Bliss and Mayhem

One of the most proudest moments.

See this guy here? I made him. He is a part of my being. He has Autism. And he has challenges that the average you and I who do not – may not every fully understand. He didn’t say “mum” till he was nearly 4. He screamed for up to 8 hours a day, bashing his head against walls. He hated being touched. Hated his mother holding him. It was a survival relationship for him. I was the person that kept him warm, fed him and bathed him. I wasn’t his mother. He didn’t know what mother was. I was... Read more →

It could be worse. {insert feel sorry for myself emoji}

The last fortnight has really knocked me for six. On top of a freezing start to the Melbourne winter here, I am just starting to feel human again from what I have self-diagnosed as a nasty virus. With the start of head cold symptoms to excruciating pain all over the upper half of my body that I have never experienced before in my life, with only getting an hours sleep at night for a week {if I was lucky!} because of the pain, to the point that if someone rocked up to my house with any drug of choice, I... Read more →

First day of winter. Total yay! {not}

Yep. We all have them. Yesterday for me, was a complete fail day. Lot's of this blog is filled with my upbeat, go get em, glass half full type of thinking. Yesterday was NOT one of those days. Let me share with you my "mayhem" and "blunder" of the first day of winter: The morning of all mornings. We start with the desperate feeling of not wanting to crawl out of bed at 6am. 6am people! To function, I need 3 of these beauties to get out of the house on time: I scramble around while making Ethan's lunch for... Read more →

Taking Stock June 2015

It's been a little while since my last "Taking Stock" post, and I really love writing them as I find that having one word to respond to really hones in on what actually is really happening in your world. So lovely people, the latest taking stock: Making: Lists of things to do for my upcoming trip to Bali (24 days and counting!) Cooking: Quite a bit actually, and slowly enjoying it. Huh? I know, amazing! Drinking: Lot’s of COFFEE! Of course wine but I change to Red over winter. Reading: Lots of blogs at the moment. Saving a couple of... Read more →