death by powerpoint

new job start = amazingly boring orientation program.
i think the peeps who design these days should be required to sit through the hellishly boring process of it. have they not heard of adult learning/varying the program a little/having a personality/welcoming peeps with a smile???
i had to leave at lunchtime to go home sick. i was not sure whether i was just sick of the day or had a bug. i felt no better overnight or this morning, so am hanging out quietly at home.
i still have to face it again but maybe i'll go in better prepared - like with my ipod!!
give me strength....

no more naked weddings & other goodness

so here are some of my old faves from etsy..... i have been searching of late for a little gift for someone special. and i now have someone on the job. i do love etsy, the internet and the universal access to amazingly talented peeps....

more goodness.....i won't be going naked to the wedding....yeah!! thank god for girlfriends, witchery & pashminas. so....

• it does have teeny straps but the pashmina will prevent frostbite
• it is a dress
• it is a nude/light grey colour
• it does cover my knees
• it did cost more than i wanted to pay
• it does cover most of my worse bits - i will be wearing bridget jones pants to suck it all in!
• it does go with shoes i already own
• it does allow me to wear a strapless bra for a boost
• it does make me smile when i put it on

so not all bad this week.

life as a patient

yesterday i had an interesting day in a private hospital... on the bed rather than beside it. just a few tests really. it meant i got to watch from a patient's perspective & this is what i noticed:

• most nurses really don't look at themselves in the mirror before coming to work
• confidentiality is virtually non-existent when a curtain is your wall. this i knew already but it reinforced the fact
• anaesthetists are much better at communicating when a patient is sedated & paralyzed under a GA. These guys (& gals) rarely have a personality. this i knew too but my gas guy had less personality than i ever imagined possible. he did do a good job, so i guess we can't all be talkers??
• it's a job for most...it pays the bills & i could tell most of them didn't have their heart in it - sad really

the first nurse i met was impressed i was an easy admission. judging from the grey haired women around me with their walkers, i was an absolute breeze. and she said my hair was great! no makeup, starving, a gown blowing in the breeze and paper knickers but my hair impressed her. must tell my hairdresser....

a few lovely things to look at from etsy, bloesem & decor8. my dreams of crocheting are in a bag in the linen cupboard with my amigurumi book.....another 5opercent effort. i remember my nan teaching me to crochet as a kid. this rug does inspire me now the evenings are cooler.... top row left....o how i wish my sewing space looked this cool & tidy! decor8
top row right...where is my crochet hook???.bloesem

bottom row....etsy finds here for the bookplates and here for the amazing vases

thanks to amanda at swish and swanky for some photo tips. i am trying hard to brighten up the blog & have more yummy things to peek at.

half baked kaz

okay, on a whim i just created www.halfbakedkaz.blogspot.com
i don't know when i will get around to starting it.i haven't even figured out how to do all the cool stuff for this one yet....but i couldn't resist. some things are meant to be!
look out though!
while cf is busy pimping it out in jakarta, i may as well have some fun.....

baking

got this cute photo here. i have linked to creature comforts before as i love her photography & style.

last weekend i went on a baking binge.....like izzy in gray's anatomy. i baked banana cake, choc chip muffins, banana bread and caramel slice....ahh the loveliness of it all.

and cf brought me my donna hay mag. is it just me or has she gotten a tad boring? i used to love her styling tips and have all her books. maybe she is just too familiar now.

but i did buy these from here. they are a bit donna hay-ish aren't they?

they are an editable (not edible) pdf, so you can type up your recipes, print them out & keep them neat. you just can't save them. for the cost of a few dollars, snap them up. i love them.

***please excuse the poor layout of photos - no time to figure it all out!

we raced home yesterday to bake a batch of scones. so yummy straight out of the oven with raspberry jam & cream. my nan would've been proud.

am all up myself on the baking front & might even have a little baking blog in the near future. because i have so much time on my hands - not!

more tits less arse

yesterday i bounced out of the hairdressers with a fab newish look, feeling beautiful & full of confidence........an hour later i was in the depths of depression in a myer dressing room with a bubbly assistant (i am sure she was swigging a v out the back) who spent more time looking at herself in the mirror than i could bare . i'd already been into witchery with 17 year old girls giving so called advice on how i looked......call me skeptical but i don't think they had my best interests at heart.

it appears i need more tits, less arse & about 6 inches in height. the good news is i now fit into most size 12's i tried on. the down side is, they still look shit!

the choices i tried on had me looking like i had 2 choices - granny v's hooker.

surely it's not that hard is it?

shoe string straps = freeze my (not large enough already) tits off in may.

too much fabric = looking frumpy on my 5 foot frame.

satin = show off every lump & bump on my body.

lace = not so sure.

is it bad taste to wear black to a wedding? i am always drawn to black & most of the frocks yesterday were black or mostly black....i was thinking of lightening it up with a cream flower brooch/headband or something?

wedding is at 2pm at paddo with the reception here. at this stage i am fearful i will be donning a toga or worse. i have a little voice saying make something....that could end in tears for sure.

any advice greatly accepted peeps!

where the fuck are trinny & susannah when you need them?