Moving our stuff, getting a bob, and giving myself a break
2009 August 26
- After I made the very sensible decision to postpone running in the Blackmores marathon until next year so I could complete the requirements for my law subject this semester, I lost all sense and made the questionable decision to move house on the day my next assignment is due. Actually, I’ll be at work while Eddie supervises the removalists, then I’ll swan in afterwards to complain about the positioning of the boxes and how it took them longer than they said in the quote. but really, it’s all the packing and cleaning we’ll need to do beforehand that worries me. My only excuse is that a ginger cat called Rupert made me do it.
- After I had a wee tantrum when a friend told me I should get my hair cut in a bob last year – Long story short, I said I wouldn’t have another bob until I’m old, and as I write that I’m well aware that some would say I already am - I’m seriously considering getting my hair cut in a bob to get rid of all my split-ends. Even though the thought of cutting off what will take six months to grow back makes me break out in a sweat.
- After I read over the previous bullet point about my hair I had to edit most of it out, and it made me realise just how much I like to talk about my hair. I loath talking about my weight, your weight, how to lose weight, your latest diet to lose weight, and what you think about how many carbs I eat, but I can talk endlessly about my hair, and your hair, given the opportunity.
- After considering how much I have on at the moment I’ve decided to give myself a break. That means I won’t be keeping up with facebook and I won’t be updating ‘Our piece of it’ very often for at least five weeks. Instead, I’ll be keeping up with my study, packing up the house, and quietly panicking.
I’ll miss you while you’re offline
Looking forward to meeting Rupert though
bobs are hot
I love reading your posts and coming across such a conspicuously aussie word as ‘removalists’! I actually checked to be sure you didn’t make it up. They go by the more mundane, and far less romantic/sinister moniker of ‘movers’ here in the states. I’m sure you knew that, though. lol Enjoy your new digs! and kitty!
calessandrab, not completely offline…
I’ll keep that in mind while I’m sweating in the hairdresser’s chair Simon
Funny you should say that Catastrophysicist… as I typed ‘removalist’ I actually wondered if I’d made it up too, so I checked Dictionary.com, which suggested revivalist… then I checked Google, and retrieved a whole lot of Australian websites. That was good enough for me! And thank you
Good luck with the move and the studies! For years I absolutely refused to let any hairdresser take more than an inch or two off my hair because my mother-in-law insisted that ALL mothers cut their hair short as it’s easier to keep. So naturally, I held out. Then last year, I had three inches off and it was fun and looked quite okay. So now I have it cut shorter in the winter and let it grow in the summer, just to ensure I am still somehow perverse with it.
After a comment like that I’d feel a little perverse too!
Actually just knowing you survived those three inches off makes me feel braver. That does it, I’ll make an appointment today!