Taking Lily away

Tell us about the last thing you got excited about.

The last thing I got excited about happened a few weeks ago when I took Lily away to a pet friendly motel at Mount Macedon near where I live.

I won’t go into the reasons that led me to decide to take Lily away,suffice to say, something had happened which had the potential to bring on my mental health issues, but I turned it on its head, by deciding to practice self care and to do something wonderful for myself and Lily.

It was the best decision I ever made. Lily has never stayed in a motel before, and it was a cold and frosty night in Mount Macedon. I, however, was warm and snug in the motel room and Lily loved being able to share a big comfy bed with Mummy. This whole trip away was wonderful for Lily and for about a week after the trip she was totally at peace and contented. It really was a fantastic choice I made to take Lily away and I think it has bonded us even more if that is possible.

I am in the process of thinking about where to take Lily next and think I will take her to the beach.

I highly recommend that if something is getting you down, or causing you stress, turn it on its head, by practising self care. Turn negatives into positives and do something nice for yourself and make the bonus added by doing something nice for someone or something you love.

We reap what we sow in this 🌎 world, so give out positivity and reap the good karma of a life well spent.

My Dad named me.

Where did your name come from?

My name is Kaye and I was the first girl to be born into my father’s family in 40 years. I am the youngest of 4 with 3 older brothers.

Initially I was going to be called Kaylene, but my father was adamant that he didn’t want me to be called a name that could be shortened. My father also insisted that my name be spelt Kaye, not Kay because he thought that Kaye looked more professional and finished. So Kaye I am.

What motivates me.

What motivates you?

There are a couple of things that motivates me in my life.

First of all having such a great network of supportive friends is definitely what motivates me in this world 🌎. I have genuinely wonderful friends who support me with all my ideas and goals. They are definitely a positive influence.

I also feel the support of my passed on loved one’s who I feel watch over me and guide me in my life. I particularly feel the presence of Susanna, ny father and Michael Fleming. I feel that this helps me throughout my most challenging times, knowing they are around. Having a great psychiatrist who believes in me and is encouraging also motivates me.

My faith in God motivates me. Faith is a big part of my life.

Lastly my little canine muse Lily motivates me. She is a definite Gift from God and she inspires me to be the best version of myself

Top 10 favourite movies

What are your top ten favorite movies?

My top ten favourite movie are as follows

1. Pay It Forward. It’s my absolute favourite movie, so sad but so beautiful. A movie that makes you think and dream

2.The Sum Of Us. My favourite Russell Crowe Jack Thompson Aussie comedy.

3 Pretty In Pink. My favourite all time teenage movie Love Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy in this.

4 The Man From Snowy River. Love Tom Burlinson and Sigrid Thornton in this.

5 The Big Steal. Another Aussie favourite with Ben Mendolson

6 A Beautiful Mind. Russell Crowe is outstanding as John Forbes Nash.

7 A Dogs Journey. Happy and sad at the same time. A dog lover’s favourite.

8. Gone With The Wind. I love this old time favourite.

9 Sleepless In Seattle.

10. You’ve Got Mail.

Enjoying Writing

What do you enjoy most about writing?

The thing I enjoy most about writing ✍️ is that it is my favourite creative outlet and I gain pleasure putting my thoughts into words. I actively work on expanding my vocabulary and given that I love reading 📚, I love being able to write for an audience, be that an audience of one ( myself) or writing for a larger audience, my blog, or writing for children.

I find it easy to write about the things I love and I think writing a blog 📫 post regularly improves and hones my writing ✍️ skills. I love writing my blog and feel humbled that it has found an audience.

LILY THE CAVOODLE WHO THINKS SHE’S A FARM DOG.

I will let you in on a little secret. My adorable little cavoodle thinks she is a farm dog. A cavoodle is meant to be a loving puppy dog like little dog, living only to love and be adored, but my little cavoodle thinks she is actually meant to be living on a farm 🚜.

How do I know this? I know it because of the hijinks Lily gets up to. To begin with we don’t live on a farm. We live in a little suburban unit in a tree lined street.

Lily will bark madly at the magpies, that land on top of our balcony. Lily may only be little and the magpies just ignore her but she is saying “If I Could reach you, you would be dead 🍖 meat,”. It is so funny to watch.

Even more funny to watch is when Lily sees animals on the television. If Lily sees cattle or sheep on the television 📺 she barks loudly and runs around the lounge room in circles 🔵 and does this until she no longer sees them on the television. It is so funny. When the cattle and sheep are no longer on the tele Lily runs outside and looks at the fence. She then comes inside and sits on the couch and looks at me as if to say ” I finally did my job of rounding them up”. She thinks her job is to be head dog on out farm. The television is a window 🪟 that let’s her see what is happening outside on our farm. She seriously thinks she is a Kelpie or a blue heeler, not a little cavoodle at all.

She also likes to referee at football ⚽️ games on the television 📺, particularly if the game is played by indigenous looking players, she again barks and runs around the lounge room attempting to get the ball. Again it is hilarious to watch.

My sweet little Lily, you have big dreams of living on our little farm. You are both loving, but very high spirited. You may be a cavoodle but you are a farm dog at heart.

Neighbourly Community

What do you love about where you live?

What I like about where I live is that I live in a very neighbourly community. I have several neighbours I consider to be friends and centred around the little group of shops near to my place is a real supportive community. The shop owners all support one another and as a shopping strip, it is thriving mainly due to the community feel. The streets are tree lined and the houses are well maintained. It is a community where the homes 🏡 are well maintained. People are happy to live here. Yes this area is home 🏡 to me.

CONTENTMENT

What positive emotion do you feel most often?

The positive emotion that I feel most often is that of contentment with my life. Ninety-nine percent of the time I am happy and at peace with my life.

I am content with my lot in life and grateful 🙏 for the small things that bring me pleasures 🙏 in my life.

I have enough food that I need. I lead a very simple life, where I don’t spend a lot of money. I have loving friends and family. Because I have Lily, I am never totally alone. When I look into Lily’s eyes I see her love ❤️ for me in them and that is what brings me the most happiness, fulfilment, serenity and contentment. So yeah I would so the most positive feeling in my life is that of ongoing contentment.