... waiting ...

waiting
waiting
waiting

waiting for my final day at work (counting down to that - cannot wait to get out of here!!)
waiting to hear about the place we put in an application for on the coast - it was soooooo cute and in the PERFECT location at Peregian - walking distance to the shops and literally 500m or less to the beach. Cross your fingers everyone... it was amazing and would be so good to have... would save a lot of stress to have that place... looking for rentals is horrible.

... the wait continues

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UPDATE: literally a second after I hit publish on this post I had a phone call here from real estate to confirm I work here... *exciting*
Then a little bit more waiting and I had another phone call:

WE GOT THE PEREGIAN PLACE!!! HURRAH!!!!!!!!!
Such a HUGE relief!
We're moving to the coast - we're moving to the coast - we're moving to the coast!! heheh (that is of course said in a little dancy singy way... :)
Look where we will be living! (Our place will be the little place to the left of the A (for some reason Google thinks that fancy house is our new place... heheh.. we wish)

soon buddy

Everyday we tell Skol whats to come: "soon we'll be going for runs on the beach everyday! you'll be able to go swimming, jump in the waves, get all sandy, annoy people on the beach, play with other dogs" all the things he loves to do at the beach...

I hope he understands... :) happy summertime days are coming!

p.s: don't you love the way he has taken over the couch... hehehe king of the bongo bongo

Some random shots from around here:



ice skating fun at the winter festival that was on over here a while ago...

what i usually find on our couch most nights 

cheers

Cheers to moving!

:) Yep - I took the offer, after a bit of negotiation, and we will be moving to the coast!! Its very exciting... I handed in my resignation notice on Friday... that was SUPER exciting... Daydreamed of doing that for so long! I'm working on having my notice shortened (my contract states 4 weeks, but they need me as soon as I can get up there)... I think I may be able to get it down to 3, possibly 2 weeks, but it will depend on whether or not they can find someone to replace me. *cross your fingers*

So yeah, going back to the school - only a different campus... should be good. I'm looking forward to it. At least with the move I'll have something familiar, not a completely new situation (ie. new home, new town, new job)... you know how much of a comfort queen I am... that would probably wig me out.. at least with the comfort of a known job I'll be a bit less stressed.

Hopefully we'll find a sweet little place to rent out - can be a bit tricky to find places up there that are within our budget and pet friendly - but we'll find something.
Also hopefully Mateus' job hunt won't be too hard - if anyone knows of anything going up there let us know... Mateus would be a great worker... and he'll give anything a go!!

So yeah - all very exciting... after months and months of daydreaming - we're actually going to do it... we're actually going to move to the coast!! Hurrah!!!

images are a couple of things I have to remind myself... hehe - change!

never again

Word to the wise - do not let dogs eat macadamia nuts!

Skol ate some macadamia nut butter today - bad move. They are toxic for dogs... He's in a lot of pain, poor little thing - can't really walk. We took him to the emergency vet - he's been given some pain relief (something involving opium)... and the little guy has passed out on his bed.

hugs

atmosphere

Getting harder to do 'work' at 'work'... because I've finished up everything I had to do already. Well actually, that happened a little while ago, I've just been managing to keep myself entertained here. Thats coming to an end now... back to looking busy, but not being. Not too bad... on good days. But on other days I get far too bored.

I've been contacted by old work - with an offer for a job... up on the coast. Its really confusing me at the moment. I've been looking for work up there - and now they've come up with a not great but not bad offer. I am thinking about it... miss the people over there. Lots of thinking about that now... which doesn't help with the boredom.

On the one hand it would be so good to be able to just hand in resignation and know that I had a job up there and we could move and just get going on this plan that we have been working on. On the other hand, I do still remember why I left that job...

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Lots of reading blogs lately. It keeps me entertained.

Here's hoping that soon we will be living somewhere else, working somewhere else, with a bit more time on our hands - or at least a bit of a different atmosphere to spend our time...

Inspired by these two at the moment:

mucho mucho bueno bueno

still here

Still here... I kinda got busted a bit for not really doing much 'work' at... well... 'work'... heh

So I had to get my act together - and actually do some... ;)

Anyway - I am still around - still posting... just have to reschedule it. Make sure I actually do things around here rather than sit around on blogs or looking for other work or daydreaming etc etc

NZ was fun! I am just getting full movement back now.. haha... seriously brusied my forearms and my bum from all that falling down and getting back up. Another weird thing that was sore were my shins - from trying to turn and stabilise on the board... anyway.. it was fun. I have to write a bit of a summary about that later.

Its getting warmer over here... wish I was outside today...
Til later!

(image from Steady Print Shop Co. - incredibly fitting)

need this

We have a fair collection of Frankie's, Peppermints and other magazines around our house. This is definitely something we could use...

Actually, to relieve our shelves we would probably end up only having these in our living room - no couch, no chairs, just these stools... hehe

Found on design squish, available through njstudio

real pussycat

Holy moly

A real pet lion...

We gave Skol the nickname of 'pussycat' because he is a big sook, and sometimes reminds us of a lion... and basically he's a bit of a wuss .. hehe

But that, ^ that is a REAL pussycat... hahah only in name though, wouldn't want to mess with that one I think. ie. come dinner time you make sure dinner is in his bowl or you'll get it.. hahaha

Images found on designwatcher via LIFE archives

lady

because a ladybug landed on my hand while i was having lunch in the park today... :)

old chum

Awesome images found on Old Chum - can't wait to get home and listen to the trail mix!

Found via: Cold Splinters

Two of my new found regular haunts... :) makes me want to move to canada for some strange reason.. heheh

simple things

A sweet little blog that I've been following of late is the winnebago diaries by Peter & Juwels


Sweet no??

They have an amazing winnebago which you just have to see - go check out their blog to see the before and after shots... then drool and dream... :) heh yeah, one day, one day... they also sell amazing antique bottle-shaped beeswax candles... again, drool and dream... one day, one day... one day these dreams will come true!!

snow queen!

So we're off to there ^ in a few weeks!!! Where? What? When? How? you ask?

We have just booked a little holiday to Queenstown, New Zealand for 5 days! WOO-HOO!!

Its a snow holiday, and we will be snowboarding (or at least trying to) for 3 days... Should be fun fun fun... Very exciting. I've just been given the low-down on everything to do and get and see in Queenstown by a work mate who goes snowboarding quite often over there. She's given me all the tips... thermals, thick socks, neck warmer, gloves, jacket, goggles, sunscreen.... hehe

Flying on the 27th of July!!

(hope for more snow - they are having a bit of a slow start to the season over there this year...)

happy day!

In honour of today... at some point you must make time to listen to one (or all) of the following...  

 Bob Marley - I don't know exactly which album we used to listen to but I can definitely remember Soul Shakedown Party (gonna have a SouUUl shakedown part-tay, tonight...), Duppy Conqueror (yes me friend, me good friend, Dem say we free again), 400 Years (400 years, 400 years, 400 years, ahhh ahhh ahhh ahhhhh, aah ahh ahh ahhhhh) & Stir It Up on birthdays!

Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime - The Best of Talking Heads - any songs from this album

Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits - any songs from this one too

Hehe... and preferably dance around the living room and sing along... hehehe good times!!

soon!

We're currently planning something along these lines! Hehe - only I probably won't look so cool... :)

And how fun it would be if we could take our little buddy!

super 8

Saw this on Sunday - highly recommended, go and see it!

fun

 

A tubing pre-wedding party... hmmm *spark*

via Snippet & Ink

geeky

According to this, I'm a treasure hunter... hehe which one are you?
Found at I Love Charts

want one

Two questions:

What do you get when you combine a pony and a cat?
- a ponycat

What do you get when you combine a bucket and coffee?
- a BUCKET of COFFEE!!

Hehe...
I've just heard word of a cafe in the valley, called The Ponycat Cafe (how good a name is that?), where you can buy a 'bucket of coffee'... I'm intrigued... looking for volunteers to share one - anyone?

four eyes

I went to the optometrist the other day - and my eyesight is getting worse... bit by bit... the funny thing is my right eye is deteriorating faster.  oO weird...

Anyway, I will need to update my lenses, and I am thinking while I'm at it I'll get a new pair of glasses. I'm liking these sorts of styles lately...



back

but I wish I was still on holidays...

and on an island...

where it is warm...

and there are a lot of hammocks...

and we could all be there...

Lets go??

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I wrote that last week, and didn't post it... wanted to add a picture, but I will put some photos up on flickr instead.
So we're back... back in business. Well, not so much, but we're back none the less.
I got sick last week too... must be my body rejecting the fact that I have to go to work again... ;) hehe Probably picked it up on the plane, just a cold. Getting better now... but not getting better at this whole get up and go to work. I would very much like to just wake up when I wanted to rather than to an alarm. That was nice... and now that its colder and darker here it would be nice to wake up whenever I felt like it... or at least later... :)
Holidays are over - trying to get this ball rolling again

chillaxed

Totally and completely on  holidays here... :)

Wake up with the sound of the waves - the beach is just 50 metres away... We're at this little beach house in Ipitanga, which is very cute. Had a big bbq with Mateus' family, been out for dinner a couple of times, met all the family, eaten the local food, baby-sitted, got some sun, laid in the hammocks, studied a bit (not enough, but a bit...), totally relaxed...

We're heading back to the city tomorrow - going to do some touristy things, see all the sites... and then stay with Mateus' mum for a few days, then back here for the weekend for another couple of days.

Mateus' family have been awesome - I'm trying to pick up as much portuguese as possible - even speaking a bit...poquinho (i think thats how you spell it, that means 'little') hehe..

holiday snap

Just a little holiday snap from us... we're here - enjoying the holidays... :)

As you can see... hehe - we're staying in a little unit/hotel for a couple of days with Mateus' mum and sister... will post more photos soon! :)

moonchild

 Perfect.

I feel like that top photo today... and I wouldn't mind being where she is... and I wouldn't mind having those clothes... (bit lumberjacky I know, but thats cool)

Moonchild

Awesome name for the brand too hey?

final countdown

So - am on the final days before holidays now... which is why I've been a bit slack on the posting front.

The number of to-do lists scribbled on post-its and in my diary and on my phone is quite funny... but it works...

Couple that with uni semester starting just the other week... and also my first assignment which was due last friday, been rather busy. Managed to get my assignment done - thanks to the fact that I was quiet at work... so thats one down. I'm doing a drawing class this semester, did I say that earlier? Not sure.. but in any case that should be fun.. I haven't done any of the drawings yet, but I will... have to do a self-portrait and a drawing of my hand and other things. Should be able to work on that while I'm away. I bought all the pencils and charcoal and pens and everything that I need for the subject last week - which was like shopping for new books for school... remember that? getting new books and pens and everything for school? :)

To top everything off - I also have an interview before I fly! Haha... I got a call on Friday, from a company on the coast - and they want to interview me for a position they have, admin/secretary position - I actually applied for another position in that company, and was shortlisted, but not called for interview. Anyway, they have another job going and would like to interview me for it before I go away... So, I've got an interview on Saturday morning at 7.30am... on the coast... Which hopefully will go well. The Managing Director is competing in a triathlon on Saturday, so can only see me before he starts that... which will be funny - he's already apologised for not being dressed in businesslike clothes... Here's hoping it goes well, as it would be a dream to move to the coast... :)

I will sign off with that day dream... (sorry for all the words...)

wind

I love wind - and i just found these two interesting things... (yes, i'm really busy here today! heheh)

A power flower!

People think those massive wind turbines are ugly - I quite like them... but, if you are one of those that think the turbines are ugly, check this out: a power flower. Designed to be installed wherever there is wind, without affecting the views...

A wind knitting factory!

A machine powered by the wind that knits scarves - after a while the knitted material is 'harvested' and you can purchase a scarf knitted by the wind... ooO I want one! The scarf comes with a little note saying how long it took to knit and when it was knitted.

radness

Rad - rad - rad

Deus Ex Machina

Commuter Cycles

Go there - see the awesomness - two workshops/shops
One day... :)

daily

Everyday I come into work and the first thing I do after turning on my computer (and unstacking the dishwasher, putting the newspaper out, turning on the presentation screen, tidying the kitchen etc) is head on over to the etsy website to have a look at the pretty things I could buy, and then have a read of their blog posts.

They have a few really good post series' going, namely "Quit your dayjob", the "How Tuesday"'s are good too.. and actually most of it is good.. but the quit your dayjob is drool worthy.. haha..

Just today, they have a sweet little how tuesday post on making paper beeswax boats, they look like fun...

:) Something I would like to make with the nieces...

A nice little quit your dayjob post that makes me want to quit my dayjob...

Can't wait to get home and watch the video Handmade Portraits on reviving vintage motorcycles... (i can't watch these from work.. boo!)

And then I am inspired by this girls style:

Featured Seller Squirrelicious. I like her leggings and shorts and dreads and jacket and bike... haha and her bathmats that she makes, they look like a nice addition to a bathroom... plus she draws cute birds...

inspiration

today's inspiration:

free plant for my desk at work - to improve my plant/life balance... thats pretty awesome i think...



this cafe looks like a nice place to be... still daydream of running one... heh



this magazine is super super cool - i just subscribed.. makes me want to go and ride my bike and set up shop. haha



I also just bought this zine - because it looks like it will be a good read too... :)



Just some randoms from my world today.

arjie barjie

_giggle_

makes me laugh

turn yourself

Whats happening in my world lately:

- I dreamt that i had contacts in last night that during the day were normal, and then at night time turned into night vision contacts... super cool - i was of course a secret agent or somesuch and needed them hehe

- Running away crops up a lot... ideas of it anyway. We daydream about leaving and living on the coast - we are working on that hehe

- This looks like an awesome place to stay!

- Skol is an ever constant source of amusement, see below:

(more of these on flickr)

- Soon we will be here:

Where? - Brazil! We have our tickets, we have our time booked, we will be there for a month!

- finally its warm and summery here, the rain seems to have gone, and we are experiencing a real summer... such a nice change from the wet we had...

- loving this song:

- and this one too - cause it just looks like damned fun:

And the words aren't that bad either... :)

love