Good Morning to everyone, i had a lovely sleep in today. I also had a great night with my daughter,mother,and my two sisters last night. We went out for coffee and then went to the cinema. It is really great doing this every two to three weeks. Everyone is so busy this gives us the time to spend together.

Does anyone else have regular family outings, it is a great idea to get together. With everyone lifes so busy these days people lose touch with each other. Having regular outings together it brings people closer together. I love it.

Would love to hear any comments that anyone would like to add how they spend time with family.

this is a link to my store  https://www.hand-made.com.au/anniestreasures

I also want to share with you what i have been working on  this week

 

I have some of these for sale in my Store at Handmade.com.au under anniestreasures

Wow what a day up at 6.45am this morning to watch marci play football in robinvale. Then when we got home i mowed the lawns, then have made a start on weeding my vegie garden. it was a really nice day the boys have been in the shed and i have just potted around. We all had lunch outside in the buetiful sun. It is the simple things in life that you enjoy. What simple things in life do you enjoy?
Share if you would like to.

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Wow what a weekend, Friday night went to the cinema with my mum and two sisters, then shopping on saturday, then today had a great time at the doll and teddie show

Well it has been a wet day here in Mildura, a day for indside. I  thought i would have a go with some stamps and colour here is a pic

My favourite is the teddy bear



Good Morning everyone, well its the holidays what are you all up to. I had a grteat day the other day with my two kids shopping, it had been a while since i had spent a day with my daughter, it was a great day. I also got to do a bit of crafting here are som pics you can also find them on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/#!/craftsbyannie

Thinking i mite make some pens up to match

MASSAGE AND MENTAL HEALTH

http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/article/Massage_and_Mental_Health

Click on the link above and find out some information how regular massage can help your mental health.

Have a look at these cute CURTAIN TIES that i made on the weekend

They can also be seen on my facebook page under Annies Treasures

Wow what a day. Started taking marcus to school, then oscar my cat to the vet. Poor thing has an abcess on side of his mouth. Then take Jt back to work. Later pick marcus up from school, then speech,doctors for him, then chemist and to video ezy.
Do you ever have days where you are flat out. Looking forward to sitting with my husband and watch some movies. 

Hello to everyone it has been a while since my last post. What has everyone been up to, would love to here from any crafters out there who are working on any new projects. I have a few on my mind just have to get there and get started.

Tomorrow i will be cooking up a lovely vegie soup.
What are your recipes for vegie soup, share if you would like, i will post my recipe tomorrow.

This year we had Mothers Day at my sisters house, there were a few mums there so i decided to make something for each of them

Gift Bag

Note Pad and

pen





SupportGroups.com

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes this is easier said than done. For support, visit http://bit.ly/ICSEaj.

Support Groups

www.supportgroups.com

SupportGroups.com provides online Support Groups for individuals, friends and families who are looking to connect during life's challenging times.

Good Morning everyone i have found a few new posts for you to read on Bipolar Disorder, enjoy reading

 

 

 

 

 

Support Bipolar Awareness!

 

Alexis Krapf says:
Not a new idea of course, but it's well stated in a brief format.
http://www.bipolartoday.com/gifts-of-the-storm-creativity-and-bipolar-disorder/

Gifts of the Storm: Creativity and Bipolar Disorder

www.bipolartoday.com

I’ve written a lot about the difficulties with having bipolar disorder. Today, I want to talk about one of the most positive aspects: how it affects our creativity. Bipolar disorder gives us wonderful connections between ideas, many of which can be very insightful. It gives us a passion for beaut...

 

 

International Bipolar Foundation

Please take a minute to read Charlotte's blog this month. Have you had similar experiences?

http://www.internationalbipolarfoundation.org/other-side-desk

International Bipolar Foundation | The other side of the desk.

www.internationalbipolarfoundation.org

I am one of those people who feels the need to make a difference. I hate to stand by and see others suffer. So it's no surprise that I tend to be drawn to the kind of jobs known as "the helping professions." Over the last 15 years, as well as bringing up two children, I’ve worked in a variety of hel...

 

 

Mental Health Awareness Australia shared a link.

» 9 Best Ways to Support Someone with Depression - World of Psychology

psychcentral.com

If your loved one is struggling with depression, you may feel confused, frustrated and distraught yourself. Maybe you feel like you’re walking on eggshells

 

 

 

Mental Health Awareness Australia

I am away now for a long weekend break till Sunday night so I wish all the Mothers out there a "Happy Mothers Day" for Sunday ! ♥ ♥

Mothers Day is only a few days away, are you buying something for Mum or are you going to make something. I wanted to give my sister something a little different for her birthday this year and made her a memory board. These are are great Mothers Day Gift Idea also

First step was i wanted to give something in colours she has in her house. That is red and black. I went and brought a canvas, and painted it black, you will need to apply a few coates and then let dry.

I then painted with red around the edges, any way you like

Then added a piece of red card using glue, and using ribbon, glued at back of canvas

Finished product, i used photos to finished it off. There you have a memory board.





I hope my posts on Mental Health Awareness have been helping some people

 

 

 

Mental Health Awareness Australia   

 

There are links on this website to support groups right around Australia

What is bipolar disorder? Types of bipolar disorder, depression - bipolar.com.au

www.bipolar.com.au

‎"There was a piece of the puzzle that wasn't there. I went along to meetings and found people with similar experience to me that helped me move a bit further down the track."

Get the word out, share with your friends



National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week:
 Stigma, lack of awareness and misinformation cause too many children to miss out on treatments that can change their lives. Though 15 million children in the United States have psychiatric and learning disorders, very few of them will be identified and get the help they need. That is why each May, we take the time to Speak Up for Kids—to let the world know that silence and shame are not options.

SPREAD THIS MESSAGE BY SHARING WITH OTHERS!

Hello everyone, sorry have not posted for a few days, as you know it is MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
i found this i wanted to share with you




our mission should you choose to accept it........to spread the word about the great services provided by Lifeline and help us reach 8,000 facebook friends by the end of May.

Encourage your family, friends and colleagues to connect with us by liking our page www.facebook.com/LifelineAustralia

Lifeline

Lifeline's services overcome time and distance by providing 24/7 crisis support across Australia. Call 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis and suicide prevention services.

i found this i wanted to share with you

ShopHandmade - Flower Magnets

ShopHandmade - Flower Magnets 

Todays Creation

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Get the word out and share this with your friends

www.mifellowship.org

www.mindaustralia.org.au

www.internationalbipolarfoundation.org

www.health.vic.gov.au/mentalhealth/services

www.lifeline.org.au

www.carersnetwork.org.au

 On these sites you will find lots of information

Alfredo Chicken

Dinner tonight, my family loves it when we have a throw together meal. This is what was for dinner tonight,

2 chicken fillets
2 packs Alfredo Pasta
2 cups frozen mixed vegies
1 onion

Boil vegies, and brown onion,brown chicken, make alfredo, directions on pack
when alfredo is ready, mixed all together in frypan. Leave a few minutes to thicken.
Serves 4

Well its Sunday evening, what did you all get up to on the weekend? My husband and myself achieved alot this weekend, and it was good spending time with him also.
Lindsay got me some more pallets so i will be able to finish of my outside project. So thats two projects i have got to finish. I will post pictures when i finish. Then i have some craft orders to do also.

A question for all of you, how do you cope when you have several things going on? Are you one of those who jumps from here to there, or do you write yourself a to do list? Everyone is different ,and copes with different ways. Myself i take one day at a time,and like to finish something before going on to the next, mind you it doesnt always go to plan.

TO DO LIST

washing

ironing

wash the car

dishes

Share with me how you cope best

ShopHandmade - Wall decor

ShopHandmade - Wall decor

Hello to all, well it is Saturday, and a lovely one it has been today. I was thinking isnt it funny how the simple things make you happy. Today i walked with the boys to the school oval,  oh yer and the dogs. The boys kicked the footy, i walked the dogs around the oval, everyone had a good time, until i got bitten by a bee on my neck. Walked home so my husband could take the stinger out.
The afternoon i spent in the garden with my husband, that made me happy, see no money spent, no dressing up fancy worrying what you look like. Just a average day spent with my family.

What is the simplest things that make you happy?

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Hi everyone, what have you all been up to today. Myself a trip to the chiropracter, so a bit of a slow day today.
I would like to talk to you all , and ask a few questions. As you know i suffer from a mental illness, what i would like to know from you, if you are willing to share, how does it affect your everyday living. Do you suffer from moodiness,sadness,happy,happy,happy, angry, feeling frustated, and all in the same day.  Does it affect your energy levels, your thinking, do you feel foggy in the head at times? What about the changes in the weather? this can have an impact on some people?
If you want to share please do, i would love to hear from people.

Hello and Happy Thursday, so what has everyone been up two today, myself not alot have had a carnt be bothered day.
 Last night baked choc chip cookies that were a hit, i got the recipe from  http://kidspot.com.au

Ingredients:

• 180 g butter, softened
• 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
• 395 g NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1 1/2 cups (225g) self raising flour
• 250 g pkt NESTLÉ Dark CHOC BITS

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease and line 2 oven trays.
Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until pale and creamy; beat in NESTLÉ Sweetened Condensed Milk; stir in flour, then NESTLÉ Dark CHOC BITS.
Roll heaped tablespoons of mixture into balls; place on prepared trays and press gently with a fork; bake 15 minutes or until golden. Cool biscuits on trays 10 minutes or until firm, transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

ShopHandmade - Wrist/Hair Wrap

ShopHandmade - Wrist/Hair Wrap  In my store at ShopHandmade

Hello to everyone, on Anzac Day. Who watched the footy today? it was a great game and i think both teams played well, and yes i go for the pies.

It is a big topic in most families these days making your dollar go further. Who Else practise's this, for me the last few days i have been staying away from supermarket until payday. Yes we are low on a few things, but we have been making do with what we have. Usually i would be running to the supermarket to get school snacks. Today i did not, i had a look in the pantry and had the ingredients to make choc chip cookies, so i can make some of these. Chicken meat also in fridge so that will make a sandwhich, savory crackers in pantry also. I carnt believe it , that saved me a trip to the supermarket.

Guess What? Today i opened a shop  on www.shophandmade.com Called Annies Treasures , i have a few items in there at the moment, and will be adding more. I would love to hear from anyone who would like to share there craft projects etc.
Well thats all from me for now.

 I forgot to mention that iam in the process of opening a store with http://shophandmade.com this has been quite a process, i can tell you, i will get and when i do you all will be the first to know.

Hello everyone, hope you are all enjoying your Tuesday, i have had to take things at a slow pace, my damm lower back again, might be a trip to the chiropracter by the end of the week.

I forgot to share with you a few of my recipes, and yes the family loved them.
One was the other week i went through my fridge and found celery, a leek, carrots, so i grabbed them. Then was the freezer, yes peas and corn. I chopped the ingredients up, followered by the peas and corn, then i cup up some potatoes and onion. Put them all in my slow cooker, then i reliased i did not have any stock, so i thought mmmmm what could i use to add some flavour, yes i found it good old vegie might, used a tablespoon of this. Put the slow cooker on high for 1 hour, then set to low for the rest of the day. That night for tea yummy hot soup.

The other night Marcus wanted pizza, sick of going to the pizza shop, so i went to the supermarket, bought some ready made bases, pineapple, pizza sauce, shredded ham,cheese and salami. They were a hit , so we will be making them again.

Good morning everyone, hope you all had a great weekend, sorry for no posts yesterday, i had a very tired day yesterday. We did go to footy in the morning to watch my son play under 12 footy, it was a good game. The team played really well. My son Marcus kicked a goal yay.

Did you see my post my Bronzed Teddy Bears, they are so cute.
I would also like to shate with you a site i came across on facebook, it is http://www.internationalbipolarfoundation.org  there is some great reading, and information on this site about Bipolar Disorder.

So what are the rest of you up to today, for me it is a bit of this and that, so far today i have two loads of washing out the way, and getting to the dishes. Well for now thats about all for me, hopefully i will get another post in today, thinking it may be a recipe.

Good Morning everyone, what a lovely day it is here in sunny mildura. I spent last night on a craft project that i have been wanting to do for a while. Bronzed Teddy Bear Pins, these are just beautiful . They can be used for a lot of things. I was thinking for baby christening, or as a gift for baby. They are about 7cm in length. Iam pricing these at $8.00 each You can also view these on my facebook page Annies Handmade Treasures. How cute are these?

I have been wanting to learn how to make yoyos for a while now so today i had a go. Preety pleased with my first effort.

Iam also a supporter of Mind Australia,

• phone number 03 94557900
• www.mindaustralia.org.au

If you go to thier website, you can get a free information booklet. Free mental health resource kit

Mind Australia has been operating for about 30 years. They have more than 93 programs in place. Employee about 550 staff and provide more services to more than 4,000 people each year.

Some of Minds programs include

• residential rehabilitation
• outreach services
• transition to independant living
• transition to stable and secure accomodation
• respite for carers
• voluntee and mentor programs
• individual service packages
• plus many more

So if you are sufferring with a mental illness or know someone who is these are two great programs.

I would like to aslo like share with you, do you know that mental illness affects 1 in 5 Australians.
We can help in lots of ways.
Iam a supporter of mental illness fellowship victoria, they support people with a mental illness, their families and friends. If you would like more infomation on this you go to www.mifellowship.org or phone 03 92222955.
Mental illness includes  depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and personality disorders, and other psychotic illnesses. People with a mental illness can recover a lot quicker if they have the rite support and help of others.
Mental illness Fellowship services encompass

• Mi Helpline
• Counselling
• Advocacy services
• Accredited education courses
• Family education
• Community education
• Community based day programs
• Residentail rehabilition
• Respite
• Home based outreach
• Employment and skills training

I would like to share with you some of my creations that i have made, that are also on my facebook page Annies Handmade Treasures. These are just a few, there are many more.

Wow this is my first post, iam so excited.

WELCOME

Below is  a picture of myself and my family.

My husband,daughter,my two sons and my son inlaw.