A week without... A non traditional detox!

I have had a week without... without a lot of my daily pleasures.. I'm more than ready for this detox to be over, it was not so much imposed on me but hurled and planted itself into every cell.. My detox (otherwise known as a very very nasty chest infection!!)has  left me captive in my own home, my outdoor activities have been opening my 2 balcony door and back again! A trip to the doctors has been my highlight as I managed to put something on other than my mangy pink nightie on! 6 days of this and I think I am going a bit silly.... 

So over the last 6 days I have lived without (although as you can see these have never been far off my mind!!):

❤ Coffee- oh my daily joy of coffee! Problem is I haven't had the urge yet, will wait patiently as I know my great love will return soon! I'm telling myself this is my body's chance to have a detox and coffee is having a rest from me too, it can't be a one way street !

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❤ Chocolate - another love I don't think I go without during a "normal" day,  anything chocolate flavored or even my chocolate date balls.. but Nope not a morsel has touched my lips in a week!

❤ Laughing.  A good old fashioned laugh(especially with darbs) I'm missing this, but trying to laugh just causes me more pain so there is no point, and really I have felt my sense of humor been taken by this chest infection too!! Please return to me ASAP, otherwise I will never get through my crazy life in one piece!!

❤ Mascara, oh and while we are there, no lipstick, blush, foundation, nope no makeup for 6 days!! I have only been in in the company of my sheets and couch and they have put up no complaints, either has my mum or Darby..

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❤ My much loved MacBook pro!! It is getting dusty sitting on my bookshelf! I'm sure my Internet provider will soon be checking to still see if I'm alive! It is being very badly neglected, along with my blog!! It hasn't seen any love for the last week either!

❤ my Nissan tiida is missing my lightening foot - im sure it has liked its various drivers over the week, but never the same as its crazy owner!!

I have managed to keep up to date with most important stuff on my iPhone,  but its never quite the same, but i have been satisfied with just a little, as my main quandary has been which side I should sleep on next!

 I think I am somewhat better, maybe 50% there now... I am waiting patiently for my appetite to come back, I have never gone this long without wanting to eat! My new year diet was meant to be harder than this!! But I'm so over it now... I'm attempting to go back to work tomorrow, and will see how that goes, whether my brain talks to my mouth, and whether anything actually comes out, (my voice is back, just)... Thats about all the craziness I can write today... and its taken all of my energy eeekk!!

I am linking up  with  Jess from Diary of a SAHM for I Blog On Tuesdays,

Oh and my blog will feel the love soon! It's turning one next week and I'm giving it a makeover! Yay!!

Until next time , life is  too  short to be feeling crap!! 

Wordless Wednesday.. I'll have some cookie with that

This week I haven't really been picture taking (not like me at all!) Just wanted to share this rather amusing one of Darby. Whilst I was enjoying my soy cappuccino at Beatrix cafe in North Melbourne (famous for its home cooked sweets) he had the balls to order a biscuit on his own accord, I didn't flinch until the waitress brought over the biggest cookie I have ever seen!! After my initial disdain, I  had a bite.. OMG...It was delicious... we were going to have a fight on our hands with this one... Although it wasn't much of a showdown... He had a few bites and then we decided it was best wrapped up and eaten at home.. We managed to make it last (I don't know how) over the following 24 hours!! 

It was a weird combination.... I think it was called "The Kramer" - it consisted of choc chips, peanuts and potato chips... I am a fan of salty sweet combinations so this one hit the right spot! 

Have you had anything bigger than that??? Id love to hear about it!

I am Linking up with Trish for Wordless Wednesday at  My Little Drummer Boys

Until next time, Life is too short for crappy coffee

A never-ending weekend to reminisce and recharge...

I feel like I have been on a never  ending  weekend, never quite sure where it started or where it would stop... Its been going on forever.. 


Time seemed to stand still... Leaving work unexpectedly on Thursday when I received sad news about my cousin... I had been on edge all week expecting this phone call, but I was still never quite prepared for it or the raw emotion it brought  about.. not a great look in a new work place, meh... I wasn't caring too much at the time! 
The rest of Thursday was an emotional roller coaster, I may write about it at a later stage (or I might not)  so I will skip forward a day.... 

I woke on Friday morning, like the previous day had been a dream..... I decided I needed to stay  at home and spend time with my family.... I could have fronted up for  work... but I still wasn't feeling like it was where I was supposed to be at that moment..

Darby and I spent the day with my parents, sister and my aunty. We  wanted to do something for her birthday which fell the day before.. with all that was going on, she didn't get to celebrate too much, so we took her cake and candles and sang her happy birthday.... 

We also sat around looking through my aunties albums ... she seemed to have captured some delightful pictures of our childhood than my mum and dad have..... I scanned a couple below.. one of my favourites was with my sis and dad at the zoo... I look so happy..Love it!! My mum and dad agreed cos I saw them sneaking out the albums to take home and scan them all....

After some birthday cake we all needed to walk the calories off so this involved a trip to the park.. This park has the coolest flying fox... even I (along with all the adults)  had a good old crack at it!!  Here is a video of my sister on it! We completely monopolised it ..... so much fun!!  This was the perfect anecdote to a sore heart! Some good old fashioned laughter......

Fun on the the spinny thing!

Darby wasn't feeling the best all weekend, he has had a cold and it seems to have gotten worse over the weekend.. so we went home and he slept for 3 hours and then went to bed, so I sat on the couch on Friday, watching bad movies and playing around on my computer....Time seems to disappear whilst reading other great blogs!!!  

On Saturday we managed to sleep in ... and with no where to go we  stayed in our PJ's all morning... I was in mine till 11.58am...... I didn't quite make it to midday!! We went out to get coffee.. and I had an urge to buy a candle... I have never been a candle kind of gal.. I never 'got' the fascination with them, yes they smell nice, but what else do they do???  My sister loved them.. but I was sitting on the fence... But of late, not sure whether due to a couple of candle presents, I have started to get a slow burning love for them (pardon the pun!!)!  So my excursion on Saturday was to buy a new candle.. I settled for a GlassHouse candle in Neroli and Sweet Myrrh aptly named Rodeo Drive... aka Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, it smelt divine.. I love these and Circa Home ones,  I can see this becoming an obsession.... Ill just work my way through them.. (slowly!!) 

So I went home and burned to my little hearts content, Darby and I had a night in, watching DVDs and eating homemade burgers yum... 

Sunday, Darby spent time with his dad, so I had lunch with my sister and then just relaxed... the week ahead is going to be a full on one so preserving all of my energy was the smartest thing I could do.... 

Poor Darbs... Not feeling 100%

Hopefully next weekend I will have more to report and I will be  back to my happy, coffee loving self... Oh and I have exciting things to organise this week... I'm beside myself! Will share soon! 

I am linking up with the adorable and gorgeous Son at Life Love & Hiccups....

Until next time , life is just too plain short 

Piquing my Pinterest : Sadness, Strength, a good old cry and if all else fails there is always Champagne!

After a week of sadness and emotions that I haven't felt before, nor want to feel anytime soon, I thought I would include some inspirational quotes that have got me through... and that have if all else fails put a smile on my face (including my 1st SATC one as it doesn't really apply to my situation but I liked it anyway!!!) 

So it seems any death I have been around, alcohol is used to numb the pain, so I have included some champagne, as I think there will be plenty of that drunk this week... and from speaking with my cousin, this is what she wanted... a funeral on a Friday (its on Wednesday before a public holiday)  so people could stay, get drunk, dance, laugh and reminisce....... I guessing my choice of drink for the week will be champagne!! Deep breathing.... Deep breath out.. here goes.....

Linking up  today with Tina  for Piquing for Pinterest 

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Until next time.... Life is too short to drink crappy coffee...

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Grateful for 36 years - The rain in my heart...

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I am not able to write much tonight.. I'm just not ready to....but I can say this: 

At around 2pm yesterday our little world lost a beautiful person... 

I was blessed to have my  gorgeous and determined cousin influence my life for my part 32 years......

The world is a better place because she was here and put her stamp on it... 

Its not fair that it had to be so cruel and take her to soon.... 

I don't have many female role models in my life, but she was one.... determined, confident and full of grace..Never afraid to speak her mind and to always expect the best in life .... and more importantly never ever afraid to ask for a discount, using her plight to get it! These attributes helped her in her battle to do it her way, and her way only....
I am grateful for the last conversation I had with her, even though she was so sick, it meant so much to me... that will always be with me...

I will write more when I am ready (and wearing waterproof mascara, as just writing this has left me with tears streaming down my face) 

I am just so thankful that she was in my life.... 

Here are the lyrics to one of her 
favourite songs.. 

The Rain in My Heart - Mick Thomas

If you please Ive got nothing to say 

That can make this play and your blues go away 

Times flies but It don't heal 

You can't hide what anybody would feel...
Ohhh I got the sun in my eyes, I got the wind in my face, I got the rain in my heart
But I'm falling in life not falling apart, 
Now the task at hand is the life that we lead, it is the rent that we pay, the mouths that we feed ...
Its not wrong to cry, its wrong to weep while life passes by
Ohhh I got the sun in my eyes, I got the wind in my face, I got the rain in my heart
But I'm falling in life not falling apart, 
Out the back in the shed, there's a surfboard that we will not sell, but nobody will ride, lets leave it out there don't bring it inside
I got the sun in my eyes, the wind in my face, the rain in my heart
But I'm falling in my life not falling apart, 

Ohhh I got the sun in my eyes, I got the wind in my face, I got the rain in my heart

But I'm falling in life not falling apart......




Until next time.... Life is to f*&%ing short...

Linking up with the beautiful Maxabella Loves for 52 Weeks of Grateful

Wordless Wednesday- Its time for our close up!

Its stinking hot in Melbourne, my wish for sunshine was delivered exponentially!! Oh well, I can't complain too much, apart from my little flat feeling overwhelmingly like a sauna.. but my dads handyman skills have allowed me to open my balcony for the first time since I have lived here almost 2 years ago, so some fresh "hot " air can come in..  I can't complain, a breeze is a breeze!!!! This week with so much going on.. I decided to just  include  a few recent close ups... this is carefree and happy at its best plus Darby and I don't mind a bit of camera action!!! Like Mother, like Son...
Happy Wednesday!!

I am Linking up with Trish for Wordless Wednesday at  My Little Drummer Boys

Until next time, Life is too short for crappy coffee

Wonderful Weekends... not quite wonderful yet for 2012!

I have missed my Wonderful Weekends link ups since 2011.. over with the adorable and gorgeous Son at Life Love & Hiccups....

My only issue is it hasn't been a wonderful weekend to date,  nor start to the year really, so I'm not sure I qualify for this event!!! But I have the urge to write, and when I do it soothes me, so here goes... 

My family is going through a very difficult time at the moment... and that has played heavily on my mind and on my heart all week, I haven't thought of much else. I have felt flat and teary, and generally emotional. I have been on edge and full of anxiety waiting for a much feared phone call...This is not Java Jane at all, its draining my body of energy which not even my beloved coffee can top up! Through this though  I have still rustled up some reserves for some much needed laughter.. it has helped to keep me on a level playing field!!

So this week I am sharing the moments of wonderful that I occurred during the weekend! I am happy to report there were a few: 

Ahhh Wine... its going to help me get through this week!!

* Watching Darby do a (maybe rather inappropriate bum) dance to "Sexy and I know it"!!! This had me and 3 other girlfriends almost wetting ourselves, much needed tears of laughter, this was so so funny (and wrong!!)  Although I have had a chat to him to not do the dance every time he hears the song... Oh god help me if it plays in the supermarket (or anywhere else in public for that matter!!)

* A wonderful and delicious coffee at "The Premises" - I broke my 1 coffee a day rule to have this, but it was totally and utterly worth it!!!

* Having my good friend Janine stay over on Friday night .. and spending all day saturday just hanging out, chatting and playing with Darby!!

* Pizza and yummy icecream at my place (I didn't cook either!) with my sister and 2 of our oldest and dearest childhood family friends... They are almost like family! It was nice to sit around and have a giggle and chat! And look back at old old pictures of when we were kids! Its scary we have known each other our whole lives!!

Reminiscing over old photos with an old childhood friend!! I must be 3 p
here and Bron must be 2!! Such blonde gals we were and still are!

* Sunday morning sleep in... sooo rare and so nice!

* A play date at the park with my dear friend Michelle and her 2 gorgeous kids! Her oldest daughter is in the same kinder class as Darby so they just ran around crazily getting all hot and sweaty at the park! It was great for Darby to be able to play with a friend... sometimes I just don't cut it!! It was also great that the park we went to was only 20 metres from our house!! 

*Another wonderful coffee on Sunday ... this time from Duchess of Spotswood .. as well as a very tasty gingerbread muffin!! mmmm

Here are the lowlights (there were a couple!!)

* Waiting hours for my brand spanking new fridge to be delivered only to be told that I would need a "man" to help me!! One of the first times I have felt discriminated for being a single mum, because there won't be any "man" on site anytime soon!! So Im still waiting on my new fridge to come!

Darby and his friends!! So Cute!!

* Going out for dinner with Darby's dad and his family, only to have to leave when I was downing my entree (a delicious spring roll by the way!) because Darby was misbehaving sooo badly! This doesn't happen often, but when it does its bad!!! I was sure I was going to be paying for some broken wine glasses!! I went home with a very upset boy and a very hungry tummy!!

Looking back at my weekend  I realise even though I wasn't feeling like socialising it was still a weekend filled with life and laughter.... And then that just makes me a whole lot more sad as life is soon to be taken from someone close.. and that is just not fair at all... And then my weekend just pales in comparison with the enormity of whats going on around me... and my heart feels heavy again....

Until next time 

Life is too short to drink crappy coffee.....

Today I am linking up with the gorgeous Sonia at Life Love and Hiccups

Calling out for some Sunshine!!- Piquing for Pinterest

After such a hot and humid start to 2012 in Melbourne which bought days of licking ice-creams, laying leisurely at the beach..and finally venturing into cool and calm waters, everything in slow motion, and just plain irresistible ...So last week was a rude dose of reality mainly brought about such miserable, cold, grey, dreary weather .. It seemed to match perfectly with how I was feeling going back to work after a fabulous holiday and the other sad, sad, draining  events happening in my life... So for this week I have decided to pin all my favourite Sunshine Pictures for the week! I am in much need of a little warm sun on my skin and in my heart!


Linking up  today with Tina   for Piquing for Pinterest (my second turn for 2012!) 

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Until next time and hopefully on a brighter (ha ha ) note 

Wordless Wednesday - Taking a step back in time!!

I have been taking part in the Fat Mum Slim January photo challenge and Im loving it!!! Today I was found flicking through some old old pics of my childhood... I felt all nostalgic, like those times were just  yesterday (well some of them!!) .... So as part of my Wordless Wednesday I thought I would turn back the clock and reminisce over these classics!!! (Sorry for including so many!!!)

Who doesn't love looking at old photos of themselves??? 

With My dad... I look a bit unsure of the horse.... but
I love this picture!!

Not looking too happy here... perfecting the
drama queen frown!!!

My sister and I .... Love this picture!!

Say Cheese Jane.... My all time
Fave childhood Pic.. I look sooo
happy coming home from the show... 
and I know where Darby and his

sock and shoe obsession comes from!!

So demure...
 & same haircut as current day!!

Year 9 school Pic.. the one year I love ....
Same Haircut again... I love a bob!

My Beloved Granny... I am so much like her...
such a bargain hunter and lipstick wearer!!! She
would be so  proud!!

Always love being a poser.. my inner
drama queen coming out!!

My real Red hair  phase (thanks to Loreal!!)... cruising around
Ireland!!

Channeling my inner red head... yes it is a wig!!!!

I am Linking up with Trish for my Wordless Wednesday  at My Little Drummer Boys

Until next time...