Queenslander...

Frida is born in Queensland and misses the heat as you can see.......

For most of the winter she has been lying really close to the 'fire' (gas heater) - sometimes so close her head is hot!

She hates the cold and curls up in he bed if the fire is not on. Or she goes upstairs and lies on the top of the stairs where it's warmer.

Poor dog - and she's got a few more months to go before spring is here......

New world

I am finally joining the rest of you and leaving the Blackberry behind...

Sleek, sexy and unwrapped. I am excited to get this one up and running!

Woohoo - think I'll never look back!!

Preparing...

Preparing a bit for the trip.

Today I got a cute travel pillow for Oliver. Isn't it just too cute!

Morning cuppa

A morning cuppa at my favorite cafe!

Here comes the sun!

After 2 weeks of constant rain the sun has returned.
So lovely to be out and about and the sky is blue and clear. Everybody is out and about, kids playing, parents chatting, people exercising, dogs getting long walks and I even smelt a bbq going yesterday evening. Ah the sun makes us all so much happier!

Clothes...

Needed some new things for the trip to Europe...

2 new linen dresses from Laura Ashley. Very 60's look and I love them both. Hopefully the weather changes though, dad said they had 9 degrees yesterday - no weather for the dressses hehe

Also a new bikini and a pool/beach dress to throw on. All from Seafolly. Love the dress, even though doesn't look too good on pic . It's nice...

Still have to sort out the dress for the wedding we're going to... And we have winter here so not an easy task...

I don't get it....

A couple of my friends feel 'nothing should change' and 'the baby has to fit in with us' and in some have even said 'I feel like running for the hills'....
I don't get it. I just don't get why you'd want nothing to change in your life - when evrything about your life has changed? Why have children? Why must the baby fit in with you? You'd have a lifetime to just look after yourself - now you have a baby , why then not try and do what's best for the baby and not what's best for you? I get it , occasionally you have to take your kids to places and do things that doesn't fit in with their routine - that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the general idea of some people that kids seems to be some kind of 'obstacle' to their 'normal' life.
I just don't get it.
Personally I was ready for the change. I want the best for him. I am not important in comparison.
I don't want to do what I did. We did it for a long time and it was great fun. Now another way of life has started.
I am sure I will be tired and fed up at some point but some of these women feel this way all the time....
I find it so strange!
How can you in any way pretend that you can (or want to) do the same things anymore? If the focus is not on what's best for the baby, then where is your focus? On yourself?