This week our drains are blocked and our bathroom is currently flooded with gross toilet water : (
Also going down on my list are waiters who say that the food on the menu isn't spicy at all when it is! We were out eating Thai food and ended up drinking about ten bottles of water and drowning our pieces of meat in bowls of water before eating it. One of my friends worked out her golden ratio was one piece of lamb to two cups of water. Ok I admit I'm not the most spice tolerant person, but still!
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
More scribbles of a very average person
Today I woke up, sat on my bed for a very long time, thought about the thousands of kiddos who probably just started their first class at school for the year and thought ahaha thank goodness, no more math for me, I'm finally free!
Clearly a very eventful day ahead. I'm currently thinking about going for a walk (well I've actually been thinking about it for two hours now).
It has however been quite strange walking straight past 'back to school' sales for the first time and not feeling the urge to buy a box full of 10 cent exercise books and folders and notebooks and pens. It's not too sad though considering icecream has also been on half price sales! Yummers! Although yet again I feel myself gaining weight and my favourite orange skinny jeans are slowly getting harder to squeeze into.
So this week I finally got my first job as a tutor, and whilst it's not in retail I'm glad I finally have something relatively productive to do this month. I spent my first day at work ushering kids into classrooms, watching them run around the playground (despite my valiant efforts to uphold the 'no running at all times' rule) and marking their work. I may have possibly infringed some tutor codes of conduct e.g. wearing a skirt instead of long pants, not chatting through marking sessions for more than a half a minute, not chatting on subjects other than marking material (although there was an article on modern family, so technically I was ok there!)...It's definitely not the funnest job but perks are: I can go shopping now! (Oh and of course the joy and satisfaction and appreciation of innocence and energy and ladidadida of being around and helping out cute little kids.) Only problem is when I go shopping now I compare a shirt with about an hours' worth of work and after a while I feel so guilty I don't feel like buying anything anymore. Yesterday I bought a shirt and maroon pants and that was almost two hours of part time work gone so I kerbed my need to splurge after that. We also bought a cool waffle maker for a friend's birthday present, which we very proudly found on sale!
Clearly a very eventful day ahead. I'm currently thinking about going for a walk (well I've actually been thinking about it for two hours now).
It has however been quite strange walking straight past 'back to school' sales for the first time and not feeling the urge to buy a box full of 10 cent exercise books and folders and notebooks and pens. It's not too sad though considering icecream has also been on half price sales! Yummers! Although yet again I feel myself gaining weight and my favourite orange skinny jeans are slowly getting harder to squeeze into.
So this week I finally got my first job as a tutor, and whilst it's not in retail I'm glad I finally have something relatively productive to do this month. I spent my first day at work ushering kids into classrooms, watching them run around the playground (despite my valiant efforts to uphold the 'no running at all times' rule) and marking their work. I may have possibly infringed some tutor codes of conduct e.g. wearing a skirt instead of long pants, not chatting through marking sessions for more than a half a minute, not chatting on subjects other than marking material (although there was an article on modern family, so technically I was ok there!)...It's definitely not the funnest job but perks are: I can go shopping now! (Oh and of course the joy and satisfaction and appreciation of innocence and energy and ladidadida of being around and helping out cute little kids.) Only problem is when I go shopping now I compare a shirt with about an hours' worth of work and after a while I feel so guilty I don't feel like buying anything anymore. Yesterday I bought a shirt and maroon pants and that was almost two hours of part time work gone so I kerbed my need to splurge after that. We also bought a cool waffle maker for a friend's birthday present, which we very proudly found on sale!
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Allygator- my weekly bite at the world
This week I'm still bothered by how tough it is to break into the retail industry with no connections. Currently: still unemployed. Resumes sent out: like a billion. Replies: - none-
I'm also slightly fed up with the amount of tennis on tv at prime time, especially when they start replaying afternoon matches at night. It was fun to watch last week but I'm glad it's almost over.
I'm also slightly fed up with the amount of tennis on tv at prime time, especially when they start replaying afternoon matches at night. It was fun to watch last week but I'm glad it's almost over.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
The scribbles of a very normal average person
Today I was hoping to finally get out of my house and do some exercise and go for a swim, but the weather's just too dark and ominous (well not really, it's just cloudy, but that makes for a better excuse). So I've been stuck in my house for a while now; it took me three days to sleep off jetlag and I've spent the rest of the week standing around, staring at walls, slowly clearing out clothes and notes in my room and the occassional walk up the street. It's been super hot, sizzling over 40 degree heat round here, the hottest day in 150 years, but now it's just raining or looking like it's about to. In the past scorching days all I've wanted to do is bask in the soothing air con, watch the tennis on tv and eat icecream; I've eaten a lot of icecream recently! We've stocked up on cookies and cream, cornettos, honey and macadamia icecream, yum yum, there goes that new year's resolution, and of course my excuse is the blaring heat. Semi legit in my mind.
I've also been out grocery shopping a lot, restocking after our holiday fridge clearance. Yesterday we bought a heap of bargain meat because of those wonderful Australia Day sales, some rye and raisin sourdough- our current family fad, and a couple of bags of late night reduced priced bread and finger buns-hurray.
As for a job, I'm still very unemployed, I haven't earnt a cent on shares, my room is still a complete mess,yes, the rest of the month is looking rather bleak in my new Harrods diary (which I bought hoping to inspire myself; clearly working). I have however started reading again. Amazing right? The last book I touched was probably a biology textbook, the last novel was Frankenstein for high school English, and the last leisure book was honestly probably Harry Potter. So I haven't moved on very far, I've been engrossed in the Hunger Games series, which is actually very addictive and much easier to read after watching the movie, although it does feel like a mix of Twilight and Harry Potter and maybe Gladiators all in one. To pass more time I've also started Ellen's 'Seriously...I'm not kidding' which is a nice, light read. I love her humour as always and can't wait till she comes to Australia! And to pass even more time (how much time do I have?!?) on this very long 'staycation' I've picked up playing piano again, which is a testiment to how bored I must be, considering that wondrous blanket of fluffy dust on our piano, and I can't bring myself to play anything other than calm, honest, melodic pieces that suit my slow, passing time mood or Bach's Well Tempered Clavier (I just added that to sound more cultured.)
And now that I've reached the end of the day and unachieved nothing exciting in particular I guess it's time to call it another stressless night and look forward to yet another exciting day with a midday sleep in! Woot! Hopefully I'll enjoy them while they last!
I've also been out grocery shopping a lot, restocking after our holiday fridge clearance. Yesterday we bought a heap of bargain meat because of those wonderful Australia Day sales, some rye and raisin sourdough- our current family fad, and a couple of bags of late night reduced priced bread and finger buns-hurray.
As for a job, I'm still very unemployed, I haven't earnt a cent on shares, my room is still a complete mess,yes, the rest of the month is looking rather bleak in my new Harrods diary (which I bought hoping to inspire myself; clearly working). I have however started reading again. Amazing right? The last book I touched was probably a biology textbook, the last novel was Frankenstein for high school English, and the last leisure book was honestly probably Harry Potter. So I haven't moved on very far, I've been engrossed in the Hunger Games series, which is actually very addictive and much easier to read after watching the movie, although it does feel like a mix of Twilight and Harry Potter and maybe Gladiators all in one. To pass more time I've also started Ellen's 'Seriously...I'm not kidding' which is a nice, light read. I love her humour as always and can't wait till she comes to Australia! And to pass even more time (how much time do I have?!?) on this very long 'staycation' I've picked up playing piano again, which is a testiment to how bored I must be, considering that wondrous blanket of fluffy dust on our piano, and I can't bring myself to play anything other than calm, honest, melodic pieces that suit my slow, passing time mood or Bach's Well Tempered Clavier (I just added that to sound more cultured.)
And now that I've reached the end of the day and unachieved nothing exciting in particular I guess it's time to call it another stressless night and look forward to yet another exciting day with a midday sleep in! Woot! Hopefully I'll enjoy them while they last!
Thursday, 17 January 2013
ALLYGATOR- my weekly bite at the world
Toilets in Europe which cost money.
So I went on a very calm schoolies to Europe and the one thing that bugged me was how much it cost to use public toilets. In some places it cost more to go to the toilet than buy a cappucino. Perhaps the cappucino was strategically cheap..On one of the days our toilet money, of three people combined, cost more than a yummy spag bowl +raspberry tart lunch! Thankfully they are pretty clean though.
So I went on a very calm schoolies to Europe and the one thing that bugged me was how much it cost to use public toilets. In some places it cost more to go to the toilet than buy a cappucino. Perhaps the cappucino was strategically cheap..On one of the days our toilet money, of three people combined, cost more than a yummy spag bowl +raspberry tart lunch! Thankfully they are pretty clean though.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
The stress of buying shares for the first time
AS an unemployed school leaver with absolutely nothing to do and exhausted by a schoolies of endless shopping, I've spent the last week in front of the computer catching up on Ellen and Taylor Swift on youtube. And whilst they are ridiculously hilarous (especially the Zac and Taylor 'sing a duet' ep!!) I thought maybe it's time to take my parents' advice and 'enrich myself' in areas other than 'Haylor' and trashy celebrity gossip.
My solution: Watching the sharemarket.
And I cannot believe my seriously bad luck.
Right now, as I write, the one company I've invested in since yesterday, is plummeting. I know it's the sharemarket, it's unpredictable, it's volatile and I totally should have expected it. But when every other stock on my watchlist, which I've been researching and following for weeks, has risen by almost a dollar in a day.. what is my luck?!!!! So here's my dilemma. Yesterday, the day I had enough money to start buying shares, my watchlist-shares started sky rocketing, so I thought seeing as they're on a high, they'll probably fall again. But they must have escaped my curse..Instead I thought I'll look for another share with a reputable company that's dropped a bit and.. Goodness, it's fallen again! It's like watching money slip right through your fingers into some muddy gutter. And for a first time buyer this is not a promising sign!
And now that I've started ranting about my lack of luck, this brings me to a week or so ago, when Taylor Swift was in Australia to promote 'Red'. I was hanging out in the city and I'd just checked my Taylor Twitter feeds, she was presumably sleeping in her hotel, so I went to get lunch in the shopping centre. And guess who happened to walk outside the mall? And yes I missed it.
These shares just keep on sliding! What is this!!!!
But now that we've just past 12:12 pm on 12/12/2012, and I'm still typing and my heart is still beating and Ellen is airing on tv, I guess I'll just have to thank my lucky stars for now...
And hopefully my luck will turn in one week when ATARs come out! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
My solution: Watching the sharemarket.
And I cannot believe my seriously bad luck.
Right now, as I write, the one company I've invested in since yesterday, is plummeting. I know it's the sharemarket, it's unpredictable, it's volatile and I totally should have expected it. But when every other stock on my watchlist, which I've been researching and following for weeks, has risen by almost a dollar in a day.. what is my luck?!!!! So here's my dilemma. Yesterday, the day I had enough money to start buying shares, my watchlist-shares started sky rocketing, so I thought seeing as they're on a high, they'll probably fall again. But they must have escaped my curse..Instead I thought I'll look for another share with a reputable company that's dropped a bit and.. Goodness, it's fallen again! It's like watching money slip right through your fingers into some muddy gutter. And for a first time buyer this is not a promising sign!
And now that I've started ranting about my lack of luck, this brings me to a week or so ago, when Taylor Swift was in Australia to promote 'Red'. I was hanging out in the city and I'd just checked my Taylor Twitter feeds, she was presumably sleeping in her hotel, so I went to get lunch in the shopping centre. And guess who happened to walk outside the mall? And yes I missed it.
These shares just keep on sliding! What is this!!!!
But now that we've just past 12:12 pm on 12/12/2012, and I'm still typing and my heart is still beating and Ellen is airing on tv, I guess I'll just have to thank my lucky stars for now...
And hopefully my luck will turn in one week when ATARs come out! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Wall of Hearts
To those who inspire us, who love us, who care
To those who cherish the moments we share
This is a SHOUT OUT to Everyone
A Shout Out of Joy, of Hope, of Fun
Let our hearts sing
Let our feelings fly
Let our emotions sparkle
In the night sky
For we are less than a world apart
So share your love on the
WALL OF HEARTS
To see the virtual wall of hearts check out this link! Feel free to design as many hearts as you want, write a sweet message, tell your friends about it and send it in to allysway.with.berries@gmail.com and we'll post it up! For free!YAY! note: you can stay anonymous or write your name or initials
https://sites.google.com/site/thewallofhearts/
To those who cherish the moments we share
This is a SHOUT OUT to Everyone
A Shout Out of Joy, of Hope, of Fun
Let our hearts sing
Let our feelings fly
Let our emotions sparkle
In the night sky
For we are less than a world apart
So share your love on the
WALL OF HEARTS
To see the virtual wall of hearts check out this link! Feel free to design as many hearts as you want, write a sweet message, tell your friends about it and send it in to allysway.with.berries@gmail.com and we'll post it up! For free!YAY! note: you can stay anonymous or write your name or initials
https://sites.google.com/site/thewallofhearts/
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