The Don's Meddle

  With all the chaos of the world at the moment, my dreams have been a little all over the shop. I try not to watch too much media on COVID-19 and I have been watching a lot of Netflix, so the imagination doesn't need any more content!  But they have been very vivid and meaningful the last week or so.  I have always been a date person, I remember dates. Mainly birthdays (some I forget, some I remember like friends from high school)! Whatever is retained in my brain I will remember the dates and this includes the dates of my angels.   Sometimes it is like I do forget a little and for some reason the dates make me think for a second until I remember that is right, I know what that date is coming up. I do get a little teary and think about what we went through, but I know I am a stronger person and my spirituality lets me cope with our angels and I know they are somewhere and happy.  Not destined for us but we were able to have the happiness and love that came...

Seems I added my snack blurb to my last post.... the picture is in this one! Haha publishing joys. Missed a few prompts this week and realise that May is nearly over! Ah well, June will give it another crack and maybe add a theme! See what FatMumSlim   proposes! Snack Into the city today, second time this week after a doctors appt. going to get a breast ultrasound and needed a little snack for comfort. Getting off the train at Town Hall, I grabbed a little Bread Top goodness. Coconut for comfort as I sat waiting to get my breasts checked after a lump and rash appeared on my right boob. All clear, results came back good. Grateful.  Two Things Many battles have happened in our rental property as the owners live in the US and don’t really seem to care too much about the property.  The side fence has been falling down for many years and finally got approval for a cheap quote (well the neighbours did, they own their house) to get the fence fixed.  There were way more than...

Gosh I love this challenge, I used to be so good at remembeirng the daily prompts and taking a photo everyday to the prompt and posting it.  Loved doing some write ups also  (will add a few links below to posts from years ago, my favourites). May was "An ISO Photo Challenge" given we are all in Isolation still. Most of us since March.  April was a free photo a day challenge and I was a little lost with being at home, working from home, entertaining a three year old and trying to NOT get this virus thing. Was quite a stressful time and I just kept home, kept away from the shops and kept my daughter at home also. May was still lockdown, still in isolation #iso but decided to complete a few challenges that excite me. This is one of them.  I may not of done ALL the prompts. I used to love writing about the photos, like keeping a diary or journal, digitally. Here are the first nine I completed:- A drink GIN..... since having Maddie I havent been a BIG drinker like I used...

It is hard to put a positive spin on the stigma that surrounds mental health – but we all have mental health. If you have a brain, you have mental health and some of us suffer ill mental health. That doesn’t mean some are entirely broken or damaged, but need help, guidance, love, support and assistance. An open mind and lots of understanding.  Sometimes being honest and saying you are not sure how to deal with things, is the perfect place to start. We all should look after our mental health. I feel that sometimes the stigma around mental health and mental illness is the because of the wording used so freely by the media and on social media that those dealing with ill mental health all fit under one umbrella. This is not the case. We all have mental health issues, we feel happy, sad and can have emotional days and mood swings.   Some are caused by hormones and some can eventuate from experiences in life, or a trauma, leaving us with emotions that we don’t understand...

Can you believe in three days it will be 2019?! Now I normally don't believe in New Years resolutions- I believe readjusting goals is healthier and  achievable. 2018 was a blur for me really when it came to my health and fitness goals. I really struggled with getting motivated and achieving goals. Things I achieved in 2018: * managed my anxiety and had less panic attacks in the second half of the year due to mindfulness * relaxed more and didn't set my expectations too high * averaged two workouts every week one yoga and one weights or HIIT * let go of toxic thoughts focused on the positive * started filming myself after sessions and posting on social media for motivation and to keep me accountable and honest * took more time out for self care * lots of fun activities with my daughter No point going over what I didn't achieve as it is in the past and I am not using up any energy focusing on what hasn't  happened. 2019 will look like this: * planning,...

The struggle is real. Getting healthy and under 80kgs is my goal. Reducing my sugar intake, training more and strengthening my core, my body and my mind. The struggle has been so real. I admit some of it is probably in my head.  Having struggled with depression before I wasn't surprised when it happened again after the birth of my first child.  I have struggled with anxiety and depression more after we had many heartbreaks trying for our daughter.  The fear of something happening to her has increased my anxiety and I have struggled with work and relationships for the past year and a half.  Life has changed and I too must change. 20months after having a baby I am still struggling to get rid of the fog, the stresses of working life and family life. It is real and not always just an excuse.  Unless you have had the fog and struggles, it is hard to "just" get things moving.  I have gone from 96.5kgs to 89.8kgs in a year, have reached a pla...

Sugar free started two days ago - give me strength!!  So far so good...... I inhaled sugar when pregnant and seems I am addicted......... no more excuses. Sugar is my weakness, I don't even enjoy it anymore. Now when I say "sugar free" I don't mean fruit- because fruit is awesome. I am talking about the packets of mint slices biscuits, blocks of chocolate, ice-cream, red licorice.......Sugar in my tea and diet/skim drinks/products. #putdownthemintslice #sugarfree #iqs #healthyformaddie