I've been offline for a while!

But gosh...I didn't realise it was nearly a month.

Sometime in October, we started having issues with our Internet Service Provider.  Page uploads were getting slower and slower, and file downloading was becoming impossible....even though we were on an unlimited plan and had done all the usual things like clearing our cache and history etc!  We'd been with the same company for over 11 years, and had been very happy with them, but decided it was time for a change!

So we bit the bullet, and have moved to Optus!  It's taken a while to get everything switched over, but so far, so good!  Everything is working great.  The speed is fantastic, and their customer service has been second to none!  So if you are looking for a recommendation, you've got it!

I'll be back to my Thirty Days of me soon.  And I hope to have a mini kit for you to download very soon too!  Stay posted.

Day 10 of 30

Day 10 – A photo of your favourite place to eat.

We don't go out for meals all that often, although we do like Thai takeaway on a Friday night after work.  One of my favourite places to eat locally is a cafe called Rashay's on the highway at Liverpool.  It has a great menu - the salt & pepper squid is to die for - and I love the decor.

But my absolutely favourite place to go if we are celebrating something special is Doyles on the Beach at Watsons Bay.  It's pretty pricey, but the seafood is the best.  And I love the view!  Just look at the seafood....yum!

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Day 9 of 30

Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Ha ha.  I've been shopping today, but all I bought was some shopping from Coles (I'm sure you don't want to see that!) and these new school shoes for Em, as she goes back to school tomorrow, and her old shoes have seen better days!

I'm sure you'd much rather see a photo of my recent purchase for myself.  I bought myself this gorgeous Cath Kidston daybag a little earlier this week.

I've wanted one of these oilcloth bags ever since I saw them in the Cath Kidston store in Kingston in the UK, when we on holidays a couple of years ago.  But alas, I thought they were a little expensive.  I managed to pick this one up on ebay at a steal.  I just have to be patient now as it wings it's way to Australia via Royal Mail, (and a Qantas plane I suppose!)


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Day 8 of 30

Day 8 – A song to match your mood.


Well, it's the weekend, and I'm feeling exactly this way today!.  I think the change of daylight saving time has made this week a little rough!  Hopefully, we'll be fully adjusted soon!

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Day 7 of 30

Day 7 – Your dream wedding


I think I had my dream wedding some 20 years ago! It was simple, elegant, and filled with all the people I loved at the time!  It was a real family affair, with my girlfriend's dad marrying us in the church that I had basically grown up in!  The reception was in an old country house!

If I could do it all again, I really don't think I'd change very much, except to bring everything up-to-date style wise.

Here's a couple of pictures I've found on the web, that would fit the bill for my dream wedding today!

Colour - love this pallete.  Very neutral and subdued!

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Dress - plain, simple, elegant

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Location - I think this setting just looks beautiful

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Flowers - this bouquet would suit the above dress beautifully

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Cake - a little quirky, but still very elegant, and a great match for the flowers.

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Bridesmaids - love the missmatch idea, and these dresses are gorgeous

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Honeymoon - well....one can dream!

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And to have all this I would have to be super, super rich!  Either that, or marry someone super, super rich!  Really, the actual wedding is just one day!  And I think way to much money is spent these days on weddings.  As long as you are marrying the person of your dreams, one who will be with you through thick and thin, and love you just as much in 20 years or 50 years time, is really all that matters!  I'm glad to say that I've married a keeper!  And we're still in love as much today, as we were all those years ago when we married!  Ahhhhhh....sweet love!


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Day 6 of 30

Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.

I mean seriously!  Who wouldn't want this most gorgeous and funny creature as a pet.

 

They stand tall, look around constantly wanting to protect you from enemies.  And just look at this face!  Isn't it just the cutest!  The deep eyes, button nose and such a smiley face....I'm sure it would make me smile and laugh all day.

So do you know what it is?  It's a meerkat!  All the way from Africa!  

I somehow don't think a meerkat would get on very well with the pets we do have though!  Cody, our dog, would chase it and want to play with it.  And tigger the cat, would probably want to eat it! 

That's our Cody.  He doesn't look that much different from the meerkat really!  LOL!


So what about you?  What sort of pet would you like to have?


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Day 5 of 30

Day 5 - A photo of yourself two years ago.

You know, it was really hard for me to find a photo of myself taken 2 years ago.  I think I found only two that I would call 'suitable'.  How sad is that?  I'm always on the other side of the camera, by choice!  But I really must do something about this phobia I have, otherwise, when I'm gone...no-one will remember what I looked like!

I don't mind this picture taken in May 2009.  Aidan and I were on a date night, and mum & dad had come over to look after Emma.  My hair was a nice length (and not so grey), and I had my face on!  LOL!


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Day 4 of 30

Day 4 - Your favourite photo of your best friend.

I love this photo of my girlfriend Melissa.  (She'll probably kill me for posting it...LOL!)  She looks so happy and relaxed.  It was her 40th birthday celebration at her house earlier this year, and we were sitting around chatting and drinking.  The kids were running riot, as usual!

We've been friends for 10 years, and met at ante-natal classes when we were pregnant with our girls.  We had an instant bond, and knew that of all the girls in the mother's group, we would maintain a strong friendship.  It turned out that our girls were born on the exact same day, just 3 hours apart, which is amazing seeing my Em wasn't actually due for another 2 weeks.

Mel and I share the same ideals, we can chat about anything, and both know that we will be there for each other no matter what!  I love that she has come into my life, and that I have her as such a special friend!

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Day 3 of 30

Day 3 - Your idea of the perfect first date.

Boy...it's been some years since my last actual first date!  About 21 years in fact!  And it was with my husband!

It was a warm spring day in London, and we met up with a friend for a picnic lunch by the river in London.  After lunch we took a walk along the Kings Road in Chelsea, just window shopping and enjoying the sunny weather and the time spent together.  The date finished with a long passionate kiss, by the car, as we were heading off on our separate ways!

Even after all these years, it's still pretty much the perfect date to me.

Here's a picture looking down the King's Road.  It looks today, just like it did all those years ago!

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Day 2 of 30

Day 2 - A photo of something you ate today.

So I missed the post on Sunday, as I was away in Canberra..... but I did remember to take the picture!  So I'm playing catchup here!

Here's what I had for lunch!  I know it's really something you would have as an afternoon treat, but we had a late breakfast, and didn't sit down to have lunch until a little after three.  By that stage pretty much all of the lunch foods were gone.  So this was the only thing on the menu that appealed.

Scones with jam and cream!  YUM!  I very rarely have it, but boy it's good when I do!

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Day 1 of 30

So here we are at the first of October, and I start on my journey of 30 days of blogging about me.  Me,me,me,me,me....LOL!

Day 1 -A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was...

The photo
I really don't like looking at photos of myself.  I'm very self critical, and because I am carrying too much weight at the moment, I always feel like all you can see is the chins!  LOL!  I took this picture as I was heading out the house today, heading to the shops.  I didn't have the flash on, and I was inside...so my skin is looking very blotchy.  There's no touch-ups....just little old me, complete with grey hairs and wrinkles.

About today
We had a late night last night, and so I managed to get a sleep-in this morning.  YAY! Aidan had to pop out to the chemist, so he bought me a large cappuccino to get the day started.  Gotta love a man who knows to buy the girl a coffee!  Em is just enjoying being back home after her stay at nanna and pa's.  It's amazing, you would think she'd been away for weeks.  We're heading off to Canberra tomorrow for a short break during the holidays, and to see The Floriade!  It's something we've wanted to do for years, and have never managed to be able to get the timing right, until now!  So I've been doing some washing, and getting the bags packed ready to go! Had to pop out this afternoon to buy some new joggers.  Mine had seen better days, and if I'm going to be doing all that walking around Canberra, I need something comfortable for my feet. Neighbours popped in for afternoon tea.  They are looking after Cody and Tigger while we are away! Other than that, it will be a reasonably early night, ready for an early departure in the morning!

Here's a picture of the NightFest we are hoping to see at Floriade tomorrow night.  Doesn't it look awesome!  Hope the weather holds for us!

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Thirty Days of Me!

So now that LSNED is finishing up, I've been looking for a new blogging project to take me through October.

I recently came across this blog list on Lisa Warren's blog and thought I might be something fun to do.  All you need do, is a blog post each day for thirty days based on the following...

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favourite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of your favourite place to eat.
Day 11 – What’s in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – A photograph of the town you live in.
Day 13 – Your favourite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your celebrity crush.
Day 17 – A photo of you and your family.
Day 18 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 19 – Another picture of yourself.
Day 20 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.
Day 23 – 15 facts about you.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – What’s in your handbag?
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you’ve been to.
Day 27 – A picture of you last year and now and how have you changed since then?
Day 28 – Your favourite movie.
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

Seems like it might be fun! Anyone else want to play along with me? Link your blog at the bottom of this thread and I'll pop over and encourage you too.


See you October 01 for Day1.