I'm still here....

Nothing much has been happening except I survived the employee reduction at work.. 5 in my department left, turn up one morning, gone that afternoon..not a good day for all...but I'm thankful I still have my job.

Kids are doing well, Seb is now officially taller than me :-) Mad is still not seeing her dad, so we spend a lot of time together. I would never complain as I think it has brought is closer together...

I'm still going to Cross Fit twice a week now, can feel it in my clothes, but the scales are moving that number down :-(

Stitching wise... I'm in a funk..haven't stitched since Easter.. But that hasn't stopped me from buying.

The fab 4... Here we are after out last sat GTG in Melbourne



Coral, Lissy, Helen and me..

Decided one night we will so a SAL -( stitch along )
doing flower power.... What were we the thinking?? I must have had an extra sugar in my hot choc giving me a sugar high...lol



This is the fabric from crossed wing collection, dyed especially for it.


It's beautiful and HUGE !!!

That little pink spot...that's a plastic bobbin wound with thread...

I also had a chart - Token of Love I got with a gift voucher the kids gave me for Christmas , I was going to stitch it in red ..but I originally wanted purple..changed my mind and regretted it. I then saw it done in purple , so I splurged and got the purple thread...





But have I started stitching..no . I still have my LHN Christmas cottages to stitch on my afghan... I've done 1/2 of 1.

I haven't even read a whole book. I got the kindle , downloaded heaps of books, and started reading 1, but haven't got into that either.

Need to get out the funk I'm in...

Any suggestions out there??

Oh and I went and got my top of my ear pierced...with a NEEDLE ...OMG what was I thinking?? It hurt like %##}^£, it's ok now..when I don't knock, touch or catch it...lol

Lee-Ann xx

1 year ago

I was getting mums 70th party ready, what a year of changes I've had.

I have got a tattoo
A new full time job
Lost 19kgs ..and more to go
Taken the kids to sydney myself..ok with mum, but I did it alone.
And I'm going to Cross Fit- and enjoying it..who knew I would like exercise.lol
And my life has changed ...

I now realize I wasn't happy, and I was always doubting what was wrong with me, so much self doubt, why can't he love me, what can I change ...but I now understand..it's not me... I am not the problem.....there is nothing wrong with me. I was loyal, committed, honest & respectful... He can't tell me that.

My life is about me living for me now, I need to look after myself and be happy to look after my 2 precious children.

They see mum exercising , happier and doing things with them I wouldn't have normally done.

They have a new mum, no more self doubt.

And since I am exercising I need to look good, so I got myself these...




Lee-Ann xx

Sydney #2

Sydney tower














Sydney

Our Sydney trip #1

Has come and gone so quickly. we had a great time and the weather was fabulous. I also had my 46.. Yes I say it , birthday as I'm still here, happy & healthy..mum spoilt me with perfume and a pandora bracket and bead , and the kids gave me a voucher to get a kindle...

Darling harbour.








ANZAC Day




















An early birthday cake ....
More photos later...

She has been...

She waited until 7am as the kids didn't go to sleep until after midnight and I was in bed ..so she had to wait ...



E.B got them onesies each.. Haven't got a photo of Mad but here is Seb on his Flash one...




And Mads 1D lollies from. The UK




We had a very nice breakfast, just the 3 of us... Chocolate, mocha & fruit hot cross buns to choose from, and Big M milk..their favourite..

Then we went to mums for morning tea with my family...i made red velvet cakes




Home for a big walk with Mad and came home with a lost dog... After a few calls and an hour later her mum was here to pick her up...

Then we each did our own thing..Seb - Xbox, mad ..Skype, me - stitch..

Then mum came up for tea.. Nice tea with just the 4 of us, normally it's the whole family .. It was nice to have a quiet stress free day..

The Kids are doing fine, Seb was to go to his dads tonight, but chose not to, Mad is still here with me, they are old enough to make their own decisions of where they want to go.

Me - I am getting better day by day..and finally realize..there is nothing wrong with me, I did nothing wrong, I was loyal, committed and honest for 27yrs..
I can live with that...

I'm getting back to cooking and stitching which I enjoy, reading.. I need to find the time still.. There are so many things to do and so little time..working full time sucks.. But it pays the bills..

Happy Easter xxxx

Lee-Ann xx

It's Easter...

And 1 more sleep till Easter Bunny arrives... Yes he..whoops she still turns up here ...

I stitched this little cutie yesterday and finished her today...







Happy Easter xxxx




Lee-Ann xx

So as I said...

I haven't been stitching ..but still been buying..
The Fab 4 couldn't resist this little cutey.. We all got suckered in to doing the auto ship program for Just Nan's ornament series.



Just Nan - Honey Bunny..

And the kids gave me a voucher for Christmas so it went on this...




Victoria Sampler - candy cane cottage ... To match the gingerbread house.. I will do one day..

And then I saw this...another Just Nan - Tea with honey..




And then.... The new Shepherds bush Grey snowman.. When I was in the US -Vegas went to the best cross stitch store and picked up the other snowmen, so I had to add to the collection...




And....... Yes another and.. This...



Quaker Balls by Amaryllis ... They have intrigued me so much. I had to get it..OMG the book is 30 pages long..but have been told they are "easy" ...mmm let's see if I ever do them..lol

Now I am saving for this pretty little thing...



I am selling all my scrapbooking stuff on eBay.. Haven't touched it in years..so you never know how soon I will have her on my bench whipping up delicious cakes ...

I'm now about to go wrap the birthday boys gifts... He had 3 boys over tonight for pizza...he said he didn't want a cake.. Until 4pm tonight in 35 degree heat ..he asks for 1.. So what does a mother do....



Goes to the supermarket and buys a Freddo frog ice-cream cake ..
The boys loved it... Went down well with pizza...


Lee-Ann xx