Currently.

I've done a couple of these posts now (here and here) and one of the things I like about them is that this exact moment I have very little of interest to report (see previous post on packing purgatory - still there) but there is so much going on around me and about to happen that I can write about instead. If I wrote about my actual day, you'd never come back as it was ultimately pretty damed boring!

Danielle from Sometimes Sweet does these so beautifully and I can only hope to come close to matching how well she writes but I'll give it a go.

Watching: got a secret, can you keep it? I'm recently gotten re-addicted to Pretty Little Liars. This show was on Aussie TV for a little while at one stage but somewhere it disappeared into the television programming abyss that always seems to happen with programmes I like! Anyhow, I had caught up on all my other de rigeur television viewing for the week and was looking around for something to watch online and stumbled back onto Aria et al. Yes, once again, a show aimed at 16 year olds, but I like it and am only very slightly ashamed to say so! The best part is I only saw about half of season 1 and they're now at season three so I have a lot to catch up on. Currently up to early season 2 so am looking forward to seeing how some of the storylines resolve.

Doing: refer to packing purgatory. I wonder how I accumulated so much in three years? We did a massive cull to move in and with only a smallish two bedroom unit, I really didn't think we had that much stuff. We've been a bit slack today, giving ourselves some time off to enjoy Mother's Day but got on a roll this afternoon and it seems the more we pack, the more is left behind! I must be going soft as I used to be the packing veteran. In fact I lived in more than 25 places before I turned 25 - the joys of having parents in real estate I guess! Since E was born I've tried to be a bit more stable, although 5 years is the maximum I've ever clocked up anywhere, we're a bit nomadic at heart. However I'm finding it all a bit hard this time around, when I thought it would be easy. It doesn't help that I have picked up some bug, likely the same one E had, and my body temperature is all over the place. I'm hot when it's cold, cold when it's hot and feel like I'm going to pass out the second I start getting warm. Urgh. I keep reminding myself I still have another week and a full weekend to do everything but I walk out into my lounge that looks like someone trashed it, and just see mess, mess, packing and more mess. E has dust up his nose and we both just feel really dirty. I know we'll get there but right now I'm just hiding in my room hoping it will all go away!!

Enjoying: Mother's Day, beautiful weather and my awesome child. I got coffee and breakfast in bed (cheese and bacon rolls from the bakery - slightly cheating but anyway!). He bought me the most beautiful shade of lipstick - it's called Cherry Candy and really shiny and I think I will have permanent cherry coloured lips for quite some time, it will be my new favourite! E went over to the shops and bought me sushi for lunch - my favourite. And in between packing, he's had time to create this brilliant Lego treehouse - check out the photo below. I don't know too many treehouses that have televisions and game consoles, but hey, we live in a technological age! It's also got a retractable ladder and a lockable trapdoor, I don't know about you but I'm pretty damned impressed.

Anticipating: my last week of work. I'm not looking forward to saying goodbye, it will be so sad! But so, so soon now we'll be leaving Brisbane and heading mountain-woods and I'm so excited to see our new house and finding out all the little things about our new town.

Eating: apart from sushi our diets for the last day or two and for the next week are going to likely be pretty eclectic. We are trying to eat through everything in the fridge/freezer and not buy anything unless necessary, so the pickings are pretty sparse. I'm going to be dying for a big salad or a meal with fresh vegetables by the time we hit Toowoomba. We have some frozen vegetables in the freezer to go through so at least we won't be completely nutritionally bankrupt. They're not my first choice but I always keep them in case I get home late and tired and can't be assed cooking anything more complicated.

Feeling: tired, sad, happy and slightly unwell all at the same time. It's not easy to pack and move when you're feeling under the weather so I hope whatever bug I have picked up leaves soon. My skin has also taken the opportunity to break out like a teenager's. I've suffered from adult acne for a few years but had it under control, however the last two months it has been ridiculous. I'm hoping it's just the stress and the dirt associated with moving (btw I thought I was a relatively clean person but packing has made me re-think this). Going to be working on improving my skin when I get to Toowoomba, hopefully that clean mountain air will help. Adult acne is the worst thing, it's so embarrassing and they always seem to congregate around my mouth so there's just nowhere to hide. I'm so good at the whole morning/night cleansing routine, but right now it's just out of control. I know it just sounds like vanity, but anyone else who has suffered knows what I'm talking about! And it's so hard to find the right combination of products that help with it, most of them are aimed at fresh teenage skin that just dries mine out and makes me look old!

So to all the mothers out there, I hope you are having a wonderful day and that your children have spoiled you rotten. And to all the men, I hope you've called your mothers today! Pick up the phone now!

Looking forward to the week ahead...let me know what you're currently doing, I'd love to know.

xx

'The Treehouse'

Mother's day, packing purgatory and domestic goddesses.

So what does one do on a glorious sunny day where the temperatures are in the mid 20s and there's barely a cloud in the sky?

Well I don't know about you, but I've been in packing hell.  I've got newspaper stained fingers, there's packed and unpacked boxes everywhere and the place looks like it's gone to hell in a handbasket. Oh yeah, almost a sacriligeous way to spend such a beautiful day but I'm trying to think long-term. Once we get to Toowoomba we'll get our lives back and be able to thoroughly enjoy our weekends and (a novel concept here) start leaving the house on occasion. And the more I do today, yada yada... Otherwise my 'tomorrow' attitude will take a death grip and not relinquish it until suddenly it's next Sunday and the movers are only a day away...

So I'm pretty proud of what I've accomplished, even if it looks as if I've done nothing more than make an unholy mess.

So perhaps it's more like packing purgatory? Either way, it bites.

E and I went shopping this morning which was a nice mental break from everything we have to do. He bought my mother's day present with some money my dad gave him for me. He picked and bought it in front of me which kinda spoils any kind of surprise element and hasn't wrapped it as 'why bother, you already know what it is'...we need to discuss this gift-giving business a little further. Feeling special.

However at least I know I'm going to like it, which is probably more than I can say for a lot of unsuspecting mums out there. I'll never forget the year I sent him into a store with $5 to buy me something. The first clue that I should have not gotten my hopes up was when he handed me back $4.50 change. To this day I'm not entirely sure what it was, it was some kind of thread or wire wrapped around a piece of cardboard. He was incredibly proud of himself for choosing it so of course I gushed that it was the best present I've ever received. I think the following year I scored a ring made out of old tyres, which left my finger black for a week.

His taste in gifts has improved dramatically since then, although his champagne tastes have not (I have taught the boy well in some regards!).  My pearl bracelet last year was really beautiful and I wear it all the time. In fact it's my lucky charm and I credit my new job to it as I wore it to the interview!

I love Mother's Day. E hasn't mastered much more than vegemite toast for the de rigeur breakfast-in-bed element but he is very sweet and helpful so we may get a lot accomplished in the packing-purgatory space tomorrow.

Was also great to catch up with an old friend who I haven't seen in years - this was my handy friend who came around to check out what's needed to fix my wall(s). Yes, plural. I removed a stick-on hook this morning and took some more paint off. Apparently my walls were pretty dodgily painted without any sort of primer or undercoat so it's not entirely my fault! My mate assures me he can repair it and it will probably be a much bettter job than before. Phew.

So feeling a bit exhausted after such a busy day...

Have you had a chance to read Cathy's new 50s Housewife Friday entry? The most bemusing part about it is that it is actually true. She makes out-of-this-world cake pops and other goodies and parties at her place are an event and a half.

Quote of the day from the domestic goddess herself: 

I am being torn..... didn't even know i had a 50's housewife in me, shes trying to take over.....meddling bitch!

Hope you're having a wonderful day! Make me jealous with some comments about you had a MUCH more enjoyable day than me! It wouldn't be that hard!

xx