Now I've gone and done it!!!

Got QUALIFIED that is!!!!

I have had text messages as well as email messages from lots of people asking how I went in myWPA (and one message here too if i recall)..

Well... This is just a quick note to say, while I love your text messages, sms messages and emails... you can now ask me something else!!! 'Cause, my assessment went really well (after I stopped at all but two rubbish bins in the street that I work in to be sick, made a mad dash to the Loo just after walking in the door of work and my nerves settled down)..... I am now a fully qualified, Senior Dental Nurse.
My gosh, I can tell you, I really had doubts at times weather there really was a light at that bloody long tunnel!

Note: did you know that dental instruments had an acoustic sound when clanged together uncontrollably by nervous hands!? Our first patient laughed and said she felt like she had a private show from some eclectic muse-o! ooops. hahaha. (She said this in good jest)

So.. THAT IS ALL FOLKS... THAT IS MY NEWS!!!!

Done and Dusted

You know what? It is amazing what one can achieve in a few hours if they just put their mind to it, stop procrastinating and just suck it in and get on with it!
I'm done... As long as I get a PX (pass) for this assignment, I am D.O.N.E... NO MORE assignments or case studies for me to do... yippppppeeeee!!

Man... I cant tell you how relieved i feel, how happy and full of renewed energy I am... It is such a good feeling!

My work place assessment is on Friday... I have to say, I am really terrified. I know I know my stuff... though, I am still scared. I so desperately want this all to be done so that I can just get on and nurse, though the thought of an assessor standing in the room while I work, scares the ba-jeebers out of me. Seriously... How do they really think someone is going to cope with nerves, being scrutinized so closely? I know that it is necessary for my safety, that of my co-workers and the patients, but seriously... Hello.... Its nerve wracking having someone watch you work.. dont you think!?

I will just have to remember to breeeeeaaaath.

For now though, im going to give my hot pink betty boop jimjams the flick, have a nice hot bath while the house is so quiet and then, just settle down to watch a movie. I think I have deserved it..

oh yeah... and keep counting.
24 hours to go! ;-)

Counting down and coming to an End

Finally, it is time for me to write my last paper before graduating and qualifying... the long year of study and assessments is quickly drawing to an end... though, here i sit, procrastinating, listening to Kerry Anne on TV in the background (im too lazy to change the channel) and writing here on my poor neglected blog. Why? I'm over the papers... I'm over having other things to do on my day off besides what I want to do... and simply... im stalling... buying time and trying to put off the inevitable. I know ... dumb huh!? It would be better to just get it over and done with.. i know... though that is eaiser said than done when I'm sitting here wishing that it was already Saturday and my bestie was here with me... scrapping the day away and counting down the hours until she arrives!!!!

soooo... in precisely 28 hours (give or take, so its not really precisely, i know).... Cathy will be here.... Im so so so EXCITED!!!!!!

Okay... i have counted and stalled enough... i must get in and tackle this icky paper so that i can scrap guilt free over the weekend.

Hope that this Friday finds you all smiling, healthy and safe!

MWAH!

Breath..... I must remember to BREATH....

Well... after my rant this time last week... it feels like atleast a century has past... the frustration and anger that I was feeling that day drowned out by the intense sickness I am feeling in my stomach from a mixture of nerves, excitement, exhaustion and relief...

As of 9.09am this morning, Saturday 18th of July 2009 Matt and I are the very happy and insanely excited owners of a block of land in stage one of Esperance, Sanctuary Lakes - Point Cook.

After Finding out last week that the vendor of the land we wished to purchase, had been advised by his (little chinese) friend that he could get $40000 more than what he was asking for the block we were wanting to purchase from him, he stalled with the contracts. Sure, that is not that bad... i know... but it was only by chance that we actually found out about it. It had happened a week and a half before hand and the company that we were going through decided that keeping us in the loop with the information was not at the top of their list of important things to do. So, not only were we stranded with out land, we were working with people that we had quickly lost the trust of... so defeatedly, we started home when we saw a sign for Esperance, advertising land, below what we were wanting to pay... so off we went to have a sticky beak at it.
The block we were after had to be at 15 meters wide.. and when we looked at their stage 1 plans, discovered that there was only one of them!
We asked if we could leave a deposit though were quickly told that the land went on sale on the 18th (today) and it was first in best dressed.
So set out with a plan not to be screwed a second time around Matt decided that the best thing to do was take a few days off work and camp out! Yes.... CAMP
Up until this morning, he had been camping in the bitter winter nights to grab hold of the thing that would bring our dreams to reality... that 15 block.
When he drove into the carpark he discovered that the first camper has arrived (even though this guy planned to sleep in his car), though was relieved when he discovered that this camper didnt want our block. So, up went the tent... in went 3 doonas (quilts), 3 pillows, a sleeping bag, a camping swap and some basic supplies and in crawled Matt..... set to stake his mark!
We were campers #2 and the land was ours... the only catch was that one of us had to remain on site the entire time. I was unable to get time off work, though before and after work, worked shifts with Matt... and got to know our new neighbours, who were quickly arriving to stake their own little piece of land... well under the price of other land in the area.


Now... that is all pretty full on, right!? Yes.. i agree... though we have not only become the owners of land, we have put a chunky deposit down on a house to pop on to this patch of dirt!

If you are in Melbourne, check out channel 7 news at 6pm tonight, or 9 news, or the ABC, because we were the first to actually pitch a tent and "camp". Because we saw the temperature drop below zero twice, the news reporters wanted to interview matt... when they discovered that it had been a journey of a whole family, 9the kids would sit at the site at times while we were at bank appointments) they wanted to interview us all and channel 7 have actually done a full spot on us, the first home buying family who camped out to make their dreams come true!!!

Anyway... that is our sweet news.. i'm rambling, sleep deprived, star struck and running on pure adrenaline... so im going to go now, find a pillow, a rug and a soft spot for a lil nap. It feels so much later than 2pm.

xxxx

Sweet!!!

This has to be the sweetest blog candy that i have seen today. Is this gal talented or what!? These are just three of the gorgeous range of scrapping embellishments that she has started to design... If you love them as much as i do, you can have some of your very own.... follow her link to her etsy store and shop your heart out!!!

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PS: Now... onto the sweetest news ever!!!!

The things that suck today:

clause: we must remember that when reading other peoples blogs that their thoughts could be just caused by a bad day, bad news, stress or too much vodka... in my case, it is all the above... and a case of not ENOUGH vodka... so, with that said... do not take anything that is written personally, think the author is racist or anything else... and lets continue.....

1. the fact that my vodka bottle has just run dry (it lasted a long time - however, im sorry that i drank your share too Cath! opps)
2. Little Chinese men that can't speak english when required.
3. That the same Chinese man can speak gooda english when we would rather he doesnt.
4. Little Chinese mens friends
5. vodka bottle being empty
6. being incapable of driving to the liquor store
7. claredon homes
8. people who are meant to be working for you, holding information back
9.real estate agents
10. the fact that the liquor store does not home deliver.
11. people who work on saturdays who actually don't really work as much as work on looking like they are actually working.
12. sales pitches and the inability for me to actually shoot $100 notes out my arse.

and in closing, i hope that the little friend in point 4 gets hit by a big bus!

I hope your day at 6.31pm is shaping up to look a freaking lot better than mine!

To my Favourite Americans...

Happy 4th of July!!

To Rich, Tannie, Lee, Marilyn & Dave... Hope you have a very safe and happy 4th of July. I know that I am early, but... you know... I have already seen tomorrow... ;-)
It is bleak and overcast here in Australia... Hope the sun shines for you and you have a great day...
Love you all lots and lots!!!