A Little Life Update.. and a lesson in Gratitude..

Hi guys! Happy September ... although we are more than halfway through September by this rate. And Happy Friday too. (And Happy long weekend if you took off Monday to score an extra day)

I really do try to not completely disappear from blogging but with all the woman and child murders in South Africa in Woman's Month none the less - social media became a bit of a dark place for a lot of us. That combined with normal life stresses of dating, motherhood and work thrown into the mix - I had a super hard time in general. And anxiety added to the mix didn't help at all. But all doom and gloom aside ... blogging is something I do love doing ... and I miss when I do take a break from. 

So while a lot of hard stuff happened over the last few weeks - my bestie Siobhan reminded me that sometimes we have to look at the positive stuff in all the bad things. I'm so grateful for having such an amazing friend that reminds me yes ... life sucks a little now .. but it won't forever. She doesn't sugarcoat the truth which also helps a lot. And with the amazing support of great friends, I realized that yes ... every dark cloud has a silver lining- even though that lining is super faint and you have to squint to see it nicely.
I do try and journal every night and mention at least one thing I'm grateful for ... even if that one thing is surviving the day.

Some of the positives - in the last year I've lost 15 kgs - something that I'm super proud of. I still have a little bit to go - but working towards a healthier happier Lynette is one of my biggest goals.

I remembered to drink my 2,5 l of water every day even during those cold winter months.

I have an amazing son that tackles any and every challenge he can with so much enthusiasm. 

I have great friends that support me no matter what I do. 

I have a roof over my head and enough clothes to be able to complain about doing laundry. 

I'm happy to have a job where I can leave a little earlier if Alex has a sporting event or gets sick / has an event he needs to attend. 


These are just a few things I'm currently grateful for. What are some of the things you are grateful for lately ?? 

I have a few days off next week then I'll be back to posting more regularly again too - keep an eye on the blog next week as it will be Subscription Service unboxings.