Waiting, waiting, waiting

If you know me IRL, you'd know that patience is something I struggle with. Why put off tomorrow what you can do today? I'm sure I drove SB up the wall while I was waiting for him to propose. I was mentioning to my mum the other day that sometimes I feel like saying "Stuff the wedding, I just want to be married now!". I'm sure I would ultimately regret that decision but it does show my impatience when waiting for exciting things!

I'm trying to foster patience at the moment for a multitude of different things:

• my business logo is currently being designed by Nikki Hassett. As soon as I sent the email I was so excited to see what she could come up with... now I need to be quiet and let her work!
• launching the business - once I've created my corporate identity, all systems are go!
• more sports bras from We Love Colors (free shipping to Australia and New Zealand at the moment) but I need to wait until next payday when it isn't so much of a stretch
• trying on wedding dresses! I set a size goal to get to, I'm going to make myself stick to it!
• my students! They can be a trying bunch, they just don't seem to realise how serious their assessments are this year and it can be so frustrating!

I am aware that when I am "waiting", I'm also avoiding living in the moment. I keep telling myself to focus on what I can do and not what I cannot yet do... or in the case of my students, what is completely outside of my control!

Scribblettes, do you often find yourself waiting? What are you waiting for?

Shot of coffee, vodka shots?

Just small shots of information for you today Scribblettes - much busier than I had expected this week! And may I just say - JUNE! How the heck did it get to June already? And it's already halfway through Term 2... (teachers always think in Terms)... we'll hear sleigh bells ringing before we know it!

• I've been quite ill over the past week with what seems to be side-effects of the medication I'm on for my PCOS. I swapped over to the subsidised medication as a cost-saving measure and got migraines, vomiting and faint spells. Uncool. I have swapped back and have also been lucky to find a chemist close to work that is not charging the massive mark-up that some chemists have been charging.
• I'm feeling a little bit of stasis at the moment on the wedding planning - we finally got the guest list nutted out (my goodness, that has to be the hardest part!) and we have appointments booked in to visit our preferred venues for engagement party and wedding reception... not much we can do until we book in those places (everything else sort of hinges around the dates we end up getting). I've been trying to do small things; today after school I went to see what the jewellers had in wedding bands that would work with my ring.
• I do not understand why teenage boys punch each other all the time... testosterone probably. I also struggle with what to do when they fight in the class room. Most of my youngest students are bigger than me.
• I am looking forward to cooking shepherd's pie for dinner tonight! Definitely a sign that winter is here.
• I am frustrated that I have no internet at work - it means I have so much more to do when I am at home!
• I am a budget queen at the moment (more on that next post!) - I thrifted a ring holder during my lunch break for $1.5o!

What's good with you all?

Exhaustion... the Hollywood kind

Right now I am sitting on the couch in a flop... still using the heater to dry off washing (item by item) and blogging so I can't say that I am completely lazy but I know that I've sure run out of energy! Why so exhausted? A busy week last week followed by a fantastic weekend - I have nothing but an awesome life to blame for being so tired LOL.

First week of term is always a bit of an effort - even teenagers take a while to settle when they have had a change in routine. I still loved getting back into my routine - I guess I am a creature of habit :D Highlight of the week definitely had to be one of my students asking me where I worked! Bless him for thinking that I just did it for the fun of it :) I definitely was looking forward to the weekend, however, and this is why:

• a dinner date with Leah, Bronwen and Aimee. The drive over to Takapuna was long (espesh in the rain) but was totally worth it. A bit devastated that Leah and Aimee are both heading overseas fairly shortly - top quality girlies!
• a lunch date with SB - we went to C.A.C in Mt Eden. The food was delicious and the architecture amazing - a wonderful renovation of an old stone building. He then took me to MOTAT in the afternoon; bless the man, he knows he's dating a total museum nerd.
• a surprise party for a friend's 25th - although I think that we've safely established that that particular group of friends sucks at waiting quietly! E was surprised though and that is the main thing.
• a photo shoot on Sunday for Miss Melicious cupcakes - I'm going to be a cupcake cutie! This woman is seriously talented, not only does she make divine cupcakes but she did all the make-up and hair for the shoot. You can also follow her on Facebook!
• a family dinner on Sunday - I love Thai food! And my mummy!

Very busy Monday didn't help either! SB woke me up this morning and I promptly went back to sleep - not a good start. All I have left to do on my list today is dinner, laundry and exercise so hopefully an earlier night for me tonight! Hard to complain about being tired when life for the most part is being pretty awesome :)

What's cool with you, Scribblettes?

Bits and Pieces

IRL Info:

• At last Monday's weigh in, I made my WW check-point goal of 10 kg (since 22.11.10). This is 5.9 kg since I established my personal goals for this year; 26% of the way to my goal of 22 kg lost this year. Quarter of the way in just less than quarter of a year? I'll take that!
• I had the most productive weekend last weekend - laundry is all up to date, washed, folded and put away; wardrobes and spare room pruned for excess stuff that has now been put aside for donation to friends or church; pantry and freezer cleared and restocked... and then last night SB and I helped rip out the church carpet as a new one is being put in this week
• On that note, wear OLD clothes to rip out carpet - we severely underestimated how dirty/fluffy you get pulling out 30+ year old carpet!

Blog Related:

• I had the best afternoon last Wednesday hanging out with my girl Sarah (of Yes and Yes fame) - we went to a chocolate cafe, got kicked out at closing and then moved onto a bar to finish chatting! If you don't read this wonderful lady's blog you should start!
• Ms Poached Egg's post on The Shrinking Violets really spoke to me - I started tracking my eating on paper again last week but also made notes as to mood and body feel, it's honestly like getting to know your body all over again.
• Congrats to eemusings on her engagement! It was delightful to hear her thoughts on engagement, marriage and the meeting of the families!