Why oh why did we move up here?????
What a wild and woolley weekend we had. It blew a gale, there were rains and more winds. But we were ok. Poor Bowen (about 1 hrs drive from here) cop'd it, but we ain't seen nothing yet.
Cyclone Yasi is on it's way and it doesn't look friendly. Tape will definately be put up on the windows and a Cyclone kit will be placed into the 4WD. Not scared, just nervous.
It is a harrowing time, we have been in Disaster aversion mode at work also, making sure everything is tied down and secure. All the kids are worried about however, is if there is school.
Well they haven't shut these down yet. But watch this space......
In saying that generally, Mackay is a beautiful place to live - the winters are awesome, not too cold and always sunny. I'll talk about the summer once I get through this one :-)
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Apologies to all Australian's!!!!
Australia Day - It comes around every year on January 26th. And much like Waitangi day back home, it's all about celebrating the wonderful country we live in and what it means to be Australian (or kiwi who's lived here 10 years, so same as :-) )
Plan's were made - Little bit of yard work, get some meat, swim in pool, drink alcohol and cook BBQ.
Sounded great didn't it!!!!
The actual day went very very different. It started the night before, when I decided that I would do something a little different and wait up for Hubby when he arrived home from night shift at 1.30am. So to keep myself occupied, I did the house work - vacumned, mopped, dusted, dishes, washing you name it, it was done.
Was gettin very weary about 11.30pm and being that I'd done enough housework and it was fairly warm out, I went for a swim, rum in hand. Was lovely.
Got a little tired about 12.30am but hung in there and once hubby arrived home (who by the way didn't believe I'd make it), we chatted, watched a bit of tv, and then retired about 3am. So I've now been up 21 hours.
Well awoke at 8.30am to the TV blaring while young son decided he'd had enough sleep. So that was the end of the sleep in. However was very tired, so we set out to the shops to get the last of the meat etc for the bbq. And another case of Rum for the drinking session of the afternoon.
We got home around lunch time, had hot dogs and then sat in front of the TV, well after American Pie, 1 and 2, I decided that it may be time for a little lay down. BIG mistake.
5pm, I arose .... Australia day, what Australia day - I'd missed it. So I cracked my first drink at 5.15pm and was not in the mood to go on the bender that I had planned.
So the family and I had a small bbq just for us. And we were all in bed by 9.30pm
So, sorry guys, I let the team down - can't go calling myself Australian yet can I..........
Better luck next year.
Plan's were made - Little bit of yard work, get some meat, swim in pool, drink alcohol and cook BBQ.
Sounded great didn't it!!!!
The actual day went very very different. It started the night before, when I decided that I would do something a little different and wait up for Hubby when he arrived home from night shift at 1.30am. So to keep myself occupied, I did the house work - vacumned, mopped, dusted, dishes, washing you name it, it was done.
Was gettin very weary about 11.30pm and being that I'd done enough housework and it was fairly warm out, I went for a swim, rum in hand. Was lovely.
Got a little tired about 12.30am but hung in there and once hubby arrived home (who by the way didn't believe I'd make it), we chatted, watched a bit of tv, and then retired about 3am. So I've now been up 21 hours.
Well awoke at 8.30am to the TV blaring while young son decided he'd had enough sleep. So that was the end of the sleep in. However was very tired, so we set out to the shops to get the last of the meat etc for the bbq. And another case of Rum for the drinking session of the afternoon.
We got home around lunch time, had hot dogs and then sat in front of the TV, well after American Pie, 1 and 2, I decided that it may be time for a little lay down. BIG mistake.
5pm, I arose .... Australia day, what Australia day - I'd missed it. So I cracked my first drink at 5.15pm and was not in the mood to go on the bender that I had planned.
So the family and I had a small bbq just for us. And we were all in bed by 9.30pm
So, sorry guys, I let the team down - can't go calling myself Australian yet can I..........
Better luck next year.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Weekend wrap up??
What a busy weekend!!!
Finally my house is looking lovely again (from the outside anyway!)
We scrubbed and water blasted and cleared and mowed. It looks now like it did the day we moved in. Very lovely. Now to keep it like that :-)
But alas, the inside!!!!! What a disaster zone!!
It's not great when the first thing you say when people walk in is "Don't mind the mess"
And to think that my catch cry this year was supposed to be "organised" hah, what a joke.
Well time to pull my socks up and really mean it. Unfortunatley that means reving the children, and thats alway fun.
We then took the family up to Eungella Dam - about 120km drive from Mackay. What a lovely spot, yet another camping destination. Which left me thinking as to why we don't camp more often. It's relatively cheap, we have all the gear, but we don't do it??? Very annoying and another resolve to fix that very soon. Maybe for Hubby's birthday in February. That's if we are not in the middle of a cyclone lol.
Also cooked another new dish on the weekend. DS (son) came home with a torn out receipe from a magazine. Creamy brocoli and ham crepes. Yummo, it was great and looked just like the receipe picture. Now thats always a first.
Well, thats about it for today. Time to go and get organised :-)
Finally my house is looking lovely again (from the outside anyway!)
We scrubbed and water blasted and cleared and mowed. It looks now like it did the day we moved in. Very lovely. Now to keep it like that :-)
But alas, the inside!!!!! What a disaster zone!!
It's not great when the first thing you say when people walk in is "Don't mind the mess"
And to think that my catch cry this year was supposed to be "organised" hah, what a joke.
Well time to pull my socks up and really mean it. Unfortunatley that means reving the children, and thats alway fun.
We then took the family up to Eungella Dam - about 120km drive from Mackay. What a lovely spot, yet another camping destination. Which left me thinking as to why we don't camp more often. It's relatively cheap, we have all the gear, but we don't do it??? Very annoying and another resolve to fix that very soon. Maybe for Hubby's birthday in February. That's if we are not in the middle of a cyclone lol.
Also cooked another new dish on the weekend. DS (son) came home with a torn out receipe from a magazine. Creamy brocoli and ham crepes. Yummo, it was great and looked just like the receipe picture. Now thats always a first.
Well, thats about it for today. Time to go and get organised :-)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Feel a little nervous....
Gee, after the amount of people that actually read yesterday's blog I feel a little pressured to back it up with another entry. Isn't that weird!!!
But what if I have nothing to say?? Probably best that I don't say anything (if you ask my Mother lol)
I remember what I forgot to mention in yesterday's blog.... I am aspiring to be a gardener!! Yes, for those who know me, this is pretty funny. However, with all the floods around Australia, vege's are about to get very scarce and expensive. So, I'm being proactive.
I have decided to put down some seeds, only because the Seedlings at my local Bunnings were hopelessly pathetic. So I decided that many other people grow successfully from seed, it can't be that hard.
I trundled off to Bunnings on the weekend and purchased some seed trays, soil and some seeds. Lettuce, Radish (to please the Hubby) and Carrots. I then lovingly planted them, labelled them with sticks out of the kids art box and waited.
Hooray hooray, I have shoots and only after 5 days. Its very exciting. So we'll have to wait and see how good it gets. But I am a little optimistic....
Anyway, thats my waffle for today. I'll post more when it gets interesting. :-)
But what if I have nothing to say?? Probably best that I don't say anything (if you ask my Mother lol)
I remember what I forgot to mention in yesterday's blog.... I am aspiring to be a gardener!! Yes, for those who know me, this is pretty funny. However, with all the floods around Australia, vege's are about to get very scarce and expensive. So, I'm being proactive.
I have decided to put down some seeds, only because the Seedlings at my local Bunnings were hopelessly pathetic. So I decided that many other people grow successfully from seed, it can't be that hard.
I trundled off to Bunnings on the weekend and purchased some seed trays, soil and some seeds. Lettuce, Radish (to please the Hubby) and Carrots. I then lovingly planted them, labelled them with sticks out of the kids art box and waited.
Hooray hooray, I have shoots and only after 5 days. Its very exciting. So we'll have to wait and see how good it gets. But I am a little optimistic....
Anyway, thats my waffle for today. I'll post more when it gets interesting. :-)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
First Blog
Well, here I am. Filling cyperspace with my thoughts and opinions. Arn't you lucky :-)
You will find my reason's for blogging as part of my profile. But the long and short is cause I wanna!!!
I have a feeling like I'm not contributing to the world as a whole in a big way, yes yes, I raise 2 children and a Husband, but am I leaving a mark. Probably not.
So, how to change this....... God knows.
But here are a few ideas I have this year, that may bring me a little closer to leaving a mark somewhere. Call them New Years resolutions if you want, but I prefer not to. Not after all my normal failed attempts.
1. Stop working full time for someone else.
I am currently a Sales Administrator for a company in Mackay and whilst I don't mind it, I really really don't like the non flexible time restraints it gives me. I honestly feel that it stops me from completing my other life goals - read more, exercise more etc etc.
Obviously the big flaw with just quitting is the Money, which you will see in my profile is one of those things that I love. So how to replace that income????
Those that know me will know that I have tried every make money fast option known to man - Omega trend, Amway, Nutrimetics, Avon, Tupperware, Party light etc etc etc.
Well about 3/4 way through last year I stumbled on a ad for a Home based business manager for the Mackay region. So sent Resume off, had the phone call discussions, talked the Hubby into it and here I am.
I am the Group Distributor for Mackay for a company called Homecare Direct Shopping. Awesome company, great products and support. But that's not the reason for the blog either.... I'm not recruiting you - unless you live in Mackay :-)
That's just a background to say, that I am building a business so that I can leave work!!!! When, who knows. But it's on the goal for this year.
2. Yea yea - loss weight
Again not a resolution.... but defiantley needs to be done. I'm not healthy, although I try to convince myself that I am, but with a father dead from a heart attack at 44 years of age, I better do something soon.....
3. Cook more
Not that I don't cook already. We mostly eat home cooked meals. Maybe 6 nights a week, but I don't cook well. Yes, I have raised two healthy children and none of us have scurvy, but it's not what you would call gourmet (or even tasty) most of the time lol. So I've tuned into a lot of Jamie Oliver shows and lots of cooking blogs. I am definately into the cooking that doesn't take all day, but still tastes good. It's a little harder for me sometimes as Hubby and DD are fussy eaters. They would say that they arn't but they are. And yes, I hear you say - tell them to eat it or make their own - if only it was that easy :-)
4. Read more
I used to read a lot. Like all the time, but with the full time job, the family and trying to get another business off the ground, its flat out. I still do read more than some, but not as much as I'd like. I love the weird stuff, vampires, dragons, mythological stories. As well as the chick lit's the classics and the cop dramas. So nothing is really off limits.
5. Spend more time with my kids
This may have something to do with the time thing, but I have to try and make this work. You know it's bad when they have a second family that they call Mum and Dad (you know, the mothers and fathers of their friends) Did I do that?? I can't remember. But as a Mother, I don't like it....
Well, I think that's enough for now.
My blog may get interesting or it may get boring..... But I'll keep doing it.... I hope you'll keep reading it..
You will find my reason's for blogging as part of my profile. But the long and short is cause I wanna!!!
I have a feeling like I'm not contributing to the world as a whole in a big way, yes yes, I raise 2 children and a Husband, but am I leaving a mark. Probably not.
So, how to change this....... God knows.
But here are a few ideas I have this year, that may bring me a little closer to leaving a mark somewhere. Call them New Years resolutions if you want, but I prefer not to. Not after all my normal failed attempts.
1. Stop working full time for someone else.
I am currently a Sales Administrator for a company in Mackay and whilst I don't mind it, I really really don't like the non flexible time restraints it gives me. I honestly feel that it stops me from completing my other life goals - read more, exercise more etc etc.
Obviously the big flaw with just quitting is the Money, which you will see in my profile is one of those things that I love. So how to replace that income????
Those that know me will know that I have tried every make money fast option known to man - Omega trend, Amway, Nutrimetics, Avon, Tupperware, Party light etc etc etc.
Well about 3/4 way through last year I stumbled on a ad for a Home based business manager for the Mackay region. So sent Resume off, had the phone call discussions, talked the Hubby into it and here I am.
I am the Group Distributor for Mackay for a company called Homecare Direct Shopping. Awesome company, great products and support. But that's not the reason for the blog either.... I'm not recruiting you - unless you live in Mackay :-)
That's just a background to say, that I am building a business so that I can leave work!!!! When, who knows. But it's on the goal for this year.
2. Yea yea - loss weight
Again not a resolution.... but defiantley needs to be done. I'm not healthy, although I try to convince myself that I am, but with a father dead from a heart attack at 44 years of age, I better do something soon.....
3. Cook more
Not that I don't cook already. We mostly eat home cooked meals. Maybe 6 nights a week, but I don't cook well. Yes, I have raised two healthy children and none of us have scurvy, but it's not what you would call gourmet (or even tasty) most of the time lol. So I've tuned into a lot of Jamie Oliver shows and lots of cooking blogs. I am definately into the cooking that doesn't take all day, but still tastes good. It's a little harder for me sometimes as Hubby and DD are fussy eaters. They would say that they arn't but they are. And yes, I hear you say - tell them to eat it or make their own - if only it was that easy :-)
4. Read more
I used to read a lot. Like all the time, but with the full time job, the family and trying to get another business off the ground, its flat out. I still do read more than some, but not as much as I'd like. I love the weird stuff, vampires, dragons, mythological stories. As well as the chick lit's the classics and the cop dramas. So nothing is really off limits.
5. Spend more time with my kids
This may have something to do with the time thing, but I have to try and make this work. You know it's bad when they have a second family that they call Mum and Dad (you know, the mothers and fathers of their friends) Did I do that?? I can't remember. But as a Mother, I don't like it....
Well, I think that's enough for now.
My blog may get interesting or it may get boring..... But I'll keep doing it.... I hope you'll keep reading it..
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