Some people get a real adrenaline rush out if it but I don't. I hate it. This week everyone seems to be hot under the collar about something or other and people who think they are safe to vent to other people are upsetting the people they're venting about and things are being blown out of all proportion and... ugh! What a lot of unnecessary angst.
I think my stars for the month said something like the people who are culled from my life this month I'll be better off without. Amen to that.
Mel and I both bought new runners yesterday. Getting new running shoes is always very exciting I think. It's not so much about the shoes but the anticipation of what you might do in them. As I tried mine on, I had mental images of striding along the waterfront on a beautiful Spring morning or pumping some iron in the gym or crossing the finish line in a 10km fun run (or even a half marathon). For Mel it's all about Hawaiian Ironman. After all these years, he still hasn't let go of that dream. And good on him because yesterday he bought new shoes and to his credit, this morning he put them on and headed out the door. It's bloody cold out there!
I'm looking forward to tying up my laces and going to the gym later, even though I haven't had the motivation to go for three weeks. See what new shoes can do? hmmmm.... imagine how fit I could get with an iPod Nano..... :)
I love this song. I'm making a slideshow of Annabelle's birth with this song as the backdrop. I'm happy to admit I stole the idea from my friend Dija but I'm pretty sure she used Jeff Buckley's version so I'm still kind of being original. And between you and me, I'm not gay but I'd do KD Lang if she sang this to me..
I seriously do. Because I never think about it so when it turns up in my bank account it's like Christmas. Child Care Benefit is a different story because it saves what comes out of your pocket on a week to week basis, so you do think about it. I loved getting that saving on a day to day basis and I was a bit pissed off when they scrapped the minimum which made us ineligible. In fact, our weekly fees went up by about $70 when they scrapped the minimum (mainly because f*cking ABC put the fees up by 16% of course but that's another story).
The thing is though... I expect that if I want my kid to be cared for, I have to pay for it. I go to work and bring home my scabby minimum wage and for the pleasure of working (I do love working) I have to pay for child care. That's very reasonable. Daycare is cheaper than a nanny and Adelaide daycare is cheaper than Sydney by a mile. So I have no problem paying it. It's just another bill like electricity.
EXCEPT that they don't give you half your electricity bill BACK!! Ha! This is why I love that damn rebate. All of a sudden when you least expect it, wham goes a couple of g's into your bank account. It's like forced savings and now it's 50% thanks to KRudd. He's a Queenslander of course.
I seem to say that a lot don't I? I don't know if they really are big weeks by normal people's standards or if everything seems big to me since I've been out of the workforce for such a long time. Still, it was an eventful one I think.
This week after I recovered from my sore throat I had a talk with the CEO of our organisation about some staffing issues. I raised some concerns that she (the CEO) was unaware of because she works in a different building. It was, as Annabelle would say "scawy", but it was such a weight off. The CEO was very grateful.
Also the psych dude who was going to supervise me now can't do it because he already has two trainees. I actually knew that was the rule and raised it with him weeks ago but he said it was fine. So I had a meeting with him on Wednesday and told him I think he really needs to double-check and sure enough I was right. Aren't I always? ;) So I can start with him in November but I've had some misgivings about him from the start so I might use the opportunity to see if there's someone else I'm more comfortable with.
We got word that this house we're renting has been sold. Woohoo! An investor has bought it so he won't want us to move out and THANK GOD for no more open houses. I think we've also made a decision (at least until we change our minds again...) not to sell our house in Sydney. It's a good house and Sydney will always get good growth, especially in our suburb we think. And we don't know how long we're going to be in Adelaide so I personally am very comfortable to continue renting here and keep that house as a tax deduction. Secretly I hope we can move back into it one day. I love Sydney and I really loved living where we lived. I miss our neighbours and the village and the playground and everything about it.
On Thursday night, Annabelle fell off a chair flat on her face and got a bleeding nose. It was awful. Mel was in an airport in Canberra so I was on my own. She cried until she vomited and I had all sorts of awful things running through my head like "concussion". But after a little while she was fine. It made me very glad I was doing my first aid course on Friday though.
Which brings me to Friday. I'm all CPR'd up, so feel free to keel over right in front of me and I'll give you the kiss of life. If you're good looking. If not, I'll cover your face and pretend you're Hugh Jackman, which is the advice our teacher gave us. Very sensible I thought.
And now it's the weekend. Mel leaves tomorrow morning for his leadership thing in Melbourne all week so I plan to make the most of our last full day together. No sore throats to spoil our fun. Hooray for that.
Remember that parking fine I got? And the reminder fee that I was REALLY pissed off about? Well I wrote a letter outlining my concerns and asking that the penalty fee be waived. I got the reply today to say they had waived it. It was only $36 but it put such a big smile on my face.
and now I'm sick. Damn.
All winter I've stayed healthy by loading up on vitamins. No kidding, one day I spent $90 at the chemist just on vitamins. But it's been worth it. When Mel was in bed for five straight days, I never even got a sniffle. Here's what I normally take each day: 6000mg of Garlic, 3000mg of Vitamin C, two doses of Greenridge Flubiotic, and a Swisse Women's Ultivite. Germs can't touch me.
But the last time we had a house inspection I put all the vitamins away in the cupboard when I was tidying up and I dunno... I forgot to take them out again I guess. So Friday night I woke up with razorblades in my throat. Aaarrgghhhhh!!!! Mel has the same thing. I'm so annoyed, mainly because I HATE feeling sick. A sore throat is the pits. Of course even though we have the same thing, Mel's feeling much worse than me *coughsissycough*
So I'm back on the superdoses of vitamins again but I'm afraid it's too late. Let it be a lesson to you all. Don't let your guard down. Those germs are sneaky buggers.
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