Busy week

Been a bit quiet on the blogging this week. Mainly because We've been busy at home sorting out the house and trying to find space for everything.

I have some awesome new shelves in Miss Midgets playroom half for her toys and half for a shoe rack. They are doing a great job. A) it makes more room in there for Missy to play and not have a great big toy box in the middle of the floor and B) she can now find 90% of her toys easier. I say 90% because out of the 8 containers we have there are 2 misc ones with stuff in them that doesn't really fit into any of the other categories we have lol. Shes loving the space though.

We have also added some plastic drawers for her to store her puzzles and colouring in books as week which should make the top of her book shelf not so crowded :).
This week we have also been having fun with Miss Midget and her adjusting to the change. After moving back home and then a few other changes the Midget has had to deal with we've had a bit of a battle this week as she hasn't been herself. Slowly getting there though. A lot of TLC from Mummy, Daddy and the extended family and she'll be right in no time (hopefully).

This week my poor little car has gone to the Ding Doctor (Those from Whangarei should get that :)).

It went on Wednesday. It's amazing how one possession can dictate how much independence one has. Yes I know I could walk places and lots of people make do without a car but this is the longest I have been without wheels since I was 19 or 20 and if you've seen the weather in Whangarei lately you'll understand why the Waiwai Express is not a good option especially if Miss Midget is in tow. So looks like it won't be back for the weekend either so it might just be a quiet weekend at home. Not so bad in the scheme of things as I'm sure I have plenty of jobs to do but a pain non the less as there will be no random trips to the super market to get things that are needed etc. So might have to just make a plan and go tomorrow while Elmo is still home.

Mothers Day last Sunday worked out nicely. It was just me and Miss for the day. She was really good for Mummy and we just hung out and did mummy/daughter things and later that day snuggled up on the couch to watch "Dumbo". Later that night so I didn't have to cook we got pizza for dinner. The whole day was lovely. Not so much spoilt (I got spoilt with my present a few days earlier, I get a 1hr long aromatherapy massage at some stage, yay) but we just fun. It was how the day was should be :).

Other than that not a lot is happening. Head down and bum up with work as my training is getting a bit of a overhaul and new schedules are being put in place etc. 

Oh and last blog I promised to tell you about the birthday presents I was making. Well one of them unfortunately hasn't panned out but thats ok as the other one I did went really well. Heres a picture of it :) 

Hope all is well in your world.

xoxox

D 

Don't want to bore you

Ok so I'm not going to bore you with a "I'm a sook and I don't like winter" post. This will be my only whinge about the weather - It's been COLD!. Don't worry I knew winter was coming and it's not as if its a surprise but still don't like it  and yes I'll get over it :).


So things that have been happening? Well we're over our nasty tummy bug - YAY.
Miss Midget is pretty much back to normal with regards to eating and behavior. Still getting tired in the afternoons but thats to be expected I guess.
I haven't had a chance really to do anymore unpacking. There are some things that need to go up in the roof for storage before I can really carry on with it as some of the stuff waiting to be unpacked needs to live in the spare room which is quite full at the moment :).

So I swear there is a single bed in there......somewhere.

Other than that not a lot has been happening.
I did manage to have a nice conversation with one of the team behind Snap Guide the other day which was nice. They sent me a message just thanking me for my guides I'd and asked me if I was enjoying it.
Told them about my blog post I'd done at the start of the month and they were pretty stoked that I'd been with them pretty much since day one and had gone to a bit of effort for them :).

Have been working on a few birthday present ideas for a couple of mates. Hopefully have that sorted this week. Will post something after I've given the presents to them so as not to ruin the surprise :).


Alrighty. Will try and put The Weeklies out a little later tonight to :).


Have a good one :).

My poor little car

Well yesterday was a nervous day.
My car went for a warrant and a quote to get a ding fixed (I didn't do it by the way. My little car had a accident without me even being in it).
Now most of you wouldn't be worried about your cars going through this safety check but I always get nervous.
I have done since I started driving. Probably because all 3 of the cars I have ever have been old and there has been some reason to worry.


Cars are just so expensive to fix so if something is wrong it immediately sends my poor little budget off into a tail spin.
This particular car is a little black Mazda Familia. It's a 1993 and I've had it since for almost 8yrs. It has been a awesome little car and really I have spent stuff all on it. As with all things now it's getting old and things are starting to get a bit warn due to age or use. Hence the worry about going for the warrant. Money is tight at the best of times so chucking in a $200+ repairs is really not in the budget.


I can here you all now going "Buy a new car" - Yeah thats not really a option at the moment either and if I was to buy a new car given my budget I would probably be worse off. At least with this car I know whats been done and what is probably going to need doing. As the saying goes its better the devil you know than the devil you don't.


So I sat at work and pondered what was going to be wrong with it. I knew the front tires were ok due to having them replaced last warrant but mind was going through what else.


I had to wait until I finished work to find out.
I'd been bugging Miss Midgets dad all afternoon trying to get an answer out of him (Yes I'm impatient and don't like not knowing). He kept telling me I'd have to wait to see the list of things when I got home.


At about 3pm I finally got to see the list. The meany had made me stew for nothing. My car got a clean bill of health and is now legal again. Yay. I should know by now not to to play the "What if" game.


Now to the quote. Thats going to be a fun one as it looks like I could be without my car for maybe a week.  So I'll now need to think of a new juggling act as to how I'm going to get places. Hitchhiking would maybe work if I didn't have Miss Midget in tow. She might be the added bonus though as she's still in the cute stage lol.
Her Daddy is most likely going to need to play taxi for a little while.


So now on top of the moving we'll be juggling that as well. At this rate I'll be a expert juggler ready to join the circus as one of the clowns :).


Have Fun


D

Moving House - Argh

So Miss Midget and I are on the move. Don't worry we're not going far. Just back to where we started from originally (Long story. Sorry not going into it on here :)).


So now I have to sort out our stuff and get ready for moving. Still debating on which day. We can move whenever we like, its just a space issue at the moment.
So now the list making starts and the whole having to find all my boxes and things to make sure I have everything. Oh the joys of it all. I'm lucky my parents are able to collect boxes for me etc but it's the whole packing up Miss Midgets toys while she's not around (Trying to pack Miss Midgets stuff up would be a nightmare if she's watching because she'd want everything I'm trying to pack).

We also have to find someone to look after Miss Midget for the morning or whatever so I can move boxes and furniture without having to worry about where she has escaped to.


So next is to find the man power. That on it's own is fun. The other half works shift work and will be working weekends so some of the weekends are out, then there is my father who said he would help only can on weekends.


There is also the factor of I can move this weekend and be in a mess for a week until old flatmate move out or I'll have to wait till the 25th  as we're away the weekend starting the 20th in Hamilton for the V8 Super Cars.

So in all reality there is no winning here. It's going to be a huge mess regardless of what I plan. Oh the joys of it all. Don't worry I'll keep you posted on my progress. It's either going to be a long drawn out process or a quick completely unorganized mess.

Wish me luck :)

D