Just when you think you have that 5 minutes of time its School Holidays again. And what to do when its raining? Yeah I know its Spring but unfortunately it chose to rain THIS week. Of course I am not ungrateful to the Universe. So Thank You for the Rain!! :)
Since I will of course be boring everyone senseless with my quest to have the perfect Christmas I have given the kids the task of looking to make some cake top decorations out of icing.
Great idea since this is not so different to clay and every so now and again they have a wee nibble which of course they all love.
On Friday we will be having a "letter to Santa" day and I will have around 10 littlies to write letters, glue, glitter and create chaos, mayhem and laughter all while they pledge to be good so that Santa will answer their requests.
I am making a post box for them to drop it in and in November I will post out letters for them from Santa.
To those of you who do not think Santa is real I have only this to say
BELIEVE!!!!!! BELIEVE!!!!!!! BELIEVE!!!!!!!
XOXO
DG
Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Christmas invitations
This Year the colour Scheme for Christmas is Red and Gold and I started with these Wallet invitations which include the invitation, RSVP card with postage paid and a little treat (will post picture of completed items soon)
Everything is hand made :) and it was made with great love and joy.
XOXO
DG
Saving Time
I often wonder why it is we are all so obsessed with the "time wasting" thing. In the old days no one ever worried about time, they just got on with the job. But in the old days women didnt have to pull a job, kids, home, husband and friends all in one breath, so yeah forget that!!
Time is one of the things women explain as being the reason for not taking care of themselves. That and Money and they most often say that a combinationof the 2 is deathly!
We are of course always the fairer sex and should at every turn be treated that way. Now I am not talking about having no voice because heaven forbid that is not what its about. But there are some things that just HAVE to be done by boys. So let them do it. Don't go off and try to do it yourself just because you want to prove a point. YOUR NOT. All you manage to do is give yourself another task and disempower the guys into thinking "Aw well she can handle it".
The worst part of the problem is that most women forget how to treat themselves. I blame life, the universe and everything else for this, mothers teach you that you have to look nice and pretty and that your house must always be clean and to remember to have on good underwear when you go out, right? RIGHT so what happens?
What happens when you have a husband/partner/boyfriend and Kids come along? What happens when you have a job and you are always rushing off somewhere?
What happens if your a stay at home Mom?
I'll tell you..... You forget YOURSELF!! with a job you get up, rush around like a chicken and dress for work battling traffic as you go and try to meet as many deadlines as possible before you pass out from lack of food and water. If your a stay at home mum you think there must be more to life that spit on your clothes albeit just that black tracksuit pants and jumper you managed to drag out of the ironing basket. All the while you think about kids that have to go somewhere/be fetched and carried/ need to be changed/bathed/dressed etc etc etc and of course that never ending stream of washing and cleaning that just happens to come along at night when your not looking.
Well I don't have all the answers to how we save time but I do think we should remember to take time out for ourselves. Most people learn by example and if they see you not taking care of yourself they automatically start to not care enough about how you look or even feel. Please don't get me wrong I am not saying nobody loves you anymore thats not true!!! What I am saying is lead by example. Ask! you have got to know the art of delegation and this is not just at work you know you need to know this stuff even if you stay home.
The art of delegation and self preservation is the 2 main ingredients to finding the time you need.
And DON'T be a nit picker for heavens sake.
If the girls are making their beds in the morning because you asked them to then don't go around making it again! You don't have to, at least not for 2 days. Save yourself 5 minutes by leaving them to feel empowered enough to complete a task without feeling like your going to come and correct it anyway.
If you ask them to do the dishes, show them how you like to pack the dishwasher and what you don't want in it. Then leave them to do it. WALK AWAY! Delegation means that you empower the person to get on with the job after you have outlined the requirements and the end result which needs to be achieved in a set period of time.
It does not mean "I will check on you every 5 minutes and if you do it worng I will do it myself!" That is the complete opposite of delegation thats called DISEMPOWERMENT!
DONT DO IT.
Teach yourself to remain positive. It doesn't matter that your a perfectionist with OCD you need to let go.
Well now you will all think of course she's saying that but have you seen the way they make their beds good grief not even a rat can sleep in that!
Sorry mate! But if you take away the task it will never get better. Offer to help. Say positive things like would you like me to teach you how to make those neat corners in your sheet? or How about you make that side and I will help you with this side.
Sing a song! gosh have we all forgotten how to sing. I most of all have the worst voice in the universe, guess what no kid I have met has ever felt they needed to tell me to stop sining, in fact if anything they ask me TO sing.
Come on ladies you can do it.
In a single day you should at least be able to find 10 minutes to do 25 Yoga positions without being disturbed.
Just try it. Ask someone to do something for you. Anything and add the minutes together, then leave everything else and go off and do your 10 minutes of nothing ( or something you want)
come back after 10 and carry on if you must. Make a fuss about your 10 minutes, say to the kids, can you hold on for 10 minutes I am just going to sit and have a cup of tea. I bet you they will say SURE!! they might even say I can do it myself.
Teach children and husbands to be independant. Don't do everything for them. They are not lame. They can do it. JUST TRY!!!!
So now that lecture is done IMPLEMENTATION is high on our priority list!!!
Start your day Putting your feet out of bed and saying TODAY IS SO AWESOME THANK YOU. It doesnt really matter who you are thanking it only matters that you are. The Universe and God will never give you more than you can handle and YOU KNOW you can attract many wonderful and positive things by just being that way yourself.
Never do anything by half measure, if your going to do something do it with passion and love and I can assure you it will be received in the same way and maybe not today but soon it will come back.
Life is about enjoying the ride and finding the things, great or small that will bring you pleasure and joy.
Remain Forever Fabulous
XOXO
DG
Time is one of the things women explain as being the reason for not taking care of themselves. That and Money and they most often say that a combinationof the 2 is deathly!
We are of course always the fairer sex and should at every turn be treated that way. Now I am not talking about having no voice because heaven forbid that is not what its about. But there are some things that just HAVE to be done by boys. So let them do it. Don't go off and try to do it yourself just because you want to prove a point. YOUR NOT. All you manage to do is give yourself another task and disempower the guys into thinking "Aw well she can handle it".
The worst part of the problem is that most women forget how to treat themselves. I blame life, the universe and everything else for this, mothers teach you that you have to look nice and pretty and that your house must always be clean and to remember to have on good underwear when you go out, right? RIGHT so what happens?
What happens when you have a husband/partner/boyfriend and Kids come along? What happens when you have a job and you are always rushing off somewhere?
What happens if your a stay at home Mom?
I'll tell you..... You forget YOURSELF!! with a job you get up, rush around like a chicken and dress for work battling traffic as you go and try to meet as many deadlines as possible before you pass out from lack of food and water. If your a stay at home mum you think there must be more to life that spit on your clothes albeit just that black tracksuit pants and jumper you managed to drag out of the ironing basket. All the while you think about kids that have to go somewhere/be fetched and carried/ need to be changed/bathed/dressed etc etc etc and of course that never ending stream of washing and cleaning that just happens to come along at night when your not looking.
Well I don't have all the answers to how we save time but I do think we should remember to take time out for ourselves. Most people learn by example and if they see you not taking care of yourself they automatically start to not care enough about how you look or even feel. Please don't get me wrong I am not saying nobody loves you anymore thats not true!!! What I am saying is lead by example. Ask! you have got to know the art of delegation and this is not just at work you know you need to know this stuff even if you stay home.
The art of delegation and self preservation is the 2 main ingredients to finding the time you need.
And DON'T be a nit picker for heavens sake.
If the girls are making their beds in the morning because you asked them to then don't go around making it again! You don't have to, at least not for 2 days. Save yourself 5 minutes by leaving them to feel empowered enough to complete a task without feeling like your going to come and correct it anyway.
If you ask them to do the dishes, show them how you like to pack the dishwasher and what you don't want in it. Then leave them to do it. WALK AWAY! Delegation means that you empower the person to get on with the job after you have outlined the requirements and the end result which needs to be achieved in a set period of time.
It does not mean "I will check on you every 5 minutes and if you do it worng I will do it myself!" That is the complete opposite of delegation thats called DISEMPOWERMENT!
DONT DO IT.
Teach yourself to remain positive. It doesn't matter that your a perfectionist with OCD you need to let go.
Well now you will all think of course she's saying that but have you seen the way they make their beds good grief not even a rat can sleep in that!
Sorry mate! But if you take away the task it will never get better. Offer to help. Say positive things like would you like me to teach you how to make those neat corners in your sheet? or How about you make that side and I will help you with this side.
Sing a song! gosh have we all forgotten how to sing. I most of all have the worst voice in the universe, guess what no kid I have met has ever felt they needed to tell me to stop sining, in fact if anything they ask me TO sing.
Come on ladies you can do it.
In a single day you should at least be able to find 10 minutes to do 25 Yoga positions without being disturbed.
Just try it. Ask someone to do something for you. Anything and add the minutes together, then leave everything else and go off and do your 10 minutes of nothing ( or something you want)
come back after 10 and carry on if you must. Make a fuss about your 10 minutes, say to the kids, can you hold on for 10 minutes I am just going to sit and have a cup of tea. I bet you they will say SURE!! they might even say I can do it myself.
Teach children and husbands to be independant. Don't do everything for them. They are not lame. They can do it. JUST TRY!!!!
So now that lecture is done IMPLEMENTATION is high on our priority list!!!
Start your day Putting your feet out of bed and saying TODAY IS SO AWESOME THANK YOU. It doesnt really matter who you are thanking it only matters that you are. The Universe and God will never give you more than you can handle and YOU KNOW you can attract many wonderful and positive things by just being that way yourself.
Never do anything by half measure, if your going to do something do it with passion and love and I can assure you it will be received in the same way and maybe not today but soon it will come back.
Life is about enjoying the ride and finding the things, great or small that will bring you pleasure and joy.
Remain Forever Fabulous
XOXO
DG
At Last!!!
I know I know, it has been ages. Well needless to say i didnt have that 5 minutes but it was great......
I managed to finish my training, do a conference talk in August, aquire some kids woohoo!!!!! and am having the time of my life.
A few changes were made i had the boys all week but have now successfully been able to move them to the first half of the week and have Friday's all to myself.
So back to ME!!!
Yay me it was my birthday and I had a fabulous time of course any goddess worth her salt who manages to negotiate her Friday off should be doing Fabulous things and thats what I intend to be doing. First up are further experiments on those products that will not only get rid of the nasties you are buying but also SAVE YOU MONEY and you know how we all love money (well I Love money) anyway.
I will post some of these on the site in the next few days and will also update the happenings of the last couple of months.
I have btw already completed my Christmas invitations YAY!!! Oh man I LOVE Christmas. So there will be additional posts to update you on that with some picks of the projects and menu's, table layouts and guest numbers as they grow and I complete them. Colour at this stage is Red and Gold and I can tell you it is looking FINE!!
Keeping you posted
XOXO
DG
I managed to finish my training, do a conference talk in August, aquire some kids woohoo!!!!! and am having the time of my life.
A few changes were made i had the boys all week but have now successfully been able to move them to the first half of the week and have Friday's all to myself.
So back to ME!!!
Yay me it was my birthday and I had a fabulous time of course any goddess worth her salt who manages to negotiate her Friday off should be doing Fabulous things and thats what I intend to be doing. First up are further experiments on those products that will not only get rid of the nasties you are buying but also SAVE YOU MONEY and you know how we all love money (well I Love money) anyway.
I will post some of these on the site in the next few days and will also update the happenings of the last couple of months.
I have btw already completed my Christmas invitations YAY!!! Oh man I LOVE Christmas. So there will be additional posts to update you on that with some picks of the projects and menu's, table layouts and guest numbers as they grow and I complete them. Colour at this stage is Red and Gold and I can tell you it is looking FINE!!
Keeping you posted
XOXO
DG
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