What a beautiful Day

Hi, and welcome back the sun.  Just got out of the pool after a beautiful bike ride down to the beach, had breakfast and then unfortunately due to bad beach conditions, back home again and then a glorious swim in the pool

What a difference it makes with the sun in the sky and everyone in a happy mood.

Enjoy your life, don't regret anything it is a waste of time.

WHy you shouldn't give you kids coke!!

Am i an over protective parent? Yes! why well for a start i am the boss of him and i will decide what is good for him and as i am the one that cops the flack if he isn't!! i will, well me and hubby will, decide what we think is ok for him to eat, drink and do and i want this kid to grow up with respect for others and definitely know what is good and bad behavior.

Today Oscar went to a bowling birthday party which was great, the only not great thing that happened was the fact the coke was served up to 6 years olds.  Seriously i mean what the hell would you be thinking, do you know what is in this.  When i was leaving i spoke to the young girl who was running things and suggested that she doesn't ever serve kids coke as it contains caffeine and sugar and now (as the kids were completely insane!!) oh she said, they just wanted mixed drinks, so i suggested again great just not coke!!

Now as this is my blog! i get to rant and this is what i have to say, i hope the hell someone out there listens and makes note so that they don't give this to kids, its bad enough adults make bad decisions for themselves but thats our right, but we do have the right to say NO to your kids.   Hey i said NO to my son and when three kids asked me to give then more coke it said NO NO NO, have some water.

For a start did you know that when they first make coke it was made with cocaine, hence the name and its main consumers were army soldiers.  So when cocaine became an unacceptable product to manufacture with, they needed that hit that you get so they added caffeine and bucket loads of sugar.

So lets talk about why this may be bad when somebody drinks a Coke, watch what happens.

• In The First 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. (100% of your recommended daily intake.) You don’t immediately vomit from the overwhelming sweetness because phosphoric acid cuts the flavor allowing you to keep it down.
• 20 minutes: Your blood sugar spikes, causing an insulin burst. Your liver responds to this by turning any sugar it can get its hands on into fat. (There’s plenty of that at this particular moment)
• 40 minutes: Caffeine absorption is complete. Your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, as a response your livers dumps more sugar into your bloodstream. The adenosine receptors in your brain are now blocked preventing drowsiness.
• 45 minutes: Your body ups your dopamine production stimulating the pleasure centers of your brain. This is physically the same way heroin works, by the way.
• In just over 60 minutes: The phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in your lower intestine, providing a further boost in metabolism. This is compounded by high doses of sugar and artificial sweeteners also increasing the urinary excretion of calcium.
• In just over 60 Minutes: The caffeine’s diuretic properties come into play. (It makes you have to pee.) It is now assured that you’ll evacuate the bonded calcium, magnesium and zinc that was headed to your bones as well as sodium, electrolyte and water.
• In just over 60 minutes: As the rave inside of you dies down you’ll start to have a sugar crash. You may become irritable and/or sluggish. You’ve also now, literally, pissed away all the water that was in the Coke. But not before infusing it with valuable nutrients your body could have used for things like even having the ability to hydrate your system or build strong bones and teeth.

So there are the facts!! your decision but imagine drinking this everyday, and what the hell are you thinking giving it to your kids.


Thanks for reading and seriously, if anyone reads this and would love to discuss what i have written please try to give me a reason why the hell you let your kids have energy drinks also.  Do you have any idea what they are doing to their bodies and brains !!! oh and have you got a dirty car battery, lets clean it with coke!!!!!!!!

Hello again

I apologise for not typing Christmas day as promised, i did not continue my blog for quite some time, but apologies as i have been flat out and have a very sick friend that i am also tending too, enough said.

Xmas day, well this started with a 5am wake up and stomping down the stairs to see what Santa had delivered under the tree.  Needless to say with one child he was spoilt silly and was more disappointed to see so many clothes in the Santa sack.  Now i have a bit of a theory about this one! do i just buy more clothes as the rabbit continually grows! or can i just add to the Santa sack and make him feel grateful that he has gotten more clothes than toys therefore more to unwrap!!

Upon speaking with a friend about this we both came to the conclusion that he should learn to be grateful about anything that he gets so fancy clothes should be seen to be gifts and not just what appears in your wardrobe.

By the way, the 5 year old was awesome but the mumma (thats me) was ridiculous.  I unwrapped pressy from husband and had a face like a bloodhound.  I walked into the kitchen to hide the disappointment (it didn't work as I was followed and told off for being a brat!)  What was i complaining about?  I was bought some lovely perfume but it was nothing i had worn before and all i could think off was great, perfume, and nothing i even wear and great i am after 20 years worthy of bloody perfume.   Why is it that women put real effort into gift buying and men just think of something you need.......i wanted to be spoilt with something i didn't need and wanted to feel like the girlfriend again.   But since i am living in the real world i just have to get over it!!!

So as to the Ninjago!!! needless to say i was off the hook for most of it as hubby did the majority and when i needed some zen time! i did assemble a rather scary looking dragon.  and i also have to offer an apology to Lego.  You don't market to five year olds do you and you do make the work books easy to read don't you and you definitely aren't marketing to geeks so make your adds more upmarket so that it doesn't look like once you have assembled them you can actually play with them GEEZ i mean the old Lego made sense, you just got your blocks and make whatever you wanted, now all this stuff must fit together to make something that if it gets bumped breaks so here is my tip don't buy it if you want to play with it but if you 30 something and need a zen place to go to then buy it and buy a display case where it never gets used and is something pretty to look at.

OK now after way too much food that wasn't meant to be consumed and not near enough exercise, i feel i have gained at least 4 kg which sucks but now is my new years resolution!! AGAIN

Went to Southport parklands for party and fireworks which was great and now waiting for Jacqui, Dave and Lucas for dinner and some drinks to celebrate the new year.

So with that a rather quick blog happy new year to all and take care not to do anything other than concentrate on your happiness.

5 days to go

Well the count down is on and i am now of the belief that 5 year old male children in particular have absolutely no tact!!.

"I didn't really want that" he mutters under his breath when given his latest gift last night and now at 6 am this morning a pressy from Nana arrives which he is wrapped about and his bloody father is doing more of the Lego.  Packaged with 5 and up on the box, you need a bloody degree in Lego to put it together.  While i have noticed in the past that i am lulled into some kind of coma when i do Lego (maybe that's why we keep buying it!!)  i really believe it is a good activity to do together with your gorgeous children.

Is seems to be strangely relaxing trying to figure it out and the page by page guide is really great but to be honest you really need focus to see where the next piece goes.  Hey Lego shout out to you highlight the new pieces going on in fluro or little arrows, that way i wont need a shot of whiskey whilst assembly is taking place.

Just hearing in the background my hubby soothing the boy with wow this is great and then the answer, its poo!! not really the response i want to hear ha ha ha  "you won't get anymore if you keep calling it poo!!" ha ha ha

So i am now going to admit that i caved and bought the bloody ninja go HUGE box so guess what i will be doing over Christmas.  GOING INSANE.

Oh well once i build it and spend quality time with my son, he will probably love it and play with it till the cows come home so no complaints from me...............today that is!! and please read my blog on Christmas day.

so my advice today is be prepared for your disappointment at their reactions as we say thanks to bath bombs and crap but they just don't have that chip yet to let you know how happy they are to be disappointed.

BYE

Crazy weather and thank god for vacation care.

Well its about 2 weeks till Xmas and its supposed to be hot and sunny in the sunshine state.  What the hell has happened to the sun.  I must say i never complain about the rain but give me a break, bring on the sun. Its amazing to me that whilst little man is going out of his mind because he can't
1. Swim in the pool
2. Jump on the trampoline
3. Play outside
So instead he is driving me nuts.  "What i do now mum"  he is saying so often i am considering stuffing a large pair of his (dirty of course) socks in his mouth and telling him quietly in his ear.  Just sit down and shut up.  

But of course i wouldn't say that or do that so instead i find some other way to amuse him and keep him happy.  Thank god for vacation care today.  I am off to work and he to play and be amused by his mates which i think is the best invention in the world and i am not going to feel one bit of guilt for.

Whilst talking with a couple of other mums i have come to understand that the guilt factor is high on the list as with the constantly having to amuse young ones.  I am trying to rack my brain to see if at all my parents spent anytime keeping me amused, then i remembered one rainy day where my brother and i were sent with our Parkas!! out into the paddock to dig up bracken fern because the cows didn't eat them and that was our amusement.  At least the stepmonster didn't have to go to any lengths to keep us happy.

So this is what i say, let them figure it out.  They have enough toys to fill a toy store, crayons, texta's and paints.  Just tell them to enjoy themselves and apart from writing on the floors and wall.  Knock yourself out and stay happy.  We are teaching them a valuable lesson.  When its cold and rainy leave your mother alone!!!

ps i am off for another coffee
have a nice day

Why i started my blogg

Well, i have decided to share with you why i have started this, i am not into facebook or twitter but i wanted to put down daily what is happening in my life probably from a spiritual and work basis.  As well as the usual funny stuff, i believe what happening in my clinic would probably blow your mind.

It blows mine

So i figured if i put it out there on a daily basis with all that happens, i may in the future have a reference to look back on to see just how far i have come personally and professionally.

So read it or don't its for me to purge at the end of the day

xx

Breakfast with my boys

Today i started with a 4.30 start, cleaning up stray debris from the night before, that is stray toys!!
Once done and two loads of washing later, i played with the dog and got ready for the date with my girlfriend Nicky and her two beautiful kids.   Unfortunately one was ill so we didn't go.  Instead i took my son out for a breaky date and had a lovely meal.

Well OK, i need to comment.  Is it OK to talk negatively about food in a restaurant that you love but seems to think that crispy bacon is oven baked until dead!!  Should i name the restaurant in hope they will read this and change the way the crispy bacon is cooked? or should i approach the chef in hopes he will take my constructive criticism?  Me thinks that this will not go down too well!  Most chefs (as demonstrated by Ramsay!)  are temperamental at the best of times, but aren't i paying?

What would be the best approach?  say i am the ultimate consumer of food and that i can really give good advice.  Would i appreciate it for my own business?  Would love to hear your opinions.

By the way, after telling my 5 year old to get ready he laid on my bed waiting for me this morning and i caught him picking his nose and flicking it on the carpet.  I said if your going to pick it (because if figured that if i do it what the hell would stop him!) at least wipe it on a tissue.  A bad parent? i think not i just think that i handled a situation with common sense.

More from me later.  would love some feedback