That extra hashbrown...

Finally got my picky little paws on the HTC Desire X this week.
Can one *really* love a phone...because if one *can*...

Also this week I've come to realise :

* that I don't get the slipper fashion statement
* how love/relationships can end up for more complicated than they need be
* we're all way too sensitive about things that shouldn't matter.....and desensitised to things that shouldatter
* build a bridge
* there are people who are too amazing to let out of your life
* some people really cannot make coffee and shouldn't be allowed near a coffee machine
* laughing is good... Laughing at others misfortunes isn't
* making things that other people enjoy can be more fulfilling than money...sometimes
* Phil Collins makes pretty wicked tunes
* dogs and cats make a home so much better to LIVE in...but not necessarily liveable....specially if you have allergies.
* sometimes you'll need to swallow your pride and ask for some charity...

Little things...

Orphan

Astraeus

Apollo

Meet your hero...

Where do I even begin to understand/grasp this past week?

Inbetween nausea, listlessness, hope, love, bliss.... I found time to live.
Wednesday a new little puppymonster came into my life by way of trying to avoid getting driven over by trucks.
The tiny (tinier than cats), black dog that I'm assuming is a daschund yorkie cross, seems to have found a home between me and my two boys. She's still without a name and answers to my voice...in general, even when I'm not talking to her. *sigh*

I have some AMAZING people in my life that have been filling my weekends and spaces in the week... and will continue to do so as long as I am their friend.
The Henley girls and new Henley boy have just been so awesome. Spent yet another weekend between the 3 of them, as well as with another Henley boy who's 20th birthday was yesterday.
We braaied under the stars, surrounded by citronella candles planted in the flower beds and lighting our sitting space. Cats and kittens and a clumsy nanny dog found the little gaps between all us humans and we had the most amazing and peaceful evening.

The new Henley boy has also been smashing my external full of new music, which I am so on another level with.
Kongos... I finally ! finally ! got ahold of their music and have been listening to it for a good section of today. I am shocked that my neighbours haven't taken the trip to come ask me to shut up my tunes.

Between brainstorming on very new brilliant ideas with one of my Henley girls, being spoilt by our market mom and dad, being surrounded by beautiful music, puppymonsters, horsebeasts, cats and vicious kettehs, yea... my life is pretty amazing. I am still swooning from this weekend.

Already have exciting dinner plans for this week with MORE gorgeous friends, I almost cannot wait for this week.

But as today dissipates along with what ever is left of the weekend... I'm doing shop edits, making stock and orders of the "super slouch" kids beanies that are now available... and inbetween I'm also cleaning my house >.< someone's gotta do it.

Go forth and have an amazing remainder to your Sunday and onward to a beautiful and surprising week.

A few days later...

Its 2 days after the first official braai in my new little house.

This weekend was just so refreshing!

Meeting new people, seeing people I know. Laughs, drinks, sunshine, hubbly, rain....

The Henley girls bought and brought a whole lot of plants for my garden as their housewarming/birthday gift for me... and I am just swooning still over it. My garden is going to look fantastic!

The dogsmonsters are settling in...even enough to tear up a rubbish bag outside the front door....that I stood picking up at nearly midnight.
It really has been an experience.
Its how its been in most of my places after a move...is that how its been for everyone?

Also...I have found an online community that I hope I'll continue getting comfortable in. Its great knowing there are "others" out there...

...life otherwise is looking pretty good.  I hope everyone's feeling the same :)

Just in that way...

Today, not even coffee is keeping the sleepies at bay. I may have to get something stronger...like a B12 shot.

I'm saturated with some amazing songs today as I fight to stay awake.
My heartfelt selection today:

Monoloog in Stereo - Fokofpolisiekar
I hope you get to meet your hero - Skunk Anansie
Cold Blooded - The Pretty Reckless
Little Lion Man - Mumford and sons
Vermilion pt.2 - Slipknot
Bubbles - Biffy Clyro
Heya (cover) - Matt Weddle
No Handlebars - Flowbots
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
You're gonna go far - The Offspring
What's going on - The Four NonBlondes
You - The Pretty Reckless
I Believed in You - Skunk Anansie
In The Fade - Queens of the Stone Age
Savior - Rise Against
I only Want you - Eagles of Deathmetal
If only for a night - Florence and the Machine
The Space Inbetween - How to Destroy Angels
Ghost Key - Isis
Three legged workhorse - This will destroy You
Breathe me - Sia
Sober - Tool
Soil's Song - Katatonia
Wish You Were here - Incubus
I want you - Danko Jones
A Media Friendly Turn for the Worse - Norma Jean
I'm not in love - Tori Amos
Passive - A Perfect Circle
Breathe Life - Killswitch Engage
Feel Good Inc - The Gorillaz
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
Through Glass - Stone Sour
Falling from the Sky (day seven) - Norma Jean
Passenger - Deftones ft Maynard James Keenan
The Mark Has been made - NiN
You can't quit me baby - Queens of the stone Age
In The White - Katatonia

......there are just some very special songs on this list. They echo through my car daily, but today I need them like they'll save me.

Just...no

Sigh...

It's an onslaught of reds and hearts and chocolates every time I walk into a store... yup. We're heading to Valentines and the chain stores are psyching their marketing up VERY early for the "occassion"...

But besides that...

Just a quick HAPPY HAPPY! To birthday girl She_Grim. Happy 20th lady!

Then...living in the "small" towns we do, you're always bound to run into someone you know sometime.
And yesterday, someone I haven't seen in about 2 or 3 years, rolled up with his dirtbike at a cafè near my house.
We *had* a mutual friend, which is how we know eachother and of course this mutual friend came up.
He didn't seem at all surprised that I too was no longer friends with this person...but the bitterness that expressed about this person....was sad.

If someone, anyone, is going out and studying/working/bettering themselves....regardless of your current relationship with them, shouldn't you still wish them well? Shouldn't you hope it works out well for those people?

I was so dissappointed by something I have probably done myself too before...in the past.
Its rather sad...and ugly.

There is never any wrong in people having career ambitions...and ambitions to become "better people".

There...that's my chew out to anyone who wishes crap on other peoples lives.
Have more respect for yourself!

Laters. 

The excitement of... tea strainers

I have actually had a great day, dispite being in wicked pain...

Work went so well today, and I still say it's because it wasn't like we were melting! Wow it's been a hot Summer.
Thanks South Africa for that!

I got to a customer, who has also become such a great friend, and I had mentioned last year how I couldn't find a decent loose tea strainer... and when I walked into their office today, she handed me one.
I am so so chuffed and happy about my little tea gadget!

As much as I love my coffee... with my house so full of different teas that I've accumulated over the last months (for some reason) that's all I can drink this week!
Heading into tea addiction looks pretty good though...

Now... onto some more of 2013.

Whoever you are, where ever you are... I hope you're making your dreams come true!