Everyone MUST check this out

Ok, everyone check this out: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/estelle_le_sueur
I'm doing some fundraising for Sea Shepard. As some motivation for everyone, when my page reaches a milestone, e.g $50, $100, $150 etc I'll do something I haven't done before. For example, when we reach $50 I'm going to dye blue streaks in my hair. As I've never ever dyed a non-natural hair colour in my hair. Please support me, I'm also doing the 1 Million Kilo Challenge. I'll keep you posted

Brain dead

It's rather sad when one has to start inventing assignments for something productive to do. Sure I could clean, play piano, etc. Although my brain feels like it's turning to mush. Me and my brother are going on a road trip down to Brisbane next year, so I decided to do a "Road Trip Assignment". Admittedly it's something expected from a year 10-11 student, but it gets my brain into a little action. There are things that I shock my self that I can't remember, or when given equations I automatically reach for the calculator. This past year has really made me slack. That is no more. I'm starting nursing next year and I'm putting my brain into full throttle. Starting with some small steps today.

What a Tuesday

My roster has been changed around a bit, so yesterday I woke up at 5.30am to be at work in time for my 7.30am start. I got through the usual ritual; shower, dressed, breakfast. Then when I'm all ready I just double check that I do start at 7.30, and no. I start at 10am. I could have slept in for another few hours. Great.

So when 9.15 finally rolls around I hop in the car and hope I can find a free park at work. I arrive at work, brush my hair, and reach over to the passenger seat to grab my shoes. When I realize I cleaned out my car on the weekend and took my 4 pairs of shoes out. So I've arrived at a Medical surgery with no shoes.. Decided to rush in (bare footed), and tell the girls I have to duck into the shopping center in the next block to buy a new pair of closed in shoes. Thank goodness I usually arrive 10mins early, and this day was no exception.

I dash to the nearest shoe shop and scan for the (only) pair of closed in shoes. They were exactly the same as the pair I have at home, except these were just over $80. With no time to fuss over shopping around to another shoe shop, I go to the register to pay for the pricey mistake. 

The lady laughed at my story of why I was shopping bare footed, but when the time came to swipe my card -error refer to bank- flashed.

Blushing I said that I just had to dash to the bank next door. Still barefooted I stood in line, at the bank,to withdraw out of another account. By this stage I was quite flustered. My usually quiet phone decided to ring while I was being served, I quickly and apologetically took the call from the RSPCA (I'd recently become a foster carer), and finally I had enough cash to buy the shoes and head back to work. Fingers crossed that I wouldn't jinx anything I rushed back to the shoe store (had to wait while the lady serving was having a particularly lengthy discussion with a customer) and FINALLY bought new shoes!

When I got back to work it turned out I wasn't even 10mins late. Its amazing how much can happen in such a short time.

Love and Loss

Our 6 month old border collie cross, Ann Bonnie (named after the pirate), was hit by a car the other day. Our previous pets have only ever died of very old age, we had a cat live to be 21. Bonnie had only just finished her puppy training, that she aced, and we all very much loved her. It was such a punch in the gut for all of us.  Then on the same day (in the morning) I was accepted into nursing at JCU!

Two Christmas trees

I ended up with two Christmas trees today! Well, yesterday I bought one and then today I got given one exactly the same. Needless to say I'm going to take the new one back and get my $30 bucks. But buying (or receiving) ones very first Christmas tree when living by ones self is somewhat of a big deal. I decorate it the way I want, without little brothers fighting over the tinsel. I buy my own BRAND NEW decorations. I'm extremely excited about it, so much so that I've already set the tree up (its fake, so I had to build it). But apparently it's bad luck to decorate it before the 1st of December!

The moon out the front of my little green cottage is beautiful, it's a red-ish colour just floating over the water. That's all from me today. I'll try and keep this blog more up to date!

The last post before we leave

My bags (well one bag with clothes and the other half full of things like Ipods, books, sunblock, hat, gloves etc.. this is a race after all) are packed, my room is clean (shock horror!) and I think I'm ready. Im extremely nervous and excited at the same time, like the feeling you get the moment you're in the que for a really big rollercoaster. Sure as soon as we leave I'll be wishing I spent more time at gym, but I don't plan on slacking...
The one thing I'll really miss (aside from mother and brothers and other pets) is our new 12 week old puppy Ann Bonny (after the pirate). By the time we finish these races and get back from Auntie Jenny's wedding in Victoria (there is a 3 day break inbetween), a month will have passed, Bonny will be so much bigger!
Bring on "work hard, party hard",
Until next time :)

Go-Girl

Girls... Our envy of boys ability to stand up to pee is over... introducing the 'Go-Girl'!!! Its a handy little rubber funnel that allows us to stand up. No more yucky public toliets, or itchy grass, or cramped boat toilets. To top it all off it rolls up into a handy little container, about the size of two lipsticks. Finally I can get even with my brothers when sailing, no more peeing into a yucky bucket!