So Brian is home (HOORAY!!!!) and its my last day at work till 3rd May (HOORAY!!!). I have not had a proper holiday since this time last year because December was all "Masters, Masters, Masters" so I think it is looooong overdue. Seriously, people I am going mad. I need this. For my health.
So anyway, in honour of Brian being back (did I mention that?). We had a glass of Amarula and watched a comedy show that we had pvr-ed (Jason Manford and Michael Macintyre: Live at the Apollo). Wow, my stomach muscles are still hurting from all the laughing. It was AWESOME. The man has the most fantastic movable jowls and hair. It jiggles. Makes me giggle just thinking of it. :)
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
What's better than a Friday???
Brian is coming home for 11 days of uninterrupted laziness. I am so happy. And its not even Friday...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sometimes its the simple pleasures
On Saturday I had to work my Saturday shift and I got home in quite a mood. It was very difficult to stay annoyed at the world: when I got home Brian was doing the dishes and then he offered to go get takeout pizza for lunch. Mmnnn. While we sitting there, he said that he had pvr-ed a song I might like. Which I ADORE. It is so awesome! We sitting there watching the music video and the sun was shining and I realised looking around that I had so much to be happy about.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Fun Fun Fun
So I went out last night with Helen, Rob and Barry and had such a nice time. It was cool just to chat about random stuff and laugh at the couple making out in the corner. It something I definitely need to do more often. Also on the topic of fun. I used my work incentive and bought clothes- jerseys and boots! And I felt Sooooooo guilty about it. I had to find reasons to excuse the fact that I used my own money to replace 10 year old jerseys.
So I have been thinking a lot about my idea of 'selfish' behaviour and in the spirit of enjoying my life I have decided to make a list of the things I am going to make more time for (selfish or not) so that I can say that I am enjoying life.
1.) Caramel vodka shots and drinking Amarula with Brian on the patio. I dont drink very much and when I do I often think of the price or my weight or the fact I got drunk 8 months ago. Which is STUPID. Having a shot on a thursday night or a glass of Amarula a week is healthy. So I am going to ENJOY it. I am not drinking because of social pressure or to drown my sorrows so there is no reason not to enjoy.
2.) Being a couch potato. I love being a couch potato. The term was created to describe me. And I do it all the time. But at the back of my head I am thinking that I should be cleaning up or visiting my parents or...I don't know. Doing something. Not anymore. From now on. When I decide to be lazy, I am going to enjoy it. The dishes will still be there later and one day when I am older, I might not have the opportunity to just relax.
3.) Afternoon naps- lately I haven't had my usual afternoon naps. I always feel that I should be doing something else and then end up lazing on the couch and not enjoying either. From now on, the occassional nap will be enjoyed.
4.)Spending money on myself. Okay, so I am not a scrooge and I am actually pretty generous when it comes to buying gifts for people. But in my head, it is only okay to spend money on other people. If I spend money on myself then I feel like I am wasting it, being irresponsible and selfish. Although one of the traits I like about myself is generousity, I have decided on the few ocassions that I do spend money on myself to enjoy the outcome. The real waste is not to.
5.) My car. I feel so guilty about my new car. I am worried about the extra money, that I have a car and my brother doesn't that I can afford a car when most of SA cant. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Which is silly. I need to enjoy my car. In the spirit of this, I have named her Bella and I love her lots.
Look how pretty she is (although this is not the actual Bella- its pretty similar, just no sea in the background).
6.) My salary- what an arb thing to feel guilty about, hey? And its not that huge.
7.) The fact that I have handed my masters in. Okay, I don't feel guilty about this one. But I am definitely not enjoying it. Why? Because I don't feel it was good enough. But after 4 years and 199 pages, it was the best it was going to get. So this afternoon I am going home and doing NOTHING to celebrate the fact that I can go home and do nothing!
So anyway, thats my list for today. If there are any strange people that don't enjoy things because of guilt or worry: I suggest you dedicate this weekend to just having fun, fun and more fun!
So I have been thinking a lot about my idea of 'selfish' behaviour and in the spirit of enjoying my life I have decided to make a list of the things I am going to make more time for (selfish or not) so that I can say that I am enjoying life.
1.) Caramel vodka shots and drinking Amarula with Brian on the patio. I dont drink very much and when I do I often think of the price or my weight or the fact I got drunk 8 months ago. Which is STUPID. Having a shot on a thursday night or a glass of Amarula a week is healthy. So I am going to ENJOY it. I am not drinking because of social pressure or to drown my sorrows so there is no reason not to enjoy.
2.) Being a couch potato. I love being a couch potato. The term was created to describe me. And I do it all the time. But at the back of my head I am thinking that I should be cleaning up or visiting my parents or...I don't know. Doing something. Not anymore. From now on. When I decide to be lazy, I am going to enjoy it. The dishes will still be there later and one day when I am older, I might not have the opportunity to just relax.
3.) Afternoon naps- lately I haven't had my usual afternoon naps. I always feel that I should be doing something else and then end up lazing on the couch and not enjoying either. From now on, the occassional nap will be enjoyed.
4.)Spending money on myself. Okay, so I am not a scrooge and I am actually pretty generous when it comes to buying gifts for people. But in my head, it is only okay to spend money on other people. If I spend money on myself then I feel like I am wasting it, being irresponsible and selfish. Although one of the traits I like about myself is generousity, I have decided on the few ocassions that I do spend money on myself to enjoy the outcome. The real waste is not to.
5.) My car. I feel so guilty about my new car. I am worried about the extra money, that I have a car and my brother doesn't that I can afford a car when most of SA cant. Guilty. Guilty. Guilty. Which is silly. I need to enjoy my car. In the spirit of this, I have named her Bella and I love her lots.
Look how pretty she is (although this is not the actual Bella- its pretty similar, just no sea in the background).
6.) My salary- what an arb thing to feel guilty about, hey? And its not that huge.
7.) The fact that I have handed my masters in. Okay, I don't feel guilty about this one. But I am definitely not enjoying it. Why? Because I don't feel it was good enough. But after 4 years and 199 pages, it was the best it was going to get. So this afternoon I am going home and doing NOTHING to celebrate the fact that I can go home and do nothing!
So anyway, thats my list for today. If there are any strange people that don't enjoy things because of guilt or worry: I suggest you dedicate this weekend to just having fun, fun and more fun!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
A love affair to remember
This is weather to stay at home and snuggle to. Its hot chocolate weather. Its woolworths butternut soup weather. Mmmmnn...I think thats a plan!
Monday, April 4, 2011
Happy Homemaker
I am so domesticated. I really am. I am not even going to fight the jokes about my age any more because seriously, I am getting older. This is obviously not a completely new revelation (I did know I aged before now), I just didn't feel my age- or better said- I didn't feel like an adult. I think this is often the case with people who study for longer periods of time. The thing is we age at the same rate but where we are in life changes at a difference rate.
I am not sure what changed but somewhere between moving out and buying a new car, I began to feel comfortable with the fact that I am an adult. I know at the end of 2009, we went down to Cape Town for one of my boyfriend's friend's wedding and I kept thinking "Wow, I cant believe G is getting MARRIED- thats so grown up". In the interim, all brian's friends save one are now engaged and a lot of the people I went to school with are having children. This used to shock me but it doesn't anymore. I am not planning on getting married or having a child right now but that has become a decision rather than a fact related to my age.
The best example of my age/adulthood-ness is the fact that my boyfriend and I went shopping for crockery and came back home with a vacuum cleaner. It is so exciting not to sweep. And its pretty too.
I am not sure what changed but somewhere between moving out and buying a new car, I began to feel comfortable with the fact that I am an adult. I know at the end of 2009, we went down to Cape Town for one of my boyfriend's friend's wedding and I kept thinking "Wow, I cant believe G is getting MARRIED- thats so grown up". In the interim, all brian's friends save one are now engaged and a lot of the people I went to school with are having children. This used to shock me but it doesn't anymore. I am not planning on getting married or having a child right now but that has become a decision rather than a fact related to my age.
The best example of my age/adulthood-ness is the fact that my boyfriend and I went shopping for crockery and came back home with a vacuum cleaner. It is so exciting not to sweep. And its pretty too.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Sleepover songs
Had a sleepover with my sis, yesterday. We watched Vampire diaries- on top of people dying every week in bizarre ways (how this town still has a population, I don't know), there is an awesome soundtrack too.
We LOVE THIS!!!
We LOVE THIS!!!
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