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February 25th, 2008 — About Me, wedding
Its twelve days before my wedding, and I’m becoming a worse blogger by the hour. I’m sorry for not posting any updates or anything of much value, but my head is so busy with all the final arrangements. Checking my lists (in my head), and checking them again… and again… and again.
I get these butterflies in my stomach, and I don’t know if its from excitement, or from worry. I struggle to sleep, cause I’m thinking too much. Not that I’m complaining – I love dreaming about the big day, and imagining everything before hand, but I just need a little more sleep if I want to get up just after 5am each day.
I have terrible hay-fever, and the meds I’m taking for it makes me really drowsy – which doesn’t help my concentration span at work after a night of little sleep.
This past weekend I went for my hair trial, and it was a total disaster! I looked like a blown up poodle. You might (or might not) know that my hair is hanging well below my shoulders, but somehow the hair dresser managed to curl it so much, that is didn’t even touch my shoulders. I looked hysterical if I think back on it, but at that moment I was furious. I looked like crap, honestly. I’m going for ANOTHER hair trial, to try out a different technique, and hopefully I won’t look as ridiculous this time round!
We also had a mock photo session with our photographer, where he basically explored the garden in which we want to take our photo’s, and I must admit that I was really impressed by his ability. I didn’t expect him to be bad or anything, but our wedding is his first, though after seeing what he’d done, I would definitely not have said that its his first wedding. He has really great ideas, and he knows his camera incredibly well. At least that’s one more thing that I can be confident about, and that I don’t have to spend nights awake for. After all, the photo’s are all we have left afterwards!
I also fit my dress again yesterday, and all the ‘problem areas’ have been fixed now. Its very close to being finished, I guess its on no. 99 
At work things are starting to pick up again, and I have to get myself sorted out, and stop thinking about wedding plans constantly. There’s a lot of work to be done!
I hope you all have a fabulous week, and please excuse my absence!!
February 19th, 2008 — About Me
I was going to do another post now, and I knew what it was about, but somehow I lost it. How the heck does that happen? Ugh. I’m doing too many things at once. *sigh*
I’ve been reading on the PETA site ever since reading DiamondSaphire’s post on animal cruelty. I have to force myself not to think of it, so on a completely different note…
Today at work was OK, my traffic this morning what 100x better!! I tried a different route, and it took me only half an hour to get to work. Only downside is I have to leave home at 6:15, and then I get to the office at 6:45. Suppose that’s just the way the traffic works. I had enough to do at work, nothing major though. I had a weird bathroom experience – now I know what you might be thinking, just listen first! There’s a woman, from another office, whom I’ve greeted on the stairs a couple of time, but I don’t even know her name. Well today, each time I went to the bathroom, she was there too. After a while i thought that maybe she’s there the whole time, but I saw her leave, and come out of the office too. LOL. Its just like our bladders were synced – for the day. Its really freaky! Have you ever had that? That you’re bathroom synced with a stranger? Even with someone you know? Maybe I’m the only weird one 
Well, I still don’t know what I wanted to blog about, so I’ll just say goodnight for now.
(The irony about this post? I only did the title at the end, and I couldn’t remember the word “amnesia” – *sigh*)
February 19th, 2008 — About Me, Blog
I’m really bad at following up on awards. Sorry guys (and girls). Recently Kristyn awarded me with an award, so I thought I’d better display it, before you all thought I have something against being awarded 
I know, I know, it was on the 12th of Feb already, but Kristyn gave me the “Flower Smeller” banner
Thank you sooo much Kristyn
The original award is from www.gosmelltheflowers.com
February 19th, 2008 — About Me
Not quite yet, but I’m getting there… I got 75 words per minute, how many can you do?
75 words
free Touch typing
February 18th, 2008 — About Me, Home, Sponsored
This weekend I moved into the new flat. I knew that I was going to have to move this weekend, but I never imagined that it would be such a huge task. At least all my things are in the flat now, but I haven’t even unpacked half of it! I will continue tonight, if I have the energy.
At least all the big furniture has been moved, and I now have a louge suite for guests to sit on instead of folding chairs. Also got a dining set to eat supper at, which I just LOVE. Its so cozy The beds are obviously also in, but I might want to swop the single bed in the spare bedroom for a sleeper sectional – those are really convenient in a small flat, yet at the same time you can still receive guests to sleep over.
My first night there was OK. I wasn’t scared or anything, but it was really hot, and I struggled to sleep. Once I fell asleep I awoke every so often, wondering if I had overslept (even though I use an alarm).
This morning was the first time I had drive from there to work, and it was a nightmare. Its 5km’s further than my previous place, but it took me 3 times as long to get to work – I drove an hour and half!!! 
Tomorrow I’ll try leaving home even earlier, and maybe use a different route. I hated spending half an hour in traffic before, but this is just insane!!
For now I gotta get some work done, there are some important things that require my urgent attention.
Hope you all had a good weekend, and that the week ahead won’t be too rough! 
February 15th, 2008 — About Me, Dizzy Dee
All people probably go through strange phases when they’re at school. Specially just before, and during high school. I can remember when late in primary school / early high school I went a bit ‘coo-coo’. I suppose it wasn’t that bad, but if I think back, I feel sorry for my poor parents.
I had art classes at that stage, and mixed with a lot of arty weirdo’s – no offense, but if you know the town that I grew up in, you might know that there are a whole load of funny arty people there. My art teacher wasn’t so weird, around where my art classes were, there were really interesting shops, with really interesting people working there.
At the time I was totally intrigued by their uniqueness. They were either the “earth-wind-&-fire” type, or they were obsessed with faeries. Some were goths, and most of them had studied psychology at some point or another. I started wearing tie-die T’s, and made my own fabric painted table cloths, or cushion covers – all with faeries or other weird characters… I decorated by room with fancy incense bowls, and burnt incense almost constantly, up to the point where I had developed a serious sinus problem – LOL.
It was the same time that I went through the alien phase. I bought magazines and books about aliens. I read up as much as I could. Back then we didn’t have internet at home (or even in my home town at all, for all I know), but anyway, there was nothing like google for me back then. Just the old fashioned library where I could read up on the paranormal. It intrigued me to the point where I was maybe even obsessed. I suppose the paranormal still intrigues me today, but I’ve learnt a lot, and I’m not as naive and gullible as I was back then.
I still enjoy movies like Sixth Sense, and I still get a thrill from it. Though I guess it wouldn’t have half the effect with the music.
If I were to see someone
or no hope for them. But luckily we grow out of those phases in our lives. Or most of us do in any case.
February 14th, 2008 — About Me, Blog, Dizzy Dee, Wordpress, wedding
I’m slightly irritated today. Our office has been without water since yesterday, and if you think a power cut was bad, consider not being able to FLUSH your toilets! Even worse, try imagining a whole building full of women, sharing three toilets, and not being able to flush. Its a disaster.
Our company bought mineral water to drink and make coffee with, but still, there’s no way of washing the dishes, washing your hands (after going to the filthy bathrooms), and there’s no way to clean ANYTHING in the office if you spilt something!
I can’t imagine why its taking them so long to fix a burst water pipe. Surely for situations like this there are people who ought to work nightshift to try and fix it? I really don’t understand why it has to take them more than 24hours? I saw the hole they dug, to fix the pipe, but there isn’t even anyone there, working on it?!
On a more positive note, you might not have noticed my new header image, as Kirstyn pointed out, she only saw it this week, and its been up for about a month! Hehehe… If you still can’t see the bride & groom image on the header, try to refresh my blog with Ctrl+F5.
I was actually looking for a wedding Wordpress theme, but couldn’t find one that appealed to me. Most of them were very old fashioned, and reminded me a bit of a funeral – with the faded roses and all.
Just a reminder, I’ve only got 23 days left before I’m getting married – that just a bit more than 550 hours!
February 13th, 2008 — About Me, Body, Health
I feel like I’ve been blogging about the wedding, and setting up house till infinity already. I’ m sorry if I’m boring anyone of you, but this is just what’s going on in my life at the moment, and I suppose it just takes up so much time that I struggle to think about anything else.
Well, today I’ve decided to enlighten myself with something completely different.
I’m a pear body shape, as you might (or might not) know. And though this might have upsides, I’m a real female, and I usually see only the downsides. After searching the internet for ‘what to wear’ for my body shape, I came up with nothing substantial. So I’ve decided that it doesn’t matter WHAT body shape we are, we’re usually unhappy with it anyway. I’ll wear clothes in which I am comfortable, and I’ll try to maintain a healthy body, as in shape as I can possibly manage, and for the rest I’ll have to try and make peace with it.
I was particularly inspired by The Pretty Pear blog. The author, Colleen, is also a pear, and she’s is totally at piece with it. Its just really amazing to find someone who has made peace with the way they look, but also admits that its not always easy.
It got me wondering though, are guys also sensitive about their body shape? Do they also feel like they would’ve rather looked like ’so-and-so’? I guess they don’t talk about it as much if they feel the same way!
February 5th, 2008 — About Me, Dizzy Dee, Holiday, Sponsored, Travel
Whether you’re going away on a business trip, or looking for a ideal holiday destination, you might just find what you’re looking for on Dial-A-Flight’s website. You can get a flight to Australia, Madagascar, Thailand, wherever you want – even exotic locations such as Mauritius for a bargain price!I visited Mauritius a couple of years back, and it was an incredible experience. I would love to go there again, but then again, there are so many other amazing places which I haven’t seen yet. If someone had to tell me I could go anywhere in the world, I wouldn’t know where to pick.
One day, instead of retiring, I want to spend time travelling the world… Still, where would I start – I dont have the vaguest clue – probably some tropical island!
February 4th, 2008 — About Me, Dizzy Dee, Hartbeespoortdam, News, Photo, wedding
Hey Everyone!!! Wow, its Monday again – I can’t believe how quickly time is going by, and yet still I feel that its sometimes dragging along. Specially when I remind myself that I still have 33 days left before getting married. I suppose its not that long afterall though
I had a great weekend, and I feel so well rested. I had a afternoon nap on Saturday and Sunday, and I LIVE for naps sometimes. It was just so lovely to be able to doze off in the middle of the day
Sleeping wasn’t ALL I did, so I’ll share some photo’s as proof
We had lunch near the Hartbeespoortdam and I tried out my photography skills.
[Though this pic wasn't taken by me, but by my fiance]
[A pic taken by myself]
[And another pic taken by myself]
[The demo table setting for the wedding... still lacking some stuff, and not with the nice cutlery & crockery]
For those of you who are not spying on me, you can view the full set on my Flickr account, just add me as a friend, I’ll do the same, and then you’ll be able to view my pics.
