Posted in Study by Em

Yesterday I handed in my first assignment for my second degree. As I have previously blogged, I have just started my dip ed while continuing my full time work and if it is going to be like last week all the time, it may just kill me. I know that sounds dramatic, but it’s true, last week was busy, really busy and of top that, I had this stupid half sickness (which continues, just FYI) and my first assignment due.

To be honest with you I thought it would be different this time around, I mean this time I am a fully fledged adult… and perhaps I even classify as that annoying mature aged student (although I am not sure that 24 really counts as mature… just yet). I was ready and organised but then stuff just kept happening, my motivation lagged and while I am not behind yet, I am pretty close. Completing my first assignment also brought with it a lot of memories… I have also referred to myself (when talking about my school/uni work) as a perfectionist, there are lots of things I don’t do perfect but when it comes to my academic life I just can’t cope with the P’s get degree’s philosophy of my husband. As I prepared to hand in my assignment all the anxiety I used to feel came flooding back, did I answer all the questions? Will my word count be ok? Is this the right way to submit it? Have I proofread everything a million times? Is my reference list done correctly? All these things stress me out and unfortunately take a toll on those around me. Last night as I got Dave to check something for the 100^th time he rolled his eyes and told me it was fine, I have to admit I was a little shocked and explained that he knew I was like this when we got married, and he responded ‘well I did think you might grow out of it” and in fairness to Dave, it’s probably fair enough. I thought I would have out grown stressing about that part of uni too, but I haven’t, not yet anyway. It made me realise though that the next two years are going to be really intense, there will more than likely be more weeks like this… it isn’t always going to be easy and there will probably be times I wish I could give up, but I am in it now and I will keep going… perhaps I will learn how to not stress about assignments as I get further in? Perhaps it will help me become the super organised person I always wanted to be? Perhaps it will leave me stress and exhausted with just an extra piece of paper? But here’s to hoping that I do ‘grow out of it’ but in a good way and this expereince makes me stronger and better…

Please stop messing with my shows

Posted in Life by Em

I need to have a whinge… why do TV stations insist on changing the night programs are on… seriously, we started watching because it was convenient, we weren’t watching at the other time slot because it wasn’t… this is not going to change because you would like it to!

At the moment I am hooked on the biggest loser, which is strange for me… I love reality TV so that’s not the bit that is strange, but usually I have to turn the biggest loser off because it is filled with terrible nutritional advice and sets crazy weight loss expectations which are not maintainable or in some cases even achievable, which usually makes me so mad that I yell at the TV and the channel is switched by someone else to shut me up. But this season has me hooked, I think it’s the combination of reality TV with the hope of love… I know it sounds corny, but I think that is what has me hooked.

Now because my life is filled with more than just TV, I couldn’t watch it every night, but I did enjoy watching it most Monday nights, which coincidently was the best night to watch because it was weigh in and elimination night… the best bit. But in channel 10’s lack of wisdom, they have decided after weeks, maybe even months of Monday nights they are moving it, well have moved it to Sunday night… this makes me mad… why? Because Sunday nights don’t work for me, I am busy on Sunday nights and I will not skip church just because the biggest loser is on, regardless of what the promos promise. Surely I am not the only one in this situation? Perhaps it’s not church on Sunday night, but maybe something else, perhaps even another program… you can’t just change things channel 10… It’s just not right!

Look, I know there are more important things in life than what night biggest loser is on TV, but it made me really mad so I had to let it out… now it’s out and I can now go and watch the copy that Davo taped for me (well DVD’d) for me last night… but channel 10… consider yourself warned.

23Mar2012

Half Sick

Posted in Life, Work by Em

I hate being half sick… this is where I am at the moment… half sick, not really sick enough to stay home or stop doing anything, but not really functioning on all cylinders if you know what I mean and it sucks. I wish my body would just make up its mind… am I sick or not? Its been a little like this all week really, but yesterday I thought I had beat it, I felt great, but I think perhaps I have jinxed myself because now I am back to being half sick. I think that I am not alone though, there appears to be lots of half sick people around, either that our they actually are sick, but still coming into work and just making my half sickness worse.

The thing is though I want to just get it over and done with because if it stays as half sick it is not going to end well. In fact, what will probably happen if this continues is that Dave and I will enter the never ending circle of half sickness for the rest of the colder months, because I will pass on my half sickness to him and while I am getting better he is getting worse and then he will pass his half sickness to me and so on and so forth… we did this last year and I am not really interested in doing it again, but I guess that’s the joy of learning to live with some one. Is there are cure to half sickness or do I actually have to treat it like real sickness and just stop, give myself a chance to get over it and then start again?

21Mar2012

Wordless Wednesday – March Photo a Day, Delicious

Posted in Faith, Food, Wordless Wednesday by Em

15Mar2012

I just want a burger

Posted in Food, Life, The List by Em

I would kill for a burger… seriously kill, I feel like they are taunting me with their delicious smell and tempting sides. Yes I know I am a dietitan and burgers shouldn’t even be on my raider, but they are. I decided that this would be the term without macca’s for my list this year. I choose term 1 because it is the shortest term this year, and to be honest I thought it would be easy, I thought I would have no problems giving up the disgusting habit that is McDonalds, but oh my goodness, with only 2 and a half weeks to go, I just really really want a burger… and some fries… and a watered down diet coke…. Oh and a sundae… I want the lot… maybe even some nuggets. Oh man, I am on struggle street… I need to stop talking about it, it’s making it worse, but at lunch today I walked into my office and smelt pickles… like burger pickles… and now it’s on my mind again… arrgghhh bring on the holidays and my celebratory McChicken

14Mar2012

Wordless Wednesday – March Photo a Day, Clouds

Posted in Wordless Wednesday by Em

12Mar2012

Breakfast

Posted in Food, Life, The List by Em

Well it’s been a while since I blogged, to be honest I haven’t been anymore busy than normal, I just haven’t really had anything that exciting to share… I think I was also a little blogged out after my month of love, I didn’t really think it through at the beginning and while it made me realize how blessed I am, it was hard work blogging everyday. Although I did like having a specific topic, because it meant that I knew what I needed to write in advance. Anyway, its March now and it’s time to get on with it… and break the fast with some breakfast.

I love going out for breakfast, in fact it’s one of my favourite things to do, despite the fact that I don’t really like eggs which seem to be in everything offered at places you can order breakfast. So on my list this year I decided that I would indulge myself and eat breakfast at 10 different breakfast places. Now to be honest I don’t know If I should be ashamed by this or proud, but I today I crossed it off the list. Yep in week 11, I have eaten at out at 10 different breakfast places… that’s almost once a week, no wonder number 1. Lose 10kgs isn’t happening as quickly as I would like. I can’t even use the excuse that I have been on holidays because I haven’t I have been working full time the whole time. But, do you know, I don’t really feel that bad because I really do love it. And I have been able to share delicious breakfasts with beautiful people… here are my breakfast adventures…

1. 5^th January – Café Krifi, Richmond