Lots and lots

I am thankful for some lovely weather and the joy of painting toenails outside in the sunshine with my preschooler.

I am thankful that my bub is getting better every day after a nasty viral infection.

I am grateful for the book I am reading at the moment "5 Love languages of children" which is challenging AND inspiring me in my role as a mum.

I am uber grateful for our business... which is making great progress! It is so exciting to be a part of the things that happen every day in it.

Finally I am grateful that my Hubby completed and sent off a massive project last night...which means our new website can now be started to be worked on and should be ready in 12 weeks YAHOOOOOOO!

(Mel)

Beautiful Day

The weather in Queensland is amazing at the moment and I am just so grateful for the beautiful clear skies, warm breeze and spring sun. We took a drive to the beach yesterday and it just reminded me how grateful I am to live where I live and to have the freedom to just drive to the beach on a whim. I am also grateful for a touch of sun on my uber white winter skin! (Meke)

Special Date.

I had a lovely date with two little friends today. My 2 and a half year old daughter and my 10 and a half month old son and I went out for a coffee/ babycino this morning. Sometimes getting coffee out is more hassle than it's worth (well that's not all true...it's always worth it LOL) but this morning I hadn't had my morning coffee and so after the kinder drop-off I was really hanging out for one. I would've been happy to grab one on the run but both little people were happy for a sit down and relax while drinking their babycinos so I relaxed too. What a lovely opportunity to chat and enjoy their beautiful personalities and feel so proud to have them at my table. It's nice when you catch a glimpse of people staring at you in a nice way and not a, "I wish they'd hurry up and leave" kind of way as we do occasionally get!

Yay for a lovely morning out.

Handiwork

For about 2 years now, I have had half-finished curtains in my little girls room. They were not only unhemmed because I couldn't figure out how to make them more interesting BUT they also kept falling off the little ring things they were on. It drove me a little batty but I just kept putting in the "too hard basket". Well I am here to happily report that as of this evening they have been officially made their way out of this nasty basket thanks to my talented mother-in-law!!! Us four girls all took a trip to spotlight yesterday and managed to grab some really gorgeous material...Ma then proceeded to turn this sheet of material into a piece of art!!!!!! The rooms look AWSOME! My baby's room already had bunting in it and I really wanted to keep it, so we got this candy-stripe material that incredibly matched PERFECTLY!! My Big Girl who is about to turn 3, has a really sweet print with funky strawberries and rainbows and apples and flowers etc etc and it looks a bit like something from a storybook. The colours are bright and vivacious and I am inspired to be able to add some finishing touches of my own now! I am so very grateful that Ma spent 2 days of her holidays hanging out with us and happily created a lovely piece of art in each of the girls rooms. Plus I am extra grateful for the friendship we have...I really had such a lovely time hanging out with her and I feel very blessed.

Cleaning Up

I am grateful for the small crowd of people gathering at our old house tonight for a "clean-a-thon". It's a really humbling experience to have people offering to come and clean your house (and a bit embarrassing- but I'm getting over that!)

I'm thinking it could actually be a bit of fun tonight. How often do you have a team of people there to help you with such a mundane task?

My upcoming grat will be for the completion of this huge job and the chance to properly settle in to our temporary 'home' before our big move in January.

Lazy morning

I am grateful that my husband offered to take my son to kinder today. We just moved house (which is further from his kinder) and it takes a bit more effort to get out the door in the mornings (plus I'm still unpacking our belongings so it's been a treasure hunt trying to locate everything we need).

This morning after a night of disturbed sleep (my 10 month old is teething) I slept in until 7am which made it seem nearly impossible to get myself and all 3 children ready and out the door in an hour.

Just as I started feeling overwhelmed, my lovely husband put himself out to make my day easier. This meant I got to stay in my pajamas for another couple of hours and do some more sorting and unpacking. Yay. It's starting to feel like "home"

3 BIG grats

I am super grateful to finally have wedding accommodation booked for all of the family leading up to our wedding. It felt like a giant puzzle to fit everyone in at the right price in a close enough place! I would have to say this is the first part of wedding planning that I have found stressful (and even a wee bit upsetting!) so glad to have it all organised. The plus side is everyone is getting a good price, no one is left out and I think we have organised it so there is no awkwardness in the room sharing, yay! This is something I am very grateful to have done and dusted! On to the more fun and exciting bits...

I am grateful for some great bargains I picked up at the shops yesterday. I had about 15 minutes to kill at DFO while I waited for a friend to arrive at the airport so I popped in to see what they had and found a really awesome sale! I picked up three light dresses and a scarf for next winter for $35 total! I am really grateful for these bargains I seem to find at the end of each season which carry me through the next year so that i rarely have to pay full price but can still feel nice about having something new to wear! Yay!

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I am grateful for a fairly productive day at uni today, with classes, appointments and the chance to catch up on some files. I feel like my 'to-do' list is slowly being ticked off...and at least slightly faster than I'm adding new things to it! Also had some really great sessions with clients today which was great!