Things I'm Loving

Not every day is good but there is something good in every day...or every week in this case!

Well it has been a FULL ON week around here - back at school after the holidays, going unconditional on our house (almost, waiting for a phone call anytime now...), trying to get all our things ready and our ducks in row to buy a new house (yes we found one and yes it's awesome!) and all the other normal stuff - ya know, running a household and being a mum. Full on, that's for sure....but I like it that way.

That's what I wrote last week and didn't get around to posting.

This week however I haven't been loving much. Little Leah was very ill and in hospital which equals tired (and very very worried) mummy and daddy for a good portion of the week.

I must say though that I was absolutely loving the staff at Starship hospital here in Auckland - you guys rock. You tried your darndest to make a very scary experience not so scary for our favourite little girl, and for that we thank you <3.

Loving the amazing workers at Starship hospital, especially the Play Specialists (what a cool job hey?) that helped Leah forget all her troubles and draw the afternoon away in the play room.

Loving watching little miss tuck in to some long awaited (over 24 hours) lunch.

Day 22: An open letter

Dear you, 

Can we both remember to talk to each other nicely please. There's no need to call names and raise voices.

xox
Me.

"A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer."

Day 21: A photo of something that makes you happy.
Leah.

"I'm being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow."

Day 20: The meaning behind your blog name.

Naming my blog was a really difficult exercise. It took me a whole week prior to opening the account humming and harring about what it should be.

The inspiration for the name came from this song in the end.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. ~James Dean

Day 19: A picture of something you want to do before you die.

My bucket list is on Pinterest.

Day 18: 15 things that irritate me about the opposite/same sex.

Day 18: 5 things that irritate me about the opposite/same sex.

I don't believe in stereotypes. There are too many men in the world to say that they're all addicted to breasts or gaming and too many women in the world to say that we're all neurotic or wear too much make up.

So for this reason I have a list of 5 things that I hate in people, no matter what sex they are.

1. Judgemental people.
I hate judgement of others. To think you're better than someone else because they choose to live their life a different way than you or than you think they should is ridiculous. To have your own opinion on things is fine, to press them on others or to make others feel guilty/wrong/shamed because of their thoughts and actions is pathetic. What a little person you must be to do this.

2. Discrimination.
Along the same lines as the last. I'm a big believer in 'everyone to their own' and will not treat someone differently on the basis of their religion/sexual orientation/gender/age/race etc. It's all one big melting pot people. Accept everyone for who they are! End of!

3. People who are rude to those who wait on us.
I hate people who are not nice to waiters, attendees at retail places etc. HATE IT!

4. Those who neglect or abuse animals or children.
Absolutely no reason whatsoever for this. None. You are scum. End of.

5. Those who think so highly of themselves.
Being confident is one thing. Thinking you are the best thing on offer since sliced bread is a complete other. Be humble.

And a 6 in their just for good luck, I hate negative people.

Wow, how hateful am I? To counter balance this... I love people who are positive, those who see the best in others, those who are balanced, those who see people as individuals, I love teachers - especially those who see beyond the 'stories' of children's past and only see the child in front of them, I love those who help me see the best in myself and help me to see the best in others, I love those that encourage other people, I love creativity, I love confidence, I love thoughtfulness, caring and happy people. 

Mahatma Gandhi “The future depends on what you do today.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

Day 17: How you hope you future will be like.

Last year for one of my 101 challenges I complete the Life Circle Writing Tasks. It focusses some of your long term goals and ensures that you're working toward a future that you're happy with. It's counter productive to keep doing what you've always done but expecting different results. Action is the key in my opinion.

 It was great. I actually needed a reminder to go back and have a look at what I wrote and what I want to get back on board with here. So this was a good opportunity.

So life circle works like this.

The 'wheel of life' is cut into 8 parts. Each part represents one of the significant parts of your life, as shown above. You then score each section 1 to 10 and comment on each to show yourself which aspects of life you're currently happy with and which you would most like to work on. Then, using this as a basis you write what you want your life to look like in 5 years, under these 8 headings. From there you break this down to what this will look like in shorter periods of time if you're working toward this 5 year goals - what will this look like in 2 years? 1 year? 6 months? I totally recommend doing it. It was really telling and made me do some in-depth thinking making me super happy with the end result and my movements towards it.

So... some of my things? Here's a brief look into what to expect of me in 5 years:

• Leah will be at school and we'll have another little friend who's about 2 or so...Shivers, better get on to this soon....
• I will still be teaching but in some sort of different position - librarian, ICT specialist, working with both leading students and teachers.
• I will be a healthy weight.
• I will be more comfortable and happy with my appearance.
• I will be an awesome mum, making sure my kids have awesome experiences and know that mum is there for them always, no matter what.
• My house will be super organised and neat...most of the time.
• We will have a bigger house with a nice yard and some outside playing gear for the kids.
• We will be house proud on many levels.
• We will live from a budget and have a healthy savings account.

Major stuff huh? Think I can do it? I worry I won't meet it sometimes!