rewards

For the next week I will have some big decisions to make.  Should I have a massage or a body scrub?  Do I swim in the sea or one of the five pools?  Is it tea time or cocktail time?  Do I swim to the bar or call a waiter?

 

No taxi run, no "Maaaaa", no lunch boxes, no meals.  This week it's all about ME!  And I can't wait.

 

My bags are packed and I am off to lie at the pool in this picture in Phuket at the famous five star Marriott Hotel.  Just for fun, 95 inspiring women will join me there.

 

 

All this for loving what I do.  INTIMO, you are one helluva boss.

 

See you next week!

outdoor progress

A gang of Irishmen arrived last week and rendered (plastered) our walls.  It looks amazing now that the unsightly raw brick has been covered.  Tomorrow the paver starts and our outdoor living areas are going to be transformed with new floors of exposed aggregate.  This means plants have to be dug up and transplanted, furniture needs to move, soil needs to be leveled and a general clean up is in order.  Rob is doing most of the manual labour with each of us doing little bits intermittently.  I am hiding here for a while to get away from the real hard work.

long weekend break

Thanks to the Queen, Monday 1st of October was a public holiday for us.  Each Australian state chooses a date to celebrate the Queen's birthday irrespective of when her birthday really is, and a public holiday is declared!  Strange, but true.  So in honour of the Queen's pretend birthday we could all take a long weekend at the start of the school holiday.  We headed down south to Dunsborough and rented a lovely little cottage near the beach.  This time we had our boat with us which made for an exciting early morning adventure for Rob and the boys as well as Rob's cousin, Duncan.  They headed off after dawn to try their hand at fishing and enjoy the male bonding that happens around burly and deep water.  Hugo and I went for a run/scooter into town for a coffee and shopping experience!  The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing on the beach, swimming and barbecuing.  We had Duncan and Jo over for dinner after sun downers at the beach, watching the boys throw their lines out over the rocks. 

On Tuesday we took a family cruise out at sea before making our way back to Perth.  It was four days of bliss, just what Rob needed to get through this last stretch to Christmas break.

holidays

School holidays for us often mean a trip down south.  And a trip down south means seeing the rellies and getting my hands on a beautiful bunch of Proteas.  The boys are in the middle of school holidays and we are making the most of every day.  So far we have been down to Dunsborough, our favourite holiday place for 3 nights, been out to Rottnest Island on our boat for a day trip, been ice skating (fabulous fun for mum!) and got our hands dirty moving plants in preparation for the next phase of our outdoor project.  Details to follow...