2012.
Well, somehow we are three months in and I have no idea how it happened.
Before Christmas I was studying and sitting on a HD average.
How did I go from that to handing in an assignment 4 days late and then deciding not to attend the exam?
I know.
It’s called being a mother.
Sometimes, there are priorities.
And sick children, family and friendly obligations need to take priority.
The perils of the Study-at-home-Mum.
This current study period I’m taking a break.
It makes me feel like a quitter.
But I am not quitting.
I made a conscious decision to not attempt to study this period.
And by conscious decision I mean that I actually enrolled for the wrong study period.
It works out better this way.
Over the next few months (which encompass the current study period) I have the Digital Parents Conference.
Oscar has appointments coming out his ears and a surgery (hopefully before Easter).
Nearly all the people we know have their birthdays over the next three months.
Including the Two.
Oh man, I am so excited.
The birthday theme is so awesome.
It’s like:
KAPOW!
More on that later I’m sure.
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Roo is growing and learning at such an alarming rate.
She knows her alphabet now.
Well enough that when I ask her which letter is which, she can type them on a qwerty keyboard.
Which happens to be located in her preschooler app in my phone…
She knows her numbers. She counts to 20 and can point out which numbers are which up to 10.
She knows her colours. She knows the difference between just “purple” and “lilac”.
She knows them well enough to purposefully tell us the wrong colour as part of a game.
“It’s pink, mummy!”
“Really? I thought it looked purple…”
“No, it not purple. Its LILAC!”
I want so badly for her to learn, but I don’t want her to grow up.
Also, last night I caught her fake evil laughing when she should have been asleep.
I’m never sure in these situations whether to be proud or concerned…
Let’s go with proud.
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The Two are nearly two. I’m so spun out.
Two sent me spinning with Roo as well.
The end of true babyhood.
The beginning of real toddlerhood.
The terrible twos. Times two.
I’m exhausted by the thought of it.
I need to go to sleep, wake me up when its over.
I don’t want to close my eyes, I don’t want to fall asleep…
I think I’m delirious.
Or flat.
Probably flat.
The flatter I feel the more random I become.
Trying to joke myself out of a funk.
I was in the shower today, and literally thought to myself:
You know what would be a good blog post? 10 reasons why it’s better to have kids than a car.
And then I realised that was a TERRIBLE IDEA.
But continued to come up with ways kids are better than cars.
Maybe one day I’ll feel random enough to share that with you.
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I’ve got more clever then I know what to do with right now.
You know who else is clever?
Chux.
Chux is clever.
Not just because they are sponsoring me to go to DPCON in only 16 days, but also because they sent me a bunch of goodies to play with.
I’m a bit in love with the Kitchen Wonder Cloth, to be honest…
Oh, and also, they’ve got a hamper sitting in their office waiting for one of you to win it!!
KAPOW!
If you want to win an awesome Chux Hamper care of Daisy Roo and Two, head over to the Chux Facebook page, then head over to the Daisy Roo and Two Facebook page and enter the competition via the tab. You’ll need to remember something from this post as your clue!
Competition opens 13/03/2012 and closes midnight 27/03/2012 NSW time. You’ll find the rest of the details on my Facebook page!
Hosted by Three Lil Princesses
You sound like one busy lady!
Look forward to hopefully meeting you at DPCon12
What a lovely giveaway
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I’m looking forward to meeting you too! Good luck!
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I never thought I would get excited about cleaning products but that photo made my heart skip a beat, there looks like some seriously cool stuff there
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How awesome are Chux!?
Daisy recently posted..Law of the Land…
Honestly, it was the best decision..I was studying last year with a HD average also, but life happend and my body (and BRAIN) needed a break. Family first, study later
You will feel so much more refreshed and ready to tackle things head on and maintain that HD with the break in you rather then burning out.
Looking forward to meeting you at the conference!
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Looking forward to meeting you too! I think you are right, it’s been hard accepting that I can’t just get it all done in one fell swoop! BUt as you say, family first, study later
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Dont worry your room mate at DPC will “unflatten” you ! ( You are sharing with Gemma aren’t you?)
Haha I am sharing with Gemma! Yes, I’m hoping DPCON will unflatten me good and proper!
That is so great for you that Chux is sponsoring you for the conference. The not so great part is that someone has to do the cleaning up now you’ve got all those cleaning supplies to test!
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LOL Veronica! I don’t mind cleaning if I have the right products! I hate it, but I often find that cleaning is a matter of little spurts of energy throughout the day – otherwise you end up with a huge job either last thing at night or first thing in the morning, and NO ONE wants to start their day like that. Mind you, I”m typing this sitting in the kitchen looking at a sink full of dishes and a bench that needs tidying!
My car is being serviced this week – it needs new tyres, brakes and buck knows what else.
Kids are cheaper… this week.
Hope you feel less funk-y soon.
xxx
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Haha, that definitely was one of my points! We just had to do new tyres, service and registration a couple of weeks ago and we are still recovering!
great giveaway daisy and can relate to the 2 thing lol H will be 2 in august. I still want him to stay my baby! Not a terrible 2 terror lol
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LOL Joz! I am terrified of the terrible 2′s!
Oh, Daisy, I could have had very good use of these supplies this weekend!
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Oh, Daisy, I could have had very good use of these supplies this weekend!
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Laura, oh good! I hope you’ve headed over and entered the competition!
I love your rambling.
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I love yours!
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Love this giveaway and i just threw my cloth and cleaning crap out i love cleaning no really i do our dishwasher broke over 12 months ago and ,now with only 3 living here not 5 what’s the point in getting it fixed?? Looking forward to see you soon 13 days (#dpcon12) woot!
Looking forward to seeing you too, Dannie!
Good luck!
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What an awesome giveaway
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Glad you think so!
Good luck!
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So would love that hamper! As a cleaning freak (trying not to be while travelling!) I would love all of those amazing products from Chux.
Its a bummer when the pram is in the car – we have had that same thing happen a few times with hubby taking the car and the pram (when our boys were younger!)
Love how clever she is about her colours”!!
Cheers
Lisa
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Cute… They grow way to fast don’t they!
At the moment my kids and i are living with my parents and nephews some chux products would come in very handy for us.
Most of the time they weren’t around, but it wasn’t their fault anyway. My siblings are horrible people. If anything, they have taught me that you can’t even trust those that are in your family. My friends taught me a valuable lesson about how people will use you if you have something of value to offer, but as soon as you need help they are no where to be found. My husband taught me what real love is and he showed me how it feels to be valued, not by what you can do for someone else, but being valued for who you are as a person.
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