Because I can ...

Saying goodbye to someone is nasty. I don't mean the "I'll see you soon, or next time" goodbye, but the final..."goodbye, have a good life", kinda thing. I did that this morning. I said goodbye to someone I've known for almost 7 years. Someone who had such an impact on my life and some of the changes that came about within it. I've shed tears this morning and feel a great sense of sadness at the loss, but it really did need to be done. When you meet someone, and things spark off, all seems to be going well and your friendship with them broadens into something stronger, more meaningful. My relationship with this man grew with a swift intensity that knocked me off my feet. The downside? We were 12,000 miles apart. It was foolish of me to think it could go to the next step. He wasn't going to be moving here for good, I had no plans to move there. What was the point in carrying on? Against the odds, we did regardless anyway....with a whole

Last night I discovered the electronic panel on my dishwasher got cooked with the power spike. Tonight Ryan came out to tell me his stereo won't turn on. Cameron's surge guard got fried and the subwoofer in his speakers went with it. As far as I'm aware I've checked every possible appliance in the house now, and I'm grateful that there were only a few that got zapped. With 3 fairly grunty computers and all the paraphenalia that's plugged into them, it's almost weird they survived. One thing I did learn about myself from this experience though....I think I've just proved myself to be one of THOSE people that really CAN untangle the christmas lights. Calmly and methodically...without ranting or crying...and only because, it just has to be done. Tomorrow I will ring the insurance agent again and add the extras to the list I've already given them. What a shame we can't do that with every other part of our lives that needs fixing or replacing from

Don't be smutty, it's not about THAT , sheesh. It's been a helluva few days and I'm still recovering. Being the TradeMe (NZ's E-Bay) fiend that I can be at this time of year especially, I sent this email off to a seller today. *** Hi there! I'm SO sorry for this late payment! When I first accepted this offer I was just leaving the house and planned to pay for it when I got home. And that's when everything hit the fan. The power's been out for over 12 hours, and after several visits from the electricity board and then my own electrician..it finally got reconnected...which caused a power surge/spike and blew several appliances around the properly including the gas heating unit to my tenancy downstairs.... which meant plumber, gasfitter and electrician, again. I have had 9 tradesmen traipse through my house in the past 48 hours...9!!!! and although I had forgotten about paying for this shirt by then, in retrospect it could have been due to me pulling

As mentioned previously, my sister has had problems with her husband 'stepping out' with other women in the past. As far as the present is concerned, I have no idea what he's up to. All I know is he still lives in the same house as my sister and their children, and I'd much rather he didn't lol. What I wanted to talk about is the cheating side of things (yes I know, again). I think we all know, or know of, someone who has been unfaithful to their wife/husband/partner/whatever. If you're in a committed relationship, I'm pretty sure it's expected that you don't drop your knickers for anyone but your significant other. So, thinking about all the lovey dovey stuff, Bryan Adams and his everything-I-do-I-do-for-you kinda mush...what is it that has someone leaning away from their partner towards someone else? Does this mean that there's something missing in that partnership that he/she is craving and eventually seeks it elsewhere? Is it the excitement a

Last weekend, Anne and I arrived back at the orchard early Saturday morning to help with my sister's garden. This was a stretch of garden very over grown you could only just see the tops of some of the lovely roses and shrubs that were being choked by weeds. So...we got down on hands and knees, yanked out copious weeds, took a break...back into it, weeding, weeding, weeding, blah blah blah, another break. Neighbour turned up to check on her horse that's grazing on the property....the wine came out and there endeth the gardening 'mission'. It was 1pm lol. Despite only working for a few hours, I had sore arse and thigh muscles, and my fingers ached due to the length of my nails I think...anyway, I cut them off the following day (the nails that is, not the other bits lol. My fingers get a new found freedom when divested of their long nails, hence the hideously long posts this week lol.) On Sunday morning, Anna, Jason and Jaimee arrived at 9.15am just after the rugby starte

Put your feet up and get comfy, it's another long one. Bit of drama happening with my family at the moment. My younger sister has decided to ask the rest of her family our honest opinion of her husband of 8 years. So far, I'm managed to fly under the radar and the question has not been put to yours truly. If it comes my way, I am not going to like answering it. As some of you will know, my family is congregating together at the orchard this year for Christmas. My brother is coming over from Australia with his family, my adult nephew will be on the same flight (that bit's hush hush, it's a surprise for his sisters)....my parents are flying up from the South Island, and I can't wait to be with everyone in one place again. For other reasons I can. My younger sister's husband...he's the least favourite of the family members...in fact he's the only member of the family that the rest of us are uncomfortable being around. My sister has been with this ma

I was listening to the radio this morning, and I figure it's been a while since I heard something that inspired a post on here, so I've used the radio subject for today. A young lady (24) had written in to say that her boyfriend (22) of two months had dumped her the week before, because he felt that although he was having a great time, lots of fun and he enjoyed her company...he couldn't see a long term relationship coming out of it, said he wasn't in love with her, and he felt that two months should have been enough time for him to come to the "in love" conclusion. The hosts of the show put it out there for their listeners...is there actually a time limit for falling in love with someone? Various answers were coming back...you either feel it instantly or it's not there...you should give the relationship 6 months before making any decisions about the "in love" thing...you should be able to tell between 6-8 weeks. The majority of the women felt t

Not a lot to report really. Went to see the nurse yesterday, who basically ordered I go see the doctor today, so that's where I'm headed. Nothing to worry about, I've been getting headaches the past few days and seeing as I'd run out of my BP medication last week, thought that might be the reason. She smacked my hand for not coming to her sooner lol. Probably just this time of year...tension, money, lack of sex blah blah blah. Anyway, I'm away for the majority of the weekend, so will leave you with these pics of Jaimee. I took them last Sunday afternoon and decided they were just too damn cute not to share. Have a great weekend everyone :)

A friend of a friend has been trying to drag me out for a night of Karaoke. He asked me what kind of songs I can sing. I told him I can sing anything just as long as you don't care what it sounds like lol. My teenagers made it obvious yesterday they DO care. In the morning I opened the curtains in the lounge and it was pissing down outside. Rather than let the depressing weather drown my mood I threw up my arms and sang loudly to my children: Me: "The sun'll come out...tomorrow...bet your bottom dollar, that tomorrooww....there'll be suuuuun..." Cameron: "Aw man, what did I do wrong?" Me: "Huh?" Cameron: "What did I do to deserve you singing that song, I HATE that song." Me: "I was just trying to put a little sunshine into our lives, pfft." Cameron: "Yeah, well not with that song ok?" Me: "Oh ok...well...any requests?" Ryan: "I request that you stop singing."

I met NZDanBoy for coffee Friday morning and we went for a wander around the mall, sat in the sun, talked practically non-stop, and eventually ended up here at home, for more coffee and still yacking. I only just made it to my afternoon shift (2pm) on time. What can you expect when you put two gas bags in one place for 4 hours?? (Fizzy? Jo? sound familiar?? lol) Oh and I better add he left relatively unbruised....I only thumped him once for a stunt he pulled earlier in the week via text message. So all's good. Dan, it was certainly a pleasure to meet you, and anytime you make it to Wellington again please feel free to drop in. By that stage I may have thought up new reasons to give you the bash lol. (The wisecracks in your comment on the post below is a good start!) I highly recommend meeting someone from your blogroll. That was bloody good stuff, good fun and a lot of laughs. Most enjoyable. So....who's next? lol In my previous post I was whinging about my Claytons tenant (th

First of all, thanks to all those that went ahead and did the survey below. Much appreciated. Not much to report...hence the lack of posting. Besides, I thought if I left that up long enough, I might get more of you to take the survey lol. Work has been much the same as usual...although Monday mornings seem to be growing in size. There are only so many hours to fit into one shift ya know? I'm not sure why the Practice Manager thinks that on top of all the extras we have to achieve on a Monday morning, that she can lump other unnecessary tasks to the list (eg. buying 6 mandarins to go with the partners already substantial lunch, wtf??). I told her last Monday that she thinks too much in the weekends about work. She comes in on a Monday with far too many new ideas she feels need to be implemented right then and there. Pfft. I thought I had a new tenant, but she pulled out yesterday (this after her telling me twice on Sat and Sun last week that she was definitely moving in, and t