FFS friday. WHY

This week is brought to you by the word WHY.

WHY does the baby only walk when there is no camera to capture the big milestone.  FFS

WHY do I watch "one born every minute" and think another baby would be a good idea.  FFS

WHY cant kids get all their teeth all at once.  FFS

WHY will my children not sleep.  FFS

WHY did I listen to so much Bon Jovi while I was pregnant as now my children's theme song is

FFS

WHY did I put a random Bon Jovi clip in?  Because I just learnt how to do it .and I love Jon Bon Jovi  FFS

WHY did I forget the bag for preschool yesterday forcing me to run around buying stuff.  FFS

WHY did I spend 10 minutes picking up dog crap so the kids could play outside only to have them back in after 10 minutes.  FFS

WHY can I not find the remote and am to lazy to get up and change the channel I am watching NZ next top model.  FFS

WHY has it taken me until 10pm to finish this.  FFS

WHY is the only tone of voice my children use is the whinge.  FFS.

WHY did I write and publish a post on tuesday that made me sound like an emo which I am so not.  FFS

Thats it for me.  Thanks Dear Baby G!!

I am

When I saw this on saturday I was all over it, made a post up in my head and was GUNNA write it later.  Never did but here it is now although completely different to the made up one in my head.

I am a self confessed GUNNA as in I am gunna do it later.  Some days I do but most days I don't.  Today I am a DOER!! 

I am a mother, partner daughter, blah blah blah.  Thats what I would have written on saturday.  Today is different.  Today I am PISSED OFF, ANGRY, TIRED, BORED, COLD,  Tomorrow will be different but right now 12/6/12 thats who I AM.

FFS friday. THE RENTAL

We moved 3 weeks ago to a rental property while our house is being built.  I still haven't unpacked. FFS

The HOTH has been understanding about how long it takes to unpack with 2 kids under my feet etc but his patience is wearing thin!  He has been away working this week and is expecting big things when he gets back.  He will have the shits.  FFS

Its the middle of winter and the rental has a wood fire which is NOT in working condition.  FFS

The back yard gets the sun for about 2 hours in the morning, I am using the dryer all the time, cant wait to get the power bill.  FFS

Not everything can go in the dryer, I have a back log of clothes drying everywhere.  FFS

Seems like every piece of clothing my children own cannot go in the dryer.  FFS

We moved in and found out there was no tv Aeriel, this is not the landlords problem as they do not consider tv to be an essential service.  FFS

Luckily I have a multitalented partner who was able to fix it.  Only after he got back from working away for the week.  FFS

No tv for a week really sucked.  FFS

After I finally got tv I switched it off 5 minutes later as there was nothing on.  FFS

In the 3 weeks we have been here I have had 3 long hot showers as the lovely landlord has only installed a tiny hot water system.  FFS

The landlord also found the cheapest oven, its not even fan forced.  FFS

The landlord also will not fix the side fences.  My dogs keep busting into the neighbours yard.  FFS

The HOTH got a call as his number is on the dogs collar.  That morning I had gone to do some sneaky shopping and left my phone at home.  He was mad.  FFS

The cats hate the new house and are not talking to me.  FFS

We are paying too much for this house but had to take it as the builder was ready to go.  FFS

The house is carpeted.  Enough said.  FFS

It has rained all this week just as we needed it not too as the builders were going to do the piering. FFS

The rental is a 25klm drive to our suburb.  We are constantly on the road.  The baby has the shits about being in and out of the car all the time especially on a thursday when we have to go twice for preschool drop off and pick up.  FFS

The 3 year old wants to "go home", hates the rental and constantly wants to k ow what happened to his house.  He also wants to help build the new one and paint it green.  Green??  FFS

The same 3 year old also wants to go back to "the turtle house" in Fiji and get more beads in his hair.  FFS

Stay tuned for a Fiji post now that I paid $150 for a computer guy to tell me that my laptop is fine just old and is safe to download my pictures on!!  FFS

Thanks to http://www.dearbabyg.com/  for causing me to find another reason to not unpack!!
 

Facebook is my library.and I love bloggers!!

I love reading, always have and always will.  Lately if I am picking up an actual book it means I have insomnia as for me it is a guaranteed way to put me to sleep!!  Before kids I would buy at least 2 books a month and when I was pregnant, crazy and I thought we were moving I packed up all my/our books.  I gave away 2 boxes that I did not want anymore and I think there is 3 big and 2 medium boxes filled with books in our shed waiting to be unpacked and re read again.  This does not include our ever growing children's book collection.  God bless my local salvos shop!!  Even thought they are 3 and 1 my boys love their books and I really hope they will read because they want too and not because they have to.  There is nothing better than being lost in a good book but at the moment I cannot get truely lost as I always have one ear open waiting for the inevitable "muuuuuuum" or "waaaaaaaaaaaah"!!  The only must read I have at the moment is my trusty toddler book!! 

Sadly in the last 3 years I can count on one hand the number of books I have read.  Which is where facebook or more importantly blogs come into my story.

Nearly a year ago I found blogs and I have been hooked.  I have so many I read and enjoy.  These are  funny, touching, inspirational, crafty, thought provoking, and I love being invited into bloggers lives. I know that there are blog readers but I prefer facebook as I can access it on my phone.  Just like I have my favourite authors I have my favourite bloggers who I must read everything they publish and  I love going through my facebook feed seeing all the titles and clicking if something catches my eye!!   I think I have about 50 I "like" and am constantly finding new ones. It really is like a library, bookshop or one big magazine!! 

Yesterday it occurred to me I prefer reading a blog to a magazine, newspaper or watching any of those "news shows" eg 60 minutes. That article in the sunday paper absolutely sealed it for me.  I cannot stand that ratings grabbing sensationalism that passes as information/entertainment.  I much prefer to hear people tell their own stories without having their words twisted or being asked stupid questions guaranteed to cause pain or embarrassment.  I  love reading 3 of the 4 blogs "featured" and the other one I had not heard of but is now another one for me to read!! I hope the bloggers in question demand a retraction be printed but most of all I hope they know how fabulous I think they are. 
Now my confession to all you bloggers is that  I am a shocking commenter, as in  I hardly ever comment.  In fact I have never commented on at least 5 of my favourites !!  I will try and resolve this by actually commenting sometime soon!!  In my defence I read a lot of blogs on my phone and it can be hard to comment as my phone does not always cooperate!!  This is where the "like" button is one of the best inventions ever!!

I started this blog as a way of participating in a challenge and I have been completing the challenge just doing it in my head!!  I have a fair bit going on at the moment and life is a little uncertain as we wait for the next stage of house building to begin and I have well and truely buried my head in the sand waiting for this next stage to begin and your blogs have been a great distraction!!  I hope to be able to blog a little more when life settles.  I have plans to write about the house building process and what no one tells you as the further into it I get the more false and misleading information I came across. A lot like child birth and parenting!!
Thank you to all the bloggers I read for being so funny,crafty, inspirational but most of all being REAL!!

I am linking this post today with

52 WEEK CHALLENGE- WEEK 6

Week 6 is all about goal setting. 

I have one goal this year and that is to get our house built.  It is consuming our lives and I cannot focus on anything else until that is complete.  I know life is going to be fantastic when it is built but the stress and worry are really overwhelming.

However I have been planning and thinking about how to make the house a  very organised and tidy home and looking past the building stage. When moments of clarity kick in and things seem less stressful its actually enjoyable to look forward instead of looking around.  I would be kidding myself if I try to set other goals as I know until life is settled again there is no way I can think about other things and give my whole self to anything.

Here is a list of my "goals" although it seems like to-do list!!

• Sort out and pack all our existing things
• Throw out/donate/sell ALL unwanted things
• Find furniture which is practical for the new house
• Stop stressing out so much!!!!!!!!!!!!

52 WEEK CHALLENGE- week 3

Week 3 is all about a mission statement.  I did not have to think too hard about this one as I know what mine is. I fell in love with this picture months ago and knew it was exactly what I wanted for our new house. I have brought it ready to be the first thing I put in the house.  There is a couple of different ones that I will buy when I find/remember where I saw them.  One is just for boys and the other is one for mums.  This picture is basically everything I wish for my boys and its also a great reminder for adults too.  Imagine living in a world where everyone followed what the picture says?

As far as a "mission statement" I feel my kids are too little at the moment to fully understand but it is something I would look at in the future. 

ps the pictue came from here!!

52 Week challenge- Week 5

WEEK 5

I am cheating a little bit and skipping weeks 3 and 4 for now.  Firstly I had major technical issues and could not access my blog and second I had a change of heart over blogging (not doing the challenge) after seeing some very ugly online bullying .

The first issue seems to be fixed for now but I still cant download the task from week 4!!  It was so frustrating as I have had week 3's challenge in my head but could not write it out.  I could read other peoples but not comment.  I would love a new computer!!

The second issue was an eye opener and nearly made me give up.  I was in complete shock and seriously doubted whether this was something I wanted to open myself up to.  I have cut certain people out of my life as I do not want to deal with their drama so why would I want to invite this kind of thing into my life?   After some serious thought I had another "light bulb" moment.  BY PRESSING "PUBLISH" I HAD FULFILLED A DREAM!!!!!!  The dream being a published author.  No one can or will take that away from me and I am here to stay!!

Back to the challenge which is a "catch your breath" week and for me that means finishing weeks 3 and 4!!