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I’m just going to start over. I cannot for the life of me find the draft of my post that I have been working on for the past few days. That’s how new I am to all this. It’s probably my punishment for not fulfilling my Accountability goal at MomMasterminds of blogging every day or every other day.  Also last night I somehow deleted part of my post that was supposed to be copied and pasted. I have no clue what happened there. Grrr. Anyway, that’s enough griping. It always feels good to get things off my chest before proceeding with the good stuff.

My lost ramblings were about Charlotte’s second visit to the Royal Childrens Hospital. We did the train and tram thing again on Monday and arrived 20 mins early. It was really chilly outside and a wet morning. In fact, the train ride revealed a lot of flooding in the area that we may not have seen in the car. Peter joined us this time, being on hols and all.

We were called in only 25 mins after the appointment time. Not bad considering the number of people waiting.

It was a quick check by the Surgeon and thumbs up. Can’t resist a good pun. Charlotte’s two thumbs are now straight She mastered it very quickly with her bandages on as a four yr old. and She has a couple of small pieces of tape on them. Without the support of the bandages, She is a little reluctant to use her thumbs properly, but each day gets easier. She continues to hold the spoon with her four fingers, scooping the food up in the way a baby does when first learning to use cutlery. Charlotte didn’t do that as a bub, but She worked out how to go about things very rapidly with the bandages on. (more…)

Have you ever tried to write a post with a balloon flying past your face constantly? Charlotte & her Nanna (my Mum) are having fun and so am I just listening to the laughter and I can’t help but join in when it is teasing me. Balloons have a mind of their own, don’t they? If it lands on the computer, I HAVE to move it, right?

Today has been a great day for sitting inside. We’re getting some beautiful, much needed rain. I had my first Accountability session with Mom Masterminds for a course some of us have taken onboard. Firstly, Mom Masterminds is my favourite cyberspace place to hang out. It’s an online WAHM site where you can get coaching, amazing resources & chat with wonderful like minded women. With the Accountability session, I had to enter the conference room and got a bit of a surprise seeing myself talking on a little screen at the top of my computer. Not sure I like that idea.

It’s now a different ‘today’.  I ran out of time last night to finish the post above. Playing balloons takes time. We, partner and I, went to a 50th birthday party. I reeeally didn’t want to go out, but we were committed. I am the driver for the most part. I suffer from NPS (Nervous Passenger Syndrome. lol) with some people, so better that I drive. (more…)

I need to blog. Firstly, I had this wonderful space alone, so I did some writing for someone elses Website and after one and a half hours of concentrating, editing and re-editing I pressed the wrong button and there it was, GONE! I am still reeling from my stupidity. And what makes it worse, is that I was pretty pleased with what I had written.

Can anyone tell me where in Cyberspace that stuff goes? Is it hanging there waiting to be retrieved or are we waiting for some new technology to be invented so we can retrieve it? Actually, I  have recently changed to Firefox and am still learning the ropes. It’s very different to IE, so I’m not entirely stupid,  just partially. LOL

Next time I will write lengthy articles in some other format. Now I have to wait for that precious, solitary chunk of time, so I can do it again and I also need the enthusiasm back. It’ll not be until I’ve had a good nights sleep, that’s for sure.

Next, I need to chat about Charlotte’s op. The car journey worked out perfectly on the Thursday. It poured with rain for the afternoon and I can’t imagine how tricky it would have been schlepping our gear around on public transport. Not to mention the upset it would have caused Charlotte and therefore, us. The slightest wet patch on her clothing and that’s it, we have to change. (more…)

I was sooo tired yesterday. All I could do when I wasn’t having to do something was close my eyes. Of course that’s impossible with a four yr old around unless you have someone to take the reigns, which I did in the form of Charlotte’s Grandad. That’s my Dad, not my partners. Peter’s folks are known as Oma & Opa. Even though I couldn’t seem to sleep (wouldn’t you know it), I did manage to rest up here and there.

Today was completely different. I was rearing to go more than usual. Just as I was about to pick up the phone to call my Mum, Charlotte chimed in, “Mum, can we see if Nanna can come and visit?” I love it when we’re tuned in like that. It’s one of those things that makes Motherhood so very special and yes, I was about to ask Mum if She’d like to come for a visit. We saw her yesterday, oh and the day before aswell. Mum is trying to give me a few breaks, so I can get things done, but especially my business studies and set up.

Anyway, I thought it would be nice to have lunch together at my favourite cafe in town. Mum won’t  get to see Charlotte until after Charlotte’s operation on Friday and fortunately, She was happy to drive here again. Even if I don’t get to do some much needed work, be it cleaning the house, sorting paperwork, studying my business notes, it is always easier for some reason, with an extra person around. I can duck off to the toilet on my own when we’re out (WooHoo!) or go to the shops to grab some supplies taking 5 mins not 15. (more…)

They (the ubiquitous ‘they’) say, if you’re stuck just do something. It is particularly true with Art projects and writing, for me. So, I’ve just started writing and we’ll see where it leads. I was sitting here wondering about tonights post with no real inspiration coming my way. It’s been a bit of a drab day really.

Charlotte has a temperature again and is very snuffly. It’s unusual for her to have this happen after only having been in the same predicament  just over a week ago although as I’ve mentioned in another post every 2-3 months She develops a temperature whilst her body is obviously fighting something off.

I sure hope She recovers quickly the way She normally does otherwise the big operation will have to be postponed and heaven knows how long we’d be on the waiting list for again.

I was busy on the computer until 2AM this morning and having to tend to Charlotte as She was having a restless night which was the beginning stages of her cold coming on, no doubt. I’m all done in and really can’t get my head around doing a long post tonight, so rather than rambling on about nothing in particular, I shall sign off and hopefully have a blissful nights sleep.

Yesterday, Sept. 11th was our 6th Anniversary. We take it from our first date given we’re not married.  My partner has every second Friday off, so I asked if he could somehow work this one as his day at home and he did. It was a bit of a milestone anniversary for me without going into detail. The day was a bit of a fizzer on some levels unfortunately. I wanted to do something like go out for lunch, a country drive perhaps but instead, my morning was taken up with phone calls and organising.

This is why. I received a call from the Royal Childrens Hospital saying there is an appointment available next Friday for my daughter to have some surgery done to both thumbs. I didn’t dare knock it back having had Charlotte on a waiting list for almost a year and I had to give an answer right there and then.

If only it was offered any other week, but no, I had several important things on this coming week that have now been cancelled. The operation is at 7.15am and is in Melbourne, 2 hrs drive away. So, I had to cancel things, arrange accommodation, check in with my Dad. Trains from my hometown don’t leave early enough to get us there on time, so we’ll be going overnight and staying in a hotel opposite the hospital. We’ll still travel by train. (more…)

I’m going to be brief again tonight. I’m still somewhat under the weather. I just want to share with you a couple of YouTube videos that are truly amazing, though. I sat watching them totally gobsmacked and shaking my head in awe as were the judges for ‘Ukraines Got Talent’.

Do yourselves a favour, grab a cuppa, kick back for approximately 13 minutes (more if you watch the other similar vids) and marvel at the creative talent of this woman. Her name is Kseniya Simonova. Just Google her name and that should get you there. For me a mixture of emotions came up in watching this form of art. It is always overwhelming and a treat to see an Artist at work, so I was pretty teary throughout, but the subject matter is quite emotive, too.

By watching these sand animations, I am reminded of the Buddhist belief of non attachment and the Sand Mandalas done by the Tibetan Monks. They painstakingly work for days on their creation then whoosh! in one fell swoop, they’ve wiped the slate clean.

So check out the videos and share your own feelings by leaving a comment on my blog if you’d like.

I’ve been doing a bit of fine tuning on my blog and haven’t completed it yet, so if it looks a bit higgledy piggledy, do bear with me. That’s part of the reason for my absence, but I’ve also had a sickie on my hands . Every few months Charlotte seems to be fighting something off and She gets a high temperature for 12-24 hours.

This time, though, I was a bit more concerned because it was accompanied by a headache and some dizziness. I was overdue to write yesterday, but under the circumstances, decided to put it off one more day.

As always, Charlotte woke up as if nothing had happened. Thank goodness, I might add. Well She was a little tired looking,  rosy cheeked and off her food not that She is a big eater in the first place.  Today, though I have been the one feeling somewhat whoozy and disoriented so we’ve all had a quiet day.

It’s Fathers Day today, a perfect cycling day which is what Peter would have enjoyed and me too, but feeling off balance as I do, whilst carrying a little one on my bike when I hardly ever ride, wasn’t a great idea. Such a shame.

I did manage some time out in the garden with Peter & Charlotte. I was up in the night looking at the waning moon, too. Totally gorgeous and it had a gentle, pink hue to it. If I gaze at the moon long enough it looks as if there is a tunnel connecting me to it.

Well, I’m afraid I will be keeping this post a bit shorter than my others. Thank God, I hear you say. LOL I’ll wait until my head is feeling clearer before I attempt anything more indepth. Let’s hope we all sleep soundly tonight and that includes you And by the way, referring to my last post, I did manage 3 good days in a row.

So, where did the time go? It feels as though I was here only two days ago, but not so. Monday was somewhat of a write off for me. I was feeling ready to explode which happens from time to time and a little too much some weeks. No need to give the gory details. I decided to head off to my Dads with Charlotte. He lives in a serene part of the world.

It was my radio stint in the evening, so I had to pull up bright and cheery somehow and playing my music and dancing around the studio works a treat for that.

Yesterday was the complete opposite to Monday. Charlotte and I had a farewell lunch to go to with a bunch of Mums and their kids. We actually managed a decent chat without being interrupted for the first time in a long time whilst the children played beautifully. We started out at a park, then walked to the lunch venue which had an outdoor play area, then some of us went back to the park again after lunch and Charlotte succeeded in walking up and down on some fairly tricky balancing steps without any help. Proud Mum here. (more…)