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Yes, I got through a day at work this week. I feel rather drained, but some things that helped:

A soy latte to start the day from my most referred search term – Lava Espresso, Weston :)

A black cat, up to mischief on the path to work

A purrty flower on the way home.

Can I go to bed now?

Based on a recipe (with a few changes) from the Golden Door Cookbook. Yums!

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We’ve only had this totally awesome gingerbread train kit from Aldi since the cocktail party we had before xmas. It was a whole $12. And I finally made it up this afternoon.

I love Aldi. I can’t wait to see what they come out with for Easter!

Mmm Calippo! I only ever ate the Lemon flavour as a child, but this all-fruit Berry flavour from the newsagent went down well this afternoon – good for my sore, dry throat!

The Dr sent me for another Glandular Fever blood test today (I haven’t been tested for it this year, so why not? :p) hoping I think that that’s my problem this time around. Was also told to rest, switch to nurofen or aspirin over the large amounts of paracetamol (also better for the joint pain) and drink water, and eat fresh fruit and veges etc etc. And not go back to work til Thursday. At least (I hope I’m back Thursday, I hate having to catch things up, oh and don’t like feeling crook for that long!)

As far as vitamins and other supplements? No advice right this moment, but came across this really awesome visualisation of what the evidence is currently pointing to for what supplement for which disorder. Bubbles!

Seems I’m on a good track with my probiotics, vitamin D and valerian usage… Seems Boron’s getting a bad name for menopause… glad I’m not at that end of life!

As Oxford Street and surrounds recovers from another Mardi Gras, a few links for consideration…

From ACON (AIDS council of NSW):
Apparently Gay hate crimes increase around Mardi Gras time.
Is your workplace LGBT-friendly? It’s more than just “having a policy”… (http://www.prideindiversity.com.au/)

From Riayn’s twitter:
Realising why we don’t have gay marriage since all my co-workers believe I should be happy with current defacto laws. Umm, no.
2. Also was told I could go overseas to get marriage. None of them realised that the Oz government refuses to recognise it.

Happy Sunday. (Alas I wasn’t at Mardi Gras, or the Eurotrash party I was invited too last night, instead I spent the evening watching “Step Up” and whatever Tomb Raider was on.)

Something to brighten your Friday night. Thanks to Tracy, it brightened mine!

(Though I feel bad for the base :( *sniffs*)

According to Wiki Answers:

Percy L. Spencer holds patent (US) 2480679 from 1949 on microwave popcorn.

Thank you Percy.

Went back to work today. One of the OTs tried to drop me home after our school visit this morning, but I stayed til the end. Mostly catching up on emails and progress notes. It’s amazing how fast you get behind! Especially at this time of the year when the teachers have found their feet and are starting to contact about the kids!

Headache on and off today, along with some puffiness still in my throat. Getting there. Didn’t fall asleep! :p

Friday tomorrow, then a full on weekend of Uni things! Got the first lecture for ‘Disabilities and Learning Difficulties’ – gotta get my readings done!

So….

At the start of the month I declared that for Febusave (which I keep typing as Februsave, maybe next year the men’s version can be FeBroSave?) I would pack lunches for work and cut back on buying coffees and diet cokes…

I did quite well on the lunches front. I think I bought lunch once this month – and it was a day where I was due to take part in a group lunch at work, took one look at the Pide on offer, with all its cheese, and wandered out with someone else who couldn’t face that hehe.

Caffeine intake did drastically reduce, but not completely. As did the chocolate and snack buying at work – helped along by feeling hideous at eating cadbury’s and the work “shop” dissolving.

Extra expenses for this month such as text books for uni, registering for the conference in May, and buying pretty dresses weren’t factored in. But they can be supported, plus I’ll get the conference fee back soon from work.

All in all, I’m glad I stuck to the taking lunch thing, even if I might need a break from tuna for awhile! (I did have it for lunch today. Sheer apathy!)

Still to organise our actual dates to go to Europe. Getting there!