tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32238462329657067822024-03-06T22:03:12.066+02:00 The Story of a Short GirlDaleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-2426984747197252962014-01-21T16:24:00.001+02:002014-01-21T16:24:47.084+02:00It's been a while...Been a while may be a bit of a understatement, seeing as a while is more than a year since I last blogged! So much has happened in that time.<br />
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On 21 March 2013, which is a public holiday here in South Africa, this little girl made her appearance.<br />
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This is Emma 10 months ago. Here she is today...<br />
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Isn't she the most beautiful little girl? She recently started crawling and pulling herself up everywhere, so this mommy is running around like crazy :) <br />
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Will blog more often, hopefully. Ooh and guess what?! I am now 30!!!Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-4259218546701859832012-11-01T14:32:00.000+02:002012-11-01T14:32:16.917+02:00And it is...Apparently we are having a <span style="color: magenta;">GIRL<span style="color: black;">, but the doctor ain't </span></span>100% sure yet. Here is some photos for the time being, next scan is only in December :( I am now 18 weeks and 4 days :)<br />
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I am just so glad the morning sickness has passed now, it was horrible!Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-57781350526536217772012-10-14T21:07:00.001+02:002012-10-14T21:07:34.241+02:00Hi there, this is meIt has been more than a year since I last posted on this blog. I tried starting a new blog to 'start over', but it just did not work. Well I am back now, and I hope it will be more permanent, because I went and am going through huge changes.<br />
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First of all, in April we bought our first house. Even though we still have a bunch of things to do inside and out, it is great to have our own place.<br />
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The big news however is that after 2 and a half years, I can finally say...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> I AM PREGNANT!!!</b></span><br />
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Currently I am 16 weeks pregnant, and so far it has not been easy. I threw up every day since 6 weeks up until 2 weeks ago. That is 8 weeks! I am finally feeling better, except for some growing pains.<br />
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In two weeks time I will find out whether it's a boy or girl :)<br />
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Will be back with some photos soon Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-90934680216031707152011-08-11T15:39:00.001+02:002011-08-11T15:39:29.013+02:00Owie ouch!I am in such discomfort right now. While I was trying to fall asleep on Tuesday night I managed to get my little finger nail on my left hand stuck... and it lifted up halfway... !!!!!! I am very very squeamish when it comes to nails, so I did not even want to look at the damage. I instinctively put my finger in my mouth and tasted the blood. Instead of getting up and checking in the light I just laid there and cried myself to sleep. Well today is day 2 and it still not feeling better. I keep bumping it into things and every time it stretches I want to scream.<br />
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At least the rest of the weekend was fun. Think I spend the majority of it sleeping though. Also went out for sushi, watched Captain America, which was awesome, and played a lot of games (Lord of the Rings online is very very bad for your free time :)) On Tuesday we went to the opening of the shop belonging to some of our friends. They are selling antique french furniture and it is beautiful! Stopped by there that morning for some cake and champagne, yummy :)<br />
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Why is it that always after a long weekend, the rest of the work week seems to drag by sooo slowly... *sigh*Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-72141369136840857812011-08-05T13:19:00.002+02:002011-08-05T13:20:01.585+02:00Yay for public holidays!This has been a real tiring week, feels like I could sleep for a day, which I will probably do tomorrow. Tuesday is National Woman's Day here in South Africa, so seeing as it is a public holiday, I took Monday off as well. It is going to be so nice to just relax. It is crazy how working full time can ruin everything, like making you too tired to get any housework done. There just doesn't seem to be enough time for anything, or rather to enjoy doing anything :/<br />
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We have now, after 3 years of living here, only started to get out and do some awesome activities that we never really could do. We live an hour from the beach now, and one day when it is warm enough again we will be going body boarding. The other thing is ice skating. There are 2 rinks from us, both under an hour and a half drive. I spend almost my entire childhood on wheels, starting with roller skates, and then moving on to roller blades, which was never as much fun as the former. And then there is ice skating. Without much effort I can whirl around the rink with ease, ducking out of the way of people about to fall or going to slow. It is such a high. It is something I wished I could have done since I was little, but alas, my hometown had no rink... I just wish the shoes were a little more comfortable.. Would be nice to have my own :)<br />
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So yeah, only have about 3 hours of work left, then off to eat some sushi to start the long weekend off with. Oh yes, and find my camera cable for my computer, which has disappeared yet again *sigh*<br />
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Enjoy your weekends!Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-71445873231327370962011-07-26T08:23:00.001+02:002011-07-26T08:23:24.809+02:00I am seriously back now...Yes, I know I have said this countless times, but for the first time I am actually missing blogging! :) So, a quick update of what is going on in my life at the moment:<br />
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<li>Yes, I still get migraines, had a nasty one yesterday. They are supposedly hormonal, so have very little control, if none.</li>
<li>This is probably the coldest winter we have ever had here. Today is 11°C! And it is raining, in winter! Thank you global warming for that one. Still I got to wear my awesome gumboots.</li>
<li>I will be taking pics of all the things I want to share with you. It has been so long since I felt like doing these things. It is about time :)</li>
<li>I am working full time now, for as long as my year contract allows, which would be a year lol. Hopefully next year I could get something permanent so that we can finally get a loan to buy our own place.</li>
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Hmm, that's it for now, should probably get back to work.<br />
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(I was close to starting a new blog, just as a start over, but I think I may stick to this one. Maybe a little redecorating will be in order :))Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-17783541494658764892011-04-04T17:53:00.001+02:002011-04-05T16:43:23.354+02:00I'm back to normal!Remember how negative I was in my last post, which was ages ago? That was depression talking. It had never hit me as hard as it did this year, and I finally got some help. My doctor put me on an anti-depressant called Zoloft, which gave me the most terrible side effects during the first week. At this moment, I am so grateful that I started taking the pills. I haven't felt this relaxed and happy in a very long time, and I also seem to think more clearly about things that in the past would have caused an emotional breakdown from my side. I am on the pills for 6 months now, and after that I will be re-evaluated to see if I should stay on them or not.<br />
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Big things have been happening to me, most noteworthy is the fact that I got my first full-time job! I am now a Data Capture Technician at the same museum that my husband works at, which makes him my boss. Today was my second day and I can honestly say that I am loving every moment. Unfortunately my husband is away to Cape Town till Friday, so it felt a little depressing to walk into a quiet house when I came home today, but at least I am handling it better that usual :)<br />
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We also started with a new hobby! We have taken up body boarding, having received our new boards on Saturday. It is so nice to have something fun like that to do while at the same time getting plenty of exercise and soaking up some much needed Vitamin D.<br />
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I just came back from a nice holiday at the seaside with my family and must say it has done the world of good to me, had such a great time. Well, I should go get my dinner out of the oven, will chat again later :)Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-91721803732854370332011-02-22T15:38:00.000+02:002011-02-22T15:38:25.039+02:00I have returned, I think...The only new years resolutions I made had to do with writing. I had promised my self that I would write a piece of my novel everyday, fail, and blog and comment on other blogs at least twice a week, bigger fail. In all honesty, I haven't felt like my self in quite some time. I have nothing to complain about, with a wonderful husband, a great family and many friends, but I feel utterly negative abut my live still. I have two degrees, but I don't feel if I have achieved anything. There was a stage when I had all these dreams, and now I don't think that any of them will ever happen. In truth, I have no idea who this person in my reflection is, and that scares me a lot.<br />
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I deleted all the different copies of my novel this morning, then sat down and started again. Fresh. I am currently on 966 words, and for the first time I am happy with it. It may take a while, but I will get back the person that I used to be.<br />
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And look, we finally have a gate for our garden again, just to let you know :)<br />
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I had eye surgery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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Ok, not really technically surgery of my eye, more around the cyst that made its home in my lower eyelid, but still close enough to the eye area. My first appointment was at 4PM, which is a really late time for a very nervous person like me. Did I mention I hate needles? I do.<br />
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The doctor informed me that I have 2 options to choose from. Firstly, he would give me a local anaesthetic into the eyelid and then remove the cyst while I watch. It was a good thing that I was sitting at the time, else I would have either fainted or vomited. Sounds real easy, except for the whole needle inserted between eyelid and eye, while I am watching, and also, the phrase needle inserted between eyelid and eye. Seriously!! My eyelid and the whole eye region jumps like a bunny rabbit while just applying eye-liner. I think the doctor must have seen that I turned deathly pale, for he quickly mentioned option 2, general anaesthetic.<br />
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I would have hugged the man if it would not have been frowned upon. Suddenly I was all for the operation. I won't feel anything! I won't see the needle! Heck, I won't see the scalpel! I quickly agreed on option 2, and my operation was scheduled for the 11th.<br />
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I am happy to say that everything went smoothly, except for 4 little details.<br />
<ol><li>I did not receive the happy pill. This is a wonderful little pill that makes all your cares float away. It makes you wave to everyone around you, see rainbows and little butterflies instead of sharp objects in the theatre and even makes you look as they insert a needle into you, causing you to say ooh and ah instead of ouch.</li>
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<li> Yet again no one asked me to count down from 10. Does this only happen in movies and TV shows? I want to know how far I can go!</li>
<li>Th first year nurse nearly dropped the IV bag on my head after telling me to not get any pressure on my eye. It hit my shoulder instead..</li>
</ol>Oh yes, one last thing, never let your husband take photos of you while you are still groggy from anaesthetic. The pirate jokes are still following me around a week later, in the form of birthday wishes. I only looked like this for one day!<br />
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I did manage to pillage something while in pirate mode, the sticky things they stick on your chest. I felt guilty for a couple of seconds... and then smiled guiltily at the rudest receptionist in the world. After that I was just happy.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This will be easy</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is going well</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to do this everyday for the rest of the month?</div><div style="text-align: center;">What have I let myself in for!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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As for the whole TTC thing, another no go month just past. It hurts so much each time. I am currently on CD7 and might be trying some OPKs this cycle. Here is to hoping :)<br />
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Furthermore things have been quite uneventful, mainly because we have been spending all our free time in front of the computer. I started playing Lord of the Rings online and it is so addictive!<br />
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I am torn about NaNoWriMo. I know there will be enough time to finish but the last time I worked I was so tired in the evenings and writing was the last thing on my mind. Will see how I feel when the 1st of November arrives. At least for now, I will only think about the job and the yummy sushi we'll be having tomorrow night :)Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-15523598983819146902010-10-14T11:31:00.000+02:002010-10-14T11:31:25.441+02:00Crazy dreams!I am used to having insane dreams. I am one of those people that start dreaming as soon as I fall asleep. Except when under anaesthesia lol. For a while now I have been able to "control" myself in my dreams. I may not know the place where I find myself, but I can tell myself that I am dreaming and just enjoy it. This has started happening more often (which may mean I am slowly going insane maybe...) even to such a point that a while back in the mall I asked my husband if I were awake! Did not really feel like it but being ill sure jumbles up your brain a lot.<br />
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This morning I woke up quite early, but seeing as my husband is away till tomorrow I decided to go back to sleep. Suddenly my husband was with me, telling me that he came back early from the trip because there was too much rain. Puzzled I asked him whether I was dreaming and he just laughed at me and then he went to work. I dozed off again and when I finally got up I felt like something was wrong. Going into the kitchen I saw that the window was shattered (this being the huge window which does not exist in the first place however, but I wasn't really looking at detail. I quickly ran to the second bedroom where our computers are kept, and found that they only took my husband's monitor (the computer was still running which was a relieve as we are downloading something lol) while my computer was luckily still there. The windows here was also broken. I frantically started moving through the house and found only my cellphone and the house phone, seriously?, missing. I needed to phone my husband badly and went to the neighbours house, which turned out to be my parents' house, to phone him. Seeing as my parents live 600km away, that should have made sense lol. Things got more dim from then on, and I woke up soon after.<br />
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Crazy hey? But it did feel so real :) Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-67963794362025105242010-10-04T06:47:00.000+02:002010-10-04T06:47:25.648+02:00Still here!Just be patient, I will be back soon! Like Wednesday or Thursday I hope :)Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-78444083221745146102010-09-14T22:14:00.000+02:002010-09-14T22:14:37.064+02:00Almost there...Almost at the end of my job that is. I really don't know how people don't burn out completely when working full time. I don't even have strength to do any housework. I am utterly exhausted... The job itself is fine, quite easy, but just so repetitive.<br />
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Funny thing, I went to the emergency room last week. Thought at first it was my appendix trying to burrow its way out of me (which would have been gross, but hey, it hurt like hell!). The doctor who helped me then said, after some very painful poking and prodding, that he thinks it is a cyst.. So he got me an emergency appointment at my gynae (must remember this next time I get an appointment for a month later :P). The gynae was very happy with me, seems I O'd for the first time in almost a year! It was basically some internal bleeding causing the pain, but at least it made me a little more positive.<br />
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Well, I am off to Bloem on Friday, though the weekend will be spend with the in-law family first before I get to go home. Will give me a chance to relax a little, before I lose my mind and accidentally strangle my boss...Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-33975050627959684642010-08-29T10:12:00.000+02:002010-08-29T10:12:47.123+02:00Work, work, work...Wow, its been ages since my last blog. And so much has happened! First of all, my husband is back at home, safely and unscathed :) Second, I just started a new job. I am working for the KZN nature conservation. The place I work out is situated in a nature reserve, and so far I've seen many zebra and dassies, but not much else. The people is all really friendly, and most of them is even Afrikaans!<br />
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The work itself is annoying. So far I've been pinning and labelling insects, which resulted in many little holes in my fingers. It is amazing how easily a pin can slip into a finger when you are not concentrating. I have to do some identification this week, which I am not looking forward to. This is the one part of Entomology that I really detest. Luckily this job is only for a month. After that I will be applying to work at Exclusive books, a really great bookshop. I am actually really excited about this. Though I may be working either days, nights or weekends, this is the one job I really want to do :)Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-74490179520228019122010-08-12T14:28:00.000+02:002010-08-12T14:28:29.840+02:00A month alreadyYes, it has been a month since my operation. I am just glad that I am finally feeling like my old self, though my old self had warmer fingers (damn you winter!). The cuts are healing very nicely, and I can stretch my entire body out again!<br />
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Had a fabulous time at the Just Jinger concert on Monday, but I will post about that as soon as I have found my camera cable to upload some photos.<br />
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Nothing much happening, except for excessive bouts of insomnia that has hit me since last week, but at least I managed to get about 4 hours worth of sleep in last night. Strangely, after I spend almost 48 hours without sleep at the beginning of the week, I do not feel tired, at all! Maybe its all the very healthy food I've been eating :)<br />
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My alone time is almost over now, with my hubby coming back on Monday. And then the dreaded job starting on Tuesday. Or rather, it is suppose to start on Tuesday but I haven't heard anything yet... Hmm..Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-41728319237978017302010-08-05T20:42:00.000+02:002010-08-05T20:42:55.258+02:00So alone..And when I mean alone, I mean really alone. At this moment my husband is in Costa Rica! And I am not... It is weird to think it is only 12:30 there, but 20:30 here. It confuses me sometimes :) Luckily the first week is almost over, as he is coming back on the 16th. I am actually enjoying my time alone. Being the big computer geek that I am, almost all that time is spend on playing games. Well, at least the time goes by quicker that way.<br />
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I went to the follow up visit to my gynae last week, and it turns out they found nothing wrong while operating. I really feel tortured. So the next step is to lose a minimum of 8kg. Eek! Well, Its been a week and I have lost 1kg:) I started doing the Zumba dance program at home. It is so much fun! I have really missed dancing. All that remains as a challenge is eating healthier. I love to have occasional snacks of chips or chocolate, but I have now replaced that with fruit, namely bananas. Oh and yoghurt. And raisins. Healthy ain't it? It is still going to be a while before I get into the new swing of things, as I tend to start snacking when I get bored or watch a series. It feels like I should be busy munching instead of just sitting there. At least I know this is all going to be worth it when I eventually fall pregnant, which will be helped on a little with meds if nothing happens before next year. Bring on the Clomid! Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-50426543743928123612010-07-26T10:12:00.000+02:002010-07-26T10:12:00.129+02:00I am back...againIt is becoming almost a burden to blog at the moment. Don't know why, but I will have the new post window open but then I close it again :( I've even stopped writing. I am hoping this little phase will pass soon, cause I sure am not going to stop either of the 2 :)<br />
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So, first off, me. I am not fully recovered yet. When the doctor said mild discomfort, he had no idea what he was saying. It must have been a busy, busy day for him. It has been hell. Not now so much, but the whole of last week I could not sit properly, or even sleep properly. Basically, they pump you full of CO2 gas to separate the organs. And the gas do not leave your body very quickly afterwards. It seemed to gather just below my shoulders and under my rib cage. And, like it was intended to do, separates the organs lol. It was by far the most painful part. The cuts were nothing, except when turning around while sleeping. At this stage I have some mild discomfort left, which the doctor told me about *rolls eyes*. It feels like I've had some very bad sunburn on my stomach, all over, cause my skin hurts when I touch it. Luckily all the plasters are off, and the cuts are healing nicely, though they are going to leave some cool scars. Now I just have a cold :)<br />
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Was again another busy weekend. The previous weekend we went to Bloemfontein to visit (Oh it's also painful to take a 6 hour drive post surgery) and saw all our friends there. This past weekend we saw all our friends here. And all of it because my husband turned 27 on last week Tuesday! That sound really old (lol love you too :)) And speaking of him, he is going away for 2 weeks soonish, as in next week Monday. I am going to make the most of those 2 weeks and do, well, not much at all. Relax perhaps? Go to a music concert by Just Ginger on the 9th? Yes.<br />
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I am also starting a little part time job for a month on the 17th of August. Basically I will be pinning insects and labelling them. Sounds exciting? It is not. But at least they are paying me, and it is only for a month. Think of the money, think of the money... Perhaps the next time I blog I will feel more positive, excited, so happy I will dance for joy, but for now, my body won't allow that :)Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-43599771916146330952010-07-13T12:57:00.000+02:002010-07-13T12:57:04.319+02:00I had surgery!Yes, you heard right, surgery. Nothing hectic like a transplant or anything, but just a little laparoscopy. It all started with my visit to the gynae a week ago. After a rather uncomfortable examination I was sent for bloodwork and to book a time to have the operation. Honestly, the worst part was the bloodtests! I was poked 5 times in the one arm and 3 times in the other before they found a vein. Let me just tell you, I hate needles. The surgery was booked for yesterday.<br />
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I remained quite calm for the rest of the week, and even yesterday I just wanted to get it over and done with. Went in at 11:30 AM and waited till almost 5 PM to go to the theatre. And all that time without food, which was probably the worst thing that happened all day. I got a little nervous when they came to fetch me but enjoyed riding around on the bed in the hospital, even went down an elevator in it :)<br />
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So when I finally arrived at the theatre the nervousness struck yet again when I saw the anaesthesia needle, which I did not even feel go in lol (thank goodness for the calming pill they give, which I refer to as the happy pill). Then I closed my eyes and when I opened them again it was all over. They found nothing wrong with me though, so I have to go back to the gynae in 2 weeks. I have 3 small cuts on the left side of my abdomen, one of which is just below my navel, talk about uncomfortable! I am in a bit of pain at the moment, but just relieved it is all over. Still not feeling like myself though, feels like I am still a bit under. Will post again when I feel better :) Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-76365990372978967452010-07-05T22:26:00.000+02:002010-07-05T22:26:22.592+02:00I can see!I had no idea my eyes were so bad. I have gotten used to seeing words far away from me in a blurry kind of way. Then I put on my new glasses... It was incredible! I can actually see properly now! Nothing is blurred and everything is so clear. And my glasses are very pretty with their light blue frame. Was thinking of using them only when reading and in front of the computer, but I may keep them on permanently now :)<br />
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Yet another crazy busy weekend has gone past. There were only supposed to be a coffee drinking outing with friends on Saturday, which turned into a 6 hour visit to the mall! After that we all went for drinks at a pub called the Keg and Hedgehog, which was filled with soccer supporters. For those who don't know, I live in South Africa, where the soccer world cup is being hosted :) Sunday was spend at home with a friend who came for a visit the afternoon. We could never invite people over cause we had no parking space, but now that we only have one car that little problem is in the past.<br />
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My temps are still high today, so hopefully the dreaded AF will stay away for at least a few more days. Going to the gynae for the first time tomorrow, and I am so nervous. Hopefully all will be well. I am more positive than I was last week about the whole job thing, but have yet to hear from the places I applied to.Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-49201822394997828832010-07-02T10:50:00.000+02:002010-07-02T10:50:05.078+02:00ChangesThis has been a very tiring week for me, so haven't even felt like blogging. Big thing that happened this week was the midnight screening of Eclipse, which was fabulous! It took an hour's drive to get there, but it was so worth it. We got back at home at 03:45 so I was exhausted.<br />
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My life may be changing drastically any day now. And not in the good way of getting pregnant, though that is all that is occupying my mind at the moment, but in the idea that my CV has been sent out and I may soon have a job. An idea that is really terrifying to me. It is not possible to explain how I feel about it, but it feels like I am about to lose a part of me. Paranoid much? Maybe, but this is me. I have gotten use to the luxury of my time being my own, and not being influenced by an external source. I have been struggling with this the entire week, breaking down a couple of times, and having really bad dreams and sleepless nights. You might say I am overreacting, but no one but me could understand what I am feeling at the moment. All this stress is certainly not helping me in my main goal at the moment. I don't want to be a working girl, I want to be a mom.<br />
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Do you know what the most irritating sound in the world is? Sandpaper on wooden windowsills. They are putting new varnish on all the windows in the complex, and they finally reached our place. The sound is literally giving me permanent goosebumps! And the dust! It is everywhere... :( Luckily I got a brand new vacuum cleaner with a water filtration system (goodbye stupid dusty bags!) so I will sort it out as soon as they finish today.<br />
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I am sorry for all the complaints in this post, but if I don't get it out my head might explode. Or rather, the headaches my weak right eye is giving me might cause that. I am getting my new glasses on Monday!<br />
Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-2791422974191156132010-06-21T12:21:00.000+02:002010-06-21T12:21:45.242+02:00Me at the momentIt has been an awfully long time since my last blog entry and I feel very ashamed. It is not much fun typing at the moment as my hands seem to be frozen. I can still see all my fingers but I certainly can't feel them. This has been a very active month so far. Saw all our friends almost every weekend, my father-in-law spend almost a week here (last week) and the rest of the time I've been in front of the TV, watching soccer. It is quite exciting living in the country which is hosting the soccer world cup, but I have no desire to actually attend one of the matches. We are also caught up in the spirit of things, wearing our flag on our car, though we nearly lost it when my friend absent-mindedly opened the window. She caught it just in time.<br />
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It is strange how having friends changes your outlook on a place. When we first came here we knew no one. It took us a while to make new friends, and this antisocial time threw me into a light depression. Now I only have to look back at the past weekend. We went to two braais, and I realised we have a LOT of friends now. Even friends who are married and have children! Yes this is not so important but when you are trying to conceive it is nice to have friends who have gone through the same things only recently :). I remember about 2 years ago my husband had to go away for 2 days, leaving me alone here. I was walking to the shops and I realised: I am all alone in a strange city, what if something happens now? I turned around and went home and felt all sorry for myself. Now my husband has to go to Costa Rica for 16 days in August, and I don't mind staying here alone, cause I know I have friends here now. Now it feels like home (though I wouldn't mind living in a different house).<br />
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At the moment I am contend. I am very happy in my marriage and my life, so now I am just looking forward to the next step. Can I just say, temping has now become second nature to me :) I was surrounded by crying children yesterday, and I was not put off. So yes, I am ready, but why is it taking so long!!! Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-52689304912077828392010-06-01T07:00:00.002+02:002010-06-01T07:27:25.697+02:00June...May! Where did you go? Sheesh this year is moving fast hey? I haven't been on in a while but a lot has happened this past week. Well, this past weekend anyway. We got our car last week Wednesday, and it is driving like a dream. And it is oh so cute :) Ok, back to the weekend. My friend's birthday was on Saturday and we went to lunch in Howick at a place that I think is named the Cornerpost, but I may be horribly mistaken lol. We met some new friends there, a married couple with 2 small children. Most importantly, we all have a lot in common. It was a great day there. I had my first taste of gnocchi, more specifically potato and watercress gnocchi. Now in the picture is normal potato gnocchi, so take that image and make them green, that is what mine looked like. This was served with bacon and oyster mushrooms. Ooh yes, and apple fritters with caramel sauce and ginger ice cream for dessert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.northcoastjournal.com/042607/FOOD-gnocchi_IMGP3100.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="http://www.northcoastjournal.com/042607/FOOD-gnocchi_IMGP3100.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />On Sunday we went out for lunch again (don't you just love that?) We went to the nursery to buy some plants for the birthday girl. Chicken schnitzel anyone? Oh yes please. Much better than gnocchi anyway lol. I also got to buy something after I was done cooing at the rabbits at the nursery, though I went to the mall for my purchase. I bought winter sheets! Or rather, 1 flat sheet, 1 fitted sheet and 2 pillowcases. They are so soft :) And a tablecloth for my now in use dining table.<br /><br />Plan wise for this week? Well, today I'm waiting for the electrician to show (after waiting for a week already), on Wednesday we're going to the Royal show, and on Friday I'm meeting another of my online friends :D<br /><br />On a TTC subject, I may or may not have O'd this month, not entirely sure. Only know that my temps are all still high and I'm having massive bouts of fatigue. I'm finally going to the gynae next week so maybe he can give me some good news?<br /><br />You know what's the other great thing about June? In 28 days I am going to watch Eclipse :D How is that for a great month end...Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-67391790391295803582010-05-24T10:01:00.000+02:002010-05-24T10:01:13.024+02:00What a weekend...I was so busy this weekend! My husband had to go to Pretoria on Friday and only came back on Saturday evening. I spend the time he was gone reorganizing all the furniture in my house. It is amazing how much space there suddenly is! On Saturday I was invited to a braai and one of my friends came to pick me up. She was eager to see the ratties so I had to do a thorough cage clean up as well. Kacie helped me too, putting all the loose things lying around in the cage, like toilet rolls, into the food bowl. This is all helpful, but they can't always seem to reach the food then. I often wonder what goes on in the head of a rat :) They were on there best behaviour when my friend came, letting her pick them up and spending the time in her arms licking her lol. The braai was really fun, had such a good time, especially when my husband arrived a little later.<br />
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Sunday was spend at the movies where we went to watch Prince of Persia. Awesome movie that. Then I popped into Baby City to buy a new thermometer cause mine is very inaccurate. How can I temp with that? This one shows 2 digits at the end. The time is coming closer for my visit to the gynae, hope he can help sort out my ridiculous long cycles. Hmm, what else... Oh yes! I got tickets for the midnight screening of Eclipse :D :D :D My world just got a whole lot brighter lol<br />
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Talking of Twilight related matters, yesterday in the mall we were walking in the one book shop and I saw a calendar of New Moon which I want sooo much, and cheerfully I called out to my husband next to me "New Moon!" Only, my husband wasn't standing next to me, some other guy was. Ugh, I was so embarrassed! And the guy did not even catch the hint that I wanted the calendar! I am sure he would have bought it for me, seeing the longing on my face lol.Daleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06330665449764651435noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3223846232965706782.post-73117937912199275602010-05-20T07:39:00.000+02:002010-05-20T07:39:29.860+02:00A day of chaos?I will be making big changes in my house today. At this stage, our computers are in our dining room. Now we have an open plan sitting, dining and kitchen area, but space is a limited thing. Long ago we moved the computers out of the spare room to the dining room so that we could actually spend some time in the rest of the house. Cause we are the types of people that prefers to play computer games then go out, uh does that make me a nerd? Geek? What is the correct term I wonder? Anywhoo, today I am moving the computers back to the spare room. The room where there is currently a closet containing dining chairs...<br />
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We woke up this morning to a misty outside. Why can't mist stay the entire day? Or why is it not cloudy? I don't think there should be a sun in the winter, but still we walk around in the same clothes we wore in the summer, without sweating halfway out the door. I miss rainy days...<br />
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Ooh, guess what we're getting next week.....:)<br />
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