Wasted Day!

Took Monday off work as I am so tired and needed a break. Was going to see The Da Vinci Code and with both Rachel and Samantha in childcare and Michaela in school, Ian and I were going to go to the movies. Would have been great to have a day out with just us and no kids. But, as always, DIDN'T HAPPEN! Sorry Gail but you raise you hopes again, we can't have that can we.

Ian wasn't able to finish his work on Sunday so had to go back Monday morning. He didn't return home until around 11 am and then it was too late to go as the movie runs for about 2.5 hours + the crap they put in front of it. So spent the day at home miserable. Should have just gone to work.

Why do I bother planning and looking forward to anything!! I doesn't matter what I plan for myself, it just never happens. I ALWAYS end up giving up anything I would like. Even little things like going to the movies.

*SAM Retreat in Oct 2005 - place booked and paid for - Sorry, can't afford the transport.......GONE!

*New Year Mason girls reunion - this was going to be at lease two weeks away from all the crap we had been through and we were staying at my big sisters - Sorry can't afford kennels for dog, fuel and play money while there......GONE!

*Scrapbooking...... sorry, camera is crap, its only 3 mp and every shot is either blurred or grainy, prints are crap due to camera, can't afford to buy product, can't afford to buy new camera or go to crops, may as well give this up too. I will pack everything into boxes and either sell it, give it away or store it somewhere, maybe in 10 or 15 years time I will be able to have a hobby.

Life's like that...... and for me, it probably always will be.

Update my blog

Just changed the Template for my blog this morning. The pink started to become a bit too much.

Also found the video clip I have been searching for for a couple of months... Yippee!! It's Garth Brooks - The Red Strokes. I just love the song, very passionate and the video is an artistic masterpiece and Garth is a nice piece too. Just a little dissapointed about the ad before it thought. Hope you enjoy it. Will leave it on for a while I think.

That is it for now.

See ya

Gail

What's been happening lately?...you ask.....

Well, I can start to see the workload easing off a little. Thank God! I am feel so so tied lately, but I suppose these late nights are not helping.

I made a giant leap yesterday, I finally went to see a counselor to talk through all of the happenings in our lives over the last 18 months, from Ian's heart attack in Jan 05, the liquidation of the Building Co and then the bankruptcy and fight to keep the house. I have this huge weight on my shoulders and with work pressures, it has just build up and up. Well, I was not what I expected and I came out there very disappointed. What a waist of my time. I think the counselor was way over his head with my "problems". Anyway, I had a chat to our OH&S Coordinator at work (these sessions are through work) and she suggest I call them back and ask to see a different counselor, which is exactly what I did. Another appointment next wednesday.

After all that, I just couldn't concentrate at work today. I managed to finish one of the projects before I left at 3pm today (Ian is working tonight so I needed to be home early). On arriving at my car this afternoon, I found a lovely yellow envelope on my windscreen, yep, $70.00 fine for not paying for parking. Not enough coins this morning, I wish these machines took notes, I have enough notes!!!!

Oh well, I said, Sh*t Happens. Then, while picking up Rachel from childcare, I received another fine. I thought I would only be a few minutes so didn't put coins in the meter. Well, Rachel needed a nappy change before we left and then she had to show me the Jelly Fish she made today etc. So another $70.00 fine, that's $140.00 in one day!!! Do you realise how much scrap stuff I could buy for that!!! We really cannot affort the first one, but two. Ian said he would draft me a letter to try to get off the second one, but the 1st is purely my fault, so we will have to pay that one.

I have been playing the games on my work computer through lunch over the last week or so and have rediscovered Minesweeper. Yes, that frustrating game where you need to work out were the mines are. Managed to win the two smaller size games, but the last is proving a bit of a challenge. Almost solved it the other day,..... almost!

Well cheers for now

Gail xxooxx

Been away......again

It's been quite a while since I last Blogged. I am not going to do a big catch up post here. Too much to tell.

Great news the Miners were rescued yesterday morning, and don't they look well. Hope they follow up with counseling, that is most important.

Very happy Grant Denyer and his partner Amanda won Dancing With The Stars last night! He was such a surprise package. I am very impressed. He is quite a cheeky fellow too.

Hello to all of the gals from the forum at SAM who drop in to have a look see.

I might change my colours, bit over the pink now. Well, better go, as I am blogging at work. It is 7.56 am and I have so much work to do. Overtime tonight and tomorrow night and most likely through next week as well.

Well cheers for now.

Gail xxooxx