My birthday

Had a wonderful birthday. I followed my decade long tradition of not working on my birthday, so met a friend for breakfast at a beautiful beachside cafe. Was very relaxing. Made my way through 2 coffees. Even had a latte! Got some nice presents from family and friends. Here are a sample. The key ring is funny cause my friend put the Brad Pitt photo in herself cause its a long standing joke that Im Mrs Pitt since I met him years ago. I also got some great jewellery, including the below and some beautiful venitian glass :)

Also got some fantastic travel info which I will need to read over the next month if I want to know anything about Europe before I turn up on its doorstep.

Thanks for all the wonderful well wishes from friends for my birthday. x

Care for a swim?

Unpacked yet? Hell no! lol

Next time you think to ask me whether we've finished unpacking.... think of this! We will be unpacking for years! lol

Sydney Harbour

I had a work meeting in the city this week. Then wandered down to the harbour to take this short video.

Shit of a morning.... literally! lol

Look at this face.... no, its not the innocent face of a kitten I once let nestle in my lap. Its the face of my now fully grown, deviant cat, otherwise known as "the devil"! lol

This morning I was just getting on with business (was meant to be working from home) and was sorting some stuff that was in our loungeroom downstairs when I noticed a really bad smell nearby. Apparently my cat decided that the nice rug we had laid in the loungeroom was her new kitty litter tray so we found traces of cat poo around the rug. (Looks as though it was a couple of days worth, which says something for my housekeeping lol).

Anyway, so I tried to teach her a lesson by chasing her (and I DID have to chase her a bit), catching her and carrying her to the carpet to show her the mess and say "NO, NAUGHTY MINKYA" in a serious voice. She managed to run away again to another part of the house so I chased her again and repeated my discipline. Each time I also carried her to her kitty litter tray and put her in it.

Feeling rather proud of my newly found "cat whispering" skills (lol), I started back upstairs to get changed and prepare for the rather onerous task of cleaning the mess. Well..... as I was coming down the stairs, what did I see.... I saw the little defiant S#*#T of a cat doing it again, before my very eyes!!! Aghhhhhhhhhhhhh

So needless to say, my morning was a barrel of fun, thanks to little evil eyes here. lol

work....

Had a frustrating day at work... was set for a full day of interviews for new staff, and only two of the five applicants even bothered to turn up! What the heck sort of world are we living in? And you know its a bad day when the outstanding of the two remaining applicants used the term "kick ass" in the interview. lol

Two more interviews tomorrow. Anyone want a job? lol

settling in...

Well here I am... typing this from my new home.... oh the chaos! lol

Its great to be here, although very strange living amidst lots of unpacked boxes.

Will no doubt take us months.

There are heaps of things I could show you in photos, but will just start with the major transformation that was the carpeting and painting of the house.

Although we had a few dramas with the Godfather of paint, overall I am happy that it looks much more like a place I want to live in, and less like a step back into the 1970s! lol

Here are a few before and after shots for your interest...

The stairwell from the top and below...

The master bedroom...

The lounge room and dining room...

And the lounge with some of our furniture dumped in it. We're gonna get a new lounge suite, as this is just the sofa bed that my fatherinlaw is using while he is helping us unpack. Will also be great when we put up all our photos/pictures and medieval weapons! lol

And now for the grand finale...... drum rolllllll...... amidst the chaos, we decided that our PCs needed to be set up as a matter of priority..... is starting to feel like home again!! ~ lol


Stay tuned for more exciting episodes of...

The not so young and the very restless! lol