spend more time with people I care about

on this one. I’ve been phoning friends and relatives on Sunday nights, and visiting or catching up with others for lunches etc during the week. And…... Last Saturday was my great aunt’s 100th Birthday and we had a big party for her, with LOTSA relatives coming from all over. I spent a lot of time catching up with people over the weekend that i’d not seen for a long time and it was really great.

I’m going to tick this one as “done” but I know it is an ongoing goal and something to keep working on :)

Today was Father’s Day here in Australia and I spent it with the “Dad’s” in my life.

I spent all morning at my own father’s house. Dad has been away in Sydney visiting my brother and his children and it was great to catch up on all their news and see the latest pics of my nieces. The afternoon was spent here at home, my husbands family and a few friends joined us with all their children and it was lots of fun!

I hope all the Aussie Dad’s had a fantastic day! :)

I spent all Sunday with my youngest daughter and three of her friends, a great day out in the sunshine and lotsa giggles.

On Monday I spent the day with my eldest daughter and her best friends, getting to know some of the girls she’s met and befriended since starting High School.

And today I had lunch with my friend Marion. I was having a shocker of a morning at work, and she rang me up and said….. let’s go somewhere nice for lunch. We did and I had a great time. Marion is the sort of friend who just lets you be yourself. I can laugh, I can cry, I can screaaaaaaam with frustration and I know she understands exactly how I am feeling, and if not she always manages to say the right things.

So…...it’s been a good few days with the ones I care a lot about, hopefully I can catch up with my dad later on this week who has been up in Sydney for two weeks on holiday with my brother.

:)

I need to find the time to keep in touch with my family and friends and spend more time with those who live close by. We all lead busy lives and it is easy for one week to run into the next…..one month into another. I think i’ll start by making Sunday my visiting day, and Sunday nights my night to phone friends!