Stuff, motherhood and rantings!

Welcome to my new blog...I have started this blog because I'm so slack at keeping a record of my thoughts, ideas and events - something that I used to be soooo good at when I was younger and have become unbeleivably bad at since the years have progressed. My brain is always thinking about 'stuff'. Making stuff, craft stuff, business stuff, family stuff, kids stuff, house stuff, church stuff, everyday stuff, work stuff, just anything and everything stuff! Sometimes it drives me CRAZY!! Sometimes I can't go to sleep because I'm thinking about stuff and I even waking up thinking bout stuff - and not even because I am stressed or worried about anything but it's like my brain is working 24/7 thinking of things - constantly! I think I even come up with some good ideas sometimes - ask Damian - You should see how he reacts when I announce the fact that I have 'another great idea' ( ..and this the best idea I have ever had - even better than the last one)!!...It's like he instantly reverts to an auto listening mode and just politely nods and agrees with whatever I have to say for fear that I might just have to talk him into my good idea if he doesn't agree with it! I've always wanted to invent something - I used to mix all the different shampoos, conditioners and soaps together as a kid in the bath and pretend that I had just invented the most luxurious and sought after products in the world! Everyone wanted to buy my new Soap/shampoo/conditioner combo and they couldn't get enough of it!! haha - if it were only that easy. I was quite an entrepreneur at such a young age, I think I was 8 years old and I made my own bobbles to tie my hair in pigtails - I wanted to make heaps of them and sell them coz they were sooo cool!! or so I thought!! Oh and I remember making baked goodies and selling them to friends and family (using all of mums ingredients of course!). And this trend has continued into my adult life - and not because I want to make a quick buck but I actually enjoy making 'stuff' and I love that people buy my 'stuff' and have my 'stuff' in their home (or eat my 'stuff'). So anyway, I have decided that I am an idea girl - I have heaps of really really good ideas - some of which I have been able to use to help people out and others that get wasted purely because I don't have the time or energy to actually do anything about them! I will share some here on this blog and talk about other stuff that happens in the life of a busy mum and wife! And going onto the topic of motherhood - WHOOAAAAAA - who ever said that motherhood is easy?? what the heck!!! really? How many times did you hear the saying 'they don't come with a manual'... gee I wish they did. I wish I knew then(as a younger Eva) what I know now. Wouldn't it be cool to know that if you did 'A', 'B' would happen. I feel confident that my kids are 'mostly' coming out ok? They are becoming lovely people and we get lots of lovely comments so I guess we are doing something right! right? Not having a large family circle has made it difficult as far as raising our children - we have pretty much watched people we have admired and picked things that we have wanted to implement into our family. We've formed our own 'style' and we like it! So I'm flying by the seat of my pants here as a working mother - trying to balance it all... if there is such a thing!! Can you really have it all? Well we will see? I know for one, my house is suffering...housework is less of a priority, but I feel it should also be shared with the other members of the family right? Who else has a hard time getting kids to do their chores? I feel like a naggy mum sometimes, but I know that I'm doing the right thing by teaching my kids to be 'self sufficient'. I think about how 'grateful' their husbands/wives will be when they are married and mum has taught them the value of work and being houseproud - right? hahaha - I feel a chore chart coming on!! So sit back, let down your hair and enjoy my rantings! goodluck to anyone else flying by the seat of your pants!! Join the sisterhood!