Rambles on a Tueday

By -
The kids are back at school, yay. Or so I thought until yesterday completely winded me. Projects, orals, homework, library, violin, swimming and the rest of life. Crazy hey? But all things considered we got it done and in good grace. Sometimes its good to be productive - towards the end of the holidays life got a bit dreary....even I can tire of staying in my pjs til lunchtime. Yes, really.

I set off to run again today after taking some time off due to shin splints. I think I just upped my mileage to fast and hurt myself. Going from 5 -25 km in one week might do that I guess. I did also buy some uber cool ICE SPRAY so that if I get eina I can sommer spray it away and carry on. Yeah!! Love that idea but promise to use it responsibly Mom! ;-)

I went to get photos printed yesterday. To scrapbook. (true story)  I want to journal about our little magical overnight trip to Old McDaddys farm. I also want to do a 'Mel @ 38' page before I turn 39....I have been doing a page a year since I was 32 but I let it slip by me last year so not again!

I do have a confession to make ....I upgraded our dstv to premium again. Nothing has changed except that my dear, hardworking man can now watch the one thing he loves - sport! I suddenly felt awful that I had made this decision without really considering how it would impact him - he watches so little tv I didnt really think about it until I realised the Tri-Nations and World Cup are about to begin and the poor bloke has to go out all the time if he wants to watch. I really wish there was an alternative bouquet that included sport.

Right - 30min til pick ups so best I do, um, something.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Me and hubby also want to desperately downgrade our bouquet for a smaller premium but what keeps us from doing it, is that on the cheaper bouquets, there aren't sport. I think Multichoice knows this and that is why they don't have Sport on the cheaper bouquets.
Can't wait to see the "Mel@38" post. Sounds interesting.
This Ice Spray sounds cool. Where did you buy it?
July 19, 2011 at 1:44 PM
cat said…
I agree with Blackhuff - it's the way they keep you paying more - the rugby.

Good luck with all of the things going on.
July 19, 2011 at 2:53 PM
Laura said…
We dont have DSTV - if D wants to watch rugby or anything we have to go out :)

I was totally overwhelmed by kids going back to school yesterday! Day ended with me alone in my room for a time out with some tears :(
July 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM
Lynette Jacobs said…
In this house our TV is always on sport...I would be very unpopular if I should take that away from my man;-)
July 19, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Joanne said…
You and that bloody TV bouquet!!! We upgraded to a movie package after downgrading last year and changed to Lovefilm but now we have comedies and a few other ones but no thriller thats another package grrrrr.
July 19, 2011 at 8:32 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hello April 2024

By -
We have settled into our new home.  It has taken many twists and turns along the way. In August 2022, Rach moved out and now she is returning home. Which means I am renovating the tiny house to make space for my firstborn.  I can safely say I am very excited to have everyone under the roof again - I was not ready for my eldest to leave so soon. It was never the plan. Life has a way of offering second chances and restoration in way we never can imagine. Although this comes with its own set of challenges - for her and for me - I see it as an absolute win. It may be a revolving door and various permutations in the years ahead but this is almost certainly the last year all 3 kids will be under my roof. This blog was born in 2007 - when Levi was under a year old. I spent the next 8 years sharing my life and theirs right here.  I have battled to figure out what this blog now needs to be ?  Am I going to continue to write for my kids? I am not even sure they need that anymo...
Read more

Silent Tears

By -
Image
As I was rushing around putting kids to bed my tween, Honey, beckoned to me. 'Come here Mom, I need to talk to you.' Something in her tone slowed me down and forced me to take a breath and follow her into her bedroom. As I looked at my beautiful daughter, growing up so fast I heard these words tumble out of her mouth: 'Mom, I hate my face. I am ugly'. I cannot tell you how unprepared I was for this statement. And yet, in an instant, I remembered this time in my life; when I looked in the mirror and didnt like what I saw. I listened quietly as she went through each of her stunning features and told me what she saw. I know there is little I can say with objectivity as her mother. She wont believe me just as I didnt believe my mother. I am happy to say when she woke up this morning she was her usual cheerful self. Full of beans, energy and confidence. Not a glimmer of the sad, insecure little person I saw the previous evening. I will have to start anticipatin...
Read more

April lockdown life

By -
The weekend went by in a blur.  A blur of eating, lounging, sleeping, netflixing, occasional exercise and general malaise. I did, finally, get around to setting my kids loose to find their Easter eggs...a week later but no one really knows what day of the week or month it is anyways. There was much hilarity as the boyf took his life in his hands and pushed the girlf into the pool to celebrate Easter victory. Usually this would have him sin-binned for hours but she took it unusually well.... I spent some time online searching for ways to pivot the business I work for...in an attempt to keep my income rolling in. Sadly my rental properties are not ticking over as my tenants cannot pay rent...this will be month 2 of zero rental income for me which is terrifying..but I cannot blame them. We are all suffering at the hands of this ridiculous outbreak and can only hope that some sort of revenue generating income finds its way into our economy soon. I have started watching Outlande...
Read more