Some days I don't know what I will find on my desk, besides old shopping receipts.
Hidden treasures that have been tucked away in a rush to put them somewhere.
Todays mini treasure is #Daisy by #MarcJacobs and a lovely lace tin from #IKEA.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Thursday, May 07, 2015
It seems time flies and we are already into May 2015
May 2015
So here I am back again at the "Where is everything again?" stage - hence the title it will be Somewhereonthedesk!
It is 5 months since my last post, in that time I have been dabbling in learning how to use other Social Media platforms, including Twitter (@genangel14), Instagram (genj68), Yelp and Flickr. So far the L plates are still on display.
January saw a visit to the Lego exhibition at the beautiful Royal Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne. It also found myself and my family sitting in a the rain at the Melbourne Zoo, listening to the Zoo Twilights and the awesome music of Bernard Fanning and Little May and the first of an upgrade in accomodation to the top floor and penthouse of the hotel we were staying at overlooking the Crown Casino area.
As 2015, was to be my year of new experiences and some life experiences for my children we embarked on a P & O Cruise in February on board the Pacific Jewel for 3 nights. Leaving Melbourne Friday night as the band played on the top deck as the city disappeared in the distance and we headed out through the heads and towards Burnie in Tasmania for a day. I can now say I have been to Tasmania, albeit a very short visit and for one day only, which included a bus trip to Devonport to see some of the sites and an hour visiting Burnie's art precinct and museum in the rain. Further experiences were had when we decided to learn to ride the Segways on the ship, only after the ship was able to turn out of the gale force winds, with King Island sheltering its return back to Melbourne. We all managed successfully to stay upright on the Segways in the wind, as the boat rocked and we traversed through the obstacles supplied to test out our skills. It was so much fun, almost like having the cold wind on your face from snow skiing in winter time.The cruise was very enjoyable and fantastic entertainment,in the bars and the atrium and throughout the ship. A new experience for the following week was still feeling the motion of the boat for a few more days even though we were back on land.
I became unemployed, through an involuntarily redundant a few weeks ago.
Since then I have had a lovely time catching up with friends I don't otherwise see very often when I am working full time. With a day trip to Echuca on the Murray River and a trip to Melbourne for womens business networking with Samara Magazine.
Hence my love of good food and nice red wines of my local area has become a bit of a passion recently.
I celebrated my birthday in style with a night at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne (@ParkHyattMelb)with my husband. Where we explored the city at night and found some fantastic bars and restaurants to visit, including Siglo rooftop bar, Lui bar in the Rialto Tower, Federation Square for breakfast and cafe Duomo in historic Block Arcade for lunch.
Once we overcame the shock and amazement at the accomodation upgrade that we received - An Ambassador Suite, we enjoyed the gas log fire and relaxed in front of it until it was time to adjourn to the Executive Lounge for evening drinks and canapes. Absolutely everything at this hotel was spectacular and the service and attention to details grately appreciated by us and made our stay memorable.
Join me for my next blog where I take you through some of the trials of job searching.
Cheers for now
Thursday, January 01, 2015
HAPPY NEW YEAR and welcome in 2015
This is my Happy New Year post... while i have been enjoying a few days off work, and getting my desk back into order and ready to start another busy year. The Xmas period has flown by.
It has been spent visiting my husbands family for a quiet Christmas lunch and boxing day visits.
With a quick visit to Beechworth and Stanley in North East Victoria where I grew up and we had a lovely visit with a friend I have known since kindergarden. It is always nice to catch up amidst the chaos that is life and family and work commitments. This was followed by a visit to Albury where we had dinner at Hogs Breathe Cafe with some other friends, it was entertaining as always and the food and wine were very enjoyable. I also got some time to catch up on the after xmas sales for a few bargains. It is always relaxing to visit this area, where the towns are surrounded by the hills and mountains of the North East, although there are areas that are very dry as it is the middle of summer and rain is far between.
The last 2 months since my last post have seen the busy Christmas rush and xmas parties come and go. With my work xmas party having a fantastic live band, endless homemade pizzas out under the stars on a beautiful Australian summer night. My husbands xmas party resulted in him receiving a Safe Driving Award for the last 26 years of driving a truck on the major highways between Melbourne and Sydney. So in all both work xmas parties were an enjoyable way to end 2014.
November saw a fun girls weekend away partaking in a variety of wines and wine bars in Melbourne. Always good fun for the spirit to have fun and shopping in the city.
I enjoyed a fun time playing twilight tennis for the 8 weeks leading to xmas, we had a couple of wins , a few wines, and social BBQ's to end the night. All in all it was a fun way to fill in a Wednesday night and exercise as a bonus. I look forward to participating in a mixed doubles team after the holidays finish.
The kids continued to have a great Saturday morning tennis season and continue to improve each week and I look forward to the last few weeks being played in 2015.
2015 will see me with High School students only , as my youngest starts his adventure to a new school and a new bus trip to school. There will be a big learning curve and change to the morning routine as previously a 4 minute walk was all that was required every morning to school.
I am excited for him to be going to high school but also apprehensive to look back and see how quickly the last 11 years of an association with the local Primary school have come to an end. Primary school was ended on a high note with my youngest being awarded a certificate for Information Technology. So proud of him and look forward to seeing him bloom in a new environment.
Exercise and the pursuit of Happiness and a Healthy body.
If you have read my previous posts from 2 years ago, I have participated in a few rounds of Michelle Bridges 12 WBT. I had fun, lost some weight , met lots of lovely ladies and had a few great weekends away. 2014 saw me start off the year on the wrong foot, until July when i received a health warning shake up and since then have seen 8 kg's disappear, dropped a dress size and making shopping for clothes pleasurable again. Increase in the desire to exercise. I am the lightest I have been since I had my last child 13 years ago, to me this is an achievement to make me smile. My foot improved and I have been enjoying regular walks out and about my neighbourhood. It feels great to be able to get out in the morning and see the sun rising and hear the birds in the forest starting their day as well. Or in the evening strolling around being free to get out and about. I will never take my feet and their importance for granted. New Brooks sneakers arrived in the mail this week, and they are like walking on air.
Swimming has become my new best friend. I have a long way to go but going from 2 laps to now being able to do 12 laps , is improving my breathing and stamina. Another exercise that I find I am enjoying and meeting other like minded people with the occasional Water aerobics attended on the weekends.
Creativity - Craft
By the time I work full time, creating driver schedules around the countryside, accomodation and flights, and playing tennis and swimming . I finally finished photo calendars 2 weeks before xmas.
My garden corner has been utilised regularly for afternoon teas during the year, the Spring flowers have all now finished and it all needs a big weeding session to keep it under control. This is next on my to do list.
My desk is clean again ready for a new year. I may still be able to find things Somewhereonthedesk.
Wishing everyone a fantastic and safe New Year for 2015.
It has been spent visiting my husbands family for a quiet Christmas lunch and boxing day visits.
With a quick visit to Beechworth and Stanley in North East Victoria where I grew up and we had a lovely visit with a friend I have known since kindergarden. It is always nice to catch up amidst the chaos that is life and family and work commitments. This was followed by a visit to Albury where we had dinner at Hogs Breathe Cafe with some other friends, it was entertaining as always and the food and wine were very enjoyable. I also got some time to catch up on the after xmas sales for a few bargains. It is always relaxing to visit this area, where the towns are surrounded by the hills and mountains of the North East, although there are areas that are very dry as it is the middle of summer and rain is far between.
The last 2 months since my last post have seen the busy Christmas rush and xmas parties come and go. With my work xmas party having a fantastic live band, endless homemade pizzas out under the stars on a beautiful Australian summer night. My husbands xmas party resulted in him receiving a Safe Driving Award for the last 26 years of driving a truck on the major highways between Melbourne and Sydney. So in all both work xmas parties were an enjoyable way to end 2014.
November saw a fun girls weekend away partaking in a variety of wines and wine bars in Melbourne. Always good fun for the spirit to have fun and shopping in the city.
I enjoyed a fun time playing twilight tennis for the 8 weeks leading to xmas, we had a couple of wins , a few wines, and social BBQ's to end the night. All in all it was a fun way to fill in a Wednesday night and exercise as a bonus. I look forward to participating in a mixed doubles team after the holidays finish.
The kids continued to have a great Saturday morning tennis season and continue to improve each week and I look forward to the last few weeks being played in 2015.
2015 will see me with High School students only , as my youngest starts his adventure to a new school and a new bus trip to school. There will be a big learning curve and change to the morning routine as previously a 4 minute walk was all that was required every morning to school.
I am excited for him to be going to high school but also apprehensive to look back and see how quickly the last 11 years of an association with the local Primary school have come to an end. Primary school was ended on a high note with my youngest being awarded a certificate for Information Technology. So proud of him and look forward to seeing him bloom in a new environment.
Exercise and the pursuit of Happiness and a Healthy body.
If you have read my previous posts from 2 years ago, I have participated in a few rounds of Michelle Bridges 12 WBT. I had fun, lost some weight , met lots of lovely ladies and had a few great weekends away. 2014 saw me start off the year on the wrong foot, until July when i received a health warning shake up and since then have seen 8 kg's disappear, dropped a dress size and making shopping for clothes pleasurable again. Increase in the desire to exercise. I am the lightest I have been since I had my last child 13 years ago, to me this is an achievement to make me smile. My foot improved and I have been enjoying regular walks out and about my neighbourhood. It feels great to be able to get out in the morning and see the sun rising and hear the birds in the forest starting their day as well. Or in the evening strolling around being free to get out and about. I will never take my feet and their importance for granted. New Brooks sneakers arrived in the mail this week, and they are like walking on air.
Swimming has become my new best friend. I have a long way to go but going from 2 laps to now being able to do 12 laps , is improving my breathing and stamina. Another exercise that I find I am enjoying and meeting other like minded people with the occasional Water aerobics attended on the weekends.
Creativity - Craft
By the time I work full time, creating driver schedules around the countryside, accomodation and flights, and playing tennis and swimming . I finally finished photo calendars 2 weeks before xmas.
My garden corner has been utilised regularly for afternoon teas during the year, the Spring flowers have all now finished and it all needs a big weeding session to keep it under control. This is next on my to do list.
My desk is clean again ready for a new year. I may still be able to find things Somewhereonthedesk.
Wishing everyone a fantastic and safe New Year for 2015.
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