It is funny how I went from having a totally shit day yesterday to such a fantastic day today!! Yesterday I was upset because of how cruel others can be (*clears throat* in-laws) and today I am happy because of how giving and caring others can be. 

Mind you I only just this second opened a letter from SKG Radiology saying they were summoning me to court for unpaid charges even though I must have phoned them about a million times saying I was still waiting on the cheque from Medicare - duh!! Bunch of idiots are going to get abused over the phone by me tomorrow. Someone in the office isn't doing their job properly!! Gah now I am SO mad!!!

So . . I am going to go back to focussing on why my day was good before I just opened that letter LOL!! I had a visit from my social worker this afternoon as she comes over weekly and when she arrived she asked me to come out to her car as she had something for me. Anyway when she popped the boot of her car there were two big hampers of food in there for me and my little family :o) all dressed up in Christmas bows!!

I was SO happy!! I hadn't had a chance to do any food shopping for Christmas yet and with money being SO tight after all our medical bills recently, this has really come in handy. I was like a kid who'd just received a toy from Santa that they'd been asking for all year hehehe!! My eyes were SO wide lol!! So yeah I got heaps of yummy goodies, to name a few: sugar, pudding, custard, lollies, softdrink, ham, milk, cheese, Milo, tinned fruit, tinned vegetables and the list goes on. Karen (my social worker) said most recipients usually only receive one hamper but when they found out I had a baby as well they said I deserved an extra hamper :o) How nice is that? They're so sweet!!

And when I opened it up later on I realised it had a Bible in it and the hamper was made up from donations by Christians from our local Churches!! Basically every year they donate about 500 hampers to services around the Fremantle area which then goes to people who are having a tough time or are in need of a bit of cheering up. Karen said not many people usually get a hamper and that the reason they picked me was because I was such a young Mum and I was coping so well given my situation (being so isolated) and having to deal with my mental health problems as well. And I think she may have known about how much the medical bills took out of my savings. So she said they all thought I deserved it for being such a great Mum and that they were so proud of me!! Her words meant the most of me - just to hear that I was a good Mum brought tears to my eyes. It's all I've ever wanted to hear because I always doubt myself. And she said all I need is a little self-confidence because I am doing such a fantastic job!! So yeah I am so happy right now and so grateful to everyone who helped make these hampers a reality for me!!

And it's funny because not long ago I offered to help out a fellow Minti Member who was having financial troubles and I knew that even though I didn't have much I probably had more than some others. And when some other members were asking about my generosity I told them that I believed in karma and that if you do good to others, then good will come to you. Well I never even asked for help and just like that I am blessed with 2 hampers full of food. So if that isn't good coming to me for the good I've done - then I don't know what it is. I guess it just goes to show that generosity really is worth all it's cracked up to be and that giving can be just as rewarding as receiving. So give a little this Christmas and you might just find something goes in your favour :o)

Now I'm off to worry about this final notice for payment and my summons to court - they will be hearing from me first thing in the morning!! These new Medicare Claim forms are just ridiculous because they take so bloody long to send out the cheque that in the mean time I'm being harassed for non-payment!! Grrrrrrr . . .