What a few days I have had and the journey on this road has only just begun. My dad got sick towards the end of last week with what I thought was a chest infection, within 24 hours it was severe pneumonia and today he was taken to intensive care as he began to get worse.
It's quite shocking the mortality to feel when you are faced with the real possibility that one of THE most important people in your life may not make it. I have faced every emotion today and re run every memory we have together in my head a thousand times.
I am happy to report that as of right now he is critical BUT stable so for that I give thanks and rejoice. I will of course do my very best to keep my blog going but I know you won't be mad at me for a few day's grace if things get busy.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Saturday, 5 March 2011
Family comes first
Hey Lovely blog followers, I am sorry to tell you that my blog will be on hold this week as my dad is very sick in hospital with severe pneumonia, so I need to be with him.
I'll catch up with you next week
I'll catch up with you next week
Monday, 28 February 2011
BaM! is just what I needed
The greatest thing about being a Bam! member, is that you get pushed in lots of directions, with great ideas given to you on a plate. I have been using their teaching and mentoring for over a month now and the ideas are there, in place ready to execute and that's just it, I need more hours in the day to keep being able to execute. There is, right now, nothing more frustrating for me, than having all this in my head (and now in a purposely bought book) and not enough time to put my plan of action into... well.... action!!
I have the potential for 33 different income streams by the end of spring, so now I need to create time! Yup that's it, simply stop the hands of time! If anyone knows how you do this, then please get in touch as right now there truly aren't enough hours in the day, maybe you can buy them on eBay???
BaM! are opening their doors to more people (you don't have to be a mum) in March so why not start their free course now and then consider signing up. If you mention me, should you sign up, then you'll get extra niceness from the lovely Erica, Antonia and Carol.
I have the potential for 33 different income streams by the end of spring, so now I need to create time! Yup that's it, simply stop the hands of time! If anyone knows how you do this, then please get in touch as right now there truly aren't enough hours in the day, maybe you can buy them on eBay???
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BaM! are opening their doors to more people (you don't have to be a mum) in March so why not start their free course now and then consider signing up. If you mention me, should you sign up, then you'll get extra niceness from the lovely Erica, Antonia and Carol.
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Trying to find the bright side today.
When you learn to live with a condition such as Charcot Marie Tooth, after a while you appreciate that this condition brings good and bad days. When you have had a few good days and life is going well, one bad day can simply be like a little tornado hitting your wooden house! It is fair to say that on the whole I am a generally up beat person and I fill my life with lots of interesting things to continue to be that way. It is another story however when the level of pain you experience means that simply lifting your arm hurts so bad that you want to cry, and then comes the frustration of being severely limited and dependant on others.
Not the most upbeat post today lovely readers but this is the reality of my life right now and I set out at the beginning of the year to chart my progress with weight loss, battling the CMT and making a success of my business. Well fact is fact that today is a bad day, and being kept awake until 4.30am with the pain has not helped but tomorrow is another day. I am grumpy and unreasonable today, and instead of looking forward to a jazz evening with friends, I am contemplating the frustration of getting dressed lol. Sound like a very very old granny don't I?? Well that's bad days for you!
It's OK to have bad days you know, the most mature thing to do is to recognise you're having a bad day, tell the people around you and then take it easy. Do something you enjoy rather than try to take on a difficult task and frustrate yourself even more. I was originally going to say that the CMT won the battle today but I think maybe I have taken back a little ground. If I am able to say "yes I am having a bad day, but that's OK I am going to take it easy and do what I can and what I enjoy" then just maybe I have won today!
Take is easy lovely readers. Having a bad day? Let me know about it and we can feel better together! This is for you
Not the most upbeat post today lovely readers but this is the reality of my life right now and I set out at the beginning of the year to chart my progress with weight loss, battling the CMT and making a success of my business. Well fact is fact that today is a bad day, and being kept awake until 4.30am with the pain has not helped but tomorrow is another day. I am grumpy and unreasonable today, and instead of looking forward to a jazz evening with friends, I am contemplating the frustration of getting dressed lol. Sound like a very very old granny don't I?? Well that's bad days for you!
It's OK to have bad days you know, the most mature thing to do is to recognise you're having a bad day, tell the people around you and then take it easy. Do something you enjoy rather than try to take on a difficult task and frustrate yourself even more. I was originally going to say that the CMT won the battle today but I think maybe I have taken back a little ground. If I am able to say "yes I am having a bad day, but that's OK I am going to take it easy and do what I can and what I enjoy" then just maybe I have won today!
Take is easy lovely readers. Having a bad day? Let me know about it and we can feel better together! This is for you
Monday, 21 February 2011
Don't accept the first thing you hear
I don't usually spend my time on my blog putting the worlds to right but today I felt like doing something different. I guess I am sitting on the edge of a very wonderful future, and it got me wondering what would have happened if I had listened to the person who at ages 23 told me, that I "should get used to being sick, cos I would never work again."
I am not the exception to the rule. There are countless hundreds who are living proof that if you have a dream and you keep pushing towards it, then anything is possible. Who knew that this bed ridden mum of two could battle the odds and get back to studying and find a love for business whilst doing that. Each step that I have taken has been hard, but here I am on the edge of a successful business, and great opportunities in the pipeline.
I met a very inspirational team this week whose focus are the people around them. They have a total focus for their community and every they do revolves around the people they see every day of their lives. It got me thinking, if we all got a small focus towards people who need our help and away from our own problems, maybe we could achieve something. What do you think?
Maybe you've lost your way? Have you had a dream that you have given up on cos the going got tough? why not make one step back towards the way you should be headed this week and then keep taking steps until you are on the edge of something great. And then you take a leap of faith! but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Just start with the first step!
I am not the exception to the rule. There are countless hundreds who are living proof that if you have a dream and you keep pushing towards it, then anything is possible. Who knew that this bed ridden mum of two could battle the odds and get back to studying and find a love for business whilst doing that. Each step that I have taken has been hard, but here I am on the edge of a successful business, and great opportunities in the pipeline.
I met a very inspirational team this week whose focus are the people around them. They have a total focus for their community and every they do revolves around the people they see every day of their lives. It got me thinking, if we all got a small focus towards people who need our help and away from our own problems, maybe we could achieve something. What do you think?
Maybe you've lost your way? Have you had a dream that you have given up on cos the going got tough? why not make one step back towards the way you should be headed this week and then keep taking steps until you are on the edge of something great. And then you take a leap of faith! but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. Just start with the first step!
Thursday, 17 February 2011
Juggling all three
As you may already know, I have been to a retreat for a few days, and it has been invaluable. The problem however began when I returned from the retreat. I got home to find both my boys ill, a mountain of emails to reply to and a sore pair of legs. Yes dear readers, there was not a double whammy but a triple threat to the rest of my working week lol.
Today I have been a circus clown, juggling the business, my kids and my legs (actually taking my legs off and throwing them in the air sounds great right now) Oh and I forgot to mention that I have had cravings for sugar today!!! NO NO NO! not funny.
So what did I do? Well only one thing I could do... Lock myself in the shed !!!! Only kidding, number one my greatest enemy is in the shed.. half the neighbourhoods spiders and number two there is no power in the shed.
Seriously tho, I have done what I can and that has to be good enough for today. I moved the dining room table in the kitchen for the kids to set up their tent in there to play with. That kept them occupied for about an hour! Then I had to go to a meeting so I left them in the company of their dad and got done what I needed to do. I accepted that there was little I could do about my legs, so i just tried to get on with the rest of it and apologised for every time I snapped at my kids and husband. As for the chocolate/ sugar cravings, I ate an Atkins chocolate bar, had sweetener in my coffee and am staying out of the kitchen.
There is a little saying that says
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.
I guess this is me right now, accepting the things I cannot change is a massive challenge, courage to change the things I can is not so much of a challenge, as I am getting bolder the older I get. Wisdom to know the difference, well who doesn't need more of that.
So I am accepting that I have at least done some great work today, and my kids are happy going to bed tonight and I haven't had a massive carb fest so that's not bad going, well for today anyway!
Today I have been a circus clown, juggling the business, my kids and my legs (actually taking my legs off and throwing them in the air sounds great right now) Oh and I forgot to mention that I have had cravings for sugar today!!! NO NO NO! not funny.
So what did I do? Well only one thing I could do... Lock myself in the shed !!!! Only kidding, number one my greatest enemy is in the shed.. half the neighbourhoods spiders and number two there is no power in the shed.
Seriously tho, I have done what I can and that has to be good enough for today. I moved the dining room table in the kitchen for the kids to set up their tent in there to play with. That kept them occupied for about an hour! Then I had to go to a meeting so I left them in the company of their dad and got done what I needed to do. I accepted that there was little I could do about my legs, so i just tried to get on with the rest of it and apologised for every time I snapped at my kids and husband. As for the chocolate/ sugar cravings, I ate an Atkins chocolate bar, had sweetener in my coffee and am staying out of the kitchen.
There is a little saying that says
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.
I guess this is me right now, accepting the things I cannot change is a massive challenge, courage to change the things I can is not so much of a challenge, as I am getting bolder the older I get. Wisdom to know the difference, well who doesn't need more of that.
So I am accepting that I have at least done some great work today, and my kids are happy going to bed tonight and I haven't had a massive carb fest so that's not bad going, well for today anyway!
Monday, 14 February 2011
My Bucket list
I have decided to start a bucket list. If you don't already know what one is, then it is simply a list of all the things you want to do before you kick the bucket lol
So here is mine
1. Run a 10k.
2. Run a half marathon.
3. Run a marathon.
4. Learn to ski.
5. Learn how to ice skate.
6. Learn to surf.
7. Learn conversational Spanish.So here is mine
1. Run a 10k.
2. Run a half marathon.
3. Run a marathon.
4. Learn to ski.
5. Learn how to ice skate.
6. Learn to surf.
8. Fly first class
9. Learn sign language.
10. Learn conversational german
11. Fly Virgin atlantic
17. learn to Salsa
18. learn to Cha-cha-cha
19. learn to Tango
20. learn to Waltz
21. learn to Foxtrot
22. learn to Samba
23. Ride in a hot air balloon.
24. Go sky diving.
25. Go on a helicopter ride.
26. Go scuba diving.
27. Race a sports car.
28. Go on a cruise.
29. Experience weightlessness.
30.Watch a rocket launch, live. Age 15 in Florida
31. Walk out on the glass walkway of The Grand Canyon25. Go on a helicopter ride.
26. Go scuba diving.
27. Race a sports car.
28. Go on a cruise.
29. Experience weightlessness.
30.
32. Visit The Northern Lights (the Aurora Borealis)
33. See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
34. See Mount Rushmore
35. See the Empire State Building
36. Climb up the Statue of Liberty
37.
38.
39. Visit all Fifty of the United States
40. Visit all 7 continents.
41. Live in a foreign country for six months.
42. Take up photography.
43. Learn to juggle
44. Become a Wine Connoisseur.
45. Not live by negative emotions and limiting beliefs.
46. Allow yourself to make mistakes.
47. Discover your life’s purpose.
48. Learn not to take what others do or say personally.
49.
50. Learn to act within your sphere of influence and stop worrying about things which are not within your control.
51. Learn to say “no” without feeling guilty.
52. Get a Masters degree
53. Meet Richard Branson.
54.
55. Make loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.
56. Get an article published 57. Write and publish a novel.
58. Write an eBook.
59. Shop at Harrods
60. Charter a yacht.
61. Own a beach house.
62. Fly in a private jet.
63. Have “High Tea” in London
64. Drive a Lamborghini or a Ferrari
65. Sleep in a castle
66. Be recognized as an authority in your field.
67. Leave a valuable contribution in your area of expertise.
68.
69. Own a coffe shop
70. Invent something.
71. Be a fashion designer.
72.
73. Become a judge.
74.
75.
76.
77. Make a five-figure income from your online ventures.
78. Become financially literate.
79. Invest in the stock market.
80. Create enough passive income so that you don’t have to work another day in your life.
81. Become a millionaire.
82 Put kids through uni debt free
83.
84.
85. Go on that honeymoon that keeps getting postponed.
86.
87. Create a home with an inviting, joyous, comfortable, loving atmosphere.
88. Have a pet
89. Pass on a family heirloom to your child.
90. Go on safari.
91. Own A Colonial House
92. Own a house in the country
93. Have a large kitchen with wooden floors
94. Stay in a hotel with a whirlpool bathtub.
95
96. Rent a summer villa with a private pool
97 Have a home with a guest bedroom.
98. Own a grand piano.
99. Have a grand staircase and a hall way big enough for a large christmas tree.
100.
101. Learn to forgive
102. Learn to live in the now
103. Visit the Olympics
104. Watch a Brit win at Wimbledon
105. Enjoy a Thanskgiving meal with American friends
106. Eat Cheese Fondue
107. Eat real Indian curry.
108. Visit Italy
109. Stay at a top 5 star hotel
110. Run my own business mentoring network.
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