Week 10

so i went and brought up the duff by kaz cooke and have been reading it every week to "monitor" bub D's progress for those who dont know its a pregnancy book written by a aussie chick who was fed up with all the conflicting and confusing and un-relatable information she was reading in other pregnancy books whilst pregnant with her first baby, so she combined useful and truthful information she gathered from books, internet, mothers, doctors, midwives and put in a real aus girl guide to pregnancy 

its set out with a week by week whats going on with you and the baby's development, a week by week dairy written with a as "hermoine" which is a dairy based on her experiences and stories from others.

so last night i was reading hermione's weeks nine and ten diary and found myself laughing out loud in true sense not a lol sense! so here is an extract

week 9

when she is booking into the hospital she plans to deliver her baby ".....the hospital has a lot of patients who believe in circumcision their boy children before they are old enough to have an anesthetic. if i have a boy, i might have to write "no circumcision" on his forehead until i leave ....."

".....the list of things were instructed to bring to the hospital on the baby's birth day is more mystifying the longer i look at it. "underclothes including underpants and maternity bras: well, what other kinds of underclothes are there? do people usually take flounced petticoats and lace teddies? "one or two packets of nursing pads" oh dear. not a clue what they are. 

then theres a whole list of baby stuff they want you to bring, for which well need to borrow a road train. "four bunny-rugs" four? whats going to happen with the other three? does baby shred them during tantrums? do they all go on at once? how cold can the kid get? what exactly constitutes the bunnies of a rug? "baby hat, and bootees or socks, and mittens(optional)" well, im glad its all optional. because it hadnt previously occurred to me that a person less than a week old should have a hat and gloves. stockings, maybe. but lets not go overboard. the kid can develop its own sense of elegant matching accessories when it leaves home and can afford to buy its own forma wear 

further suggestions include "essential oils, glucose lollies, large t-shirt, or old nightie, socks, toiletries, book or magazine ect., t-shirts and shorts or swimwear for partner if desired" i have never imagined labour as a scenario in which i am lying back reading while hubby does a few laps. its all very confusing. and at what exact point during labour would one read a book? "the babys head is crowning!" "dont bother me now, Mr Darcy's just going for a swim in the pond"......."

week 10

at the first ultrasound "......"look its waving" the doctor says pointing out a head, arms, and legs. the head seams to turn towars us, like something out of an alien movie.

"oh fuck, thats too weird" i say and nobody answers.

it occurs to me youre not supposed to say fuck during an ultrasound. repeat after me: mumies ought not to say fuck. sigh. so much to learn..........."

"............doctor says everything is normal. normal? i want to sneer. ive spent my whole life running away from normal. i dont DO normal, i want to be interesting i want... okay itd kind of reasuring that everythings normal. ill admit it. you dont want the doctor to say "what the...?, that cant be?...or holy catfish! ive never seen that before, do you mind if i call some friends to come over and have a look?"......"

ill keep posting the funnies 

cheers lis 

inside the actors studio

These questions are the last questions they ask the actors that apear on the actors studio which is a great show if u have never seen it

1. What is your favourite word?
- I don't think I have one the closet one is fuck but the most said one is man or oh my god/goodness

2. What is a word you hate?
- I can't stand " my bad" it's a sucky excuse for an apology I also hate the word accreditation which all child care workers will also share a hate for

3. What turns you on?
Secret kisses, laughing

4. What turns you off?
Lies and selfishness

5. what is a sound you love?
- I love giggles from kids of just the cool theories they have and I love music most music
6. what is a sound you don't like?
- squels or screaming it pieces right through you esp a bad day

7. what is your favourite course word
Obviously it's fuck I find it hard not to use this in most conversations

8. what profession would you like to atempt other than yours
- probably writing

9. what profession would you not to try other than yours?
- cleaning I used to do this casualy for mum it's not for me

10 if heaven exsits what would god say when you get there?
- I've been waiting for you!

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cravings

So I have my first craving. The morning of my 6th week and I wake up wanting fish n chips really really really really bad it's like I have never wanted another food more than this or been more hungry in my life.
I didn't think cravings started this early!! And I never thought they were this powerful!!! After a quike search on baby /pregnancy websites I noticed that a lot started craving food at 2-3 weeks wow I didn't know that and one women wrote "i'm five weeks and I can't get enough of fish and chips"
Well I must go so I covince someone to get it for me .....

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yes im a list whore too ...

i stole this from my aunty's blog 

Where did you begin 2008?​
At home. we had new years at our house 

What was your status by Valentine'​s Day?
before, during and after i was married 

Were you in school (anytime this year)​?​
No.

Did you have to go to the hospital?​
yep twice well admitted twice but i was an outpatient all year and went once a fortnight for chemo 

Did you have any encounters​ with the police?
No, well i talk to a few in a social sense who i know 

Where​ did you go on vacation?
surfers for a week 

What did you purchase that was over $​500?​
my health, kitchen buffet 

Did you know anybody who got married?​
brendan and laura 

Did you know anybody who passed away?​
No.

Did you move anywhere?​
yep....

What sport​ng event​s did you attend?
swans game, newcastle game, Adrian's cricket and his shit soccer games 

What conce​rts/​shows​ did you go to?
only 1 this year :(

but it was freaking awesome - living end!!

Where​ do you live now?
campbelltown, nsw, australia 

Describe your birth​day.​
quiet dinner at mums with some of the family 

​What's the one thing​ you thought you would​ never​ do but did in 2008?​
strong enough to fight cancer and get pregnant 

What has/​have been your favorite moments?
the laughs through chemo was unreal, joking with my friends about my mortality, laughing in the chemo ward with my fantastic nurses, the support from everyone, the confidence boost from Georgie, peta and the girls from strands of colours and emma and the girls from simply devine beauty. kicking around on the net for hours loling with the new peeps i met on facebook, you know who you are guys =) 

What'​s something you learn​ed about​ yours​elf?​
im strong, have a positive outlook, a dark sense of humor, 

Any new additions to your family?​
ask me in 2009 

What was your best month​?​
december prob confirmation of pregnancy, july was good for last chemo, and september was good for remission confirmation 

What music​ will you remember in 2008?​
prob living end amongst many many more 

Who has been your best drinking buddy​?​
kim, berley, how ever you know her!

Made new friends?​
Online ones, yes, and work mates 

Favorite Night​[​s]​ out?
a few drunken nights at the catho, shooters, 

Any regrets?​
i dont think so 

What do you want to change in 2009?​
things are changing now for me, also i want to move 

Overall, how would​ you rate this year?​
Possibly a 9/10 even all the bad stuff had positives.

Other​ than home,​ where​ did you spend​ most of your time?​
mums, work, jens, fb

Have any life changes in 2008?​
went through cancer 

Chang​e your hairstyle?​
yeah 

Get a new job?
yep =)

How old did you turn this year?​
27 

Did anything embarrassing?​
a lot of stupid fb status updates, and some crazy blog posts 

Buy anything new from eBay?​
ebay?? no ....

Get married or divorced?​
Nup 

Be hones​t - did you watch​ American Idol?​
no!! and not even aus idol 

Did you get sick this year?​
yeah,  enough said 

Start​ a new hobby​?​
fb lol 

Been snowboarding?

what?? serious this a question? 

Drank​ Starbucks in 2008?​
no!! hate starbucks and they went bankrupt in aus anyway, i like gloria jeans and im addicted to their cookies n cream ice coffees.

What are you wishing for in 2009?​
a great house and a good pregnancy and healthy bub 

the strip with two line

yes after 

6 and half years

countless blood test, 

ultrasounds, 

internal xrays and ultrasounds 

1 year of fertility drugs 

another year with 5 ivf cycles

cancer diagnosis 

7 months of 12 chemo treatments

i fell pregnant. naturally at that, what i thought wouldnt happen without ivf, we did it. 

now i fit into those excruciating stories of:- "we stop trying/we went on a holiday/i tried ivf and when i stopped/we were due to start ivf...then we fell pregnant"

i hate these stories when we were trying "miracle" stories from others who have been in your situation is the last thing that you want to here so i state we NEVER stop trying - we DIDNT go on a holiday, we only stop ivf due to chemo, we just didnt expect it happen. 

anyways enough about that i noticed i was late and picked up a pregnancy test on christmas eve with the intent to do it the next morning yes christmas day!

i cant remember how many of these things i have brought and had since going of the pill 6 and half years ago so adrian was not a fan about getting it so early and wanted to wait till after christmas or even new years. but i did it anyway. it took a minute for it to turn positive and after this long i wasnt expecting that result at all. i stared at it for a full 2 minutes untill i called agrain in to show him. we then had a quike discussion to decide to tell our parents or not, and i saw mum i burst into tears and told what was to happen.  we then told craig and beth. and when we arrived at adrians parents place i simply said i was going to have just juice that morning and smiled at judi and she knew what it meant! 

when i told my dad later that day i asked "so in 9 months do u want to be called "granddad" or "grandpa"? 

mum told john, geroge and connie the next day 

everyone is excited and happy, and has been very very very hard to keep it secret but if things go the other way i dont want  a million peoples pity i had enough of that through cancer so i told my family and am not sure if ill be posting this yet to notify facebook or not but i know not all my fb peeps read my blog so i think im save to post. 

now we face the head ach of shopping around for baby stuff and have spent the last 3 days looking at a hundred cots and change tables man! thats a whole different post to itself stay tune. 

so this pregnancy is of course going to be an epregnancy and a Ipregnancy, you may laugh but hey its true i have told a lot of you via the net, and i have already signed up for a few enewsletters from pregnancy websites and downloaded ipod pregnancy applications which are heaps cool! 

adrian has also decided to take a photo of me every sunday to create a belly book so see how it grows over the months to come. so im posting the first one im also posting the first photo taken of me once i knew 

Wrap up

okay im lifting again but this time it is from my cousins notes section which is a crapspace chain mail thing and designed for the young which is the crapspace appeal so im deleting the inrelevant questions 

2008 IS ALMOST OVER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?

Stayed single almost the whole year?
no of course not i celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary and now were are coming up on the 7th 


Kissed someone new?
i dont think so how sad am i? or do cyber kisses count ???? =P

Done something you've regretted?
mmm maybe a lfew blog spaces but i tried to love with out regrets, i say try ... unfortunately  im full of  "what ifs"


Lost someone close?
no thankfully 


Were involved in something you'll never forget?
 a few things, chemo, hospital visits, bdays 


Visited a different country?
nope


Cooked a gross meal?
no im a fantastic cook and never make mistakes like who would accidently put salt in a biscuit recipe instead of sugar?


Lost something important to you?
yeah well it was at the time a bracelet went through the wash and out the drain ooh and my job was important too for the kids sake 


Got a gift you adore?
yeah my ipod for christmas yes 2008 christmas i got it early .. like way early 


Tripped over a coffee table?
probably 50 sadly im very un co 


Dyed your hair?
yes i went red, now im red with blond hi-lights 


Went to a party?
yeah but not many the most i remember is matt's 21st, brendan and laura's wedding, lauras hens, harry's 1st, and some preschool ones and work chrissy parties .. omg im sad! 2009 the year of partys and getting drunk


Saw one of your favourite bands/artists live?
yes one i desired to see for 10 years yes desired is the appropriate word since i think chris is hot! but also sadly only one concert this year .. i need to get out 


Did you meet any new friends this year?
yeah a few that i love already 


Did you dislike anyone?
probably its human nature and sometimes im know to "hate people" but seriously i love you all 


Did you grow apart from anyone?
Yeah sadly but it had to happen 


Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
yeah that i lost some i always lament lost friends even if they were toxic to me 


2008: Your BIRTHDAY!
Did you have cake?
yes ... i think...?


Did you have a party?
nah just family 


How old did you turn?
25....okay i was 27 but in 2009 ill be 25!


2008: All about YOU
Did you change at all this year?
did i not change is the question

Did you get your hair cut?
well if you can count falling out cutting, but yeah it was trimmed, cut, shaved and now trimmed every few weeks to keep it healthy to grow it back 


Did you change your style?
i had to.. no hair kinda does that to you, now i have a cool short do that i have never had b4 thanks to peta my excellent hairdresser 



Did you have a job?
yeah kinda 2 since my old one finished on the 15th january and the new started in the 11th of august 


Did you drive?
im always driving 

Did you move at all?
yeah halfway through 


Did you go on any vacations?
to surfers 


Would you change anything about yourself now?
a few kilos 


2008: Wrap UP:
Was 2008 a good year?
yeah it was 


Do you think 2009 will top 2008?
hopefully like no cancer, ill keep my job, and ill move to an awesome house and my hair will be HOT and a few other things fingers crossed 


I confess that in 2008 I...
() stayed single for the whole year
() kissed in the snow
(x) celebrated Halloween
() had your heart broken
() mooned someone
(x) went over the minutes on your cell phone
(x) someone questioned your sexual orientation
(x) came out of the closet
(x) done something you've regretted

OTHER
(x) painted a picture
() wrote a poem
() ran a mile
() shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch
(x) posted a blog on MySpace and here and face book 
() visited a foreign country
(x) cut in a line of waiting people not  intentionally 
(x) told someone you were busy when you weren't .... sorry 
(x) partied to celebrate the new year yeah a bit to much thanks adam thank god there was no video!!!
(x) cooked a disastrous meal
(x) lied about how old you were off course not im totally proud of my age 
(x) prank called someone

In 2008 I...
[] fell in-love was already in-love 
[x] lied
[] cried over a broken heart
[x] disappointed someone close but the person it was i dont care that i did it cos the disappointment related to my lifestyle and personality and essence of me 
[x] hid a secret it was beyond hard 
[x] pretended to be happy
[] slept under the stars
[] kept your new years resolution
[x]forgot your new years resolution
[x] met someone who changed your life
[] met one of your idols
[x] changed your outlook on life
[x] sat home all day doing nothing for 6 months 
[x] pretended to be sick well not pretended i was sick just used it as an excuse sometimes when i needed to
[] left the country
[x] given up on something/someone important to you
[x] lost something expensive
[x] learned something new about yourself
[x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
[x] made a change in your life
[x] found out who your true friends were
[x] met great people
[x] stayed up til sunrise
[x] cried over the silliest thing
[x] had friends who were drifting away from you
[x]had a high cell phone bill
[x] spent most of your money on food
[] had a fist fight
[x] went to the beach with your best friend i went to the beach once, with mum, adrian p, emma p, and yvonne than i wasnt aloud to again 
[xx] gotten sick
[] liked more than 5 people at the same time
[x] became closer with a lot of people

gizmo gidget

I recently over the last week realized how reliant I am on gizmos in my life.
Mobile - I'm never far from it I carry my charger around in my bag for when I need to charge it and that's often! I primarily use it for the Internet I'm always used to facebook email man messenger and google and go onto wiki or imdb I also use it in the summer to watch the cricket live and get score updates and on the winter to get all the scores from the afl nrl and ru
iPod touch - I have fallen inlove with this! I never have this far from my side as well and I sleep with both my iPod and mobile under my pillow gone are the fear of getting brain tumors of too much exposure to frequencies from phones!
I do use it for music but basically it's my little "palmtop" and when I am home I'll use it for the net, again facebook, msn, aim, email, google ect, blogg and other stuff
I have also become addicted to downloading applications for it and playing games. Every night I'll use it to play games or read to wind down before going to sleep where I'll plug it into the idock/fm clock radio to choose a playlist to listen to to go to sleep with and wake up to
I wish I had an iphone to combine the both but when I needed a new phone iPhones were still unrealsed in Australia and they only recently become available through the 3 network which allows me to watch cricket on my phone
Navman- okay I know I don't need this as I have a pretty good sense of direction but it's more security in case I get lost of I'm in an unfamiliar place I have security that I'll be able to find my way without stress and it's something I can use better than a steer directory which I admitt I have trouble with
These days I get in the car plug the iPod in put the phone in the consol and plug the navman in and I feel funny when I'm missing them.
Pc - I live on my pc and it's almost never shut down I turn it on as soon as I get home am always doing something on it

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the other side of the pancake

So I have to get this off my chest just cos it pissed me off a fair bit when I herd it and is much as I'm trying to move past it it's all still fresh and I havnt got closure for what happened yet.
I'm talking about what happened at my old place of work
Most of you know the story so I won't rehash what happened. But apperently parents at my old place work properly informed why I left/no longer work there. Which is sad cos I never wanted them to think I don't care and just left without saying goodbye to their children or them espcially since I missed the kids terribly when I was on sick leave. Since leaving I have ran into a few parents who asked me what happened and I glossed by saying it was time for me to move on and a change was as good as a holiday. But all of those parents all went on to rant about the mangememt all without my propmting. I let them rant without comment as that is unprofessional and even though I'm writing this I'm not naming any names or adressing it to any one in particular to be deemed unprofessional.
I since found out that nasty things and lies have been told to parents to semi explain why I was forced to leave explains why I have been given the cold sholder by a lot of friends we share mutally
Yes the winner does take it all
And winners write the history books
But there is always two sides to a pancake no matter how flat it is
And I'm happy with my knowlegde knowing my side of the pancake is the truth even if some times I don't seam like the winner I'm still the one writing the history blogg

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thats like random...seriously

By Angela Saurine

October 13, 2008 01:00am

NEXT time you're at the pub and hear a glass smash, try to resist the urge to call out "taxi!"

If you want to catch up with a work contact, suggest something other than "let's do lunch".

And whatever you do, don't phone someone to "touch base".

That's the verdict of fed-up Australians, who have voted on the most overused and hated phrases in a nationwide survey.

Social researcher Mark McCrindle found politicians, workmates and teenagers the worst cliche offenders.

When it came to political speak, the saying, "I'm not ruling anything out" was the most despised.

But overall, the phrase "at the end of the day" was the most irritating in the English language.

In social cliches, saying a person is hot and making a sizzling noise was also a big no-no.

But people appreciate it when you say "bless you" when someone sneezes or offer to "touch wood" on their behalf.

Join the survey: Share your most hated cliches

"Cliches are increasingly part of our society," Mr McCrindle said.

"They bring a familiarity to conversations and they sometimes can fill in those awkward silences and keep things flowing. (But) they do tend to have a use-by date."

Stephanie Rogers, 16, often annoys her mother Gabriela with typical Gen Y phrases. "She says 'whatever' with the whole rolling of the eyes," Mrs Rogers said. Stephanie also admitted to saying the word "like" too much.

i went looking for the full list but couldnt find it, disapointed but ill thought ill add the ones i use often and the ones i hate.

i use : random, too funny, seriously, whats that about?, whatever

let me know about other i use guys...

ones i cant stand: my bad, sick, bling

Tatto 1

so i have wanted a tattoo for as long as i could remember and had a heap of ideas but none really grabbed me that much either then the day after i was admitted to hospital and i was flicking through the cancer council info booklets (excellent little info books about all different things you need to know about cancer and treatment) i was looking at the daffodil symbol that use and suddenly thought bingo when im done with chemo im getting one on my left wrist to signified that i survived cancer/chemo and it was also perfect cos daffodils are my fav flowers
anyways i let my peeps know ( a friend was going to do it ) he said sure after chemo NOT during and last night he said im free tomorrow so up we went to get it
so its dainty and cute im going to attach a picture of the symbol and will add a pic when its healed
didnt hurt that much at all!! mum and Craig where there so they got one each too now i just need to figure out the places for the rest!! ......

Giant Questionair

okay so im blog lifting this form my aunty's blog but i cant help myself i love answering questions :P



General Information:

Name: Lisa Maree Dowdell (nee McInnes)

Gender: Female

Height: 172cm

Weight/Build: Medium

Hair color and style: short dark brown. i normally wear it shoulder/chin length though

Eye color: Hazel

Distinguishing physical characteristics: mmmm?

Distinguishing mannerisms: i talk with my hands, and run my hands through my hair a lot.

Date of Birth: 2nd july 1981

Place of Birth: Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Where I grew up: Liverpool and Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Mother’s name: Kym Maree Andrew (nee Bennett)

Father’s name: Gary Paul McInnes (but known as Quince)

Step Father's Name: Craig Phillip Andrew

Name(s) of siblings: Paul (22) Beth (17) John (step, 15), George (step, 13) Connie (step, 12) Jack (5)

Name of spouse/love interest: Adrian Dowdell

Name(s) children: none yet

Favorites:

Favorite color: PINK.

Favorite kind of music: Rock from the 60-80s i like pop/retro too

Favorite songs: i have way to many favorites to pick just one or even 10

Favorite poems: i dont think i have one,

Favorite season: Summer

Favorite holiday (and why): Honeymoon to Surfers Paradise 2002, um becuase it was my honeymoon, and my first official holiday.

Least favorite holiday (and why): i dont think i have one

Feelings about holidays in general: i like holidays :) i enjoy them more now cos im working,

Feelings about New Year’s: great time to party and get drunk with my friends, which generally ends up with me doing something stupid, liek last year i tried to drink frozen vodka slushis straight from the machine and i also thought i could sing Khe Sahn.

Feelings about Valentine’s Day: pointless holiday i dont feel the need to celebarte or even acknowledge

Feelings about St. Patrick’s Day: i like st pats day cos its the day after my anniversary and i have irish friends and my name is now irish

Feelings about Easter: i enjoy easter, i enjoy the religious significance and probably observe easter more reliogious then Christmas, i do ash Wednesday, shrove Tuesday, good Friday and participate in lent.

Feelings about Halloween: i didnt grow up with holloween so i dont care about it, its my aunty's bday and also my brother georges bday

Feelings about Thanksgiving: we dont celebrate thanksgiving in aus

Feelings about Christmas: i love everything about christmas aswell, and its the only time i go to mass (it should be much more!)

Favorite movies: Grease, Sound of Music, Dirty Dancing, Notebook, Chicago (noticing the theme there?) Pulp Fiction, Godfather, Resviour Dogs, Harry met Sally,

Favorite T.V. shows: So you think you can dance, amazing Race, next top model, biggest losser
CSI, CSI NY, Law and order, SVU, Cold Case
Desperate housewives, Lost, Brother and Sisters, Greys Anotonmy, House, Big Love, Weeds, Nip/Tuck, ER
Jepordy
Friends, Will and Grace
Jon and kate plus 8
(god watch tv much?)

Favorite wild animal: i love lions and tigers cant wait to go to tiger island in a weeks time they just had cubs!!

Favorite domestic animal: Dogs

If I had a pet, it would be: i have a dog and a blue tongue lizard

My favorite alcoholic beverage is: Midori (with lemonade, illusion shots or splice) appletinies, melon champagne, Rum (bundy and coke, bundy and bundy ginger beer otherwise known as a dark and stormy). Desert white wines or a Rose. (favs are from Lucy's run, Brown brothers, Ernest Hill)

My favorite non-alcoholic beverage is: Water, Diet Coke

My favorite meal is: Pasta or Roasts

My favorite snack is: Pies(apple), Chocolate, Chips and popcorn, i love fruit too :) .

My favorite dessert is: Apple pie, Mud cake

My favorite fruit is: Passion fruit, cherrys, pinapples, kewii fruit, bananas, melons

My favorite vegetable is: Brocoli, cabbage, sweet potato

My favorite people are: Adrian, Mum, Jen, actually all my immediate family

My least favorite people are: annoying ppl, ( ill say in general ;) )

I like to watch these sports: CRICKET, AFL, NRL, RU

I like to participate in these sports or exercises: ummm

My favorite teams are: SWANS, KNIGHTS, WARATAHS

My favorite newspaper cartoon is: i loved fred basset when i was younger and used to collect his cartoons they rnt in the paper anymore though :(

My favorite T.V. cartoon is: Simpsons, Rugrats

My favorite manner of dress is: Casual, jeans and t shirt, hoodies

Clothes are: great i wish i had more style and money for them

My signature scent: i wish i had one, i love romance by ralph lauren

My hobbies are: Reading, scrap booking, adrain's cricket team, facebokking, blogging

I collect: salt and pepper shakers, Matryoshka dolls, and worry dolls, teddy bears

My occupation is: Preschool Teacher

My politics are: liberal (meaning im up for rights of everyone, stem cell research, gay marriages, ect)

My religion is: Catholic

I feel this about religion: I love religion, i actaully love studying it, and i wish i had more faith, power of faith and pray is invaluable to a person

My social life: Is not as exciting as i would like

My ideal mate: A person who gets me and i can be totally honest with

An ideal date: a nice meal

This is how I feel about sex: It's great, who dosnt want more of it ;)

Marriage: is great i love being married, but dont think everyone should or have to be married. sometimes a commitment is just as important as the paper. but i think everyone should really look into the reasons why they are marring before they do get married

Divorce: is not for me i married for life. but i also understand that if things were bad ( i mean really bad) between adrian and myself i would go. i believe that if it is bad between a couple they should divorce rather then stay "just for the kids" its just harder on the children when they are fighting. but i think you both need to earn you way out of the marriage, try everything before accepting its over

A friend is: One of the most valuable things you'll ever have.

Crowds: ?? very important at sports games, but i would rather go shopping without them

Racism: Not to be tolerated at any time.

If money were no object: i build my dream house and preschool, give to charities and have an extra large family (probably adopt too)

If I had three wishes: Fall pregnant, win the lottery ( to do the above), cure for aids and cancer, environmental fixes,

My country: australia

My greatest strengths are: my optimism

My greatest weaknesses are: procrastinating and useless worrying, and obsessivenesses

My greatest fears are: drowning, chocking, germs

I am also afraid of: mirrors, spiders, & clowns

It’s hard for me to: not to obsess over things

These things make me angry: ignorance, intolerance

These things make me sad: inability to fall pregnant, injustice, cruelty

These things make me happy: family and friends, good food, great movies/tv, and great crciekt and footy, baths, massages, haircuts, manis and pedis

The most dangerous thing I ever did: have chemo (it scares me that one of the side effects was an increase risk of cancer)

I felt heroic when: I handled being diagnosed with cancer and was strong for my family

I felt like a coward when: avoid things

My favorite possessions: photos, scrapbooks, my dolls and teddies (yes this include muffy)

I trust these people: adrian, mum and jen

My relationship with my mother is: great its a total open relationship i can tel her anything even our sex lives

My relationship with my father is: also good, its not as strong as when i was little but its not dysfunctional either and id be lost without him. i probably take him for granted

My relationship with my sibling(s) is: im close with all of them and would hate to lose any of them, each one is a unique relationship to itself

Some scents that evoke positive emotions: cooking, vanilla, beach

Some scents that evoke negative emotions: lavender i hate lavender and everyone things is fucking awesome i dont get it.

These things are in my pockets / purse: tissues, cards(lots of them) phone, ipod, camera, photos (thats my handbag) (wallet- cards, money, photos)

These are my favorite quotes: "once i frew like raphel, but it has taken a lifetime to draw like a child"-picaso and "if the grass is greener on the otherside, water your lawn"

Childhood:

My earliest memory: hiding under my gandmothers bed with my aunty when i was 6 months old

My favorite toy as a child: muffy a stuff dog that mum brought for 50 cent to stop me rolling on my stomach or back when i was a baby, he went everywhere with me for my first 10 years, and came to my wedding, adrian even brought him to the hospital for me when i was admitted

When I was a child, my mother: bake apple pies, teach me games,

When I was a child, my father: take me to the footy, read to me

When I was a child, my sibling(s): younger then me so some wernt born yet

My mother’s cooking: Was excellent.

My father’s cooking: also excellent

My mother always said: "you half job everything"

My father always said: "clamper"

My grandparents: look after me when mum went backto work and during school holidays, and i was very close to them

My extended family: would come over frequently or we went there mostly, had periods of time though we didnt see some for months at a time.

Pets I remember: i had heaps of dogs, birds, fish, lizards, cats, frogs, turtles, hermit crabs, guinea pigs and a rabbit, and a sheep at one time (sounds like we lived on a farm but we lived in normal suburbia, we just were aloud to have many pets

The house where I lived as a child: i moved 9 times before i was 9. the house we eventually settle into was a 3 bedroom house in watt street, leumeah (suburb of campbelltown) nsw

My best friend when I was a child: i didnt have a best friend really until highschool, and jen became my bestie when i was in yr 8

My first day of school: confusing and exciting. i was a "M" meaning i started on day 2 and for a long time i thought i started half way though the year because other kids showed me around who had started on day 1 (the first half of the alphabet) i was excited to go and thought kids who cried were babies

My favorite elementary school teacher: mr Natress, my yr 5 teacher, he was the best teacher great at capturing the class and i had huge respect for him, and when i failed to do my home work once i felt ashamed i let him down, he also started my love of maths.

My least favorite elementary school teacher: have to be mr harrison my yr 3 teacher at the time i had a ball in his class but he was hopeless and let me get away with everything

As a child, I liked to play: Hand ball, ride my bike, bush walk, play back yard cricket, build cubbies, play video games.

As a child, I didn’t get along with: a lot of kids sometimes i kinda bounced around groups for a while

My best Halloween costume: i did halloween once when i was 10 i dressed up as a witch

The best Christmas: they were all pretty good.

The worst Christmas: the year my grandfather died.

My favorite T.V. shows: As a kid? - batman and robin, bewitched, brady bunch, i dream of jeanie, (yes lots of re runs )

My favorite movies: wizard of oz, sound of music, sleeping beauty

My favorite books: beatrix potter books, magic porridge, suggle pot and cuddle pie, 3 billy goats gruff, rupunzle.

My favorite foods: baked dinners and apple pies

The best party I attended as a child: my 8th birthday and my cousins bday at maccas oh and new years eve parties particularly 1989 in was the day b4 my cousin was born and remember my aunty being scared that she was going to go into labour that night

The worst party I attended as a child: ?

When I was a child, religion: wasnt important or influence by my parents but i went to scripture lessons and enjoyed them and had a sense of faith my self, i enjoyed my holy communion and going to bible studies as well

In elementary school, I was this kind of student: that plotted along i only become a good student when i made the effort my early teachers certinatly didnt

Junior High and High School Years:

Junior high school was: enjoyable

My favorite junior high teacher was: mr edwards my English teacher

My least favorite junior high teacher was: mr hamer my japanese teacher

My first day of high school was: exciting and nerve racking i just wanted to be put into classes with my friends

My favorite subject in high school was: math, english, geography and science (okay nerd much?)

My least favorite subject in high school was: PE/Sport

My favorite high school teacher was: im taking this as yr 11 and 12, Mr Keogh my math teacher

My least favorite high school teacher was: again mr hamer my jap teacher

In high school, I was involved in: just class work no extra curricula stuff for me

Sports: no sports but the ones i had to do

Music same music as i like today basically, INXS, stones, beatles, u2, talking heads, silverchiar. i also like backstreet boys

My extracurricular activities meant this to me: umm

The person who influenced me most in high school was: mr edwards i suppose

My friends were: jen, casey, kim, andrea, melissa

My best friend was: jen

I didn’t get along with: i didnt not get along with anyone really just some kids you dont click with

My first date: was with Adrian to a chinnese restaurant in bowral

My girlfriends / boyfriends were: no bf in high school

I had an unrequited crush on: man who didnt i have a crush on lol, David and Ethan were the big ones though

My favorite books: VC andrews books

My favorite movies: romeo and juliet, resvior dogs

My favorite T.V. shows: friends, dawsons creek

Religion: catholic?

A party I enjoyed: after the yr 12 formal

A party I didn’t enjoy:

I thought drugs were: not to be messed with

My most embarrassing moment was: reading in front of the class and crying during a speach

My best memories of high school are: lunch time with friends

My worst memories of high school are: fighting with my japanese teacher

When I was a teenager, my sibling(s): anoying little pest

I learned to drive when: i was 24

My first car: daewoo lanos was the car i learnt to drive in

Best and Worst:

The best thing I ever did for my mother: love her?.....support her when she needed it the most

The worst thing I ever did to my mother: fight with her

The best thing I ever did for my father: ? shares his interest i suppose

The worst thing I ever did to my father: encouraged mum to leave him

The best thing I ever did for my sibling(s): be there for them and support them when they needed me

The worst thing I ever did to my sibling(s): probably tell them off, they hate me bossing them around

The best thing my mother ever did for me: give birth to me

The worst thing my mother ever did to me: ?

The best thing my father ever did for me: parent me

The worst thing my father ever did for me: blame me for his and mums separation

The best thing my sibling(s) ever did for me: be my siblings, be there when i needed them

The worst thing my sibling(s) ever did for me: tell me they hated me

The best thing anyone ever did for me: marry me

The worst thing anyone ever did to me:betray my trust

The best thing that ever happened to me: getting married

The worst thing that ever happened to me: infertility

The best day of my life: My wedding day.

The worst day of my life: when my grandfather died, being diagnosed with PCOS

The worst decision I ever made: i dont know i dont regret my decisions by i regret how i went about them

The best decision I ever made: getting married

College / University:

College was: enjoyable and inspiring

My friends in college were: tristian and melissa

In college, I liked: child dev and play sessions

I hated: boring subjects like hygiene and menu planing, and goals

I dated: i was married to adrian

Parties: no parties

Studying: children servives

Sports: Our TAFE's (college equivalents) don't do sports.

In college, I was involved in: n/a

I majored in: chn services

I earned this degree: diploma in children services

My favorite college professor was: sue cant, jo radsovic and anne roydes

My least favorite college professor was: jan white, alex mayers

The best thing that happened in college was: Meeting Roger and Steven

The worst thing that happened in college was: Getting distracted and leaving before finishing so i had to start again

Love and Marriage:

I had the following serious romantic relationships as an adult: adrian

I met my spouse / fiance / current love interest: 26th june 1999

I knew I would marry my spouse / fiance when: the day i started dating him.

I knew I was in love with my spouse / fiance / current love interest when: i wouldnt of risked what i did if i wasnt

My friends thought / think my spouse / fiance / current love interest is/ was: i dont know the same as i do cute at times other times annoying

I proposed / was proposed to in this way: over the phone april 11th 2000 and officially march 3rd 2001

My bachelor / bachelorette party was: sydney habour on wild boys afloat

My wedding was: march 16th 2002 , st pauls catholic church and camden valley inn

The best wedding gift: food proceesor i really wanted one , oh and pasta maker and stock pot

The best thing about my spouse / fiance / current love interest: playfulness

The worst thing about my spouse / fiance / current love interest: indecisiveness

Career:

My first job: preschool teacher.

I had these jobs before my current position: preschool teacher

My work record: i have been working for 4 yrs now

My current job:preschool teacher

I chose my profession because i love teaching

If I lost my job: i would get another teaching one ( which i did )

The best thing about my job: the kids

The worst thing about my job: parents who dont understand

omg that took FOREVER!!

My Numerology Definition

my fav monthly magazine put a numerology article in this months issue. i think its actually beneath the magazine to put it in there what are they cleo or cosmo?

but im kinda into numerology, and self definition i suppose. to get my number i had to add up my birthday to a single digit. so im a one (this also means im a new soul where past lives are concerned)

so here is my nurmerology definition

keywords : confidence and creativity ( people have always said i come off as confident, personally i dont see it because i dont think i am, so what they see is lies, and creativity? while id love to be creative and cite the mantra "everyone is creative if given the chance to be" i find it hard to live outside the box which needs creative thinking to achieve)

your personality:
one is the number of leadership and new beginnings. you rush into anything that engages your heart, whether it's a new life plan or a love affair. courageous and unique, you are seen as decisive - although this can come across as impatient - and, in your constant drive to be original, your often drawn towards unusual pursuits. at work however, u cant bear to be at the mercy of other peoples whims and agendas. you tend to be attracted to careers where your in charge and able to work independently. medicine, politics, sport pr, sales and advertising are all good options. as for love, you seek all consuming passions and once you sdride into a lovers life you alter it forever.
(ok im in the wrong profession apparently, but i can see other things are true due to my addictive personality and i do have a thing about being original or not the same as everying else)

your passion:
you love to make things happen and run the show. sexually you like to play out your fantasies and indulge in passionate encounters in exotic locales. you have a romantic side, too and your just as likely to be won over by roses and champagne
(yeah this is all true ;) )

your needs in love and sex:
sensual, passionate and impulsive, you thrive on flirting and the thrill of the chase. above all you want to be swept away by romance and lavished with attention and adoration. at the same time your also assertive person and find it difficult to completely surrender yourself and abandon your need to be in total control. your relationships are often complicated as you simultaneously crave freedom and togetherness. however when you do fall deeply in love your 100 per cent committed a true friends and a staunch ally
(again this is all true too except about complicated relationships)

your love match:
Five with a five lover you will find a willing and adventurous partner who craves new experiences and constant excitement. you both like socialising and meeting new people. five has original inventive mind and sexually this will help increase the eroticism in your relationship you will also tap into each others strong libidos.
(well adrian is an 8 so apprently i married the wrong person too )

your next 6 months:
as you let go of elements in your life that arnt working, including anger over a recent even youll learn to move on. cateerwise a yes answer os on the horizon but be clear about what you wat as your in a position to get it. in love if your willing to go forward without guarantees the pay off will be passionate union and your lover will teach you a lesson in combining friendship and sexual intensity be true to your heart and youll find it easy to make a life changing decision.
(well i can certainly afford to let go of cancer lol, the other stuff will i be getting a new career and fall in love with a friend? no i dont think so lol )

Chain mail from Jen

Okay people, lets have some fun...This one is interesting.........Just hit forward and place an X by all the things you've done or remove the X from the ones you have not and send it to your friends (including me). Be sure to send your answers back to me.

( ) Smoked a cigarette

( x ) Drank so much you threw up

( x ) Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.

( ) Been arrested

( )Gone on a blind date:

( x ) Skipped school

( ) Watched someone die

( ) Been to Perth

( x ) Been to Melbourne

( ) Been to Florida

(X) Been on a plane

(x) Been lost

( ) Been on the opposite side of the country.

( ) Gone to Alice Springs

( x ) Swam in the ocean

( x ) Felt like dying

( x ) Cried yourself to sleep.....

( x ) Played cops and robbers

( X ) Recently coloured with crayons

( x ) Sang Karaoke

( x ) Paid for a meal with only coins

( x ) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't-

( x ) Made prank phone calls.

( x ) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

( ) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

(x ) Danced in the rain

( x ) Written a letter to Santa Claus

( ) Been kissed under the mistletoe

( ) Watched the sunrise with someone you care about

( x ) Blown bubbles

( ) Made a bonfire on the beach

( ) Crashed a party

( ) Gone ice-skating

( x ) Been skinny dipping

( ) Gone to the movies, paid for one ticket and then snuck someone else in after the movie start


1. Any nicknames growing up? Lis, lissey, missy, boney maraoney, Mackie, chickie, skinny minny, Maggie, phebes


2. Mother's name? Kym


3. Favourite drink? Chocolate milk, cookie n cream from Gloria jeans, coke,

4. Tattoos? Not yet

5. Body piercing? Just my ears

6. Birthplace? Liverpool hospital

7. Favourite vacation spot? I really want to go to Tahiti

8. Ever eaten cookies for dinner? Probably

9. Ever been on TV? Not that I know of

10 Ever steal any traffic signs ? no

11. Ever been in a car accident? Yes

12. Drive a 2-door or 4-door vehicle? 4 door

13. Favourite salad dressing? Greek, balsamic, honey mustard

14. Favourite pie? Apple Pie

15. Favourite number? 2, 7, 16, 0r 18

16. Favourite movie? Grease

17. Favourite holiday? My honeymoon

18. Favourite dessert? Mud cake or apple pie

19. Favourite food? Italian, Japanese

20. Favourite day of the week? They all feel the same atm

21. Favourite brand of perfume? Romance by Ralph Lauren, but do I own a bottle nooooo

22. Favourite toothpaste? Fave? Seriously? Who likes toothpaste? I used to use Coalgate 2 in 1, now using MacLean’s enamel protect

23. Favourite smell? Cookies, vanilla

24. What do you do to relax? Read a book, bath, fb

25. Do you have a message to your friends? Not really…. Ill be posting these on my blog though

26. How do you see yourself in 10 years? 10 years? Im sick of looking into the future! But I do want children by then and my uni degree finished!

27. Farthest place you will send this message? Qld

28. Who will respond the fastest? who knows???