Sushi and Shopping

hi all,
Well today DH decided hes giving up smoking. Hes doing really well so far, especially for going cold turkey like he is.
Skipped work today, DH was sick so I stayed home. Mum called in and we went shopping which was nice. Didn't really buy anything but got some nice sushi for lunch.
DH tried sushi for the first time, he said it was nice but couldnt eat too much of it. Obviously because he wasnt well.
DS#2 and DD are both sick now, runny noses and all. Just in time for the weekend. Plus its raining cats and dogs which helps greatly... NOT.
Speaking of cats, still trying to talk DH into getting one. Just so I can call her Slinky Malinky LOL
Anyway, off to eat caramel....
OMG this blog is turning into a FOOD diary lol
Ciao

Crappy Crappy Day

Hi guys,
What a shitty day. Firstly we lose 5 hours paid work per week. Then I wait for 3 hours for a scheduled appointment with the boss, only to discover that the boss had gone home 4 hours before! Goddamn I felt like an absolute idiot.

Good thing thou, I made okonomiaki (sp?) and it was delish. Then DH made spag bol and it was pretty good too. Decided that I'm going to try home made sushi next shopping week. Really lurve japanese food.

DD is sick today :( Nothing worse than snotty cranky babies LOL Poor little mite.

Anyway, got to go and put DS#2 to bed, he's currently refusing absolutely to go to bed.
Ciao

Sushi Train - Oxford St Sydney

Just had to duck back and say that while I was in Sydney I tried Sushi for the first time and it is fantastic! Ducked into a place called Sushi Train (I think?) on Oxford st in Sydney and the people working there were so warm, friendly and fantastic... and not to mention the food! OMG so delicious and fresh! Yummo-Scrummo. Loved it..... recommend it 100%. Go see em!
Ciao

Meeting, No client

Hi there,
Another plus with my laptop.... blogging in bed LOL

Well as the title suggests I went to my meeting today..... 15 minutes late WHOOPS! I felt so bad, had computer trouble and then the taxi was late :( I had such good intentions of being the perfect little secretary too. Oh well, Suzanne covered for me which was nice of her. Still feel bad though.

I just can't seem to concentrate on work ATM. Feel like I'm floating thru life rather than participating actively IYKWIM? Doesn't help that my clients keep bailing on me I guess!

Tomorrow is another meeting and a meeting with the boss so we can complete the progress report on my funding. I just want to seem competent enough, seeing that I've not completed one before this job... and I've developed the stats myself..... and I've had a VERY slow month client wise.

May be a month to concentrate on some PR and info sessions? Had DOCS cancel an info session for tomorrow which is a bummer. They re-booked me for October which is nice, but its still a while away. Hard to build good referral bases in the area methinks. Maybe its time to approach the boss for some ideas on who to approach and maybe do another radio spot? Hmmm, may just be the ticket. Anyone out there do advertising for a living? How do you promote a free service for no cost? LOL Might do some brochure drops again.... new spin - re-vamp group workshops? NOTE - MUST GET APPROVAL FOR CD DEVELOPMENT!

Anyway, seeing that I've used this as a to-do list instead of a diary I think I'll leave it at that :P
Ciao

Rain, Rain Go Away

What a boring day. I hate being stuck inside with nothing to do! The kids felt the same way today. All three of them were exceptionally naughty and loud today. Poor things get so bored being at home. We did some cooking and spent ages in a nice warm bath. But they were still bored.
Dh spent most of the day fixing computers for family members, so I feel like I havent even seen him either. Oh well, tomorrow is another day of meetings, clients and grocery shopping so I should be occupied well enough :)

Did do some digi scrapping thou which was nice.... I only use freebies... not sure wether I'm supposed to show the work I've done or not? But if anyone takes offence I'll remove it. HA! I'm actually optimistic that theres someone out there reading this!
Ok pic does not want to post, I'll try later :)
Anyway, BIL is here so must be off!
Ciao

New beginnings

Well today has been interesting. I've been playing heaps with my new toy... my brand new LG LW40 Laptop which I'm terribly impressed with! What an awesome little machine, I love it. I'm sitting here typing on it right now. On my lap while I watch Big Brother nominations. How sad that I actually admitted that lol.

Anway, went to work today which was wierd after having a week off. My In tray was absolutely full of messages (as usual) and apparently things were mad without me there. Nice to know I'm needed and appreciated :)
I also spent time finishing off the agenda for the meeting I have on Wednesday. It involves creating a policy on a conflict of interest that personally involves me, but I cant be present because of a conflict of interest LOL Politics! Basically I have two of my jobs that are pretty much a direct conflict of interest and I cant work both at the same time. So trying to decide wether one is worth going on a sabbatical from the other, even thou its the one my heart is closest to.
Hopefully they'll let me sit in silently to the part of the meeting that relates to me.

I know not a lot of what I'm saying makes sense, but I dont really want to outline much of my jobs and duties because I live in a small town, and the internet world gets smaller and smaller and its harder to remain anonymous. I'm just too noticable in my position I guess to feel safe in revealing that much. Hope that made sense!

Anyway, off to spend time with long-suffering DH who's got chocolate! mmmmmm
Ciao!

Where to begin?

How cliched was that title LOL. I guess everyone has to have a beginning thou and heres mine.

I guess this blog will probably be more like a diary entry rather than anything remotely themed or based on a concept. Therefore I will begin with my day.... or rather what Ive done this week seeing it was an interesting week.





Monday saw me off on a grand adventure... my first plane trip! I flew from my hometown all the way down to Sydney which was pretty cool. I spent three days down there exploring and taking in some training for work which was very interesting. The plane trip home was pretty hairy to start with as it was blowing a gale, and it wasnt great! My first words off the plane were "I love the ground!"



While I was in Sydney I did the traditional ferry ride from Darling Harbour to Circular Quay. And thank goodness the weather held out!

The above picture was from the ferry and here are a couple more.....

This guy in the last picture was sooo cute, he had all the drum beats going in the background whilst he played the steel drums and danced. Whilst I was sitting watching at the quayside he played my favourite song "Brown Eyed Girl". The funniest thing about it was I expected him to dance according to the music or maybe to to culture of the instruments, but he danced like my dad from the 70's LOL. He also kept looking right at me an smiling this cheesy smile for the camera, obviously a regular busker for the tourists.

Thursday was a fairly quiet day except there were lots of nerves. Friday was accreditation day. I have been studying and working my way towards accreditation since the beginning of February last year and Friday was the culmination of all that hard work. I was so nervous, I had to face two interviewers who would give me a verbal test. Thursday was the only day I could really get stuck in and be organised for Friday. I spent all night until about 1:30am in a mound of papers and tears!

When I got in to work on Friday everyone was remarking on how nervous I looked and we started in on a big cram/study session. Thats when I realised I actually knew all the stuff I needed to know and calmed down a little.... until my name was called! I was so nervous I was shaking heading upstairs to the interview room. I guess I typically put LOTS of pressure on myself to pass and I really want to persue this career and felt that if I "failed" I'd be failing myself AND everyone around me. Fortunately I went fine, not even reading the notes I'd written for myself in the interview.

I feel such an affinity for this career, I have great respect for my peers and I guess I want to be counted as one of them. Now that I passed this test I've only got one case study to pass and then I'm fully accredited. I think though I'll volunteer a bit more and see more clients regularly now. I feel like I've gotten over the huge hurdle of accreditation and I can settle into a job now.

Anyway I guess thats enough for now, bedtime for me!

Ciao