tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25980863683872356942024-03-13T10:22:50.075+08:00Potential MaturityMaturity is knowing when to be immatureAshleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-53560335293977499942011-10-16T19:38:00.001+08:002011-10-16T19:38:42.546+08:00Perth TelethonI want to draw your attention to the Perth Telethon that is currently on, raising money for sick children at Princess Margaret Hospital. This is such a worthy cause and I think they will top $10 million dollars raised this year. Please donate - the lines are only open for one more hour :) support the kids!<br />
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It's our Telethon people! <br />
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Here's a photo of me watching Telethon, as I have been all day. I donated $50. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZGmwHo_f5lc/TprCQQtMuKI/AAAAAAAAAGU/5yPdJahLUlk/s640/blogger-image--260407424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZGmwHo_f5lc/TprCQQtMuKI/AAAAAAAAAGU/5yPdJahLUlk/s640/blogger-image--260407424.jpg" /></a></div>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-28457303311108393672011-09-05T12:39:00.002+08:002011-09-05T12:39:42.936+08:00For all my fellow grammar nerds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4MdvtE-Vqt8/TmRSX-nHX-I/AAAAAAAAAGM/zSd2aOA1VpE/s1600/grammar-rant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4MdvtE-Vqt8/TmRSX-nHX-I/AAAAAAAAAGM/zSd2aOA1VpE/s1600/grammar-rant.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-26148501133795427092011-09-02T16:25:00.000+08:002011-09-02T16:25:36.416+08:00Why You Should Not Be A BridesmaidHello dearest readers<br />
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I am writing this post to warn you.<br />
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I am a bridesmaid in The Boyfriends sisters wedding next Saturday and to be honest, I don't think I can hack being a bridesmaid again.<br />
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<b>Your life will become about nothing but The Wedding from the moment you are asked, till the time you leave the reception - and possibly after. </b><br />
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Yes thats right. NOTHING but The Wedding. You have to rearrange your life to fit in with The Wedding preparations. Bride gives you 2 hours notice to do some invites? Better drop what you're doing. Want to shave your legs? Not so fast - if you do, they will be the improper length for waxing the week before. Better to be a furball.<br />
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<b>It will be bloody expensive.</b><br />
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Yes, yes it's priceless being asked to stand next to your friend/sister whoever while they get married. But, especially if the bride and groom are on a tight budget themselves, you will need to fork out a shedload of money. Example:<br />
Dress (that you will NEVER wear again) - $300<br />
Alterations - $125<br />
Shoes - $80<br />
Spray tan x 2 (tester and real) - $120<br />
Hair - $50<br />
Makeup - $50<br />
Underwear - $50<br />
Hens night - $55 (not including other drinks)<br />
Kitchen tea - $40<br />
Waxing - $70<br />
TOTAL - $940<br />
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Now I could have got away with not doing the waxing (defuzzing myself) and 1 spray tan. Still thats a total of $810 dollars that came out of MY pocket for someone else to feel good. I'm a student dude. <br />
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<b>The lovely person known as The Bride, will turn crazy. Actually crazy. Don't say 'oh but we are such good friends and she's so level headed and lovely'. Its a lie. It will turn bat shit crazy.</b><br />
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I have been told to gain weight, cut a fringe in my hair, dye my hair blonde, put shit in my bra to make my boobs bigger. I have been lectured on not wearing jewellery to the wedding (apparently its a hard concept to grasp), not going orange from a spray tan (because apparently I desire to look like an Oompa Loompa), on making sure my hands are nice. Let it be known, I have done none of these things.<br />
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<b>You have to deal with the other members of the bridal party - who will also go bat shit crazy.</b><br />
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Maid of honours are really good like that.<br />
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<b>By the time The Wedding comes around, you will be so sick of it, it will be hard to enjoy.</b><br />
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<b>One of the biggest lies ever told to bridesmaids is - you can shorten it and wear it again!</b><br />
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Bull crap you can.<br />
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So you see. Next time you are at a wedding and think, I wish I was a bridesmaid, or I should have been a bridesmaid, or even, gee those bridesmaid look lovely and happy - think again. It has been utter hell to get here (not to mention airfares to hell are getting expensive), and you should be glad that you can rock up in a dress from your wardrobe, in a colour you like, with shoes you like, and have a great time without having to deal with Bridezilla over there.Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-35946450875564114862011-08-15T15:30:00.000+08:002011-08-15T15:30:07.868+08:0021So here I am, take 2.<br />
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It feels like forever ago was my last post, but when I checked it had actually only been 2 weeks. I have to confess, I've actually been thinking about closing the blog. I felt like my heart wasn't in it, you know? But, I have decided that no, I will not close the blog. It has been such a comfort to me over the past year, just being able to write down thoughts, no matter how stupid (yes even the one of the validity of the word panties) and know that people are reading what I say.<br />
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It was my birthday 4 days ago. I am officially over 21. As my dad would say 'When you're free, white and over 21, you can do whatever you want'. Yes it may be a bit of a racist comment, but it does seem to ring true for me. I don't feel much different for being over 21, although I do seem to think I should be a bit more 'adult'. Uni will be done in a year, and its time for me to knuckle down and get some good grades and hopefully have a graduate position lined up. I have a couple of interviews this week for vacation work so we will see where that goes.<br />
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I have a house. Rent gets paid every fortnight. I worry about turning the lights off. I own a slow cooker (albeit a birthday present). I don't actually want to go out partying. Am I old? Or mature? This is not a sudden change that has taken place, its has been happening for a while. Maybe I'm just realising it more now.<br />
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Or maybe, I'm being one of those really annoying people who blather on about how old they are, when in fact they are pretty young, and how much more mature they are, when really they continue to make the same mistakes over and over. Yeah thats probably what I'm doing.<br />
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Until next time,<br />
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(slightly older and no wiser)<br />
Ashleigh<br />
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Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-21183364422284857452011-07-31T16:38:00.000+08:002011-07-31T16:38:00.992+08:00Thanks for not abandoning meWow.<br />
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I've got to say, when I finally got into Blogger for the first time in 23 days, I was expecting my follower count to be severely depleted. But your all still here and thats so lovely!<br />
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I do have reasons for my absence. I moved house finally, and we have no Internet. Its difficult to do anything without the Internet these days. I feel like one of my fingers is missing - I'm still functional but it would be so much easier if I had that finger.<br />
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I start uni again tomorrow so hopefully I will blog some more in the coming week. I realise I haven't shared any Europe stories or photos with you, so I will endeavour to do this as soon as my computer is all connected at home.<br />
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Until then, much love<br />
AshleighAshleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-76912011041505412712011-07-08T21:39:00.000+08:002011-07-08T21:39:21.918+08:00Honey, I'm Home!Did you miss me?<br />
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Did you?<br />
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I bet you did.<br />
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Even if you didn't, I missed you. <br />
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It's true. <br />
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These weeks went by so fast and all of a sudden I'm back at "home", trying to figure out the next steps of my life. For once, I'm not planning stuff, and its ok. I think before I left, I was so stressed about everything that was going on that I started manically planning everything I could. Which stressed me out more. <br />
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Although, its early days so it might just be a post-holiday lack of planning mode, and we will be back into full force. <br />
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Let me catch you up. I'm not going to tell you about Europe in this post, because I'm still ridiculously jet lagged and you need to know what happened before I left. <br />
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So you know I had a crazy couple of days ahead of me, and I had to plan everything crazy so I could get it all done? And on top of that, I had a photo project planned?<br />
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Well.<br />
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Friday went well. Finished my exam, had lunch, packed stuff, partied etc. Good times.<br />
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Saturday was when I lost it. Packing and cleaning my room was hard. Really hard. I hadn't quite comprehended how hard it was to leave the place I had lived for the past 2.5 years, even though I hated it at the time. Plus I had so much fricken stuff! <br />
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My brother-in-law didn't arrive with his ute until 4pm, so I didn't leave for ages.... which stuffed up my getting ready for party and drive an hour for said party plan. I was so stressed, that when at The Boyfriends house, I yelled, cried and proceeded to give myself a blood nose that didn't stop gushing (not dripping, gushing) for an hour and a half. I ended up in the doctors office and didn't get to my party. I felt so incredibly guilty about this - I have never made it to this friends birthday parties and now I've missed her 21st :(<br />
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It all turned out good in the end though. I made it to Europe and had a wonderful time. <br />
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Which I'll you about next time ;)Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-1264716816620300552011-06-09T13:24:00.000+08:002011-06-09T13:24:59.854+08:00What to Eat When Moving in 2 Days<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is getting intense around here. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just finished my second last exam. I have one more tomorrow morning and then life gets crazy for approximately 36 hours and then I can relax. Let me tell you my schedule:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday 9.30-11.30 am</i> - Psychology Exam</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday 2.00pm(ish) - 5.00pm</i> - packing up bedroom, cleaning bedroom, being sad about leaving the Village, drinking</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday 5.00pm - 8.00pm</i> - dressing up for the pirate party (my costume is 'Why Women Weren't Allowed on Pirate Ships' a.k.a sex bomb, hanging with Smoochy Fox, drinking</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday 8.00pm - 12midnight</i> - at Pirate Party, drinking</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Friday 12 midnight - Saturday 8.30am</i> - sleeping off previous drinking</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday 8.30am - 12.30pm</i> - packing room, cleaning room, loading cars with stuff from room, scrubbing bathroom, checking out of Village</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday 12.30pm - 1.30pm</i> - drive with Smoochy Fox to airport (so she knows the way), then she will drop me off at The Boyfriends house</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday 1.30pm - 4.30pm</i> - pack for Europe, ensure The Boyfriend is packed, repacking The Boyfriends poor packing, have all documents photocopied and distributed to the appropriate people, putting together a Tarot Reader costume</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday 4.30pm - 5.30pm</i> - drive to Mandurah for a 21st party</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday 5.30pm - 12 midnight</i> - PARTY!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Saturday 12 midnight - Sunday 1.00am</i> - drive home, go to bed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sunday 1.00am - 3.45am</i> - sleep</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sunday 3.45am - 4.20am</i> - wake up, final Europe preparations, shower etc</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sunday 4.30am - 6.50am</i> - check in, breakfast, hang out in airport</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes, I am a control freak. But with that many things to do, I really don't see how it could be any other way.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, at the moment I'm trying to study for my final exam (I'm on lunch break right now), pre pack as much as I can for Europe and for moving and of course, eat everything in my cupboard. There have been some interesting menu options in the last week, including one very appetizing 2 cups of soups with a tin of mustard mayo chicken. But I am quite proud of todays lunch, not only the fact it tastes reasonable, but also the amount of stuff I managed to use :). I thought I would share the recipe:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 packet of beef 2 minute noodles</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 bag English spinach</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 carrots (slightly old)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 bread bun</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make noodles on stove according to instructions. Throw in 2.5 chopped, peeled carrots (I say 2.5 because I had to chop off about 1/2 a carrot worth that had gone funny). Slice your bun into well, slices. Top with copious amounts of parmesan cheese. Grill. At the last minute, add the spinach to the noodles. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aren't I ridiculously clever? And yes there is a bucketload of food there, but I figure, the more I eat now, the less I'll need for dinner :) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have decided on a project. Given my life is going to be so hectic in the next couple of days, I thought I would document it. So, starting at 12.00noon tomorrow, I will be taking a photo every hour until I fly to Europe. Yes that means waking up every hour to do this as well. I wasn't going to be sleeping much anyway. I'll post them while I'm in Europe, or possibly at the airport. Exciting for me? No exciting for you! You will get an exclusive look at a day (and a half) in life of Ashleigh. Opportunities like this do not come around every day. Seize it! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until next time, stay happy :) </span><br />
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</span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-32410807595661982032011-06-05T23:34:00.001+08:002011-06-05T23:34:58.075+08:00More Questionnaires....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have discovered memes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is going to be painful for you. Here's some background info: I am super organised. I am super anal about filing, and other organisational type activities. I'm also a control freak (example - I must, must, must have in <i>my</i> hands all the relevant documents when we go on holiday. The Boyfriend also likes to hold them. We have had full on arguments over holding the documents before - while on holiday). So it follows logically that I like to fill in forms. And I discovered memes. For more info on memes, <a href="http://thedailymeme.com/what-is-a-meme/">click here</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for today, I am once again going to answer a whole bunch of questions about myself. This also ties in with the I'm-so-fricken-busy-and-stressed-I-cry-at-random-times-and-can't-string-a-decent-post-together-to-save-my-life vibe I have going on right now. So here is my latest meme, stolen from a blog called <a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/">Sunday Stealing</a>.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Q: Kissed someone on your friends list?</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Friends list? I'm not sure what this means. Probably I have ;) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Been arrested?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b> </b>No, I'm far too much of a good girl </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Held a snake?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes a few times. But they still freak me out!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Sang karaoke?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes! This was on my list of things to do before I'm 30 and I did it! It was awful. I feel very sorry for the people listening - Bohemian Rhapsody will never be the same. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Done something you told yourself you wouldn't do?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Plenty of times. I have no willpower. Don't eat those chips, don't watch TV all day, don't deliberately provoke The Boyfriend, don't drink so much - did them all. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Laughed until you started crying?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yep - I went to the zoo with my mum and sister the other day and we were narrating the animals antics. It was hilarious, but I think you had to be there. And also, last night I watched Love, Actually and the line 'He's Colin Frissle and he's GOT A BIG KNOB' brought me to tears. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Caught a snowflake on your tongue?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Nope, I've never seen snow - one of the blessings (curses?) of living in Perth </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Kissed in the rain?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Not that I remember, but it could have happened </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Sang in the shower?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yes, but I try not to if other people are home - I am a terrible singer</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Sat on a roof top?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">You know, I actually haven't. I should though. Maybe at my new house...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No, but my dad threw me into a river fully clothed once. It was in New Zealand and it was fricken freezing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Broken a bone? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Nope. I thought I did a couple of times, but it turned out to just be major bruising and soft tissue damage</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Shaved your head? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">No, I'm too vain about my hair. Although, its something I've been thinking about lately. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Played a prank on someone?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Probably at some point, but I can't remember specifics</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Shot a gun?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yep. I was awful - no aim whatsoever</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">Q: Donated Blood?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I was supposed to when I was 17, but the Red Cross messed me around a bit, and I've never gone back. I will though - just have to get off my arse and do it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">1. You hung out with?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">My flatmate, Peter. He's a sweetie who always watches movies with me </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">2. You texted?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Smoochy Fox. She brought me dinner from work - it was delicious!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">3. You were in a car with?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">True Blue Kangaroo - we went out for breakfast yesterday. It was good to catch up</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">4. Went to the movies with?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Boyfriend, to see Pirates of the Carribean 4. And before that, Smoochy Fox to see Water for Elephants</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">5. Person you went to shop with?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Smoochy Fox - are you seeing a pattern here?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">6. You talked on the phone?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Boyfriend. He's away right now, and he called me to say goodnight <3 </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">7. Made you laugh?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Peter my flatmate</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">8. You hugged?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Peter my flatmate :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">1. Sang?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Yep, I was singing 'Take me aawwwaaay, a million miles awway from here'. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">2. Listened to music?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I'm doing it right now! I've got Howie Day's 'Collide', John Mayer's 'Your Body is a Wonderland', Jewel's 'You Were Meant for Me' and 98 Degrees 'I Do (Cherish You)' going. Yeah I'm in romantic mood.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">4. What was your first job?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I was a checkout chick at the local service station. Plus I did food prep and sometimes cooked. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">5. What was your first car?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> My Hyundai Getz. I still have it, and I love it. Its one of the best cars around </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">6. When did you go to your first funeral and viewing?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> I went to my friends mums funeral in 2008. It was awful, she was far too young to be taken. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">7. Who was your first grade teacher?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> Miss Temme </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">8. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> 18 months old :) My dad is from New Zealand so we went every 2 years or so <b>- </b>I'm an experienced little traveller</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">9. When you snuck out of your house for the first time?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> When I was about 14. The fly screen on my window was broken so my friends and I used to sneak out. But we didn't actually do anything, bar talk to some guys who lived near us. It was the least rebellious sneaking out ever. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">10. Who was your first best friend?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Natika - we don't talk anymore though </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">11. Who was your first Best Friend in high school?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">True Blue Kangaroo. We've been best friends since we were 13</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">13. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Boyfriend, Smoochy Fox, mum. In that order</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">14. Who's wedding were you in the first time you were a Bridesmaid or groomsman?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I was a flower girl in my uncles wedding when I was about 8. And I'm a bridesmaid in The Boyfriends sisters wedding in September. And my friend asked me to MC her wedding in October :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">So there is me.... again. I will try and give you a proper post soon, I just can't right now. Too many things in my life and in my head. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry, I'm neglecting you awfully at the moment. More separation is to follow as well. If you cast your eyes to the right of the screen you will see a lovely pink countdown box. What? Its into the single digits now? No way! Yes, dear followers. That is the number of days until I go on the ultimate Europe adventure. So I won't be posting much - but I promise copious pictures and stories when I return :) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, as a consolation prize, and because I don't have a lot of time, I ahem 'borrowed' this idea from Steph at <a href="http://duckiebuckets.blogspot.com/">The Odd Duck</a>, who borrowed it from <a href="http://deerdonna.blogspot.com/">Deer Donna</a>, who borrowed it from <a href="http://www.loveelycia.com/">Elycia</a>, who probably got it from somewhere else. Yes, if you also follow The Odd Duck, I did just blatantly rip off that paragraph from Steph. What can I say? Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here it is. The ABC's of Ashleigh. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">B. Bed Size: <i>Currently a king single, which is awkward when The Boyfriend sleeps over - snuggly, but awkward and down-right awful in summer. BUT - given that I'm moving in a week, I will be getting my lovely double bed back! I bought it with my very first paycheck and I LOVE it! </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">C. Chore that you hate: <i>Oh god, where do I begin. Dishes, washing, cleaning in general. When I'm rich and famous, I plan on hiring a cleaner 1 day a week (preferably Friday so I come home to a clean house) and having a dishwasher :) </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">E. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">Essential start to your day: <i>Coffee. I cannot live with my coffee.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">H. Height: <em>5'4" or 163cm - I'm only little :) </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I. Instruments you play: <i>I played keyboards in the school band in primary school. But I haven't picked up an instrument for years, and don't really have the inclination to. I'm a hideously uncreative person. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">J. Job Title: <i>Administration Assistant: Human Resources and Special Projects. Although I prefer to think of myself as Awesome Go To Person who Rules the Office. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">K. Kids: <i>Not a fan. Don't have any myself, and I struggle with them anyway. Maybe this is the stage of life I'm at, but I can't imagine having kids. My current favourite blog is <a href="http://stfuparents.tumblr.com/">STFU, Parents</a>. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">L. Live: <em>Life To The Fullest and In Bright Colours? I reside in Perth, Australia. I can't imagine wanting to setting anywhere else either. Why would I leave The Lucky Country? </em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">M. Mother's Name: <i>Amanda</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">P. Pet Peeve: <i>Oh so many. Probably people not being considerate and polite. Like, if you want to cancel a plan, just tell me. Or if you fuck up, a simple apology is all thats needed. I'm a reasonable person, and I generally don't hold grudges, unless someone doesn't behave appropriately and apologise. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Q. Quote from a movie: <i>"If you're a bird, I'm a bird'" The Notebook</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">T. Time you wake up: <i>Usually around 9/9.30. Unless I have to work. But I find it hard to get up in the morning :)</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">U. Underwear: <i>Comfortable. Usually Bonds. Black, white or grey. Sometimes I splash out though - I just bought a pair of Superman underwear oh yeah :D</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">V. Vegetable you hate: <i>I like pretty much all vegetables. I HATE mushrooms. **gag**</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">W. What makes you run late: <i>Other people! I'm never late, unless someone else has done something or delayed me. I value being on time. It's almost sacrosanct </i></span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">X. X-rays you've had: <i>Quite a few actually. There was my chest when I was in hospital, and my teeth at the dentist, and my foot when I nearly broke it on the bus coming back from rowing at school, and my hand when I jarred my finger so badly at basketball it swelled for like a week. </i></span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Y. Yummy food that you make: <i>Everything I make is good. Cooking is actually one of my hidden talents. I have to say, my risotto kicks arse though - pumpkin, spinach, chicken and feta - om nom nom nom nom. </i></span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Z. Zoo Animal: <i>Um, elephants, otters, monkeys, giraffes, zebras, lizards, penguins. I LOVE the zoo! I want to be married at the zoo. I went to the zoo yesterday actually. One of my favourite places ever :) </i></span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there you have it. The ABC of Ashleigh. Hey that rhymes. </span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okies, I will be back later this week - I will post before I go on holiday I promise :) </span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then, </span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stay happy :) </span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: currentcolor; border-left-color: currentcolor; border-right-color: currentcolor; border-style: initial; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-width: initial; clear: both; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-55473561409533397392011-05-26T20:26:00.000+08:002011-05-26T20:26:14.451+08:00Even the Best Fall Down Sometimes<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS2Hpud41KKD0f2B2iaBsG1cpgI9b-ikm8HxbTbtbqqA3Ebfo1XhA" /></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ever feel like you're drowning, yet you don't quite know why? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm sorry I haven't been posting lately. Really truly, I am sorry. I've fallen behind on all my blog reading too, so I hope all of your lives are good right now. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Its 2.5 weeks until the end of semester. 2.5 weeks until I finish my exams. 2.5 weeks till I move out of the Village. 2.5 weeks until I go to Europe. 2.5 weeks to cram a semester worth of knowledge for 3 units into my head. Its gonna be a big 2.5 weeks. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm also tutoring at the moment. And trying to go to the gym (not happening so much lately, but I need to keep going. I feel ridiculously fat right now). And feeling like I'm failing at everything I do.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Logically, this isn't true. I mean, to an outsider my life is great at the moment. Exam wise - I've done so well in one of my units I have passed it without even sitting the exam. The other one, I only 7.5 marks to pass it. The last one, well, I sort of crashed and burned in that one. 18 marks needed. Yeah yeah, it doesn't sound like much, but I did really crap and only got 32/50 for the semesters marks. The final exam is worth 50%. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Apparently, I have lost weight. I'm not so sure about this, but I'm beginning to think I have a really fucked body image. Or everyone is lying to me about how I look. I float between the two. I hurt my wrist at the gym before though, because just like I am prone to do, I pushed it too hard, and when it started to hurt, I just kept going. It was very strange, because even though I knew I should stop, I somehow couldn't make myself do it. It wasn't until I literally could not lift the weight anymore that I stopped. And even then, I felt like I hadn't had a good work out. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, so on the surface, lifes good. Remember a few posts ago, I mentioned YASI's? The subset of depressives who are Young, Attractive, Successful and Intelligent? I feel like it applies to me a lot. Not because I'm depressed per se, but more that I feel like I am only just keeping everything afloat. Like any moment, that water that I'm so desperately treading is going to swallow me whole. But everything on the outside is so great, that I can't really express how I feel inside. And I'm not sure anyone would believe me anyway. Then I feel guilty, because my life is awesome. And get angry at myself for being so spoiled and self indulgent. It could be far, far worse.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I need a fricken holiday. I can barely bring myself to get out of bed in the morning. I studied in the library today, went home and curled into the fetal position and hid under my doona. My poor flatmate keeps trying to make me laugh and I feel like I'm on the verge of tears the whole time. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Wow, this is a poor me post. We haven't had one of these for a while, have we? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'll try and post again soon. </span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-54889128697508419932011-05-19T09:00:00.000+08:002011-05-19T09:00:39.030+08:00What is HR?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="rg_hi" data-height="228" data-width="221" height="228" id="rg_hi" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJcu1xZuW-nnkJ00IwbGKGsj4AKUTnSek74S8VgYgnBgnyCypE" style="height: 228px; width: 221px;" width="221" /></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No seriously. Think about it. What is Human Resources? I'm guessing that the first things that came to your mind were hiring, firing, telling people off for not doing work etc. Basically the 'parent types' of an organisation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">People in HR constantly have to defend what we do - even though its such a huge field and pops up in pretty much every industry, people seem to have no idea what we do. Or they think what we do is meaningless - a 'soft' job if you will. Or what we do is just get in the way. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was talking to someone the other day, who I just met, and I mentioned that I studied HR. He actually asked me, and I kid you not, 'You wouldn't have exams for HR would you? I mean theres nothing they can test you on'. I was so shocked I couldn't speak. How dare he imply my degree is 'untestable' and basically that my hard work is worthless? </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, in honour of the lack of knowledge of HR, I present to you....</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">' Human resources is the name of the function within an organization charged with the overall responsibility for implementing strategies and policies relating to the management of individuals (i.e. the human resources).'</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In any business, people are your greatest asset. No matter how good your computer system is, no matter how good your product is, no matter how pretty your office is, without people, you have nothing. This could be 1 person, 2 people or 200 people. Having a Human Resource specialist, to ensure you have the best people, who have the highest <em>productivity</em>, as happy as possible, thereby staying <em>productive</em>, and doing things the most <em>profitable</em> way, without killing themselves, therefore churning out the highest <em>productivity</em>, is pretty friggen important. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will take a list from Wikipedia detailing what HR people do with my comments in italic:</span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maintaining awareness of and compliance with local, state and federal labor laws - <em>yes, this is important, otherwise you are in breach of that thing called the law, and will be fined and spend time in jail. Have you ever tried to interpret an award, or a industrial relations law? Its not easy yet HR people know how to do it for you - and do it right. </em></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recruitment, selection, and on boarding (resourcing) -<em> this is hiring. Basically making sure you have the best employees in your business as possible, which will make you more money</em>. </span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Employee record-keeping and confidentiality -<em> it is illegal to keep certain types of information and it is illegal to give information to anyone other than the employee in question (with a few exceptions). Record keeping is vital - how else are you going to know how much money you paid for that workers compensation claim, or how many warnings that employee has gotten? </em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Organizational design and development - <em>this is the processes that workers engage in, in order to gain the best outcome for the organisation.</em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Business transformation</span> and change management -<i> in general, people don't like change. Change can cause negative outcomes for a business. HR manages people through the change, whether it be a new computer system or a whole new management system or shifting to a new department, and ensures the intended outcomes are reached. </i></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Performance, conduct and behavior management - <i>this is the naughty stuff. If you spend 90% of your time on Facebook at work - HR will get involved. They also ensure no one is behaving inappropriately, and on the flipside - recognise when work is being done well. If you are performing well and HR knows about, chances are it will come up in your next performance review and that could mean a promotion or pay rise. </i></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Industrial and employee relations - <i>negotiating with unions, making sure everything is legal, managing industrial action etc etc </i></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Human resources (workforce) analysis and workforce personnel data management - <em>you know when companies boast that 40% of all senior management are females? Or a workplace audit takes places and its discovered the company has been deliberatly hiring juniors to pay them less? And how the company knows everything about you - work history, medical stuff, performance reviews, salary etc? HR controls all of that info, and in the case of the audit, works to fix it by creating goals for workplace diversity </em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Compensation and </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">employee benefit</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> management - <em>money money money, its so funny, in a HR world! This also relates to other non-salary benefits, such as a car parking space, or a fancy office, or a health care programme</em></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Training and development</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (learning management) - <em>have your skills been lacking in something lately? Perhaps you'd like to move into a different area and need a certificate to do so? Or maybe a new system was implemented at work and no-one knows how to use it. HR will teach you what you need to know. </em></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Employee motivation and morale-building (employee retention and loyalty) - <em>Many people feel a bit blah at work. Unless you truly love what you, which lets face it, not a lot of people do, it can be hard to stay motivated. HR makes an effort to keep employee motivation up through various initiatives, and working with the management team. </em></span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So you see, HR is a real discipline and is vital for all workforces. Without your people, you don't have a business, but without HR, you don't have people. Or you might have people but they are incorrectly paid, unmotivated, untrained and severely lacking in compliance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To this end, I would like to shout out to the guy who asked me whether or not there were exams in HR:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>FUCK YOU</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I'm sitting on a recruitment committee and you come looking for a job, guess whose not going to get it? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to introduce Lu3Lu from </span><a href="http://www.lu3luscrossing.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lu3lu's Crossing</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! She has such a sweet blog, with her inspirational posts and pretty pictures. If you ever want to feel good about yourself, and about the world, head over there! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) Vampire Diaries<br />
I have this joke that I wish Vampire Diaries would become like Days of our Lives and have an episode everyday for the rest of our lives. It's crazy but I absolutely love this show, like nothing no one says will get me to think otherwise. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
Not only because Vampires are so in right now, but there are two sexy vampires that I get to look at and swoon over nearly everyday. How can I say no! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Disney Channel <br />
I don't really watch cartoons, although I could sit through an episode of Phineas and Ferb and not complain a bit, but I do love Hannah Montana and Wizards or Waverly Place, Sonny with A Chance and Jonas LA, basically I just love love love all these teeny bopper shows on Disney. <br />
I've been told I'm too old, and that I'm crazy for even being interested in them but what can I say they make me laugh. <br />
Sometimes I even set my alarm for the next morning because I don't want to miss and episode and over sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Cocktails<br />
I could go out for cocktails everyday if I had the chance. There is just something so glamorous about saying 'I'm going for cocktails', my favorite has always been Sex on the Beach but I love trying out new ones. In fact writing this makes me feel like a cocktail right now, anyone up for drinks? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) Potato Chips<br />
I can never order any meal without chips even if it's a salad there HAS to be a side plate of chips. The meal just seems incomplete without it. I love them, but I feel guilty about it because of the carbs! I can go through two plates of chips. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) Sleeping with the lights on or the TV light on <br />
I'm not one of those people that has to have the light off in order to sleep. I kind of like light, the darkness freaks me out, and I get scared easily so I guess ever since I was a child I always felt better sleeping with the light on and I've never really stopped. <br />
Sometimes I feel uber bad for leaving the light on so I just 'forget' to switch off my TV instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) Free things<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) Tall men <br />
I am pretty tall, and with heels even taller so I get excited when I see tall guys. Obviously not freakishly tall but taller than me both with and without heels. <br />
Also, weird fact.... I like feeling short. I have a friend that says Your tallness is such a great quality about you, and even though I love it, I love feeling short. I wouldn't mind standing around a group of tall people. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
The boy is tall so I'm happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) Cyber Stalking</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
It's not so bad, but when I get bored I like to 'check up on' old friends and sometimes people that aren't even my friends. It's fun.<br />
I guess it's good that I am not bored all the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9) Long steamy showers<br />
I just love showers, hot hot hot showers. Kind of just takes me into another world. <br />
The boy always says I take longer showers than I need to, and I do kind of feel guilty for using that much water, but I can't help it.<br />
I feel great after and during the shower. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10) Watching people fight <br />
This may sound crazy but it's not what it sounds like..... or really sounds like. <br />
I find watching shows like Jerry Springer hilarious because it's just a bunch of people arguing and fighting. <br />
I don't like shows like boxing or wrestling though, I don't like seeing people get hurt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Head over to </span><a href="http://www.lu3luscrossing.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lu3Lu's Crossing</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to read more! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you would like to guest post for me, with your top 10 Guilty Pleasures, another Top 10, or a different topic altogether, shoot me an email with a photo and I'd be happy to link it back to you! </span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-23163400978337188332011-05-06T12:47:00.001+08:002011-05-06T12:50:49.875+08:00Top 10 Guilty Pleasures - Lea from Becoming Super Mommy!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to introduce Lea, from </span><a href="http://becomingsupermommy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Becoming Super Mommy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've only just started following her blog, but it is fantastic! I urge you all to check our the latest post, Supermommy vs Tech Support, where she has to argue the existence of October 1, 2009. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Candy bars. I hide them everywhere. I have a stash in the cupboard where I keep the spare extension cords, in my underwear drawer, and in my least-used pocket in my backpack. I also have a few kitchen hiding spots, a pocket in my purse, and a conveniently placed pile of papers near my desk in which there is frequently a hidden piece of chocolate. I'm not constantly eating it, but once in a while I get the bug, I but TONS of candy bars, and then I hide them. And then, whenever I'm having a bad day or a rough time with homework or my kids won't let me eat dinner... I eat a candy bar instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. The song, "Somebody to Love" by Queen. I will sing this song so loudly that it shakes the windows. One of my daughters is terrified- I wouldn't be surprised if she grows up to have a Freddy Mercury complex. But singing along to that song just kind of makes me feel awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. John Fluevog shoes. Best. shoes. ever. SO expensive, though! I buy a pair for myself every year for my birthday, and it's always an agonizing choice. But now I have five pairs, and I adore all of them. Guilt when it happens, sure. But no regrets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Sleeping in past my husband on weekends. On weekdays, he's up and out of the house before our kids wake up. It sucks, but it's true, and then the girls wake up and then I wake up and take care of them before I go to school. But on weekends, I like to lay in bed and let HIM take care of the dirty diapers and the early morning silliness. And I lay in bed as though I'm getting some sort of nice break, even though I'm the one who sleeps in all week anyway. And it's awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Blasting the music in my car. I don't care where I'm going or how slow, if the music's too loud you're too old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. "America's Next Top Model." Seriously, that show is addictive. It's a problem. You'd never guess looking at my crazy hippie clothes or my unwashed hair that I was obsessed with barely-legal toothpick girls covered in make-up and engaging in dumb petty drama, but there you have it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Cheese. Fancy cheese. GOOD fancy cheese. Stilton, roquefort... the stinkier, the better. Especially if it's not from cow milk. They know me on sight at the Whole Food's cheese counter. I could set myself a weekly cheese budget and it would be significantly more than what I spend on clothes, books, and booze. Combined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Facebook Scrabble. Have I ignored my children throwing their food all over the place while I tried to find the perfect place to play my seven letter word more than twice? Oh yes. Yes, I have indeed. Bingo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Zombie comics and movies. Yes, I am a hippie, crunchy, progressive lady. And yes, I love reading comics where people have their limbs eaten in front of their families. "The Walking Dead" is pretty much the best comic ever. And "Sean of the Dead" is near the top of my list of favorite movies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Coming home from school and telling my husband how stupid all the other students are. Which, of course, they are. But it's not nice, and I wouldn't ever do it to their faces. I'm small and they could kick my ass.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lea's blog can be found at </span><a href="http://becomingsupermommy.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://becomingsupermommy.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you would like to guest post for me, either with your Top 10 Guilty pleasures or with another Top 10, or another topic entirely, please email me, including a photo, and would be happy to post! </span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-12349004175958978502011-05-05T13:05:00.000+08:002011-05-05T13:05:21.810+08:00Snaps for Ashleigh!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IDASx-sLaF4/TbmSr-jU6DI/AAAAAAAAARo/zgDDcPpQAOo/s1600/Versatile+blogger.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IDASx-sLaF4/TbmSr-jU6DI/AAAAAAAAARo/zgDDcPpQAOo/s1600/Versatile+blogger.png" /></a></div><br />
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I'm so excited! I just got my first ever blog award from the ever lovely Ever Perceived! Thanks so much!<br />
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So the rules of this award state I have to list 7 things about me:<br />
1. I cannot stand seafood or mushrooms. I'm fairly sure this makes me a failure in my fathers eyes as he is an avid fisherman and diver, and we constantly have a large supply of fish and crayfish in our house. And mushrooms.... well, they're fungus? Who wants to eat that? And they smell. **Shudder**<br />
2. As you might already know, I am obsessed with Friends. I have watched all seasons many a time, and can recite whole scenes.<br />
3. I am a pretty epic cook. I usually just make recipies up, unless it's something I haven't made before, and can usually remember it the second time around - at which point I edit them to make them better.<br />
4. I take short showers. I just don't see the point of hanging around in there for ages. Get in, wash hair, wash body, rinse, get out. I can do this in 5 minutes. If I have to shave my legs however, it takes a bit longer - probably because I'm so lazy that by the time I get around to do I need a deforestation license and protest groups spring up. <br />
5. I have a belly button piercing. This came about through a bet with my dad when I was 14 - if I could achieve dux of year 9, I could get my belly button pierced. I don't think he was expecting me to pull it off, apparently the look on his face was gold.<br />
6. I not only study full time at uni, I work 3 days a week in an office and do a part time TAFE course - plus manage a fairly active social life. No wonder I'm always exhausted!<br />
7. I've been hanging out for a blog award ever since I found out they exist! So happy I finally have one!<br />
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Now who to pass this on to?<br />
<a href="http://thedestudent.blogspot.com/">The De-Student</a> - your blog is so funny, and I love your drawings!<br />
<a href="http://lu3luscrossing.blogspot.com/">Lulu's Crossing</a> - you have such a sweet blog, I love your inspirational posts - they make my day that much better :) <br />
<a href="http://duckiebuckets.blogspot.com/">The Odd Duck </a>- I wasn't sure whether to give you one, as you seem to get them all the time lol! But I decided you are very worthy, and I truly love your blog. So happy we have the bookclub together<br />
<a href="http://hepaintsmeblonde.blogspot.com/">Sometimes Blonde </a>- I love hearing about your wedding, you sound so creative! <br />
<a href="http://www.hummingbirdssong.com/">Hummingbird's Song </a>- The Little Lion sounds adorable, and I love reading all your posts, but particularly your Baking Bliss and Polly Dolly! <br />
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So there you have it! I will get onto posting the 10 guilty pleasures of a few readers soon - I have no internet at home at the moment, so connections have been difficult. <br />
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Speak soon! <br />
xAshleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-64322451357971247522011-04-29T22:50:00.000+08:002011-04-29T22:50:47.189+08:00This is my little sister Sam's 10 Guilty Pleasures that she wanted to do, and since I love her so much and she's being really annoying right now, here they are: <br />
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Blah blah blah we all have blah blah guilty pleasures that we don't want to admit to, but considering my only follower is sitting next to me, here we go!<br />
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1. Stealing chocolates from other people and never actually eating them<br />
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2. Watching myself get dressed in front of my mirror<br />
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3. Sleeping with more than one teddy<br />
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4. Picking my toenails, it may ruin my fingernails because I have such boss tough strength toenails but I can't help it!<br />
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5. Squeezing other peoples pimples, I literally fight people for a crack at their pimples.<br />
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6. Annoying the crap out of every single person that may choose to talk to me, this could be a very generalised thing, but it makes me laugh (like now with ashbash)<br />
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7. Palmolive naturals shower milk, its the honey one... (L) i brought a different flavour not long ago and it makes me want to cry<br />
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8. Drawing little cartoon animals, I won't lie to you... I do a MEAN rabbit in a carrot farm, also a great stick figure cat and horse.<br />
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9. Soy milk, I have recently discovered it because I wanted to try a soy latte at work, and it was love at first sip.<br />
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10. Quoting gay movies, e.g. Mean Girls, Step Brothers etc.<br />
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Sam's blog is http://year12findingabalance.blogspot.comAshleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-34405145972378525092011-04-28T21:27:00.000+08:002011-04-28T21:27:25.282+08:00Ten Guilty Pleasures<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">C'mon. Everyone has them. Don't deny you don't. Some are worse than others, but we don't judge here. I want someone to guest post for me, so email me with your 10 guilty pleasures and a picture of yourself at your happiest, and the best one will be posted on here - linked back to you of course! </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">I'll start you off. My 10 guilty pleasures are:</span></span><br />
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Watching back to back episodes of Friends, wrapped in my doona on the couch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Licking my finger and putting it in chicken salt, and eating the chicken salt straight (I know, I know, heart attack here I come)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Tea with milk and sugar - I realise this is normal for some people, but I was always taught growing up that 'you don't put sugar in tea' - so whenever I need a comforting drink, thats it. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Taking my hot water bottle to work with me</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Putting on a pair of heels (no matter what I'm wearing), closing my blinds, blasting some music and dancing in the mirror - while lip synching and thinking I'm hot stuff by the way :)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Deliberately setting my alarm 25 minutes early, so I can feel like I'm being rebellious and 'sleeping in', even though I'm right on time. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Blogging. I know, weird right? But I don't really tell people I blog, and if I do, I never give them the address. I don't advertise or put my posts on FB and The Boyfriend always refers to it as "blogging" (yes with the hand quotations). I feel like its my thing, and maybe the bloggy me is different from the real-life me. I think I'm more honest here, and I'm not sure I want others to see that. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Sleeping with 2 doonas. If The Boyfriend stays over, I feel that this just makes good sense, as I tend to be a blanket-hogger, but even when I'm alone, nothing feels better than being all tangled up in blankets. So snuggly.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- I never make my bed. Maybe this is an age thing, but I prefer getting into an unmade bed. As before, its just snugglier. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">- Researching wedding stuff. No, I'm not engaged, and don't plan on being engaged for a long time, but just the whole thing fascinates me. I'd love to get married somewhere funky and different, like Perth Zoo, or an aquarium. And bridesmaid dress - I have in my head exactly what colour they will be - fuschia a.k.a HOT PINK. </span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">So there you have it. My 10 guilty pleasures. Let me know yours by emailing me at freeman.ashleigh@gmail.com, along with a pic. </span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Given we have this lovely chocolatey holiday upon us, I thought I would do a little post about it :) </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is Easter?</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easter celebrates Jesus' resurrection. He was crucified on Good Friday, and rose on Easter Sunday. In the Christian churches there is much celebration the preceding week - Palm Sunday, Maunday Thursday and Good Friday - and also marks the end of Lent, which is the 40 days before (excluding Sundays) starting on Ash Wednesday. </span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easter Customs Around The World</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Easter, like other religious holidays, is not restricted to the church. Some customs around the world include:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Central & Eastern Europe - decorating eggs. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Czech Republic/Slovakia - the men spank the women on Easter Monday. This is not intended to harm or cause pain, and it is believed that the women need to be spanked to retain their youth and beauty for the coming year. Sometimes women can get their revenge the next day by pouring buckets of cold water on the men. In Poland, an all day water fight ensues, known as Dyngus day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Croatia/Slovenia - a basket of food is prepared and taken to the church to be blessed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English speaking world - decorating eggs on Easter Saturday, then having an Easter egg hunt (which have been hidden by the Easter bunny of course) on Easter Sunday.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hot cross buns are eaten on Good Friday traditionally, the cross on top representing the crucifix. They are now eaten for a while before and after Good Friday. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scotland/Northern Ireland/Northern England - rolling decorated eggs down steep hills</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bermuda - children fly kites to symbolise Christs ascent. Fish cakes are often eaten</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No meat on Fridays?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During Lent, Christians are required not to eat red meat on Fridays, and especially Good Friday, in an act of penance. This is because meat is a staple of most meals, and was a considered a luxury as well. Fish is often eaten instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Personally, I don't partake in any religious acts throughout Easter, as I consider myself to be an athiest (as indicated by my previous claim that Jesus owned a microwave). I do love the chocolate side of it, but will try and restrain myself this time. I also don't eat seafood, so the fish on Friday thing is kind of lost on me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This long weekend, I will be focusing on ANZAC day more than anything. ANZAC Day is the 25th April, coincidentally the same day as Easter Monday this year. As a result, Australia gets a 5 day weekend - Tuesday is also a public holiday. I will attend the Dawn Service in Kings Park on Monday morning, and will let you all know how that goes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You've all heard before how proud I am to be an Australia, and ANZAC Day epitomises that. The concepts of mateship, diggers and courage came about with this tragic event and I believe it is one of the most important days in Australian culture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lest We Forget. </span><br />
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I need to remember this story:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><u style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the story of an empty jar and the 2 cups of coffee.</b></u></span> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large empty jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks until the top of the jar.He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was! </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “yes.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">”Now,” said the professor, as the laughter subsided, ” I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The rocks are the important things – your health, your family, your partner, your children, your friends, your favorite passions – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else – the small stuff.If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal”Take care of the rocks first, the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.”</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.The professor smiled. “I’m glad you asked.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #555555; line-height: 17px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.”</span></span></span><br />
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</span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-76974238986743529372011-04-17T11:28:00.000+08:002011-04-17T11:28:48.506+08:00Book Club!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So Stephanie and I had our first bookclub meeting :) </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have the blog all set up. Its called On The Shelf, and I think it looks FANTASTIC! Kudos to Stephanie and her design skills, as I don't have a creative bone in my body :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a blog badge, but no books yet.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have a book you'd like us to read, please let us know and we will endeavour to put it on the list. Please join up and read along with us, or just comment. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the blog <a href="http://ontheshelfclub.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know I have neglected you all lately, but this is soon to change I promise! Uni is just crazy busy at the moment, and I'm barely having time to sit down and work out what I'm doing. Right now, its an essay on how the media portrays (inaccurately) scientific research. I promise you all a proper blog post soon.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until then, much love and I hope to see you On The Shelf</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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I need to do a quick survey - my dear blogbuddy Stephanie and I are looking at starting a Blogging Book Club - we haven't worked out the finer details yet, but basically reading and reviewing books and then offering questions for discussion, etc etc.<br />
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Would any of you be interested in following, reading etc? What kinds of books/discussions would you want to see on there?<br />
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Please comment and let me know, so we can get this project off the ground ASAP!<br />
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BTW - Can't wait to Skype-meet you on Saturday Steph!!<br />
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AshleighAshleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-26809149119940565302011-04-03T17:39:00.001+08:002011-04-03T18:00:21.125+08:00EuroTrip - Not the Movie.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">QUICK COMMENT - re last post. I don't particularly <i>want</i> to get engaged, it was just the ease with which it was accepted by their friends and family I envy. The <i>option</i> is what I envy.... oh and the proposal method I have my 90% happy / 10% jealous hat on :) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erin Rae Mac commented on my last post asking where I was going in Europe and I realised I haven't annoyed you all with excess Europe comments for a while! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12th June 2011 - Depart Perth to London with Air Asia. We got ridiculously cheap tickets - $775 each return inc taxes :) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12 - 17 June - staying in London with my cousin. We have a whole list of things we want to do in London - mainly the touristy things. I figure, you've got to do the tourist thing at least once right? Then the next time we go, we can do aim for the 'off the beaten path' stuff. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17 June - Catching the Eurostar to Brussels and then a Eurail train to Cologne. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17 - 18 June - Staying at The Express by Holiday Inn. We are catching up with some of my German friends/</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18 - 21 June - Staying at Best Western Domicil</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">27 June - 1 July - Staying at Relais De Paris Lafayette - its our 3 year anniversary on the 30th - how lovely to spend that in the most romantic city in the world</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notes - I have a booked a<a href="http://www.temple-place.co.uk/tlsee/index.asp"> High Tea at the Swissotel The Howard</a>. I will also be booking tickets to The Lion King stage show while in London :) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If anyone has ideas for our itinerary please let me know! And no, don't say 'oh you should go to Spain/Munich/Scotland/etc while your there.' I have the places I'm going and they aren't changing. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speak soon</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Oh you poor thing, thats terrible! When mine came out, I swelled up and couldn't eat for days and I had a general anaesthetic so it was far worse than a local'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Well, when my husband/wife/child/friend/dog/boss/cousin/sister/pet fish got theirs out it was so bad for me because I only ate soup, because it was too hard to make anything else!'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'You'll be fine! When my husband/wife/child/friend/dog/boss/cousin/sister/pet fish got theirs out they just ate ice cream and jelly for a week and they thought it was great!'</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Believe me, I heard every single one of these stories. And now, when someone says to me 'I'm getting my wisdom teeth out' I too, will have a story. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think the key phrases in my story will be: 'was terrified (see previous post)', 'the anesthetist was mean', 'the nurses were nice', 'they stuck the needle in my arm, not my hand and it hurt (see comment about anesthetist), 'as predicted, I sobbed uncontrollably upon coming out of the general', 'couldn't eat the jelly they gave me because I kept losing it in my numb mouth', 'the sheer number of pain tablets I had to take made me ill - so it was either horrible pain or a sick stomach', 'you get sick of mashed potatoes', 'your dad will eat both the special creme custard your nanna made you and the chocolate mousse your mum made you and think its funny' and 'you get to watch a lot of TV - in my case, dvds of the American version of The Office'. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recovery is imminent. My stitches came out of one side today and as soon as the other sides swelling goes down, we should be..... swell!!! Yes, bad joke I know.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speak soon :) </span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-40123861870656544512011-03-24T23:20:00.000+08:002011-03-24T23:20:33.119+08:00A Big White Toothy Grin...... Or Maybe Just A ChipmunkYes, I know, I know. <br />
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I haven't blogged in a while. In my defence, I have been having a bit of a rough time lately. One of my friends (I won't say which) was hospitalized for a personal reason and it brought back a lot of memories and crap for me, which had nothing to do with her, just my own issues that probably should have been properly dealt with at the time, but I tend to be a bit of a deny-there's-a-problem-in-my-perfect-life kind of person. <br />
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Side bar: I was doing some reading last week and it was talking about a particular subset of people with depression, knowns as YASI's - young, attractive, successful, intelligent. In short, those people who you think have no reason to be unhappy with their life. And often it's harder for them to deal with it (depression) because they can see that their life is pretty awesome, and it causes a hell of a lot of cognitive dissonance when they aren't perfectly happy. I totally get these people. I think about how good my life is- wonderful boyfriend, good job, great friends, studying my passion, great supportive family - and I wonder 'why ami so often dissatisfied?'.<br />
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Right, tomorrow at 1pm I will have my very first operation ever. I have to get two wisdom teeth out (yes yes, I realize I am a freak because I only have two, the oral surgeon very nicely pointed that out to me). I am absolutely terrified. Not because it's dangerous or anything. The moment I'm really worried about is after they've given me the general anesthetic injection, right before I fall asleep. Just that moment of not being there but not being here. The twilight zone, if you will. For someone who is not a good sleeper as it is, it's a nervous moment. <br />
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Anyway, wish me luck - obviously I will be out of the blogging loop for a bit, but hopefully not too long!Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2598086368387235694.post-77299473426882158072011-03-12T22:12:00.001+08:002011-03-12T22:12:54.080+08:00The Universal Day of Awesomeness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend Macka has created an event. He created this event some time ago. This event is to honour the copious amounts of awesomeness in the world. Are you awesome? Acknowledge and own your awesomeness.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Tuesday, things will happen. It is the official Universal Day of Awesomeness. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I encourage you all to mark your attendance on Facebook. Search The Universal Day of Awesomeness.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This event has over 12,000 people coming. Even if it wasn't already awesome (which as clearly implied by its name, it is), the sheer act of being able to create a Facebook event that has attracted this much attention is pretty awesome.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Macka - this is my shoutout to you. You. Are. Awesome. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cheers</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ashleigh</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"> </span>Ashleighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17637234404525515748noreply@blogger.com0