Hymn to Isis (3rd or 4th century AD) - absolutely beautiful

When I came across this on Paulo Coehlo's site, reading it truly took my breath away. It made me feel proud to be a woman, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a dot in this vast universe. I hope it makes you "feel". Enjoy.

 

For I am the first and the last

I am the venerated and the despised

I am the prostitute and the saint

I am the wife and the virgin

I am the mother and the daughter

I am the arms of my mother

I am barren and my children are many

I am the married woman and the spinster

I am the woman who gives birth and she who never procreated

I am the consolation for the pain of birth

I am the wife and the husband

And it was my man who created me

I am the mother of my father

I am the sister of my husband

And he is my rejected son

Always respect me

For I am the shameful and the magnificent one

discovered in Nag Hammadi, 1947

Happy 2010!

Wow it's been months since I last blogged. Man I suck at this haha. And yet ... I can talk my way out of a paper bag. Interesting ...

What books are on your bedside table?

I've been looking at the pile of books beside my bed. There's quite a few. Some I've only half read, some I haven't even started yet, and a couple that I like to go back to. Some I forgot were even there.

Here they are.



Baby-led Weaning - G Rapley (awesome! If you're not into feeding your baby pureed food, check this out)

The Courage to be Rich - Suze Orman

The Five Love Languages - G Chapman

HypnoBirthing (oops shows I haven't tidied up since Miss L was born!haha)

The Year After Childbirth - S Kitzinger

Secrets of the Baby Whisperer - Tracy Hogg (thought this would be my bible, didn't need it afterall!)

The 4-hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss (awesome tips on how to work smarter)

The Secret (D, I've still got your book!)

Turning Passions into Profits - Chris Howard (you should enjoy what you do, right!)

Your Life, Your Legacy - Roger Hamilton

My Year of Living Dangerously - Rodney Hide (really enjoyed this, see where he's coming from)

What to Expect when You're Expecting (hmmm gotta tidy up!)

What books do you have? Which ones do you want to read but haven't got round to it?

(Oh and of course the latest MindFood! Best magazine out. Love this cover!)

Happy Father's Day!

Facebook | Belinda Tuki: Happy Father's Day!

too busy reading other peoples blogs & tweets!

wow. I haven't posted in almost 2 months. ha! And I thought I'd be a great blogger! I've been reading other blogs though, some interesting and funny, some not so. Here's a couple that I've been checking in every other day:

www.mamamia.com.au I enjoy Mia Freedman's blog, she's an aussie mum. Funny and down to earth.
www.momlogic.com An ok site, lots of articles written by various mums and others. Read an interesting article about oral s*x just before!? It was tweeted about and I was curious to see what it was all about haha

I've gotten into the whole Twitter thing, even following the likes of Oprah, Ellen, Pink and even Deepak Chopra! Can you believe it, Deepak Chopra tweets. Love it. Follow me!

Using Facebook alot more for Eggcel, at the moment traditional methods work better to promote Eggcel and any special offers, but will keep at it. Traditional being email that is :)

Last weekend we went down to Papamoa to visit our besties who have recently moved down there. What a beautiful spot to live. Both hubby and I have decided to go down once a month for some RnR, thankfully our friends don't mind us crashing at their place on such a regular basis! Miss L loved being around their adorable kids, especially almost 4 year old Alivia. She just had to smile at Layla and our baby girl cracked up laughing. Our weekend away was the highlight of last month for sure. Lowlight was our gearbox dying. grrrrr. damn car. So been in the shop for a week, while mechanic sources a second hand gearbox. Oh the joy when we get that bill.

Oh I'm so glad I've finally realised that eating chocolate and takeaways isn't helping, and both hubby and I have started eating clean. yay!! It's been almost 2 weeks and loving it. One cheat day a week, so we're not feeling like we're missing out. Eggcel is a main component of our eating plan, I can make an Eggcel omelette with veges easily, even with Miss L on my hip. Feeling so much lighter already and more energised. Now it's spring it's a great time to get rid of the extra winter fat (and in my case "baby" weight) and be ready for summer. I think I'm down about 1.5 kgs. Happy with that!

Looking forward to Fathers Day tomorrow! Miss L has got her daddy a very cool pressie, I'm sure hubby will love it. Will post some pics and will aim to blog at least every several days. Even if it's a one liner.

Water baby? hmmmm NOPE

Have you seen those Tummy Tubs? Very cool design, looks like a bucket, but it's not a bucket. Enables baby to feel like they're snuggly in the womb, so then baby should feel comfortable and secure and in turn enjoy the bathing experience. Well not my baby. Not Miss L. As the baby bath wasn't working and Miss L would voice her dislike for it, I went and bought the Tummy Tub. 55 bucks later and some grumbling while I was in Nature Baby (They have steps. Inside the store. Not pram friendly at all) I thought I had found the answer!

Three TummyTub baths later and nope, Miss L still isn't keen on being surround by warm water. Funny really considering she was born in water. Maybe I created the whole issue ... I didn't like my baths either. Not that I can remember not liking them, I just have it in my head that I didn't. So when Miss L was bathed for the first time, I was apprehensive. Hmmm... let's hope I don't pass on other issues.

Oh I should mention that the young lass that served me at Nature Baby was wonderful. Very friendly and helpful. Bugger I didn't get her name. Next time.

In a nutshell....

Gosh can't believe it's almost been a week since my last post! Man time flies when you have a lil cherub in your life. Loving it! Well not the time flying bit.

I've been updating my facebook page for Eggcel, adding in an event, the "bake off" competition for August. Should be heaps of fun seeing what people make with Eggcel other than the usual. Decided to get the email newsletter up and running again. Was using Constant Contact but as that's expired decided to try out Aweber, which seems very easy to use and cost effective. As I've lost all my subscribers (over 500 of 'em!!) I'm practically starting from scratch. So if you're keen to be a subscriber please do! Just go to www.eggcel.co.nz and the pop-up should umm... pop up for you to subscribe :)

Also finally getting all my boot camp snippets into some sort of order so I can upload them to Youtube. Set up an account, EggcelNZ for that. Wow, can't believe I used to take boot camps. Seems like soooo long ago. Another lifetime even haha. Have had a few past clients hit me up lately as to when I'll start them again. Well, probably when I can do a push up myself! I haven't attempted one post-preggy, so that should be interesting. May even video it he he. I reckon once spring is sprung I can take outdoor boot camps and have Miss L there as well. She can be my weights, no need for dumbbells aye.

Oh, I'm also keen to restart my coaching. I have missed working with clients and helping them change their mindset to achieve better outcomes. I'm not going to rush into "working" again though as my priority is Miss L, so will work around her and hubby's work timeframe.

So that's what I've been up to for the past 5 or so days. Doesn't sound like much aye, but I only work when Miss L is asleep. I figured, while Miss L is awake, it's my role to be 100% focused on her. This is the imprint period, the time when her brain is making extremely important connections, when her initial belief system is created, her first memories and experiences evolve and begin molding her view on the world around her. So saying that, I want her reality to be filled with love, trust, happiness, the love of learning and the feeling of security in these precious months and years.

I believe babies are human angels. Let's treat them that way xxx