I’ve been thinking about getting my hair cut for a while now and on Thursday night I finally had it done and I am so happy with it. After the cut she GHD curled it and it felt so classy and looked so good.
When it is straight it sits just touching my shoulders and I can still easily pull it back into a little pony tail or bun. I am also really happy that I think have found my hair dresser at last. I went to Gaia Hair at Sherwood which is just down the road and it is right beside Threads and More (though they were closed). I have hopped from hair dresser to hair dresser over the last few years never quite finding what I wanted. Thursday though, the salon was just I wanted 😀
It is August 25th. It is winter. We still have oh six days till it is spring. It is just about 8pm and it is 30°C according to my trusty oven thermometer. It’s meant to be maybe you know oh 18°C. According to BOM though it is 25°C at Amberley and 21°C in the city – so we would be about 23°C or so.
Oh I hope we get a cold snap in early spring. It’s just not cricket!
On Sunday it was Brown Owls once again and it was a teeny tiny group this month. There were just six of us. Instead of the usual common room we went to a picnic table and it was lovely crafting and talking in the open air.
I worked on my granny square blanket which is slowly growing and enjoyed watching the others in their pursuits.
One of the little highlights was when Mel was picked up her little bub came to pick her up 😀 Three and a half weeks and just adorable.
By some strange reason, I turned up about 45 minutes early and I took the time to enjoy the Roma St Parklands, I took a few photos but this is my favourite. I was sitting on a ledge and this duck, decided it wanted to be look inside my bag, my camera, my other bag etc etc!
I’m going to miss the next Brown Owls meeting, which will be a bummer but I will be in Bali so I will be doing all sorts of other exciting things.
Just a quick few lines. I went visit some friends today to take some photos. Madi who must be 2.5ish was looking at my mouth and oh so cutely said “you have sprinkles on your teeth!” referring to the green and blue coloured bands I have on my braces at the moment! Gold!
I’m sure I’m not the only person who has held dreams or desires close to their heart for a long time. I’ve been intrigued and drawn to ballet for I don’t know how long. Through high school I was so self-conscious of my self and trying to do what I thought other people thought I should do or shouldn’t do, that I didn’t even think about taking up dance. I would watch dance movies over and over, I would close my bedroom door, look in the mirror and move my legs and arms around in semi-graceful attempts at some sort of dance but I would never ever do anything like that in front of other people or even voice the idea of doing such a thing.
About two months ago, the QPAC newsletter mentioned this place called 2Ballerinas and adult dance classes. I went to the website and read it many times over. The studios are just up and over the hill from us, the price was very reasonable, it was only ten weeks, the teaching staff have an incredible background. What did I have to loose? I ummed and I ahhhed. I mentioned it to a few people but that was it. Until I felt comfortable I wasn’t going to broadcast it.
I went to my first class clutching my new ballet slippers, totally unsure of what I was going to face. I met some new people and with both excitement and anxiety I took my place at the barre. As the last few weeks have progressed, I have gradually become more confident in what I do. Sure I spend half the class going “what the?” but then after repeating steps and movements over and over and counting in my head I start to get it.
After class on Saturday I felt fantastic. It had been a relatively challenging class and I was physically drained but I felt so good. Now if you ask me what I’m doing on Saturday, I’ll tell you I have dance class. This week I’m also going to start classes with another dance studio on Wednesday nights. I can’t wait 😀 Now I dance.
Photos from Days 21-29.
I’ve been to the farm, to work, to play, to the airport, to my parents, to my home and many places more!
Crazy Duck in the Roma St Parklands, 29/365
This morning it was Brown Owls and whilst in the park waiting for the others to arrive I was visited by this bird.
Seam Sealing the tent, T-20hrs before departing for Mongolia, 28/365
This morning Mum and her two sisters along with three or four others headed off to Mongolia for the next three and a bit weeks.
Waiting for the future to come, 27/365
Sitting on a bench in Adelaide St, waiting before I went into see the prosthodontist.
Not our pick-up, 26/365
Thursday night, Mum and I went to pick Susan up from the airport. These two drivers waited and waited and waited for their pick-ups to come out of the gate.
All done at last! 25/365
Ekka Wednesday. Oh so lovely to have a mid-week public holiday. I spent the morning cracking pecans, I finally finished my allotment of pecans from Granddad.
Oh Yeah Transformable Tomas, 24/365
A few weeks ago Karl, sent me a link to this picture. I couldn’t get over how cool it looked. A look at ebay a few days later, a little $$ later and I now have my own Transformable Tomas.
Catherdal Square flowers, 23/365
This is by no means the best photo but every time I walk past this flower bed, I wonder if anyone stops and picks a few flowers? The flower bed is at chest height and it looks so tempting.
Squished, Dry Cane Toad, 22/365
We were going to pick up the avocados and passion fruit and I noticed this squished dried out cane toad and just had to a little photo 🙂
Oh little bird in the yard, 21/365
I don’t mind the birds when they stay in the yard, like this one here. When they cross the border of the deck and try to come into the house though, that I don’t like.
