Student Life..

Wow! Had a wonderful afternoon with Caz today. I went with her to drop off her assignment at Stellies. We bought lunch from the ‘Neelsie’ and sat outside under a tree eating lunch and chatting. Oh to be a student again….. it was such a lovely atmosphere there students milling around and a beautiful breeze on a beautiful hot day. Remember those days where your biggest concern was: ‘What am I gonna wear today?’ Of course, at the time, we felt our lives were so stressful and full of drama…. It was so nice to take a step back in time although I felt about 100 years old in that Neelsie place. There was a girl in front of us in the queue who still wore braces!!!! I mean, I felt like an ABBA fan at a heavy metal concert! But it was still so much fun and so nice to unwind after a very stressful morning.
The original plan was we would meet at 12.30 and then drive through to Stellenbosch. Well, I eventually pitched up at Caz’s place at 1.30! I just couldn’t get out of the office – phones ringing, husband-stroke-boss moaning, traffic lights going red (I am talking EVERY SINGLE ONE), and of course every single truck in the road deciding it had to show me the back of it…! Many would take this as a sign – ‘Hellooooooooooooooo, you’re not meant to go to Stellenbosch today!’ But no! I scoff in the face of signs!!! So, eventually we are off and boy oh boy, the signs kept coming.
First, I decided to change lanes without checking my blindspot (by the way, did I mention that Caz is PREGNANT?), nearly connecting with a car coming past.
Then, we hear a LOUD BANG! I think one of the tires burst (Caroline, ever the optimist thought maybe it was a balloon……HUH? Don’t ask me – I told you my friends are weird…). Anyway, I pulled over – the tires were fine, still don’t know what the problem was but we are still alive so it was probably just a stone that on my tin car sounded more like a giant boulder. Then, we land behind this old fossil of a man who was driving about 40kph on the N1 and keeps pulling over and nearly coming to a stop and then just pulls back into the road….!!!!
Well, all’s well that ends well as they say – we defied the signs and kept going and yes we had a lovely time….!
Have a great weekend everyone!

I am Insomnia’s Slave..

Well since I am still wide awake at 12.50 I might as well do my 2nd post! My insomnia has become quite a topic of discussion among my friends and family. Everyone is always offering me many reasons as to why I am not sleeping as well as suggestions for how to overcome it…. I have tried most of the remedies and every time I am offered a new reason or suggestion, I think “Aha! That’s it!” But alas, here I am once again, trying to keep myself entertained while the world sleeps…..
As many who know me could tell you, I am what you might call ‘a creative insomniac’ – I refuse to lie in the dark counting sheep or praying that I will fall asleep or – yes, I have done this: cry from frustration. No! Instead I choose to use the time effectively. That means, catching up on work not done, filing, creative hobbies and projects, watching tv, cleaning – one night I even decided that it was high time I saved all our clients’ birthdays into my Outlook calendar! (We have 300 clients……..). So, while all of you are sleeping I have a whole other life going on…..
A theory that I have been offered and am starting to think may be the case, is that I have made it a habit and now I can’t break the pattern. Steven (my husband) says that no one falls asleep the second they hit the pillow and I don’t give myself enough of a chance to fall asleep. I think he is partly right – some nights I subconsciously already know I am not going to sleep so if I can’t sleep within the first 5 or 10 minutes I am up and doing things…. and then because I have not given it a proper go I guess I wake myself up even more…!
I am sure many of you reading this may be thinking, ‘well, being in front of the pc is certainly not going to help…..’ (Hey Caz…) So, with that in mind this is me signing out and saying ‘Wish me Luck…”
Night Night!

No intro necessary…

Right let’s give this a proper go shall we…. This is now my 3rd attempt at a blog and hopefully this time I will be dedicated enough to keep it up and running…. Well with all my friends having blogs I am of course extremely jealous!!! So, yes, I will go out on a limb and say – add me to your favs and pleeeez comment or I will feel you don’t love me…..!!
There is so much going on in mine and all my beloved friends and family’s lives that I will try to keep this blog as interesting (and yes, hilarious when it comes to their antics) as possible…!
I will keep you updated on my road to fitness and weight loss which is the bane of my existence and something I need much encouragement and sometimes a stern word from you all…
YIPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! ;0)