My Mosaic

@Bow Oh I feel you. I love my nephew but egads that boy can TALK.

Could it be a good opportunity to teach your D about boundaries? I mean it might be too much to hope for a whole afternoon of silence, but 30-45 minutes maybe? The ol' screen-baby-sitter technique?

I'm sure you'll find your moments of peace along the way 😊💜

Im glad you have worked out a meal plan together @Bow. You will have to prepare her food as there is no one else too. I hope that it is good for you. As much as your CM has no trust in you, I want you to know that I do have it for you. You got this…

The constant talking and constant playing will drive you crazy but I think she is going to be excited having just you and her time. I think it will do you both good.

I would be angry at my CM too. You have every right. You have to do what is right for you. You deserve it.

That’s exactly why I thought of doing a meal plan @Captain24 if we…. I… know what we are having each night, I will be more inclined to have dinner. If I get to the end of the day and have no clue, it would be so easy for me to quickly whip up something for my D and then not bother about myself. This is about keeping myself well.

My D is excited! I’ll be honest, sending her off to school each day will be bliss!! Lol.

My brother, SIL and niece were suppose to come for dinner tonight. We had all the food in the oven cooking. They forgot! Guess dinner for tomorrow night is sorted.

@Jynx You’d think that being at school all day they would have talked enough… but nope! They still talk so much! My friend use to call her daughter the word gun! So many words!!!

I will certainly let her use the iPad, especially when I need a few moments. I also use craft for that too. I have an arts and craft box that I keep stocked up. I buy a few cheap crafts (that always end up in the bin) and let her have something when I’m busy or need some time out.

Do you have any adventures coming up @Jynx ?

@Bow oh I love that! I haven't attended to my own arts & crafts boxes in a while, they're definitely a mess. Should get onto that haha.

Hmm... I am off to NSW for a festival in early November, should be a hoot! And looking forward to flying up to northern NSW at end of December, to spend xmas with the fam. My brother is coming down from QLD too, so the whole family will be together - first time in several years. Should be lush!

What's your fav craft project to do with your little one? Does she have a fav or a recent one she's super into?

Hey @Bow ,

I've been thinking a lot about what you said about my cricut. I'm thinking to get it out soon. I'm just planning some projects in my head. Maybe some end-of-year gifts for people 🙂

Let me know if you come across any ideas.

@Jynx Oh we have so much arts and craft stuff. Boxes stashed away everywhere. My D has her own desk now and it’s always a mess with stuff that she has been creating. I have some resin kits that we haven’t even used yet- it looked a bit daunting! And heaps of bath bomb kits too.

I bought my D a kids paint by number to do over the weekend. I got myself a nice new easel recently and have kept my old one, so we will set them both up along side each other and paint together.

Id also love to give mosaic art a go too! Bunnings have a heap of cool looking supplies. Maybe something for the Christmas holidays.

She got some craft kits for her birthday so she is keen to do them- some gem jewellery kits. She also got some nice watercolour pencils and paper and we have been doing some art each afternoon. Trying to get her off the iPad!

oh your family trip sounds lovely! Christmas really is about family for me and I love getting together with mine. Just wish it was bigger!

Oh that sounds fun @tyme !

personalised journals are always nice! My friend gave me a lovely frame with a quote on the glass using her machine for my birthday. Water bottles, mugs, re-usable coffee cups. So many possibilities!

@Bow ooh resin is soooo cool! I see so many ingenius resin ideas, etsy is a wonderland for them! I hope you end up experimenting with it soon! I think no matter the outcome, the experience will be memorable for you both! You could encase some of your fav flowers, or some little toy or something, that would be cool!

Painting together is super cute, and mosaic too! My mum got heaps into mosaic, it's fiddly but I think once you get a rhythm going it's almost soothing haha.

You got much planned for xmas this year?

I’ve seen heaps of super cool things done with resin @Jynx I seen a clock made with coloured pencils the other day. I like the idea of using flowers though- E would love that.

Christmas…. We haven’t really talked about it yet. It will be the first without my step dad and he absolutely loved Christmas. I always get anxious around Christmas too and what my ex is gonna demand. We originally agreed to split Christmas, half the day each and that’s what we have mostly done. But one year he decided to let me have the whole day saying that if he had E he couldnt go down and see his parents. So he just did Christmas on Boxing Day. The next year he asked for the whole day- which I was expecting. But I said no. Said it would most likely be our last with my step dad, which it turned out to be. I just want to stick with half the day each. It’s about E getting to spend time with both her parents, not whether he can see his parents. He can still go there or they can go to him.
Sorry rant over!! But it stresses me out so much!