AWOL

I must say that i have not been a very good blogger this week. Don't really know what has happened...I must also say that this pattern will continue because I am going on holidays. AGAIN I here you say. I also here you say - is this person not going on a big overseas trip at the end of the year. All good questions I hear you asking devoted readers. But what's a girl to do? Surely I will take some fab photos while I am away...surely.

TTFN...

temptation

Do you think it was even possible to work with this box of fundraising chocolates on my desk? Let me tell you it was not. It also proved to be impossible for my workmates. I was only 'looking after' the box for someone because they couldn't carry them all home one day. I think they realised that they box of 48 chocolates was disappearing quickly. It all came to head a few days ago when one of my workmates very sternly delivered them to the person who was meant to take them home and said "NO MORE _ GET RID OF THESE OUT OF OUR STAFFROOM". i don;t know if I have discussed this before - but I have absolutely no self control when it comes to yummy things - NONE

sticker chart

who said reward stickers are just for kids? who said it? A friend and I at work have been keeping track of our fitness regime. WE set ourselves a goal - we started about mid May and decided that if we got 50 stickers each by the end of June then there would be a reward. As you can see I am only 3 stickers off success - in fact I will meet the goal before the end of the week. 1 sticker represents at least 1/2 an hour of exercise. This could also explain why I am so tired of late - luckily I am on holidays at the end of the week. Realising that I would meet my goal I purchased my reward on the weekend. Can you guess what my reward might have been?

7 Days

without beef makes one WEAK. I have always loved that saying - and saw it just recently on a bumper sticker. I think it is very clever.

On the other hand - 7 days without email - makes me...

• feel like I am totally out of the loop
• think I rely on technology too much - to do everything
• realise I don't understand IT people and their machinations
• question why I am being tortured and punished
• so blah that I can't be bothered uploading a photo today...

fav drink

Do you have a favourite drink that you have when you are not having a drink?

Mine is Lemon Lime and Bitters - love it.

Of course I do like the odd alcoholic beverage as well...like

• mojitos


• tequila slammer shots - a Friend and I used to throw these back - back in the day


• Dark and Stormy's - my winter drink


• Russian Mules


• Gin and Tonic - absolute fav drink of all time. Must be Bombay Sapphire


• I prefer Red to White and like Merlot's - not really a fan of Chardonnay think it is over rated


• Champagne - must be the right kind - like I have a new found love for Moet


• Corona - with a lime wedge

and on that note I think I should go and have a drink...

renovation rescue

I think I mentioned ages ago that a friend helped me ( ie they did most of the work and I watched) create a walk in wardrobe in the sleepout section of my bedroom. I realised I never got around to posting a picture. It has really made my life a trillion times better. WE don;t have anywhere near as many clothes hanging around in the spare room - in fact there are none! It has also made me realise that I really don;t need another little black knitted top...because well I have several that still have the tags on them. Luckily they are truly timeless...aren't they? Does a black knitted top ever go out of style? Also it is obvious that I belive that you can never have enough white shirts

raindrops on roses

I have just returned from the dentist - and have my first filling. I mean you could say I was a little anxious after all of the horror stories I had been told - but you know there comes a time when you just need to have a filling. The dentist was lovely...and Tanya was her name-o. Whenever I am in a situation that I need to take my mind off I things I have this funny ritual - it all started when I was getting my first tattoo years and years ago - for some reason I started singing a song that takes me to a happy place...I don't know why but every time I need to relax I start singing... in my mind...of course

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...you know the rest of it goes. DO you have something that you do get all zen like and take your mind off pain??

have you ever seen...

such a thing inside a library? Our local university - yes I live in a University precinct -has the most amazing library ever. This picture was taken literally sitting inside. I was reading the Fin Review - doesn't everyone -beside this lovely babbling brook with real fish - and well I think that it is truly delightful.

Of note in the fin was

• an article about why it is more efficient for some companies to keep their manufacturing in Australia eg Sandler Shoes ( you can see why I was interested)
• and also an article about Japanese 'housewives' who are big investors in the Australian sharemarket.

The Presets

continuing with my weekend recap - Sunday I had a housewarming at a friends house followed by a concert at Riverstage. Doesn't everyone do exactly all of these things on their weekends. I hear you asking "Who are the presets???????" SO for your listening/viewing enjoyment...







and then...






oh and here is me at the concert...

can't you just see me going all rave like in my spare time.

Nurse Betty

So the fancy dress party on the weekend saw me dressing up as - in the words of the costume shop - a bloody nurse! I had made three visits to the costume shop and had gone through many ideas and had decided I wasn't going to dress up. I was really thrown off the idea when the lady at the shop said I definitely wouldn't fit in the what I would call "skanky gypsy" costume. I didn't want to be a skanky gypsy - ever! It was her idea. I left post haste after that conversation. I went again on Saturday morning - the day of the party - and well bloody nurse was the result. I did have a super cute red woolen cape to wear which was good. The party was super fun - and I think the costume worked well. A big thanks to my sister who did a fab job on my hair - I will be having that style again !

truly truly delicious

I have been madly busy for the last few days - and also extremely tired. By Friday of last week I so did not want to participate in any of the plans I had for the weekend. Which involved - lunch, several parties and a concert. I did make myself go to every planned event though - because well sometimes you just have to.

In my last post I mentioned that we were going our for dinner with my dad - and having one of my mum's favourite desserts. Inters tingly the restaurant burned down the next day so we probably had one of the last meals they will be serving for a little while. The caramel tart did not disappoint - it was absolutely delicious. The yummiest dessert I have had in along time.

noticeboard update

A few posts ago people asked me what I was going to do with my noticeboard - and I said I would let 'the people' know. So here it is. Basically it is going to be a place for me to put things that I like. Featured in this shot

• A picture of flowers
• An affirmation
• A birthday card from my sister
• Some photos that I like
• Some photos that are special to me

You get the idea.

This week has been an absolute whirlwind. I am very surprised I have even found time to blog as much as I have. I have been out every single night this week. Last night I had dinner with a friend and tonight we are having dinner with my dad. It would have been my mum's birthday today - so we are going to one of her favourite restaurants. And well she loved the caramel tarts there so I can guarantee right now I will be partaking in one of those. I do have a PT session booked in for the morning though.

is it ok

to call in at today's photo on the way home at 10 o'clock at night? Is that OK? Is it then OK to not go to the gym the next morning? MMMMMMMMMM Interesting - something deep down tells me this is not OK

mood lighting

I really like this arrangement we have going on in our lounge room. I love candles - as my aunty Shirl could attest to - we have a favourite candle shop! I picked up these candle holders on a trip to Byron Bay. They have birds on them - and we all know I am a fan of birds. The artwork is a piece I picked up in Melbourne at the St Kilda markets. And the bottles are from Ikea - at LOGAN - what a wordly table arrangement.

another trip

to the hairdressers on the weekend for me. Can you spot the difference? I can because don't have really bad regrowth! It's also a fair bit more ranga. Another funny thing that happened at the hairdresser - was that we decided it might be fun to try and straighten my eyebrows. My eyebrows are literally the bane of my existence. They are curly curly curly. Which is horrible horrible horrible. SO we decided that maybe perm solution would make them straight. I think the jury is still out. I am however loving my new hair - if only I could do it as good as the hairdresser does everything would be great.