Getting Easier

One of the best things I have done this year is to buy my little camera. So handy to be able to pull a camera out of my bag and take a photo.

11:00, late, tired. 30/365
Monday nights can be quite late nights for me it all depends on what happens at SES, if we have training off site it will be a late night. I like to be in bed by 10, then I can easily get up at 6.
11:00, late, tired. 30/365

Construction City, 31/365
I took and RDO on Tuesday to go out and visit a friend and her new baby. With all the road and tunnel building that is happening in Brisbane at the moment thy skyline is dominated by cranes and the like.
Construction City, 31/365

Ready to Fly, 32/365
Every day is a day closer to Bali and I picked up my passport last week and can now leave the country 😀
Ready to Fly, 32/365

Today it is not a happy face, 33/365
You may remember the photo I took on day 5, well on this day when I was coming back from the orthodontist it was not a happy face. I don’t think I have ever seen it as an unhappy face before. I wonder what happened to make it be switched to an unhappy face.
Today it is not a happy face, 33/365

Bed time, 34/365
Looking at this photo on day 43, it is hard to believe that when this photo was taken I was sleeping under a doona, blanket and a quilt, now I just have the doona.
Bed time, 34/365

abandoned, 35/365
This photo makes me laugh, for a few days, there was this pram abandoned in the park across the lane. There was a blanket it in but that was it. It moved round the park a bit as I guess the basketball kids played with it. Whenever someone walked past they would go nearer to check that there was no baby in it. The day after I took this photo the pram was taken by someone.
abandoned, 35/365

Sweet Potato Tree, 36/365
Sundays are farm days and last Sunday I spent some time under the custard apple tree digging up sweet potatoes.
Sweet Potato Tree, 36/365

Sandal Toes, 37/365
The start of the days getting hotter. I remember coming home and just grabbing a glass of water and kicking back on the deck.
Sandal Toes, 37/365

Waiter, there is a flower in my tea, 38/365
At work I have a Bodum YoYo tea cup which I just love. One of the teas I am drinking the most at the moment is called Japanese Lime, which has these cute little daisies that unfurl and float about as the tea infuses.
Waiter, there is a flower in my tea, 38/365

A Story waiting to be told, 39/365
Georgie was in in town last week and we met up for breakfast on Wednesday at the Hotel Orient. I was a little early so I went for a stroll down to the river. The sun was blinding!
A Story waiting to be told, 39/365

A cut above the rest

I’ve been thinking about getting my hair cut for a while now and on Thursday night I finally had it done and I am so happy with it. After the cut she GHD curled it and it felt so classy and looked so good.

Shortness, 40/365

When it is straight it sits just touching my shoulders and I can still easily pull it back into a little pony tail or bun. I am also really happy that I think have found my hair dresser at last. I went to Gaia Hair at Sherwood which is just down the road and it is right beside Threads and More (though they were closed). I have hopped from hair dresser to hair dresser over the last few years never quite finding what I wanted. Thursday though, the salon was just I wanted 😀

I want my winter!

It's still winter!!! come back coldness

It is August 25th. It is winter. We still have oh six days till it is spring. It is just about 8pm and it is 30°C according to my trusty oven thermometer. It’s meant to be maybe you know oh 18°C. According to BOM though it is 25°C at Amberley and 21°C in the city – so we would be about 23°C or so.

Oh I hope we get a cold snap in early spring. It’s just not cricket!

Brown Owls in the park

On Sunday it was Brown Owls once again and it was a teeny tiny group this month. There were just six of us. Instead of the usual common room we went to a picnic table and it was lovely crafting and talking in the open air.

A teeny tiny Brown Owls

I worked on my granny square blanket which is slowly growing and enjoyed watching the others in their pursuits.

One of the little highlights was when Mel was picked up her little bub came to pick her up 😀 Three and a half weeks and just adorable.
Mel and bub

By some strange reason, I turned up about 45 minutes early and I took the time to enjoy the Roma St Parklands, I took a few photos but this is my favourite. I was sitting on a ledge and this duck, decided it wanted to be look inside my bag, my camera, my other bag etc etc!

I’m going to miss the next Brown Owls meeting, which will be a bummer but I will be in Bali so I will be doing all sorts of other exciting things.

Sprinkles?

Just a quick few lines. I went visit some friends today to take some photos. Madi who must be 2.5ish was looking at my mouth and oh so cutely said “you have sprinkles on your teeth!” referring to the green and blue coloured bands I have on my braces at the moment! Gold!

These feet dance

My Ballet Feet, 28/365

I’m sure I’m not the only person who has held dreams or desires close to their heart for a long time. I’ve been intrigued and drawn to ballet for I don’t know how long. Through high school I was so self-conscious of my self and trying to do what I thought other people thought I should do or shouldn’t do, that I didn’t even think about taking up dance. I would watch dance movies over and over, I would close my bedroom door, look in the mirror and move my legs and arms around in semi-graceful attempts at some sort of dance but I would never ever do anything like that in front of other people or even voice the idea of doing such a thing.

About two months ago, the QPAC newsletter mentioned this place called 2Ballerinas and adult dance classes. I went to the website and read it many times over. The studios are just up and over the hill from us, the price was very reasonable, it was only ten weeks, the teaching staff have an incredible background. What did I have to loose? I ummed and I ahhhed. I mentioned it to a few people but that was it. Until I felt comfortable I wasn’t going to broadcast it.

I went to my first class clutching my new ballet slippers, totally unsure of what I was going to face. I met some new people and with both excitement and anxiety I took my place at the barre. As the last few weeks have progressed, I have gradually become more confident in what I do. Sure I spend half the class going “what the?” but then after repeating steps and movements over and over and counting in my head I start to get it.

After class on Saturday I felt fantastic. It had been a relatively challenging class and I was physically drained but I felt so good. Now if you ask me what I’m doing on Saturday, I’ll tell you I have dance class. This week I’m also going to start classes with another dance studio on Wednesday nights. I can’t wait 😀 Now I dance.