I'm living with bubble wrap at my feet

a few days away was just what we needed. Although the kids are still a little too little to truly relax. Especially when there is water nearby.I've returned to my work and will be busy for some weeks to come. I'm trying to spend any given break from 'tsk tsk' work cleaning up my house. Honestly, it is to the point where I can no longer yell at the kids about the state of their rooms and I'm waiting for one of them to say "but your room is messy too mum".

I'm living with bubble wrap at my feet, piles of swept cotton threads in corners of rooms and the tables and benches are quickly disappearing under all the paperwork. I can't find invitations for kids' birthday parties, or even the school fees invoice.

I want that studio space I dream of. A shared space set in an old Queensland worker's cottage in an inner city suburb.Or that mudbrick shack on a hill with an amazing view.

And then I wake up to Mr N coming in from his morning bike ride with a chin cut open and blood all over his cycle vest. 10 stitches later.....

And  It is only Tuesday.

I'm holding on to the first image of Miss M flying her kite whilst drawing in the sand.

Comments

[theaxx]

Totally random, and slightly embarrassing... but I LOOOOOVE your couch, and wondered where you got it... I'm couch-searching & yours is one of the few I like.... great colour and awesome shape - much like everything on your blog of course...

thea.
Xx

[Deb]

I'm having a blog break this week to tidy up our house too !) looks like a bomb's hit the place...need to get things in order before I open my little shop :) Wish we were heading towards summer rather than the cold winter months. Nice beach photo!

[Kylie]

I can so relate to all of this. In fact, I've just had a clean-sweeping of the decks (so to speak) and cleared everything out of the main room because I just couldn't stand it anymore... (the piles of swept cotton are still in the corner though as actually vacuuming and mopping floors after that was just too much ;) Sorry, rambling again, but it's so nice to read that I'm not the only one getting buried in my own endeavours! If I can give any advice (though I'm certainly not qualified to!) it would be: One day at a time and breathe deeply. Hope things clear soon. Kx
p.s. that is a cracker of a photo :)

[katiecrackernuts]

Oh, it'll come good. All of it. Plough on.

[Corina]

can you wrap everyone in bubble wrap until further notice. Your daughter is learning to multitask like a pro!

[Jasmine]

Hello..your blog is beautiful.I look forward to coming back!
Jasmine