Long, long, long time no blog.  It’s just been busy, there’s no other way to put it.  This year has seen the start of four-year-old kinder and a bit more busy-ness than I was planning for.  I guess that’s what happens when you foolishly put your hand up for kinder committee president.  Oh, and there’s the whole two kids thing, which is a lot harder than one kid, especially when the younger one can walk and run and kinda talk and just generally be a very busy kind of child.  So, when it comes to the end of a day, whether it’s been a kinder day, or an at home day, or a hosting day, or an out with friends day, I just want to switch off.  I feel like blogging takes more brainpower than I’ve got spare when I finally get the time, so I just, you know, don’t do it.

Anyway, on to my compliment, I think.  Today we had a workmate of A’s and his family over for lunch (souvlakia with homemade tzatziki dip ta-da!), and it was their first time here.  I didn’t know until the last minute, but apparently this guy has just been hanging to see the place.  It seems when A first told people at work about moving and showed around pictures and floor plans, this guy thought it was just too small.  Never mind he doesn’t know us beyond working with A to know what our family needs, but as I said, never mind!  So, before this workmate and his wife and daughter arrived, we were madly cleaning the place (see, it’s not always spotless, only when “people come over”), to help show that indeed, it’s not that small.

Well, as it turns out, at some point this guy said to A that he like’s what we’ve done with the place and likes that we have just enough stuff to live… or something to that effect.  From what I understand, it was to do with clutter and furniture, and believe it or not, this is where I take the compliment!

I try every day to de-clutter and organise something.  I make weekly trips to Vinnies with a car boot full of bags and boxes.  And I am constantly thinking and looking and considering what to tackle next to make our house a home, and comfortable one at that.

Certainly this house is much smaller than our last, and certainly we have less stuff than we once had, but it’s lovely and it’s home and we quite like it here.

Also, how lovely is it when someone meets your child and comments on how polite they are?  It does help to hear these things once in a while, to give yourself a pat on the back and know you’re on the right track.  M is 5 now and I must admit so far I think it’s easier than 4 ever was.  There are still challenging days, but it’s like overnight he had a little nibbit of maturity increase.  He is starting to show more interest in ‘big boy toys’ like Lego and his iPod.  He still listens to childrens music, but I get a few more requests for the car radio these days, and often when I peek into my rearview mirror can see him bopping away, maybe even hear him humming along or trying to sing some words.

All in all, life is good, we’re all healthy and busy, and I’ve got a lot to be grateful for.  And to top it off - we have a week of cold weather ahead of us - bliss!  I hope you’re all happy and keeping warm and snug.