I am lucky. I am blessed. I have quite the quirky collection of the most gorgeous friends. We don’t live in each others pockets but when ever assistance or laughter is needed we are there.

I do have a failing of being busy all the time and sometimes I feel I can be a terrible friend. But I have found in the last few days I do have a crowd of wonderful supportive women around me who care and will jump in and help me out when Im stressed or down. They are the best.

Its not long now till the big day of knee replacement arrives and Ive been luck enough to receive a couple of wonderful care packages from two of my far away friends up the coast. Lets call them the Onas… A gorgeous colouring book full of cats and a set of lovely pencils arrived the other week pre surgery delay from one Ona.. Its in the hospital bag ready to go. because – she said when you’re in the pain and on the drugs reading wont make any sense. And then the postie knocked at the door again. Some lovely hand cream and a pretty perfume package so I can keep smelling lovely in hospital from Ona further up the coast. Its in the bag too. Thank you girls xoxo Love you both to death.

And now to K & L, who rallied to my aid and brain stormed with me the other day, even with me with my wet hair in a turban and looking like something the cat coughed up after a night of no sleep. Brainstorm, coffee and laughter. And the boost I needed to keep going. And not throw it all away. The push I needed to change evolve and keep going when I was at the lowest of low points. The love the laughter the direction. I can not thank these girls enough. To drop what they were doing and come to assist me. The love is overwhelming.

Yesterday I was on a retail mission, I needed retail therapy and a phone call came in. Instantly that phone call became a coffee date filled with laughter and retail therapy. Ive been so snowed under with renovations and business building Id almost forgotten what the outside world looked like. This was another K in my life. AND it was the best medicine. I really needed that yesterday. I could have stayed in and wrapped myself in my heated blanket but Im so glad I went out and laughed and laughed and shopped. And my mission – to find a new stool for the bathroom? COMPLETE! as well as a new dress for a formal event I need to find and attend.

To N – In Melbourne. You have been in my life for so many years now, almost too m any to count. You have come to my rescue with your advice and support. Even with the crazy that constantly circulates in your super busy life you always always have the time and the energy to make me laugh. Your support and your advice I can not put a value on. Your friendship means the world xoxo

The phone calls, the messages the love and the support that I have received in the last couple of days are what have kept me moving forward . What has kept me strong. Today with the rain Im feeling a low coming. But the idea is not to dwell but to keep moving slowly forward. Today Im going to breathe and watch a movie. Im going to take some down time with my children.

Today I move further forward and I say thank you to  my beautiful friends xoxo