for better for worse

I don't want to be defined as Lisa long-legs anymore! I am sooo much more and just because I have long legs doesn't mean I can run faster, better or further. I'm tired and this post is one after a long hiatus and it doesn't even have anything to do with craft or children. I need to express some things, I am sick of trying to be that perfect person. I need to learn how to be happy right now with this moment. I am messy, I would rather be reading than cleaning but head says clean. I am spontaneous, I would rather bounce on the trampoline at 6pm than cook, but head says cook. I can be sad, I can wallow in music and nostalgia around 4pm, head says snap out of it you are alive and healthy. I have too much coffee and too many red-rock chips, be healthy. I love my children,we play alot but you know I don't always want to play with them, head says play they grow up too fast.
I am a good friend to many people, but sometimes I just want to rent a cottage on the ocean and be alone.... for days, head says ring your friends and be sociable. I try to keep fit, I want to look good, fabulous at 40 and all that, but some days I just want to curl up with a good book and drink hot chocolate, head says keep fit people with admire you and you will live longer.
I try to draw, to sew clothes, to knit and design and I try to do it in the purest way possible but many days I feel uninspired and really Im not that good head says be creative thats your outlet.
Ive taken the organic pledge, but it is overpriced and abit of a wank! head- organic is better for you, save the planet and all that. I am married and the obedient servent but what I really want is to experience that first kiss again, head says for better for worse.
For anyone who is still reading this you can see I am a little frustrated right now and torn between my heart and head. I know what is right but how I want to follow my heart.
I don't want to be the perfect child anymore
I am me as I am warts and all
Lisa

back again for March

hello , I had to write because 1/ I have been slack and2/ I am listening to my children's banter on friday evening and everything is good.
Today I shared a lovely day with a special friend. She moved away last year and I miss her everyday so today was proof that dear friends can never wander too far. Sadly I don't have any creative pictures to upload but have wonderful thoughts racing. My first small yet creative Sunday is happening here so will see what eventuates after children are left to quite simply 'create' with of course beautiful materials and afternoon tea!!!
As well my little boy is riding his two wheeler bike, unaided. A proud yet sheepish smile escapes each time he takes off and looks back at muma!! I did tell him the story of muma looking back whilst learning to ride her bike and bang there goes a white post with muma flying over the handle bars. Sadly muma was 13 at the time and never did regain her pushbike mojo again~!

Its hot and everyone is abit grumpy!

Just touching base with my space here. We are into the last week of our summer holidays and I am really feeling like I need some committment to get me back into some routine. I am the kind of person that can be very whimsical and spontaneous which often results in unplanned days and me being a little on edge because I didn't organize my day that well. It is also very hot and so the days are either indoors or at the local pool. How I would love to be beside the seaside......... Alas its off to the local pool whereby my 6yrold declared the water was too cold and refused to get in, mind you its 100 degrees! So after an hour of sunscreening,packing all the gear and sweltering in the car to get there we left, all very grumpy!
My craft blog is turning into late night ramblings... A promise to post some creations tomorrow. Meanwhile I will just drool over everyone elses.

2009 starts today

Im starting the new year today, a little late but today feels the first time we all feel well and we can all breath out again. We also got out the house and out of our country town for a day.
Today we jumped on trains and trams to head to Melbourne and St Kilda beach. It was an adventure especially when we had to track down a Thomas the tank backpack from the tram depot. Slight detour but nevertheless still fun for my wide-eyed country children.
Highlights for me were aboarding the carousel at Luna Park and watching Alister and Pearlies faces light up when the horses went up really high. I also love travel by tram, bumping along observing everything and getting nowhere very fast!
Best of all I had roughly an hour to knit on the train whilst my children were able to busy themselves (for once).
Today was a spirited day. It was great to soak up the atmosphere of Melbourne in holiday mode!
Pictures to post tomorrow

25 day countdown

Im trying to get a little festy but not in the tacky way, a more spiritual way this year. Ive started knitting a nativity to have in our home. I would like something to symbolize the reasoning of celebration at xmas. So with a half Joseph complete im feeling right.


Another snippet from afternoons at home is this rather big flower headband in my daughters fav. colour

pink pearlie skirts and ducks!

A week or so ago we awoke on a Monday feeling a little jaded. So a naughty decision was made. Instead of the usual flying around to meet school starting times we decided to take a mental health day and opt out of the whole routine. A lovely, relaxing day of bike riding and babycino's. At the end of it we felt much like this duck family we passed on the lake; very content! I wanted to reflect on this day as it was one of those days when it feels all is right in theworld. Back on track with my creating today. I had picked up some pretty, shiny material with a blossom style embroidered flower whilst thrifting around the local shops. In my true whip-up style, unplanned without pattern I came up with this little skirt, on and ready for school pick-up!! Yes, results!!!

the 6year old distraction

It seems I am in that place where all crafters go sometimes when they are time poor, lacking inspiration, can't decide what to start first or crafting just feels like too much of a guilty pleasure. Anyway not much to show from the last few weeks which seems pretty ironic considering I claimed in a goddess way that everyone would receive a handmade gift for xmas. My god, what was I thinking. Must have been having a buddhist moment. So after carrying home truck loads of books from the local library week after week I have decided that I probably won't make all my xmas presents this year.
Onto my next little piece of news, my first born tonight lost his first tooth! So as we sat together trying to draw the perfect tractor for his 6th birthday party invitations out it fell, the tiniest tooth I have ever seen. Needless to say he scampered to bed in record time awaiting that very generous tooth fairy!! Cheers to 6 year olds and to you Alister my very special boy!