good job i believe in karma...

coz after the way some people have behaved this week and my role (meaning i can't tell them how i really feel about them) it's good to know that at some point, their behaviour will bite them in the bum...

it's been a tough week really....mostly good, but some low lights for sure...

first up is that i am LOVING my new job! it's enjoyable, interesting, great to have a desk and somewhere to go each day, and I get paid each month...

some of the teething issues relating to 'merging' two organisations and one of them a related entity of an organisation i have little or no personal or professional respect for, is taking it's toll...and finally at lunchtime today i cracked...needed fresh air, a good cry and coke...

i shouldn't be surprised at the behaviour of people - god knows i work in the field, but i am always disappointed by the behaviour of others at times, especially when i am the butt of their vindictive, childish and unprofessional behaviour...no more miss nice girl for this lot, nope down the line, factual non empathic me is all they are going to get and sadly, that's more than they deserve...

of course that will be yet another challenge for me but they don't deserve the best of me...nope, they don't...

day finished off with an amazing experience though and one i will always remember! so in my new job i get some priveleges and one of them was to sit adjacent to the main runway at Sydney Airport today as an A380 took off - simply awesome :-) and herein lies the main reason why I LOVE my new job....

the parentals arrive home tomorrow so i'll be heading out to my place of work on a weekend to welcome them home...then back to the dentist for some work on the out of control sensitivity that has been getting steadily worse, then, if i'm up for it, tea with MJB and dinner with the Lau's...

so, all in all, not a bad week but i suspect until early september, when a certain event takes place, things at work could continue to be a bit rocky...

what i need to remember is who i am and what i stand for...

oh and today marks my 20 year anniversary of working in the big smoke! wow, 20 years...not exactly where i thought i'd be when i started the journey, but pretty bloody happy how it's all turned out :-)

finally...

did it!! deleted a certain someone from FB...not that we contact each other through it but I realized today that when I saw an update about him, just seeing his name made me feel sick....

sooo I thought it high time I unfriended him...amazing how much information our body gives us....when we listen!!

funny coz in recent weeks I haven't really thought about him a lot and I realized a few days ago that he really is in the past and that's where I think he should stay...just because he's here, in Sydney, doesn't seem so bad as it did to me when I initially found out...

had a fabulous first week at work...was proud of myself for how I handled two situations and really enjoyed being a part of something again...definitely the right decision to take this role :-)

also despite having planned to go to Mudgee for a friend's 50th, I really wasn't up for an 8 hour round trip (4 hours in pouring rain) after my first full time week in 27 months....so I gave myself permission not to go!! Yay me...of course would have liked to have been there but knew what I needed was a quiet weekend at home to regroup!!

have enjoyed the weekend, slept in, walked both days, did food shopping, chatted to friends, had cuppa with neighbour...watched Bullies win, enjoyed watching the Blues belt the Bombers, and enjoyed watching the replay of Cadel's great cycle overnight...

go for it Cadel, you deserve it, and your place in Le Tour record books...

that's all from me, for now anyway...xx

it's raining, it's pouring

and has been since monday - i'm beginning to wonder if it's EVER going to stop! if i'm ever going to see the sun again...

it's been an interesting week - interesting good! long, tiring but exciting all the same and i'm beginning to slowly get back into the swing of working for someone else...which has its merits, let me tell you...

my momentary lapse of confidence has evaporated and a further conversation with my boss today where she told me that i was fantastic but sometimes a bit loose (in conversation - she's right, i can be!) has restored my confidence...

this is not dissimilar to something that happened with her and i before i accepted the role and i just need to a) not be so hard on myself and b) remember that a natural part of developing into a role is that i need to learn and she may, on occasion, point out those areas!!!

sooo all's well that end's well, of course it's by NO means ending...just the beginning really of a new and exciting chapter in my life :-)

now mr weather man, bring me some sunshine please!

lapse...

of confidence

that's what I experienced today

didn't last too long, then again I am still thinking about it!!

hope it's passed by tomorrow...

flying...

wow, over a week since i posted...so not only has the time been flying, but so have i!

treated myself to 4 days in Hong Kong for something of a break and shopping trip before i start on Monday - yep Monday is the big day....was really anxious a coupla weeks ago but now, just excited..

a bit sad today, or perhaps not sad but reminiscent...since my little business will be going on it's own holiday of sorts...at least for now

that said, i had a ball in HK, 4 suits, 1 jacket, 13 pairs shoes, 2 beautiful rings, a variety of other cool stuff, pressies for the fam and my girlfriends, dinner with my lovely friend Dan, dinner with an old uni mate Paul, who i hadn't seen in 21 years - so all in all, a fabulous treat to self! oh, and got upgraded to business class on the way home...yay :-)

tomorrow is officially my last day of being my own boss so am celebrating with some friends with a drink in town - should be fun!

otherwise, life is good...kitchen nearly complete (new oven now too as it decided to die mid renovations...perhaps a sign, so fridge is now looking like the next victim of the 'freshen up'...), have fabric samples for lounge/dining room blinds (just need to decide on which one i like), am about to order new furniture for lounge and sell the lovely Tessa sofas that have served me so well...

\soooo off to bed now...but am a happy camper despite still being a bit tired post trip, and excited too, coz Monday i have a brand new job, and one i am very excited about :-)

nite

ps happy bastille day to everyone...vive la france!

agitated...

this morning :-( wonder what's going on??

maybe just tired, maybe just starting to work out how everything that needs doing will get done before I go to HK...

looking forward to the break and some warmer weather...shopping will help too!!

adios

tired and happy...

which explains why i just haven't had a chance to post! i can't believe it's been 8 days...can't remember the last time posts were 8 days apart!

and i don't in fact have much to update...new job starts in under 2 weeks and i'm very much looking forward to it!

off to hong kong friday for a few days of R & R and shopping, and dinner with my good friend Dan - can't wait!

busy busy...but happy and feeling engaged in life!

had a lovely weekend with sam and the kids, went to MCG and enjoyed watching the Blues flog the Tigers...had a lovely afternoon with Leah today and now it's just work work work until i go...

oh, and finding time to get a pedicure coz it's 30+ in HK and i want to be able to wear open toed shoes!

ok, nite nite

xx

ps oh and i learned something new on the weekend! you can apparently write emails but have them sent at a time of your choosing - LOVIN' that feature!