This afternoon the phone rang, it was the lady from the bed shop confirming the delivery of our new bed frame for next Saturday. She also said the the bedside tables that were supposed to be delayed until January are being delivered then too. Nice.
Only this morning as I picked up the clutter by my side of the bed, I thought to myself that I really need the new table and soon, 3 drawers will be so much more handy than 1 thin drawer and a shelf.
Monday, 29 November 2010
Tuesday, 23 November 2010
Panic reigns supreme
Today I ordered a new bed frame for our room, when I tried paying with my savings card it was declined, so I put it on our debit card. Just logged into the bank to transfer the funds from my account to the joint debit card account. That's when panic hit me, there wasn't as much money as I knew there should have been. I panicked and yelled to my husband to come.
I felt sick while I checked the transactions which showed yes I did transfer the money from my Christmas Club but it didn't turn up in my savings (aka spendings) account. Relief set in when I found I had mistakenly transferred it to the debit card account. I was feeling lethargic and tired before this and wanted a something to wake me up, this wasn't quite what I was hoping for but it has worked.
Our new bed will come next week, I am going to have to arrange delivery yet, I thought it might fit in hubby's car but he doesn't think it will. Because our bed is king size, the salesperson told us we might have to wait until January to recieve it but there was one in stock when she checked today, we do however have to wait for matching side tables. Later I might order the matching tallboys but for now our old ones will have to do.
Had today off work, usually have Saturdays off but our grand opening is on Saturday, all hands are expected. I know the next few days will be very busy. The store is coming together and will be mostly ready for Saturday, every little item needs pricing, a bit silly but it's their policy.
I felt sick while I checked the transactions which showed yes I did transfer the money from my Christmas Club but it didn't turn up in my savings (aka spendings) account. Relief set in when I found I had mistakenly transferred it to the debit card account. I was feeling lethargic and tired before this and wanted a something to wake me up, this wasn't quite what I was hoping for but it has worked.
Our new bed will come next week, I am going to have to arrange delivery yet, I thought it might fit in hubby's car but he doesn't think it will. Because our bed is king size, the salesperson told us we might have to wait until January to recieve it but there was one in stock when she checked today, we do however have to wait for matching side tables. Later I might order the matching tallboys but for now our old ones will have to do.
Had today off work, usually have Saturdays off but our grand opening is on Saturday, all hands are expected. I know the next few days will be very busy. The store is coming together and will be mostly ready for Saturday, every little item needs pricing, a bit silly but it's their policy.
Saturday, 20 November 2010
I did click publish after writing that last post, it's mean to be out there.
Now 10 seconds later I know I need to start a new post and get on with life.
My job is going strong, am working with a great group of people - there has been the odd one who from the beginning set of niggling thoughts but I am not the only one who has noticed. One lady whom I did feel a great connection with won't be there much longer, she was offered a job in her chosen profession and will be moving on with that, I certainly hope that she will remain in my life.
Am working long hours, 10 and 11 hour days, six days a week for now, we are setting up the store in readiness to open in a week's time. The last couple of days have been spent unpacking loads of crockery, am quite sick of plain white crockery, was a nice change yesterday when I found some with a little design detail.
Last night was my farewell dinner from my old job, I recieved a very pretty nail care kit, very apt because the job was so hard on my nails - new one is the same and some knitting needles. One of the staff members hugged me several times, telling me she misses me and wants me to come back. That was nice. I also got to meet 2 of the new girls that have started since I left, I made the quip that it wasn't the first time that I was replaced by 2 people when I left a job. When I left my first real job, where I was working 2 positions and getting paid for the lesser one I was replaced with 2 people who both complained that they were getting too much work.
Once the store opens will find out my regular roster, will be nice knowing what I work each week and getting the same pay packet will make planning so much easier. Will be at a regular 40 hour week, working 5 days instead of the unreliable rostering from my last job, where I had anything from 12 to 30 hours per week. Mostly at the whim of the manager, who used the roster system to show she had control - she would add or take away shifts at the drop of a hat without proper notification.
Now I am off to enjoy my day off, take care.
Now 10 seconds later I know I need to start a new post and get on with life.
My job is going strong, am working with a great group of people - there has been the odd one who from the beginning set of niggling thoughts but I am not the only one who has noticed. One lady whom I did feel a great connection with won't be there much longer, she was offered a job in her chosen profession and will be moving on with that, I certainly hope that she will remain in my life.
Am working long hours, 10 and 11 hour days, six days a week for now, we are setting up the store in readiness to open in a week's time. The last couple of days have been spent unpacking loads of crockery, am quite sick of plain white crockery, was a nice change yesterday when I found some with a little design detail.
Last night was my farewell dinner from my old job, I recieved a very pretty nail care kit, very apt because the job was so hard on my nails - new one is the same and some knitting needles. One of the staff members hugged me several times, telling me she misses me and wants me to come back. That was nice. I also got to meet 2 of the new girls that have started since I left, I made the quip that it wasn't the first time that I was replaced by 2 people when I left a job. When I left my first real job, where I was working 2 positions and getting paid for the lesser one I was replaced with 2 people who both complained that they were getting too much work.
Once the store opens will find out my regular roster, will be nice knowing what I work each week and getting the same pay packet will make planning so much easier. Will be at a regular 40 hour week, working 5 days instead of the unreliable rostering from my last job, where I had anything from 12 to 30 hours per week. Mostly at the whim of the manager, who used the roster system to show she had control - she would add or take away shifts at the drop of a hat without proper notification.
Now I am off to enjoy my day off, take care.
A few weeks back we lost a friend for the second time. The first time we misplaced him for 15 years after we lost contact when we both moved at the same time, he was special and I never forgot him. Over the years I had wondered about him very often, how he was going and what he was doing, never giving up hope we would find each other again. I found him recently on Facebook and set out to bring him back into our lives, we started messaging each other. I had the feeling he wasn't doing so well and didn't want to barge my way back into his life, now I wish I had.
A couple of weeks later I got a message from one of his facebook friends to ring him, I sat hoping that it was to arrange a surprise for him but knew in my heart it wasn't so. The phone call started with the words "Are you sititng down?", something I never want to hear again. As shocking as it was, it didn't surprise me.
I tried so hard not to get angry at him, had my own personal chats with him, told him I forgave him for what he had done. I started having dreams, nightmares really - I woke from one so sure I had died. I remember stumbling out of bed to the bathroom and not seeing myself reflected in the mirror, then it was as though I faded in. I stood there thumbling for the light switch and not finding it, then the thought came to mind that if I had died my spot in the bed would still be filled, I turned around to note that it was empty. Thats when I snapped out of it, realised I had been feeling in the wrong spot for the light, finally flicking it on and stood looking at myself in the mirror for a while before going back to bed. Thinking this would keep me up for the rest of the night but fell back asleep immediately. I now wonder if it was all a dream, had I woken, slept walked or stayed safely tucked up in bed? I'll never be completely sure.
This must be the way I deal with grief, I had this sort of dream when my grandmother passed away. I've never been so affected before, I think of him constantly, so constantly I am afraid I am not letting him rest. On the way home from work one day last week I was driving through a town where he and my husband once shared a flat and thought about how I had wanted to share with him who I had become and suddenly got angry, calling him a bastard and completely shocking myself. That night I had the most wonderful dream about him, we spent time together, kissed and parted ways. I still think of him but it seems better, though at times I slip back, but know it's going to get better and I will be able to let him rest. Have told him that he is welcome to visit when he wishes. He is still part of my life just not in the way I was hoping for.
Have just written him a letter, going to burn it later.
This won't be last time we spend a life together, it wasn't the first but the next will be better and we have all the time in the world to spend lifetimes together.
Not even sure if I'll publish this
A couple of weeks later I got a message from one of his facebook friends to ring him, I sat hoping that it was to arrange a surprise for him but knew in my heart it wasn't so. The phone call started with the words "Are you sititng down?", something I never want to hear again. As shocking as it was, it didn't surprise me.
I tried so hard not to get angry at him, had my own personal chats with him, told him I forgave him for what he had done. I started having dreams, nightmares really - I woke from one so sure I had died. I remember stumbling out of bed to the bathroom and not seeing myself reflected in the mirror, then it was as though I faded in. I stood there thumbling for the light switch and not finding it, then the thought came to mind that if I had died my spot in the bed would still be filled, I turned around to note that it was empty. Thats when I snapped out of it, realised I had been feeling in the wrong spot for the light, finally flicking it on and stood looking at myself in the mirror for a while before going back to bed. Thinking this would keep me up for the rest of the night but fell back asleep immediately. I now wonder if it was all a dream, had I woken, slept walked or stayed safely tucked up in bed? I'll never be completely sure.
This must be the way I deal with grief, I had this sort of dream when my grandmother passed away. I've never been so affected before, I think of him constantly, so constantly I am afraid I am not letting him rest. On the way home from work one day last week I was driving through a town where he and my husband once shared a flat and thought about how I had wanted to share with him who I had become and suddenly got angry, calling him a bastard and completely shocking myself. That night I had the most wonderful dream about him, we spent time together, kissed and parted ways. I still think of him but it seems better, though at times I slip back, but know it's going to get better and I will be able to let him rest. Have told him that he is welcome to visit when he wishes. He is still part of my life just not in the way I was hoping for.
Have just written him a letter, going to burn it later.
This won't be last time we spend a life together, it wasn't the first but the next will be better and we have all the time in the world to spend lifetimes together.
Not even sure if I'll publish this
Friday, 12 November 2010
My hip has been wonderful, no pain at all, my heel is pretty much the same, the injury site is another thing though. My thigh still has pain, to touch and every so often it just aches The bruise has come out more, while the bruise on my calf has started to fade. It will take a little while to heal properly, it would help if I wasn't on my feet all day.
I am developing an interest in Herbalism, I've always been interested but am putting it more into practise thanks to watching Grow Your own Drugs on cable. I've borrowed the book and series one DVD from the library, have hinted that I want the book for Christmas (if you can call shaking the book in front of everyone saying that I want this book for Christmas a hint).
I've started buying herbs and have put some into an old laundry tub in the backyard, potted up more on Wednesday. Have made tea out of some, pineapple sage and peppermint (am growing 3 types). Yesterday my son had a cough and some congestion, I made Sage Honey from the Grow your own Drugs book and am happy to report it seemed to work. He took a teaspoon of it and it soothed his throat and he was able to stop coughing. He had 2 doses last night and even though he was much better this morning I gave him another dose.
I am developing an interest in Herbalism, I've always been interested but am putting it more into practise thanks to watching Grow Your own Drugs on cable. I've borrowed the book and series one DVD from the library, have hinted that I want the book for Christmas (if you can call shaking the book in front of everyone saying that I want this book for Christmas a hint).
I've started buying herbs and have put some into an old laundry tub in the backyard, potted up more on Wednesday. Have made tea out of some, pineapple sage and peppermint (am growing 3 types). Yesterday my son had a cough and some congestion, I made Sage Honey from the Grow your own Drugs book and am happy to report it seemed to work. He took a teaspoon of it and it soothed his throat and he was able to stop coughing. He had 2 doses last night and even though he was much better this morning I gave him another dose.
Sunday, 7 November 2010
The Rieki Attunement DVD has been awesome, my hip and heel are so much better. There's been no pain in my hip at all and just a little tightness in my heel. But saying that I've discovered a whole new pain, the pain that happens when you fall through some stairs.
We went to a party yesterday, we got there around 2pm and at 9 there were fireworks from a local festival, I didn't have a lot to drink - 3 half glasses of wine and then had a craving for a beer. I had drunk half the beer before the fireworks started and climbed stairs up to the pool area for a better view. There was no handrail and I didn't notice that there was a sizeable gap between the top step and the pool deck, I did wonder why they painted half the step black - it didn't look like a hole. I knew it was a hole when my foot went straight through, all I could think of was that I was going to break my leg and waited to hear the snap, was so glad it didn't happen. I ended up to my hip down the hole and my body heading down the stairs. Some guy asked if I was ok, I said "nooo" and then had to ask him to help me up. I sat on the wet step, trying to gain the courage to pull my leg from the hole. I was in pain but when I got up had no extra pain walking and was able to go back to dancing with the help of the rest of my beer. I think the beer helped keep me relaxed during it because if I had all my senses I would have panicked on the way down and caused more damage. I sat doing a little healing on my leg immediately and did the Reiki DVD last night before bed.
Today the bruises are showing, a large one on my calf just under the knee and a smaller but the most painful one on the front of my thigh. Put the Reiki DVD on while I had a salt bath this morning before heading out to my Great Niece's Christening. Didn't stay long at the celebration because I felt so tired, I came home for a nap and ended up sleeping for 3 hours.
I am so grateful that I didn't do any more damage, though have just noticed that there is a sore lump on the side of my head, I don't remember hitting my head.
We went to a party yesterday, we got there around 2pm and at 9 there were fireworks from a local festival, I didn't have a lot to drink - 3 half glasses of wine and then had a craving for a beer. I had drunk half the beer before the fireworks started and climbed stairs up to the pool area for a better view. There was no handrail and I didn't notice that there was a sizeable gap between the top step and the pool deck, I did wonder why they painted half the step black - it didn't look like a hole. I knew it was a hole when my foot went straight through, all I could think of was that I was going to break my leg and waited to hear the snap, was so glad it didn't happen. I ended up to my hip down the hole and my body heading down the stairs. Some guy asked if I was ok, I said "nooo" and then had to ask him to help me up. I sat on the wet step, trying to gain the courage to pull my leg from the hole. I was in pain but when I got up had no extra pain walking and was able to go back to dancing with the help of the rest of my beer. I think the beer helped keep me relaxed during it because if I had all my senses I would have panicked on the way down and caused more damage. I sat doing a little healing on my leg immediately and did the Reiki DVD last night before bed.
Today the bruises are showing, a large one on my calf just under the knee and a smaller but the most painful one on the front of my thigh. Put the Reiki DVD on while I had a salt bath this morning before heading out to my Great Niece's Christening. Didn't stay long at the celebration because I felt so tired, I came home for a nap and ended up sleeping for 3 hours.
I am so grateful that I didn't do any more damage, though have just noticed that there is a sore lump on the side of my head, I don't remember hitting my head.
Friday, 5 November 2010
Day 3 of the new job, I am really enjoying it.
The only things I am not enjoying is pain - I have calicifified tendonitis and a bone spur in my heel that often makes me limp with pain and recently my hip has been aching. A couple of nights have needed pain killers to get to sleep. Last night I remembered a Reiki Attunement DVD that I have so put it on and concentrated on my hip and heel, mostly on the hip. This morning the difference was amazing, the ache in my hip had lessened and my heel felt a bit better too. Actually I didn't get pain radiating up my calf from the heel at all today.
I am still in pain though, I made the mistake of buying a chai tea at McCafe and asked for a dash of soy milk in it. They made it with milk and then added a dash of soy milk to the top. I don't often drink milk and drank half the tea, it was delicious but later I paid for it right in the liver. I have fatty liver disease and apparently milk sets it off. I gave up drinking Cappacinos because I thought it was the coffee that set it off. It's settling down at last, it felt like I had a stitch in my side for ages.
It appears that the guidance I've been receiving to give up dairy is for a reason. I asked for guidance about what else I could do to help my hip and for the last few days everytime I thought about it, the word 'oil' would come to mind. Today I headed to the supermarket on my way home and was wondering what sort of oil I needed. Was wondering whether to look for fish oil or just buy Olive Oil. At that moment a couple were walking towards me, they were talking to each other, as the man passed by the only part of their conversation I heard was the man saying to his wife that "Olive Oil is best". Took that as my answer and bought a light flavoured Olive Oil and when I got home I took a tablespoon. I should have remembered that the last time I had joint pain I was also guided to take oil, it worked then as well.
The only things I am not enjoying is pain - I have calicifified tendonitis and a bone spur in my heel that often makes me limp with pain and recently my hip has been aching. A couple of nights have needed pain killers to get to sleep. Last night I remembered a Reiki Attunement DVD that I have so put it on and concentrated on my hip and heel, mostly on the hip. This morning the difference was amazing, the ache in my hip had lessened and my heel felt a bit better too. Actually I didn't get pain radiating up my calf from the heel at all today.
I am still in pain though, I made the mistake of buying a chai tea at McCafe and asked for a dash of soy milk in it. They made it with milk and then added a dash of soy milk to the top. I don't often drink milk and drank half the tea, it was delicious but later I paid for it right in the liver. I have fatty liver disease and apparently milk sets it off. I gave up drinking Cappacinos because I thought it was the coffee that set it off. It's settling down at last, it felt like I had a stitch in my side for ages.
It appears that the guidance I've been receiving to give up dairy is for a reason. I asked for guidance about what else I could do to help my hip and for the last few days everytime I thought about it, the word 'oil' would come to mind. Today I headed to the supermarket on my way home and was wondering what sort of oil I needed. Was wondering whether to look for fish oil or just buy Olive Oil. At that moment a couple were walking towards me, they were talking to each other, as the man passed by the only part of their conversation I heard was the man saying to his wife that "Olive Oil is best". Took that as my answer and bought a light flavoured Olive Oil and when I got home I took a tablespoon. I should have remembered that the last time I had joint pain I was also guided to take oil, it worked then as well.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Was my first day at my new job today, my second new job in 2 weeks. The first I decided wasn't for me, the work was fine, repetitive and a little boring but I decided that getting people into debt didn't suit me at all. Especially not when they pay back over 3 times the retail value of the item by the time they pay it off. I am now again back in retail, which is something I wanted to get away from or so I thought. I like the variety of work and the interaction with customers.
Today started off moving fine china items, setting up a display of dinnerware, opening deliveries and learning to use the registers. I can't get over the difference between my last job and this, I didn't hear anyone being spoken down to by management, jobs were done without constant interruptions, messes weren't left for others to clean up and there were ample staff to man the shop. I hope that where I will be moving to will be the same, I'm only training at the moment and will be going to a new store opening in the next couple of weeks.
Halloween came and went here with hardly anything to show of it's passing, we had 3 kids come to the door over at my parents, they didn't even dress up but were carrying a plastic pitchfork. We didn't have anything to give them.
I was a little disappointed in my brother, he decided it was too hot to wear his costume. I told him I was bitterly disappointed that he didn't even wear it for 5 minutes. Even though it's only spring it's getting very warm and humid. Not looking forward to summer.
Today started off moving fine china items, setting up a display of dinnerware, opening deliveries and learning to use the registers. I can't get over the difference between my last job and this, I didn't hear anyone being spoken down to by management, jobs were done without constant interruptions, messes weren't left for others to clean up and there were ample staff to man the shop. I hope that where I will be moving to will be the same, I'm only training at the moment and will be going to a new store opening in the next couple of weeks.
Halloween came and went here with hardly anything to show of it's passing, we had 3 kids come to the door over at my parents, they didn't even dress up but were carrying a plastic pitchfork. We didn't have anything to give them.
I was a little disappointed in my brother, he decided it was too hot to wear his costume. I told him I was bitterly disappointed that he didn't even wear it for 5 minutes. Even though it's only spring it's getting very warm and humid. Not looking forward to summer.
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