February 2009

mmm purtiful

February 27, 2009 · 4 comments

Yes, new layout. I like this one, more readable than the last :) But, still needs a bit of a beat around, so if you notice anything odd, please point it out to me :)

Today was.. well.. mixed. attempted my performance evaluation. Gave up. Got notes done.

Went to the gym though, and Killed myself on the adaptive motion trainer, which was GREAT :) Sweated so much, and earned my dinner, which is currently simmering on the stove…

Making soup

Minestrone-ish.

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It's Pink and It Vibrates

February 26, 2009 · 0 comments

I got a chance to try the new (pink) Neutrogena Wave Power Cleanser from the girls at the That’s Noice! blog.

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I have to say, I think I used it wrong when I first started – I think that you can attach the disposable cleansing pads in 2 ways – and I did it the wrong way and it wasn’t foaming. And then I switched it over, and it did :p My face feels clean, and I like the sensory feeling of the vibrations on my face. Apparently the refills will be $13.99 for 30… sounds a little dear to me, but I might get some if they go on special. (It’s $20 for the thingy itself. Bit of an outlay, I guess. Depends how cheap you are!)

Perhaps I should try it again after a sweaty gross gym session. Or after a day with full sunscreen. That would test it out better! (Keep you posted)

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Fiona needs to…

February 26, 2009 · 4 comments

Go to Google and type in your first name and then “needs to” (all in quotation marks), then put the first 10 things that come up on in the search results into a list…..

Fiona needs to go on a diet seriously
Fiona needs to eat.
Fiona needs to decide how to keep a friend, make a friend, be a good friend
Fiona needs to have a shower SMELLY!!!!
Fiona needs to be babied big time if you plan on using her
Fiona needs to send more money there
Fiona needs to work on her friendship with him
Fiona needs to train in quality running shoes
Fiona needs to just watch and learn today
Fiona needs to grow a lil

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Under 31!

February 26, 2009 · 0 comments

Left home when the stars were still out at 6am, to go for a jog with Rish… aim was to show that, despite not doing this exact run for over a month, I’d still be able to match or beat my previous time of 31:19.

I did it – 31:59 (or 31:58:57 I think? hehe)

Not sure how – all the other stuff must be helping somehow – making it up as I go along, with more shorter runs, and harder elliptical or bike sessions. Something like that, and then to get the times on the longer run.

Oh well *grins*

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You Don't Know Me

February 25, 2009 · 0 comments

Long meetings today at work, generating more work to do, somehow I’m going to fit it in, a few more early starts I think so I can get things done before other people show up to distract me, annoy me, give me more work to do. Could have easily stayed at work way too long today.

But I had my first Japanese class for the year instead. Needed to switch the brain to that, turn from all the reports to write to talking about things like finding the supermarket. Bringing my language levels closer to that of the kids I work with.

:p

*sigh*

(ps – is there an easy way to type hiragana and katakana into wordpress?)

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You're my Guitar Hero

February 23, 2009 · 0 comments

  1. Carpet :: fluff
  2. William :: Tell Overture
  3. Oh! :: IIIIIIIIII-klahoma where the wind blows (love Sesame Street)
  4. Board game :: Scrabble. ply me on facebook?
  5. Sunlight :: soap
  6. Delay :: Just delay
  7. Winner :: loser
  8. Concubine :: porcupine
  9. Comatose :: zzz
  10. Satisfy :: satisfaction

(UMs this week)

Yes, I have a sore throat and head and struggled to get up to go grocery shopping just now. But if I can hold out until Wednesday morning, that would make life so much easier. For everyone.

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Save the Net Campaign

February 20, 2009

The Federal Government is planning to force all Australian servers to filter internet traffic and block any material the Government deems ‘inappropriate’. Under the plan, the Government can add any ‘unwanted’ site to a secret blacklist. Find out more…

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Discharge, goals met.

February 20, 2009

Towards the end of last year, one of the girls I work with announced at a meeting “After two years working here, I’ve finally discharged my first client as within normal limits”. We applauded, sympathised, and reflected on our own caseloads. When I started as a new grad therapist, I inherited a caseload that hadn’t [...]

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Fruit Tingles

February 16, 2009

So Saturday night was Spent in Sydney for a high school friend’s 27th birthday. Let’s get over that since he’s turning 27, the rest of us will be shortly. Great views of the Harbour Bridge, good company, and probably too many fruit tingles. Fruit Tingle Recipe: 2 parts vodka 1 part blue curacao 1 part [...]

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Feelings of Competency

February 13, 2009

Work has introduce new performance management processes for this year. I’m sure they’ve had similar things in the past, but there’s not really been anything that formal since I’ve been there. Basically, we just would think “hmm what PD is on this year that I want to go to?” and write our plans around that! [...]

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F is for…

February 13, 2009

like zomg, it’s meme time. (because we need a little bit of random crap back in the world) Rules: It’s harder than it looks! Copy to your own note, erase my answers and enter yours. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real… nothing [...]

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Headache

February 9, 2009

Spent the day in a 2-day stuttering workshop. News of the morning was of course around the bushfires with over 130 now confirmed dead, and people’s connections to them. Two of the girls used to work down around there, visiting the schools occasionally that are being used for evacuation centres. Trying to contact the people [...]

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