HE PASSED!!!!!!

Yep, Andrew is now a P plater. I was so happy on Friday when he rang me.... this has almost made my year! For those people out there who have children and have to Ferry them everywhere... thats what things were like for me and Andrew - I drove him everywhere.

Having his licence means that he can drive himself to work at night, drive himself to cricket, and to cricket training, start indoor cricket again...oh the list is almost endless!!!

And his car is all fixed, so he can happily cruise around now, and do his own thing.

Weekend was good - slept in Saturday, then went to Andrew's dad's, then went to see Jimmy Barnes at Thebarton Theatre. We had the best night, the concert was awesome, and I just loved seeing Jimmy again. Its been years since I've seen him in and enclosed venue...and me ears are still ringing!! It was awesome!!!

Sunday was spent weeding, and cleaning the house. Mum and dad came for dinner which was nice. All in all it was a good weekend. Andrew is now licenced to drive!!!

Another week almost over

This week has flown past - I think its because I have been so busy at work - with end of month, and end of financial year... Looking forward to just having a rest this weekend.

So, the big test is tomorrow!! Andrew asked me what would I do if he failed - I told him I would cry. I don't think he really understands how much taking him to work effects me...especially when I get up at 5:30am like I did today.

Andrew's car is a Ford Laser. As much as I hate fords, this will be a good little car for him. We have to take it to his dad's on Saturday to do a small repair job, then he's right to cruise. As much as petrol is expensive, we really need to have 2 cars. With him working night shift its too hard for him to take my car - especially if I want to leave early in the morning..... and its MY car, and I've worked bloody hard to get it (that sounds selfish, but I have worked bloody hard for it!)

And Froggy, no my boss was not critical of what I did at work on Saturday. It was quite a surprise really.

Shopping night tonight, and sushi night. the whole losing weight thing is starting to rear its head again.... I'm really starting to feel fat again...so I MUST do something soon. Daytime is fine, I am a champ, but night time.....maybe when Andrew starts driving himself to work I might stop eating so much, as I can go to bed earlier, and not have to wait up to take him to work.

Anyhoo...onward with the day.. another busy one, hopefully a bit calmer than yesterday....I was flat out all day, and no one would leave me alone!!

I CAN SEE THE LIGHT.......

We bought a car on the weekend for Andrew. All fingers and toes and every other imaginable piece of body part that is crossable is crossed for him to pass his driving test on Friday. Please please please please please please to the powers that be... LET HIM PASS!!!!!!!!!!!! I so want him to be a P plater, and no more of this learner crap.

I have been taking him to work for almost 2 years.... and its doing my head in! Having to travel 13km tohis work at 10:30 at night and then another 13km home.... and then only get about 6.5 hours sleep... I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!!

so, once he gets his licence I will be a much happier lady.

All in all it was a good weekend - rather busy with finding the car and picking it up and going to mum and dad's. I didn't really feel like I'd had a weekend at all!!

So hopefully this week at work will run fairly quickly... and I can relax a little bit on the weekend!!

Saturday...at work

I got an hour walk in this morning - and we only got really wet towards the end of the walk. Thankfully I had a spare jacket at work as my Puma one got soaked. A good blast of the heater dried out my pants OK.

So, at work for a few hours today - I have a busy week next week, and wanted to get a few things done to my storeroom, so that others can use it without asking me where things are. Just waiting for my boss to turn up and be critical of what I am doing - yep, thats the way things are at the moment with him - nothing is good enough unless its done his way.

I'll be doing washing and reading my book this arvo I think -its pretty wet out, and I don't fancy weeding in the rain. We need the rain - but my weeds are going nuts out the front!

Not much going on

Its been a fairly quiet week. Went to the dentist and had top half of teeth cleaned last night - I HATE getting that done, cuase it hurts so much. My teeth are super sensitive, so I need to have an anesthetic everytime I get them cleaned.... And they are usually quite sore afterwards. Have to go back in about 3 weeks to got the bottom ones done.

Not doing too much this weekend - its my dad's 75th birthday, so we are going there for afternoon tea on Sunday, and I will hopefully get a walk in on Saturday. Otherwise I might just curl up with my new book - yep, onto the 3rd book in the series now. And of course all the general housecleaning duties.

My boss is sending me on a management course in a few weeks. Its the type of course where you are completely removed from all your daily routine, and we go and stay at a homestead in the Adelaide Hills for 2 nights, and then again for 2 nights 2 weeks later, and then another 2 nights another 2 weeks later. Its going to be quite challenging for me since it will really be pushing me out of my comfort zones, and into an area of not knowing anyone at all.... But I'm sure I will be fine.

I just got sent this piccy from my walking mate! It was taken when we went out for lunch for my birthday a few weeks ago! She is a very cool chick, and we get along so well.

Almost Friday!! Bring it on I say!

I loved Sex and the City

Oh I wanted to cry quite a few times in the movie!! Such an emotional ball of feelings I was!! I am hanging to see it again... cause I just want to absorb everything again.

For me the fashion is just an added extra. I loved the story lines, the wedding, the baby and the breakups..... It was all so sex and the city. I will certainly be buying the DVD when it comes out to add to my collection.

And going to see it with my best mate was awesome too... having lunch then coffe afterwards was great. I had no expectations of the movie, and I am so glad I did not hear any plot spoilers, or reveiws. I had to no expecftations, so it was so much better for that. I just loved it.

Rest of the weekend was OK. Had a fight with the boy... got over it eventually. Bought a lawnmower - so the back lawn looks respectable now. Did some weeding, read my book, and ate food (I was good up to last night, then I lost the plot).

All in all an OK weekend. Now back to the grindstone....

YAY!! FRIDAY!!

This week has been short with the public holiday, and cause there has been so much to do at work, the days have just flown past.

Thanks goodness we have a heater in our offices, its bloody freezing this morning!! I love winter, but really struggled to get out of bed, and into the shower today. I'm even wearing my gloves when I drive to work now.

Not much planned for the weekend. My main concern is to go easy on food. Weekends are usually really bad for me for shoving heaps of crap in my mouth. So if I can survive this weekend, and drink water by the bottle full, then I should be well on my way to start breaking some BAD habits I have accrued over the past 4 months or so.

Hopefully we are going for a walk in the morning, then off to lunch with my best mate, and then going to see the movie 'sex and the city'! I am a HUGE fan (own the box set), and am so looking forward to seeing it.

Sunday will be quiet I think. I would love to finish my book this weekend, and get on to the next installment....but we'll see how I go. I'm reading a series by Diana Gabaldon and its about an english woman who goes back in time by 200 years in Scotland, and ends up getting involves with the Scottish highland men, and their war in the 1740's. The books are so full of passion, and excitement!! There are 6 in the series (800pgs ea), and I'm not far off finishing book number 2. I love books that just suck me in and are so enjoyable.

Anyhoo... onward with Friday!!

Finally have my own office

So, sitting here in my own office bright and early in the morning, listening to the noises of the building as it wakes up on this winters day. As ugly as the colour is in my office, its nice not to have to share. Its still a shambles, but, I hope to sort it out today.

Weekend was good, spent most of it on my arse relaxing, and reading my book. Spent money at IKEA, and bought a lamp, a small cupboard for out bags, and some towels for the lounge arm chairs for the cats to sit on. All in all a good expedition.

Hump day already.... thank god for that.

only 15 days until I have been at my job for 7.5 years.... not too long and I'm due to move on. I get pro-rata long service leave payout after 7.5 years, so at least it will be worth it.

Went to my nose doctor last night - apparently the dry air is causing my nose to play up.... so if its not better by the end of winter, then its going to get cauterised. Oh year, apparently me being fat is causing me to snore. How crap. So now I don't have much choice but to lose weight.

Yesterday was a good food day, except for the chocolate cake and icecream, BUT... I didn't really enjoy the cake and ice cream with 97% fat free.... so I actually did much better then what I have over the past few months.

Anyways... ONWARD!

Loving a long weekend

Ok, so I worked on Saturday, but I still have today and Monday off work!


My last post was very to the point wasn't it!! I guess that doing essays is not my thing. Give me a bunch of numbers to crunch, or an accounting system to organise and I am happy, but writing essays...nope can't enjoy it. I do enjoy my studies generally, but this subject was the biggest let down - i expected to learn so much more than I have.....


Anyways, now I have a few months to relax, and not feel guilty for doing other things, like painting, pottery classes or reading my book.

froggy....RE: My Boss.... I get pissed off with him not coming into work cause he is depended upon to keep other people (who are not managed by me) busy. When my boss doesn't work, then often the others don't either.... And I get sick of putting up with customers who are getting the shits with him for not doing their work. And its not work that others can easily do.


As for running the compnay, yes he is more than happy with what I do, and how I control things, and yes, the further pay rise is pending once the move is out the way. His distraction with outside factors is just causing a bit of grief for me - cause sometimes I do actually need to consult with him on decisions since it is his buiness, but he is not always there, and that can be painful.


ANYWAY... once the new place is up and running, I'm hoping that everything will become a bit better, and work will run a bit smoother. Best thing abiut the new place - I HAVE MY OWN OFFICE!!! no sharing with 2 other people.


Today we are off to IKEA to look for a lamp for the lounge room, and just to go out and do something. Then back home for washing and reading my book guilt free!!!


Have a nice weekend people!!

FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally I am finished.......

I have just seen this huge load of crap fall off my shoulder behind me.... I am fucking done.

No More uni for 3 months.

Thank fuck for that.

Caffine overload!!!

Ok... I've had way too much caffine this week, and today I've got the caffine grunge feeling - where there is so much caffine running through your system that you feel absolutley awful!!! Its almost like having too much bad speed.

So the moving is almost done at work. The unpacking is happening at the new place, and the buying of new furniture and building of desks etc is happening. my boss is still pissing me off, and I've just about had enough of it all. I really have a I DON"T CARE attitude at the moment. And I hate that my boss and I have such differing opinions on things. I am appreciative that he is wanting my opion on things, and consulting me on things....this means I am a valuable member of the team. Actually it means that I run the business when he is not there and he just wants to make sure I am happy enough to take care of it all when he decides to fuck off or just not come into work.

I have no resentment do I??? (Add in lots of sarcasm here)

And Froggy and Miss Pinky, thanks for the suggestions of relaxing, but unfortunately I have this bloody assignment to do, so I am not getting in any relaxing until this weekend. Once Sunday comes I will relax and not do too much at all.

And uni will be over and I will have a few months break. Thank god for that.

Anyways, rant over - see what the caffine has done!! Only 500 words of my assignment to go!!! Its actually coming together OK... which is quite surprising!!!

Oh yeah, no internet at work till next week - so I'm on here sparodically.

Hump Day = Moving Day!

I thought moving house was a big thing... bloody hell... moving a business is a nightmare!! Especially when you have the majority of items smaller then your thumb nail!!!

We have over 150 boxes to be shifted tomorrow, along with all the desks and chairs, computers, filing cabinets, and work benches.

My boss is just pissing me off - and this move is quite stressful for us both.

I have broken out in mouth ulcers - which is a sure sign of stress. I went to the supermarket and stocked up on comfort food for the evening, and now I feel like a BIG HUGE COW.

BUT.... only a few more days of stress, then life can go back to normal. Hopefully I won't be working all weekend - I would like to enjoy some of the weekend off!!!! Especially since Monday is a public holiday.

Anyhoo... time for bed. My eye is hurting, so no more study for me. I'm getting there with my assignment - only 1000 words to go.... I should be able to do that tomorrow night all going well.

Hell Week

Last night I decided that I think this week is going to be the week from hell.

Moving work is just going to be the biggest pain in the arse that I am going to have to experience this year (well, that I can envision anyways!). I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO ANY OF IT.

And to top it off, due to my absolute slackness, I've still got to bash out 2000 words for an essay that is due at the end of this week. Hence HELL WEEK.

If I hadn't been so slack, then I would have had the assignment finished, but I just haven't had the motivation to do it. BUT thankfully the topic is pretty straight forward once I started to get into it last night.

On a happier note, I got a new washing machine on the weekend. A lovely Electrolux front loader. It is wonderful, and at this stage does not destroy my clothes like my old washing machine. So at least I will have clean and lint free clothes now.

Oh yeah, we went on the the Port River Dolphin Cruise on Saturday night for a friends engagement party. Surprisingly I had a really good time catching up with Andrew's mates. By the time we finally got home after heading back to the happy couples place after the boat ride, it was 3am.... this is certainly not normal for me to be up this late!! But it was a good night, and I really enjoyed my self. The view of the city lights from the boat was awesome...

OK... onto work... let hell week begin!! :)