5 Albums only on your i-pod/mp3 player
1. Christina Aguilera - Stripped
2. Offspring - American
3. Metallica - S&M (both discs)
4. Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith
5. Not sure bout number 5...

5 Items of clothing
1. Denim shorts
2. Flip flops
3. blue fitted tee
4. hubbys big jumper
5. stuck again

5 Luxury food stuffs (your Island has a fridge/freezer)
How convenient!
1. Ben n Jerry's Baked Alaska
2. Onken Mango & Papaya yogurt
3. Apple crumble & custard
4. Vanilla icecream
5. salt & black pepper crisps

5 Reminders of home
1. Photo album
2. My big duvet.
3. Favourite perfume.
4. Toothbrush & paste
5. Hubby? Can I bring him as a reminder? If not, then a discman with all the compilation CD's he's made me and a never ending battery supply.

And I didn't kill anyone. Yippee! I've graduated to doing left and right turns and lots of different roads. I drove ALL the way home this time. Yippee. I'm excited. I remember being fed up, tired and grumpy after lessons before, but this instructor makes me feel really relaxed unless that was the sleeping pill and he makes me feel quite confident too.

Next thing to do is work out my finances, he reckons I should go for 3 hours a week, 1.5hrs a time. That'd be a bit easier on my bank balance for sure!

Dinners here, back later.

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1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
I don't have a car.

2. When was the last time you threw up?
I can't remember, possibly last year in the Carribean?

3. Whats your favorite curse word?
Fuckwit.

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
Hubby,
Little girl I look after on a sunday,
My mum.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
sleeping

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
reading

7. Have you ever been to a strip club?
No

8. What is the last thing you said aloud?
"hawaii"

9. When is your birthday?
November 14th

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
Baked Alaska Ben & Jerry's

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Orange squash

12. What are you wearing right now?
Denim shorts and an orange stripy t-shirt. Oh, and underwear of course!

13. What is the last thing you ate?
Jerk chicken and mash potato.

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
I don't think I have.

15. When was the last time you ran?
This afternoon, in the park.

16. What's the last sporting event you watched?
I caught a bit of the footy on Thursday night.

17. What's the last sport you played?
rounders - at fitfarm

18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?
like decado I don't use it!

19. Ever go camping?
I've been,

20.Do you have a tan?
A little,

21.Have you ever lost anything down a toilet?
Only toilet roll

22.What is your guilty pleasure?
Ben & Jerry's icecream

23.Do you use smiley faces on the computer a lot?
From time to time.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
Soda? What?

27. What are you doing tomorrow?
gym then work and a driving lesson afterwards

28. Where is your mom right now?
in Brighton with friends

29. Look to your left, what do you see?
My hubby

30. What color is your watch?
black

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
Round the twist

32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?
yup

33. What is your birthstone?
topaz I think.

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive through?
Neither.

35. What is your favorite number?
14

36. Do you have a dog?
No, I'm allergic and hubby can't stand them.

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
Mother

38. Have you met anyone famous?
dont know im terrible for remebering names and faces but i doubt it.

39. Any plans today?
At work, hopefully a bit of gaming later and mayb a vodka to treat myself

40. How many provinces have you lived in?
?? I've lived in 4 counties if that's the same thing.

41. Ever go to college?
Yes.

42. Where are you right now?
At home, couch potatoing.

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
Hayfever

44. Last song listened to?
something by Ozomatli.

46. Are you allergic to anything?
Brazil nuts, fur, dust,

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
cheap white flip-flops from shoezone. They're sparkly!!!

48. Taste in your mouth right now?
spice

49. Are you jealous of anyone?
I don't think so.

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
I doubt it.

51. Do you love anyone?
Oh yeh!

52. Do any of your friends have children?
Yup

53. Do you eat healthy?
I try.

54. What do you usually do during the day?
sadly go to work.

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
My stepfather.

58. Do you own any big sunglasses?
yup

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Nope.

60. How did you get one of your scars?
Trying to stash my friends ciggies from her dad I cut my thumb with a broken milk bottle.

See ya later!

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Despite my initial foul mood yesterday, the sun came out, and I had a very relaxing and productive day. I took two bags of clothes and junk to the charity shop, and it always feels good to know you are helping others! Then I had a wander to the library. I borrowed yet another book about pregnancy, I'm wondering at what point I actually become a freaky obsessive as opposed to 'curious'. I know for a fact we aren't having kids til next year at the earliest, but it's interesting to get this detail now. Also got a book on exercise and getting to 'the optimum weight for me' which sounds good, hoping hubby will have a look as well, although he has only a bit of a belly to lose.

Then we had a picnic lunch in the garden, where I read, dozed and read some more, before deciding to have a proper nap in my bed. Two hours later, hubby wakes me. I've finally (more or less) finished the bedroom ceiling. It just remains for the coving to be repainted, the wallpapering to be done, the skirting to be refixed to the walls, and then the new mattress can go on!

We ended the evening with a couple of films, Boyz N The Hood first, made me cry so much, but it was really good. Then we watched Black Sheep - a silly film about zombie sheep! It got a panning on the film rental website, but hubby and I were able to enjoy it for what it was, a piss-take zombie film. It was gory, but also very cheesy. I wouldn't watch summat like braindead, but this was just funny. And hubby laughed at how many times I jumped from my seat.

I didn't even have bad dreams like I normally would! Result.

This morning the sun is shining. And it's gonna be a good day.

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Grrrrrrrrhhhh! I really shouldn't read the Daily ScareMail but I do. The thing is, that in amongst its scaremongering is proof that this country is slowly going mad. A story today about a man convicted after killing someone by dangerous driving.

Okay, so the man was using a hands free mobile phone, but the reason he crashed was because he was driving dangerously. I can understand why banning mobile phone use made sense but now the OTT PC brigade want to ban use of hands free kits whilst driving too!

Has the world gone mad? How is talking into a handsfree kit any different, or more distracting than speaking to someone sitting next to you in the car or even behind you? What next? A ban on talking to passengers? What about people that are distracted by other drivers? A nice car passes? Should we just ban cars?

Yep, that's my plan for the weekend then. I'm gonna start a lobby to ban ALL cars from being driven to avoid road traffic accidents. Whilst I'm at it, I think lorry, van and bus drivers should be stopped too. Just in case, you know, they might get distracted by a pedestrian, especially now summers here and the teen girls tend to disrobe!

Honestly. WHAT HAPPENED TO COMMON SENSE in this country? Huh??

well, I've tasked myself with getting myself driving as quick as possible but it ain't gonna be easy,

Kibbitz found this little gem for me:
According to the Driving Standards Agency ...

The average for those passing their test is forty five hours professional instruction combined with twenty two hours of private practice.

but I have nobody with whom I can do private (driving) practice so in Happy terms that's 67 professional hours or 34 weeks at 2 hours a week or about about 9 months. Bummer.

I'm hoping to do 4 hours a week from next month if my instructor has that much spare time, I've just got to reassess the cash situation. Darn! Hopefully hubbys and my payrises will kick in next payday and this will be feasible. The only qualm I have is in learning to drive on summer days - will I still be able to drive on cold dark wet roads?

Still, i've got the biggest possible motivation now. I am so broody it's stupid. In the library I must've read all the pregnancy guides, in Smiths I am familiar with all the pregnancy related magazines. I haven't purchased one as that would be silly, but I still look wistfully at them.

I know the time will come, and I mustn't wish my life away, but hell, I can't help it.

Everywhere I look I notice new babies, pregnant bellies and cute toddlers. I've been broody before but this is the most frustrating its ever been. I guess I'll have to console myself with lots of practice until the day my contraceptive implant is removed from my ...

arm.

Need food now.

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mushy, fuzzy, fun.

two bottles of bulmers and I'm wasted. But I've had a good time.

gossip, chatter, chips

I struggle to type.

home, to hubby,
sleep.
alcohol (fuddled by alcohol)!

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Good lord, this afternoons been a pain. Slow afternoon, then I got outta work late and I'm feeling very stressed. Rushed home to tidy the house as I'm sposed to be at mums ... oh, now... as my sis is home for a visit. But I don't really wanna go.

I'm feeling fragile anyway, no apparent cause, but seeing her won't do me any favours. I am however meeting a girlfriend afterwards for a glass of wine, whilst hubby has the lads round to thrash to Guitar Hero Aerosmith!

So, I've just rushed about, trying to make the house half way presentable. Hubbys tired too, but busy helping his ma with some legal/financial query she has. Ideal scenario would be to cancel on everyone and stay home with him and a bottle of wine but that's not on the cards.

Oh well, one more day and then its the weekend. Hurrah!

Have a good evening lads and ladies, I'll be back at the weekend to catch up on y'all, or sooner if I can.

This post from JoeBangles reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask for some time.

You see, I can't understand why on earth men always moan about women nagging, yet from experience it's the men that cause the nagging in the first place!

Case in point - my hubby. I love him to pieces but he is a nuisance. I can ask him to do a job, and he'll not do it. I try my hardest not to remind him as I know he's having a stressful time at work. So, a few weeks later I'll try again. And I won't get a reply.

Then, I'll try asking him several times in the space of one or two days or including it on a list of 'to-do's.

When I still have no joy I give up. Yes, I've become a nag, I've also become totally pissed off. So, I do it myself. By this time though I am very annoyed, I do moan, mutter, clatter and swear, and THAT is the point where hubby comes rushing out and says:
"oh, I'd have done that if you only asked"

Women nag? Yes, but because we have no other choice. If men were to do everything the first time they were asked we'd have no reason to go on. Come on chaps! Sort it out!

Rant over with

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I did it! I had my first driving lesson today after a 12 year gap. And I wasn't too bad.

I even managed to drive myself part way home without knocking anyone over or scraping the car!!!

And I survived, I'm even looking forward to my next lesson next week!

I'm gonna get this driving malarkey licked! Mobility and freedom here I come!

Big hugs to all my honeys out there, hope you've had a great day too.

ps - in other news - I had a mad busy day at work, I'm still in the top 7 and pushing for the top 5 (fingers crossed), I've also been given the good news that I might get a payrise so all in all a fandabbytastic day

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