So yesterday we received a call at 6am from the post office saying our chicks had arrived. We had ordered 25 of each Australorps and Aracanas. So off we set. It was about freezing give or take ten degrees on the wind chill.
Eva's (John's mum) dog Molly (a pampered Corgi) came with us. We had set up the chicks new home with heat lamps, water and chick feed. They appear to be quite healthy and happy. We have been checking on them every couple of hours and they are all doing well. If I can ever make the computer accept the camera program I will up load them.
I intend on baking an apple pie, banana cake and a coffee cake today along with making gnocchi. Will need to go talk to the adult chickens to get a couple more eggs.
Yesterday I made chocolate bliss cookies from the back of the pack of Baker's Semi sweet baking chocolate squares. You are meant to use two pacs and I had one so I substituted choc chips and butterscotch chips for the extra choc required. John and his dad went ga-ga. Also made more no bake cookies or as John also calls them boiled cookies. I have added my own twist shredded (NOT dessicated)coconut and again butterscotch chips for a hint of different flavour.
It messes with John's head a little because he likes it even though he vows and declares coconut is AWFUL.
I also made my best ever roast pork. It was delicious, juicy and tender. I used a recipe from Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications - 5 Ingredient Meals - Cranberry-Glazed Pork Roast. I served it with my favourite roast vegies Butternut Pumpkin/Squash and Parsnip. With peas, corn, mashed potato and oreo cheesecake for dessert John nearly had to roll to bed.
And finally almost all the walls and doors and cupboards in the kitchen are finished. The entire kitchen is a shade lighter in colour. Its still that scarey green colour but at least it is clean.
Well I had better get back to it. Will need to blog about Monday as well.
Thursday, 13 March 2008
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Taking hogs to the butcher.
So today was my first foray into the world of farmers with John and his dad Joe. The morning started with me trying to back the truck exactly right for John so he could hitch the trailer to load the hogs. (And in case you were wondering it is all about the size of the animal that takes it from pig to hog. Or so I was informed)
Now the fun news is over the last two days there has been a lot of thaw so the snow has melted. In other words it is warmer but instead of snow we have been getting rain instead so we were getting soaked in the rain doing this. My job was then to hold the door will John and Joe herded the hogs in. I felt soo pretty by the end.
I can't help it at the end of the day I am still a girl. I will wear sunglasses and carry a bag. But will compromise with duck boots, jeans and one of John's work jackets. So after 3 hours we had driven there dropped off the hogs, left cutting instructions stopped at "Porky's" (think truck stop) on the way home, with me doing the girl thing and sitting in the middle and made it home again.
Still all in one piece we made it home. Then we went to pick up John's chainsaw and bought a new little one for me. We match now. This means wood cutting tomorrow yay. I really enjoy cutting wood.
Also made chilli today. My own variation based on about 15 recipes.
Basically 6oz smoked ham, 2lbs beef (used round steak and sirloin), a can of tomatoes, 6 tbsp instant masa, 1 lg onion, 4 cloves of garlic, 3 beef bouillion cubes, cumin, 2 tbsp white vinegar, paprika, chili powder and light red kidney beans.
We will see what John thinks.
Now the fun news is over the last two days there has been a lot of thaw so the snow has melted. In other words it is warmer but instead of snow we have been getting rain instead so we were getting soaked in the rain doing this. My job was then to hold the door will John and Joe herded the hogs in. I felt soo pretty by the end.
I can't help it at the end of the day I am still a girl. I will wear sunglasses and carry a bag. But will compromise with duck boots, jeans and one of John's work jackets. So after 3 hours we had driven there dropped off the hogs, left cutting instructions stopped at "Porky's" (think truck stop) on the way home, with me doing the girl thing and sitting in the middle and made it home again.
Still all in one piece we made it home. Then we went to pick up John's chainsaw and bought a new little one for me. We match now. This means wood cutting tomorrow yay. I really enjoy cutting wood.
Also made chilli today. My own variation based on about 15 recipes.
Basically 6oz smoked ham, 2lbs beef (used round steak and sirloin), a can of tomatoes, 6 tbsp instant masa, 1 lg onion, 4 cloves of garlic, 3 beef bouillion cubes, cumin, 2 tbsp white vinegar, paprika, chili powder and light red kidney beans.
We will see what John thinks.
Friday, 29 February 2008
Hard Water
So one of the downers of living in an old house is old pipes. As a result water that is hard normally ends up being like sandpaper. My skin is bearing the brunt. Also being on bore / well water means you miss out on the additives that I have been used to since a kid. My fingernails are in disrepair and my hair feels like straw.
Apart from that cleaning is tougher. The permanent splotches visible on crockery and glassware, the crusty feeling on all the wet surfaces the sinks and in the bathroom.
Which takes special care to fix. And lots of elbow grease.
But all in all I love it. I love being here. I have my own boiler suit which doesn't really sound as exciting as it is. It means I can go cut wood with John. And I don't freeze to death. We are going to buy a new chainsaw. Not specifically for me but it is my size. And it will match John's monster.
So yesterday I baked pork chops which came from one of our pigs. Its weird what I consider normal and what John considers normal food combinations.
I've never really considered baked beans as a side dish. I have always been more into baked beans as the meal itself. Maybe on a baked potato or toast with cheese on top. But not so much as a companion to a meal. But I like to make John happy, so it was on his plate but not mine.
Hardest thing about cooking on a Friday and even on a Saturday is knowing whether or not we are going out. So I need to be prepared with something that can keep. Oh well I'll figure it out.
Apart from that cleaning is tougher. The permanent splotches visible on crockery and glassware, the crusty feeling on all the wet surfaces the sinks and in the bathroom.
Which takes special care to fix. And lots of elbow grease.
But all in all I love it. I love being here. I have my own boiler suit which doesn't really sound as exciting as it is. It means I can go cut wood with John. And I don't freeze to death. We are going to buy a new chainsaw. Not specifically for me but it is my size. And it will match John's monster.
So yesterday I baked pork chops which came from one of our pigs. Its weird what I consider normal and what John considers normal food combinations.
I've never really considered baked beans as a side dish. I have always been more into baked beans as the meal itself. Maybe on a baked potato or toast with cheese on top. But not so much as a companion to a meal. But I like to make John happy, so it was on his plate but not mine.
Hardest thing about cooking on a Friday and even on a Saturday is knowing whether or not we are going out. So I need to be prepared with something that can keep. Oh well I'll figure it out.
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
Michigan musings
Okay so I have now been in the US for three weeks tomorrow. John is great and everything I could have hoped for. So many people thought we were nuts. We never met or even knew what we looked liked before we agreed to marry. Now we are sitting down to start the paperwork so we can get married and I can stay or rather come back. K3 here I come. Well in about 7 months.
Having said that since I have arrived there have been 3 blizzards and there is another coming. There has also been freezing rain. I have fallen down in the snow straight on my butt because of inappropriate shoes. It was completely reminiscent of my college experience all over again
The flight from Cape Town was OK if it had of a) left on time b) made up some time once we were in the air and c) actually got our luggage through. Then having missed my connecting flight from London I then had to get registered onto a new flight and check in again.
Still put that all aside. I am having a blast. I am coming out the other side of tonsillitis, flu and an ear ache. Also looking forward to cutting wood again. Me and a chainsaw, aren't you all afraid. But it is really fun. Especially after you get into the rhythm of it.
I am loving the fresh produce eggs and meat. Could use the milk, but I have never been a fan of fresh milk. Ironically neither is John. Still I am looking forward to making fresh milk cheese.
At the moment I have a lot of cleaning and organising to keep me busy. That and an excuse to cook. I love life.
Having said that since I have arrived there have been 3 blizzards and there is another coming. There has also been freezing rain. I have fallen down in the snow straight on my butt because of inappropriate shoes. It was completely reminiscent of my college experience all over again
The flight from Cape Town was OK if it had of a) left on time b) made up some time once we were in the air and c) actually got our luggage through. Then having missed my connecting flight from London I then had to get registered onto a new flight and check in again.
Still put that all aside. I am having a blast. I am coming out the other side of tonsillitis, flu and an ear ache. Also looking forward to cutting wood again. Me and a chainsaw, aren't you all afraid. But it is really fun. Especially after you get into the rhythm of it.
I am loving the fresh produce eggs and meat. Could use the milk, but I have never been a fan of fresh milk. Ironically neither is John. Still I am looking forward to making fresh milk cheese.
At the moment I have a lot of cleaning and organising to keep me busy. That and an excuse to cook. I love life.
Friday, 30 November 2007
So Much Changes
So since June I have gone through a lot of changes. Including I am now engaged and moving to Michigan.
The job in Dubai fell through on contract negotiations. I'm not sure why they were surprised I wouldn't worked for peanuts.
Becoming a mud engineer seems to be an unlikely dream now. So instead I am to be a farmers wife. Completely different
The job in Dubai fell through on contract negotiations. I'm not sure why they were surprised I wouldn't worked for peanuts.
Becoming a mud engineer seems to be an unlikely dream now. So instead I am to be a farmers wife. Completely different
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
A month too long
So my semi-regular blog went for a hiatus. The last month has been packed with work.
And an obsession with a site called SparkPeople http://www.sparkpeople.com All part of the improving my health and well being.
My obsession could be likened to some others (who will remain nameless') obsession with SIMS.
I have been weighing food and tracking calories and walking daily. It suits my legalistic OCD nature.
And an obsession with a site called SparkPeople http://www.sparkpeople.com All part of the improving my health and well being.
My obsession could be likened to some others (who will remain nameless') obsession with SIMS.
I have been weighing food and tracking calories and walking daily. It suits my legalistic OCD nature.
Thursday, 24 May 2007
The life of lifestyle change
It seems to me the moment I manage to get one part of my life under control the minute something else falls apart.
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Going good and bad.
The last two days I have been REALLY hungry at dinner time. Last night I had crackers and mayonaise, the really bad kind. And thought I had planned cauliflower soup for dinner I also had 1 and a half rissoles. And the fat that came off them!!
Still each day is a new day today has been porridge (1/4 cup of oats, 1 cup of h2o and a pinch of salt) 1/2 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 cup of rev milk. cup of coffee with skinny milk and 1/2 a tsp of sugar. Morning tea a banana and a pear. Another cup of coffee. And lunch 420 g stir fry, 105g chicken, ginger, beans, capsicum, slivered almonds, garlic, mushrooms, carrot, chicken stock cube, h2o.
Am considering a snack oh obsession thou art foul.
Still each day is a new day today has been porridge (1/4 cup of oats, 1 cup of h2o and a pinch of salt) 1/2 tbsp of sugar and 1/2 cup of rev milk. cup of coffee with skinny milk and 1/2 a tsp of sugar. Morning tea a banana and a pear. Another cup of coffee. And lunch 420 g stir fry, 105g chicken, ginger, beans, capsicum, slivered almonds, garlic, mushrooms, carrot, chicken stock cube, h2o.
Am considering a snack oh obsession thou art foul.
Monday, 21 May 2007
A new beginning like a new year's resolution
Ok, so I went to the doctor's on Friday, needed a refill for my perscriptions and wanted to ask about weight related options including Duromine and other drugs others have been telling me they take.
She brought up the idea of lap band surgery. Its sad but for my height and weight my BMI makes me obese, but as it turns out no where near meeting the criteria for the surgery. The only thing which was a little reassuring is my doctor is in her own words 20kg overweight. This actually made it sound less like being told off.
She has referred me to a dietition and thinks I should consider a 1200 calorie a day diet.
So today I am up to 853.5 calories and it is 3.40pm. 3 corn pancakes and 1.5 slices of bacon, 1 tbs mayonaise, coffee with .5 tsp sugar skim milk, 1 med appl, 1 medium banana, cauliflower soup, 1 tbs bread crumbs, 2 x coffee with .5 sugar and skim milk.
Leaves me 346.5 calories for dinner, haveing ginger chicken with vegies, and almonds. May actually have 1250 today. But a start is a start. Will it be able to last till tomorrow?
She brought up the idea of lap band surgery. Its sad but for my height and weight my BMI makes me obese, but as it turns out no where near meeting the criteria for the surgery. The only thing which was a little reassuring is my doctor is in her own words 20kg overweight. This actually made it sound less like being told off.
She has referred me to a dietition and thinks I should consider a 1200 calorie a day diet.
So today I am up to 853.5 calories and it is 3.40pm. 3 corn pancakes and 1.5 slices of bacon, 1 tbs mayonaise, coffee with .5 tsp sugar skim milk, 1 med appl, 1 medium banana, cauliflower soup, 1 tbs bread crumbs, 2 x coffee with .5 sugar and skim milk.
Leaves me 346.5 calories for dinner, haveing ginger chicken with vegies, and almonds. May actually have 1250 today. But a start is a start. Will it be able to last till tomorrow?
Wednesday, 16 May 2007
Slack Slack Slack
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions and I often think that is the case.
I mean to blog regularly but then I get into a funk and forget. But the good news is I have been achieving some successes lately. Going to bed between 10:30 - 11pm each night, all housework done before bed, clothes and lunch prepared everyday and breakfast eaten before I leave the house. And my exercise regime is now 4 out of 7. Menu preparation a week at a time, and budgeting improvements. The bad news is the food I have been consuming. And my propensity to throw it up.
It is not full blown bingeing but there has been some guilt ridden bulimic tendencies reoccurring which is not good news. Always in the evening and despite my intake of water. A trip to the doctor might be in order.
So today I had porridge for breakfast and a banana. 3 light Salada's (all four squares) for break, risotto for lunch, 4 sweet biscuits and an apple in the afternoon, my plan is lasagna for dinner. And 3 cups of coffee and 3 glasses of water.
Bridget is now signing off.
I mean to blog regularly but then I get into a funk and forget. But the good news is I have been achieving some successes lately. Going to bed between 10:30 - 11pm each night, all housework done before bed, clothes and lunch prepared everyday and breakfast eaten before I leave the house. And my exercise regime is now 4 out of 7. Menu preparation a week at a time, and budgeting improvements. The bad news is the food I have been consuming. And my propensity to throw it up.
It is not full blown bingeing but there has been some guilt ridden bulimic tendencies reoccurring which is not good news. Always in the evening and despite my intake of water. A trip to the doctor might be in order.
So today I had porridge for breakfast and a banana. 3 light Salada's (all four squares) for break, risotto for lunch, 4 sweet biscuits and an apple in the afternoon, my plan is lasagna for dinner. And 3 cups of coffee and 3 glasses of water.
Bridget is now signing off.
Monday, 30 April 2007
Going Bridget Jones
So I have decided to turn this blog into more of a diary to 'keep the bastards honest' to quote a politician.
Enjoying my time at Plum, but as with everything I do I get invested. I find a problem and then try to fix it. I'm not much of a look the other way type person.
So to be boring here are the basics
Breakfast: I wholemeal muffin toasted, topped with 220g baked beans, 1 tbs LSA and 30 grams grated vintage cheese., 175ml fresh oj, 1 glass of water, I cup of coffee, 1level tsp sugar and skim milk (REV).
Break: 1 banana, I mug of water, I cup of coffee, 1/2 tsp sugar and skim milk.
Lunch: Medium salad, avocado, carrot, lettuce, spring onion, cheese, lime springwater tuna 95g, tomato, mushrooms, capsicum and cucumber.
Afternoon: 1 apple, mug of water.
Dinner: Small serve of risotto with parmesan cheese, Mug of water, small bowl of skim milk custard with nutmeg.
Up at 6.20 am in bed well I tell you tomorrow.
Enjoying my time at Plum, but as with everything I do I get invested. I find a problem and then try to fix it. I'm not much of a look the other way type person.
So to be boring here are the basics
Breakfast: I wholemeal muffin toasted, topped with 220g baked beans, 1 tbs LSA and 30 grams grated vintage cheese., 175ml fresh oj, 1 glass of water, I cup of coffee, 1level tsp sugar and skim milk (REV).
Break: 1 banana, I mug of water, I cup of coffee, 1/2 tsp sugar and skim milk.
Lunch: Medium salad, avocado, carrot, lettuce, spring onion, cheese, lime springwater tuna 95g, tomato, mushrooms, capsicum and cucumber.
Afternoon: 1 apple, mug of water.
Dinner: Small serve of risotto with parmesan cheese, Mug of water, small bowl of skim milk custard with nutmeg.
Up at 6.20 am in bed well I tell you tomorrow.
Friday, 20 April 2007
Sushi
I love sushi. The real kind raw fish and all. I also love the rolls, pickled ginger, wasabi and the inari, in fact my favourite meal is a bento box. Now why am I writing this well it is because all over Melbourne there are sushi shops and I think about 90% of them buy their product from the supplier. But one of my favourites is at the top of Bourke street and they make it on site.
I mention this place because like "Seinfeld's Soup Nazi" there is a way to get take away. You walk in the door and stand on the step next to the fridge display and wait for someone to come to you. You DO NOT go to the counter or they bark at you.
But it is really good and worth knowing the rules.
I mention this place because like "Seinfeld's Soup Nazi" there is a way to get take away. You walk in the door and stand on the step next to the fridge display and wait for someone to come to you. You DO NOT go to the counter or they bark at you.
But it is really good and worth knowing the rules.
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Once Again Matthew
Ok so I haven't blogged in two weeks. I have no excuse. I got hit by easter and the library closed. I got a job so I didn't need to run around like a banshee trying to get web access to search for jobs.
And in the mean time Matthew has come back to Melbourne. He is a great guy but I wish he would check his flights. Once again there was drama. He was 100% sure (AGAIN!!) this time on the time of his flight. But he was a an hour out. So we had to organise another flight and in the tens minutes from when we booked the flight on the drive to the airport to him going paying for the flight it went up $30!!! How I have no idea. So we decided instead to put him on a flight this morning. 6.30 am we had to leave home by 5am to get to the airport an hour early. And as I am starting a new contract today I had to get up at 4am so I had time to dry my hair.
It is not all vanity ok well maybe it is. But if I had to have a security photo taken I didn't want to look like the wicked witch of the west.
The good news is Matt made the flight. I got to work on time and alls well that ends well.
And in the mean time Matthew has come back to Melbourne. He is a great guy but I wish he would check his flights. Once again there was drama. He was 100% sure (AGAIN!!) this time on the time of his flight. But he was a an hour out. So we had to organise another flight and in the tens minutes from when we booked the flight on the drive to the airport to him going paying for the flight it went up $30!!! How I have no idea. So we decided instead to put him on a flight this morning. 6.30 am we had to leave home by 5am to get to the airport an hour early. And as I am starting a new contract today I had to get up at 4am so I had time to dry my hair.
It is not all vanity ok well maybe it is. But if I had to have a security photo taken I didn't want to look like the wicked witch of the west.
The good news is Matt made the flight. I got to work on time and alls well that ends well.
Monday, 2 April 2007
To Avalon and back
My South African via Adelaide house guest left today. Matt has been a welcome distraction to the shoe box. But this morning was a little tougher than sharing the flat for 8 days. A trip to the airport sounds simple doesn't it.
Matt and I watched "The Island" last night and it finished around 11pm. You would think that this is not a late night but as Matt and I found we were want to do we stayed up talking till 1am at which point we were actually going to bed to get up round 5ish so we could be at what I thought was Tullamarine (will need to check spelling) by 6.10am.
When Matt said not Tulla we have to go to Avalon, I suggested he call and check but he said he was 100% sure. And due to the late hour and not thinking straight I didn't even question what airline which as it was Qantas I should automatically have been able to say only Jetstar leave from Avalon.
But I didn't, I did however go to the car (Thank you Hayley) grab the Melway and figure out we would need to leave earlier. By the time we were finished discussing this it was closer to 2am. I was up at 4.45am and we were on the road by 5.10ish getting to Avalon exactly by 6.10am only to have Matt say when he saw the sign for the Jetstar Terminal we needed to go to the Qantas!!! terminal.
Long story short after travelling as fast as legal we made it to tulla around 6.55am and as Matts plane was to leave at 7.10 he had missed it. The good news was Qantas were very helpful and got him on the 9.10am.
So in the end all is well that ends well.
Matt and I watched "The Island" last night and it finished around 11pm. You would think that this is not a late night but as Matt and I found we were want to do we stayed up talking till 1am at which point we were actually going to bed to get up round 5ish so we could be at what I thought was Tullamarine (will need to check spelling) by 6.10am.
When Matt said not Tulla we have to go to Avalon, I suggested he call and check but he said he was 100% sure. And due to the late hour and not thinking straight I didn't even question what airline which as it was Qantas I should automatically have been able to say only Jetstar leave from Avalon.
But I didn't, I did however go to the car (Thank you Hayley) grab the Melway and figure out we would need to leave earlier. By the time we were finished discussing this it was closer to 2am. I was up at 4.45am and we were on the road by 5.10ish getting to Avalon exactly by 6.10am only to have Matt say when he saw the sign for the Jetstar Terminal we needed to go to the Qantas!!! terminal.
Long story short after travelling as fast as legal we made it to tulla around 6.55am and as Matts plane was to leave at 7.10 he had missed it. The good news was Qantas were very helpful and got him on the 9.10am.
So in the end all is well that ends well.
Wednesday, 28 March 2007
28 March 2007
Unoriginal Title. Unoriginal Day. Spent 40 mins on the phone to Centre link. Have an interview this afternoon have an interview with an employment agency in the morning.
I think I left my purse on the tram yesterday with $36 in it. SO very exciting as I now have exactly $4 and 5 cents to my name in cash and $14 in the bank!!!
Thank goodness for good friends. Who are lending me enough to make rent, phone and electricity bills. I need to temp in the next two weeks or I am going to be desperate. Hopefully that won't happen. I am holding my breathe in anticipation.
I think I left my purse on the tram yesterday with $36 in it. SO very exciting as I now have exactly $4 and 5 cents to my name in cash and $14 in the bank!!!
Thank goodness for good friends. Who are lending me enough to make rent, phone and electricity bills. I need to temp in the next two weeks or I am going to be desperate. Hopefully that won't happen. I am holding my breathe in anticipation.
Tuesday, 27 March 2007
Tuesday
So there has been a lot going on lately. First off let me say. STOP emailing me comments. Please make your comments on the page :( Makes me sad. I look like a lonely Scott Neville Howard!!
First Off when I came home from Cape Town I walked into my flat and it felt very small and I renamed it "the shoebox". Now I have a guest and it feels tiny. Matthew is the son of a friend of my step-mother who is on a GAP year in Adelaide. He is Melbourne for the FINA World Championships to watch the water-polo. He is very passionate. And over 6 foot so it feels like the space is much smaller when he is in it. Not in a bad way, just in a spce way. He is also very smart. He makes me feel like I need remedial classes. There is no way I was as put together at 19.
OK on to my social life. So wedding number 1 passed and now wedding 2. The hens night was a quiet one, champagne and cupcakes and then out to the Marque Hotel. There was a fluffy tiara and fluffy handcuffs involved so she wasn't disappointed. Ironically for the second hens in a row I won a prize. A set of red, plastic handcuffs with "take me I'm yours on them". Maybe I will win a hat trick and get a prize at this weeks lunch?
The hiccups of the day included a hair stylist who wanted to do the brides hair her way and not the way the bride wanted. And the groom turning up to the rooms where the bride was preparing and just walking in????? And then realising his error walked out and sent a mate (Ben) back in!!! Frazzled the bride a bit but gave her a reason to relieve some of the tension she was feeling. The wedding was beautiful with Dee being traditionally a little late and Todd freaking out she had changed her mind. And because my friend is so good I had an awesome black cocktail dress as a bridesmaid dress. Not a single pastel, puffed sleeve or giant bow in sight. Just a simple taupe bow that matched the brides. And because Dee is blond and in white and I am brunette in black we balanced really well. OK we looked AWESOME. No ego involved.
Will update with photo's shortly.
SO the job hunt continues and I have a lead about a temp job that pays well so am interviewing tomorrow. Hopefully for an immediate start. Will update all soon.
It is 28 degrees outside and I have a 2 hour break in between Internet bookings" so I am off to enjoy the sun.
First Off when I came home from Cape Town I walked into my flat and it felt very small and I renamed it "the shoebox". Now I have a guest and it feels tiny. Matthew is the son of a friend of my step-mother who is on a GAP year in Adelaide. He is Melbourne for the FINA World Championships to watch the water-polo. He is very passionate. And over 6 foot so it feels like the space is much smaller when he is in it. Not in a bad way, just in a spce way. He is also very smart. He makes me feel like I need remedial classes. There is no way I was as put together at 19.
OK on to my social life. So wedding number 1 passed and now wedding 2. The hens night was a quiet one, champagne and cupcakes and then out to the Marque Hotel. There was a fluffy tiara and fluffy handcuffs involved so she wasn't disappointed. Ironically for the second hens in a row I won a prize. A set of red, plastic handcuffs with "take me I'm yours on them". Maybe I will win a hat trick and get a prize at this weeks lunch?
The hiccups of the day included a hair stylist who wanted to do the brides hair her way and not the way the bride wanted. And the groom turning up to the rooms where the bride was preparing and just walking in????? And then realising his error walked out and sent a mate (Ben) back in!!! Frazzled the bride a bit but gave her a reason to relieve some of the tension she was feeling. The wedding was beautiful with Dee being traditionally a little late and Todd freaking out she had changed her mind. And because my friend is so good I had an awesome black cocktail dress as a bridesmaid dress. Not a single pastel, puffed sleeve or giant bow in sight. Just a simple taupe bow that matched the brides. And because Dee is blond and in white and I am brunette in black we balanced really well. OK we looked AWESOME. No ego involved.
Will update with photo's shortly.
SO the job hunt continues and I have a lead about a temp job that pays well so am interviewing tomorrow. Hopefully for an immediate start. Will update all soon.
It is 28 degrees outside and I have a 2 hour break in between Internet bookings" so I am off to enjoy the sun.
Friday, 23 March 2007
I hate writing cover letters.
It is so hard trying to re-write cover letters. After 20 or so times you can no longer read.
I feel at this point in time completely illiterate. So much so I can't spell anymore. I am applying for jobs with people I have never met and hoping what I write will hit a note with them.
I'm much better in person. I am considered personable and always make a great impression.
But I am left to write these instead!
(The above post was stuck in draft???) I am publishing anyway.
I feel at this point in time completely illiterate. So much so I can't spell anymore. I am applying for jobs with people I have never met and hoping what I write will hit a note with them.
I'm much better in person. I am considered personable and always make a great impression.
But I am left to write these instead!
(The above post was stuck in draft???) I am publishing anyway.
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Still hacking like a lumberjack
So Apart from the obvious as listed above....I am doing well. The weather is still summer like despite it now being Autumn. Yesterday was a balmy 28 and today is suppose to be 33. But the wind makes it more comfortable.
There is part of me loving not having employment on days like these. But to be truthful I am not enjoying it much as I would like. I need to travel to use the internet to get a job.
Today is 2 hours at Flemington, 2 hours at Moonee Ponds and then 2 hours in Niddrie. So by the time you include travel I will be working an 8 hour day and not getting to spend the time outside I would like.
So I have been hunting down jobs all over the place and have found some intersting websites. Then there are always interesting people blogging about them. Negative and positive. So far I don't have a job through any of them and I would say based on the comments around take all information with a grain of salt. I am checking with the companies listed at all times.
Remember buyer beware
www.Naukrigulf.com
www.jobsindubai.com
www.iqpc.com
http://sbsjobs.com/
www.scotcareers.co.uk
www.careerone.com.au
www.seek.com.au
There is part of me loving not having employment on days like these. But to be truthful I am not enjoying it much as I would like. I need to travel to use the internet to get a job.
Today is 2 hours at Flemington, 2 hours at Moonee Ponds and then 2 hours in Niddrie. So by the time you include travel I will be working an 8 hour day and not getting to spend the time outside I would like.
So I have been hunting down jobs all over the place and have found some intersting websites. Then there are always interesting people blogging about them. Negative and positive. So far I don't have a job through any of them and I would say based on the comments around take all information with a grain of salt. I am checking with the companies listed at all times.
Remember buyer beware
www.Naukrigulf.com
www.jobsindubai.com
www.iqpc.com
http://sbsjobs.com/
www.scotcareers.co.uk
www.careerone.com.au
www.seek.com.au
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
WHY WON'T THE GERMS GO???
So I am eating at least 6 vegetables and 3 fruits a day. I have maintained a minimum of 1.8 litres of water a day and have been going to be arount 10:30pm each night and rising between 5am and 7 am each day. Along with that I have walked no less than 10,000 steps according to my pedometre. And yet I have a cough more akin to the hack of a 2 pack a day smoker.
Along with the continual light / dizzy feeling in my head and the constant urge to nap (which I am not doing) so I can sleep at night.
Any way back to the other realities of work. I went to a UK job "trade fair" on Saturday and have now submitted my resume to 5 more companies. Along with that I have been applying for jobs in Aberdeen all with the idea of getting into the Oil Industry.
If I was physically sending my CV out I would have been the reason several trees would have been cut down by now. So not for the first time thank goodness for the electronic age.
Alright back to the search.
Along with the continual light / dizzy feeling in my head and the constant urge to nap (which I am not doing) so I can sleep at night.
Any way back to the other realities of work. I went to a UK job "trade fair" on Saturday and have now submitted my resume to 5 more companies. Along with that I have been applying for jobs in Aberdeen all with the idea of getting into the Oil Industry.
If I was physically sending my CV out I would have been the reason several trees would have been cut down by now. So not for the first time thank goodness for the electronic age.
Alright back to the search.
Monday, 19 March 2007
St Patrick's Day & MaryAnne & Geoff's Wedding.
So St pat's day was a lot of fun. You can't even tell from the photo how sick I felt.
I think I have Issy's cough. I had the runny snotty nose for the last week and a half. And now have a dry hack cough. Yay!!
So at left you can see Carmelle and I at our finest. Carig is in the back ground. The reason I mention Craig is because of Carmelle's husband Tariq.
When Craig walked in I was glad to see him. We have always got along well"and it had been some months since I last saw him. And for those of the readers out there who are not in the know I used to work with Craig at Aviva before he went on to bigger and better things as a financial planner.
But I digress, my first thought was I must introduce him to Tariq. The two of them would hit it off. Low and behold Carmelle and Tariq arrive and Tariq and Craig immediately gravitate to eachother. Turns out they had met at the buck's night and had hit it off!!
And at least 60% of the ensuing time mocked me mercilessly.
The wedding was lovely and we all got a bit teary when Geoff got choked uo talking about his wife.
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