Entries from December 2007 ↓

I get health tips every day in an e-mail. This was today’s – just too gross to think about!

Your bed is crawling with life: 10 000 dust mites call it home. They live off the half litre of moisture you sweat out every night as well as bits of shed skin.

Take action:
Mites cause allergies. Use clean bed linen as a barrier between you and the dust mites and wash bedding every week at 60 degrees Celsius. Regularly air your mattress in the sun.

I am so privileged to have leave from Monday onwards! Meaning today is my last day of work, and I get to go home early too! Nice! I’m sooo looking forward to this time off – though I won’t be doing NOTHING, I will spend most of my time on the wedding preparations.

I’m sure by now you’re all sick and tired of hearing about the wedding. I don’t blame you at all. So here’s some other interesting news.

I didn’t know that Santa has a scooter, but apparently, in Korea, there are a couple of Santa’s on scooters! South Korean postmen dressed as Santa drive away on bikes as they launch an event to deliver gifts to neighbourhoods.

I guess its a bit less mystical than the reindeer picure I’ve always imagined, but who cares if he still brings you nice gifts

I’m desperately trying to lose some weight – just one dress size! I can’t believe how hard it is. I’ve been going to gym, eating less, drinking a lot of water, and still NOTHING.

Maybe I will consider the magnetic weight loss programs which I found online – LOL.

Not that I can explain how they work, but if it helps, who cares!?

From an e-mail I got a while back…

Ever spoken and wished you could take the words back, or that you could crawl into a hole?
Here are a few people who did

An insurance man visited me at home to talk about our mortgage insurance. He was throwing a lot of facts and figures at me, and I wanted to follow as best I could, so I asked my 6-year-old son to run and get me a pad. He came back and handed me a Kotex right in front of our guest.

I was taking a shower when my 2-year-old son came into the bathroom and wrapped himself in toilet paper. Although he made a mess, he looked adorable, so I ran for my camera and took a few shots. They came out so well that I had copies made and included one with each of our Christmas cards. Days later, a relative called about the picture, laughing hysterically, and suggested I take a closer look. Puzzled, I stared at the photo and was shocked to discover that in addition to my son, I had captured my reflection in the mirror – wearing nothing but a camera!

Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room.
While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said “No.” I kept thinking, “Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don’t have any clothes with me…”
Then I said, “Danny, are you SURE you didn’t have an accident?” “No,” he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo! I asked one more time, “Danny, did you have an accident?”
This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled. “SEE MOM, IT’S JUST FARTS!!” While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing! He calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they’d ever had!

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I moved my blog here in the middle of this year, so I suppose I’ve settled in by now. At the time of moving I still had a Wordpress blog, but that got suspended soon after I moved. I posted some paid items on there, and that was then also the reason why I got my blog suspended.

If you need to get your blog hosted somewhere other than Wordpress http://www.webhostingchoice.com offers hosting, and you can post paid items, without being afraid of getting suspended.

Yesterday we went to have another look at the wedding venue. This time of the year its beautiful – green, and so alive. I guess that is why I loved the place so much in the first place – I love green. In nature, and otherwise.

Its been raining over the weekend, and as I’m usually in a DVD mood when it rains, we decided to watch Prison Break. I hadn’t even seen the end of the 2nd season, so we had quite a few episodes to watch – up until the 8th episode of season three. And now we wait. In anticitipation. I was just really disappointed that Sarah died. Its such an anti-climax, but I suppose happy endings are boring?

And now all I have left is the last week of work for 2007 – the years go faster each time round. Its simply amazing, and scary. We get to make New Year’s resolutions, and before we know it there’s another new year, only to make more resolutions?! LOL.

I’m really looking forward to the holidays though – I can hardly wait! I need to spend some time making invites for the wedding, so I suppose all my time and efforts will go into that. The dress fabric is nearly bought, and the pattern is already cut out. Its sooo exciting!! I have to get ready for my day now, but I will be back later, or maybe tomorrow

Have a good week!

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Don’t let anything hold you back – follow your dreams

I just noticed how often I use punctuation marks in my titles… Too often maybe? Oh well, I like to emphasize what I’m saying

Specially since I feel like no one is reading whatever I write. I guess you’re all busy getting ready for Christmas, and finishing of the last few things at work. I should be doing the same. Its amazing how quickly it all happens – like an avalanche – before you know it, Christmas is here, then New Year, and then suddenly all is back to normal again.

I hope you all get to finish off 2007 on a high, and that you get the last minute things done. I’m going to try and do the same

I have been looking forward to summer for so long, and I can’t believe that the time has finally come when I can just sit in the sun, next to the pool, and read a book whilst sipping on a smoothy… or something yummy.

I would of course rather spend the time on a beach somewhere -

preferrably a far off island – but not too primitave – I’m too lazy for that this time of the year

When I went to Mauritius in 2004, we had such a good time. Even though I was there for work (au pairing), I definitely had time to unwinde. We went to quite a couple of different towns, but of course, spent a lot of time on the beach as well. I went for a full body massage, which was just

devine, and also bought loads of gifts for friends. The exchange rate between South African Rands and Rupees was quite good at the time, I got 5 Rupees for each Rand!

I bought a whole load of coral jewelry, and of course Sarongs. They have some of the most beautiful Sarongs ever, and for CHEAP!

Since its summer here, its the perfect season to put on your bikini, sarong, sunscreen, grab a book – and RELAX.