its official the day i have been waiting for................. spring is here the 1st day of september

the morning has started very sunny here in melbourne

we are blessed with glorious sun still a little chilly and slight wind. but who cares? after yesterdays wet and cold  day. we even had hail but i was snug at the office working so we heard it only. then i caught a peek out of the window.

the blossom has bloomed but what with the drought its not as abundant as the previous years.

we in melbourne have had plenty of rain this winter so hopefully the dams are filling. i hope our regional areas received rain . whe i drove through i summer some ares had a little greenery others were so dry and parched you certainly had to feel for them.

the sun always lifts ones spirit although winter can be beautiful at times its so glum and dreary that it makes you feel the same.

i feel like i can soar at the moment.

heres to many many sunny days or at least here in australia anyway......

enjoy your week

cheers annie

tonight is bingo yippee i can unwind . i only go once  a week .

im leaving for work shortly im dressing and doing my make up in between blogging so forgive me if things dont make sense.

i just finished cooking a raost in the oven for tonight the disher finished and ive unloaded it and i have done two machine loads of washing hung them up under the bagola and ive brought in the clean clothes all wrapped and put away

phew it never stops!

now to combat the parking for work. it rained half hour ago for 5 minutes so at least i dont have to worry about driving in the wet

anyways luv yas and leave yas

have a great sunday

hugs and kisses to all

annie

well its finally around the corner tomorrow is spring here in australia!

officially just over 10 hours away!

wow my hybernation is over i have a list ofthings to do and evenif i achieve half of these things i will be happy.

first and foremost i am going to be working less hours. lately i have been working straight through including weekends .

produtivity is so high as temps are brought in to help with the workload . this concept was introduced by the new boss and whilst it seems to work from the managerial side of things all this does is put the rest of us under pressure. i know this happens across the board in lots of employment but when all things considered the tax the extra stress the health of my body well at theend the extra hours are just not worth it.

also minti is going to take a backseat to.  i will still respond and write to my friends because i love you all

i want to start doing things that have been on my long term list.

i have already started by having wednesday off. im going to rye for the day . i might stay for the night i will see .

just me and my holiday house . i have lots of books there and old issues of take 5 and thats life that i can look through.

i might go for a little drive to sorrento. check out a coffee shop or walk along the pier . if im game enough i might walk in the shallows of the water along rye. let my feet sink in the wet sand

now that i have a brand new car thats reliable i can "escape" on  a weekly basis. hubby was the one that suggested it because he has been working country victoria and i get to see him weekly or so.

he is the one thats urging me not to "kill myself" at work when hubby is making extra through perks. hubby wanst me to spend more time with the "boys" even if they are adults they still want to chat about their day.

i get carried away to the point of exhaustion but the more i make the more tax i pay so i think its time i broke the vicious cycle.

yes im taking my own advice and  im taking the time to "smell the roses" hubby and i had such a wonderful time 3 years ago when we went to europe and the greek islands for 3 months. we both vowed then and there that we would take it easier and relax more.

somehow we just fell back into our old routine without even meaning to.

i am the only one that can break my own cycle. sothe first step is wednesday.

then i have  sunday the 7th of september off for fathers day and its our anniversary on the 9th so im going to have at least 3 days off on monday the 8th im actually going up to yarrawonga or shepparton where hubby will be and spend 2 or 3 days there.

hubby will be woking during the day  but i will either watch dvds inthe motel and just roll around or go for a drive.

nights are no problems i will have hubbys company 

not much blossom around this year usually it comes earlier but my neighbours plum tree has a little pink blossom his other fruit tree has  white blossom

have a happy spring to all in australia and new zealand . to the rest of minti canada england usa enjoy your fall (autumn) 

cheers annie 

i stir to the calling of the birds i temporarily get out of bed bleary eyed and draw all the blinds open across my 3 windowsin the far corner of my room. the tinge of pink from the sunrise is so beautiful as i lay again in the warmth of my bed. i have a picture perfect postcard view unfold in front of my very eyes. i strain to keep my droopy eyelids open. i cannot miss this i dont want to miss this. i am transformed to an artists eyes. i cant help but think i have a paintbrush in my hands. one sweep with the brush could easily have this on canvas. but could anyone get this to perfection?

the tinge of red and crimson is oh so breathtaking and just above that is cloud formations touched by the rays of the sun giving it a purply colour just above that is a light blue sky touched by the rays of the sun forming a pale yellow then above that is a darker blue of the sky that hasnt yet been kissed by the sun. i take in the bliss of it all and i hear only birds in my quiet suburbia area. different kinds of birds that i cannot name. oh how i wish i was a bird watcher there are the types that are singing and chirping away there are the qua qua ones and there are the coo  coo  ones. there is an ever slight breeze swaying the trees from my back neighbours house that overhangs ours. they are swaying ever so gently. the peace and the serenity of it makes me glad that i am alive. alive to see another day dawning

by this stage i am almost awake as hubby has already prepared me my cappacinno for the morning. i still stumble out of bed and wear my warm robe and plod along the upstairs family room i draw open the blinds of my two windows to see another view of the day breaking . in the far corner  the scene is just stunning i am in awe of it tinges of pink surrounded by pale clouds and the different shades of blue sky surrounding it all. i am now in the front side of my house and no cars have driven by in our quiet suburbia street. why then would i shift from here? we have lived here for almost 30 years .there are so many different shades of green of natures very own grass and trees and plants. who would have thought that green could be so vastly different?. such contrasts in its own colour. i am so tuned in this morning that i feel such inner peace. so much calmer within myself i have briefly opened the window to take in the fresh oxygen . a few deep breaths and i feel so revitilised

the pinks reds and crimsons have slowly diminished and are gradually becoming brighter and lighter as the pale yellows emerge only to be transformed yet again to the glow of white sun rays . so bright that if i stare at it , i cant see the keys to the computer pad.

morning has broken

annie

hi everyone

i i cant wait the countdown has begun here in australia its almost spring. which means i can stop hybernating and enjoy mother nature at its best

i am so relieved i havent developed my allergy cough this year. the first in 10 years! i have avoided the cold weather except to jump into my warm car to go to work and shop for food. i rugged up like there "was no tomorrow"

looks like i have to go the "greek islands " more often because our three month holiday in the sun helped so much!

my doctor told me to move to a warmer climate 10 years ago but thats impossible unless you "uproot the family"

but too many commitements in melbourne to do that. then there is the rest of my family  parents siblings nephews and neices  great nephews and neices

no im not going anywhere.

but im so relieved not to have the "nagging cough" for hree months!

no soothers either (i was going through 3 packs a day even though the recommended  dose was 2"

it was the only way i could get through my working day  i work in a public relations job where im on the phones all day and on the computer

im determined this year to spend lots of time in the sun. my body needs the sun

we had  a burst of sunshine this morning but it has turned old and overcast now so ive closed the windows and balcony doors and i have the heater going. im still cautious because the worse isnt over yet.

oh and another count down 15 days til my 29 th wedding anniversary

cheers annie

toothbrush was stuck down my bathroom basin. there must be a safety catch there or blocked or something.i keep old toothbrushes for cleaning around the hard corners and down the pipe. but about a month ago i was cleaning and itslipped out of my fingers. i wa worried i might have a blockage but all appeared ok.

i have cleansed the basin constantly but today i went to clean it again and lo and behold the toothbrush was in there. within fingers reach but because of the narrowness i couldnt bring it up to me through the pipe no matter how many times i got to hold it. keep in mind with water around it was slippery

so i wwnt downstairs to get tongs but they wouldnt fit in the narrow diameter. so i just went to grab hold of it and this time it just came out!!!

its funny but when we are determined and try hard at something it doesnt always "come together"

because i didnt care by this stage i  "grabbed it" funny and frustrating isnt it? why couldnt i get it out the first time?

instead i wasted close to half hour. am i being tested for patience?

anyway all worked out at the end. but in life perserverence certainly pays off sometimes we just give up to easily.

cheers annie

the activity page is sooooooooooooooooo sloooooooooooow since yesterday  what is going on?

i had to wait for sooooooooo loooooong to get into the activity page and then when i wanted to see another thing on activity page it was quickker to do a backflip and use the back button on my computer. but i can only do that once i have entered my activity page once.

anyone else having this problrm? it wasnt slow before yesterday.

cheers annie

now i have heard everything a lonely and disturbed hong kong man supposedly got his pe@#!$ stuck in apark bench while he tried to have s&* with it

they had to take him to hospital with a long metal rod attached after doctors couldnt free him after draining blood from his pe@#!$ failed !

apart from being embarrasing how painful is that!

quoted source channel nine news 19.30 aest thursday 14th august 2008 AFP on internet msm optus

i can just hear all the men out there groaning

annie

hi everyone

i should be in bed but i need to unwind after a long late day at work. i have been woking back til 10.30pm for three days running!

well its all got to do with the time difference as we need to call WA but as they are 2 hours behind us we need to stay back otherwise we cant get hold of our clients.

anyway not one to jump straight ito bed i need to unwind after a long hard days work!

im working again tomorrow but i start at 1pm. but i have to do the shopping in the morning and i prefer to bee at my butchers at 7am. to avoid the parking problem and the butcher shop is always busy unless i go then.

oh well if i got out of bed wednesday at 5.30am in the morning to go tothe gym im sure getting up this morning should be a piece of cake!

who am i kidding/

have a great friday 

cheers annie 

now ive heard your trash is someone elses treasure but i just dont believe to what lengths people will go to get it.

last night we put out an old sofa set we had under he bogola for the annual street rubish collection.

vans and cars have been driving around for the past week and half.

we decided to throw out two two seaters and 2 one seaters

it was pouring rain overnight and this morning. i went on my merry way doing my household chores and lo and behold half hour later when i glanced outside  the 2 two seaters were gone. im baffled as to why they didnt take the other 2  single seater. no room in the car? or jsut no room in the house. but i mean they were drenched. our front lawn was covered in water!!!

i guess they know what they are doing. or one would hope they know what they are doing!

i could have made a quick buck out of them but life is just too hectic for me and if someone can benefit why not?

funny thing was that i had an ironing board that collapsed on me it just wouldnt stay upright . i chucked that out a week ago . they snapped it up hopefully some handyman picked it up to put a bolt in place otherwise it was in great nic.

cheers annie

well melbourne seems to be going through a cold snap, i guess tasmania must be just as cold if not colder.

i feel like staying indoors but i cant as i have rostered myself to work and work i will in one hour.

so im just gong to rug up luckily i only deal with the public over the phone so im just going to wear jeans with leggings under them

i feel like a bear hybernating waiting for the return of warm weather.

so for those that are lucky to be home snuggle up to your partners and if they arent available snuggle up to a teddy bear!

for those that are lucky enough to still be sleeping when you wake up and read this i say " your wise and smart hope you enjoyed it .

now why am i thinking of an open fire oh how i miss my fireplace. oh well somehow the ducted heating isnt the same

cheers annie

where has the day gone? we have a christening to go to .

anyway i planned not to go to work so i could be nice and relaxed but apart from walking to local shops and doing everyday shopping and washing and clraning i see its already passed 1pm.

oh well i will manage just a short nap(i stayed up watching the opening ceremony of the olympics)

my i dont even have to cook today!

wow why cant the day go fast when your at work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cheers annie

hi everyone

just thought i would see how everyone is going?

just a few encouraging words to say there are a lot of beautiful things and people in the world . there have been so many weird and crazy things going on in life. but  life has still a lot to offer.

its so important that we try not to let stress build up and balance plays such an important role.

take time "to smell the roses" even if its a short holiday or if money is tight grab the pram put baby inside and go for a short stroll. it rejuvenates and believe me when you get back you will find you will do the chores quicker .

so if time is a factor in the long run you will have felt better for it and believe me you will make up that 15 minutes. its the quality that counts and im talking about  "our human body" that we seem to neglect.

hugs and kisses

cheers annie