15 Marbles

I was having laptop issues,so going to post the last 3 days posts today 🙂

SD and I went out for lunch on Friday..:) The girls were at school/daycare.SD had taken a day off for Father’s day celebrations at School/daycare..so we used to time in between to go on a date 🙂
It’s amazing,what a difference,a little alone time can make to a couple’s life..specially a couple with young kids. Most of our time/day is spent in keeping on top of life …keeping the kids,fed/dressed/safe and balancing a 100 things. And since having kids,our couple time is very very limited..Our girls are shocking with their sleep.They take forever to fall asleep.Ms.A is better now.She goes to her room at 8:30 and stays in bed.Ms.An not so much.She keeps running in and out of her,one of us has to stay in bed with her and invariably we end up falling asleep or being so frustrated,talking to each other is at the bottom of our list.

So this was nice. We put our phones on the vibrate mode and put them face down on the table and just spent time talking..just like old times 🙂 We were both in a good mood,all day :)And ofcourse the good food helped too.

Last night,both the girls wanted their daddy to tuck them in and so I had free time!!! I wanted to sing and dance and jump around..yayyyyyyyyy FREEDOM!! It has been sooo long since that happened. So,I used my free time( how good does that sound!) to read the old posts on the blog and I stumbled upon May 2012..when I was doing a blogpost everyday and it was so nice to read that..I went to bed,feeling happy.
So I have decided to give it another shot.. just random ramblings..nothing fancy,but just tidbits that I can read later and smile at 🙂 Today,after dropping Ms A to school,MsAn and I nicked into the shops to grab a present for Father’s day. Aadi’s school has a Father’s Day stall and she bought presents for SD from there.For the last two years,the pressies are from both her and Anan,but this year,she wants it to be just from her-her being,that Anan is 3 now,she is not a baby and can pick her own presents.So,anyway,we went to the shops and picked up a little present 🙂 And then decided to window shop and I ended up buying a dress. When I tried it on,Ms.An said,”You look cute,Mum” LOL!! Yup! I am a sucker!I bought the dress..it is pretty cute too. 
The other exciting bit about today is Didi taught Ms.An how to use the TV remote. So far..I had control of the remote.When she wanted to watch TV,she would bring it to me and ask me to turn it on and I would say no or yes,depending on how much screen time she had already had that day.And obviously didi felt bad for her poor,TV-deprived sister and had to take matter in her hands and rectify the situation! So now,my ickle baby can turn on the TV herself!! She doesn’t need mumma 😦 
That being said,I have to stop this post now,because its nap time and ‘Nanya wants to feep Mummy’ 
Have a great day 🙂

..is my mantra these days. That is the only way,I can keep up with life and not get overwhelmed. Making plans based on how the day is going,instead of pre-planning in advance. When I make plans in advance,I either forget about them..OR I forget about the plans made and end up making other plans on the same day 😦 

Like today for instance..I had plans to catch up with two girlfriends and their toddlers and I invited another gf over for lunch.. asked a fourth if she wanted to come over and taste some new dishes that I want to try cooking!!! I knowww sounds bizzare but its a true story!
And after the girls left,I asked a friend if she wants to go for a walk,while Ms.A attended drawing class..completely forgetting that I would have the cleaner over at that time..Seriously embarassing 😀 So I need a day planner/week planner..something that I can see all the time-May be a huge sign board with flashing lights or even a white board..thoughts?

The only thing that I pre-plan is the meals.I try to get meals sorted for the next day..either preps or half of the meals cooked or shopped.We have decided consciously to cut down on takeaways and so being prepared helps and it saves money!
Yesterday I spent $40  $37.39 and got stuff to make 3 dinners- 
1 bag of ravioli and a bag of garlic bread- for dinner last night.I had the fixings for sauce.
1.5kgs for chicken – Cooked 1 kg for dinner tonight (butter chicken mix also bought last night)
Marinated half kg chicken for a meal later in the week.
1 can of chickpeas to cook tomorrow night.Some salad fixings and snacks for the girls to munch on.
And to think a dinner or breakfast for 4 at McDonalds cost that much.. when we go to a drive-thru..Sitting there makes it more expensive. 
Besides this is good practice for MB12 weeks 🙂 Can you tell I am excited???Can you?Can you?? 😀

Hope you are having a good week..more soon..xx

First of September is first day of Spring in Australia. I L.O.V.E spring..She makes me happy..despite the hayfever!There is nothing I love more than to see new leaves appear on the bare branches. 
Its a new beginning..so many things to look forward to..I find my blues are at bay,when we move into the new season.

Today was far from perfect in terms of weather..it was dark and gloomy and rained all day..but it didn’t dampen my spirits..I know its more pschycological than real but still 😀
This month I am starting the Michelle Bridges 12 week body transformation again and I am excited. I had signed up for it 2 years back,when Ms.An was 6 mo and had managed to lose a fair bit of weight and also gained strength..that is my aim again this time. Every time I start a new plan/diet I vow to stick to it..but I let go again. Here’s hoping this time will be different. If I feel brave enough,I will share photos.. Let’s see 🙂
Gosh!! Can you believe it ..we are in the 9th month of the year?? This year sure has gone fast.I can’t wait to get to the end of the year..exciting changes await,more about those later. Here’s one of my favorite photos of spring,from a couple of years back 🙂