Photo A Day Dec 1st "Red" {my favourite colour of all}

Days #19 & 20 Dashing Through The Aisles

So my Christmas marathon has begun. Food, drinks, recipes, gifts, wrapping paper, letters to Santa, advent calendars, Christmas parties and Christmas lights a plenty!

It's my personal mission to see that my family has an awesome Christmas this year. We deserve it! And I'm putting in a lot of work {fun work, of course} to make it happen.

From 10pm til 0030am today, I stalked every aisle of our local department store for lights, platters, decorations and trinkets for the treasure hunt I'm having for Mr 5 on Christmas morning. People everywhere, trolleys clashing like dodgem cars at the Melbourne Show, lines and line of people waiting to splurge on their credit cards {I was good, I don't have a credit card!} and not really a temper tantrum to be seen. Maybe because it was almost the middle of the night and most {rational} people were in bed.

I don't have many more gifts to buy but I really have left the most difficult until last, only because I've been putting it off for weeks. I've made a shopping list in order to put together an awesome Christmas dinner and can't wait to get cracking!

I couldn't be more excited. It's a special Christmas for many reasons- my daughter's first, my son's last as a preschooler and my first without my Mum. Apart from that part, I hope it will be a joyful day with lots of happiness and laughter. I want to honour my Mum by making Christmas a special time for my family, she made it a tradition to be together, to celebrate and enjoy each other's company, the least I could do is make sure the fun never ends.

Ho Ho Ho December 1st, glad you're finally here!!!!

L
xo

Photo A Day Nov 30 "All Done" {with bad health}

Photo A Day Nov 29TH "Black" {my nephew's cool Vans}

Day #18 Where For Art Thou Sleep?

Less than 5 hours sleep every single night is just a tad ridiculous. Can't function day or night! Too switched on to sleep, too tired to do anything about the thoughts flying around.

I've tried medication, eliminated caffeine, reduced meal sizes, reading or listening to music before bed, exercising before bedtime, warm milk, everything my exhausted brain can think of and NOTHING is working.

I'm again thinking about everything I have to do all at once, rather than trying to get through one step at a time.


I had a really bad "Mum Moment" today but thankfully it only took a tiny while to get through it. It's not even upsetting thoughts that are keeping me awake. Maybe I'm getting a bit too excited too early that it's nearly Christmas?!

The kids are still up and I wish with all my might that I could sit and relax in peace but nope, they are loving life and loving a little adventure in staying up late.

Thankfully tomorrow is a day off and I can catch up on what my brain has been too fried to accomplish this week. I can't believe I actually called a doctor "dude" today. Shows how out of whack I am!

I thought the exhaustion would come a lot sooner into my mum-of-two journey so I'm appreciative that I got a bit more time before my body decided to fight against rest.

Life could be so much worse, I know. But it's pretty damn near impossible to function in this state!

Fingers crossed that tonight is my lucky night. Yes, I'm talking about sleep.

L
xo

Photo A Day Nov 28th "I'm Thankful For" {unwinding down after an extremely difficult day}

Day #16 & 17- End of the Year

I don't understand why people wait for a new year to make a fresh start. You're alive? Make one now.

I'm working hard on my copy writing/social media business, going back to finish my studies and going back to nursing in 2014. And most importantly, reaching my healthiest potential. BUT I'm making changes right now for all that to happen.

People don't always get second chances {or even a first} so get on with your life now. It'll be too late and you'll miss your opportunity to be a better person and better at everything you do.