P.S. I Love you

I cried, I laughed, I cried, I laughed, I cried, I laughed.......................................

If you haven't seen this one. You just absolutely have tooo!!!

Now I need to own the DVD..............LOL

Hugs

Friday's thought.................

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Everything else is secondary."


- Steve Jobs, CEO Apple Computer

I think we've found it...................

I think tonight was our Eureka night!!!

We went and had a look at the most amazing, stunning, beautiful home.

It has everything - a beautiful space for my studio. A stunning pool, it is huge!!! A garden that is huge. Space, space, space.....and more space, oh and more space. A lot of the work was done by a Swedish gentleman who by the sounds of it was a carpenter. There is a lot of stunning woodwork. The doors are solid - and the garage doors where I'm going to setup my studio. OMG, they are gorgeous. I cannot wait to take pics.

It is all agreed upon in principal and nothing I would say is 100% until the dotted line is signed and our deposit paid over etc. etc.

There is even the makings of a vegetable and herb garden. Some fruit trees that need a bit of TLC and oh, the potential.

The kitchen has the most amazing breakfast nook. We'll have a dining room. And the main room is huge too.

Can you tell I'm excited!!!!

Now I seriousley have to get this butt into full working gear!! But this horrid flu/bug or whatever it is, is back in full force. My chest hurts from all the coughing and spluttering!!! Just hoping I can get a good nights sleep.

I can have a rose garden. Small thing in the big scheme of things. But the roses you see most frequently posted here in my blog is a bush I have nutured from a baby and now that we are leaving it is really come to it's fullest potential. I wish I could take it with me, I can see some snippings and hormone growth stuff coming in handy.

The property is just over 3000sqm. It is going to be so amazing!!!

So cross fingers for us that all goes well and that this will be our new home for a bit.

Chat soon.

Today's thought..........

Uncertainty and Mystery

"Uncertainty and mystery are energies of life. Don't let them scare you unduly, for they keep boredom at bay and spark creativity."

- R. I. Fitzhenry -

Thursday and potential interest rate hike.....

Good morning!!

And the news for the day.

http://www.fin24.com/articles/default/display_article.aspx?ArticleId=1518-25_2330909

Well the next monetary policy meeting is the 12th June. Hence my editing of my ramble this morning. It is always best to wake up properly, investigate and then ramble. LOL

So instead of a 50 basis point hike, there are hints at a 200 basis point hike. Take interest rates to 17%. This spells bad news for the average man on the street who is already struggling. Just how much pain, suffering and how much are we expected to lose before it gets better.

Once again I am struggling with the Home Education route. We currently spend over R4000.00 for our boys to attend school and nursery school. But they are both happy and with all the changes going on - this would really upset their lives. I just can't do it.

Money is tight everywhere. I can only push forward somehow and diversify. Ideas, ideas, ideas????? How to be an entrepeneur when the economy is failing you??

Inflation is sky rocketing, well yeah, when your basics like bread is costing a fortune everyday. It's no wonder!! Petrol is constantly going up and it feels like there is no end.

There are no more notches on this belt to tighten!!! I don't know where to from here. Everytime it feels like we just might be able to squeeze everything in, it goes up in flames. Guaranteed we will have to relook at the budget at the end of the day.

I will constantly seek the light at the end of the tunnel. There is no alternative.

Sorry for my bright start to the day.............but it's reality.

Chat soon....

Rain drops

Today's weird weather report...

for Kyalami, Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

It started off warm and sunny. Hey, I was down to 1 layer of clothing. This was a good sign. It is now just before 6pm. A little thunderstorm and 'gulp' more rain. And we're back to cold and wearing more layers. Flu's, colds.......................bring it on!!!! I've got CalCVita. I'm still going to get sick again right....I'm just fooling myself. LOL

Today I found copper mesh. Being searching for it high and low. Just kidding!! Google is a wonder. One of the first search results and 'Voila'. Now to play!! With what, glass naturally.

Then, oh then.................

The South African tradition of grocery shopping. I just avoided the weekend mayhem!!! One piled trolley and R2400.00 later. Which reminds me. I remember when my mom and dad did their shopping and two trolley's were like R800.00 and they almost had a cash register roll of everything bought. These days 1 trolley costs you an arm and a leg and your till slip is nothing to boast about. Uggggghhhh!!!! I made a valient effort to keep it under R2000.00 but I got alot of meat, fish, chicken and that which should see us through the month so hopefully daily/weekly we only need bread, milk, fruit and veg.

Note to the bank manager - I DID NOT SHOP AT WOOLWORTHS!!!

I have also resorted to buying the No Name Brand at the P & P, as long as it is cheaper than the branded item. Now this is hard for me and why you may ask. Well I'm a brand person. I'm a marketers dream!! I buy into the brand - but right now cost and survival are far more important.

It is so cool having a Pick n' Pay Hyper down the road. Makes life so much easier!!

I checked out an amazing house yesterday. We still need to think about it. Why??? It might just be out of our reach. But the size and the studio potential are 100% there and the kitchen is TDF!!! It's hubby's dream kitchen. Still waiting to have a look at the other one available down the road. The estate agent is just having some issues with the current tenant then hopefully we can go and have a look. Much, much smaller - in a complex - but way much cheaper.

Well it's dark and chilly and hoping hubby gets home soon.

chat soon..............................