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So, I asked Harry'sparents for the extra $3 an hour, and they said $1.50...so I'm staying with them while I look for a new job. Funny how things work out though because my other family who I've only been with for 6 months gave me a $3 an hour pay rise out of the blue. They said they wanted to make sure I was happy with them, and I said I was, and they said they wanted to make sure I was very VERY happy with them. So that was good :)
The day after the world found out about Michael Jackson's death I saw a grandmother drinking coffee and watching her grandkids at the playground. She was wearing a single white glove.. It made me smile. He was magic, and I can't help but smile, and sing, and dance when I hear his music, although now it is also laced with different feeling, like when you remember something bad that you thought you'd put out of your mind.
Since Mum has moved into her own house we have started a new tradition. On Mondays when I finish work early at 5pm I drive up there and we take turns to cook something we have never cooked before, with varied results... Then on Tuesday mornings Granny comes down and she and I watch a movie on my (totally awesome) networked media tank which is one of the best presents I've ever received! I love spending time with Granny. She is such a live wire and we have a great relationship. I don't have to censor the way I speak when I'm with her and we often end up in fits of laughter.
I've started to keep track of what I earn and spend because I was wondering where all my money was going (I'm still not sure) and I have found that by ticking off a small checklist each week I can be alot more effective with my savings without having to cancel any of my charity donations. I have found that I can easily put away at least $200 a week into a separate account and forget about it AND if I get approved for a new mortgage I should be able to put away even more money which means I can travel sooner!
I need to make more single friends because most of mine are in very long term relationships and don't really go out much. While I love my job, it is very isolating. I can go the whole day without speaking to another adult for more than 10 minutes, which is fine because I like spending time by myself, but it also makes it hard not having the ability to socialise with workmates and go for drinks on Friday etc. Maybe I'll join a netball team or something...
The day after the world found out about Michael Jackson's death I saw a grandmother drinking coffee and watching her grandkids at the playground. She was wearing a single white glove.. It made me smile. He was magic, and I can't help but smile, and sing, and dance when I hear his music, although now it is also laced with different feeling, like when you remember something bad that you thought you'd put out of your mind.
Since Mum has moved into her own house we have started a new tradition. On Mondays when I finish work early at 5pm I drive up there and we take turns to cook something we have never cooked before, with varied results... Then on Tuesday mornings Granny comes down and she and I watch a movie on my (totally awesome) networked media tank which is one of the best presents I've ever received! I love spending time with Granny. She is such a live wire and we have a great relationship. I don't have to censor the way I speak when I'm with her and we often end up in fits of laughter.
I've started to keep track of what I earn and spend because I was wondering where all my money was going (I'm still not sure) and I have found that by ticking off a small checklist each week I can be alot more effective with my savings without having to cancel any of my charity donations. I have found that I can easily put away at least $200 a week into a separate account and forget about it AND if I get approved for a new mortgage I should be able to put away even more money which means I can travel sooner!
I need to make more single friends because most of mine are in very long term relationships and don't really go out much. While I love my job, it is very isolating. I can go the whole day without speaking to another adult for more than 10 minutes, which is fine because I like spending time by myself, but it also makes it hard not having the ability to socialise with workmates and go for drinks on Friday etc. Maybe I'll join a netball team or something...