Okay so after four years of a beautiful friendship The Crazy Cake Lady and The Crazy Craft Lady are joining forces to educate and enlighten the world on just what it is like to be a little crazy. Stay Tuned
Monday, September 26, 2011
Friday, June 11, 2010
Weekend Away
So here it is a very cold Friday morning we have just walked the kids to school and sat through a nice long assembly in the freezing cold to watch our youngest daughter get an award. Back at the house I am defrosting in front of the heater and thinking about what I need to do today. We are off on a Weekend away with my mother in law and her husband.
Everyone looks forward to a weekend away staying at a hotel or in this case a chalet set in the middle of the most beautiful forrest you have ever seen. I think the whole idea of having time away is fantastic. I think it would be even better if I did not have to take along four kids and puppy.
But we do these things for family time. And as I sit her contemplating all the clothes I must pack for four kids in the middle of winter. Making sure the portacot is ready to go. Extra Nappies for Daniel. The bag of stuff for the puppy. The pillows cuz we all hate sleeping on pillows that are not our own. The bag of activities to keep everyone busy. The pram to push Daniel in. And then there is the food side that must be packed. Considering the amount of food my children digest daily there will be plenty of bags just for the food. And as I sit her contemplating how the hell are we going to manage once again to fit it all in out car I really really just want to stay home and forget the whole idea.
The kids have packed thier own clothes and I have checked all bags to make sure they have packed the right clothing....and just as well that I have. I dread the coming home and the unpacking and putting away. I dread the amount of washing that will pile up from being away from my washing machine for three days. But I will smile and be happy and get everything in the car. Have a little fight with my husband who is stressed trying to organise his stuff for the trip and I will just look at him and smile.
I will go away for three days and still cook dinner and feed the kids. I will still yell at them and pick up thier messes. And I shall do all of this with a smile on my face knowing that I would have had just as much fun and been more comfortable in my own house.
Everyone looks forward to a weekend away staying at a hotel or in this case a chalet set in the middle of the most beautiful forrest you have ever seen. I think the whole idea of having time away is fantastic. I think it would be even better if I did not have to take along four kids and puppy.
But we do these things for family time. And as I sit her contemplating all the clothes I must pack for four kids in the middle of winter. Making sure the portacot is ready to go. Extra Nappies for Daniel. The bag of stuff for the puppy. The pillows cuz we all hate sleeping on pillows that are not our own. The bag of activities to keep everyone busy. The pram to push Daniel in. And then there is the food side that must be packed. Considering the amount of food my children digest daily there will be plenty of bags just for the food. And as I sit her contemplating how the hell are we going to manage once again to fit it all in out car I really really just want to stay home and forget the whole idea.
The kids have packed thier own clothes and I have checked all bags to make sure they have packed the right clothing....and just as well that I have. I dread the coming home and the unpacking and putting away. I dread the amount of washing that will pile up from being away from my washing machine for three days. But I will smile and be happy and get everything in the car. Have a little fight with my husband who is stressed trying to organise his stuff for the trip and I will just look at him and smile.
I will go away for three days and still cook dinner and feed the kids. I will still yell at them and pick up thier messes. And I shall do all of this with a smile on my face knowing that I would have had just as much fun and been more comfortable in my own house.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
What is a mother?
I am a mother of four very beautiful children. I am a sort of stay at home mum as we run on own business which is attached to our house but I do tend to stay mostly in the house. My little comfortable box where I feel most secure. I am a wife who loves her husband and have been kind of married for nearly 13 years. More on that later "kind of" later. I am also the maid, the cook, the banker, the all around servant. I enjoy taking care of my family. I am 34 years old and want to share my experiences that have brought me to the path I am on now. I want to open the minds and the hearts of so many other mothers out there who are afraid to speak up and speak out. My insecurities I want the world to know about. My ups and down. My emotional roller coaster that I call life. I have been trying to put together a book that I hope will change the world for women and men with mental health issues. I want to put the word out there that "Normal is as Normal does".
As I walk my children to school every morning with my husband by my side comments have been made about how we "look" like the perfect family. The kids are all put together well and Simon and I look so happy walking them to school. We kiss them goodbye and we push Daniel back in the pram with us. The image we seem to put out or the image that people choose to see is so far from the truth. And yet we mums tend to look at other mums and then judge ourselves so harshly on NOT being the perfect mother. I am guilty of that daily. Out comes super skinny mum of three kids who wears no make up but still looks gorgeous and she looks like she has it all together. And I look down at my body still carrying extra weight from the fourth unexpected child and the fact that my youngest daughter as blood shot eyes from all the crying she did after we did all the yelling at her. And asking around and talking to other mums you do realize that YOU are totally normal. We all suffer from most of the same problems and issues.
SO my goal is to publish daily my fears and my strengths to share with you my ideas and my failings to open the world up so that we can understand what Normal really is and step back from the reality that society has made us feel is Normal.
I will touch on so many different issues: depression, anxiety, eating disorders, medications, body image, self doubts and so much more. I will share my personal experiences inhope that I can enlighten one person out there to know that you are not alone.
Some info on my family. My name is Wendy and I am 34 yrs old and I am an American that has lived in Australia for 24 years. I married Simon who is 33 yrs old and an Australian on September 23 1997 and again September 23 2007.
We have Madilynne Renee who is 12 yrs old
Christian William Peter who is nearly 10 yrs old
Kyra-Rose Jean who is 7 yrs old
and our wonderful suprise (and wait till you hear how that happened)
Daniel Lucas Bruce 16 months.
We have two cats Samson and Delilah
Nine hens in the backyard
and the newest member Jezabella 10 week old Mutt of a tiny dog.
We live in a very small country town in Western Australia and we own a Picture Framing Shop which is attached to our house. Simon is also a wildlife painter as well.
Stay tuned I am pretty sure that there will some interesting posts that will make you smile, laugh and even cry.
Cheers Wendy
As I walk my children to school every morning with my husband by my side comments have been made about how we "look" like the perfect family. The kids are all put together well and Simon and I look so happy walking them to school. We kiss them goodbye and we push Daniel back in the pram with us. The image we seem to put out or the image that people choose to see is so far from the truth. And yet we mums tend to look at other mums and then judge ourselves so harshly on NOT being the perfect mother. I am guilty of that daily. Out comes super skinny mum of three kids who wears no make up but still looks gorgeous and she looks like she has it all together. And I look down at my body still carrying extra weight from the fourth unexpected child and the fact that my youngest daughter as blood shot eyes from all the crying she did after we did all the yelling at her. And asking around and talking to other mums you do realize that YOU are totally normal. We all suffer from most of the same problems and issues.
SO my goal is to publish daily my fears and my strengths to share with you my ideas and my failings to open the world up so that we can understand what Normal really is and step back from the reality that society has made us feel is Normal.
I will touch on so many different issues: depression, anxiety, eating disorders, medications, body image, self doubts and so much more. I will share my personal experiences inhope that I can enlighten one person out there to know that you are not alone.
Some info on my family. My name is Wendy and I am 34 yrs old and I am an American that has lived in Australia for 24 years. I married Simon who is 33 yrs old and an Australian on September 23 1997 and again September 23 2007.
We have Madilynne Renee who is 12 yrs old
Christian William Peter who is nearly 10 yrs old
Kyra-Rose Jean who is 7 yrs old
and our wonderful suprise (and wait till you hear how that happened)
Daniel Lucas Bruce 16 months.
We have two cats Samson and Delilah
Nine hens in the backyard
and the newest member Jezabella 10 week old Mutt of a tiny dog.
We live in a very small country town in Western Australia and we own a Picture Framing Shop which is attached to our house. Simon is also a wildlife painter as well.
Stay tuned I am pretty sure that there will some interesting posts that will make you smile, laugh and even cry.
Cheers Wendy
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