So in the last few weeks I have found out that one of my best friends is pregnant, another got in engaged and Faye (if you know her you know her, if you don’t she was one the girls I went to Taiwan/Thailand with) well now she is engaged!
Oh and me? Yah well, I have $60,000 in debt.
Im so excited for everyone and all these life changes. But Im also so gutted that Im missing it all and that its not happening to me.
Jealous anyone?
Saturday, April 01, 2006
Monday, March 27, 2006
Right, okay
Right so I have given up on modern medicine for now and I headed to the naturopath. Miss Vicki was my consultant and she spent over an hour chatting with me about all my symptoms, my diet, my body functions, everything! I am now on a bunch of pills and a liquid form of herbs, which I might add is the worst tasting thing I have every tried to drink. Actually it reminds me a lot of the anti-cold herb vile I use to take in Taiwan, but worse, much much worse.
However she does promise me it is all to up my immune system because I’ve had this cold/cough for almost 2 months my immune system is hugely weak. We shall see how well it works but at this point Im thinking....it has to work, it just has to!
Wish me luck swallowing it all down!
However she does promise me it is all to up my immune system because I’ve had this cold/cough for almost 2 months my immune system is hugely weak. We shall see how well it works but at this point Im thinking....it has to work, it just has to!
Wish me luck swallowing it all down!
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Camp life or just life
Was at camp this week with all the year 6's. There were 100 kids and 20 adults, both teachers and parents. It was a lot of fun but it totally wore me out. Im spending the weekend watching a stack of movies and chilling out on my couch. My flatmates have gone on a over night trip and I have the house to myself for the better part of 2 days. I feel like I need a lot of me time lately. I don’t know what it is really. Maybe it’s the impending doom of my beautiful little bubble bursting. Travels over, love lost, fantasy finished, time for the real world to creep in. I know I’m excited for whatever happens next all the new adventures of career, money, house, life but in the same breath I'm worried, scared and pretty much freaked out that it may not be as good as I’ve had it.
It’s silly to think like this I know, and Im so young and there’s so much more to happen, I’ve been given the speech a million times. But until you hear it in your own head it never really sinks in. I think it’s just the ending of something that is getting my heart racing and making me hold my breath, the beginning of something new is always exciting but closing off a piece of my life, letting it go and moving on that is a different story. It was really, really hard the last time I did it. Wounds I don’t think will ever heal are still here and now I am about to move onwards, another step. It feels a lot like a step backwards but yet it is still a step in my life. My life. Deep breath Sarah, good things will come.....one can hope.
It’s silly to think like this I know, and Im so young and there’s so much more to happen, I’ve been given the speech a million times. But until you hear it in your own head it never really sinks in. I think it’s just the ending of something that is getting my heart racing and making me hold my breath, the beginning of something new is always exciting but closing off a piece of my life, letting it go and moving on that is a different story. It was really, really hard the last time I did it. Wounds I don’t think will ever heal are still here and now I am about to move onwards, another step. It feels a lot like a step backwards but yet it is still a step in my life. My life. Deep breath Sarah, good things will come.....one can hope.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Argh!
Travel agents -grr!
Trying to get my plane tickets together and Im hitting a few snags.
So Im at least heading to LA...
Ill be in North America now on May 4th, Then Ill be heading to Vancouver to hang with Sarah, Gus, Tory and Chris (the gang from Taiwan) After that fun adventure, which i cant wait for, Ill be taking a few days in Calgary to play with Erin and her baby. Then Ill be home around the last week of May.
Now all I need is a travel agent in Canada to book my ticket!
haha, not as easy as it sounds trust me.
Ill let you know how it all goes.
Trying to get my plane tickets together and Im hitting a few snags.
So Im at least heading to LA...
Ill be in North America now on May 4th, Then Ill be heading to Vancouver to hang with Sarah, Gus, Tory and Chris (the gang from Taiwan) After that fun adventure, which i cant wait for, Ill be taking a few days in Calgary to play with Erin and her baby. Then Ill be home around the last week of May.
Now all I need is a travel agent in Canada to book my ticket!
haha, not as easy as it sounds trust me.
Ill let you know how it all goes.
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Thesis Part 1 - DONE!
Thank God, after weeks of working on it, the first part of my thesis is finished! Now I can move on to actually starting my research in the classroom and attempt to make my ideas actually work. Its only 3000 words but man it took a lot to get done, and it doesn't help much that I work full time hours during the week.
Next thing on my to do list is to actually apply for work for next September. Is there anything else anyone wants me to do for them, because I have a ton of free time right now (Grin)
Next thing on my to do list is to actually apply for work for next September. Is there anything else anyone wants me to do for them, because I have a ton of free time right now (Grin)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Ink Blot Test
I did a ink blot test on line and this is what they said about me....Very scientific I know - grin -
"You have a deep desire to be kind and fair to others. You are preoccupied with finding kindness in the world around you, far more than you may realize on a conscious level. This makes you unusually empathetic and very sensitive to other people's feelings.
Your kind nature makes you an optimist at heart and allows you to see the best in the people around you. Because you're not judgmental, others seek you out when they need a friend.
Your psyche is very rich; the more you learn about it, the more you will understand who you really are."
"You have a deep desire to be kind and fair to others. You are preoccupied with finding kindness in the world around you, far more than you may realize on a conscious level. This makes you unusually empathetic and very sensitive to other people's feelings.
Your kind nature makes you an optimist at heart and allows you to see the best in the people around you. Because you're not judgmental, others seek you out when they need a friend.
Your psyche is very rich; the more you learn about it, the more you will understand who you really are."
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Baby News
Janet and Karl MacDonald (Janet is one of my oldest friends, I was her maid of honor at her wedding in the Yukon a few years ago) they are expecting!!!
Janet is about 16 weeks along. Im so happy for them both, they're going to be amazing parents.
Janet is about 16 weeks along. Im so happy for them both, they're going to be amazing parents.
Friday, March 03, 2006
What the?!?
Okay no joke, they told me the other day that it was the last day of summer. And my god they were right! The temperature has dropped almost 10 degrees, its been raining and hailing and everything since then and I haven't seen a nice sunny day since the last day of summer. Feb 21 is my new hated day. And their summer weather wasn't even summer. I think the hottest day was 30 degrees and that only happened once. Now I have deal with cold and wet. So unfair!
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
This is too funny!
If you didn't see this on the Tonight show, I hope you're sitting down
when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first
date or not!!!
We have all had bad dates, but this takes the cake. This
just tells you how tough it is to be single nowadays. This was on the
"Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. Jay went into the audience to find the
most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described
her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to
why her tale won the prize!
She said it was midwinter... snowing and quite cold... and the guy had
taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a
day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and truly had
never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until
they were headed home late that afternoon.
They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to
realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They were about
an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of
nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a
while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there
came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go
beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car. They stopped
and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and
started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her
butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood
on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real
gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the
relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.
Upon finishing, however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As
she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks
were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen
to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her
flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand
new problem due to the extreme cold. Horrified by her plight and yet
aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about
"what is taking so long" with a reply that indeed, she was "freezing her
butt off and in need of some assistance!"
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater
and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out
laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to
compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical
as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both
agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the
grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the
predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was
only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her
first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the
fender.
As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize
hands down... or perhaps that should be "pants down." And you thought
your first date was embarrassing.
Jay Leno's comment...
"This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed
off."
when you read it. This is probably the funniest date story ever, first
date or not!!!
We have all had bad dates, but this takes the cake. This
just tells you how tough it is to be single nowadays. This was on the
"Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. Jay went into the audience to find the
most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described
her worst first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to
why her tale won the prize!
She said it was midwinter... snowing and quite cold... and the guy had
taken her skiing in the mountains outside Salt Lake City, Utah. It was a
day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and truly had
never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until
they were headed home late that afternoon.
They were driving back down the mountain, when she gradually began to
realize that she should not have had that extra latte. They were about
an hour away from anywhere with a rest room and in the middle of
nowhere! Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a
while. Unfortunately, because of the heavy snow and slow going, there
came a point where she told him that he had better stop and let her go
beside the road, or it would be the front seat of his car. They stopped
and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down and
started. In the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let her
butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood
on the side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real
gentleman and refrained from peeking. All she could think about was the
relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing nature of the situation.
Upon finishing, however, she soon became aware of another sensation. As
she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks
were firmly glued against the car's fender. Thoughts of tongues frozen
to poles immediately came to mind as she attempted to disengage her
flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she had a brand
new problem due to the extreme cold. Horrified by her plight and yet
aware of the humor of the moment, she answered her date's concerns about
"what is taking so long" with a reply that indeed, she was "freezing her
butt off and in need of some assistance!"
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater
and then, as she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out
laughing. She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to
compose themselves, they assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical
as the situation was, they also were faced with a real problem. Both
agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly cheeks from the
grip of the icy metal! Thinking about what had gotten her into the
predicament in the first place, both quickly realized that there was
only one way to get her free. So, as she looked the other way, her
first-time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the
fender.
As the audience screamed in laughter, she took the Tonight Show prize
hands down... or perhaps that should be "pants down." And you thought
your first date was embarrassing.
Jay Leno's comment...
"This gives a whole new meaning to being pissed
off."
Give up?
Australia is the top one and NZ is the bottom one.
Do you see a difference, I dont see a difference, do you see a difference?
(the stars in-case you were wondering are the southern cross)
Do you see a difference, I dont see a difference, do you see a difference?
(the stars in-case you were wondering are the southern cross)
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Seriously!
Okay seriously, one flag is Australia and one is New Zealand. Don't you think they would try and make their flags a little bit different from each other? And they get as upset about being called Aussie as we do being called American. Its almost too funny.
See if you can guess which one is which. Ill let you know later on.... Just to keep you guessing!
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Big News!
I went to the doctors again for a check up and he said im healed! Last time i was there he said my flexability was only at 30% and now im at 100%. I still cant hyper-extend it but that will come in time, and he also said that I can start punching again soon.
Punching you ask, yes, punching. I want to do boxing with my trainer at the gym and it was the first question i asked the Doc. You should have seen his face, it was too funny. He said i should wait a couple of weeks then i can punch all I want.
only a couple of weeks left to wait...look out!
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Sick and Tired!
*Sigh*
Im sick. Yep full on sick. Plus im writing this stupid thesis that Im so brain-dead for I cant get it going.
frustrating.
grrr
Im sick. Yep full on sick. Plus im writing this stupid thesis that Im so brain-dead for I cant get it going.
frustrating.
grrr
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I dont think I taught it right!
Guess who....
I helped teach drawing portraits today. We all learned about drawing a head and how you place the eyes half way down and how big you’re suppose to make the mouth in comparison to the eyes etc etc.
Well Sian, a wonderful 10 year old who works hard and does a great job on everything she tries, wanted to draw moi!
So of course I let her...and only now do I regret it - Grin
What do you think, is it a true likeness? It certainly is motivation to hit the gym hard today! Ha-ha
Monday, February 13, 2006
Who needs a laugh?
You have to check this out...I was laughing so hard, because if someone planted a web cam in my room i would be caught doing the same thing. Of course not half as good as this guy.
http://www.glumbert.com/media/dancewhiteboy.html
http://www.glumbert.com/media/dancewhiteboy.html
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Rugby!!
This weekend we went to a rugby game. I had a ton of fun screaming and cheering even though I had no clue what was going on. I figured out most of it while the game went on, and a few beers didn't hurt either.
I think Ill go again, we had awesome seats and they were only $17, how cheap is that?
What a fun time.
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Thursday is the new Friday
Thursday, so hot, so hot right now, Thursday.
Aren't Thursdays the greatest, all day I walk around thinking tomorrow's Friday!!! I think its more exciting to be Thursday than it is to actually be Friday. The antisipation of Friday coming is just too much for me to handle - grin -
School is great, my kids are so sweet and nice and helpful, its actually a bit freaky. Ive never seen so many helpful kids, i dont have to do a thing, they run to the office to get a notice, they hand out the books, they do the marking. Im mean do i even have to be there?
I mean it, do i really have to?
Aren't Thursdays the greatest, all day I walk around thinking tomorrow's Friday!!! I think its more exciting to be Thursday than it is to actually be Friday. The antisipation of Friday coming is just too much for me to handle - grin -
School is great, my kids are so sweet and nice and helpful, its actually a bit freaky. Ive never seen so many helpful kids, i dont have to do a thing, they run to the office to get a notice, they hand out the books, they do the marking. Im mean do i even have to be there?
I mean it, do i really have to?
Monday, February 06, 2006
Summer Break is O-V-E-R
The summer holidays finished today. I celebrated by going to get a few things I needed for school and hitting up the gym one more time in the middle of the afternoon when its not busy. Yes I am able to go to the gym again and I can’t tell you how happy that makes me, I missed all the sweating, really I did!
So tomorrow I again must grow up a wee bit and become a responsible and active member of society. The alarm clock is set for 6:30 AM and Ill have my lunch packed and ready to go by 8.... I can’t believe that these will be the hours I keep for the rest of my life, what was I thinking - grin-
Wish me luck, those 12 year olds can be rough on the new teacher, Ill let you know all about it over the next many blog entries I'm sure.
Man, I can’t wait for the next long weekend, or mini break or something (big groan)
So tomorrow I again must grow up a wee bit and become a responsible and active member of society. The alarm clock is set for 6:30 AM and Ill have my lunch packed and ready to go by 8.... I can’t believe that these will be the hours I keep for the rest of my life, what was I thinking - grin-
Wish me luck, those 12 year olds can be rough on the new teacher, Ill let you know all about it over the next many blog entries I'm sure.
Man, I can’t wait for the next long weekend, or mini break or something (big groan)
Thursday, February 02, 2006
40% and rising
I went to the doctors again today, Cristal had to drive me as I still cant move my arm well enough to drive yet. Anyway the doctor said that my arm is healing well and I have about 40% of my movement back. He said that I should be healing for about 6 weeks and then after that we’ll look into physio.
But the GREAT news is that he told me I should be using my arm as much as I can, do what I can and when it hurts, stop. That means I’m going back to the gym tomorrow, Yah! Sitting around for a whole week not doing anything has been killing me. I hate it, but now that the doc said that I shouldn’t be afraid to move around Ill be back doing everything I can. Although writing is still a big issue, I can write, but it looks like a 7 year old wrote it…I’m going to make a great impression on my students aren’t I?
Ill let you know how I’m progressing but so far I’m happier today than I have been since I broke it! Things are looking up – grin -
But the GREAT news is that he told me I should be using my arm as much as I can, do what I can and when it hurts, stop. That means I’m going back to the gym tomorrow, Yah! Sitting around for a whole week not doing anything has been killing me. I hate it, but now that the doc said that I shouldn’t be afraid to move around Ill be back doing everything I can. Although writing is still a big issue, I can write, but it looks like a 7 year old wrote it…I’m going to make a great impression on my students aren’t I?
Ill let you know how I’m progressing but so far I’m happier today than I have been since I broke it! Things are looking up – grin -
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