IT IS OFFICIALLY SPRING!!!
It is the first of September down here in little old New Zealand which signifies SPRING!!!
So far the weather has been lovely. It feels a bit like summer (which is lovely) and there are daffidols EVERYWHERE!!! there yellowness just makes the world look so happy. There are little lambs and calves every where. And cygnets (baby swans). no ducklings yet... but in the next few weeks i expect to start seeing them. There are cherry blossoms all over the university. Every time there is a gust of wind pink petals a blown every where. It looks like it is snowing pink... stunning. The trees outside my window are starting to get leaves on them :)
I love the smell of spring... it smells so fresh and new. can't wait for the rest of the spring months
Friday, 31 August 2012
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
cousins
I really do love having cousins. I have a grand total of 23 of them ranging from 32-3. Most of them have lived close my whole life. 4 of them live overseas and I dont really get to see them but I know them and really love hearing about their lives. I really miss the days where we would run around being silly and just generally having fun. I even miss the days where we would talk for hours on end about nothing.
I still see all my cousins but not as regularlly. I last had a good talk to the cousin I was closest with a good 6 months ago. He lives 2 hours away and has visited my uni 3 or 4 times since we have been at uni. And not once did he visit me. He doesnt tell me anything any more. This really hurts as once upon a time we were so close we couldve been twins (we even looked similar). And now... I never see him. Some people from my hall have seen him more times then I have this year. And its kind of sad when they start telling me about his life because he hasnt bothered.
And then my other cousins I hear from every now and then. but that doesnt hurt as much because we were never as close. I love my cousins dearly and love to talk to them and hear about there lives (preferablly from them though).
So here is to all the times we have had and will have. I hope that they will be numerous and wonderful. xx
I still see all my cousins but not as regularlly. I last had a good talk to the cousin I was closest with a good 6 months ago. He lives 2 hours away and has visited my uni 3 or 4 times since we have been at uni. And not once did he visit me. He doesnt tell me anything any more. This really hurts as once upon a time we were so close we couldve been twins (we even looked similar). And now... I never see him. Some people from my hall have seen him more times then I have this year. And its kind of sad when they start telling me about his life because he hasnt bothered.
And then my other cousins I hear from every now and then. but that doesnt hurt as much because we were never as close. I love my cousins dearly and love to talk to them and hear about there lives (preferablly from them though).
So here is to all the times we have had and will have. I hope that they will be numerous and wonderful. xx
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
My mum
I thought I would take a minute out of my busy day and spend a few minutes in appreciation of my ever so insperational mother.
She is a textile artist and a mother. I remember from a young age being surrounded by material, thread, paint and all sorts of craty things. As children we used to sit in her sewing area and look at all the material we were never allowed to use because it was the 'special stuff'. Recently while I was at home I was looking at mums material and discovered that the 'special' materials still havnt been used this made me smile. As a small child when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I always replied with 'A mother and a quilter' when questioned why the reply was always 'Just like my mum'. For the past 3-4 years I havent wanted to have children, but recently I realised that if I didnt I wouldnt be fufilling my dreams of when I was a small child. I will never be a quilter like my mother but I really enjoy felting (another craft my mother taught me) and I think that is close enough. I also want to have children now so I can pass on everything my mother taught me.
My mum has 5 incredibly trying children ranging from 20-8. All of us with our own challenges. She is incrediblly patient with us even though we always are naughty and mischevious. All of us are highly gifted spirited childern who are very determined. I admire my mother for all the hard work she puts into raising us and keeping us busy (we get bored easily). Each of us are so different. Each with our own special talents and abilities. My mother has been able to nurture and help us develope each of these talents (when there are 5 kids this takes a lot of effort).
I never realised how much she did/does for me until I moved away from home. Now while at university I miss just sitting down and chatting with her even our disagreements. In the last week I think I have called her 3-4 times. I would laugh at her for the amount of time she spends talking to her sisters and mother (especially her twin) but now I am just as bad. I think being so far away from them proves how much I rely on my sisters and mother. I try to call at least once a week to talk. And for some reason I can always find something to say. I called her the other day just to ask her how to sew something on. It seems more logical calling my mother than googling something I dont know how to do.
Everytime we go anywhere she tries to tell at least one person the look nice. The amount of smiles and shocked looks she gets given when she does this is so cool. I have been aiming to do this but my shyness gets the better of me.
I sent mum a letter of apprectiation the other day. She recieved it yesterday and I managed to make her cry :) though this time it was good tears and i didnt feel bad for it. Today she will be recieving a bouquet of flowers (Irises, Daffodils and spring flowers) I hope that I suprise her again. all because she hasnt been well for the past weeks.
I will always value her opinion and everything she does for people. I am trying everyday to be more like her. Slowly I am becoming more like her. Strong, Independent and wonderful. I will never be a great as my mum but I hope that one day I will be as much of a wonderful parent to my children as she is to me.
<3 Thanks for everything mum
She is a textile artist and a mother. I remember from a young age being surrounded by material, thread, paint and all sorts of craty things. As children we used to sit in her sewing area and look at all the material we were never allowed to use because it was the 'special stuff'. Recently while I was at home I was looking at mums material and discovered that the 'special' materials still havnt been used this made me smile. As a small child when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up I always replied with 'A mother and a quilter' when questioned why the reply was always 'Just like my mum'. For the past 3-4 years I havent wanted to have children, but recently I realised that if I didnt I wouldnt be fufilling my dreams of when I was a small child. I will never be a quilter like my mother but I really enjoy felting (another craft my mother taught me) and I think that is close enough. I also want to have children now so I can pass on everything my mother taught me.
My mum has 5 incredibly trying children ranging from 20-8. All of us with our own challenges. She is incrediblly patient with us even though we always are naughty and mischevious. All of us are highly gifted spirited childern who are very determined. I admire my mother for all the hard work she puts into raising us and keeping us busy (we get bored easily). Each of us are so different. Each with our own special talents and abilities. My mother has been able to nurture and help us develope each of these talents (when there are 5 kids this takes a lot of effort).
I never realised how much she did/does for me until I moved away from home. Now while at university I miss just sitting down and chatting with her even our disagreements. In the last week I think I have called her 3-4 times. I would laugh at her for the amount of time she spends talking to her sisters and mother (especially her twin) but now I am just as bad. I think being so far away from them proves how much I rely on my sisters and mother. I try to call at least once a week to talk. And for some reason I can always find something to say. I called her the other day just to ask her how to sew something on. It seems more logical calling my mother than googling something I dont know how to do.
Everytime we go anywhere she tries to tell at least one person the look nice. The amount of smiles and shocked looks she gets given when she does this is so cool. I have been aiming to do this but my shyness gets the better of me.
I sent mum a letter of apprectiation the other day. She recieved it yesterday and I managed to make her cry :) though this time it was good tears and i didnt feel bad for it. Today she will be recieving a bouquet of flowers (Irises, Daffodils and spring flowers) I hope that I suprise her again. all because she hasnt been well for the past weeks.
I will always value her opinion and everything she does for people. I am trying everyday to be more like her. Slowly I am becoming more like her. Strong, Independent and wonderful. I will never be a great as my mum but I hope that one day I will be as much of a wonderful parent to my children as she is to me.
<3 Thanks for everything mum
Friday, 3 August 2012
The stripy t-shirt... revisited
The short story i submited into a compation about 2 months age (The Stripy T-Shirt) got 3rd place. according to someone else who entered it there were a large number of entries. I am in shock over this result. yes it wasnt first but a 3rd!!! what makes me the most excited about this is that I got a place AND Im Dyslexic!!! it helped me to prove to myself that despit a difficulty I can still do well at something.
This has inspired me to start writing poetry again and more stories and such.
I shouldnt let my dyslexia stop me.
People who were/are dyslexic: Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Di Vinci, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Hans Christian Anderson, Walt Disney, John Lennon, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Alexander Graham Bell (the guy who invented the telephone), Steven Speilberg, Harrison Ford, Jamie Oliver.
oh and of course Me :)
It is time to embrace our differences, follow our dreams, and not give up no matter what challenges we face in life! Some of the most famous people in the world are dyslexic so i am going to embrace my difference and make it wokr for me. You should all do the same! :)
This has inspired me to start writing poetry again and more stories and such.
I shouldnt let my dyslexia stop me.
People who were/are dyslexic: Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Di Vinci, Winston Churchill, Agatha Christie, Hans Christian Anderson, Walt Disney, John Lennon, Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, Alexander Graham Bell (the guy who invented the telephone), Steven Speilberg, Harrison Ford, Jamie Oliver.
oh and of course Me :)
It is time to embrace our differences, follow our dreams, and not give up no matter what challenges we face in life! Some of the most famous people in the world are dyslexic so i am going to embrace my difference and make it wokr for me. You should all do the same! :)
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