5 things in my life that are keeping me sane and on path right now
one. going for a bike ride.
i don’t claim to be riding every day, for miles and miles – i get out when i can. and it does me the world of good. it’s 30 minutes of fresh air, sunshine and heart palpitations but i love it.
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two. Typo
ok ok, so retail therapy isn’t so great when you’re a one-income household for a while, but spending 10 minutes in Typo makes me seriously happy AND gives me so much inspiration. i love their prints & designs, and lucky for me – i had to get a big ass ring binder to help keep all of Jovie’s paperwork organised.
three. declaring it. or at least trying to.
i’ve always wanted to complete an e-course, and i’ve had the declaration of you website bookmarked, jumped on their newsletter list and promptly forgot about them. after all the craziness of last week, i received a reminder email about their e-course and took it as a sign to not forget myself and to actively and continually develop who i am.
four. water.
drinking a little h2o has been so good for stress relief and for getting my butt back into my size 11 jeans. i’m a total stress eater, but instead of grabbing a cupcake or chips, i drink some water and you know what – it doesn’t suck.
five. family.
what’s life without tears, tantrums, snot, leftovers, problem sleepers, giggles, silly jokes, drop offs, pick ups, schedules, free time, story time, sunny days, long walks, cuddles and the naughty spot.
in september 2001, i installed and started blogging here at sh1ft.org.
it was a few days before the terrible events of 9/11, and i was setting up a permanent home for my blog after using services like diary-x.com. back then, i just wanted a place to record what was going on in my life and 10 years later, here i am still plugging along as always.
i was thinking back as to why i registered the domain sh1ft.org and whatever the reason was, i think it was the right one for me. shift. to change. to evolve. to grow. and that’s exactly what 10 years of living will do.
back in 2001, blogging was just a blip on a nerd’s glasses. i remember having to explain what the point was, and it was considered very strange and weird to openly journal. photoblogging was new, nobody knew what a facebook was and nobody cared. fast forward to 2011, and practically everyone has some sort of blog in one way or form.
it doesn’t matter if you’ve been blogging for 10 years or 10 days, each blog is unique and wonderful. i think it’s become such a great way to express yourself over time and get to know people a bit better. i still find so many amazing blogs, which in turn introduces me to so many incredible bloggers, so i’m thankful this blogging thing has taken off the way it has for the community at large.
this blog has seen me through a long distance relationship, engagement, wedding plans, visa application, wedding, buying our first apartment, my first trip to the us, a trip to malaysia, gluten free food adventures, first pregnancy, selling our apartment, buying our townhouse, first baby, second pregnancy, second baby and more currently an autism diagnosis.
i’m very proud to have 10 years of blogging history to look back on and look forward to what the next 10 years of blogging will report!
firstly, thank you for all the emails, messages, tweets and calls over the past few days. i know it’s a bit odd – what do you say? but just reaching out to us has been enough to keep me going. support, they say, is something we’re going to need especially in these early stages.
this week so far as been filled with endless amounts of paperwork, much needed family time and the first seeds of ‘what do we do next?’. i am considering taking another month off from work (i’m supposed to be back in about 3 weeks time) to spend more time taking Jovie to more appointments and getting her into a schedule of therapy and support groups.. but i’ll have to get back to work eventually which makes me sad.
Jovie had a great time at Gymbaroo this morning, her best session yet! it’s been really great to spend that time with her and i can’t wait to get stuck into her OT (occupational therapy) sessions with her soon. (though we’re on waiting lists that are already 3 months long).
i like to keep busy, so even all of this is one crazy ride, i’m still thinking of ways that I can be a champion for Jovie and maybe do more with my life and not just sit on my butt and wallow in it.
