Body Slam

I cant believe it.I had wonderful visions of a nice relaxing weekend doing nothing and just feeling chilled and prepared for my first day at College tommorow.
They say you have to be careful of what you ask for or you just might get it! They say you have to be specific.I guess I wasnt specific enough in my askings.
It started Friday night at 10.30.I felt dizzy.Then I felt hot .Then I felt cold.Then I started to sweat a cold sweat.Then my body started to turn a little red.Then I vomited VIOLENTLY in the restaurant toilet 3 times.Then I had to make my excuses(after thoroughly cleaning the only toilet they have) and dash home where I continued to vomit until 5.30 in the morning.I am now plagued with a very upset tummy and the energy level of a sloth.Yes,I had a weekend where I could do nothing except lie on the sofa curled into a ball with nausea sweeping through me and the very frequent rushings to the bathroom.Hell.I dont feel happy.Perhaps it was something I ate .Perhaps it is some sub concious stress about everything.Perhaps I am finally letting go af the past and the grief.I dont know.I just hope that I feel a little more refreshed for tomorow.

Hoorah for feet!

 
Hoorah! I have a job! Its a source of reliable cash flow for the time being.It does mean that I have to work a few nights a week but hell I'm a student now and thats what a sudent has to do!
I got really lucky and am working in a high class Italian restaurant just a 5 minute walk away!
I am working at a BMW function on Wednesday........could be fun!
I havent worked in the hospitality Industry for a long time and swore when I got out of it that I would never go back.Needs must! But I have to admit its great exercise, but my feet! Oh my god I had completely forgotton to remember that working a busy restaurant floor is a killer for the tootsies! It didnt help that my feet have either grown or my shoes shrunk! One must never under-estimate the importance of taking care of the feet! Peppermint Lotion is firmly placed on bedside table from now on! So well done me! Another hurdle leaped and am firmly on my way to saving for next years college fees! 

Ask and ye shall recieve...........

 

A study at Yale found that only 3% of students had written goals.Twenty years later the same 3% were wealthier than the other 97% combined.

I am a great believer in setting intention. Wherever your mind lies,your thoughts from day to day ,your priorities ,thats where you will find yourself.

Somewhere along the line I set a goal to Study Acupuncture and now here I am about to embark on this.It didnt just fall into my lap.I didnt just open my eyes one day and say "HEY! Im off to Oz to follow this path" It was something I had in my mind for a long time .Something I intended for years.It didnt happen for years because I placed the priority low on my list behind Travelling,Relationship and earning money.
As soon as I made it my priority it became like a river flowing from its source out into the ocean of action.The rest as they say is history .

I have been focusing alot on this equation recently. Its become a priority in my life to set my intentions.To put it out there and make clear to myself what I want to achieve in the following year. I made a list of achievable goals.I wrote then out in bright colours and stuck them on my wall.I read them every day.
Its my list.They are my personal goals and I know without a shadow that I will achieve all that I set out to do this coming year.
Already I am getting results.
My question is :
How many of you out there have done the same???
How many of you have actually sat down and written out your goals and made them concrete in your mind?
Its so easy to have vague goals .Then I guess what happens in your life is kinda floaty and vague.
By writing them down you are really telling the world around you and more importantly yourself that this is what you will achieve.I can do this.
It seems so simple.I guess it is.Its just as humans we like to complicate things.
Buddha says it.
The bible says it.
The koran says it.
Ask and Ye shall recieve! 

Taking the baton.......

Thanks to J-ster and Missin I have taken the Flickr baton.Actually I took it awhile back and completely forgot about it!!
Anyways there is a fancy pants badge at the bottom of this page which circulates through picture that I have stored! Take a peek! Hey you may even be able to click on the badge and see them big size!
I have to fly as I have a job trial! Wish me luck!
I am getting wealthier each day!

Just to affirm

I have often thought over the short life of this bundle of love that he is more like my perfect man than a fluffy little companion.
He sleeps with me at night purring away with content.He sits with me when I sick.He makes me laugh when I am down.He is loyal and has never been unfaithful to me (although he did come home smelling of perfume the other night.......)He kisses me in the morning and the evening and all through the day.There is no doubt that he loves me. He constantly checks in in the space of the day.Hes well travelled and fit. He is gentle and protective when needed.He is playful and sexy in a sleek agile way!He looks into my eyes often.
Why wouldnt you want a man like that???
My suspicions about him being the feline version of my perfect man tha other day were confirmed when he took the kids to playgroup!
He walked the 10 minute journey with the children.Hung out with all the other children on a table,entertained them and then came back again!
Gorgeous~!

The web that has no Weaver

Its the start ! The beginning of the journey that I have had my heart set on for many years! Feel free to join me on my journey and learn a little bit about Chinese medicine along the way!
So finally I have a booklist and now a few books to read through before my start date on the 27th of this month!
So far my readings have told me this much.I am studying something that is congruent with my own beliefs!


In order to contract,
It is necessary to first to expand.
In order to weaken,
It is necessary first to strengthen.
In order to destroy,
It is first necessary to promote.
In order to grasp,
It is first necessary to give.

Chinese Medicine works very much on the theory of Yin and Yang. The harmonies of nature and those within ourselves.The inevitability of our lives.The darkness of night and the light of day.The patterns from birth to death.The patterns of the seasonal year. A pattern that operates within us and without and is seen in everything and will continue wether we like or not!Thus the web that has no weaver!

My first semester is very foundation based .I will have 7 subjects. Biology,Chemisry,Muscular Skeletal Anatomy,Chinese language,Point location,History and Philosophy of Natural Medicine and Philosophy of Chinese Medicine.
Sp far I have been very clever with my book searching and found my most important book on ebay.Paying a grand 100 dollars less than I should have!
The books being very specialised are expensive,there are some I need, some I can refer to and some I can paw over in the library.So with 3 weeks to go several books bought I am getting the old grey matter up and running!

I do have a concern though........I am wondering what my other college friends will think when I start humming twinkle twinkle little star in the middle of a chemistry lecture.

My world

 

This is my closest beach! Its in St .Kilda and its young and funky and cosmo! Just a short 5 minute walk from here is a gorgeous little esplanade full of sweet bars and restaurants.For those of you who know me well you can imagine my joy at such a venue. Melbourne has it all.I love it here.I cant imagine my life without a beach in it.I am working on a my dreams in many ways .At the moment my dream house is near to the beach with a backdrop of lush green behind.Fantasy?? Not here!
So, when the study gets too much I can hop onto the #96 tram for a brief 10 minutes and then watch the sunset and the sailing boats cruise on by ,pop up to the esplanade and sit with a coffee and watch the world go by or stick my nose into a chinese philosophy text book 

The mouth of babes..............

I just had to blog this.........

Since my arrival in Australia I have been trying constantly to get an idea of what the twins make of me.I always think that the very young have interesting and insightful views!

Today at long last I got a reply to make question.

Sarah: Do you love your Auntie Sarah?
Benjamin: I love Auntie Sarah.
Sarah: Whats your favourite thing about Auntie Sarah?
Benjamin: ERM............(loooooooooooooooong pause..........)
Sarah:Whats your most favourite thing about Auntie Sarah Benj?
Benjamin : Rainbow sky!
Sarah: Stunned silence(dissipates onto the floor in a puddle).

We have no idea where he got that from or why,but me likey!

The Summer!

That was all in a week!It doesnt even include the week we spent in Adelaide with Jo! Phew! We had fun!&> 
Well Helen conquered Melbourne and Adelaide! as did I! We had a fabulous time! We discovered many places where they serve free sparkling wine for a couple of hours.we discovered that Melbourne has a Museum that is not one you can whizz half heartedly around in an hour and 3/4.We played Lesbian lovers (sort of) at the Gay and Lesbian Festival.We sought out Tattoo parlours for the green star that Helen has elegantly placed in the small of her back.We sipped spritzers on the southbank and watched the world go by in the sunshine.We shopped til we dropped.We found that when you really need a hat you cant find one ANYWHERE.We played in Luna park.We dipped our toes in the warm water of St.Kilda beach.We took a ride along the river in the evening sun.We agreed that 43 degrees is a tad too hot to do anything outside! We jaunted through the St.Kilda Markets.Had dinner with live sax playing down the street.Champagne birthday breakfasts with muffins and candles and last but by no means least went to the Melbourne Open to watch a few games of Tennis in the Rod Laver Arena.
That was all in a week!It doesnt even include the week we spent in Adelaide with Jo! Phew! We had fun!