Today I'm nervous. Feeling a little sick. I bought a scrapbooking franchise last week, and now I have to organise classes, advertising, people to buy stuff. Freaking me out a little bit. I'm a nurse, I'm not a business woman. But I will learn to be a business woman. My stuff is here. So meet me there and buy something from me... if you want to. that is.

Monday morning musings.

Hi everyone.

Today so far has been pretty uninspiring. Did the grocery shopping, got Mark some more school clothes (8 year old boys destroy their clothes), and had some photos developed.

I'm pretty happy with the photos, just need to scrap now. But before I can scrap, I need to organise the house. We have a 'guest' at the moment, but on Wednesday night Mum & Dad are coming and Dad's mate Bruce. So Mark is moving into the scrap room. Dave should be leaving otherwise he is probably moving to another room. So we will be super full. I'm on arvo shift all week AGAIN. Hopefully Kathryn will be doing overtime today so I can have a friend :(

Man I sound miserable, but i'm not. Gotta get taht scrap room organised, see you later!!!!

Christy xxx

Profile

I was just updating the profile..... what industry do you work in? For the life of me I cannot find health or medical or nursing or caring for people or whatever the hell you want to call it. Go figure. Its one of the biggest employers in the world, every village or group of people need some form of health service or at least want it.... why is it not on the list??????????????
Hello Microsoft people you are just plain weird, no wonder we choose to use Linux!!!!

Actually today.

Hello,

I'm out here in a new blog land, shifted all my entries from the old one over here. I don't actually post very much, but when I do, gee I'm an interesting person.

All this so I can post comments on my baby sister's blog.

Well I'm about to go to work - for another afternoon shift, I only have 4 this week and one morning shift. This system has got to change.

Dave Palmer is visiting at the moment, working on Telstra stuff (boohiss), its not nearly as bad as I thought it could have been. Marky is pretty happy, he is into running around at the moment. Parents are coming up next week (YIPPPEEEEE)

Got a few family photos today, they are very nice, will upload when I get some time.

The boys have gone out the the "4WD Beach" to normal people it is called "Stockton Beach" its the place where you take all visitors from interstate, so if anyone wants to visit us, keep in mind you will have to go to Stocko at some point.

Scrapping update

I've been scrapping up a storm recently. Not very happy with what I'm doing, but they are nice anyway. I'm entering the Every Day Moments (EDM) contest by For Keeps Magazine. It is making 24 LOs over 8 months.

The first month was Families. I did an old LO with a photo of my family when I was about 9 or 10 years old... horrible photo but a nice LO using Basic Grey stuff.
http://www.bluebazaar.com.au/index1.php?f=http%3A//www.bluebazaar.com.au/bb/album_showpage.php%3Fpic_id%3D10127
Thinking about #2 - this was a photoless LO inspired by the "Designing With" Calendar.
http://www.bluebazaar.com.au/index1.php?f=http%3A//www.bluebazaar.com.au/bb/album_showpage.php%3Fpic_id%3D10240

A new family - my sister, her husband and their daughter Sheena.
http://www.bluebazaar.com.au/index1.php?f=http%3A//www.bluebazaar.com.au/bb/album_showpage.php%3Fpic_id%3D10128

All of these can be seen on www.bluebazaar.com.au

The next month is about SNAPSHOTS....
I finally used the photo I took on this day back last year of Mark riding his bike.
Play All Day is the title using heaps of BG products and HS fuzzy rubons, my new favourite product.

Umm what else.... a Sheena shot, a close up of her looking extremely cute. Lots of pinks which I love to use.

Havent' done #3 for this month yet.

DId a cool page last night of Mark building and a total scraplift from the latest For Keeps Magazine titled "He doesn't send me flowers... but he..." and then you add your own things of what "my darling Jamie" actually does for me, when I'm grumpy with him, it can be hard to think of those things.... but today I'll try and remember.

On the home front.

Doing nothing at home...
Best do some housework, those "edges" really need a vacuum.
We went for a "superlong" walk yesterday, from our house to Jesmond and back... and when you are not used to walking, it was horrible. The dogs enjoyed themselves.
Soccer was cancelled due to rain. And its raining again. Can't hang my washing out.
Jamie and I had another fight this morning, getting a bit sick of that. When will our relationship mojo come back. I blame him, he blames me... this makes me think... its the both of us. Something we will have to work on - yuck.

I'm Excited

I got word today from my work that I have been funded to attend the "AGW" Australian Gastro Week. I know that sounds quite gross actually, but its a big honor, means my ward is putting some faith in me.
The hosptial (John Hunter) has paid for my post graduate course.
Now I'm going to AGW, which is often just a doctor thing, or Endoscopy specific. So to be a ward nurse and be fully paid to go is well really good. I feel just a bit guilty that I rang in sick for tonight, but then I would not have known about it.

Feeling like crap - again.

Hi all,

Once again,I'm feeling like crap, that is what night shift will do to you. Oh well... only two to go and then my little Marky comes home. I'm quite excited about that actually. Supposedly he has been very good, that is not my boy, he's a crazy nut!!! Maybe he's growing up.

Anyway, I love you Mark, miss you heaps and heaps.

Happy Birthday Jocelyn

Its my little sister's birthday today. I can't believe that she is 31 years old. They are having a nice little family holiday in a costal town... with a folk festival.. maybe Airey's Inlet.... I don'[t think that is it. I did finish module 1 of my course today, quite excited about that. The super boring one is out of the way. Now I get to learn about diseases... much more interesting.I remember its APOLLO BAY... I knew it would come to me.

Happy holiday and birthdays to Mark, Jo and Sheena (it is Sheena's 3 and a half month birthday - does that count??)

Doctor went very interesting, I can't have my lobotomy for my restless leg syndome, its in the same part of my brain that controls breathing, I think I still want to breathe at the moment. So a "sleep disorder clinic" is in order for me. How interesting. How do you sleep when you know you are being watched/filmed/electroded and unmedicated????????? As for my lumps, well he didn't really care about that. Got to see him next time I have an outbreak.

A big mad....

As you can see by what is happening below, I have not completely NUTSO with my uploading of scrap pages. That comes from FINALLY being taught how to do it. A bit too much time on my hands and not wanting to do my homework. Should have been finishing off module #1 of my Gastro course, but well, I'll do that tomorrow.

The other thing that will happen tomorrow, is I have to go to the doctor - a specialist - about my damned legs. Should cost us an absolute fortune, but I'm trying not to focus on that, I need to get better, and remain better. Speaking of better, I've got a cold, sore throat and pain in my chest, sort of like my lungs are cold - know what I mean??? Should get our new home gym tomorrow - could be trouble - and we're starting our diet tomorrow, Jamie's not too happy, but hey that's fun, I love torturing him. I asked him tonight if he'd eat cauliflower (no, I'd throw up), broccoli (no, I'd throw up), brussell sprouts (no, I'd throw up).... what vegies can you eat Jamie "potato, peas, corn and carrots" according to most diets (or good eating plans) they are the vegies iwth the most carbs, the worst for weight loss. Oh well, maybe I can get him to try some new things. But tomorrow's breakfast is 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/2 cup strawberries. Jamie usually eats 3-4 pieces of toast with honey! I usually have a bowl of muesli - I think we'll go hungry.Ok, better shut up now, will try to blog again soon!!!

Art.

I'm nowhere close to being an artist, but I love this page. Its about my life on the 5th July 2005. Its a total scraplift from someone out there, but I gave it my own personality.

"Tizzying up a tag"

This is one of my first attempts of making a tag a bit more fancy, as Kath would say "tizzed up". I have also used the very fashionable Kraft bazzill in the making of this page.

Great page

Horrible scan.... might have to retry that one at some point.

Well just to let you know, my scanning is not the best in the world, but here is my efforts at some later scrap pages.

For the details....Sheena's Early Smiles
Black Bazzill; Heidi Swapp Mask; White and gold acrylic paint; KI memories (I think) flower sticker; The slide.... umm not sure.

Your Eyes
Purple Bazzill; Urban Lily "Paper Me" patterned paper; A pocket designed by Elizabeth MunroeMM and doodebug rubons.

My favourite scrap page

Cheesy title, but I love this photo. The hidden journalling is all about how people have ALWAYS said that Mark and I look the same, and how in this photo I can see it myself. Poor kid!!! Or is that lucky me - he's such a spunk.

Isn't she lovely????

This is a great photos of young Sheena, I used a Heidi Swapp Mask for this one and am very proud of it.... if only I could find that mask... its in that scrap room somewhere.

Bored and Childless

Today is Easter Saturday!We have sent Mark off to Melbourne for the school hols... Jamie is not feeling well and - we're bored. He doesn't want to go for a walk, haven't got any money to go out for tea (not entirely true, but don't want to "waste it") and not much happening on the telly.

I'm gonna watch Doc Marten later and hopefully scrap a bit, but Jamie will probably try to annoy me.We're on a Prison Break festival... very very exciting show. Need to see that next episode.Nothing else to report. Other than, any ideas for bored people??????

Post Christmas News

Sorry I have been so lax in this here blog of mine.
For Christmas we got a new DVD player (yipee) and I got a digi camera... I am using it heaps and I love it.
Marky got a new guitar and cd player, he's a chuffed little guy. Today is the 23rd January and he is showing some interest in playing the guitar, knows his lessons are approaching and I think it is starting to sink in that it is not a toy, but something that he will have to learn and practice. He was looking through the "guide book" that came with the guitar tonight, and he is very keen on accessories, I do not think that a little kid needs or actually wants these accessories.... I just want him to be able to play at camp when he is in high school. I always wanted to do that, sit around the campfire and play the guitar and have all the other kids sing along... how cool would that be.
Jamie... well he got his fishing box - it is in the boat at Rocket's house so we haven't seen much of it.

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The EXTREMELY exciting news is that I'm now an aunty... yes Aunty Christy to my dearest little niece Sheena Tara Geary, she was born on the 6th January 2006. A gorgeous shock of red sticking up hair and she smells so lovely.... I just want to jump back on a plane and give her a big cuddle. Jo is being a great mother, feeding well, cooing well and establishing some routine especially after those nasty child health nurse told her Sheena was loosing weight and got her all stressed out. I love you Jo and you are doing a FANTASTIC job. Here is a just a tiny picture of Sheena, Jo and Mum just minutes after the birth.

Showing off some scrappin'

The page below was done for a challenge on Blue Bazaar (www.bluebazaar.com.au) it was using the "Designing With" calendar that my mother got me for Christmas!!! I think it is pretty good.I used my "blue book" otherwise known a scrap book from long ago, it was all about my ambitions. I went through each year of the book and re-wrote what I had put down for my ambition for that year. I really don't think that being a nurse was on my list, I think it was there as a curtesy for a female job when I was in primary school. And then again in year eleven, when I came to realise that my high school marks would not make a doctor - and FOR THAT I AM GRATEFUL. I could NOT imagine being a doctor one iota.

Almost Christmas

I can't believe that it is the 21st December. Where did this year go? What a strange year it has been.
Presents are all wrapped under the tree. Food is almost thought out. Not really sure what to expect with Christmas this year. Spending it at the picket line. People dropping in, no family (will miss Mum & Dad, Jo & Mark, Margie & Frank and Connie & Paul) and it should be hot!!!
Hopefully it will be fun. I am very nervous actually, never have put on a Christmas dinner before.
Oh well.... I am excited as well. I wonder what Jamie has got me. I can't guess.
Talk to you after Christmas.