sick of course) and both are just delightful when they're not screaming!!

Photo Dump Time!!!

I hope everyone else is keeping well and enjoying the change of seasons!!  (Is anyone else noticing that Christmas decorations are starting to appear?? It's OCTOBER people!!)

Any who, i shall pledge to be a better blogger, with riveting tales of....haha, maybe not!  But i shall try to be a bit more regular!...and blog more too! ;)


Renee  :)

'Not all who wander are lost'