Jumping

We went down to Picton at the

weekend, we arrived later than expected on Sat so didn't get
to jump until Sunday. We met friends of ours there who had come up from Canberra. There was really long wait times as the only had one plane there so I only got one jump in, the others did two.
This is me, K & J & S is filming & taking pictures. What a great view huh?

I'm still a newish jumper, these two have loads more jumps than me but it was so fun. We did a three way formation skydive.

& S managed to get a close up of me jumping, how cool is that? Its the first clear picture I have of me in the air.

Life seems pretty simple when you're falling at 120kmH, it really clears the mind I have to say, it was what I needed. Well clears the cobwebs anyway ;o)

Hope you're all having a good day, I have video of the dive if I can manage to get it up on blogspot I will.

Growing veggies

I decided awhile back I wanted to try growing some veggies, got the inspiration from Rhonda Jean at the down-to-earth blog I read. I said ages ago I'd take some pictures so I finally got round to bringing my camera into work with me so I can post them. I'm very proud of my little plants. So heres a few picture of my little balcony garden. :o)

My lettuce

& a baby lettuce just growing

My tomatoes getting big, I need to get a few stakes to hold them up.

More tomato plants

& onions. They take the longest to grow but should be ready in couple of months. Sorry about the gaps Blogspot wasn't playing nice with my pictures today. Have a good weekend everyone.

Back to a bit of normal

I was just reading back over my last post, wow was I mad. Sorry about that bit of negative mental spludge but thanks so much for your thoughts it really helped a lot. I don't usually have brain wattage shortages like that so I was probably due one. ;o)

I'm glad it didn't last. I went to a pump class at the gym at lunchtime on Friday so that took the edge off & we went to play squash after work. So I really hammered there too so that defo helped. I'm so glad I did cos I would have seriously been pissed me off with myself if I carried it over to the weekend. But all good, got home & was pleasantly tired from all the physical activity that day so slept really well.

Sat & Sun passed in a bit of a blur of, the weather was fab, its so nice to have it back. Went for walks, went to the library, visited friends, did household stuff, TV & basically chilled out. It was really nice, exactly what I needed.

Well now we're back to Wed again & yes I did come into work on Mon, hard as it was but that's mostly the getting up early bit, I'm not a morning person. I wish I was cos when I do happen to be up early I really love the morning time but dragging my ass out of bed is no mean feat I tell you. The snooze button is my friend. :oD

Anyway just a quickie to say hi & I survived & I'm grand really, struggle on. I saw another nice quote so thought I'd share, seemed apt after last weeks challenging day. Hope you're all having a great day.

Challenges are what make life interesting;

overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Joshua J. Marine

That kind of a day

You know the one I mean don't you?

The one where you get up & all seems fine, perfectly normal day. You go about your business knowing nothing of the way its going to turn out. Well I'm having that day & its only 10.30am. I am so pissed off right now. I'm sick of this job & the people here. You know its funny cos it wasn't anything big that happened today & if I told you it as just a one off you'd be like 'what? that's nothing' & I know that. Cos when I hear myself saying it out loud(had a bit of a rant to S about it) it sounds so lame & I'm thinking what am i getting myself worked up about. But I think it was just the straw that broke the camels back. I'm so in tune with that saying right now its not funny. Its the accumulation of all the little things that have been happening to piss me off here that have just avalanched & broken the dam for me today. THANK GOD its Fri so i can relax & maybe come back on Monday.

I tell you I am so tempted to just walk. If it wasn't for the crap economy & worrying about getting another job with loans, debts etc to pay I'd be outta here. Its so not worth the agro, life is too short. This is not what we're put here to do. AAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Ok feel bit better, but I'm going from feeling angry & want to hurt something to wanting to curl up in a ball & cry & eat chocolate. We're going to play squash this evening so that'll be so good for me I can just bash the crap out of the ball instead.

There is one guy here, a middle aged man, in his fifties anyway, not married & I normally get on really well with him but the last week or so he's been really weird not sure if its just with me or everyone. Maybe mid-life crisis or something. He's the one that started my crap day over something so small & insignificant its not even worth mentioning. Some things that are so small he takes so seriously. You know now that I'm thinking its like he needs to feel important or something, you know what I mean. But he''ll step on you to do it, to make himself feel big. Oh I don't know I don't get it.

Well really sorry for crappy day kind of a post, I hope you all are having a much better day & after all its the weekend so SMILE. :oD

Tuesday'itis'

"Its a new dawn, its a new day & I'm feeling good" de dum de dum

Well I'm not actually its a Tue after a long weekend & back in work.....sucks. But I still like the song, having it playing here, something about it always makes me .......sing along, dance, sway in my seat, all of the above sometimes.... :oD but sure all good. I love Nina Simone.

I had a pretty good weekend considering the weather wasn't playing its part. We went to the Blue Mountains national park yesterday for a walk/hike, it was so nice up there. I really like getting out of the city for a bit. It calms my soul, all those rolling hills & trees. We'd planned on going on Sat but cos weather was crap we ended up going to the cinema instead, went to the see the new "mummy" film with Brendan Fraser. I'm a big fan of his & really enjoyed the first two but this one ......nah not impressed have to say, oh well.

One thing I wanted to do which I didn't was get my books out to start studying, I've two exams coming up in Dec & need to get my ass in gear. But its hard to motivate yourself to do it when its SO not what you want to be doing on your weekend so gave myself the weekend & I'm going to start tonight, even if I just do the organising bit tonight that'll be a start.

Oooouuuu did I tell you ages ago that I planted onions, tomatoes & lettuce? Well if not, I did plant them in Aug & the lettuce should be ready for picking in next few weeks. How cool is that? I have to admit I'm not the most patient person in the world & wasn't impressed that I had to wait for them to grow, hahaha. Its like what do you mean I've to wait 14 weeks??? Guess thats the society we live in today, everything now. So anyhoooo nearly picking time. I'm actually excited to eat something I've grown, sad but very true. :o) The tomatoes will be another little while yet & the onions will take the longest. I must take some pics to show you how they're coming along on our little balcony.

Sure better go & do some work. Hope you all had great weekends & are smiling a bit cos after all frowning gives you wrinkles. ;o)

21 Suggestions for Success

I saw this on Sharon's blog & found it inspiring so thought I'd share it here too. I added this pic cos its one I love.

21 Suggestions for SUCCESS

by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Work at something you enjoy and that's worthy of your time and talent.
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself to quality.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
14. Be loyal.
15. Be honest.
16. Be a self-starter.
17. Be decisive even if it means you'll sometimes be wrong.
18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of those you love.
21. Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.


So I hope it gives you something to aspire to & on that note I hope you all have a great weekend. Be happy. :o)

Huuuummmmmm

I just haven't been in the mood to blog these last few days, I will try to catch up may be tomorrow.
We were in Canberra for the weekend visiting friends so I've a few pics of that.

Hope you all are well & blogging away happily.