Monday 28 September 2009

It comes and it goes...

Well the teapots sold - good money too!!!

I am supposed to be decluttering and...


finishing so many unfinished projects......


not visiting op shops (thrift shops) and buying more stuff like pretty vintage petticoats...


and craft shops buying more trims.......

and then feeling guilty when I get home so stuffing them out of sight......

better get going and carry on with that decluttering!!!

Take Care
Rachaelxo

Tuesday 22 September 2009

Moving on

As always I got so many positive and supportive comments from my last post - thank you all so much......

do not fear, I am not making any decisions, just enjoying the lovely life I am living and what will be will be!

Moving on with cleaning and clearing clutter, getting this house ready to sell and planning a totally different look for my next home.


Parting with things I never thought I would part with, like my enamel tea pot collection ....

and husband - LOL!!!

Take Care
Rachaelxo

Thursday 17 September 2009

Hanging in the balance

is where I am in my romantic life right now,

(scales belonged to my Granny)

and I may as well share it because you guys, well gals really, have followed me on my journey, since I chose to air my dirty laundry to the world at large .... so to speak!!!

so to keep it short, I met a man, a nice man, a man I like, a man who treats me well, a man who I feel I am on the same page with, maybe even several pages of the same book, but it is early days and is very, very casual you know, no introducing to children or family or any of that carry on.... and hey it may not go anywhere.....but its fun....



and then there is Babes, who as some of you so accurately said, realised the grass was not greener, ditched his um 'friend' when he found out I had a 'friend' and would like me back, hence the roses, flowers, chocolate etc

and its hard, because there is good history, a Princess who would like her Mummy and Daddy back together, and of course I still have strong emotional ties to Babes and that whole nuclear family unit.....

but.....there is also bad history, a history of repeated infidelity.

hanging in the balance - I am sitting back and doing nothing, enjoying the moment and what will be will be!!!

do not worry my friends......

Take care
Rachaelxo

Tuesday 15 September 2009

Blooms

So much is blooming in my life right now......

blooms everywhere.....

pretty flowers from Babes (trying to woo me back)



teaching myself to paint roses.....



a painting project complete - forgot to take the before photos but it was dark green and rusted


now black.....


and back in the front porch with my fave blooming pink geranium (well one bloom at the moment, must water it!!!)



its a blooming good life!!!!

Take Care
Rachaelxo

Thursday 10 September 2009

A 'spring' in my step.....

I have a real 'spring' in my step, life is just so good right now......

(roses from Babes...)

lots and lots of exciting and positive things happening in my life.....

Remember this pretty journal I made,


I used it to write down a whole lot of goals for myself earlier this year when Babes and I separated and now when I look back over them I can see how well and how quickly I have progressed.....

in six months here is some of what I have achieved from my list
*joined pole dancing - lol
*had therapy to deal with marriage breakup
* focused on the well being of the Princess and I
*de-cluttered and cleaned and cleansed house
*became fit and healthy
*stayed positive
*crafted
*painted furniture to sell
*applied to university to become a Primary School Teacher (application pending)

some small and some big but all working towards the bright and shiny future I have planned for the Princess and I......

and some unexpected positives, like meeting a really nice man........

tee hee...................................................

take care Rachaelxo

p.s check out Natasha's blog, she is hosting a swap with a twist......

Saturday 5 September 2009

Meet Melanie

We meet the Princess when she was four days old. I had bought a gift to put in her bassinet, a 'Russ' soft toy doll called 'Melanie'. I remember on the one hour journey to Hamilton where the Princess was born, clutching and wringing poor Melanie because I was so scared the Princess's birth mother wouldn't like us!!!

She did, and we were taken to meet our Princess. I placed Melanie in her bassinet and from that day on Melanie has been her constant companion. The Princess can't go to sleep unless she has Melanie in her arms.

Here's what Melanie used to look like....



six much loved years on, Melanie now looks like this....



the 'new Melanie' was bought 5 years ago, just in case something happened to 'Melanie'. She just not the same though (literally!!)


Melanie we love you!!!!


Take Care
Rachaelxo


p.s. click on the button "Its all about me" on my RH side bar, the clever and innovative Natasha Burns is hosting another great blogland event