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Too Much On My Mind

I’ve not been well and finding it difficult as I keep on thinking about sleep. My bed keeps wanting me to keep it company and as I’ve had a few days of horrible headaches I totally agree that rest and sleep might be a very good idea.

Aside from not being well, I have nearly a week to organise everything for the twins 11th birthday party. I don’t understand where the time has gone. You would not think they are babies anymore and just looking at them you will see tall kids that are lanky and seem to be getting stretched out – they are in the lanky phase of growth before full set puberty sets in.

Puberty might not have happened but you would think it was due to the moods and craziness that is happening at our place.

Not only have I been trying to keep up with the kids’ events at school, one main one was seeing them dance in the school’s entry into the Wakkarki Dance Competition. All the kids did such an amazing job and it was many hours of practice from the kids plus a very long day and night of the show.  I was very proud to see the kids do such a great uplifting performance and it was a wonderful feel-good story of acceptance and making friends from all different backgrounds.

The performance for Wakkarki was at Riverside Theatre in Parramatta and the kids left school at 10.30am and didn’t get picked up by parents until 9pm that evening. We arrived home well after 11pm and I don’t think they got to bed until after 12am as both kids wanted a shower to remove makeup and thick hairspray from their hair.

This week the twins are having another late night due to both singing at the Opera House with school and Wednesday to Friday last week went to Canberra with the school. Yes, the busyiness hasn’t stopped!

Making lists of what I need to do and getting a coffee at the same time.
Making lists of what I need to do and getting a coffee at the same time.

Last weekend the girls had basketball training, their basketball game and then a birthday party to attend. The next day was Father’s Day and lunch with the family and a hike with daddy. Phew….. plus other things that they get up to after school too!

This is not to mention wrangling a toddler to care and to entertain as well. Oh and being sick too. I was feeling okay and on the mend until the twins got ill a week before they went to Canberra….thank goodness they got better and was able to attend their excursion to the nation’s capital, if they couldn’t go I am sure I wouldn’t hear the end of it, and also as we had paid in full it would have been an expensive non-excursion.

I’ve upped my vitamins, been to the doctor and am now on antibiotics. Not sure that the drugs are needed but over being sick and feeling horrible all the time.

I am going to bed with a million things on my mind. Getting things for the cake, wrapping presents, organising party bags for the twins birthday party, finalising the list of who’s coming, cleaning the house for relatives that will be over soon to celebrate with us, things I wanted to do but can only think about sleep or attempting to keep my eyes open.

In an attempt to stay energised I had two coffees the other day, and I fear this was a horrible mistake. I was still extremely tired but couldn’t go to sleep. I lay in bed thinking of all the things I needed to organise and are yet to do, and yes this stressed me out and still made me not able to sleep.

So now I am not doing two coffees, I have only one in the early hours of the morning. I fight the urge to have another as I know this will cause me to be staring at the ceiling and getting frustrated about my lack of drive due to being zapped of energy due to a cold or the flu… not sure what it is but only know that I hate it and want it to go away and never come back.

Have you had a very busy time? Are you still going through it? Has it coincided with you getting ill? If so how did you manage?

 

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Sick

Hi, everyone.

I’ve been sick and it is not going away.

I am a little better than I was but there is a cough that is not going away, and I also to feel constantly tired, runny nose, and a sore throat. Yep, not well at all!

 

Just a note to anyone dealing with this horrible flu…If you have too much cough syrup you get diarrhoea!

I had a few days of a cough not stopping and I overdosed on the cough medicine and ended up with a very sensitive belly. Just what I needed, another issue to deal with, and one that means that leaving the house is not a good idea.

Why is it not possible to just curl up and sleep for a while.

Why do I have to leave the house at all????

The problem is that I know the why.

I need to take kids to school and pick them up, plus after school activities. I need to look after my little boy and take him to care for the two days that he goes per week.

On the days that the kids and baby have been at school and care I have tried to rest. However due to being sick and not being able to do chores the house looks like a bomb has gone off.

Yesterday after the baby finally went to bed I folded and put away all the clothes that were waiting to get sorted. Now I can see and use the lounge. A small win really. Although after this effort I really wanted to have a nap. The nap did not happen as I needed to go pick up kids and go to the shops.

Are you currently struggling with the flu?

This year has been a horrible year with many people getting ill and the flu is meant to a horrible strain that knocks you out for a while.

It is just a pity that I don’t have a helper that can step in for me while I get better. A clone of me would be ideal. I could just power up the clone version of me and they can do everything while I rest and get better.

Let me know how you are coping if you are sick.

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Women Put Your Health First

Ladies do you find that you come last for everything? I do… and this has to stop. We women need to put our health first!

I like other women find that I look after everyone before I look after myself.

This has not been intentional but due to kids and racing everywhere mummy seems to come last on the list for everything. Sad but true.

The last few months I have felt extremely exhausted. I’ve been so tired that I have fallen asleep in my chair watching a show, fallen asleep with the baby and just felt low.

I thought maybe it was vitamins. Maybe it was exercise or maybe there was something really wrong.

Part of me did think that if I could just have a true break and some good sleep it might all be fine.  A break has not happened yet and still waiting on having uninterrupted sleep…. I can only dream about this.

I took myself off to get some sunshine and a walk. I found it so tiring and found it all so hard. Gee I am not that old! I know I might not be that fit but feeling this zapped of energy is not good.

The other day I took myself off to the doctors to get to the bottom of why I am so tired and not feeling good. Blood tests were done and I left with two sore arms as the nurse found it difficult to get a vein… normally this is not an issue. I don’t think I drank much that morning so that might explain the vein issue.

Yesterday the blood had the answers I was after. All good expect a few things. Low on vitamin d mainly and this would explain why I was so tired. I have purchased some vitamin d tablets and will make sure to get more sunshine. Although getting sunshine at the moment is a bit hard due to freezing temperatures and gale force winds, oh and a sick baby does not help.

I can make some changes and get my blood tested in another three months to see how it is all going.

This current issue with my health got me thinking.

As a mum to three young kids and the primary carer I need to look after me. If something happened to me things would be a disaster. I know you cannot future proof everything but you can try and look after your health and be well for you and the family.

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So what is Women’s Health Week About?

In 2013 Jean Hailes for Women’s Health ran the first national Women’s Health Week.

Thousands signed up from all over Australia to take part.  The event consisted of online activities, resources, information, videos and more.

This event is now in its fifth year and it is “time to put yourself first and get talking about women’s health.”

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You can also host an event for your friends, workplace or community. If you register before the 31st of July 2017 you get a free elephant stress ball in every gift bag.

Stay tuned for the up coming events near you.

NOTE: I was approached by the team at Women’s Health Week to help promote this great initiative for women. As a busy mum I know how easy it is to let things for you slip or get forgotten about altogether. As you know from the first part of this post I am dealing with feeling super tired and was proactive to go to the doctors to get to the bottom of why. I must say I knew that it might be a vitamin d issue before I went but wanted to triple check that there were no underlying issues that I need to be aware of.

Women, and mums out there need to put their health first. Be selfish and care for you so that you can help and care for others as well.

If you take care of your health not only will you feel good you will be more active as well.

You don’t need to just have a family to want to be healthy, feeling well helps you do more and feel better as well.

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A Pox On Our House

What a start to the school holidays we have had. Baby was sick, one of the girls was sick, I was sick and finally hubby was sick. Only one kid escaped the germs due to her getting it a week before and starting this whole mess. Yes, I am blaming her, well if it was not her it is possibly something we picked up from school or who knows where. So maybe I shouldn’t blame anyone really.

We have been hit with the horrible gastro bug. I am pleased to state that I am much better and happier than I was a few days ago. If you did see me I am sure you would claim that I looked like the undead and although afflicted with the need to throw up and not leave the bathroom I had to care for kids as well. Not a great mix if you ask me.

This horrible germ that made all our life hell for days has been vanished! No more. You are not welcome in my house!
This horrible germ that made all our life hell for days has been vanished! No more. You are not welcome in my house!

At one point I finally put the baby to bed and then was able to go to bed myself for a little rest. However, this rest was interrupted by one of the girls who was very ill herself and she made a mess in the bathroom and needed help. I must say that this one part that I loathe, helping clean up mess when others have been ill…It just makes me sick also. I took a while to gather myself and then finally tided up the bathroom and as you can imagine my time with a baby sleeping had ended so I had to get him up and sort him out too.

I am not sure what type of bug we picked up but it was not good. It made all my joints hurt and have headaches for days. I have been washing, scrubbing and making sure we don’t spread the germs. Yes, as you might imagine I have like everyone in the house is constantly washing their hands to just make sure; to the extent that I have realised that some of the soap that I have been using is irritating my skin.

I got better, then my little girl got better, the baby got a little better, and then the one person who did not get the bug was struck down. Hubby finally got ill. It was terrible as he was very sick and sad to say that he now has a full appreciation of how bad this germ really was. I do think he knew it was not good, but once you have had it you have a different understanding.

Do you end up really ill with sick kids and have to mind them? I did this and it was not fun. Sad situation is that being a mum means that when you are sick no one comes to help you out.

No sick days, no days off, and rarely any help. I was lucky that I got some help but in the peak of the storm (Yes I am comparing it to a storm due to the fact that I was harassed by three children, I was ill, the baby was ill, and one kid was also ill. I was not able to just go and have a sleep and let someone else help. Or have baby be minded. If I needed to be sick I had to do that while the baby screamed. I needed to try and sort myself out before I tended to him or else it might have been even messier) I had no help. Hubby had arranged to do some work for a mate and he was in the middle of it when I needed him to come home.

You don’t plan to be sick. You don’t know where you are going to be when you might need to come home and help a loved one. It might be that easy to suddenly leave work. I do understand that. However, I got annoyed. Why was I so annoyed? Well it seems that every time I am really ill, I have to soldier on. I have to go it alone and that means that I have to care for kids while being unwell.

I was grateful that hubby came home as quickly as he could but it got me thinking…. if I was at work or a function and the same happened to him, would he be annoyed at me if I delayed my return? Would he accept the fact it is work or would he just want the support and help in his time of need?

When the twins were babies they got really sick. I was in the same predicament. I got ill caring for the kids and then all three of us were throwing up, and I was the only one caring and cleaning up for all of us. It was tough. What I wouldn’t have given for someone to just come and look after us all. I just wanted to go to bed and to sleep.

Have you been in this situation? Sick kids, then you are ill and you have to manage to care for it all? Do you have family or friends that lend a hand? Or are they frightened to enter the house of germs?

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Sick of Being Sick!

August was exciting for me. I was off to Problogger and it was not just the conference that got me excited. It was the fact that I had three days to be all alone. All alone in a hotel room. All alone in a different city, and I could have adult conversations. I know all the parents that stay at home to look after kids would have been happy about this mini break as well.

After I came back from the conference I was keen to write up all that I learnt and showcase some great tips. However that was not to be. I was a bit unwell before I left but thought I was on the mend. I got ill in July when we were on our holiday in Melbourne. It did seem to be going away and I thought that this was so.

Inhaler to hopefully help me
Inhaler to hopefully help me

When I returned home from the Gold Coast, I fell in a heap. At first I thought it was just exhaustion due to travelling, overload with all the fab info I digested while at Problogger, being pregnant and just being tired and needing some more sleep…. BUT it was not what was making me pass out.

My mum who was looking after the kids for me suggested I could have a chest infection. I said, NO, I’m just tired and pregnant. Also the baby is getting higher in my belly and making it harder to breathe as well. So I just thought it was mostly being pregnant.  As I was not getting better and could not keep my eyes open, I thought it would not hurt to go to the doctor for a check-up.

Once at the doctors he told me that I had a chest infection (Don’t tell Mum she was right!) I was prescribed antibiotics and not the heavy duty ones that might help. I was limited to the medicine that I could take due to being pregnant. I got the prescription filled and started on my drugs. I got the refill and took them as well and it has not seemed to help much at all.

I went back to the a different doctor (due to not being able to contact the original doctor) about a week ago and according to him, my chest and breathing is okay, but I still have a cough and I am out of breathe many times. He has prescribed Ventolin to help with breathing. I have never had Ventolin before and have never had asthma. I was told that this medicine would not hurt the baby and will allow my breathing to be better. I hope so!

After taking this for about a week it is not making me any better and I am still out of breath and having issues. Again, I’m off to the original doctor tomorrow to finally get better and get things resolved! I hope so, as I am so over not being well.

Have you been sick when pregnant? When I was pregnant with the twins I did not have this issue. I avoided unwell people and made sure that I stayed well. Having young kids that are always exposed to bugs and things just makes things harder. It seems like it is a constant roller coaster with kids and the sniffles lately.

 

Not only have I been dealing with not being well, I am now struggling with re-flux due to pregnancy….OH the joys!

I hope that the doctor can work his magic tomorrow and give me something that will make me feel a lot better.

 

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What have I been up to?

Hello. I do apologise for not blogging sooner. Here is what has been happening lately.

We had 10 days in Ballarat and Melbourne, flew home to then fall in a heap. Before we left for our holiday hubby got ill with a bad cold. I then got sick with it while away and thought it was gone but have a few things still lurking. All okay but just annoying, and does not help when I feel tired already.

Now I have a lot of laundry to do, and due to kids deciding to wear nearly everything and get it dirty. The pile is not going down. Although I have left the lounge covers to do later as they are not urgent, but make the laundry basket have clothes over flow. Not good really. It all should be organised soon.

Washing and more washing!
Washing and more washing!

On top of making sure that we are all sorted like we were before we left for holiday, we are having renovations start next Monday. They are long waited for and much needed, but trying to race around to move things and create space is just annoying.

We need to move things around so that one room can be worked on and that means moving all furniture and items into one room and that takes a bit of planning.

I know I will love the after effect of the renovation and it will all be worth it but trying to get it all done when you are:

1. Constantly tired
2. Every time I bend over I feel like I’m going to be sick
3. Need to go to the toilet nearly every 5 secs
4. Thirsty and then I need to do point 3 more often
5. Hungry so need to eat, which then leads to the feeling of being sick even more

Is so hard! I suppose it could be worse, I could be 8 months pregnant and doing this. Currently I’m only 15 weeks.

Looking forward to the finished product.
Looking forward to the finished product.

The kids went back to school on Tuesday and they were super excited to see all their mates. Julia was so excited about being a big sister she asked her teacher if she could have some time to tell the class some special news. The teacher had no idea and from what I heard Julia was very proud and beaming when she told everyone about the impending little sister or brother on the way.

We have gone back to our regular routine. School and then after school activities, Karate and Swimming and then home. It has taken it out of me this week, it was so nice to not have to be anywhere or make lunches for kids.

Are you feeling it this week? Have you been more tired due to school going back?

As I write this I am thinking a nap might be nice, but I need to do some work to make it easier for us to move things for the renovations. I do think the bed sounds like a great idea at the moment.

Maybe a cup of tea might help me wake up a bit and then get to it.

How are you coping after holidays and school going back? Let us know.

 

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Miracle Tonics Needed

Sick and want to just rest! Curl up and go to bed! Image from Found on themetapicture.com
Sick and want to just rest! Curl up and go to bed! Image from Found on themetapicture.com

Do you have a miracle tonic to rid you of germs and to make your cold go away? I NEED IT NOW! SEND URGENTLY!

I now have filled my repeat for my antibiotics and have started them today. I feel terrible but I am trying to solider on.

Have you had periods like this? You feel like the walking dead. You aim to get things done but nothing happens. Well this is me, house is a mess, I am tired and still a lot to do.

Thank god I am not having guests over for dinner or to stay, then I would be rather panicked and of course madly cleaning.

I suppose for now I can do things when I can. I have tidied the kitchen and done nearly most of the laundry. However I have a load of clothes in the washing machine and we are due for another HUGE thunderstorm now, or as soon as I leave to pick the kids up from school the heavens will open up and crash down with heavy rain. It is predicted that today will be much worse than yesterday. Not looking forward to that.

How do you manage to do everything for you, the house and family when you are sick?

  • Do you fit in a much needed sleep when kids are at school or if you have time off from work? I managed to get some rest last week and think that helped. However I now feel like it is either getting worse or not going away! Would more sleep help????
  • I have taken my vitamins, especially vitamin c as this helps. However too much vitamin c can be bad as it can prove a disaster when you need to go to the bathroom. Yes not a good subject to discuss but if you have too much it is not good either.
  • I am taking yoghurt with all the good bacteria and Probiotics that put the good bacteria back into me. I know that having antiobiotics can zap this good bacteria out of you.

According to Wikipedia: “Gut flora have a continuous and dynamic effect on the host’s gut and systemic immune systems. The bacteria are key in promoting the early development of the gut’s mucosal immune system both in terms of its physical components and function and continue to play a role later in life in its operation. The bacteria stimulate the lymphoid tissue associated with the gut mucosa to produce antibodies to pathogens. The immune system recognizes and fights harmful bacteria, but leaves the helpful species alone, a tolerance developed in infancy”

Hate being not well! Image courtesy of marin at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Hate being not well! Image courtesy of marin at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I make sure to give the twins their yoghurts and Probiotics to help them keep well and stay healthy. I also added this to their meals when they were babies.

  • I make sure to have a shower to wake me up and start the day. Nothing is worse than being in clothes for too long. It makes you feel terrible. However if you are sick and really need to be in bed it might not be bad as long as you have a shower that night or the next day. It does help make you feel more alive and awake, but not for long.
  • A little bit of exercise or fresh air if you are well enough helps me a bit. I went for a brief walk today and it made me feel a little better.
  • Getting to bed earlier I think is helpful and I am trying to do this. It is easier when you are not well as you want to be in bed nearly all the time. I found it hard to get out of bed. If I did not have kids I might still be there.
  • I have been having LemSip  hot drinks and also alternating with cold and flu tabs from the chemist. Not sure if they are working and it seems nothing is at the moment.
  • I have no got a shortage of hankies. Yes I still use a hanky and think they are great, but not when you cannot find a clean one. I do have clean washing to sort through so maybe there are some in there that are available to be used.

I have given you some tips of what I am doing to try and stay well, shorten this illness and annoyance that has affected me. Do you have things that help you? Do you just have nice chicken noodle soup or honey in your tea?

Send in your cures now so that I can regain my energy and stop using the hankies like they are going out of fashion. Send in your miracle tonics to the blog or comment on the this blog post.

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Motivation Needed

Coffee that I prepared earlier.YUM!
Coffee that I prepared earlier.YUM!

Do you struggle with motivation. Sometimes I do. Especially when not 100%. I have been getting better but still feel very tired and in need of more rest. As I sit here and write this I am thinking of bed, but also all the things that need to be done today. Tidying, laundry, and of course food shopping is a definite must. What about you, do you have days or times where you just feel flat and would rather be resting? Maybe it is my bodies way of saying yes you need more sleep.

I’m off to get my much needed coffee and to charge up the energy that is left and can be added to in the body currently. A shower always helps me to feel a little better.

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Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend

 

Not the Queen of Australia but the Queen of our household. Was crowned by Princess Julia.
Not the Queen of Australia but the Queen of our household. Was crowned by Princess Julia.

Happy Queen’s Birthday, although the Queen has already celebrated her birthday in April. In Australia we honour the Queen’s birthday in June. What are you doing this long weekend? I am ill due to kids giving me what they had. The girls seem to be on the mend but I think going back to bed at some stage might be helpful.

I did have plans to do many things, but think a lazy day at home with the family is in order. What about you?

We did manage to get to swimming for the girls yesterday due to them feeling better, and then we got hubby and the girls hair cut and purchased some more skivvies and pants for the girls. They are getting longer but still small and had to get size 3 pants with adjustable waists as they are tiny. The problem is that I need the length now but the larger sizes fall off them due to skinny waists so a tie or adjustable waist is needed.

Off to have a late breakfast and get motivated to do things around the house. Hope you all have a wonderful long weekend and if you don’t have a public holiday have a great day.

 

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Queen's Birthday Long Weekend

 

Not the Queen of Australia but the Queen of our household. Was crowned by Princess Julia.
Not the Queen of Australia but the Queen of our household. Was crowned by Princess Julia.

Happy Queen’s Birthday, although the Queen has already celebrated her birthday in April. In Australia we honour the Queen’s birthday in June. What are you doing this long weekend? I am ill due to kids giving me what they had. The girls seem to be on the mend but I think going back to bed at some stage might be helpful.

I did have plans to do many things, but think a lazy day at home with the family is in order. What about you?

We did manage to get to swimming for the girls yesterday due to them feeling better, and then we got hubby and the girls hair cut and purchased some more skivvies and pants for the girls. They are getting longer but still small and had to get size 3 pants with adjustable waists as they are tiny. The problem is that I need the length now but the larger sizes fall off them due to skinny waists so a tie or adjustable waist is needed.

Off to have a late breakfast and get motivated to do things around the house. Hope you all have a wonderful long weekend and if you don’t have a public holiday have a great day.

 

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Not well and Hectic

I know this happens to everyone but why me at the moment! I am sick and flat out with final uni assignments, tidying and cleaning the house and of course sorting things before Christmas.As I write this I really just want to go back to bed, however not sure that is possible. The girls have tonsillitis and I have a bad sore throat and just feel terrible. I am sure I was infected by the girls.

Getting colds and flu is part and parcel of having kids I suppose but I do think it is a down side, and one that I really don’t like at all.  I am on antibiotics as are the kids, and of course we are all taking vitamins. I want us all to be well before we go visiting on Christmas Day and of course go away to visit the kids Grandma and Grandad. Let’s hope that we all get better in the time we have.

Tuesday the girls have a school concert and I am keen to see what they have organised, I also need to see if I can find some last minute gifts for the kids and a relative. It is now that I really miss K-Mart, as it is no longer in Katoomba we are lacking an all purpose shop that would have been ideal for Christmas pressie shopping for kids. I never thought I would say it, but I miss K-Mart a lot! How I miss K-Mart!

Oh well I am off to get us all ready to go out and have the kids pictures with Santa. I must dress nice as the last couple of times the kids did not want to sit with him alone. I hope that since they are older they might be able to be in a picture without mummy and daddy. It might be nice for a change that daddy is in the picture not always mummy or maybe all of us if the kids don’t want to be just there alone. We will see, at least if I do it today I have the help of daddy and crossing fingers it might be easier with another pair of hands when I am ill.

Do you have a million and one things to do with the lead up to Christmas? Have your kids been ill and if so have you succumbed to the sickness as well? Have you managed to remain well despite having ill kids? I know the work I need to do is a lot but you can handle it better if you are feeling better. I suppose I just have to power on and get it all done. Do you have any tips and tricks to help you manage when you are sick with kids? Send in your comments.

Why not continue the discussion on our twitter or facebook pages.

Note: Nanny.net emailed me and showed me a great link to “How to Keep Kids Cold-Free This Winter”, this article has great tips and I do most of them and sad that we all got sick anyway.

 

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3 years and beyond

Sick and Busy

Why is it when you have a lot to do, and you are going off somewhere special soon you start to feel ill. All very annoying indeed. I am already taking vitamins, but will add more vitamin C to the mix. Sore throat and feeling exhuasted started early evening, and brushed it off. However have woken to have the same symptoms and want to go back to bed. Not good.

Hubby has organised me to join him in Melbourne next Friday, so looking forward to that. I just love getting on a plane, it is so exciting. The other exciting part about all this is that I will not have kids with me. I know, I will be kid free.

I also need to make sure the house is ship shape, fold and sort more clothes to put away (I seem to do washing all the time, when will it end?), organise my Nana’s birthday pressie (the girls GG, it stands for Great Grandmother) and maybe fit in some study for uni. Week 6 is approaching and that is quiz week, so need to understand all terms and phrases (easier said than done).

So as you can see like anyone I am busy and don’t need to feel ill, so be gone sore throat, be gone evil infection if I have one?  Is it viral or bacterial? I don’t know, if no improvement I will go to the doctors for a look see. I want to feel well while I have my kid free time. Don’t want to be limping around Melbourne and hanging for bed, that would be no fun would it?

Does this happen to you? Is there a medical reason for falling ill when you have a hundred things to do. I know I don’t have a hundred things but it does feel like it sometimes. Send in your magic cures that fix you up. I am off for a nap to help the healing process, looking forward to reading your comments.

 

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Sick Times Four

It has been a sick time in our household. The hubby came home last Thursday ill, and then Lillian started throwing up on Friday night and all Saturday. I was thankful that Julia and I were spared, however that was not to last.

Early Wednesday morning I woke feeling rather ill and not right, at first I thought it was that I was very hungry, No I had to throw up. “Oh great, it is now my turn!” what to do, I have to get the kids to school and pick them up. Thank god my mum is in town for a while. Got hubby to ring her and she was able to come and look after kids to allow me to rest in bed, what luxury, actually felt like a true sick day, very rare for a mummy to get one. I was also disappointed to be sick as I was looking forward to lunch with relatives and it would have been a nice day out, you cannot plan getting sick and after everyone else being ill I suppose it was my turn.

Then Wednesday evening occurred, it was Julia’s turn. She threw up over me and we both ended up having an evening shower to make us both feel better. I was doing a bit better but not 100% so having a sick little kid was not helpful. Oh well, probably her turn as well.  Julia seems much better now, has kept food down and much better in herself.

I still don’t have much of an appetite, but have kept my food down and still have some body aches and pains, but grateful that the worst of it is over. How have you fared with sickness this winter? Have you been lucky to remain unscathed?

It is good to know that the changing of bed linen every couple of hours will stop and the cleaning will come to an end, well some of it. I still want to do a spray and scrub of some areas to make sure we are all not touching and communing with the same germs.

I thought we were doing so well, until it struck us on mass. I thought at one point to put a mark on the letterbox warning others to not come near the house – a safety message to all. Being ill meant that I could not make it to the computer and that meant days without an update, so sorry readers about that. Do you have tips to help keep your family healthy during the winter? Send them in.

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3 years and beyond Pre-School University Study

The snot fairy

The snot fairy is upon us and I wish she/he would go away. Lillian has invented the snot fairy to the great delight of mummy and daddy and now the doctor who we saw yesterday.  I suppose she thinks there is a tooth fairy, a sleep fairy who adds sleep to her eyes and makes her sleep (my invention), so why shouldn’t there be a snot fairy? The doctor was also taken with Julia saying that she wanted to be a fairy doctor when she grows up. Julia pointed out very clearly that she is not one now; she will be one when she is grown.  Not sure what the doctor thought of the kids, other than they are very creative.

It is not fun when the snot fairy strikes.
It is not fun when the snot fairy strikes.

The upshot is that Julia and I have a virus and will go eventually, and Lillian has tonsillitis. I did not expect Lillian to have this, but thought she was not looking well. So I have antibiotics for Lillian and started it last night. I was keen to make sure they were well for school today, but realised that they needed to stay home. So I have kids again today to hopefully get them better for maybe tomorrow or at the worst next week for the last week of school before Easter.

I think I might have the kids all week, which is not good when I have an assignment due soon. I need to have time to work on it and currently nothing has happened due to kids and me being ill, I will contact the lecturer to get an extension on this assignment, hopefully this will help.

Last night Lillian was tossing and turning, she was crying and upset in Julia’s bed. I took her and moved her back to her bed, and got her settled. She was sick, very tired and not able to go to sleep. She kept on hugging me, holding my hand and wanting me to stay. I wanted to stay until she was asleep, although every time she was nearly asleep she cried like there was something wrong and in pain. I raced off to get some painkillers for her and once given, she cuddled up and fell fast asleep.

Currently my sick little girls are watching play school and playing with pink play dough that I made yesterday. They are now making dinosaurs and singing along to the songs.  I have asked Lillian to draw the snot fairy as something to do, however now all other things are getting drawn other than the snot fairy. If I get a drawing I will upload to this post.

Not much you can do when the snot fairy strikes. What do you do when your kids are sick? Or you are ill? I have made sure the girls are having their vitamins, panadol, vicks and have added eucalyptus oil to their clothes to help them breathe; do you have any tips to help sick little people?

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3 years and beyond University Study

Bed is calling me

Why is it when you have a million things to do you are not feeling your best. This just makes what you have to do, harder and more annoying. Maybe I should have done more university work before now. It is hard fitting it all in being a busy mummy; however I probably could have done more than I have done. I have an assignment due on the 2nd of April and just between you and me, I have done some research but not put much of it together. More reading and time spent on this needs to happen this weekend.

I have told the husband that I need to be left alone to do university work, and that was met with, he needs to sleep in, do the lawns and get his hair cut. Understand that these things need to be done and he has had a big week, so catching up on sleep is great. So hoping that when he is up it is my turn to be left alone to get on with what I want to do. He can look after the girls like I had to when he had a presentation to do for work.   I just fear that I will end up looking after the girls till about 1-2pm and then I will get nothing done.

Currently I feel terrible, tired, and achy, the beginning of a sore throat, and just generally out of sorts. I would really like to go back to bed; however this cannot happen with kids in the house.

Today the goal is to get some of my assignment done and my tutorial questions. Once these are done, or at least well on the way to being complete I will feel much better about university and the situation.

Now the other goal is to be left alone to complete this task. Maybe daddy might take the kids out to get his haircut and leave me alone?  You can only hope.

Have you had things you need to get done, but it is hard when you are not left alone to do them? I know I have some extra days due to pre-school, but I tend to get some housework done, shopping and try to fit in university study. The issue with university is that you can take hour’s just investigating one issue or looking up an article. Then there is a matter of reading it all to understand what it is you are doing. So the day that you had goes and you don’t feel like you have done anything.

Does your partner/husband help you have time to yourself for study/time out/hobbies/anything else? It is really hard to fit it all in. Next week I am using pre-school days for me, not the house. Send in what you do to fit it all in? What tips and tricks can you share with us all?

Update: Finally now on my own, it is 11:40am, and feel annoyed most of the day is gone but pleased to be getting a start on my work. Now getting a hot cuppa tea and to get stuck into it. In the end I have organised the format for the assignment, now need to read all the articles and put it all together. Wanted to do more, however after lunch I felt terrible and decided to rest.

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3 years and beyond

Headache go away

Today was the day kids were at school and I wanted to get heaps done. I wish my body would have been up to speed with my plan, have had a nasty headache all day. Have taken pills but to no avail. While at home, I managed to tidy up the lounge room, kids room and our room. Did a couple of loads of laundry and changed our sheets. Girls sheets were done yesterday or Saturday, feels so far away now, but they were done on the weekend at some point.

I thought about going for a sleep, however I am that tired that I thought I would sleep through pick up for the girls, so did not do that. I watched some of my shows and then finished some things off and had to pick the girls up. Since getting the girls from school it has made my head ten times worse. The girls are little trouble makers. Running out to get in the paddle pool, taking off and not coming when called, not eating all their food, playing and not having dinner, ignoring me, being violent to each other, hitting, biting, and just plain terrible. Both girls are finally in their bedroom playing waiting for daddy to come home to say hello before we have dinner.

I did plan to have more done so that I can maximise my time tomorrow. I think I will hope that I feel better tomorrow and get stuck into something I want to do. Even as I speak the girls are screaming, crying and yelling at each other. I fear that they are over tired and they are just going to be terrible before they finally pass out. I did go in and see who was hurt due to high pitched screaming before, Lillian was bitten by Julia due to Julia not getting her way at the tea party. OHHhhhhhhh gosh, I am so over this. I just want to have dinner and go to bed.

Thinking about dinner, I feel that I should go and get dinner made, eat it, and go off to bed. Maybe an early night will help things.  I will put James’ dinner in the microwave.

Hope your day was better than mine.