Day 6 & 7

where I can say I have now written myself out of a rut!

Friends, I am rut-less (not a word). I have heaved myself out of the hole, brushed myself off & am ready to face the coming week with a full heart & clear eyes. I can’t lose ( butchered FNL reference there, IYKYK!).

Saturday, I got up, had a blueberry bagel * protein shake (Costco bagels are awesome), then I got Blake some gear to drop off because he was heading away for another night with the fam he stayed with on Friday night. After dropping that off, I headed to Bunnings. I got potting mix, some seedlings- chillis, pansies, foxgloves- some hooks, a plug, 2 new washing baskets & 2 tubs to put the kids’ washing in. I’ve decided I am no longer folding their clothes, only sorting them.

On the way home, I stopped at a new bakery to grab a pie & a French vanilla slice for Tim & a sausage roll for me. I’ve found my new favourite sausage roll.

After I came home, I potted up all the plants that needed potting up, stopped for lunch & then went out to do some weeding. After I weeded the jonquil patch, down near the gardenias & the messy bed near the clothesline where I am growing sweet potatoes, I sprayed poison over the huge areas infested with weeds.

I came in, had a shower, made gozleme dough & sat down to read East of Eden.

I ate dinner watching the end of Project Hail Mary. I love that movie so much. Afterwards, I finally finished my book. Loved it. Then I watched some gardening YouTube videos because I am contemplating having a veggie garden again. I then spent time googling bamboo as a windbreak before going to bed way too late.

Sunday, I slept in, got up & had cereal for breakfast before heading out to blow around the house. Then I spent hours fixing fences, chopping down a tree (Tim chopped it down, then I had a go with the chainsaw, cutting it into smaller pieces for the fire), carting said wood to the woodpile, stacking the wood & finally having a shower.

It’s now 515pm, we’ve ordered Indian for dinner, the fire is going & I feel good.

The answers to getting out of the rut I found myself in were action, being outdoors, moving my body, and being off screens by 830pm (most nights!). I made a to-do list so I could get all the things out of my head, & see what actually needed doing. And no lie, writing here every day has been a HUGE help!

Time also helps. No mood or feeling is forever, is it?

I think this weekend helped me realise I want to get back to some of my outdoor hobbies. I love pottering around outdoors. I love planting things & watching them grow. I love making plans (or dreaming) for our space. I might not feel the same come summer, but for now, when the weather is nice, I’m going to head outdoors. Maybe I am more of an outdoor kind of person than I think I am?

Thank you so much for letting me spam your inbox all week, for cheering me along, chatting back & generally being really fab people to hang out on the internet with. I promise not to bombard you with daily natterings this coming week.

Talk soon xx