...not long ago i *fell upon* a gorgeous blog...
...lou, boo and shoes...
...the *way* louise writes is infectious...
...& her photos gorgeous...
... i love to have a cup of tea in the mornings when the house is still quiet...
...just catching up on her thoughts...
...she has invited me to share mine in a little *pass forward* meme...
...in 5 years time...
*where were you 5 years ago*
wow...when i stop to think about where i was 5 years ago i am in a place of smiles & exhaustion.
our last little bambino was a month old & i was up at & down all night
eventually waking with the noise of the neighbouring kookaburras...
& then organising our other two little ones for pre-school & 'big' school.
we had just sold our first, very treasured, & too small *family* home...
& we were renting a great old apartment overlooking a beautiful park & sydney harbour
whilst we looked for the next *family home*.
i, rather madly, recall as a time of total inner calm, although we were making soo many big decisions.
i think i was just soo happy that our family just felt *soo complete*
*where would you like to be in 5 years from now?*
what a whopping big ol' question...
as i am now soo aware that life can take you anywhere.
if i had sat in those early hours, nursing gorgeous audrey, in that wonderful apartment
thinking about this very question...
i doubt i'd have thought the english countryside is where i'd now find myself...
i'd *like* to be back in *manly, australia*...
as it's soo important to me that my kids *know* they are australian
i want them to take for granted the things i did as a child...
the harbour bridge
sand between your toys
the sound of kookaburras
the hills hoist
lamingtons
bbq's
wet cossies on the balcony
salt in your hair
frangipannis
...& i know i can feel settled doing this after years of travelling with them as a family...
*what is on your to do list today?*
anzac bisuits
sewing orders
reading to kiddos
folding washing
ballet class
tea drinking
half-term holiday {other} kiddo minding
sorting my work desk!!!!
{& i'd like to pay *any* of the kiddos to sort out the sock basket...but i feel its verging on child labour finding sock pairs as i think its the most banal job of family life....}
*what 5 snacks do you enjoy*
aahhh...
{in no particular order}
olives
home-made bread {warm}
over-ripe tomatoes & maldon sea salt
banana muffins
&
O.L.I.V.E.S
*what would you do if you were a billionaire?*
ahhh that question...
well to start with..i can't seriously *imagine* being a billionaire
even for a second.
it's not that i wouldn't exactly *want* to be...
it's just that i'd rather not have the...well the...pressure...
alot comes with having truckloads of dosh...
you always *have* to throw a great party
you always *have* to *shout* all your friends
you always *have* to be super generous beyond a fault...
if i *were* a billionaire...
i know i'd give a huge *whack* of it away
to charity....to kids projects...& to our families...
my immediate response would be to *mother* everyone else...
to *fix* their lives...
which of course it wouldn't but i like to think it would make a difference...
& i'm not a total saint...
so with the rest i'd finish that *family home*
move it to a waterfront beach block in manly..
& contiue to show our kids the world...
i don't think we could give them a greater gift than travel...
...Now to pass this forward to some wonderful blogging friends...
...of course i can't choose some of you...
...& not all of you...
...as i'd love to hear everyones story...
...so if you'd like to *share* your 5 years with us...
...please run with this & leave a link in my comments below...
...so we can all read a little about each other...
{& perhaps meet some new friends in the process}
...or just let me know if your kids want a really low-paid job as a sock-sorter...
{actually if i was a billionaire i'd just *chuck out* odd socks and have new socks home-delivered!}
