This is me (doing what one does) on my brand new (Ox blood - I still hate that word) Leather couch / sofa!

I didn't think I'd see my sofa - ever... let me go back a day or so and explain

The Tale of the Disappearing Delivery Truck.
I get a phone call late on Wednesday morning from my brother. His Fiance has discovered this amazing, incredible, stupendous furniture factory sale. The Furniture company is known for its beautiful furniture so I was quite excited. I have been wanting a brown leather sofa for as long as I can remember (probably not when I was in primary school though... I think I wanted a blue BMX or something along those lines). So I traipse off to this sale during my lunch hour and low and behold, I see my sofa!!! There it is, waiting for me and it's a THIRD off the normal price!!! So naturally I bought it, right there and then. Never say that I don't do things spontaneously!!!

I paid for my new sofa and was assured that it would be delivered the following day (Thursday) at around 12pm. My brother's stuff would also be delivered the following day at around 11am. So, I happily (yet still in shock from my rather large purchase) returned to work.

The next day comes along and I excitedly head off to work, knowing that at lunch time I will be going home to let the delivery guys in and take ownership of my shiny new sofa. However, at about 11h30 I still hadn't heard from the deliver guys, so I called my future sister inlaw to see if their stuff had been delivered yet. She had gone to their new (very empty) apartment to wait for the deliver and get some studying done at the same time. But so far, their stuff hadn't been delivered yet. We phoned the factory to see what the story was and the guy assured us that our furniture would be delivered within the next hour or so. He told us that the truck had departed at 9am and should be there soon. We waited and waited and waited. I kept trying to phone the factory and battled to get through each time. Eventually I managed to track down the sales man again. He sounded stressed and told me that they had "lost their truck". How do you lose a truck? So I informed my (now very irritable and hungry) sister inlaw that this was the story. We waited a bit longer and phoned again and the guy gave us the same story that their truck was missing. I started to worry for the poor truck drivers.

At about 3:30pm I phoned the guy again and this time he told me that the truck had been hijacked and that I mustn't worry, my stuff would still be delivered the following day... Now, let me just ask you all one question. IF the truck had indeed been hijacked-(captured, stolen, taken over..) (as the seedy little sales man said), then surely they wouldn't be able to deliver our stuff the following day, seeing as it had been hijacked along with the truck??? I know this obviously didn't even enter into this guys small brain... but I left it at that. However, my clever future sister inlaw and her mom decided to investigate further. The story didn't quit compute in their heads either. And they drove to the factory to speak to someone in person this time. They met with the factory manager. He looked a little closer into the matter and found out that our stuff had ONLY been dispatched at 4:30pm (the last truck for the day) and he was totally confused as to our story about the truck being hijacked!!! (Talk about a communication breakdown).

So, my future sister inlaw phoned me to tell me that my stuff was on it's way (this was about 5:30pm) and I was already at my pottery class (covered in clay). I quickly cleaned up and raced home. I waited and waited and waited and eventually nearly went mad from waiting. My future sister inlaw's mom was in contact with the driver who said that he was now on the other side of Johannesburg (about an hour away) and he would be coming to my place first and then to theirs... Lucky for me my amazing parents offered to come and wait for the couch. I was missing pottery class and I HAD to finish the present I was working on for my brother. (I think I have the nicest parents in the world). So eventually at about 7:30pm my couch arrived!!!! Can you believe it!!! To add insult to injury, they very nearly didn't get it into my apartment. They couldn't fit it through the door but somehow they did it and I am now the proud (yet still flustered) owner of a shiny new (Ox blood) sofa!!!!!!!! yayyyy

We are going to call the furniture company's MD today to demand some kind of compensation for yesterday's mess.  I hope that liar of a salesman gets some kind of stern punishment for making us worry like that. It is so wrong. If they had told us the truth from the beginning we would have happily carried on with our day, knowing that we would have our stuff that night... Why do people feel the need to lie?

I didn't make it to gym today :( I had a VERY sore throat and ear again last night. I seriously need to sort this out now. Its bizarre and annoying.

I am going for another dress fitting tomorrow :) I will hopefully get some decent photos this time and then I can show you my dress. The last ones really made me look like a hippopotamus!!! Seriously!

Onwards and upwards. Have a super weekend. Aussie's, enjoy the long weekend and the rest of you have a good break. I won't be back till Tuesday because Monday is Yom Kippur (the Day of atonement - when we get to fast for a whole day - no food or drink and then hopefully we get our slates wiped clean for the year).

There's this crazy new machine at gym that apparently stretches and re-aligns your spine... Its quite a funky contraption. Looks like a long, flat board. You stand, with your back against it and push a button that moves something over your ankles to lock them in. Then you push another button and the machine turns itself upside down and with a great big woosh, all the blood in your body rushes straight to your head.

This is my new favorite machine! I have no idea if it actually does have any benefits but I don't care. It's just so much fun being upside down. The world looks so much nicer from there AND I get an instant tan in my face!!! I could have stayed there for an entire hour this morning but my fat was actually ASKING to be gotten rid of, so rather reluctantly I turned myself right side up, left my super machine and did some light cardio instead.

I have now been back at gym for TWO whole days!!! Go me!!!! And you know what! I am sore!!!! I haven't even done that much so I am really scared for when I do start gymming properly... oh the pain!!!!!! Okay, I'll stop moaning... I know it's actually good pain. My body, for one, is VERY happy to be back at gym :) I just have to get used to these early nights / early EARLY mornings again. I had forgotten how to sleep drive. I must learn to do that again too!!!

I have to get new glasses :( I went to the Optometrist yesterday after work and he did all sorts of strange tests on me. Basically my right eye has deteriorated quite a lot and my left eye only a bit. My left eye used to be REALLY bad (but I had my good right eye to compensate). Now both eyes are almost equally as bad. No wonder I can't see these days... I just thought that everything around me was supposed to be blurred.

I asked the optometrist chap if I could do the laser eye surgery thing and he said that he doesn't recommend it because my eyes aren't bad enough... How bad is bad enough??? I can't actually see well at ALL without my glasses... I also asked about contact lenses and he tested the health of my eyes to see if I could wear them. My eyes are not healthy. I am going to take out a gym membership for them soon. They must sort themselves out. I think they have been smoking in secret... BAD eyes!!!

SO I am just getting some new frames and new lenses and hopefully this time next week I will actually be able to see again.

I have already drunk about a liter of water this morning... so I must go and rid myself of some of that water and say farewell!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

That was a LONG long weekend :) But it was really good.
It basically consisted of pray, eat, eat, pray, eat, pray, eat sleep and eat some more :) All in all it was a very happy new year. I just wish I could undo some of the eating I did.. but hey... its a once a year thing... I'll be fasting next week so that might help a bit hehe.

Also, some very exciting news!!!!!! I started gym again today!!!!!!!!! *huge grin* I can't believe it! I feel sooooooooo good! Yes, I have lost a lot of my fitness, but I think that I will be able to get it all back in a short time. I started off gradually today. I just did a 20 minutes brisk walk on the treadmill, 20 minutes on the exercise bike and then I did some stomache crunches and stretches. I don't want to kill myself just yet. My body went through a lot with that evil flu and I need to treat it well. I can't wait till I can run properly and also start my weight training again. I just don't know when the right time to start is... I don't want to overdo it just yet.. but still!!!! It's amazing how much better I feel in general today just from one hour of exercise!!!

So, as promised, here is a pic of me in my new dress :) I feel so good in it. The cut is perfect for me!!! (if I do say so myself). I wore it on Friday night.

As always, after a long weekend I have tons of work to catch up on, so this will be a short but sweet post :) (don't worry, no calories in the sweet part).

I have been feeling a LOT better lately. My anxiousness seems to be settling down to a mere flutter of the heart and health wise, This flu bug is almost history (I hope). I think I can put the anxiousness down to what's been going on at work, that I haven't been able to go to gym for just over a month now and the fact that my brothers wedding is just over 9 weeks away!!!! I have so much to organise (being the maid of honor) and it does get stressful!

While i'm on that topic, let me tell you my great plan for the bridal shower. You see, my brother and his fiancé  are only 23 years old. They are going to be moving into their very first apartment and neither of them has lived out of their parents houses before. I remembered that when I first moved out, one of the biggest expenses was having to fill my pantry. I had to start from scratch buying spices and sauces and dry goods etc... So, what I have decided to do (and I think this is a genius idea) is ask everyone to find their favorite recipe, print it out nicely and buy one or two of the ingredients from the recipe. They must then wrap them up nicely and B2B (bride to be) must then read the recipe and try guess which of the ingredients are in the package. That way
a: the guests don't have to stress about what to buy and won't have to fork out a fortune,
b: It will be loads of fun watching B2B trying to figure out what is what and
c: we'll be able to stock up their very first pantry, which will help them out BIG time!
and of course we'll do all the silly games and stuff but that is my main idea... so far...

So, its official. I am now proud to announce that I FINALLY below 82kgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (180lbs). As of this morning I was 81.8kg, yes yes I know it isn't THAT far below but still!! i've never EVER EVER seen those numbers before on the scale :) *grin* and that's without going to gym for over a month!!!!!!!! so i'm allowed to be very excited!!!
I have also (as of yesterday) gone on to the last notch on my belt!!! When I first bought this belt I could barely close it on the first notch!!! *huge big toothy grin*

I am so excited for Monday. Firstly it is a public holiday in South Africa.  And secondly I am going for a dress fitting for my bridesmaid dress and I really hope she has to take more of it in :) last time she had to take it in quite a lot and now this is a couple of months later... My only disappointment is that my arms aren't the nice, firm shapely arms that I had envisioned... sigh.. i was working so hard towards getting them perfect and then I had to go and get sick... oh well... hopefully she can turn the spaghetti straps into sleeves somehow ;) we'll see... I will take my camera and if i look decent enough I will post a pic of it.

Hope you are all well and happy and having a GREAT day!!!

I did it :) I went to the meeting and stood my ground! I didn't even get teary once and it all worked out pretty well in the end (I think). Basically, the guy that I had originally worked for, told the other two guys that have recently come on board, that he had paid me a huge amount of money (I wish) and that I hadn't done any work for it. So I calmly explained my side of the story and that I certainly have NOT been paid such a large amount of money. (I did tell them that if they ever feel the need to depart of such an amount, it would always be welcome) and that when I tried to contact the original guy, he never returned any of my messages and that was 3 months ago. I also managed to subtly say that legally, the original quotation document that was signed is now null and void (seeing that it is now 3 months later and they have been messing me around so much) and that from the goodness of my heart I won't draw up a new contract and charge them more (as I should actually do). I think that the crux of the issue was that this original chap doesn't actually have any business sense and he was spending money right, left and center and the two new guys are trying to piece it all together and figure out where exactly all the money has gone. Once we had established what the truth was, they turned out to be pretty nice people and I am still going to be doing the website for them. The best of all is that it is pretty much on my terms. :) THANK YOU all for your words of encouragement and your support.

I actually felt so much lighter and happier after the meeting. I can't believe how much I let it stress me out.

So onto other stuff :) As promised (long ago) here is a photo of my latest piece that I made at pottery. I made this for my parents as a Jewish New Year gift :) She looks quite scary without the choccies but my intention was to have whatever is on the plate as her hair. (ie. the Frerro Rocher chocolates ;) mmmm)

Before:

After:

I want to make loads of different versions of this :) It was really fun to make and I think it is a fun gift too. *grin* I know her eyes look kind of scary but its my first one and i'm sure my technique will get better soon ;)

I am exhausted. I have had one of the busiest weekends ever and what I really needed was a rest.

I have been doing some freelance work after hours and so the for the whole of last week I would do my 9 hours at my day job and then head straight to my parents house to carry on working on my freelance job (I use my dad's editing equipment).
I spent the majority of Saturday working on this editing job, then I went to help a friend set up for her 30th birthday party. I went to the party that night (which ended VERY late). Then early on Sunday morning I headed out to the airport to pick up a package that nj sent me. (THANKS AGAIN NJ!!!) The person who brought my package was delayed (they lost his luggage) and so I waited for over an hour for him to come out. I then headed straight to my grandmothers 80th birthday party to help set up and then the guests arrived and the party was in full swing. (80 year olds are amazing). Then I kind of helped clean up, but by this stage I felt like I was floating away from my body, watching from a distance. I was exhausted. I don't know if it is still the evil flu bug that is in my body, but I really don't enjoy feeling like this. A lot of it was pre-family-gathering-stress... My mom's side of the family are all full of shit. This brother doesn't talk to that brother, who's wife is an evil bitch from hell and her children take after her... She is downright rude to my grandmother and I have no idea what she was doing at the party when CLEARLY she would rather have been sitting at the bottom of a very dirty toilet bowl, eating pickled eggs... well, that visualisation at least makes me feel very happy... (but that is a whole other story which I really don't want to burden you all with today) - at least my grandmother enjoyed herself and felt like the incrediblely special person that she is.

Then last night I had to go and video a high school play. Videoing a school play isn't as easy as it sounds. You have to give your full concentration for the duration of the play and you have to stay on your feet too. This was not a good thing to do for someone who was already exhausted. I seem to be saying exhausted a lot in this post ;) I wonder why... I got home after 11pm and fell almost instantly asleep.

I have more stresses to contend with today :( I have a meeting this afternoon with another freelance client of mine. I did some work for him some time ago. He paid me my deposit and things seemed to be going well and then out of the blue he just stopped contacting me. I tried to phone, text and email him and he didn't return any of my messages. So I took this to be that he was obviously unhappy with something I did and that was that. Then on Thursday he phoned me to say that he is now ready to resume with his job. This is now 3 MONTHS LATER!!!! I told him I was busy (which I was) and that I would phone him as soon as I have some time. The following day, his work partner called me and basically accused me of wasting their time and being unreasonable etc. He also mentioned that they had paid for the job and demanded that I see them immediately to get the job complete. (as I said before, he only paid me a 10% deposit for the job).
Now, let me side track a bit and explain that I CAN'T DO CONFRONTATION!!! I avoid it like the plague and I really really am not good at it. I have however agreed to meet with them this evening to discuss their job. I really don't know what to do about this. I don't like being accused of something that I truly am not guilty of. I feel like bursting into tears. These guys really intimidate me and I feel sick just thinking about this afternoon's meeting. I am hoping that it won't be as bad as I think it will be. But this is who I am... I tend to think of the absolute worst thing that will happen and make myself sick in the process. I think that this has added to my exhaustive state and it isn't funny. Oh well, I guess i'll just have to dose up on rescue remedy and take it as it comes... Sorry to burden you all with this futility but I need to get it out there and off my chest for a bit...

I have had so much on my mind lately and I feel that it is eating me up from the inside. I really hate feeling like this. It is like being in a permanent state of anxiousness and I don't quite know how to get out of it. I have become very jumpy and lazy and tired.... I think that kind of sums it up...

Nothing like a serious post on a Monday morning ;)

What a week!!! I haven't stopped for one second!!! whew... I am living up to my name I guess ;) Busy beee... bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I have had so much work to get through at the office and then after hours I am working on a video presentation for a 70th birthday. (I do these things in my spare time). Worst of all, I can't actually see an end to any of these things... Oh well... i'll just ride the wave until I get to my island :) At least I really enjoy the video editing stuff... Could be worse.

But seriously, my stress levels have really been high this week. I think with all the stuff happening at work and with all the stuff happening in my life AND the fact that I haven't been to gym for a month now.. well... its understandable.

This weekend is also going to be MAD!!! I am spending pretty much most of saturday doing the video editing, then I have a friend's 30th Birthday party on Sat night. On Sunday morning I have to go help my mom set up for my grandmothers 80th birthday party, and then it's the party at lunch time and then I have to go afterwards to video a school play (yip, I also do that in my spare time).... I feel exhausted just thinking about it.

If the saying "what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" is true, then I should be about as strong as the Hulk by now ;) ROARRRR *bangs fists on chest - hurts boobs - cries in pain.... etc etc*

But somehow, I woke up this morning in a better mood then i've been in ALL week!!! yay!! I guess sleep really does make a difference ;)

My eating has gone all awry lately. I have been craving sweet things like there is no tomorrow (must be the bee in me). But I have to put my foot down *stomp* and stop this shit. I have under 3kg's to go till i'm out of the 80's and I have to get there!!! I was supposed to be way under 80 by now. Why do I do this to myself all the time???? Self sabotage sucks!!!! I have packed a very good lunch for today, I have enough fruit and veg to snack on and I have my bottle of water all ready to go. There is no reason why I should want to buy sweets or rubbish. So I won't! :) yay!

I hope you are all having a great day.

This week started off on a very unhappy note. There was a bit of an upset in the office and a lot of people have pretty much lost their jobs. It is a completely different division to mine, and I have been assured that my job is still safe however I can't stop thinking that it could have happened to me and could still happen to me at any time. I love this job. Yes, it has its ups and downs (as do all jobs) but overall I love the people I work with, the environment I am working in etc. I don't ever dread coming to work and I wake up almost every morning happy to go to work.

There is an overall feeling of shock and uneasiness around here now. In life it seems that we are all expendable. Nothing is forever.

After giving it serious thought I have decided to just live life for today. I will give each day my all and hope that my world won't come crashing down around me in the blink of an eye. If it does, I will just deal with it as best I can and hopefully things will come right again.

I just feel very sorry for the people who have left. I hope that they find their feet again and that life isn't as bleak as it seems to be today.

On a happier note! I actually had my first decent nights sleep in five days!!!! Every time I would put my head on the pillow I started coughing and coughing and coughing some more. Then eventually I would fall asleep and the next thing i'd be woken up by the chorus of birds outside my window. I have been looking for an anti pigeon device to install on my window sill. Any ideas?????

So last night, I was over exhausted and I decided that enough is enough. I WILL get some sleep!!! So I paid a visit to my parents house, borrowed their humidifier, got a sleeping pill from my mom and some cough medicine, I then went home, put the humidifier on in my room, took half a sleeping pill and a whole lot of cough medicine and was soundly asleep by about 8:30pm :) I am happy to report that I stayed soundly asleep throughout the night and woke up WIDE AWAKE this morning. I feel a million times better now. I just have to get rid of the evil cough and the pigeons.

So, onwards and upwards and time to start work. I have a mountain of it to get through today and this is one mountain I intend to conquer!!!!

The BUG is BACK! :(

Yip, I thought I was out of the woods but it was just a small (but beautiful) clearing in the dark, ominous forrest of flu.

I awoke early yesterday morning with the tell tale scratch in the back of my throat and a rhythmic pounding in my head. At this rate I could start a band! The Flu Fighters? The Blood contaminating Gang?

So much for my plan to be back in the gym this weekend. Maybe the mere thought of going back to my old routine scared the living shit out of my muslces and so they are retaliating against me? TOUGH!!! I will be back!!! You hear that muscles??? You can't scare me off that easily!!! *cough* - okay, maybe you can... *shiver*

So, instead of going to gym or going cycling this weekend I think I will try book myself a much needed hair cut! THAT should make me feel heaps better!!! If anything, at least i'll LOOK a lot better with a good hair trim. I am dying to do something totally drastic and different with my hair. But I know that I will walk in there with good intentions but i'll walk back out a couple of hours later looking pretty much the same (just a bit better). I am too chicken to go with a short style. I don't really think it will suit me and I have extremely fine hair as it is. I don't want to go around scaring young children you know!

Food wise, I have been so good this week UNTIL yesterday. I was wallowing in my (i'm sick again) mysery and I ended up drinking a HUGE glass of Orange Juice, eating some (medicinal?) dark chocolate AND munching on lozenges like they were the best thing since sliced bread to hit the Southern Hemisphere. Yes, that last bit doesn't really make sense to me either but just go with it ok?

So, go forth and have yourselves a very good weekend. Be safe and STAY FOCUSED!!!!!! (unless you have flu and are feeling very sorry for yourself, then just be safe and stay away from too much chocolate).

Today started off on a rather wobbly note... After a night of interrupted sleep and incredibly strange dreams (I blame last night's dinner). I woke up to the peaceful sound of birds chirping outside my window. I stretched and rolled over and turned on my bedside lamp. I then glanced at my cell phone / mobile to see exactly how many minutes it was before my alarm was due to go off. It was 3.30am!!!!! Are these birds insane??? So I grumpily turned my lamp off and tried to go back to sleep. This only brought on a fresh bout of totally bizarre dreams. I sometimes worry about the state of my subconscious.

2 and a half hours later I woke up again (about 8 minutes before my alarm) and I was quite happy to see slivers of light penetrating through the curtains. I jumped into the shower and proceeded to get half the bottle of shampoo in my eyes. You'd think after nearly 30 years of washing my hair that i'd get it right?

Then came breakfast. I made my work lunch, got everything ready. I even managed to peel a whole grapefruit without squirting any of the juice on myself (small miracle). I was kind of thirsty and had to take my vitamins so I poured myself a nice cold glass of ice water. Or so I thought... I had poured the water into my cereal bowl instead of the glass!!! WTF?!? What on earth was going on?

So, being extra vigilant with the rest of my breakfast and being determined not to do hurt myself or anything around me, I attempted to pour my ww friendly portion of breakfast cereal into (my now dry) bowl. But no, this was not to be and I somehow managed to empty half the container into my bowl instead!!!! I think I woke up on the VERY clumsy side of the bed.

So I thought... great... what next...

BUT then I got into my car (to come to work) and U2's "It's a beautiful day" was playing and it just set everything right again and all is well in the world once more. The balance has been restored and hopefully the birds will take that as their cue to NOT wake me up at 3.30am tomorrow morning.

I got a very nice gift from the tax man yesterday. We had to submit our tax returns a couple of months ago, and being my first full year back in South Africa, after being overseas for so long. I submitted my first "real" and full return. I honestly didn't expect to get anything back. But Mr T AxMan was obviously feeling rather generous and they gave me back the equivalent of an entire months rent on my apartment!!!! How nice is that!!!

I have decided to use that money towards something nice for me :) I am NOT going to use it for bills, or food. I am going to look at either using it towards a wall unit / book shelves, or a nice new couch :) Or maybe a whole new summer wardrobe!!! *grin* It feels like its my birthday!!!

Speaking of which. I am Soooooooo excited!!! My best friend in the whole world, nj, told me yesterday that he will be in South Africa for my 30th birthday!!!! *huge grin* I haven't seen him for almost 4 years!!!! So now I am already planning my birthday party. I know its 6 months away but still!!!! So much to look forward to!!! So, if any of you happen to be in South Africa towards the middle of March, please come to my party!!!! (you can't say I haven't given you enough notice) ;) I LOVE parties!!!! Now I just have to come up with a theme... think think...

I hope you all have a BEAUTIFUL day :)

I'M BAAAAACK!!!!!

I feel like a brand new person. It all started yesterday morning when I woke up and I could breathe!!! I also had a very strong urge to spring clean my apartment!!!! I don't know if it has something to do with the beautiful hot days that we are currently experiencing, or the fact that it is officially spring now. But wow. What a feeling. I've been sick with that evil flu for so long that I didn't think I’d ever come right. *grin*

I'm going to give it until the weekend before I go back to gym. I don't want to overdo it just yet :) I am really itching to get back though. I suddenly have energy that has been hiding away for so long.

The great thing though, and I don't, for the life of me know why, but I’ve actually lost some weight!!! I haven't been to gym or done any exercise (except coughing) for just over two weeks now. I have been eating rubbish and sitting on my ass for most of the days that I was sick. But I will say thank you very much to my body and take the loss with a big smile.
As of this morning I am 83.2kg (183.42lbs). Which really isn't bad. I honestly thought i'd be back at 90kg by now :) I was supposed to be below 80kg (according to my goals that I set) but hey, I am still happy with where I am and I am back to counting each and every morsel that passes my lips. I will be below 80kg by the end of Sept!!!

I bought myself some Tofu on the weekend. I want to cook it in a stir fry. Does anyone have any ideas for me? I haven't ever cooked with Tofu before :) I am feeling brave though.

I Had such a nice day on Saturday. It started off with me FINALLY going for a much needed leg wax (which wasn't actually nice, but it feels good now), then I went to fetch my mom and her friend and we headed off to the organics market. We strolled around the market for a couple of hours, looking at all the crafts on offer and trying hard to resist all yummy foods that we could see and smell wherever we walked. Then we headed to a nearby organic restaurant for lunch. I had a delicious open sandwich with roasted butternut, tofu that had been marinated in a delicious Greek style marinade, grilled mushrooms, roasted pumpkin seeds on a bed of home made Hummus. This was all served on top of a scrumptious piece of home made whole grain bread. *droooool* After that I went back home for a much needed nap :) (it was after all my first real day out since I’ve been sick). Then on Saturday night I went with some friends to see a new stage production called RED. It is an Indian Dance Spectacular.  It was so much fun. I love Indian dance and music. In fact, I think I border on obsessed. There is something about wearing a sari that just oozes femininity. I'd wear one all the time but I think my pink skin and blue/green eyes might just give me away ;)

Yesterday I went furniture shopping with my brother and his fiancé, then I went with my family for lunch and then I actually managed to spring clean my apartment!!! *grin* Boy did it need it too!!! I feel so much happier now. Its amazing how a little clean can make a HUGE difference!

Its good to be back though. I've missed you guys :)