tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578901774732488652024-03-20T00:16:27.845+13:00DelusionalGirlWatch as an over-developed sense of self-importance wars with an understanding of my insignificance.liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-54711364044124657752015-08-28T10:01:00.001+12:002015-08-28T10:01:47.396+12:00So Almost A Year Later.....<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">hmmm,</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's been a while since I've written, as you may have noticed. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My youngest monkey started school a year ago (and he's kicking ARSE at it by the way!) and so I thought I would have more free time, and more desire to write. Seems I was wrong.....</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been kept busy with life, working at Playcentre (which was an awesome experience), home life, being sick - that's been a lot this year and I'd like THAT to change! - kids, housework, changing derby leagues (helping kick start a new all inclusive one actually), house work, oh did I mention home life stuffs? ;)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Mostly I wanted to get back into this, as I'm back to feeling like I'm living in my head a lot, too much, that I needed to be vocalising more so that I don't go loopy. or more loopy. Or simply maybe I feel like I need someone to talk to coz I feel alone. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Weirdly though, I don't wanna go out and see people, I feel like I'm turning into an introvert......I'm not quite sure how that works, but *shrug* I long ago gave up attempting to analyse my thinking processes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So anyways, I'm back!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">First off I wanted to say that I want a do over of this last year. Actually no. Not a do over, coz that means reliving it. And it has been kinda shit really. Between all the upheaval of Playcentre stuff, last kid going to school, figuring out what I want to do with my time post preschool kids (and failing I might add), and being sick. A lot. Too much. I really really don't wanna live this year again. I want a Pass Out for the rest of 2015. Can I just check out and start over when 2016 rolls around?</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">While I am honoured that centres wanted to have a role specifically for me, I am unable and unwilling to take that up a role on Exec at this time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is not a decision I have made lightly, I am frankly heartbroken over it. I want Playcentre to be the best that it can be, I know I have knowledge and experience of value to share, I want to be able to pay forward all the support, aroha, manaakitanga and education my family and I have received over the years, but I am not willing to put myself in a position of being stepped on to do it. I have tried very hard in the last year, yet I have continued to feel my input was dismissed out of hand. I learnt in Playcentre that cooperation is a group effort. I am not going to put myself (and as a result my family) through that stress again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am not moving away, not changing my numbers, I will always be at the end of the phone for centre members to contact, to support our whanau.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know you know that Playcentre is deeply in my heart and I would love to be able to continue to help out at Assn, but clearly there isn't a good fit of position for me with the current situation.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thank you for all the support and nurture I have been given by Assn members over the last 5 years.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For those who I sent it to via email, it was so you were in the loop of my life. I dunno how much more I can talk about this......got some more grieving to do I suspect given how I'm feeling right now....</span><br />
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liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-59636270635205647142014-11-24T14:26:00.003+13:002014-11-24T14:26:47.313+13:00Heart broken.....<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: small;">
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So.... this started out as an email to the Co-Presidents of my Playcentre Association (and some other folk who I wanted to see it out of respect).</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But then as I was crying writing parts of it, I thought perhaps I needed to write to process THEN write the email.....</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(oh yeah some background heh - I put my name forward (with my centre supporting me which is the Playcentre way) for Co-President of our Assn as I felt it was right for me and my skill set to be more involved. Also, i felt that the current Co-President has a way of just moving things in her pre-chosen direction, and she might be right, but I was "raised" in Playcentre to use consensus decision making, consultation being key as we are a cooperative. All philosophies that are anathema I've found to those from corporate land. *sigh* The current Co-President was standing again, so there had to be discussions at AGM for centres to decide who they wanted in the role. I lost. Which is fine (Not to say it wasn't HARD), that's the process, that's who they chose. I just wanted it to be a conscious decision on the centre members part. Anyways, so I left AGM with no role at Assn.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">and now the fun part of handing over the work I was doing etc....</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am aware that there was a request as part of the Co-President selection discussion at AGM to have a position discussed/designed for me - look don't worry about it. There is enough work going on, and not enough people, for time to be spent on me. Plus there's no money in the budget. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know you know that Playcentre is my heart and I would love to be able to continue to help out at Assn, but clearly there isn't a good fit of position for me with the current situation. I have tried, and felt fairly unsuccessful in the last year, and am not willing to put myself (and as a result my family) through that stress again.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am not moving away, not changing my numbers, I will always be at the end of the phone for centre members to contact. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is not a decision I have made lightly, I am frankly heartbroken over it. I want Playcentre to be the best that it can be, I want to be able to pay forward all the support, aroha, manaakitanga and education my famliy and i have received over the years, but I am not willing to put myself in a position of being stepped on to do it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know I have value, I know my work is worthwhile - I have felt these things at Hutt Association previously. I can always find a job where I am treated dismissively, disrespectfully; at least I will be getting a wage from it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And that's where I stopped writing the email coz I was going to get sweary and rude, which is not how I like to be to those I respect. It's not what I see as my place in this situation - an ethos I am finding hard to put into words. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Anyways, I think I have it now. I'm still toying with the idea of writing an open letter to the centres, which I would ask to be emailed out to all, and post on fb, but not quite sure yet.....that pesky being respectful thing again..... hrrmmmm</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Thanks for listening and helping me process this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And I will leave you with this awesome ditty my brother @SiDawson introduced me to, it's about all I feel like doing right now.... <b>:O/</b></span></div>
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liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-62009379412602901742014-09-22T09:38:00.000+12:002014-09-22T09:38:01.292+12:00Humming Along.....<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Heh,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I know now why I was feeling so crappy when I lasted posted....I was coming down with the flu!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, I know I said to myself that now Monkey has started school, and I am officially a "Lady of Leisure" *snort*, I was going to post more often.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yeah. Have I mentioned I'm shit at setting goals and sticking to them?? </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyhoos...things are good here. Usually busy and craziness. The Chickens who stopped laying over winter have started again, altho Soup, who have never laid, started harrassing Leia, so we killed here the other weekend. She was a tricky one to gut so I gave up after accidentally pulling off her venthole.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So moving on. This is my hair now. I went thru a stage of keeping it real short, with a mohawk, then it went a bit wrong so I started over (read: shaved it all off) and then finally let it grow a bit. this is hard as I have not a lot of patience.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyhoo....this is me trying different stuff so I don't get bored with it and shave it off again!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I like it tho, so although it takes a bit of maintenance I've had this in for over a week now. And funnily, it was Admiral's idea to do the different colours, I just had it up in the hairties. Yes, conservative Admiral suggested this. Gotta love him for continuing to keep me on my toes, surprising me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, Monkey is doing awesome at school, when I thought he would need another term before he was ready - yay for pleasant surprises!! My Big Brother is coming back this way soon, so I'm excited about that too! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And now I must sign off and do shopping and other works stuff - you know Lady of Leisure activities *snort* <b> Leisure my arse ;O)</b> </span></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-32013812820733865852014-08-25T20:32:00.001+12:002014-08-25T20:32:19.715+12:00<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">yeah, so, um.....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">this is about how I'm feeling at the moment. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Yup. It's a bit of a bad day or so. </span></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-17662528313334415002014-08-21T15:49:00.003+12:002014-08-21T15:49:40.300+12:00Wallowing In Bullshit<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And then all the other shit that has been happening in my life in the last 6-9 months (69 months? 6 TO 9 months) hit me all at once. BAM.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It's dumb coz I thought I had processed this stuff when it happened. As it happened. I have thought about things, and re thought about them and talked to people who are smarter than me. But no. Apparently I have shit to yet deal with.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After a month of this I'm kinda a bit sick of feeling crappy. I have been fighting exhaustion and wondering if my depression is getting worse, or if it's just catching up to me after 15 years of sleep dep and preschoolers. I've thought about ways i can get myself through this, setting some fixed things into my day so that I'm not just floating through the day. I have found that altho I have 6 free hours a day I feel like I'm achieving less than I used to. So I thought I would have a nap everyday and go skating during the day, and write this more. So far I've achieved the napping. :O/</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">All this is to say that I sat down twice today to write this, and had nothing - although this post wouldn't suggest such huh?.....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyways, This was in the school newsletter the other week and it made me giggle..</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> (it's in reference to parents parking, dropping kids off at school)</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"C'mon people, we are all road users and we need to be respectful of the rules that guide us.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Everyday we have cars double parking, parking on yellow lines, parking too close to the pedestrian crossing and people being impatient. Allow me to dispel some myths; <i>Children do not melt in the rain </i>and they can walk more than 50m to or from the school gate, in fact it may be the only exercise they get. The last thing we want is your child, our students, being hurt. Thanks to those behaving thoughtfully"</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So glad it's not just me who thinks the way I do.... <b> ;OD</b> </span></span><br />
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<br />liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-23172325886028408582014-06-09T13:07:00.001+12:002014-06-09T13:09:11.577+12:00Fancy Pants Tricks....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcKTlUJxR3UOVKsw2dDy77BBQM0jEOK-UggDHNXkBHXpZK9ZVHV2hbTIcHVUw-Pt0fTqYgknwWl0_gCm3wGaOe6Z9-9MvYj7MmwT-FJVE2Bfn2G3KFT9ysbyM9mJ_S8zmHM0x2IuMxmA/s1600/10382824_458074074328823_5038568060966595320_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcKTlUJxR3UOVKsw2dDy77BBQM0jEOK-UggDHNXkBHXpZK9ZVHV2hbTIcHVUw-Pt0fTqYgknwWl0_gCm3wGaOe6Z9-9MvYj7MmwT-FJVE2Bfn2G3KFT9ysbyM9mJ_S8zmHM0x2IuMxmA/s1600/10382824_458074074328823_5038568060966595320_n.jpg" height="200" width="157" /></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well I think so...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Was at Derby the other week and did a cartwheel as part of walking back from the toilet stretch. I was a gymnast as a child and I still find cartwheels, handstands and such relaxing....*shrug* I don't question it too hard.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyways, a mate asked if I could do the cartwheel on wheels. I replied "ah no. You know me and balance aren't always friends!" (i have a history at derby of falling and getting wicked bruises even when I aiming to stay upright. I think it's more coz I push boundaries and my brain often thinks I can do stuff my body isn't -quite- up to!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Five minutes later..... I think "fuckit. Challenge accepted. Now I have to bloody well try it"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">So there ya go. I know I kinda cheated so that I wasn't really using my wheels, but *shrug* screw you hippie, -I- can do a cartwheel on skates. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Beat that with a stick<b> ;O)</b> </span></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-89200940986344617612014-05-28T15:46:00.002+12:002014-05-28T15:46:21.671+12:00Roller Derby and other battlegrounds......<div dir="ltr">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">So I promised my brother that I would post about derby...... Coz I was too lazy that day to thumb type him an answer how my first tender meat bout went.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I dunno if I mentioned that I am part of a low contact league?...... This means we're not quite as rough as what you see for the most part out there in derby land. Don't misunderstand it's rough - you're on wheels, going fast, in a group of people - we get hurt (mostly I get hurt coz I'm unco *snerk* ) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Any hoo..... So we (Rimutaka Roller Derby) have taken to traveling to Levin to practice with the Whenua Fatales, which has been awesome for upskilling Altho have to keep in mind they are a full contact league when we use those skills back home. They had organized a Tendermeat bout (for newly skills tested peeps - you have to train to meet a certain standard before you can bout, for your safety and the others on the track with you) you are considered tender meat for your first 3 bouts, and only compete against other people who have bouted 3 or less times. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">It was an amazing day - exciting, exhilarating, scary as hell and exhausting!! Compounded slightly by fact that I've recently found out I have exercise induced asthma. I always knew exercise was evil, now I have proof!! ;o) I had a coupla bruises from training the week before, and they got battered a bit more, Yay! It was awesome having B, my dad, my sister & brother in law, brother and close friend come fiend and support me. It's an interesting sport, if you don't much about it, look it up on you tube - flat track roller derby. We are governed by World Flat Track Roller Derby Association (WFTDA) so Google that and learn more.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.wftda.com/" target="_blank">lookie here ish</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I am writing this on a flight to Playcentre Conference so I will add pics of derby things later. There were a couple good ones taken.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">So yes going to conference. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Well. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"> I have put nominations in for trustee board and Co -president...and that was an interesting process. It'll be an interesting meeting too. I may come out of it with one job, or none, with the acceptance of my assn or being unwelcome there. Who knows.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">I don't wanna go into too much detail about all that here, I will say tho that I am nervous and kinda dreading it, but also it can't come soon enough and I'm past caring and don't give fuck about it all at once. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">That gives some idea of my mindset the huh?</span></span></span></div>
liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-60524508508435927372014-04-19T19:23:00.001+12:002014-04-19T19:23:46.251+12:00The Amazing Colossal Squid Hat!!<p dir="ltr">So I've been meaning to write this for a while, road to hell and all....</p>
<p dir="ltr">I got this idea thanks to a link @Stitchpunk posted to as part of her morning routine on ravelery. It was an octopus scarf.   http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/epic-octopus-scarf-with-tentacles---pdf-crochet-pattern</p>
<p dir="ltr">The concept grew from there.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyways..... fast forward a number of conversations and a few months.....ta da!!!</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm quite proud of it really. Even if the kid would rather sleep with it then wear it *sigh* </p>
<p dir="ltr">Kids are so weird  o_O</p>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm cautious of how much I wanna share here coz I know that this is
public. But I need to process all that's going on somehow, and by
writing it seems a logical thing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I know I have spoken before about Playcentre; being involved at a
national level, and where I see my place, my usefulness in the bigger
picture of this awesome organization. It's been such a huge part of my
life, my kids life, my adult life, my becoming who I am today, and my
strong conviction that it's time to give back. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is coming to a head. And I'm not sure how I should push back on
those holding me up. I respect these people immensely. I know there
pulling on my brakes is action of love for me, not out of any whim to
stump my journey. But I believe, and the more I learn
(and boy did I learn more this weekend!) The more I believe I'm right,
the more I feel I'm on the right path, the more I wonder if having the
guts and strength to push back is PART of the journey. The next step
that I need to complete to move forward. That maybe it's something I
need to learn about. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> And how do you know until you try??</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I know the universe will tell me unequivocally if it's not the right
time - it always has in the past!! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> So. Next steps? How to respectfully tell people that I respect that they
are wrong and I need their support whether they think they should give
it or not. Hmm, should be an interesting conversation. Oh, did I
mention these are people I still have to work closely with in another
capacity when all is done and dusted?? Yeah, hmm, I see my hesitation
and I raise you nervousness, shyness, lack of confidence and doubt.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Fuckin awesome combo in my brain right now.... </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So I'ma sit back and enjoy this flight home coz there's nothing else I
can do about ANY of this now, midair. Not even post this!! :oD
</span></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-51039756172265549682014-02-15T12:36:00.001+13:002014-02-15T12:36:07.668+13:00Love and all that shit....<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, 530am finds me curled up in bed with Mr Monkey....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In his bed. Coz he just peed in our bed and I didn't fancy sleeping on a towel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> But as his spindly arms curled round my neck while his legs were tucked into the curve of my fetal position I realised I. Love. My. Life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love cuddles with little bodies. And giggles over farts and other such silly things that we laugh about here. I love that these little beings I helped make are so gorgeous, as much as their can be little terrors. I love their ingenius crazy thought patterns. I love that their father has a totally irreverent sense of humour. And I love that I can be at home with them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was reflecting earlier yesterday about how here in little ole NZ, Valentines Day is about lovers. But when we watch American tv shows they talk about it being a day for telling EVERYONE you love them - lovers, partners, friends, family, siblings, the whole enchilada. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And snuggled up with that boney warm body in a single bed this morning I realised that yes, I have love in my life. And for that I am immensely grateful. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Even when it drives me nutso! :OD </span></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-28209459400314248622014-02-07T20:26:00.002+13:002014-02-07T20:26:57.044+13:00And dennn......<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">So, the meeting ended on a positive note....</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">with laughter, a list of tasks, and a feeling of contributing to the group.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Fuckin seriously?!? Why the rollercoaster, brain? pffftt</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">This is what I saw in my head while driving home....well, I can't find just the snippet that was in my head, and i don't have the technical know how - or lets be honest, the willpower to make time to fiddle around! - to cut out the rest.....so it's just really her reaction when he removes his shirt. The first 2 words she says. gah. Just watch it, it'll make sense.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">So that was me reaction to my brain. Stupid thing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">anyhoos... then a few days later I had an online meeting with my Fed team - these are good. I like these women, they inspire me, push me to be better, encourage me to step up, and remind me (and not usually in words) when I need to pull my socks up and do more! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">And we were having a catch up, as ya do, and we talked about moving forward, as a team, but our whole Playcentre organisation. Here's some background: this have come to a point where we need to drastically change how we function. Society isn't working like it used to 70years ago when we started. Parent's don't stay at home with their kids for as long, often not really at all, some by choice but more and more simply because bills need to be paid. Or if you are out the workforce, step of your career path for 12 months you get woefully left behind. So it's not seen as worth it to stay home. This isn't the only reason we have to change, but I see it as a big part of it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">The other thing I see as having changed is people. And their expectations of life, of society, of their entitlements, and of what is reasonable to be asked of them. This is a generalisation - of course it is. And of course there are exceptions to the rule. This is always the case. Also, people don't tend to have larger families anymore - they are in and out of ECE in 3 years - not 15 like me. I'm an anomaly. I'm ok with that. It gives me perspective.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">Anyhoos - where was I? Oh yeah, talking with my team - I can't share here what I shared there, the time isn't right yet. And I have folk to talk to first, it's only right, it's respectful of them and all. But what it boils down to, is that I see maybe a place for me in the Federation in the upcoming year (if they'll have me. If they believe I would be valuable in the role...) Which is progress from how I was feeling on Monday. So this is good.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">And it's weird, I love the holidays. I do! I love lounging round in my pjs, not having to be out the house by 840am all that jazz......but I'm feeling better this week than I have all year (yeah yeah I know we're only a little over a month in. shush). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">I know I'm feeling better coz I chose to vacuum the other night. AND I've been noticing that things need dusting. I NEVER notice dust!! let alone do anything about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;">So worry not my friends, those who gather to listen to my ramblings, things are looking up. I know that I may not know now for certain, and I may have to "wait my patience" and as much as I hate that, it will be all good in the end.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"> </span></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-2108238529541512052014-02-03T21:00:00.001+13:002014-02-03T21:00:22.073+13:00A little lost...<p dir="ltr">So things are a changing again.... As is always the way in life.  Well my life anyways it seems....</p>
<p dir="ltr">And I find as I ruminate on these changes upcoming, that I am unsure where I fit in this puzzle.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Things have to change. I know this. I see the need for these changes. But but but I had an idea of where I stood in the picture that was painted. I can't yet see where I fit in this nebulous painting in progress.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I also find myself biting my tongue in some situations, some groups of people, that I never would have in  the past. Say 6 months ago.  I find myself feeling like the words I say are wrong, not needed, or when I am really maudlin - unnecessary. Thinking "Why did I bother putting myself out there?"</p>
<p dir="ltr">This isn't how I like to be.  This isn't a frame of mind I like to have. I wake each day with the goal of being positive, being upbeat again.... then run into a  'wall'</p>
<p dir="ltr">And the more it happens, the more I think "you know what? I'm out." And step back from my volunteer roles. At all but the lowest level. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But even that chaffs with my personal philosophy (or whatever you call what you believe in.....) = if I say I'm gonna do something, I need to do it. I like to be reliable. It's kinda a base part of who I am.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So where do I go from here?  How do I marry the need, and it is becoming quite an urgent need, to change, with where my place is in this brave New World??</p>
<p dir="ltr">Any suggestions welcome, coz I'm floundering  <u>o_O</u></p>
liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-30966069805817078812014-01-15T12:09:00.001+13:002014-01-15T12:09:03.729+13:00Went avisiting ...<p dir="ltr">So, yesterday my mum organized for us to visit a lady she had met who had chickens. 24 chickens.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It was great, she has only had them for a wee while, but I learnt stuffs, which is always good. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The biggest thing I came back home with tho is the knowledge that what we're doing is right. We have happy chickens. Yay!! There are things we can do better. There are always things one can improve, tis the way of life. I'm ok with that. Actually I like that, it gives me something to aim towards. Moving forward always feels better to me than standing still. Which is odd. Huh.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm not and never really have been a goal setter by nature. But look at that, somehow I still things to aim for. Ain't life weird.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyways, we have happy chickens. Knowledge that came with a huge sense of relief. Also, watching her talk to her chickens made me feel less crazy that I talked to mine. But the I have always talked to my babies like they were big people (just in little bodies for the time being). And I talked to Teal'c like he was a person, just a furry person. I've found if you expect people to understand even if they can't they tend to understand. Teal'c knows he can sit outside the door, or inside for that matter, and wait for someone o see and they'll open the door. If we take too long he'll minor. Or shake his head to rattle the bells on his collar. Or when it's dark he needs to come to our bedroom window to minor. Smart kitty. *nod*</p>
<p dir="ltr">And hopefully, even with their dumb nature and naturally inclined sacredness, I'm gonna raise smart chickens too.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Time will tell.</p>
<p dir="ltr">For now, we have happy chickens and yummy eggs :oD </p>
liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-46466833283533523402014-01-12T12:48:00.001+13:002014-01-12T12:50:25.749+13:00So, introducing The Girls....<p dir="ltr">So, I've finally decided on names for the chickens....</p>
<p dir="ltr">Introducing *drum roll please* Big Blue (white one), Henny Penny (black & white), Soup (all black), Luke & Leia (speckled brown ones - they are slightly different, but I can't always tell unless I look closely, so they are twins!)</p>
<p dir="ltr">They are good layers too. We have a steady supply of 2-3 eggs a day. Apparently they only lay 1 egg every 25 hours, we had 2 eggs yesterday afternoon so I was expecting any today. We had 3! Yay!! When we got The Girls the previous owner didn't think Soup was a layer, but that math suggests she may well be....</p>
<p dir="ltr">So they are settled, we are loving the fresh eggs, now to build they extra run bit and we'll be proper sorted *nod*</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Really likes him. </p>
<p dir="ltr">We now have, thanks to Christmas: Lego, duvet cover, trading Cards, costumes, wands (of course), books and movies floating about our house. And of course what the Girl likes, the younger boys especially Monkey, love too.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So we have conversations like, "mum where's my wand? I need to play wizards!" </p>
<p dir="ltr">And it is why on a Sunday evening I'm watching Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. </p>
<p dir="ltr">And I SHOULD be finishing the h & p for her hat.... </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Seems I don't know shit about myself. </p>
<p dir="ltr">We got chickens from a friend who needed to rehome them, coop and all, so I've filled my days with that. Between family being here, holidays (Christmas et al), oh yeah having 6 kids and the settling of chickens and excitement of collecting eggs I haven't thought that much about writing.</p>
<p dir="ltr">But, then, I guess the people I started to write for are here, so do I need to still blog?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Is anybody out there reading still??</p>
liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-55789000325132751672013-12-06T19:58:00.002+13:002013-12-06T19:58:39.058+13:00Friday nights....<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">So,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm kinda ok with this, but then I notice that time is passing us by and things I should have been getting done, haven't been getting done.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But it's friday night, it's end of the week, and I'm too tired to give a flying fuck about all those things I'm supposed to have done.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">See a cycle there?? Yeah me too. ;O)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyhoos, I dunno how many of my 10 follows are still following me here - but I've caught myself thinking about writing on this blog thingy a bit lately so thought I would do something about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Reading back over previous (I was gonna say recent, but they're really not that recent at all!) posts, not a lot has changed.....We still have 6 kids, youngest still at Playcentre, I'm still doing centre, Assn & National Level stuffs for Playcentre. things are changing - restructure and all - it 's just happening for all Playcentre not just our Assn. (although i should point out that many of our 33 Assns across the country have been changing their structure over the last few years....)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Kitten is now a year old, he's named Teal'c. Yeah we couldn't find a Star Wars name that fit, so we moved onto Stargate o_O</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And once again I'm counting down to my Lil Big Bro coming home. I've missed him. Although, maybe not as strongly as I felt it last year as he's been away for the whole of the year and so I've had to cope without him.....Still miss him tho. Still counting sleeps till he gets here and I can share/show him all the things I've been up to... 5 sleeps to go!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Also, did i mention I do roller derby? Yeah I do. Low contact, co-ed league Rimutaka Roller Derby. AND I LOVE IT!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Along with my Playcentre peeps, these are my peeps too! It's been over a year now I've been practising (you have to train for aaaaaaaaaaaaages before you're qualified enough to bout!) and I'm getting pretty good at it. If I do say so myself :OD</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So. That's me. Still here. Still Delusional about a lot of things.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Still getting kicked off my computer so Admiral & Padawan can play games... :O/ </span> </span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-49826487220372725472013-03-20T10:49:00.001+13:002013-03-20T10:49:18.781+13:00Life And Other Anomalies<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, it's been a while huh?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have thought about posting, mostly coz I know that there are some who don't follow me on other social media type thingys.....but I just couldn't find the impetuous to write more than 140 characters. Or anything that I thought was worth your time & energy to read. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What's been happening? Not a lot really. Today I am loving this album again.....esp this track. Dunno why. the guy is obviously a musical GENIUS but even though I can't say why I love this track....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyways, after that, what else is going on?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just the usual stuffs. Kids, Playcentre, housework gah. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Went to another National meeting on the weekend, was really awesome. And I realised that it's my time to step up. As much as I'm always bemoaning being tired and all, I know that Playcentre national level stuffs revitalises me. And I know that if we all don't put our money where our mouth is, the organisation won't survive. We are a volunteer organisation I may have mentioned this once or twice. Plus the Federation (National level) supports the Associations and Centres, but is MADE UP FROM MEMBERS OF THESE. So, we all need to help out. And I feel I have knowledge, enthusiasm and passion to offer, to help with. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, that will be May, at Conference. I throw my hat in the ring. Exciting and scary all at once! As usual with anything worth doing ;O)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Personally in the last wee while I went back to the docs coz although my happy pills have helped me mentally, physically I am still knackered. Long story short; many questions and a couple of vials of blood later I am on the waiting list for an endoscopy as I got a positive reaction to coeliacs. interesting. My life revolves around wheat, so there may be HUGE changes ahead....</span></span><br />
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<p>Second week of school and first week of Playcentre just ended. Phew. </p>
<p>I have crazily decided that going for a part time job at the library is a good idea. got a second interview for that next week. Time will tell if the money is worth it...</p>
<p>How did it become 2013 already?? and why am i still tired even tho my baby is nearly 4??? :-\</p>
liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-82313766452735644292013-01-01T08:37:00.002+13:002013-01-01T08:37:08.235+13:00Another Year Another Something<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's ten past 8 am. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you've been following my ramblings for the past coupla years then surely you know that I don't enjoy mornings. My brain isn't quite there, my body is refusing to cooperate. It's just not pleasant really. I would rather me tucked up in bed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">For everyone's sanity. especially whatever is less of mine :O)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also need to name the damn thing. At the mo he is Kitty, which in my head sounds like Boo out of Monsters Inc "KITTY!!" (it's too early for me to find a link to that)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The thing about the naming process that is bugging me the most is that when i look at him he seems so familiar, like his name is on the tip of my tongue but try as I might I can't remember it! #Frustrating I wanted to call him Ngeru (Maori for cat) but as he's kinda B's cat he has finally say on the name and has nixed that one. YET B is in no hurry to name him ARGH.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So this is me, 830am on a tuesday, the first tuesday of a new year, feeling like things should be different coz that's what they say, but not finding it yet. At the same time feeling like it's just another day. Same again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Any suggestions on names are welcome, as long as you understand that Admiral Awesome may well disregard them ;O)</span><br />
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<p>Its weird for me coz I have friends and family who don't believe in the Christ part of Christmas, and friends and family who do.  I was raised Catholic so church has always been a huge part of everything we do.  in fact I'm sitting in the church foyer now, way too early for mass waiting. Typing this on my phone. My kids and husband are at home, too enamoured with new toys to come, but I know it means a lot to my mum to have family who her at mass at Christmas so here I sit.</p>
<p>And I don't mind being here.  I like mass. I'm not opposed to Catholicism like some of my siblings. Which is ok too... We each walk our own path. </p>
<p>What I find weird about it all is the wishing merry Christmas. Wishing each other well. Especially on social media. A blanket wishing to all and sundry. Coz lets be honest, altho there are people I know and love and see in person who are part of my internet community by there are some people who I haven't never spoken to who are online following me, or I follow. </p>
<p>And altho I don't wish anyone ill, not at all. Its feels weird to me to wish them merry.</p>
<p>And also I wish those I love merry EVERY day. Not just one arbitary day a year.</p>
<p>So this is me wishing you whoever you are wherever you are, merry. wish you well. Love peace joy contentment. Fulfillment. And plenty to meet your needs.</p>
<p>ruthi ;-)</p>
liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-12062830973903749342012-11-29T12:34:00.001+13:002012-11-29T12:34:37.905+13:00I Wanna Hang With These Guys....<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There have been over the years many clips and pics about parenting.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm sure there will be many more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is my fav at the mo, it's so fun. I love it! I reckon the folks would be fun to hang with too. I can't imagine being able to do this with a straight face....</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">anyways, Enjoy! :OD</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-53305428999852931112012-11-27T14:19:00.000+13:002012-11-27T14:24:23.561+13:009 Sleeps And Counting....<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fuck Christmas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yeah I said it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fuck Christmas, I'm counting down to something much more important.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My Little Big Brother comes back to my timezone in 9 sleeps and counting ;O)</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">*bouncebouncebounce* </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have missed him. I've missed his help around the house when I'm feeling lazy, but more than that, I've missed hanging out with him. Talking about life, the universe and nothing in particular at all. He's so awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have heard talk that he isn't staying for very long, heading back out into the big bad world to seek his fortune or somesuch. I'm really hoping the rumours are wrong. Fingers, toes, arms, legs and eyes crossed they are wrong.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">9 Sleeps to go...... :OD</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i> I Hate Waiting.....</i></b></span>liltoastfairyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11100715746599114774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357890177473248865.post-67393035862528935362012-11-22T14:55:00.001+13:002012-11-22T14:55:57.880+13:00New Beginnings, Same Journey....<p>So, big news of the last week is that we had our Playcentre Association AGM on Friday.</p>
<p>I have been meaning to post about it, but you know. Life.</p>
<p>Anyways, due to some of the extra boys and pieces I have been doing over the last we while I have Ben upgraded to Assn Co Vice President!</p>
<p>Very cool that folks think I can do the position justice - Altho to be fair the job description is "support the Co Presidents and do tasks as they direct" let equal vagueness   :-$ which is what I've been doing as Secretary anyways.</p>
<p>Plus we now don't have an Assn Secretary so I'm still kinda doing that role in the interim... </p>
<p>In the near future tho we are looking at a restructure, coz what we're doing isn't sustainable. *shakes head* it hasn't been sustainable for quite a while, hence only having 10 people stepping up to take on roles.  things in the universe have aligned now and we are grabbing  the opportunity of getting some expert help, so YAY!</p>
<p>What I really wanted to say was that all in all I still think it's kinda funny that folks think I am worthy of responsibility.... I mean look at me!   ;-D</p>
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