Sorry for the delay in posting! I started my new job officially yesterday and had a 12 hour day shift, so by the time I was home and had tea I pretty much couldn't be bothered using my brain anymore for anything...so because of that, I am finally posting now inbetween sleeps, as tonight I have a 12 hour night shift, yay for me haha, now I actually dont mind night shifts, but the first one back is also a struggle, so hopefully I can get back to sleep for about 3 hours before getting ready.
Im a bit disppointed that tonight is also the first official netball training for the season and I cant make it, but in a few weeks time I dont think anyone will be able to drag me away from it. I am so excited to be apart of a team, play with friends and hopefully make new friends and get fit along the way.
As for the wedding, I will be putting the deposit on the photographer this week, as well as confirming the DJ. And then in a couple weeks I will be off to try on the dream dress again and probably in a month or so be putting on the deposit on the dress that I choose!
My maid of honour has been the best help ever, coming to every expo, providing me with millions of mags and helping me when i start to freak out about things! So to her I say a big thank you and i know I definitely made the right choice in choosing her.
So for now I am gonna head back to sleep! have a great night everyone!
Countdown
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Living the life!
So I have gone from not having any time to myself! To having plenty which I must say is very nice! Having the time to just sit down and let myself relax was overdue. It also given me time to think things through a lot.
We have decided to post-pone the honeymoon for now. Financially we believe that we wouldnt be able to do as much as we would have liked for both the wedding and a massive America trip. The pluses are we will be able to invite a few more people to the wedding that we would really like to have there. It also means we get to have a nice aussie honeymoon, possibly Cairns, Port Douglas, Hayman Island...somewhere tropical. It also means we have plenty of time to save for the real trip to Americia and do everything that we would love to do.
Had my induction back yesterday and all went well and it was great to be back at National Foods, back with the team and start to get my head back in the scientific game! I am really excited to get stuck back into things on Monday and really get a feel for my old role.
So wedding wise, It means we may be able to up the guest list a little and hopefully enjoy the day rather than stressing about money!
In the mean time operation size 8 is in full swing, my arms are killing from going to the gym 3 days straight! I am still 4kg down and sticking to my calorie intake as much as possible!
We have decided to post-pone the honeymoon for now. Financially we believe that we wouldnt be able to do as much as we would have liked for both the wedding and a massive America trip. The pluses are we will be able to invite a few more people to the wedding that we would really like to have there. It also means we get to have a nice aussie honeymoon, possibly Cairns, Port Douglas, Hayman Island...somewhere tropical. It also means we have plenty of time to save for the real trip to Americia and do everything that we would love to do.
Had my induction back yesterday and all went well and it was great to be back at National Foods, back with the team and start to get my head back in the scientific game! I am really excited to get stuck back into things on Monday and really get a feel for my old role.
So wedding wise, It means we may be able to up the guest list a little and hopefully enjoy the day rather than stressing about money!
In the mean time operation size 8 is in full swing, my arms are killing from going to the gym 3 days straight! I am still 4kg down and sticking to my calorie intake as much as possible!
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Op Size 8 update!
Sooooo I am now 4kg down in 4 weeks!!! pretty stoked!!! I feel better with most of my food choices, and I have still been able to have the odd chocolate bar or allens lolly without feeling guilty which is great! Today I hit the gym witn a 3km run, well short of the 10km I was able to easily run at this time last year but I will get there, tomorrow I will aim for 4km and I will increase from there. I also spent 35 mins doing weights! Lets get toned!!! especially the arms for the wedding dress! let's hope I can keep this up!
I need to do my measurements again and update you all on any cm's lost! hopefully the weight loss will begin to be noticable in the next few weeks! Im definitely most excited to live a healthier lifestyle again and I am determined to be able to run my 10km in 35 minutes like I used to be able too.
There wasnt a lot of wedding planning done today! I am now on a mission to find a cake style and maker, hopefully $400 or less! I think I am going to look around locally before entrusting another person from the city! I also booked myself and friends in for a bit of a dress shop in a few weeks alll exciting stuff!!!
Well I start my new role again tomorrow!! Im hoping I enjoy it as much as I used to, I am definitely looking forward to catching up with my old friends! Also tonight I am signing myself up for netball which is hopefully going to be good fun! and help me achieve my weightloss goals moving forward!
I need to do my measurements again and update you all on any cm's lost! hopefully the weight loss will begin to be noticable in the next few weeks! Im definitely most excited to live a healthier lifestyle again and I am determined to be able to run my 10km in 35 minutes like I used to be able too.
There wasnt a lot of wedding planning done today! I am now on a mission to find a cake style and maker, hopefully $400 or less! I think I am going to look around locally before entrusting another person from the city! I also booked myself and friends in for a bit of a dress shop in a few weeks alll exciting stuff!!!
Well I start my new role again tomorrow!! Im hoping I enjoy it as much as I used to, I am definitely looking forward to catching up with my old friends! Also tonight I am signing myself up for netball which is hopefully going to be good fun! and help me achieve my weightloss goals moving forward!
Monday, 30 January 2012
The last time.
Morning all, I'm on the train again but today is special as its the last time that I will be. It's a strange feeling as it doesn't feel like this is the last time I'll be going to work in the city, but thankfully it is because I am exhausted! For the first time I actually just slept on the train from drouin to sandown which is about 40 minutes worth and I've woken up feeling pretty shotty...hungover feeling almost.
Anyways back to the wedding. The photographer has been tentatively booked for our wedding day, we both felt very comfortable with him and he offered great prices and we get all photos on disk to print which is great, his name is Jordan of melbourne and I recommend that you check him out, once we pay the deposit the booking will be finalized.
The reception entertainment has also been tentatively booked, one of the best priced dj's/mc that we have come across! He also comes with a great recommendation from a close friend so we are hoping all works out well, his name is Darren Watson, and I can't wait to talk to him about all our song choices! This will be fun!!
The wedding florist is Prue Evans, a friend of one the fiancées work colleagues! I have sent off my requests and hopefully get a quote later in the week of what sort of price range we will be looking at. She has done some wonderful high profile weddings so I am excited to see her work and I'm sure it's going to be stunning!
Lastly we are still deciding on wedding cars, whether we need them or not, what we can get for a good price and also considering just hiring some luxury style commodores or statesmans from budget or Avis for the day, as this is considerably cheaper than some of our other options.
As mentioned the celebrant has been booked, Mick Jungwirth, one of our school teachers from back in the day, someone we know, someone we trust and definitely someone with a good sense of humor to make the day a great one for everybody.
I have contacted a few invitation companies for a quote for invites, RSVP cards, and wishing well cards, and I have decided that place cards will be the bomboniere (which I have a surprise which I leave for the day on how I do that one) and programs I will also do myself.
Everything is slowly but surely starting to fall into place, with bridesmaid and my dress shopping coming up in a few weeks, as well as another expo, I think by the end of feb, we will know exactly what we want, have our budget set and then we can get into the nitty gritty of it all.
As well as this planning I also get to start my new/old job back as a lab tech this week and I am so excited but I did want to say that my opportunities at ninemsn and planet surf were just what I needed to get back out there, lovely team environments, good processes and great confidence building, so to all those I worked with at these two places thank you for helping me get my career mojo back!!
Well it's almost time to get off the train for the lucky last time to go to work at the pretty stylish channel 9 building! Let's hope it's a great day for everyone!!!
Anyways back to the wedding. The photographer has been tentatively booked for our wedding day, we both felt very comfortable with him and he offered great prices and we get all photos on disk to print which is great, his name is Jordan of melbourne and I recommend that you check him out, once we pay the deposit the booking will be finalized.
The reception entertainment has also been tentatively booked, one of the best priced dj's/mc that we have come across! He also comes with a great recommendation from a close friend so we are hoping all works out well, his name is Darren Watson, and I can't wait to talk to him about all our song choices! This will be fun!!
The wedding florist is Prue Evans, a friend of one the fiancées work colleagues! I have sent off my requests and hopefully get a quote later in the week of what sort of price range we will be looking at. She has done some wonderful high profile weddings so I am excited to see her work and I'm sure it's going to be stunning!
Lastly we are still deciding on wedding cars, whether we need them or not, what we can get for a good price and also considering just hiring some luxury style commodores or statesmans from budget or Avis for the day, as this is considerably cheaper than some of our other options.
As mentioned the celebrant has been booked, Mick Jungwirth, one of our school teachers from back in the day, someone we know, someone we trust and definitely someone with a good sense of humor to make the day a great one for everybody.
I have contacted a few invitation companies for a quote for invites, RSVP cards, and wishing well cards, and I have decided that place cards will be the bomboniere (which I have a surprise which I leave for the day on how I do that one) and programs I will also do myself.
Everything is slowly but surely starting to fall into place, with bridesmaid and my dress shopping coming up in a few weeks, as well as another expo, I think by the end of feb, we will know exactly what we want, have our budget set and then we can get into the nitty gritty of it all.
As well as this planning I also get to start my new/old job back as a lab tech this week and I am so excited but I did want to say that my opportunities at ninemsn and planet surf were just what I needed to get back out there, lovely team environments, good processes and great confidence building, so to all those I worked with at these two places thank you for helping me get my career mojo back!!
Well it's almost time to get off the train for the lucky last time to go to work at the pretty stylish channel 9 building! Let's hope it's a great day for everyone!!!
Friday, 27 January 2012
Book book bookings
Yesterday was very productive! Photographer has been booked, I also requested quotes for Cadillacs which I must say are pretty awesome, invitations, flowers and music! So things are really starting to come together. It's also making it a lot easier to finalize our budget and how many guests we can invite to the big event!
I also got some great news on Thursday! On of my other extremely close friends have decided to get married this year!! I am so excited! So many weddings and so much fun! The part I love the most is being able to share these special moments with my friends, it's a blast! Bring on the end of 2012 because this is gonna be amazing!
So life is great at the moment, I'm on the train going to my second last day of work in the city, the thought of having time to go to the gym, play sport, see friends is great! I will also be able to plan the wedding better and really get into the house a bit more. This change is definitely for the better and even though I will miss
My wonderful team at ninemsn, I know it's the right choice to make!
So today....obviously I'll be working, but I also need to book in dress appointments today, for bridesmaid dresses and wedding dresses, both here and in Perth! We also have another expo coming up shortly which will be very fun! Especially now I have some more ideas! Bring it!
Have a great Thai day everyone
I also got some great news on Thursday! On of my other extremely close friends have decided to get married this year!! I am so excited! So many weddings and so much fun! The part I love the most is being able to share these special moments with my friends, it's a blast! Bring on the end of 2012 because this is gonna be amazing!
So life is great at the moment, I'm on the train going to my second last day of work in the city, the thought of having time to go to the gym, play sport, see friends is great! I will also be able to plan the wedding better and really get into the house a bit more. This change is definitely for the better and even though I will miss
My wonderful team at ninemsn, I know it's the right choice to make!
So today....obviously I'll be working, but I also need to book in dress appointments today, for bridesmaid dresses and wedding dresses, both here and in Perth! We also have another expo coming up shortly which will be very fun! Especially now I have some more ideas! Bring it!
Have a great Thai day everyone
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Wedding portraits
So its finally Wednesday! And that means tomorrow is a day off!! Can't be happier! It also means there are only 3 days left at ninemsn and more importantly on this stupid train. I'm very excited to be heading back to be a lab tech and to go back to work with some amazing people. Plus free yoghurt is always a win!
Yesterday I got another call saying I'd won more wedding portraits, this one is based in west Preston, still not sure how this ones going to work :s but I'll see what I can work out. I just realized our wedding is only 14 months away! Geez and people keep saying you've got heaps of time, well that may be the case but time certainly does keep on ticking.
I know these wedding portraits are just a way of trying to suck me into buying there other packages, but if they can't come to drouin for a prize winner, what are they going to charge for a wedding day? Another thing I have four disappointing, is that I emailed some car and musicians on Monday night and haven't heard a thing from any of them. So I know think I'm going to make my own invites, as I'm sure it'll be cheaper! As for the music and cars, I'm considering looking in the local papers as less travel might mean less cost.
Then later this week I need to make appointments both here and in Perth to try on the bridesmaid dresses and the dress I am looking at as well.
Have a great Australia day everyone! Enjoy a BBQ, enjoy a beer and hopefully enjoy some
Sunshine as well!
Yesterday I got another call saying I'd won more wedding portraits, this one is based in west Preston, still not sure how this ones going to work :s but I'll see what I can work out. I just realized our wedding is only 14 months away! Geez and people keep saying you've got heaps of time, well that may be the case but time certainly does keep on ticking.
I know these wedding portraits are just a way of trying to suck me into buying there other packages, but if they can't come to drouin for a prize winner, what are they going to charge for a wedding day? Another thing I have four disappointing, is that I emailed some car and musicians on Monday night and haven't heard a thing from any of them. So I know think I'm going to make my own invites, as I'm sure it'll be cheaper! As for the music and cars, I'm considering looking in the local papers as less travel might mean less cost.
Then later this week I need to make appointments both here and in Perth to try on the bridesmaid dresses and the dress I am looking at as well.
Have a great Australia day everyone! Enjoy a BBQ, enjoy a beer and hopefully enjoy some
Sunshine as well!
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Changes
One of the biggest capabilities that sets them aside from other animals is their ability to handle change; however change can often be something that people find to hard to handle. It may be the fear of the unknown, fear of failure or simply being too comfortable. Some people can be happy without changing, not needing to challenge themself career wise, socially, physically or mentally.
So career change number 2 as a 22 year old is a big move but its the right move. Anyways back to the wedding and changes...the dj we were going to ask to do out music has packed up shop so we are on the look out for someone new (and in the budget)! I know why people are afraid of change because my first questions will be reliability? Professionalism? Good entertainer? But instead of looking at the negatives I need to change my mindset and look at the possibilities, I could get someone great! An up and comer? Someone who may write their own music? The possibilities are endless and I'm excited to start the search.
With weddings things can go wrong, but it doesn't matter if we have an iPod on a dock
In the end because it won't be the end of the world and I think that's something a lot of brides lose sight of along the way and I refuse to be one
Of them
I must say sometimes change and challenges are scary, but I also love the thrill, I loved that I completed a double degree at uni in very different fields and I love that I've had a lot of different jobs because I've learnt so much from all of them and have some great lifelong friendships too. Over the past 2 years I have worked in both the media and in science and I am very happy to say I am going back to science! Working in quality control, working closer to home and working with an amazing crew of people! I can't wait to be back there in 2 weeks, but will be sad to say farewell to ninemsn along the way. But I've achieved my goal to work in the city for a year, make a name for myself where no one knew me and I'm very happy I can say that I did it.
So career change number 2 as a 22 year old is a big move but its the right move. Anyways back to the wedding and changes...the dj we were going to ask to do out music has packed up shop so we are on the look out for someone new (and in the budget)! I know why people are afraid of change because my first questions will be reliability? Professionalism? Good entertainer? But instead of looking at the negatives I need to change my mindset and look at the possibilities, I could get someone great! An up and comer? Someone who may write their own music? The possibilities are endless and I'm excited to start the search.
With weddings things can go wrong, but it doesn't matter if we have an iPod on a dock
In the end because it won't be the end of the world and I think that's something a lot of brides lose sight of along the way and I refuse to be one
Of them
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