tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395528367394820022024-02-08T16:40:12.797+11:00Robyn Wish WishRobynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-42486355747663471532012-05-21T18:59:00.000+10:002012-05-21T22:22:38.520+10:00So much more....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At about the same time I stumbled across a lovely blog Story of my Life by Jenni, her love story is absolutely beautiful and I have been carrying around something that she wrote on my iPhone for ages </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I started to listen to my heart, I made room for better things and better ways to be, I cleared out things that stood in my way like relationships both current and past that no longer needed to be in my present and future, I set my path to be the best that I could be and created a clear road for love to travel into my life and after reading The Secret I placed my order with the universe to send me a wonderful man.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And then I waited, I knew that I had created a road for love to travel and I had faith that it would arrive when the universe felt the timing was right.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As I have said in previous posts, sometimes all you have is hope and faith and if there is anything that I have learnt from my life journey so far is that you can always rely on yourself to continue to be hopeful and have faith that everything will be ok :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At the time I had no idea what or who was about to come into my life because if you or the universe had told me at the time that I would receive more than I could have ever wished, hoped or asked for, so much more than my wonderful man order could have ever put into words I would have thought you were high!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I guess life is full of surprises and miracles, and wonderful people who you never thought would come into your life, a wonderful man who is more than I could have ever placed an order for and who I love more than I ever thought I was capable of, that every day I am so grateful that the universe sent into my life.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So it's official - I am NO longer dating - I have met the man who is so much more than the man of my dreams. And my sister was right - Someday someone will walk into your life and make you realise why it never worked out with anyone else :)</span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-22436004030359286892012-04-26T13:24:00.000+10:002012-04-26T13:24:52.484+10:00Dating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">After my Christmas break I returned to normality well rested, emotionally rejuvenated and ready for a fantastic 2012. I promised myself at the end of 2011 that I would spend the month over Christmas getting myself back to the best that I can be and then on my return I would start D A T I N G!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It was pretty scary at first, I put together my online dating profiles and then uploaded on to two popular dating sites - and then I waited and waited.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The images (or lack of images) that I had on my profiles were a few years old so I recruited my very talented sister <a href="http://www.jellybabyblog.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Jo</a> to take some photos. It seemed to work as I was then inundated with contact from prospective suitors :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">While I was away down the beach I read a fantastic book called The Secret which encourages the reader to put positive thoughts out into the universe and what you put out you get back, and what you ask the universe for you shall receive. So that's exactly what I did, I placed my order for a wonderful man (or what I wanted my wonderful man to be) and sent out my request. I knew that it may take a day, it may take a week, a month or a year for him to arrive but my order had been placed and now I had the utmost confidence that he was on his way.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So out I went into the world of dating with an initiation at a dating event which consisted of about 100 singles who were 30+. It was a great night and a good opportunity to chat to different people, one guy even took my number and called but I just wasn't that into him.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I then thought "I can do this" so I finally responded to one of the guys that had contacted me via a dating site and exchanged emails prior to catching up for dinner. Nice guy and we had a lot in common but that came to an abrupt halt when I received a follow up email saying thanks but there was no chemistry. Basically I'm glad that I had seen a fabulous movie called 'He's Just Not That Into You' as it saves a lot of heartache and I can easily say "that's cool, he just wasn't that into me" without taking it personally :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One of the girls at work had been trying to set me up with her sister-in-law's brother since last year. I knew at the time that I had to get myself sorted before I was ready to meet him so when I got back from the Christmas break I said that I was happy to meet him. The only information that I had was that he was 6 foot 7, liked country music and his birthday was the same day as mine! So my details were passed on and then I didn't hear anything........</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I felt like Ginnie out of 'He's Just Not That Into You', how can he not like me - he hasn't even met me yet!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Then 2 weeks later I was returning from lunch when I noticed that I had missed a call; my scream of shock when he had left a message on my voicemail gave my work colleagues something to giggle about :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Brad and I have now been on 4 dates (the first date was a shocker) but from date one he has made me laugh, and he's nice, really nice so that was enough for me to give date 2 a go. And I can say I'm so glad that I did as he definitely impressed and this Saturday will be date 5 :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And I'll let you in on a little secret - that wonderful man request that I sent out into the universe at the beginning of the year, well the universe delivered pretty much exactly what I ordered :)</span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-44566996136539092992012-04-26T12:25:00.000+10:002012-04-26T12:25:32.389+10:00Brisbane<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Much love Nick and Simone, wishing you a life of lots of love, laughter and special memories xoxo</span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-21222549478333855512012-03-11T19:25:00.001+11:002012-03-11T19:25:00.240+11:00Birthday Presents<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">I was very spoilt this birthday :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Thank you mum, dad, Jo, Cam, Angus, Daisy and Mia for the joint Christmas / Birthday present, I am so in love with my new MacBook Pro.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Thank you to Ali for the T2 flavours to replicate the amazing Organic Iced Tea we enjoyed at New Years.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_80P0M2dfXYzCOHMoiREqGABGkZ8MAQm7leC6ZpttnylcHnYKRHqltkx3gLmg139D73vd6RBVfn6am-bbiPQ_QwuhM0gj8ZK_drZfAPiPotGDeSjMWMe7dXmvdIqcuW5EdYlVb_AEYlU/s400/Tea.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718547235841877314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 336px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Thank you to Naomi for the gorgeous scent of the Fig and Berry candle.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDVkBzp18_7HDlndlH4vV_hoS2bVLgg7Zzb1AbKmkZF8W-VfjrAJd0AtNcVv_gKdBdwObB7lih-yh4WtGeO2loTw0zWcsvqHeraRgs-RWLjMqgtDAUePK3asTdtr7i3M5_O7WQCulWUKo/s400/Candle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718548429544253714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">And Thank You to Nicola for a top just like the one I had admired before Christmas, some very cool OPI nail polish, salad servers and tea towel. PS: And the sock knitting book :)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgalkbEUhCRW-gKXowJtt__pu0dBVbEEbnN8Z-pSFoB64bo2_W6mSKWe1v8FV6mFyDcV38GZSX_dNxeNuGJzD9Uu4D_EN3pCjPy242R584cUtFQ15pGRSSPU2Eix7hjPQsFpAfnCz6KQ/s400/Robyn+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718548829708902802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:78%;">Image thanks to <a href="http://www.jellybabyblog.blogspot.com.au/">JoEly</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmjFj_x8Z6vPABBJQP7lE2W19lbl8_uWTdTq5Gu9P57LrY9AEHvw2eFc8iqftj_pBXGezpaNduN3X-EkwnJz3Je4K83N-T1lrcK_UzVb8hXSOpObiTh1rdxPP1nMKTWeVDNmL901jXEU/s400/Gifts+from+Nicola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718550434718978434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-45733841620266054192012-03-11T19:23:00.001+11:002012-03-11T19:23:00.041+11:00Crochet<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcMRx-OCWTglk_t5NhTnxBwjjVqXpiW4CGBSDSxJToQ1OGyw-gRdR027WTS__KmQiBNfoSQiOGmqiZXtEiXojIW0DnbT9gopebtIzlIRJ4PtwoHztyt4yxO9Pp3GOryiXE8VFyLm5KD8/s1600/102245854009676046_O3EMxt0i_f.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcMRx-OCWTglk_t5NhTnxBwjjVqXpiW4CGBSDSxJToQ1OGyw-gRdR027WTS__KmQiBNfoSQiOGmqiZXtEiXojIW0DnbT9gopebtIzlIRJ4PtwoHztyt4yxO9Pp3GOryiXE8VFyLm5KD8/s400/102245854009676046_O3EMxt0i_f.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718542493599532850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:78%;">Image via <a href="http://johanna-vintage.blogspot.com.au/2010/05/jotex.html">Vintage: Jotex</a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">After seeing this blanket on Pinterest my next craft goal was to learn how to crochet. Thanks to a very patient (right handed) sister who sat so I could mirror her, and lots of trial and error I am so pleased to share that I have completed my first few granny squares (even if I do still 'knit' my crochet) :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglc_w-Q_f01gusim1ELlpY_WEWgw5F9_T3H1EaYPIwBHJVwwIlSqrZGhAmMi7kHhU3UyNfdz1-X9249Gq9zkG_G8SSV4AGM0wALZ7VNwURqB2asxNl5wFxuPK7d_cWUcOQccgkLTRYwTk/s400/Crochet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718544499436479874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-12047038573805343612012-02-04T07:35:00.006+11:002012-02-04T07:56:05.733+11:00Blog Crush<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">I have a new blog crush :)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyWXNuAwQICG8hNGKdaDBmET1QyReBUfTGSMTArQNwTP9aAxy6IJsoJIlaDUzIOJjfjwwvy7_E0F66nLSjO4GQYI_wPVe5p7j2H5LFTVtIj4LpIlR0nyNdxfamwpLSAuDXCvLVuJtrks/s400/Camille+Styles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705015038954664434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:78%;">Image via <a href="http://theglitterguide.com/2012/01/17/style-at-home-camille-styles/">The Glitter Guide</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Last night I stumbled across <a href="http://camillestyles.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Camille Styles</span></b></a> through <a href="http://pinterest.com/camillestyles/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;">Pinterest</span></a> and it's like visual candy :D</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">So if you're wondering where I've disappeared to, I'll be drooling through the Camille Styles archives.....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Have a great weekend xo</span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-22593575258872336952012-02-01T22:12:00.002+11:002012-02-01T22:18:20.970+11:00Home Grown<div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vXUxDUmzdSHCD6XXBDF-B1XBvhRajixQqWYTOGdayoerKoIfw8tkA9UlEe2hoB2fCIAPQZpLItf88Yv5D9d9SkecvCLOY6iRdbtGbKgDmD3YoKUvFKu7Qzq3xkLf-A1_0k49t9Tpo2o/s400/Food2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704124093618453474" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">A beautiful Caprese salad with home grown tomato and basil - YUM :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-72101031340078050232012-01-24T21:02:00.006+11:002012-01-24T21:32:50.508+11:00Sleeping<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawSOWRmPgvMtrfdna8_mgx0RN9Sha9uJrYlQduZF7nYANxlGou8Z0JM1scfl9wzPcniUYP0aFAF_0eUtP7HTZcejH37FOCyeH-vM5VyM4wboyTGExAgD71dqwh5TgQXtLbZ2m5YuAEwU/s1600/Sleep+in.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawSOWRmPgvMtrfdna8_mgx0RN9Sha9uJrYlQduZF7nYANxlGou8Z0JM1scfl9wzPcniUYP0aFAF_0eUtP7HTZcejH37FOCyeH-vM5VyM4wboyTGExAgD71dqwh5TgQXtLbZ2m5YuAEwU/s400/Sleep+in.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701141122397691122" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Since the New Year I have been really good with a healthier lifestyle. I have gone for a walk nearly every day, even continuing the momentum this week since returning to work. I have improved my diet and have been eating healthily 80% of the time, including more fruit which is unheard for me (the other 20% has been a new found love of Tiny Teddies thanks to a Christmas gift from my lovely sister), and I haven't had a drink since New Year's Day.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">And I'm feeling better, I've got a bit of a tan from getting outside and my legs have been getting around in shorts, something I haven't done for about 3 years!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">The one thing that does need work however is my sleeping ritual!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">When I was down the beach it was easy, the sea air makes you sleepy and each night we would have dinner about 7pm and relax for a bit before the Kookaburra's would chuckle their goodnight call at 9:15pm and off to bed we would all go. As there was no electricity and internet access was limited, I'd usually read a little bit but by 10pm I was sound asleep and would not wake until 7am the next morning. It was great, I felt refreshed :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Back to reality. Back to electricity. And back to the internet!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaLQS9htQtNxz_P_CRD1NfGFZdP7Tzh4flqgXfXT6PFPOg_6geryi_aOYwUoxlUssSJOQ9lsBDQkNN9EgiikRh58sOamgnX8yEyPBDGRleQTZ2zKq5o18ZNCPaALRdK3Vbq1PGB-NBFc/s400/Pinterest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701140841607202722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 239px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">I know this habit needs to change but each night I get home from work after sitting on a computer all day, go for my walk, have some dinner then out comes the computer. Then I go to bed about 10pm with my computer and about 11:30pm I'm telling myself "<b>GO TO SLEEP</b>". I'm not tired, I don't feel tired. That is until I try to DRAG myself out of bed at 6:30am!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">This habit has GOT TO STOP! Starting tonight there will be no more computer (that includes iPhone pinning) in my bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Now all I need to do is find a way to relax and get a peaceful, refreshing nights sleep :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:100%;">Any ideas?</span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-36375535994086777062012-01-22T22:33:00.010+11:002012-01-22T23:04:47.947+11:00Birthday Cake<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">On the 19th of January it was my 37th birthday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">As it was only mum, dad and I down the beach by this stage and dad and I were working on my camp, I didn't really feel like celebrating so I decided to cancel my birthday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">However there was a little celebration today :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">Mum and I went to <a href="http://www.warranglen.com.au/cafe.php">Warren Glen</a> nursery cafe for a lovely breakfast and then Jo, Angus and Daisy visited this afternoon with a birthday card in hand (the Apple MacBook Pro was a Christmas/Birthday present).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">It only seemed fitting to put the chocolate cake that mum had made and frozen to good use :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">One cake and a couple of helpers...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4lUNJ5eNVdJ1P2XMXInHgWSag3MWq5nMZUORYIJ-7HASOLuOE5NTnD9iJB_5V5lc3Thbx1poSWR3xGnt4LwLMMb4-O3EHBkbfgDXKtuQ_7nPf-qoSssVj8g0sC1_-rutZxJEp2MEMic/s400/Birthday+Cake+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700420364704605906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" >Although the helpers soon got distracted....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4w2UvN33YZQK-y5OcTsim8r73f5EE6zkLutH7_H5ClaJ_tpoRQsav-F_q9yESQL-ig3QCfzGxONjox0xUFMsrQiENvOzy078vNVVhKaw_JmELzDzuKmp8ZStbr4pv0hfKJcG8BcyQ9J0/s400/Birthday+Cake+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700421282201848290" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">And although it didn't quite end up like the inspiration cake...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypAlMrF5dh3mli3JBl7shnpkkZraxZC-raVVjzX4WEu3dCdYZzObNwoumx0xd8SmnbkGOAOpA4XsIIB2WCwXgmcIcqjD0HqBal6IUG2F8PKvKpglcDhZ2Txtk-i8G54aBACju_GTbF2M/s400/102245854009626884_sAwoaHoT_c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700422217082016130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:78%;" >Image thanks to <a href="http://www.madeinmelskitchen.com/2009/09/kit-kat-cake/">Made in Melissa's Kitchen</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:78%;" ><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">I think we did a pretty good job :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEew3XTmal_X2S6Ds2TpJuPNI2ufp8L4ZVeq4V928P44ZN_pxGAUR1ePKe2vtyiuk74c7LsYg9Y4-QyVaLO1mCqdyBo04exeeweFElVhdXx62bPva6L6djlIxbMjs2_5ub2z3qgHLl9yU/s400/Birthday+Cake+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700423201854230178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">Thanks to my little helpers, mum and Jo for a lovely day xo</span></span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-56548970007966796562012-01-21T21:55:00.002+11:002012-01-22T23:04:27.153+11:00Vacation<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">With Christmas over for another year I headed down to the family property near Wilsons Promontory to spend just over 3 weeks relaxing with family. It was so nice to get away and relax after a very chaotic year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">I kept true to my word to walk every day, implemented a healthy eating plan, and was reminded of the importance of gratitude, positive thinking and love by reading <b>The Secret</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">My ute finally got taken to Warragul Panels for the front to be fixed after a little bingle 12 months ago and after a cut and polish she looks rejuvenated :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">I went swimming and boogie boarding, even managed to get mum and dad down the beach and had a way too close encounter with a large tiger snake!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">And Dad very generously project managed (I was lackey)the start of construction of my very own camp (thanks dad, I am truly grateful) xo</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_HWthzolCThyMkALYJB8mfuMQ0aBFqeUNabTT34cDKzEa88kZ16ugqz-yI1YWGXvCzU9jFDd32QTvJbmyMnDpwbnCMFsC3Q45X5XkVv045VzvFrobhv4OUDwNS97k6DY85FS19NrpUA/s400/Walking.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700412126832701618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Walking through the property....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zRU6G6lvsayF31e7Fw6AO6YlhuyEYzpeqhKXRCm6PhAlLKD5UlvIfv19yEdaNPqpLxyxEG3JdUbhk7nhKcujtfPtrvvaLvRCT90uALD2NLchyrzcR9pmBhS1GGF1_ybMEL0a1awDgr0/s400/Beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700412330014857426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" >Walking along the beach.....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsfhm2vDGrhyphenhyphenlgApEbwU1CpQmSX62FJ1-cQw6EtymS3jsV3CYgyh_wTxt4DLmppAsvOze8yfIFu3Qnm0TMJpnsvPVWs3QnF-X_Kb466ocYzVJell3haHeWGRaWeXtOzFJrpR0ml4-a80/s400/Beehive.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700413397843893442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" >The intoxicating smell of honey from a very large, docile beehive.....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:85%;" ><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhYobWP0GnGCdvmOClIlxVzNrAyQS48vZp6XTLqzVzQ1J7bK1mf_rBTBARi_nhSfoPrrC-7W76z7AOiHmaOmamUYIk6A8djS5M5DA7qAIvN-QgNTqwq6wS4MRRvSHJOmq1OUMXWPhFoI/s400/My+camp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700414708402093714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" >And the start of my very own camp :)</span></span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-61462582532154436312011-12-25T20:31:00.000+11:002012-01-22T23:04:04.340+11:00Christmas 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">We shared a lovely Christmas morning with my sisters family, mum, dad and nan :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">There was a mountain of presents...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQVhBwXV6N_n3wWoqZN_cbn5Lr58cgMW832NDNZCuqlG7OWJcFlpIS8K88lWVxg4RCbRksifyrWUvnIJcrJ8rCc1Gg5NrkOVmIk0okPZg398tLHFRQZRON6f5nifORjQ2ZDQcudCNgazM/s400/Christmas+2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700388027732639074" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">With more than a present for all...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYdaoazrfTE1T8V1OlbermvtJShy9-fW76KLTSlWk3m6WVArbJNsQkgu0HAOsy1xNNFRUfW8D9RHYBKadi7nOpc22EFv7Dld8G7lQIrcHJjwfMpiEsI3RkpK9SjXokpM5Mo52RzA1cOE/s400/Mia+%2526+mum.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700389436900530962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">(Mum and Mia)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ546aWwOA9MNoox5JZGwPsvwPdBKfzKKMIZj07F5fcqDjtMkgla92_cqWMcK5pEWVU4sOYzzsoY5Okj9C8QsUuZPdknjYBW7fyFoSNsjq0Y1rh5wtIDpWkfzFjvoYe73TjNosg1w8C5o/s400/Daisy+%2526+ball.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700397535305734642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;">(Daisy got a ball)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRYW51tvyp770T3KknXGMWJuT1QiO5MX7snvb9YtGd5HTkoEeSAbrGwduz9-ExdsYJGDwNVlMdOv62ij8RlL_eEv30_WIgDulH2rYX9afRl7A79LFdNqReDUnEWWeEhieUbmLisU8kHM/s400/Mia+%2526+doll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700400145343943970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:'courier new';font-size:85%;" >(Mia loved her new doll)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; 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Well we mostly talk but we do some craft stuff.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I very much look forward to catching up each week and hearing what each of us has been up to and talk and listen about each others lives, joys, troubles. We laugh, we sometimes cry but most of the time we just enjoy each others company.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Last nights knitting was a little light on (Happy Birthday Nay, hope you had a great day), poor Nic was not well and Julia had a family commitment, so it was just my sister and I. It turned out to be one of the best knitting nights I've experienced :-)</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">My sister doesn't often vent, I mean REALLY vent, but she was in fine form last night, and after all the ear bashing that I have put her through over the last 36 years it was nice to finally return the favour of listening.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">And then we laughed, and laughed, and cried with laughter - for a second there I thought we were going to pee our pants we laughed so hard. Amazing how an iPhone camera and trying to take a flattering photo could end up being such a hilarious task. Nonetheless we persevered, and with Jo's new app thingy we finally succeeded with a photo that I could blog.</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Finally - I finished the beanie!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597456380101744130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEkMWAH42yUtCiPscNsrN8KUJOPmpX-mm1JAcO1EZD0HhriDj_XcRi7sA5NxpiJk6xDDTgLrufftVwAlmDkHLsKne2yfXR4VkGOkAcZyLJ-RR0Xh1wsPY8wMKUkVgxWcidLj6jLa2gCU/s320/Beanie.JPG" /></span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Now, I think it's time for "<em>another</em>" scarf :-) </span></p>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-19260840873700602572010-11-01T12:58:00.000+11:002012-04-26T10:13:08.177+10:00Halloween<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: arial;">I am one of the few people in Oz that loves celebrating Halloween and although this year I didn't go to my usual effort I still prepared the lolly bags and put a few pumpkins around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">I'm sure the seven kids that knocked at my door appreciated the small effort?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">And for those who think Halloween is an American, over commercialised, heap of hoohah here is a little history lesson.........</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">The Celts who lived 2000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France celebrated their New Year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the New Year the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. Ont he night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">To commemorate the event Druids built huge sacred bonfires where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">The first was Feralia a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead and the second was a day to honour Pomona the Roman goddess of fruit trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">By the 800's the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands and in the seventh century Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 'All Saints Day', a time to honour saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related but church sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain began to be called All-hallows Eve and eventually Halloween.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">Even later in AD 1000 the church would make November 2 'All Souls Day' a day to honour the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. Together the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints, All Saints and All Souls were called Hallomas.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;">Today Halloween is a time that reconfirms the social bond of a neighbourhood (particularly the bond between strangers and different generations) by a ritual act of trade. Children go to lengths to dress up and overcome their fear of strangers in exchange for candy. And adults buy the candy and overcome their distrust of strange children in exchange for the pleasure of seeing their wild outfits and vicariously reliving their own adventures as children.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 100%;">Happy Halloween :-)</span></span></span></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-83374642802652008042010-10-06T20:46:00.000+11:002012-04-26T10:15:35.634+10:00Something you might not know about me………<div>
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Is that I’m a little bit ‘country’.<br /><br />Yes I live in the suburbs but for the last 15-20 years I have loved my country music and country scene. It all started when dad introduced the family to <a href="http://www.leekernaghan.com/">Lee Kernaghan</a> back when I was about 18 and has slowly developed into an interest over the years.<br /><br />I realise that some people don’t understand or get the whole ‘country’ thing but that’s ok each to their own but for me it’s a part of who I am, even if it’s only a small part these days.<br /><br />So last weekend we headed to Deniliquin for the annual <a href="http://www.deniutemuster.com.au/">Deni Ute Muster</a> and I can say we had a ball.<br /></span></div>
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I HATE this photo but it's honest, this photo is how I feel.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br />For the last few months life has been pretty full on! I made the extremely difficult decision to have my beautiful chester put to sleep, I still miss his cuddles. A colleague that I considered a 'friend' turned out to be not so friendly. A family rift was quickly repaired in Royal Melbourne Hospital and hearts were broken when my personal relationship came to an end.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br />Life's funny how it throws everything at you at once, but I am definately a strong believer in everything happens for a reason, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger and God doesn't ever give you more than you can handle, even if I do constantly ask him for strength. Last year I learnt a big lesson in Faith. Faith and hope, the faith that what you are going through is only temporary and you WILL be ok. I am testament to that! And Hope, because sometimes Hope is all it takes to get you through.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br />So on Sunday morning, when I felt like sh*t, I decided that 'today' wasn't about me, 'today' was about a little boys 5th birthday party. So I did my hair and make-up, and I put on my best smile and off I went to celebrate my beautiful nephews birthday in style :-) </div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500801393088946754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-xgpVwNpiJ6Ge1etdurcdcnAxyd2Z7LuYwqOhXGB79GiXEg77NqIJHOKPtZh7qLgsFWq3DYkV-TreZaKwv7qnm5zXVD3jdVcPWcxwQ1jJI19zmkufxIqAADnUJa5wAF4OKr5XTEYi_4/s320/IMG_0083.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-17291748945668129782010-08-02T22:27:00.000+10:002010-08-02T23:12:43.840+10:00Work In Progress<div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I currently have a few 'works in progress' on the go....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500790287053576002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4WUK5UrMIFqJSZCtw-QvX1WoDh2ovxrXiKbY9PMGAYyVlbPc2m66W9ljBWpT-zfCRTdEQJ02ATfcgBdp1RgV-UCN7RS7y2JRNyTAs7FDKM1tEh6pIEfSnGgfcKNq5CMftfZV4LldWU5g/s320/IMG_0105.jpg" /></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">1. This little bargain - $3.00 at a garage sale. With a bit of TLC, an updated bag and a bit of a clean this little beauty will be great to put my knitting in and sit next to my chair.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500791765708878946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBeSoffOAUoATPQ6HNY71-6fyZHh7F76BJmk6jMee_YVkR6maRcvJ3B98948OAFPP6XhWvzWQLKuluazaBvUK4HwjCJryAYs4vJ-xP42zKa8lO9ZIvuMwvradj0OyjPn8JNAhSkrCerRw/s320/IMG_0117.jpg" /> <p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">2. A little something for someone special.</span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792587841761890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJafpolmpLRYIj5f0hs0n8_0TbmS2kPevcBRmm3VY0aVn0MO3zD54G0JPhtf0r9gvZtSxzMtd_LM4hbzEqatdvoFePu95m-GQrKwfP3PIKmlu1SkTCbJaUCfjI29H17Y7aGTYFL2LFBCQ/s320/IMG_0169.jpg" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">3. Me!! </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">I'm going to be straight up and say that at the moment I feel like sh*t! I haven't been eating properly, actually to be honest I haven't been eating much at all. My family and friends are the first to notice, haven't been game to put myself on the scales but I have noticed that my clothes are a little looser and it's not like I have a few extra kilos to spare. Some might call it laziness, or maybe even a lack of self love, but when I stand and look at my pantry or contents of my fridge I have an overwhelming sense of it's all just too hard! Some nights it may be some potato chips and a few rows of chocolate, I have been known to eat a wedge of blue cheese, healthy I know!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyway, food preparation is not one of my strong points and I know this area of my life is definitely a long term 'work in progress'. I have the books, I've even done the health retreat, I have the knowledge, I just lack the motiviation or as my ex-husband would say 'discipline'!!!</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I guess as I say to others, take one day at a time, one step at a time and as a naturopath once said to me, when life turns to sh*t get back to basics. 3 healthy meals a day, sleep, exercise, breathe and put one foot in front of the other.</span></p><p align="center"><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></p>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-63710655659560956202010-08-02T22:12:00.000+10:002010-08-02T22:27:20.789+10:00iPhone<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500786730990221602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSM3tUj9HIfirYo_NecFXA6sykR40rZp5uOBl3gX9FCBp-ut6SHzMvZ5TFwtbwV0fBmFoUEA6qXLpy0WB803qssTPo14z4Tdbi0iX8DPYUDdFViASb5SwS0f5fqkSfOskhFZlApzHj50o/s320/iPhone.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">My mobile phone contract finally finished, about 2 months after the battery had given up the ghost. So down to the Telstra shop I went just in time for their great new mobile phone deals and here it is......</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />My new iPhone - I love it :-)<br /></div></span>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-80209767942985908792010-06-08T16:30:00.000+10:002010-06-08T16:38:23.501+10:00RIP<div><div align="center"><strong>Chester</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong>8th July 1998 to 7th June 2010</strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480287568649617634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yrOcXQl3xRGBJpWNq1Pya8jUm-GBZCiNUVG9yZ3eYWUD7oNNk1Jf3i37e-qg02VNwrDtMUAfp86QQnkYXDddsU8_J_XuErCEd2Kjff9x8XfOhkWapSg-g1nJ9OhniTuD6Jq7iSXDXIs/s320/chester2.jpg" /><br /><div align="center">Rest in peace my cuddly chubby Chester.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">My best mate, my companion, my one true constant.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Forever loved, sadly missed, the best cuddly chubby Chester cat I will ever have xoxo</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 184px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480287940442528994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iVVYG1QUagyge2MH0e3Yv0kghmORw79y_hyphenhyphenIajmMsj_XYGDTiHUUyMtcJuwkOOh0n0-NjnPGkN7Q6SCaqnUonnUHbsvdSj46dcuHrfkwN4TWJK-qfNp8f9p6C067qV-koebdE0iZs0E/s320/Chester.JPG" /></div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-82759539987399764572010-05-07T19:59:00.000+10:002010-05-07T20:31:15.518+10:00Dishcloths<div><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been knitting dishcloths...... </span></div><div></div><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468467576772539554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XD_XpUuqZJWxOp-0dlz40V3Z1y8U9sTOZGoM1cgtjz7OC5SaZ6orTlfeSFZwwzR5k1_DEsVGBUe3WTPELIsH9xj-9wLQeyn2cYvwumCd1ecEOhWpGhPsVJdV4LpxJtHWDhQdK9E6i-g/s320/20100424_999_19.JPG" /></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">My sister knitted me one when I moved into my new unit and I LOVE it so I thought I would give them a go. I found a <a href="http://myjewelthief.typepad.com/myjewelthief_knits/2008/12//doubel-bump-scarves.html">pattern</a> that I like and I have now completed four, three which have already been given away as gifts.</span></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468472203038445794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSq73Xl6jaIxColNtzWx8_a8fqWm4d-nBXMkqKN1DkcbAGvxTSRolNxrPI9DxspiiFl81F3FR30jfFP-KEqQETtufQfSN-CENfzsPXl2wnjkCb8qiR6XOE_KCFAPZLR5uGbeefKzunVuE/s320/20100424_999_6.JPG" /><br /><p></p>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-19231766170385362712010-04-20T15:23:00.000+10:002010-04-20T15:29:02.986+10:00Confession<div align="justify">I have a confession……….today I headed over to Westfield Shopping Centre to run a couple of errands and have a stroll around the shops. I am in my last week of my 3 weeks holiday and this is ‘<em>my</em>’ week were I promised myself I would do some nice things I enjoy and catch up with family and friends. </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">I was good, really good, had done my ‘to do’s’ at Westfield, even had a look at the fantastic <a href="http://www.apple.com/au/iphone/">iPhone</a> that I would like to change over to when my current phone plan expires in July. I had spent not a cent, that was until I ventured into <a href="http://www.witchery.com.au/">Witchery</a>! </div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify">You see I have a couple of things on my Wish List, not many but a couple to mention are a long cardigan for winter and a pair of flat shoes for work. I have been searching for a while so when I finally came across <a href="http://www.witchery.com.au/cardigans/fine-wool-longline-cardigan/w1/i5152474_3162172/">this cardigan</a> and it was exactly what I had envisaged it just had to be mine. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><br/>Now anyone who knows me knows that I am <strong>NOT</strong> an impulsive buyer, in fact I am not a big ‘shopper’ at all, but occasionally I will get a couple of things in my head that I would really like, and that is how I am now in the possession of a new cardigan. </div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462086282963739266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8ol3qNPhvX-b0k7DoxZfR-j7SbP08vM2Kj6OXf1bud8ebv1IzWKdGuufv3kaqL4dOZVoyTYEqAT_MnwJCJpuVkluImxEK_5qwLCZ_fEANd3RFipvk7A2uDTES6BvTRg96fN8GheBxLk/s320/Witchery+Cardigan.jpg" border="0" />Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039552836739482002.post-51190644939121003592010-04-19T13:33:00.000+10:002012-04-26T10:25:51.468+10:00My First Blog Post<div align="justify">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DYwQIB65emQs0zcL_jLaS5rM3LR5hfCD0FpSIWwaFH6C4YZJT6xEvoJNHOKObSubKeyCRBxOzwVF_k9nsyR0GXI2S-DWZ9vQRErJT274YuceFuousVtEqPddRLwCbvukZXKkmkcjCHw/s1600/DCP_0917.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461687356005337506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DYwQIB65emQs0zcL_jLaS5rM3LR5hfCD0FpSIWwaFH6C4YZJT6xEvoJNHOKObSubKeyCRBxOzwVF_k9nsyR0GXI2S-DWZ9vQRErJT274YuceFuousVtEqPddRLwCbvukZXKkmkcjCHw/s320/DCP_0917.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 213px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">When I was a kid my mum used to refer to me as Robyn Wish Wish - I was always walking around wishing for this and wishing for that. I still remember wishing for a gold (brass) bed on my 10th birthday. Unfortunately I was also blessed with 'champagne taste on a beer budget' so my wish list has always been a lot of thing which are more expensive than my salary will afford.</span></div>
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Take for example my current wish list which includes purchasing a place of my own, upgrading my ute, a kitchen aid mixer, not to mention clothes, shoes, jewellery, getting my ute fixed, taking the cat to the vet, getting my hair cut......the list goes on and on and on...........</div>
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Don't get me wrong I'm very grateful for the wonderful things that I do have in my life like my amazing family, very special friends, this includes the knitting group that I am so very grateful to be a part of (<a href="http://www.jellybabyblog.blogspot.com/">Jo</a> (my sister), <a href="http://www.lilredsquirrel.blogspot.com/">Nic</a> (my besty), <a href="http://www.artefidelity.blogspot.com/">Julia</a> (my sisters besty) & <a href="http://www.twolittlebuttons.blogspot.com/">Naomi</a> (Nics besty)); I have a job that I enjoy, a roof over my head, food on my table, and my health so I definately have nothing to complain about.</div>
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But I'm not going to fib, I like nice things and I know they are only things, but I figure I don't smoke, I drink very little and I am not a big 'partier'. So I have a plan, a savings plan that is, and a list, a Robyn Wish Wish list that I daydream about, because after all we all dream and wish from time to time :-) </div>Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02121425244780625442noreply@blogger.com3