Imagination MADNESS

A way to advertise

2011-04-06T14:02:00.002+02:00

While working on a new business with my best friend we have been racking out brains out on all the different ways to advertise. We obviously want to reach as many people as we can to buy our products, we have looked into things such as news papers and advertising in magazines but that just gets to the local people, we want to reach further!
Looking into advertising on line we have discovered there is so many ways and a lot will not really work for us. There is one way that we have looked into and think it is for our business and that is ppc (pay per click)
I am not really the brains behind the business, I am the talker and seller so I am leaving all this ppc search engine marketing stuff to my business partner and just hope she can put all of the explinations to me in simple terms so I actually know what she is talking about.
It is time to expand from were we are now and it is not only keeping us busy it is really exciting trying new things in a business, well actually it is exciting trying anything new and seeing it work.
So keep an eye on this space and see where we go from here.

Goodbye

2011-04-05T09:33:00.000+02:00

Only hours after my last post my brother in law passed away.
He went peacefully and in the company of his beloved wife and children, even though he was on limited time it come to soon and very suddenly and everyone is still in shock.
We are just home from the evening church service, he was loved by all they the church had people standing there was not enough room and it was by far not a smal church.
Tomorrow is the funeral for close family and friends.
It is hard to stay strong and my oldest who is 11 is supporting her brother and sister though the youngest who is 6 does not totally understand it all and the 8 year old, well he is not one to show his emotions much he was just getting a little bored sitting in the church so long though today might be a different story.
Well it is time to get myself also to bed tomorrow is going ot be a very long and emotional day one I am relly not looking forward too but it is a fact of life though I think it is not something that should happen to someone so young.
Bro your in our thoughts and I promise we will take care of your wife and kids!

Not a nice time

2011-03-30T09:14:00.002+02:00

I have not talked about it on any of my blogs because it has been a hard time and when I stop blogging for some time you will know why.
My sister and brother in law are amazing people, my sister in law just turned 30 and her husband is 38, they have two great kids, the youngest is 1 and the oldest is 5, now you know who they are now comes the hardest part to tell you.
My brother in law is very ill and has not been given long to live, infact it is so bad right now that the whle family is visiting the last few days.
A young man a loving father who is always so active with his sports, his football, his bike riding, skiing, Always there when you need him and whenever you see him there are kids hanging off him, he is a child lover and the coolest uncle ever and now to see him so sick and even unable to sit up in bed, it is very hard for the kids and obviously hard for everyone,it is so hard to put into words how to explain how I feel. I am trying to stay strong for all the kids and my man but being pregnant and very emotional I am finding it somewhat hard. The coming time will be hard for us all, so again, if I am not here for a few days or more, you know where I am.

nice!!!!

2011-03-24T09:30:00.000+01:00

Wow have we been very lucky with the weather lately, I have even been walking around in short t-shirts and a skirt! the other day we were even thinking of going for a swim, only thinking though as the water was still a little to cold.
The kids have been loving the fact that they can play outside till it is time got dinner and that is if I can find them for dinner. After what seems like a winter that lasted for ever it is really nice to see the season change and the weather changing with it.
I was at my sister in laws the other day and it really nice to sit in her garden and to watch all the children playing, my three monsters and her oldest who is five they were out on the swings and on thier bikes as we were there sitting in the lovely warm sun seeing the cherry blossoms starting to bloom and the birds singing it was really lovely and I can not wait till it is every day that we can sit outside and enjoy the weather and eat out dinner outside as well. The thing I go love about living in this country is that we can see the season change unlike Australia, yes I love my country but I like it here as well.

Work work work

2011-03-18T08:44:00.002+01:00

Thank goodness it is Friday, Work is getting so busy I think I need a vacation, Correction, I know I need a vacation!!!!
I do not work a lot of hours but with my pregnancy the way it is it is getting harder and harder to do even everyday things. A few nights ago I was having problems just to walk up the stairs to go to bed, having unstable hips and back is not the nicest thing to have and the worst thing is that there is nothing you can do about it.
Next week I only have to work four days so I hope it is not so hard as this week though the day I do not have to work is because I have my two weekly check up with the doctors and I know she is going to be mad at me as she has made it very clear that I need to slow down and me being the person I am and very stubborn I have problems listening too her, who is going to pay my bills if I am not working and having zero income?
There is always options and my online business is slowly taking off, things never go as fast as I want.

Back to business

2011-03-12T10:55:00.002+01:00

I am not sure I like the idea of things getting back to normal. School goes back next week, Carnaval is over, My man goes back to work on tuesday and I also go back to work next week.
Inbetween work I am still working hrd on getting even more customers for my business but there is will the problem of a logo designer, it has to be something that stands out and that people will remember.
I really did not think that the hardest thing about having a business would be the logo, I thought it would be the money or the products. I think it is great that there are companies out there that will design logos for you and that means it does take a lot of my plate and leaves me time to worry about other things.
I am sure it is not to long before a company gets back to me with a few ideas so all I have to do is look though a little booklet that they have made and just pick one.
I really can not wait, when I get a logo all the little things i have been holding off can go forward and there will be no stopping me at all, it will mean full steam ahead and watch out world.

sleep little babies

2011-03-12T10:30:00.000+01:00

What a day!!!
Today we went to the local theme park and it was a nice suprise to see it was also pirate week! Usually I keep a close eye on what is hapening at he park but with everything going on lately I have not kept up. So I draggd the man with me and the three kids and as soon as they got inside the park we did not see them again till they were thirsty.
The kids made pirate flags, painted tiles to go on a wall in the park, they had a pirate hunt and toasted marshmellows by a camp fire, I do not know how they done it but inbetween all that they also managed to go on just about all the attractions, including the rollercoast about 10 times!
Normally the kids go to bed about 8-9pm seeing it is a weekend but tonight they all sent themselves to bed at about 7:30pm even the 11 year old could not keep her eyes open. I am so lucky I got amazing kids, wellmost of the time and it is really good to see them all getting along and playing well other then kicking and punching eachother.
I guess there is a downfall to the kids going to bed early, the chances are high they will also wake up early and my man has gone to work and will not be back till about 1am, ahh it will work out ok, i will kick him out of bed when the first kids is awake!

Thinking ahead

2011-03-07T10:19:00.002+01:00

Carnaval was a total blast! I love it and with thinking ahead it cost us totally nothing, let me explain.
At the local cafe there is a money box, there is I think a total of 60 boxes, My man and I have one of these boxes and every week we put some money in it and at the start of carnaval the cafe manager gives us the money we have saved up. This year we saved so much money that my man went out drinking, partying and eating every night (5 nights long) and we have loads of money left over, loads? well enough to buy a new washing machine and drier.
My man has other thoughts on what to do with the money but there really is nough left over we can both buy our things with it. This year we are also putting money away in the money box but I have changed the rules on what we do.
The new rules are as follow, What we put in the cafe money box we also have to put aside in our savings account. All money I make on my jewellry first goes back into investing in beads, the rest go into savings.
We have come a long way from where we were last year which was in debt but through working hard and tightening our belts we have got ahead through pure blood sweat and tears and very proud of it.

Click here.

2011-03-03T08:05:00.002+01:00

At work during lunch we always sit around and talk about what is happening in life. Recently we have been talking about not having time to shop and we figured out that over 70% of us females at work shop online.
I know I do and I a always seeing a pop up ad and clicking on it to discover new things and places I have never been before on the internet.
So being the person I am and knowing I click on all these advertisings I wanted to know what was in it for the online store, was it just the sales they got that made it worth while to them or was there more to it. With my looking into things I discovered pay per click marketing, it is really interesting how it works and the funny thing is, everyone benifits from it not just the advertiser, it is very interesting and rather simple and effective when you look at it.
If I count the times I have clicked on an advertisment wow, I have done good for many people who are involved in it's advertising.
Now i know what is behind the clicking market I know more that goes on but lets face it, even if I did not know what was going on I would still click on them as a female and shopping can not be held back, nothing can stop us when we have a mission.

Count down

2011-02-28T07:27:00.002+01:00

There is only a few days till carnaval and I do not have enough time to get everything ready!!! It is a mad house here I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off and everyone else is sitting back, doing nothing and saying "it will be ok, calm down calm down!!" You know what they are saying that? because they are doing nothing and I am doing everything!
I still have 3 outfits to make within 3 days!!!! it is not going to happen. There is also cleaning the house, making all the beds for the visitors, doing the food shopping for everyone and I can not carry it due to my physical condition.
This is going to be really tight, I do not think I can get everything ready, I am just going to have to kick some butts off the sofa and give them a list of things to do, for example, why the heck am I worried about the kids bedroom when they make the mess? they can clean it! All the tools left in the attic from the man of the house, why do I also have to pick up after him? also I will end up putting them in the wrong place and he will get mad when he can not find his things.
Yes that is what I will do, get them to clean up thier own things!

Here we go again

2011-02-23T08:33:00.002+01:00

Just when we thought we had finished the house and doing all the renovations something else pops up. We only just finished the floors, painted all the house, done the stairs and made a big room in the attic and now the kids want to change a few things.
The kids do not always get what they want but a few weeks ago the three of them come to us and told us they all wanted to sleep in the same room, the attic, My husband and I said we would think about it, in that time of thinking we found out I was pregnant so the kids will get what they want. So we moved the kids into the attic but there is no window there yet so we had to arrange that as well and then again going on a hunt for Blinds, mind you it is a lot easier these days to look for blinds, there are online ordering sites which I totally love and the cherry on top is that they are so much cheaper then in the stores, I do not know why but I think it is because there is no middle man.
So here we were online, the kids hanging off us looking at the website as well and picking out thier own blinds for thier new room, while they were at it they also picked some for the babies room, they are sure it is going to be a boy, they told us if it is not a boy to send it back they want to swap it for a boy! kids, so loving and innocent right?

Lets paint!

2011-02-16T08:19:00.002+01:00

I must have been brain dead at the time I let my daughter design and paint her own carnaval outfit! I was in a daze, she was holding up marker pens and small spray cans of paint asking if she could use them, I waved it off and said "sure love just be careful"oh my goodness I hould have been more alert, she was in the hall way on the hard wood floor spray painting her white overals, I must say she did do a very good job on her cloths, though the multi coloured, glitter covered wooden floor does not look so good at all!!!
There is an outline on the floor of her overals and I did tell her to put paper down though she thought 1 page of the news paper was enough, how she figured that out I got no clue, needless to say her pocket money will be paying to repair the floor but we will deal with that after carnaval as the multi coloured floor does go well with all the decorations in the house, it gives the place a real party feel.
After the party it will not be so good and I will not be so happy about it, maybe I should buy a new rug for the floor in the meantime

Shining and new!

2011-02-10T08:31:00.002+01:00

All the hard work is paying off! all the over time at work, the sleepless nights, the early mornings and even the grey hair was worth it.
We have just arranged the best Floor company to lay our new floor! it is one of the finishing touches to the house, I am so so excited!!!!
My man and I have been working our behinds off for the last year to get the house finished, there was walls to build, then paint, floors to arrange, blinds, toilets, doors, furniture, you name it we had to get it.
You could live in the house that was no problem but it was half finished, no correction it looked like a student house and ow it is just the finishing touches and that happens to be the floor, ok and the stairs also need to be painted.
We left the floors till last as it it seemed like the smart thing to do seeing all the workers were walking about the house in thier work shoes and leaving a mess everywhere they took a step.
My goodness I am just so excited that this is the lst thing that has to be done and it is an amazing wooden floor, it is really stylish, great quality and at a very good price!
I shall take a picture when they are finished.. oh myyy I can not hold in my excitement!!!

Good morning

2011-02-08T06:23:00.002+01:00

Shoot me please! I do not know why it is but I can not sleep. For the last two or so weeks I have been so tired that I have a nap on the sofa at about 6pm, then after that head to bed about 11pm only to be awake usually around 6am!
I thought to myself maybe I just miss the nap, see if I can eep myself awake as that might be the problem.
So here I was at 10pm looking like a zombie, I went to bed and yes you guessed it I was awake at 6am!!! I did not try that once but I tried it a few days in a row and I just can not get enough sleep, I am awake at 6am no matter what and I am totally broken!
My eyes are popping out of my head, I an not lift my feet when I walk but drag them, my answers to quetions are pre-recorded and I just want to sleep!!!!
worst thing about writing this blog is, now i am getting sleepy but I have to leave for work soon and there is no chance of sleep for the next 12 hours ATLEAST, please shoot me .. please please, or just drug me up with some sleeping tablets or drink or anything!!!!!!!

Study day

2011-02-02T11:14:00.002+01:00

I just do not get it, it is the middle of the week and my daughter has a study day and not just any study day, it is teachers study day, I just do not get it.
Just about every day of the week my daughter is sent home with homework, homework is work she is sent home with so she can study right? so if my daughter has to study at home why can't the teachers as well? Ok there is also a few days in the year my daughter has a study day but it has nothing to do with study it is just another day free where kids run wild in the streets.
When I was at school we never had a study day, if we had so many days free like my daughter I would have never learnt a thing!!!
Ok I am rambling on about nothing, it is I just do not get it and why does a study day have to fall in the middle of the week, it is hard enough to find someone to look after the kids when I am at work, and my work hours are within the school hours, I planned it that way so I would never need a babysitter and then they throw a study day in the middle of the week with only a few days warning, you ever tried to ask your boss for a day free in the middle of the week at the last minute? yeah it is not pretty!!!
Well the kids are at grandma's and I have managed to get half the day free so I guess it all worked out, I should make the kids actually study lol lets rain on thier parade!

Time flies

2011-01-27T08:02:00.002+01:00

I can not believe that in a few days it is going to be Feb.
Time is just flying past and it feels like it will be 2012 in no time at all! My goodness in just over 2 weks it will be valentines, (which reminds me I better start putting my thinking cap on for a gift for my man.)
The kids are hating being back at school which is as much as to be expected.
A lot of the Christmas toys have been played so much they are falling apart, I guess what can only be a good thing right?
I am getting over my visit with Steve and I am sure it is time for another vacation.
Oh my goodness so much has happened I do not even know where to start and what to tell you.
No that is really it, I have run into a huge writers block wall and have no idea what else to say,maybe other then, woo hoo it is jut about weekend and I plan on heading out with the kids to do something nice and special, no idea what, maybe the movies, maybe a theme park, I guess it all depends on the weather.

Domain name needed

2011-01-22T19:48:00.002+01:00

Here I am again stuck on the small things. My internet business is up and running and it is paying the bills but there is one slight problem, a domain name, a name that is catchy enough to get peoples attention.
I know where I need to go and register, what company I want to take care of things (so to say) as they have come highly recommedned by friends but I still have the small matter of a darned name.
Everyone tells me how it is so good the business and the things they are buying are high quality and they will return for more things so it I could just get all my things out there at the same time, like on a website then a lot of problems are taken care of.
It is just so frustrating that the hardest thing I have had to face right now is a domain name!
I wonder if I get a good nights sleep that a name will come to me in a dream or do you think it would help if I had a few strong drinks before bed, maybe the kids can come up with a name, actually you know that is more then likely the best tihng to do as kids come up with the strangest things.

I love my doctor

2011-01-17T19:28:00.002+01:00

I had a doctors appointment today and wow I love my doctor, today she gave me 2 weeks free. I would rather be healthy and not needing the 2 weeks free but with how I feel lately I am sure I will be sleeping for the 2 weeks.
Other then not being well and sleeping non stop I am feeling fine!!
in the next 2 weeks it will give me time slowly do things around the house.
The man of the house has finished building all the walls are done, electricity is done, floor is done so not it is a real bedroom and the kids love it. Today we got a new cupboard for the kids they all have thier own and think now they are all grown up, the disco ball has been hung and the first disco was this afternoon dancing away to BZB, everyone was invited.
Sometimes the kids can be so cute with how they do things, when they decided they wanted a dicso they sat upstairs in thier new room and made invites to the disco, how important do we all feel, handmade, special V.I.P invites to the disco. it was a lot of fun and the kids are so happy that is all that matters right?
Kids are happy and quiet so Mum is happy and resting.

As 37 comes near

2011-01-12T21:37:00.000+01:00

Oh yes I am getting to the top of the hill, if you ask my three kids I am way over the hill and down in the valley I think I am rather at my peak. I am turning 37 this year and it is starting to show.
I am not looking to old, really, believe me! though in saying that I am sure Maui Botox could help me a little around the lips and forehead. I have never really looked in to things to keep me young, as stupid as it sounds, I never thought it was really needed and I always said I would like to grow old gracefully. Now I am getting a little older I have changed my mind, ok I am not going to get a face lift or anything so radical, a few wrinkles disappearing from some botox I am happy and confortable with.
I am enjoying getting older, I love my age, I love who I am and I am very much loving life. Life is so bright and there is nothing stoping me so lets do it in style and with youth on my side, with a little help from a little needle prick here and there.

He is away again!

2011-01-12T21:36:00.000+01:00

I am back to work, paying the bills, getting things all in order and back to normal after my time away in England and all I am doing is listening to my friend about thier vacation to Scotland, the same friend I visited only 3 weeks ago, oh wait till I get my names on him!!!
I can not believe it, he is off drinking whisky, having late night parties and watching burning barrels rolling down hills, all this fun without me. I have already taken him off my Christmas card list for this year, he will have to do a lot to make it up to me.
The plan at the moment is for the summer vacation to head to Scotland but we are not to sure about it yet as we are also thinking of italy and spain, we might have to put all the names in a hat and see what one comes out. Travelling with Three kids it will not be to easy I am sure but there is always a first time for everything.
I am getting ahead of myself, first we have to make it to the summer before we even think of getting away for a vacation.

Checking the rating

2011-01-10T18:50:00.002+01:00

Here we go again, with things going so good with the business I have been slowly upgrading everything, everything from stock, stationary and now webhosting. I have spent some time looking at fatcow reviews so I can see what is best for me. So far I have spent so much time researching it was driving me crazy so I am happy I found fatcows and they have done all the hard work for me.
Though things are going great with the business it is taking up alot of time, when starting a business you know it will take up alot of your time so it is not like it come as a suprise to me when I was drowning in work and realised that 24 hours in a day was just not enough time to do everything.
Well once I find webhosting and I get the website up and running the way I want to the work load should slow down, it will only be a matter of filling the orders for clients.
Well this will be one less thing on the list to do, the next will be to get the new storage system in the work room and take it for a test run.

Little Briitain

2011-01-10T18:09:00.003+01:00

Today has been a nice relaxing day, it is the first day I have had free for weeks. My man was home from work at 7:30 this morning and he now has weekend so today he stays awake all day not to waste a day, Now I say not to waste a day but the whole afternoon we have been watching Little Britain. We have been sitting here all afternoon laughing so much we have had tears running down our face, one of the best gifts I got when I was in the UK a few weeks ago.
Lou and Andy are so funny, poor Lou who is always pushing Andy around in his wheelchair when Andy can really walk and Andy is just making fun of Lou, really using him and pushing him right to the limits. Little Vicky Pollard with all her "No but yeah but no" she really is my favourite coming in a close second is Daffyd Thomas and if you ask him, he is the only gay in the village.
We still have a few DVD's to watch and it could take all night as we can not stop laughing and then we also have to have dinner and we do have a visitor coming later to pick up some junk.

Austin calling

2011-01-09T11:53:00.004+01:00

Today is my wedding anniversary, when I was 18 I was married and wow was it a mistake, it did not seem like it at the time (obviously) but you life you learn.
As you can imagine it eneded in divorce.
Having the right attorney can make a big difference and that is why you need to do your research, Austin Divorce Attorney are ranked very high on the list of Attorneys in Austin.
No one ever thinks they will get divorced, you never get married to divorce, it is just a fact of life that things can happen.
I am now in an amazing relationship and though I said I would never marry again, it has happened and it was an amazing day, it is the day I have dreamed of all my life and it was so much more special knowing that he is my true love, some of youmight groan about all this sweet talk but it is true. After a few failed relationships, one lasting over 9 years ( worst 9 years of my life) and not even getting the feeling in all them years I wanted to marry him and then meeting my man now and just knowing it is meant to be, it is the most amazing feeling in the world and I look forward to the rest of my life being as amazing and happy as it is now which is how I felt the first day I met him

Welcome to 2011

2011-01-03T19:15:00.000+01:00

Welcome to 2011, I hope you all putlled through it ok without a hangover! I did not get a hangover at all seeing I did not drink, it has been a long long time since I have had anything to drink, I use to drink a bottle of wine a night EASY, but then I got out of the crappy relationship I was in and the drinking stopped, the constant headaches stopped and now we are in 2011 and I am so happy, A new start with a new year and thus far it is totally amazing.

The plans I have had for years that a certain ex said I could never do or would just be all talk and no do, well certain ex it was you that was holding me back. I have started my own business that I wanted and it is rolling in the money enough that it is also my fulltime job, it has generated the money I needed to start all my other business ventures which has now been handed to the correct people knowledge in that area, as I had only the idea but not the knowledge.

2011 is so bright, I am so happy and relaxed and things are falling into place.

Thank you 2011 for coming along and letting me use you as a beginning post to wash the slate clean.

One down

2010-12-28T22:27:00.002+01:00

As you can see with this blog entry I survived Christmas and it is now a matter of hanging in there and living through New Years.

The kids had an amazing time with Christmas, it was the first Christmas with my new man and all of our kids together, we have a total of three between us. My mans kids have never had a Christmas like I have every year.

Here in The Netherlands they have Sinterklaas, he comes from Spain and he gives good kids some gifts, that is pretty much it. My daughter was raised with both Sinterklaas and Santa and for her Christmas is much bigger and more important.

A few weeks before Christmas I overheard my daughter telling the other 2 kids all about Christmas and how they should send Santa a letter and wish list, The 2 kids said how thier mother said Santa was not real and my godness my daughters eyes bugged out of her head and her jaw dropped on the ground, it took her a long time to explain everthing and in the end the kids decided to gie this Santa guy a go.

The step kids have not stopped talking about how amazing Christmas is and that Santa is the coolest guy ever!

Now time to rest and get into the new year with this smile on my face.

New year, new logo?

2010-12-23T17:38:00.002+01:00

I am really looking forward to putting 2010 behind me and to move onto 2011, so many things have happened in 2010 and not all for the good but the end of this year has been totally amazing so I think it is tim to put my money and effort into the next business venture, I will not tell you what it is at the moment but if you stay tuned you will find out soon enough.

There is so much to arrange starting a business and it can cost a fortune and the truth is I do not want the stress of everything so I have got the banks to do the main work and I have even palmed off the things you THINK are simple, I have even looked into a Logo Design Company to take even that stress off my shoulders which may seem like an easy thing to do but I promise you after sleepless nights and many grey hairs it is not so easy as you think it might be, I have drawn a blank for a logo for the new business.

So bottom line, everything is falling into its place really easy and there is close to zero stress and I have been told the logo is coming along nicely and I really can not wait for 2011 when the new business will be offically off the ground.

Come on 2011 I am waiting for you with open arms!

Before and after

2010-12-22T10:23:00.000+01:00

I did promise you all pictures of the vacation so I thought I would start with a before and after pictures...Below you will see two pictures, one of my suitcase arriving in the UK and one of my suitcase attempting to leave the UK. Let me explain the pictures a little, When I arrived in the UK I had my carry on bag inside my suitcase and just took my handbag on the place, my carry on looks a little full but I did take over 6kg of candy to my friends, the only clothing I took was spare underpants, socks two t-shirts and one pair of pants that was it as I planned on uying everything when I was there, and ohh baby baby did I shop!
The second picture is on me attempting to pack my suitcase and carry on, it all did not fit and I had to leave somethings behind at my friends house and oh my goodness was that depressing!
I was allowed 20kg in my suitcase that I had to check in and 10kg as carry on, I was more then 15kg over but the lady at check in was so nice, we were having a good old laugh and I was acting blonde and she let my suitcase through without any extra charge, it would have cost me about 150euro extra!!!!
Thank you mazing funny lady at easyjet, you made my kids happy this Christmas and me also.

Home sweet home

2010-12-16T15:05:00.000+01:00

I am home! wow what a trip it was (like always) I have many pictures to show you and many many stories to tell, including the one at the airport and my suitcase being many kilos over in weight.
I have to go back to work today, you know the saying? there is no rest for the wicked, so in other words I will never rest. I know I will be hitting the hay very early tonight, like I said I have no days free till I get back to work and there is so much to do here at home, need to unpack my suitcase, do some laundry, wrp Christmas gifts, kis the boyfriend and most important SLEEP!!!!!
I have amzing friends in the UK and I always have an amazing time but now it is nose to the grindstone and in a week or two I need to book my next vacation to the UK, this time with all the kids and the man in my life, not sure I can handle th three kids, they might want todo something other then shopping!!!

Oh my aching feet!

2010-12-12T22:59:00.002+01:00

My feet have thier own heartbeat at the moment!!
I have been in England for only a few days and already I have to many gifts, to many? I mean there is never to many but there is not enough space in my suitcase and I arrived in the UK with an empty case!
So far I have shopped a lot of places empty in Manchester and tomorrow I am hitting Wales, though it will be a nice small town and there is not a lot to see only snow and a handful of shops so they are ready for us as we have called ahead.
Car is empty so there is a lot of space to put things I just hope I will be able to get things home.
Well it is time for a late dinner so off to the Pub for some bangers and mash!

The count down is on

2010-12-07T17:24:00.002+01:00

Oh yes the count down is on before I jump on the plane and sit back, relax and shop for five days! With all the activity in the house recently and the Man went away for a month, I also need to sit back and kick off my shoes and relax, my head is in a spin and I feel like I am nothing but go go go, I have not seen a stop sign in sight!
Over the last few weeks when I have had time to scratch myself I have been speaking to my friend in the UK, once a year we always try to get together to do a little shopping trip, We had a little look at villas in turkey, tents in belgium, hotels in luxenburg and goodness knows where else we have look for this years shopping get away but due to time, money and vacation days off work it has been settled and booked that I head over to England this year and I have no problem with this at all.
I am really looking forward to getting away even though it is only 5 days that is more then some people get so I am not complaining I am just wondering what shops to hit first and who is going to be carrying all the bags. Truthfully number 1 and 2 on the list is, getaway and relax!!!! though shopping is so close being number 2.

Suprise

2010-12-03T16:02:00.002+01:00

So the kids got out of school and then it was time to drop a bomb shell on them, it is not a shocking one I promise. The kids have all been totally amazing the last few weeks so as much as the kids want to help in the house finishing up a few projects we decided that it was time for a little get away.
The kids got home from school and we sat them down on the sofa and informed them that if they are to bed on time and to sleep that tomorrow there will be a big suprise for them and we are not telling them at all what it is they will find out when we get there.
We will be heading to the Efteling tomorrow, it is a theme park here in The Netherlands and it is really a lovely place, I am sure the kids will be smiling all day even though one of them will be in the wheelchair I am sure it will work out of and everyone will be happy, well all accept Dad (Erwin) as he hates the cold and it is minus 6 tomorrow and meant to be snowing all day.
Early to bed tonight and early up so we can get there on time so we can make the most of the day.

90% done!

2010-11-27T16:45:00.002+01:00

Woo Hoo is all I can say!!! The kids room is just about finished, there is only the electrics to do, the roof is finished, the wall is done well one side as the electrics have to be done then we put the other side on, the floor is done and now it is a matter of buying the paint, the kids even got a new bed!
Seeing all three kids wanted to sleep in the one room we thought about getting a bunk bed with a roll out bed, the kids put it together this weekend and they love the idea and are so over the moon, they are really proud of themselves that they put the bed together and then got to pick where they wanted to sleep, then they made thier beds. Seeing the kids woring together and being so happy was really nice, I went and made some drinks and food for them for when they finished.
I am so happy I can not even express it in words, it is so good to see all the kids getting a long, I hear often how it does not work having a step mum or dad and kids from different relationships moving into one house and them not getting a lot, we have so much luck that they come together good and like eachother.
I think it is time to come up with something else to finish in the house, I did start making some curtains but I see how much I get done today.

Slowly slowly

2010-11-23T15:28:00.001+01:00

I am so happy with how things are slowly getting done round the house, things are going so well we have started new projects. All the lights work again, the pond is not leaking, it seems like it was only the waterfall that was over flowing where I could not see it. The new toilet seats are on and I can sit again without the seat pinching my behind.
Things are speeding a long in the house so we have decided that it is time to start a new project while we finish of the final touches of the other things and that means building! Yes we have just finished laying the floor in the kids new bedroom and now we are building a wall and the frame went up in one day, Erwin worked very hard on it, I am not much hel I can only just hold things still while he measures, cuts and screws things together.
Wish us luck on this new venture and lets hope it is finished soon, I am sure it will be finished soon enough so that the kids can start painting thier room as we have been told we are not allowed to do it, it is for the kids I just hope they do not pick a blinding colour.

Bob the builder

2010-11-18T10:11:00.002+01:00

Now that the man of the house is back there is a lot that needs to be done. Since Erwin left so many things have gone wrong and also broken, the pond is leaking somewhere and I can not find where, I think the fish are about to die because they have no where to swim. The toilet seat is broken, yes the toilet seat, I have no idea how it happened maybe it is a hint for me to lose some weight but I am sure the small foot prints I seen on the top of the seat has something to do with it. I think since Erwin left 50% of the lights in the house do not work, all the bulbs have blown and I am scared to get up a ladder to change them myself and last but not least, the bed is creaking every time you move and it is driving me insane!!! So this weekend guess who is going to be very very busy? Yes Erwin.

Never to late?

2010-11-14T10:15:00.002+01:00

I really need to Buy Life Insurance. So many things have happened in my life the last year or so I am plain stupid if I do not look out for the future of my kids!
Just over a year ago my daughters grand father passed away and it was only a few years before that, that he got life insurance which was very lucky for his wife. On the 29th October we found out my brother in law has cancer, he is only a year older then me and has two young children and they have not given him any " time limit" it is so bad they said, enjoy every single day to the fullest, he wants to be there for his kids obviously but now the plan he had for life has changed and now it is a matter of arranging things to take care of his family for when he is not with us any longer.
So many people put off getting life insurance, people say it will never happen to them, I thought the same but seeing what has happened to me in the last year I am not going to wait any longer, I will enjoy every single day to the fullest, I will get life insurance and I will also be making a will as useless as it may seem right now.

Back

2010-11-12T22:03:00.002+01:00

Ohh I can not believe it, today was my first day back at work, hmm work? it is only 8 hours a week spread over 2 day and it is a new job.
I was working fulltime but I had an operation and my work decided not to give me anymore hours, mind you that is illegal and I shall be taking some action on that though working back with that company I will not do.
I really like my work and I am trying to save for a new car and also the money to start my study on becoming a swimming trainer. I have always loved swimming, I gave my daughter lessons for years before she even started swimming lessons with the school, needless to say she is one of the fastest and best swimmers in her school.
So many plans and so little money, why is it the world runs on money.
What a revolving door my life is, need money to get a car, need work to save money, need money to study to get the job I want, yeah I see it as a happy ending because my glass is half full.

Tick tock

2010-11-10T15:08:00.002+01:00

I love it but I hate it and sometimes it just drives me crazy, totally around the bend yet other times it is so relaxing and inviting, taking away the stress of the day what is it? well let me tell you, it is my neighbour and why?
My neighbour has some really amazing mantel clocks but every 15 minutes I hear all her clocks ding dong, tweet and goodness knows what else.
I also have a clock the chimes on the hour and it is really lovely to hear and so are my neighbours clocks but not 20 or 30 at once, isn't one enough? I guess it is all personal taste and I have nothing against her having all the clocks, truthfully I like them and if I did not hear them all chime I would get worried.
I know I could not live without a clock or a watch, for example last week I forgot my watch and it was habbit to look at my wrist all the time, I think it was more annoying and frustrating then anything. When I moved the furniture around in the house it was the same, I moved the sofa and the clock on the wall and still now I look at the old place where the clock was hanging, everything new takes time to get use to right?

Clean it?

2010-11-10T14:40:00.002+01:00

Today is a rest day for me, I am enjoying it to sit back and do nothing, I am making necklaces and ear rings with the TV in the background.
While making some jewellry something on TV caught my eye, it was one for them programes that go and try to get companies out of debt, companies that are having problems running smoothly. Today they went to a resturant and oh my goodness I can really see why it was not running well, it looked so dirty and so uninviting and apparently it smelt very bad.
I was in shock when I seen some of the things that were not attended too, there was soup in the fridge with green fur on it, meat that looked like it was ready to grow it's legs back and walk away, dead flies and crawling animals and ewwww, it just makes my skin crawl.
This tv show I do not think I can watch it anymore, I will watch the end of it when everything is cleaned and the company is up and running again, I can not believe a person would let thier business get like this.
I am going back to making some necklaces as this is just discusting.

Hosting

2010-11-10T07:01:00.002+01:00

Sometimes I should just shut my mouth and if I do not understand something just sit there and pretend I knowwhat is going on.
My friend and I was talking the other day and I got no idea how it happened but all of a sudden he started talking about business web hosting. I was somewhat in shock and stumped as I got no clue how we started talking about it and truthfully I got no idea about any kind of hosting, well not if it has to do with computers. I was just sitting there nodding my head in agreement, pretending I knew what he was talking about then after about ten minutes he asked my point of view so I told him. "Well you see Steve, I have no flaming idea what your talking about" oh my goodness that was the worst thing I could say to a computer geek so then he started,
"Well do you know what web hosting is?"
"No" I replied, again the worst answer I could have given, as then he really started and I felt like I was sitting in a classroom.
"Well a web hosting compny is a company that......."
Oh my goodness the smallest and simpliest of details where not spared on me!
Moral to the story for me is, when a computer geeky friend asked you if you know what your talking about, nod your head and say YES!!!!

It fits!

2010-11-09T19:42:00.002+01:00

Today there was not a lot on the agenda to do. I have the whole week free as work has not planned me in to do any work so I have spread the things I need done over the whole week so there is only 1 or 2 small things to do a day. Today all I had to do was take some papers to the lawyer. While I was out I decided also to go for a small drive and went to a shop that is quiet a drive but what the heck, I wanted to be out of the house.
My friend and I hit the shop and spent a whopping $8, we had a great time looking at all the Christmas displays and wondering how we will decorate the house this year. I am a really big fan of Christmas, some say I go somewhat overboard.
After the shopping the idea was to go home but my friend said he wanted to hit the IKEA, so another 10 minutes driving and we arrived at IKEA. The plan was not to buy anything but I ended up walking out with a bunk bed! All well and fine you my think but my car is very very small, when I say small a mini cooper is bigger the my car and here I am sitting there with a bunk bed. I got my friend to fold back the seats and make as much room as possible. We had people walking past laughing, some even stopped and watched and they were amazed when they seen the package with the bunk bed slide in no problem!
I closed the back of the car jumped in and drove off, as we drove off we laughed so hard as people still stood there in shock that we could fit this huge package in the car. We got home and it was harder to get the bed out of the car then it took to get in. The bed is now safe in the hall and waiting until it is needed upstairs, so by the weekend.

Getting fit

2010-11-07T09:49:00.002+01:00

Seeing all the things that have been happening lately I have let a lot of things slip, cleaning and fitness have been right on the bottom of the list, actually the only thing on my list has been " try to keep my sanity"
While I was in the city the other day I was handed some fitness business cards and it hit me how I have let myself go and that made me really upset. For months I have been active and slowly losing weight (I do have a lot to lose) and the last 5 weeks I have done nothing due to all the personal and family things happening.
When the man of the house come home a week ago you could also see he enjoyed his time away and the food from a different culture as he has put on over 8kg (over 16lbs) You can not really see it on him as he is so tall and a little belly on him is so cute!
He is complaining he needs to lose the weight, I am upset i have put weight back on and then someone handing up as fitness business card in the city, it is all a hint, I have to get things back on track, not only my fitness but life in general.
I am not waiting till 2011 to make it a plan for next year, I need to take action and it will start, tomorrow? ok it will start today!

Court today

2010-11-04T21:09:00.002+01:00

Once again I was at court today but can you believe it, I liked court today, first of all it was over very quickly, usually I have to wait hours and hours but I was in court only 5 minutes after arriving so that was a nice change, then my ex how reamed by the judge and it was so nice to see, I got warm fuzzy feelings inside.
Court lasted about 20 minutes, I was finished before 10am so I went hunting for the kid and the man, it was easy to find them they were sitting in a cafe having a cola waiting for the shops to open so before the shops got the chance to open I whisked them away to Valkenburg where we went in the caves! It is amazing there, there is over 500km of tunnels, all man made, thee are paintings on the walls going back hundreds of years, it is really mind blowing, the caves were also used in the world war to hide from the germans.
After the visit to the caves we went to our favourite cafe and had a nice lunch before heading home. The day seemed so long but we done a lot in a short amount of time, it is now 9pm and the kid is already in bed and I am fighting to stay awake, this is a hint to get to bed, tomorrow is another day and I am sure we will have more fun.

24 hours

2010-10-30T09:30:00.001+02:00

Oh my goodness it has been insane the last 24 hours.
9am yesterday I picked up the man from the airport and his sister, I had 3 excited, hyper kids with me, happy to see thier parents.
When I got home thought I could rest but that was so far from the truth, My mans sister called us to tell us that her husband had been rushed to hospital and they were operating right away. She did not even get to unpack her suitcase from vacation, it was right away in the back of the ambulance and straight to hospital.
I had to get my final check up and also drive 200km to go get my daughter, it is totally insane, I have no idea when things will slow down but it better slow down soon I am not sure I am strog enough to keep up this pace, it has been only a week since my emergancy operation and I need things to slow down before I totally burn out.

Keeping busy with jewelry

2010-10-26T23:55:00.002+02:00

Yes yes yes I have been talking about it forever, passing the time and how it is going so slowly. Trying to relax I have started doing a lot more of my jewelry and it is getting to the stage I need some jewelry showcases.
This year I am going to try and get to a Christmas market again though I find it is really expensive to hire a table to display my things and sell them, I do not make jewelry for a job it is a hobby and when trying to relax and making so many things I have to sell them somehow right? I only have so many girlfriends to give the jewelry to and it is not like they have a birthday every week.
There is another option I have also been thinking of to sell some of my item. One of my very next friends works as an hairdresser and at the moment they do not sell anything in thier shop and I have asked if I am able to display osme of my necklaces and things and see if they will sell, I know they will, I make very nice things but to get that little extta pocket money it is always nice right?
I can stop my rambling now and get back to making somethings for a market, or something like that

1 week

2010-10-22T10:16:00.000+02:00

What can happen in 1 week? I know a lot!
The plan is to get the house in order and let the time fly> I know me, I know I can not do things calm or slow.
I do not know what else to say, I look around the room now and see all the things I WANT to do it is not like it needs to be done, now I say that most of my time is really taken up by work as I am working 12 hours or more a day and then when I get home it is not like I want to do anything.
Oh I do not know what I am rambling on about, my life is all in order but my head is such a mess and so busy right now that I am so happy when my head hits the pillow as nine times out of ten I can fall asleep fast, I am not sleeping long but atleast it gives my physical and mental rest for the few short hours it happens.

Time does not fly

2010-10-17T10:14:00.000+02:00

They say time flies when your having fun or if you keep busy. If that is so what is going wrong here? I am so busy and time is going past so slow, the last week seems like it has been a month, it keep dragging on and on.
I am waiting for 27 days to pass by and now there is a week or so to go so please someone farward the clock I want it to be the 29th!
I think you have read it all before what I am waiting for the days to fly past so I will not go into it again, though I must say, after the 29th my week is so full of things to do and also appointments, I have the doctors, the dentist, court, lawyers and then inbetween I need to look for a new car and help the man of the house fix all the things that have broken since he has been away and there is a lot, starting with the pond and ending with changing the light bulbs!

Seasons change

2010-10-12T07:46:00.002+02:00

Well there is no stopping it, the cold weather is here and it is time to bring in the outdoor chairs, the table, also to cover the plants and prepare the pond for the oncoming winter.
It was a very mild summer and right now I am very jelous of my boyfriend and he is still sitting outside in the sun, lapping up the suns rays and sipping on ice tea!
He is on the other side of the world for a vacation and he rubs it in just about daily in an email telling me how the weather is so lovely and warm and here I am freezing body parts off!
It is only a matter of time before he is home (17 days actually) and then I will make him pay! I will get him to finish the garden and bring all the heavy things in.
I love him dearly but he is just being plain mean, there better be a lot of gifts to make up for all the mean-ness.
Now enough of that and back to the topic, if there ever was a topic. So I have got most of the things inside and I really miss sitting outside in the sun, but I have replaced the outside chairs and tables with the winter bird houses and put out seed for the animals so soon enough I will be able to watch all the wild life through the window from the confort of my armchair, my nice warm armchair.

Strange date

2010-10-10T20:11:00.002+02:00

It is one of them strange dates again and I have just had a nice busy weekend with my daughter, it was so nice and it also kept my mind off the fact the Man was not here.
My daughter was off playing with her friends most of the weekend, she is really a social person, though I did catch her for about 2 hours and I took her shopping for new jeans, she is one of these girls with a perfect butt and they fit into no jeans!!!
Not a lot of interesting things happened at all actually, though it might as I am about to check my lottery tickets and hope I have atleast won 100,000 if I do you will hear about it i am sure. Wow what would I do with 100,000? I would pay off my bills, buy a car and throw the rest into savings, what a dream that would be, being debt free **stops and thinks**
Right enough time thinking and dreaming I am off to check them tickets!

Can not sleep

2010-10-05T07:38:00.002+02:00

I have ben throwing myself into work and trying to keep myself busy, it has been 4 days since my man as left and the house is so empty, there is no warmth here and I can not sleep. Every night when I go to bed I try to trick myself that he is on night shift, but the reality hits when I was up at 7:30 and there is no one bringing me breakfast in bed or kissing me awake, I know I will get through it and that it is only another 23 days before he is home but still, this really sucks big time!
Please let the days go fast, please please!!!!

Noooooo

2010-09-29T21:35:00.002+02:00

The time is just about here!!!!
The love of my life is about to leave for a month!
I have only 2 more nights of hugging him, well actually no more nights as I will be working and he is on night shift so I guess that means I will not hug him again at night for over a month!!!! Oh my goodness the reality has just set in and I totally hate it! this sucks I do not know how I will survive but I guess I have to right?

work work work

2010-09-22T10:11:00.002+02:00

Work has been somewhat different this week! I have shared my time to 2 different companies, I am not sure how it will work of it is actually will work but I guess time will tell.
I have to travel a lot for my work and seeing I shall not have a car soon that is going to be somewhat of a problem but until that time I will save every penny I can and see if I can get my hands on a cheap dump of a car just to get me to work then I can start saving for something better.
I am really enjoying my job and I get to meet some amazing people with some pretty interesting life stories, I will have to share some of them with you sometime.
Well i getter get moving I am off to work again to meet some more interesting people.

Using it

2010-09-17T07:28:00.002+02:00

My Birthday hs come and gone and I loved it!
I had people around me who loved me and who I love.
It was also my friends daughters birthday on the 13th so I attended a Princess party for a 5 year old it was a load of fun, also my step daughter was there so it made it even better, the worst part of the day is that I had to see her mother but I can grind my teeth for a few minutes if it makes my step daughters day :-)
All is all it was a fun day and we both got a lot of gifts!

Today

2010-09-13T08:44:00.000+02:00

It is my birthday!!!!!
now bring on the gifts please!!!!!!!

Why didn't I know?

2010-09-11T19:00:00.002+02:00

Many many years ago before I got married, before I had a kid, before I got divorced, before I moved country and got single again, (wow that is a lot of before's) I was living in Canada and I never knew about fitness dates canada. I was single, thin and sexy back then now I am, well just me. I would have loved to check out the dating scene there and see what I ended up with, or not ended up with.
I wonder, seeing all that has been happening in my life recently if it might be worth a good shot, I mean having a go at some dating and things. When I think about it, it seems more trouble then it is really worth well in my case it is.
I know many people who have had luck with internet dating and also fast dating, I think that fast dating seems like fun but the thing I think is most important is that you have something in comment, like fitness, hmm that reminds me I should get back into some kind of fitness before people start thinking I am Santa.
Like I said it has worked for sme people and maybe I should ask around what people think is the best, or maybe just bite the bullet and jump in.

Summer?

2010-09-11T18:49:00.002+02:00

Who's stupid idea was it to listen to the weatherman today? cloudy and huge chance or rain. It did start of a little foggy this morning but nothing to bad, it was also cold, by lunch time I was wishing I had put on my swimsuit instead of listening to the weatherman and putting on jeans! It was to late tochange, I was already visiting a friend and I did not have a change of cloths with me.
In the car driving to my friends I was sweating so badly while sitting in a trafficjam! Yes a trafficjam on a saturday!
The day did not get any better seeing I just bitched and complained and had fights with my friend all day, it was so stressful and I was so relaxed sitting in the car when I was driving home to my safe haven. I am really really happy to be home and my headache is gone and I am enjoying this lovely relaxing glass of wine.

Carnival!

2010-09-11T10:40:00.003+02:00

Woo hoo not long before carnival is here again and I have already been making my costume, well some of it, I am not so talented I can do it all.
My friends daughter wants to go as barbie so I have been looking at some Barbie Costumes, truth is I would not know where to start, Renske is only 5 and wants to go as barbie? and let me ask you this, when you think of barbie what is the first thing to come to mind? yeah my point exactly, so I think it is best to buy one from a store.
This year I am thinking of going as the red queen from the new Alice in Wonderland movie and a friend of mine wants to go as the mad hatter, I think it will be loads of fun all we need is an Alice and a rabbit and we will have the whole cast just about haha.
Ahhh Carnival I can not wait, it is still many months away but you need to plan far ahead, also save money for all that drinking!!! woo hoo please please 2011 come around fast, err no wait not to fast as I have not even started saving for christmas though I have already got one gift :-) that makes me proud of myself!

Weekend!

2010-09-11T10:28:00.002+02:00

It was a really busy week at work this week and there are so many blogs in me about what happened at work but I will leave that for another time as I am so happy it is weekend! Mind you there is a high chance that I am working all next week and weekend so I better enjoy my time free!
This weekend will also be going fast because there is a lot of driving this weekend to do. I am heading to a friends this weekends and they live a few hundred km away so it is not going to be to much fun I guess but then again I have my little moster with me and she is really looking forward to seeing her friends also.
I guess I better get my arse into gear and get there as I do have to be home at 8pm and AArrgggg I wish I was at work haha less stress.

Move it

2010-09-08T18:03:00.004+02:00

The day is getting closer and closer that my friend is moving house so that means I will be bored as anything on msn I do not know if I can handle living without her for to long. When we were talking the other day she was freaking out about getting a moving company and that she called just about called all Los Angeles Moving Companies. I am not sure that is totally true but I do know the stress of moving so I think she has done the right thing to call in a moving company rather then doing it herself.
When I was in the military they use to come into your house and pack everything, and I mean everything! moving was stress free then, the only stress I had was putting things in the correct place after they unpacked things. oh I am so happy it is her moving and not me, I also hope she can get the internet on as soon as possible or I will be left all alone online and no one to complain to about work and believe me with how things have been at work lately there is a lot to complain about and I am sure it is not going to change anytime soon!

SCREAM

2010-09-08T17:42:00.002+02:00

I was really happy last night when I checked my agenda and did not have to start will 11:30am, I like to have a little sleep in and to have one in the middle of the week is really nice so you can imagine how shattered and upset I was when the company called me and asked me where the hell I was!! I am in bed you fools! I did not have to start till 11:30am then the voice on the other end of the phone informed me that there was a last minute change and I should be at the first client! Last minute change? they changed the agenda at 8am when I was sleeping knowing I started work around lunchtime!!
I did tell them that THIER rules are that there are no changed after 6pm for the coming day.
Idiots, I was pissed off and upset and I let them know it, I also know they are really short of workers right now so I asked for a payrise, and should be getting it as of next week, I mean if they get thier act together.

Together

2010-09-07T21:37:00.002+02:00

From a young age I was always wanting to get braces because of my teeth not being correct. It was put off for many many years, I guess my parents thought it was not the most important thing to get done. Years later I was determind to get braces so my teeth would be perfect for my wedding day, again it did not happen and I have learnt to live with the look and teeth I have.
A few months ago when my daughter went to the dentist she was told she needssomething to correct her teeth, just my luck I had told her a while ago I always wanted my teeth corrected and she has now said she will only get hers done if I do mine at the same time.
So many children I know were teased as kids because of braces and I think I found the answer in Austin Invisalign, they are kind of like ivisable braces, it is really hard to explain, I think you better check it out yourself and read up on it. So it looks like it is going to happen, I will get my teeth corrected like I wanted to over 20 years ago, see good things do come to those who wait

Film night!

2010-09-07T21:18:00.002+02:00

Woo hoo another Tuesday night that means another film night.
Every Tuesday and Thursday night it is film night and tonight it is at my house, someone just picked out the film "Shelter" no idea what it is about but apparentlyI will be looking through my fingers a lot. Ok lights out, chips are served and everyone has a beer or a wine, let the horror begin

Networking

2010-09-07T18:12:00.002+02:00

The last months have been a struggle due to the fact I have been unable to work. The bills kept rolling in and due to my ex boss not doing her paperwork I was not able to get any kind of goverment assistance so I had zero coming in.
As I mentioned in my last few posts I got a job and it is a good one, I guess any job that pays the bills is good right? I went through a lot of avenues to try getting a job everything from going to job agencies to having personal networking cards.
I think looking for a job is a lot harder then actually having a job and keeping it. I am so very lucky to have a job I like and I am sure in the future you will be reading a lot of things that have happened at work and believe me it is very entertaining, I leave work laughing every day and it is actually nice to have a stress free job, I know when I sit in my car and make my way home there is no extra hours, no paperwork that needs to be done before the next day. Ahhh I am happy!!!!

Sweat it

2010-09-06T18:07:00.000+02:00

I was talking to a friend a few weeks ago how I need to get my big behind back to the gym as I am stacking on the weight. There are a few things standing in my way of doing that, one is money and 2 is money and 3 is my back.
I also started a new job recently, which my doctor has kicked my arse over because it is not good for my back and my physio was also standing in line to kick me but what can you do when you have no income and bills coimng in? So anyways off to work I went and oh my goodness!!!! I do not need the gym anymore, I am working with older people in the community and they have thier heaters on FULL blast all day long, I walk in the door and I am sweating so there is an added bonus to doing the work I am not allowed to do, I lose weight and in the long run that has to be good for my back!

The rain come down

2010-09-04T17:25:00.002+02:00

As the winnie the pooh song goes,
The rain rain rain came down down down.
It is time to get any little leaks in order as the weather is changing really fast this year, well I think it is changing fast.
So calling all Austin Texas Roofing people, get your work belts on as the rush hour is about to begin!
Talking about leaking roofs, when I got the house with my ex it needed a new roof and then I left him and he stayed in the house, He still does not have a new roof and I have heard from my daughter that when she visits and it is raining he actually has a blow up pool he puts in the living room to catch all the rain, mind you the living room is on the ground floor so the rain has to go from the attic through the floor where the bedrooms are and then into the living room and kitchen on the ground floor, correct me if I am wrong but does it not seem a better idea to catch it before it runs down all the walls and makes it rot from the inside out? Even a better option, get the darned roof fixed! think it is to late now, over 11 years of rain coming in and wetting all the walls and floors, I think it is only a matter of time before the walls fall off and someone falls through a floor seeing they are wooden.

Sleep

2010-09-04T17:08:00.002+02:00

As I have been unable to sleep the last few weeks anymore then 4 hours a night I decided to remind myself what sleep was, so I clicked my way over to wiki and I was reminded what it was after reading the first line "Sleep is a naturally recurring altered state of consciousness with relatively suspended sensory and motor activity." oh yes sleep, I want it, I miss it and for the life of me I do not know why I can not sleep. I am going to bed early as I am totally knackered, I am having my warm chocolate milk before I go to bed or my herbal tea and then it happens, I look at the ceiling for hours and hours on end. The other night it was 4am and I still could not sleep so I got out of bed and started cleaning, at 6am I was so tired I feel asleep but then I was awake at 8am, I am sure if I do not get a good nights sleep soon I will be heading for a physical burn out!

Cleaning up the waste

2010-09-03T21:35:00.002+02:00

Whenever you turn on the Tv or read a newspaper there will be something said about how the world is going and how the earth is handling the global warming. I am happy there are so many things these days that you can recycle and more companies that are now starting up and growing fast because there is so much demand to recycle.
So when the whole world is going crazy about recycling and taking care of waste, I am thinking I start at home and small, I am thinking electronic waste is a good place to start. Ok I need to confess, I would not do that at all, I would actually get someone else to do it for me as that is what I am like when it comes to computers, fix it or blow it up. I am actually starting to think computers and electrical goods are all allergic to me, every time I get close to one something always goes wrong, Wait what am I talking about? that is where electronic waste talk comes in handy! I blow most electrical things up.
It was only a few weeks ago my fridge blew up, then days later my coffee machine, most recently my monitor and washing machine.

Cheers, to the future

2010-09-02T19:54:00.000+02:00

I have not blogged a lot about all the stress and things happening in my life but I can tell you I was about to lose my mind over it.
On Wednesday things in my life come to a head, there was so much stress and no light at the end of the tunnel that I got every single legal paper in my house and I hit the city. I put 1euro in the parking meter which gave me just over an hour to get things I wanted done, what did I want to get done? I wanted a job, I do not care what I have to do but I wanted a job. I was tempted to take a toothbrush with me to show people I was even willing to clean toilets with it.

How did it go?
what happened?
You will find out later in the next blog ( or 2 )

A little change

2010-08-30T22:50:00.002+02:00

Here I was thinking females are the only ones who spend hours infront of the mirror and making themselves perfect, that all changed the other week when a friend of mine was spending hours in the bathroom doing his hair, which was very strange seeing he has just about no hair!
The night went on and we attended the party we were invited too. I like the Dutch style parties they are usually quiet and there is a lot of time to get around to all your friends and catch up on things but while I was talking to one of my friends I over heard someone talking about getting plastic surgery and that they found the person they wanted to do the work, a Houston Plastic Surgeon. I guess it is because of most of the people I know have not had any surgery done at all, so my friend that mentioned she was going under the knife was totally swamped with questions about what she was getting done and how it is done, you name it she was asked about it.
It was a very interesting night and also very eye opening it made me sit back and think about a few things myself and as for my male friend who loves himself so much, he has been on the internet looking up all different ways to improve himself.

The Silence

2010-08-30T22:40:00.002+02:00

This morning I slept in, when I woke up the house was so quiet it was some what spooky.
For the last few weeks I have had a house full of kids five to be exact.
Every morning the oldest boy would be awake about 6am, he was not quiet when he walks down the stairs, then there was my monster, the oldest she always comes in and gives me a hug and a kill good morning, she usually lays next to me for a few minutes till the other kids are awake and then there is no rest for me.
I did not like the silence this morning though I know it will not be to long before the house is full of kids again, Friday to be exact.

Thee, letter

2010-08-14T19:30:00.002+02:00

Here we go! Now all the "fun" and games will begin!
You know how I said a few posts ago that there was some flickering of light at the end of the tunnel? Well today I am not sure if the light went out or got brighter, let me explain.
Some months ago now a friend of mine (let me state only a friend) started having big problems with his ex. Now let me give you a little back ground information, my friend was kicked out of the house 4 years ago because she was having an affair with his best friend, yes a well known story to many, since then she has married this guy and had another kid BUT my friend helped me out when I was in trouble and I am staying at his place for a few weeks, those eeks has actually turned into few months and that is where the trouble started!
It is around the whole town that we are a couple which is not true. Anyway back to the story, she has made it harder for him because she thinks I am having a relationship with her ex that she kicked out 4 years ago! Now, today Thee letter, arrived for him to sign and send to her, a letter to invite her to court, oh my goodness is something going to hit the fan!
Four years ago when all this mess started he hired a lawyer an Divorce Lawyer Austin, now she is not keeping to her visiting and what now and like I said, something is going to hit the fan. I am keeping a low profile not that it makes any difference she is calling me andsaying lovely words to me, I thought sailors could only use that many words in a sentence without a breath but no she really has her limited vocab. under control.
Anyways this will end soon I am sure, though I am not looking forward to Monday when she gets the letter from the lawyers! Wish me luck and if I never blog again you know what happened, she knows where I live.

Welcome to the world

2010-08-14T19:22:00.002+02:00

Yesterday at 16:35 my friends sister was rushed into the delivery room to have an emergency C-section, minutes later she was wheeled into her hospital room with a very healthy little boy.
After letting mother and child have a good nights rest I could not hold off anymore to see the baby so I jumped in the car with my friend and my daughter and off to germany to see the baby. OOhhhh my goodness what is little Quinton so cute!!! do not hold me to my words that the babies name is Quinton it is something alone them lines.
Seeing a new born baby just makes me so clucky though nothing will come of that anytime soon!

Design yourself

2010-08-14T15:31:00.002+02:00

Thank you for all the comments about the light at the end of the tunnel.
While trying to see that light at the end of the tunnel I have been looking into different things, everything from working at home to starting my own business. I have been looking into starting my own business for a long time, the paper work they bury you in is just amazing and very much a struggle to get through.
So as I was saying I was looking through a lot of things and then and something made me raise an eyebrow, then it made me go cross eyed. I seen the heading Plastic Surgery Web Design. When I read it out loud to myself I first giggled as the thoughts ran around in my mind, thinking, hmm design yourself online, print it out and then go to a plastic surgeon, I am sure you all know and understand that is not the case, though I think it will solve a lot of peoples problems who want to look like barbie.
What is it all about then? should I tell you or should you go and find out for yourself? yeah I think I let you all do the detective work and get back to me on that.

Topping on the cake

2010-08-13T00:58:00.002+02:00

Ever had the feeling that no matter what the heck you do or how hard you work you can never get ahead? Well I was getting what I thought was ahead, my stress level was going down, I was relaxing, I could see light at the end of the tunnel but then..........
today I got a phone call that blew that right out of the water!
So I guess I have 2 choices, let it get me down, scream, cuss and kick something and move on or i can just let it go, deal with it and move on, but in doing that it will just drive me to work even harder and to reach for that dream of mine that is coming closer and closer every day, so back to work I guess, it is only 1:20am so not bed time yet right ?

Cooling down.

2010-08-10T22:55:00.000+02:00

Despite everything it's been a really good summer and very warm too, can't remember having this good a summer in a long time. This has meant that to stay very cool I have really had to rely heavily on my air conditioning. Air Conditioning Austin TX has really been working hard this summer but I'm glad it's stood up because a few times
I've really needed and been very glad it's there and ready to go at the flick of a switch. My favourite aircon trick is when I'm on a long drive on a hot day and I put some bottled water or something in the glove compartment with the air conditioning on full blast, and when I get where I'm going I have an ice cold drink there for me ready to drink.
Summers like these I have to wonder how we ever survived without air conditioning, it just the best invention ever. I remember being on holiday, I paid a lot extra in the hotel room for air conditioning, I am in the room 5 minutes and suddenly there's a click and the thing breaks down, within minutes the places was an oven
and they couldn't move me to another room so was stuck in their the whole 2 weeks without it. I couldn't wait to go out in the evenings just for some cool air.

how I time manage

2010-08-10T22:50:00.002+02:00

Farmville, that is how I time manage. If I have to do something I will work out about how long things are going to take and then on my farmville I will plant flowers or crops that I can plow when I get home. Is this an addiction? I think if you ask DrPhil it might just be. Am I having fun, relaxing and de-stressing because of it? yes I sure am and that is really important right now with how busy and insane my life is. Farmville is mama time so no one should bother me or I make themm plow some fields too haha.
There are mor games I play on facebook, think all my fish are dead and my cafe food is all green, ha well that is the facebook life.

Train tracks

2010-08-10T16:55:00.003+02:00

The time is coming, it is coming closer and closer and weekly I hear something about it. My 11 year old is going to need bracers. Already she has been coming up with all the names kids will be calling her and she is really worried about it. I have tried everything to make her not stress so much, goodness me she does not even have them yet, I have tried telling her that we can get them together as I also need them, no it did not work, she said I did not have to go to school and get called names from kids and she does have a point there.
The last appointment at the dentist they told me about something I have never heard about that wil, for sure, hel my daughter and not get her picked on at school. Invisalign Austin, ok admittingly they are not only avalible in Austin but on the website they have so much information that if you also have a kid worrying about getting bracers check out some alternatives.
I was never picked on at school by anyone, I was never bullied and I will do anything I can to make it also not happen to my daughter. Children have to go through so much, it is all a part of growing up and I just do not want to add to it and try to stop it if possible.

Ding dong

2010-08-10T15:43:00.003+02:00

My door bell is getting no rest, none at all! today I have had to answer the door 6 times within an hour, normally it would be someone trying to sell me something but no not this time. i have had child after child coming and wanting to play with the kids. At this moment the kids are at the ex's so when they get back they will really be busy I am sure, busy with going to thier friends houses, I wonder if there is any time left for me :(
I really miss the monsters when they are not here though when they are here they drive me crazy and to the edge of insanity.
Only 4 more days and the house will be filled with kids again and the best part is, **whispers** shh no telling, I have done a few things in the house for them, thank you to a free website online I have got them a new and floor in the party room which they wanted to be a bedroom, it is just about finished! my goodness 4 more days to get the room done , now I am stressing!

The plan

2010-08-09T16:23:00.002+02:00

As many of you see there is a lot to get done in the next few months in the house, starting with the bills then moving onto the building.
I have been looking around and have managed to get some things for free, I have laminate floors for the kids bedroom for free which is right in my budget! but now there is things that you need to hire someone, like putting windows in the attic where the kids have decided they ALL want to sleep!
After all that is in order I think we all need to sit down and just the house floor plans in order, what we want and most important, what we need!
In one way I love all the work to do in the house, goodness me we still have walls to paint and floors to put down, I am going cross eyed, I look outside and I see the stones we need to lay for the path and that is just for the postman to give us our daily mail, I mean bills.. hmm ok lets scrap the path idea haha.
Now back to reality for me, I need to get these things slowly in order and it is getting there it has to be done all in baby steps and after all the things are done that will be the time I can rest a little before wanting to change everything.

looking under the bed

2010-08-09T16:16:00.002+02:00

I know sometimes I can be a little slow and here is an example, I just realised we are in the 8th month of the year so that means there is only a few weeks till Christmas which means in a few short months I have some huge huge bills coming in. I checked over my bills and agenda for the year and it has hit me in the face like a truck, i need to have $6000 before the end of febuary! any ideas? I mean other then getting a 3rd and 4th job, which seeing there is only 24 hours in a day I just can not do it.
I have started selling things on eBay again and also making more of my christmas crafts to see if I can also sell some of them at a market or online, if I had the money to buy a lottery ticket I think I would!

Best place on earth!?

2010-08-08T08:07:00.002+02:00

Are you like me and some times you feel the walls closing in around you? My goodness I have been feeling like that for a while. They say a haircut is as good as a holiday but I am not to sure about that at all! There are so many saying and I have tried them all, the haircut, the grass being greener but the fact still remains I am going totally insane here! I need to get away, I need to get on top of a mountain and just scream, or I can just go for Independent Living San Antonio.
I am sure some of you out there have just wanted to pack your bags and go, no turning back, just up and leave and start from scratch all over again. Come on your not telling me I am the only one?
The reason for starting a new life is not because I want to run away from my troubles or problems that is not it at all, just think how amazing it would be to just go to a new town, a new country and just start over, no one knows you, you can do what you like, be the real you and life how you want to, ok it will not be easy but think of the freedom and how breathin would be a lot easier, well for me it will be as I am sure these walls are closing in on me!

What is sleep?

2010-08-08T08:01:00.002+02:00

I need sleep as 5 hours a night is not cutting it! and what is it about this time of year and all the birthdays? Last weekend I had 2 bithday parties to go to, lucky they were on different days, last night I also hd 2 parties, again thank goodness they were at different times. I am somewhat free next week seeing there is only 1 party and it is of my neighbour, he is a funny guy though his girlfriend is somewhat strange! I am sure there is going to be another party or 2 pop up unexpeted, it always happens, lucky I am good at time mamnagement and can fit them all in and lets face it, going to the parties helps my budget as no one gives gifts over here and there is loads of free food and beer!

Wow wow and more wow!

2010-08-07T13:05:00.002+02:00

I have suffered from back pain since I was 13, though it has only been the last few years that the back pain has got worse, yeah maybe it is because I have got older and also put on some weight. I have hunted though the internet for years for that instant fix, the pill I can take to make all my problems go away, the problem is that there is no such thing. Over my months and years of research and looking for that pill I come across Austin Chiropracter. I have read and seen video from them and I have to say I love the guys! How they explain things in simple terms and compair it to other things, it is just straight forward english with no hidden meanings. I have been to many people for my back and they sit there explaining things to me in all these technical terms and big words, it all flies over my head and I leave more confused and dumb founded then when I went in.
All I am looking for is some answers about my back, is that to much to ask for? I want to know what it feel like to have less pain, I will be happy with that, having no pain would just be totally amazing!

Best friend chat

2010-08-06T12:43:00.000+02:00

My best friend is a nutter, that is nothing new, he is a total insane nutter who, no matter what, can put a smile on my face. This mornng I am in a lot of pin with my back, well this is just another morning with back pain, it has been constant for the last 2-3 weeks now. So anyways I am in pain, just about ready to have a painkiller and Myutopia decides to make me laugh so hard I about pee my pants and on top of that hurt my back more from laughing. My best friend means well, as I said above he is a nutter.
I visit him often in england and I plan to again soon as in the next few weeks that is when I find my passport, it has been misplaced and I need it and to have my english fix before I go postal, or before he does, his work is being a pain in his rear end.
So I have only been awake an hour or 2 and already I know about the damage chilli has done to him, been told word for word about him getting dressed and all I get is images of him hopping around the room trying to put pants on without falling, actually he has been quiet a little to long maybe he has knocked himself out falling or something?
Ok better call him, see if he is still alive!

Research

2010-08-03T23:02:00.002+02:00

Through trial and error in my life I have learnt the hard way and yes you learn your lesson but it is not always a nice way to learn, so I have learnt that trying to prevent something going wrong you need to do your research. I admite usually when I did not do my research it cost me dearly, money rise usually and obviously a lot of time, so you can imagine when I have thought about cosmetic surgery I have done my investigating.
Cosmetic Surgeons Dallas hasmet all my requirments, and lets face it when you want something done that can alter you looks you do not want anything going wrong and you do not want to go into it with your eyes closed and just picking anyone from the phone book.
There are a few things I would like to improve on my body, even though I am only turning 36 the many years living in the sun is really starting to show, there are a handful of other things I would like to take care of but I shall keep that to myself ;)
There is the old saying, a hair cut is as good as a holiday, now what would it be to get a little nip and tuck? (so to say)

Billionaire

2010-08-03T23:01:00.001+02:00

This is the song that is making my daughter want to work harder, she wants to be a billionair and if she keeps being motivated like she is right now, well the sky is the limit, she might just get there, maybe not to a bilionaire but successful.

Enjoy the song.

Making Withdrawal easier

2010-08-03T17:44:00.001+02:00

More and more these days you are reading in the news paper or seeing on the tv someone killed due to an addiction and that is not including people who rob to get the money for thier addiction. I grew up in a household with an alcoholic parent, though he was a happy and functioing alcoholic it does not make it ok.
My cousin was addicted to something that was totally taking over his life and driving loved ones away, if it was not for Opiate Withdrawal I am sure he would not be with us now. Pulling his life together the whole family is proud of him and he is now a well known and respected business owner in our local town. Seeing everything he has been through in his life and pulled through to be the man he is today, I take my hat off to him.
I know the first step is always the hardest and relaps is not an option, that is something he always says over and over, after all the hard work he has put in to get clean and keep clean which has taken years, he is onto the next hard part of his life, he has just become a father to a lovely healthy baby boy!
Congrats cuz!!!!

Making it fit

2010-08-03T17:43:00.001+02:00

Todays temp. was nice this morning so I decided to make a start on the attic. A few weeks ago I got my hands on some laminate flooring and just enough for the attic as the children have decided they all want the same bedroom. Right now it is still looking like an attic due to the fact that I have zero money to build a wall and put a door in, goodness I have not even painted the walls there yet.
So the floor has been started and it is making the place look more friendly, anything will look more friendly then a cement floor. The weather outside has got way to hot to finish the floor so I have figured I will so a little everyday, today I have finished about 5m2 which is a start, I do that every day and it will be finished in just over a week. All you mums out there wish me luck doing this all by my own!

Paint or replace?

2010-08-02T13:53:00.002+02:00

It is everyones dream to own a house, well most peoples dream that I know. When owning a house many people forget the little details that end up costing a fortune, for example this year I have to sand and paint all my outside windows and doors. The weather is due to stay clear with no rain so it looks like now would be the best time to start on it, but my goodness I really do not feel like it.
I am not looking forward to all the dust and paint all over the place! I am thinking of just calling windows replacement San Antonio and get all the wooden frames and windows replaces with aluminum frames and then there will be no more painting EVER!!!
Right now if there is even a little wind you can clearly hear the windows shaking and it is only single glass so it is very bad in the winter when trying to warm the house, or summer to cool the house. There are so many plus sides to getting the windows replaced I do not even know why I have not done it yet! So do I go and get sandpaper and paint? or just call up the company to get a quote and book a time for them to replace my windows?

Stupid things I say

2010-07-29T12:50:00.003+02:00

There is a song on the radio lately and my daughter loves it, it is called "billionaire" and my daughter has come up with many ways to make herself become a billionaire, well so she thinks.
It all started 3 weeks ago when she asked me for a horse, ok she does that weekly but she got me off guard and I said "well if you save 500euro we will look into it" how stupid was I? My daughter has pulled out all the stops to make money, she is making a lot more crafts and I think in the last week she has made 20 or more 3D cards and plans to sell them at the markets,she has also been asking people in the area if they have little jobs for her to do and to get a little money for it. I was so stupid, she is getting the money rolling in faster then I do! lets hope she has something else she wants to buy first!

Med Alert

2010-07-29T11:56:00.002+02:00

Over the years I was working for a handicapped lady I can tell you it was not easy to keep an eye on her all the time and also trying to get my work done. There was many things she needed help with and with her also getting older there was also age related things aded to the equation.
There are some things we have been able to do to make her life easier and safer, she was starting to have problems even getting out of bed, there were many times she had to call me due to being unable to move and to get out of bed, we got her a bed that can sit her upright so she could still get out of bed. Things had got a lot worse and then we found out about Med Alert, having med alert has given her back the independance she lost and she is so much happier now and it also made my job a lot easier. Although I am not working for her anymore she is still a good friend and every now and then she calls me as she needs some help but that is ok, what are friends for right? to be there when you need them.

Silence

2010-07-29T11:40:00.002+02:00

Today I had a sleep in. I am sure you are all asking how that happened seeing I have three kids? Well it is easy, my daughter is at her fathers and the step kids are at thier mothers. It is now time for me to sit back and relax and enjoy my time alone, do not get me wrong I love and miss the kids but there also comes a time when there has to be a me time!
I have been on long quiet walks in the forest, it is a lot different as usually there are kids running around and screaming "look look, look at this" or "wow what a cool insect" the usal kid things. I have actually finished a book! I have been reading it for a few weeks/months now and iti s finished, I have been able to sit in the sun and read! Wow this is all new to me, though I am not sure I can get use to it, I miss the kids :(

Being seen and heard

2010-07-28T16:51:00.003+02:00

For the last six months I have been trying to get my new cafe off the ground, many sleepless nights and stressful days as there are so many rules and regulations I am just swimming in red tape it is now getting beyond a joke. Every night when I go to sleep I dream of all the things I have to get done and when I wake up I am still thinking about the same thing.
There is one thing that has been very easy to arrange and it is also the most important thing a successful business needs and that is advertising, to get out there and be seen and heard. Austin Video Production are professionals, they are not new to the game and they know exactly what they are doing.
I think that is the thing people forget most about a business, it is all well and good you have a prime location for a shop/business but that still has limits to how many people walk past and see you, advertising on tv, radio and what not, that gets you out to a wider customer base. Do you want to be really successful in what your doing? yeah you know what to do.

Not always so pretty

2010-07-28T16:42:00.003+02:00

There is very few good pictures of me so it is no suprise that the picture I am about to show you was not the best of the night!

Yeah that is me at the start of the night, before even having a drink, honest it is! There are pictures from later in the night when I look better I assure you.

Today my daughter who is 11 decided she would email me this picture and tell me what she thought of it, apparently all her friends still think I am cool.

Physical Therapy!

2010-07-28T00:32:00.002+02:00

Today when I was paying at the gas station I dropped my agenda and all my papers fell out of it, no big deal but then I seen my appointment card for my physio, my goodness it has been over a year I have been going there.

I hurt my back at work some years ago but stupid me I kept on working and now I have really don some damage, I know I am stupid, people tell me that all the time.

I do not know if anyone else does this but when I know I need something, like a therapist I look for the best and it can be anywhere in the world (this is the world wide web you know) I found an Austin Physical Therapist that really impressed me so I know where I am heading if I ever need one when in that area.

With everything I have been through in the last years I would never wish back pain on anyone, I have never felt such pain and a constant pain. Please listen to me what I say, take care of your back, it is the only one you have got and it is not that easy to get it right once you have damaged it.

Comedy

2010-07-28T00:20:00.002+02:00

It is just past midnight and I am home from a long long drive taking my monster to see her father for a few days, on the way back it started to rain and I was so dead tired that I let my friend take over the driving, I slept for a few minutes and now I feel so refreshed.

Flopping onto the sofa and clicking the TV on I come across the 70's show, I am giggling my head off, it has been so long since I seen it, so sorry I can not stay to chat, I am off to laugh till I cry.

Finding the good link

2010-07-25T22:19:00.002+02:00

After many months of being away I have actually got back into blogging, it is not that my life got boring and there was nothing to write about, it was totally the other way around, my life was so busy and so up in the air that I could not keep anything straight there was just way to much on my plate at one time, the pile is slowly going down and life is getting back to normal (whatever normal might be).

Life has started to calm down and for some stress relief i have got back into blogging, it is taking a little to get back into but slowly I am getting the knack of it.

Over the time I was gone I lost a lot of my readers and also my links and lets face it Link Building is something that is hard to do and keep. There are some really good online companies that can give you a helping hand.

Depending on what your needs are the right service is out there for you, be a company who needs more customers coming in or just someone like me, err why do I need the links again? **chuckles** Either way I want my links back and getting a company to help me might just be the way to go.

cooling off

2010-07-25T22:10:00.002+02:00

Ahh finally today it started to rain a little and it cooled down at last!

The morning started off hot and I was working a lot, till I done my back in and then trying to take it easy but that is somewhat hard with three kids.

All in all the day was ok, other then the back pain and the children pretending to be deaf. The highlight being the fact it did cool off and it looks like it is going to keep raining all night, lets hope it does.

To hot to work

2010-07-25T12:11:00.002+02:00

Today we had the paving stones arrive for the front garden, though looking at the weather and how the sweat is already rolling down my forehead I am not to sure that the front garden will be finished today, it may not even get started if this weather keeps up, I do see some clouds coming over but if it lets things cool down I am not to sure.
It is hot days like this you should just stay in side sit back with a refreshing drink and praise air conditioning Austin TX for the heaven sent cool air!
I remember when I was living in Australia and I moved up north to the tropics and my house had no airco, I was so happy to go to work every day just to go into the buildings with airco, my car did not even have cooling and I tell you no matter what I will never ever buy a car again without airco or a house!
A lot of people are blaming the extreme weather on global warming I think it is just a matter of I am getting to old to handle the really hot weather and in the winter the extremly cold weather, however you look at it I think I am just going to sit here for a little while with my ice tea and air conditioning and if I have the energy I might move and do something.

Kid labour

2010-07-25T11:49:00.002+02:00

I love children I really do, I now have 3 of them so I must like them enough. After all the dirty diapers, the long nights when they will not sleep and they turn atleast 5, I start have realised I get huge benifits!

Alia is 11, Luuk is 8 and Anouk is 5 and my goodness they are so useful now, they do the dishes, they clean thier own rooms and every week I ask them wha they want to do in the house to get thier pocket money. Over the last few weeks they have offered to clean the bathroom, toilets, broom and wax the floors my goodness I have got amazing kids! I think soon I might teach them all to cook so I can sit back and relax. I see now all the efforts of raising a child pays off in the long run, I presume till they are teenagers.

Linux he said!

2010-07-25T11:36:00.002+02:00

I have no clue why I punish myself so badly, I am always getting lectures about how a computer works and what programes are for and what ones I should use, so the other day was no different when I mentioned to my friend that I had no clue about hosts and what the heck is linux. My friend stood there looking into my eyes and said "sit and let me tell you all about it" oh my goodnss I just wanted to shoot myself!
"So listen I will say it slowly and if you do not understand anything just stop me" right like I was going to stop him.
If you really want someone to host your site, look for someone that also does linux web hosting, Windows is Ok as a desktop in my opinion, but if you want something stable and secure, get it on a linux box or something running UNIX. They tend to stay up longer and be more resilient not to mention cheaper too as you don't have to pay a huge fat license fee to someone.
They usually can over a wider range of features too as a lot of what they run is free and open source so everything you could want is widely available to you.

I had to stop him, i was lost at the first few words, like I said, SHOOT ME, I thin I just let him take care of things for me!