2nd Day being a lady of Leisure - Loving every moment!

So, from all the hussle and bussle of the being entrenched in the corporate world of an unprofessional meets toxic work environment for the last 14 months, the Universe finally answered my wish and granted it true.
I was informed last Friday that my retrenchment would take place as of immediate effect. Now for some, you would think that would've been a HUGE shock to the system but honestly speaking, it came at the most perfect time for me. In fact, I smiled with glee as they informed me of this as I just knew that this was the answer I'd been waiting 6 months for.

I've have been contemplating 'doing my own thing' since the late year of 2013 and it was always just talk and talk and no action.
And here it is, the answer I have been waiting for!

I am The HAPPIEST Lady of Leisure at this point of time.

I am sitting in a peaceful, tranquil mind set while being a Lady of Leisure for the next 5 weeks.
It's a very surreal state for me to be in as I've always been on the pressurised side, having this 'go-go-go' type of lifestyle as I am classified as a 'Working Mom' which is kind of 3 jobs amalgamated into one person and I only have been given 2 hands so my time was always limited and sleep was very much deprived.
Any form of hobby or interest I have/had was put to one side and left there for a hope of brighter days and I think my 'brighter day' just came knocking.

Well here I am, feeling calm and serene in my home environment, not having to worry about traffic, just dropping little mamou at school and coming home to a peaceful, quiet environment that I love to be in.
Today, the weather decided to greet me with an overcast look of grey clouds and a constant drizzle of rain, I cannot begin to explain how much I am in my element right now.

In the last 6 months, I've helped myself break down a lot of illusions that I have built up over my life time. The way I live, think, speak, act. I've even had to change the mind-set that I had created for so many years as to how I should be working and being and now I've just realised that it is all possible once you have applied your mind to what you REALLY want.

Now for some TLC...zzzzzzz....

Love and Light
Candi K

Saturday Funny clip for the day...

 

Every Saturday morning, I look for a cartoon clip that I find amusing, it's good to get a boost in the serotonin levels and just to produce a smile on my face for the day! each time I remember the clip, a smile is produced and voila! Instant joy inside...just a little tip on my little joys in life.

 

I've been a fan of Far side humour for about 2 decades now and still continues to make me smile even though I've maybe seen the same clip for the 100th time!

 

I love the relation of the Far side humour of certain clips, to our everyday lives and I almost certainly find one for every category.

This one for instance is the epitome of my family's week at school and work. 

 

I'm awake now sipping on my delicious cup of tea, while both my Partner and Little Mamou lay fast sleep and it's past 8am on a Saturday morning!

 

Both of them clearly seemed to have had a hectic week, Little Mamou with her first few days at 'BIG' school and my partner started his new promotion this week and was inundated with his predecessor's work that was left behind (typical, I know, but we've all done it!).

 

It was my first week back at work and my has it been one heck of a long week...so nice to be snuggled up in the duvet, sipping tea at 8am in the morning...the little joys that keep me happy and going.  

 

Anyhoo, not too long from now, the house will be filled with busy sounds and I will be doing my bit to society to raise a good happy family...I do try my best...certainly in no way perfect but I think my efforts are suffice.

  

Love and Light

Candi K

Second day...a Winner!

We have a winner!

Well to say that I might've picked up the incorrect child today was a complete breath of fresh air...what a freaking relief!

The day went totally well and better then what I expected.

Little Mamou had fun at school with her 3 best friends and made new friends at the aftercare. Still keeping fingers crossed the days remain nicely subdued so I can focus on blogging and hopefully start to gear myself up to starting a new business venture to work-from-home.

I know it's becoming the increasing trend but I'm so wanting to be part of that statistic (normally I'm not one to walk with the majority but for once, I'm all there).
I am done with traffic, I'm done with office politics, I'm done with bosses (my last boss was my father, so not a walk in the park).
I think I've earned myself the respect to take that bold leap into the unknown. I have now mustered up the Will and Guts to give this a go, fuelled by passion, ambition and a 'stubborn-as-hell' attitude.

So the more Little Mamou settles into this incredibly new and completely different routine, the easier it will be for me to focus on getting my ass off these corporate office chairs and time to start creating a new little office for myself at home and get this show off the ground.
My mind has not stopped processing for the last 2 days and I'm now more than ever determined to make this all work...no more being a chicken-sh#t, time to pull up these big girl panties of mine and give this new venture a whirl!!

Right, time to call it a night. I am definitely ending this day off with a smile. I'm plenty of hours behind of sleep and will need to catch up with a few afternoon naps this weekend, squeezed in between activities, to give this poor mind and body a reboot. Eyes are getting sleeeppyyyy....zzzzz.

Nightie Night.

Love and Light
Candi K

So Today was The Day!

So...today was that day that finally arrived!

The start of Grade 1...the start of growing up...eeek...that already just sounds way too grown up for my Little Mamou to be associated with...all flash backs of the last 6 years drifted by in my mind as I was walking her up the driveway to the classroom.

It really was a day filled with so many mixed emotions, coupled with a lack of sleep due to the butterflies.

I'd love to say that today was the most perfect day...but I'd be lying to you...how'd you know? 'cause my nose would be growing out your pc monitor right now. It started with holding back the tears with dropping Little Mamou at her new classroom, to then collecting her and finding out that none of her 3 best friends are actually going to aftercare (BIG bummer here! 'cause I'm the working mom here), then having to see that sad face only appearing when I had to leave her at aftercare, to then collecting her from aftercare with a bloody injured big toe which resulted in bouts of screaming when it came to bathtime...sjeew...long day...breatheeeeee....

Holding thumbs that the days actually get easier 'cause the start-off was a bumpy one, filled with tons of intense emotions cramped into a 24hour time slot...gees...like a million and one emotions running through the mind on a continuous basis...both positive and negative...but either way...way too much for my little soul to endure in one solid day.
Stayed well away from any type of caffeine or sweets (work colleagues' birthday at the office today, avoided the cake!).  That caffeine or sugar crash would probably have seen me bent down on all fours, snot-a-ly sobbing my eyes out in the middle of the office, in front of all work colleagues, 'yes that might be the most professional thing to do' (sarcasm intended)

Anyhoo, I am finally a Mommy to a Grade 1 pupil!

Love and Light
Candi K

Rise Above

Amen to that! 

Remember that everyone has to defecate every morning...we are all the same...theirs do not smell like a bouquet of roses...




Love and Light
Candi K

Facing the post-jitters for Grade One tomorrow...eeek!

So...tomorrow is the first day of my little Mamou entering into 'big' school...Grade 1.

Wow, these years seem to have flown by so quickly...I feel like there's no way to grab hold of some type of reigns and pull back father time's 'Michael Schumacher' pace...Slow down pleaaaassseee.

Alright, that's enough of my 'mommy-melt-down' moment there...so the uniform is ready, all stationery packed in bags, lunch boxes ready to be filled with nutritious things for tomorrow.

Little Mamou was so excited, every 30 or so minutes, she would spurt out a 'eeek' of glee when thinking about tomorrow...made us laugh every time she did it...

My heart races every time I think about it...thoughts of her safety at school, will the new kids be nice to her, will she stay on schedule with the rest of the class...yada, yada, yada.

Took a few drops of rescue to help calm the nerves followed by a nice warm cup of chamomile tea that my loving partner made for me...now i'm starting to unwind and relax...reminding myself to breatheee....in....and out...and in....and out...(nothing like knowing some yoga techniques in this type of scenario)

Little Mamou lay awake in bed for like 45 minutes filled with excitement for tomorrow's new venture in life...I have been preparing her briefly with what should be going on when she's at 'big' school but I can't guarantee that's going to be suffice but one can only wish...keeps my conscious happy.

Anyhoo...time to put this mind of mine to rest as tomorrow morning is going to be super busy...can't wait...actually have butterflies in my tummy...eeek!

Love and Light
Candi K

Anyone seen my fat pants?

Oh how I am so grateful for my tights (spandex) and loose tops to start 2014 back at work.

I decided to wear my normal corporate black work pants first day back with a fairly fitted top and boy did I not enjoy that day!

I, somehow, didn't realise when I was getting dressed, how uncomfortable the pants were (probably cause I was rushing my ass off to get to work on-time...but no I was late), doubled-up with a back-whammy of how quickly I developed love-handles during this festive season (mostly water retention but not like I walk around explaining my bloatedness) which could be seen clearly through my fitting top...What the hell was I thinking...clearly not on my first day back...brain still on holiday-mode!

So I endured the long-dreaded day (and boy was it a freaking long day...10am felt like 1pm...3pm felt like 5pm!). I was eternally grateful to peel off these work clothes when I stepped foot inside the house.

Needless to say, I survived the dreaded 9 hours of work...

I'm now back to tights (spandex) and a loose fitting top and boy do I feel absolutely at home...mmm...home...bed...not working (snap out of it!)...

Anyhoo, back to work..ugh! 

Love and Light 

Candi K