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I apologise for not keeping up with the dieting updates, but I started the diet during the Easter break and then once I started work again I just couldn’t find the time to write about it daily. I have continued with it although things have changed slightly…
I did Herbalife for the first 3 weeks and lost a little weight and am definitely less bloated! How do I know? Well I am now able to wear shirts I couldn’t close for years and my jeans are falling off, I now have to start wearing a belt! Yay!
Does anybody out there use Facebook?
I didn’t until about last year when for some reason I no longer remember I thought it might be interesting to try. I had been on MySpace for years and had been quite addicted to it for a long time too and was afraid Facebook would be the same though at the same time I had also heard many bad things about Facebook. Things like viruses being installed on your computer and so on… not very comforting!
Continue reading ‘Facebook: Virtual Pets, Farms and Gardens’
Strangely enough I have started a diet today - yes, the day before Easter. The day before all our guests arrive and the munching starts. You see, I am planning on losing my excess 20kg before July… do you think I can do that? I’m going to be positive about it and say that I can, I’ll be on this diet till then and in my mind I’ll be aiming for that.
You see, in July I’m going to the UK for our usual Summer School job. As mentioned in previous posts, being an English teacher here in Italy means that over the summer vacations I have no work and thus no pay. Going to England is a great alternative though! I get to see new places, meet new people, eat the occasional pie and gravy and get to buy various kitchen and household supplies, the bulk of which cannot be found in Italy, but once used to be staples in our homes in SA. Like, for example, Presstick aka Blue Tack. So important for a teacher to have!
I’d like to start a series of posts about living in Italy… I have been here for about a decade now, but I’m surprised by (and often shocked at) many many things that happen here. Not only things that happen, but also the way many people think and interact.
I know there is a lot already written about it all over the web and even many books have been published on this very topic, but I’d like to let off some steam and share some amusing stories whenever they take place.
Unfortunately I’m afraid many of these posts may sound like rants, but don’t get me wrong, Italy is beautiful country. The food is wonderful, the landscapes are breathtaking and the cities are… well, big, noisy and dirty just like any other big cities around the world, except in Italy they also have gorgeous architecture and history is more often than not preserved.
Have you ever been through a time when your mind is always wondering to things you want to do, wish for and usually cannot have or do right away? I’m in such a period at the moment… I’m finding it really hard to focus on what is here, now.
I need to do so much work. Really, I have so much work to do in my house and for my job that I don’t know where to start. Everywhere I turn there is chaos. Everything I aim to do gets left behind. I spend my time dreaming, day dreaming, and navigating the internet quite uselessly. It’s all fine to say “at least you’re getting your weekend break from work and doing what you want to do”, but the truth is I feel terrible about the rest of the work that is not being done. I wish it would jsut be done and over with so I wouldn’t have to feel guilty about writing a blog post, checking email or taking a walk in the garden. Today I’ve been out 3 times already, wandering semi-aimlessly around the place, in the drizzling rain at that.
THIS IS THE WORLD’S FIRST GLOBAL ELECTION, BETWEEN EARTH AND GLOBAL WARMING.
Spring is supposed to be here already although this weekend seems to be a little overcast and rainy, but it’s all welcome. We have had some lovely weather lately and the garden is starting to become quite colourful too!
I love this time of year. It’s warm, but not hot. Cool, but not cold. Sunny, but not scorching. Breezy, but not windy. The weather seems to be just right!
Last year we had planted so many bulbs, plants, seeds and such that our garden was wild in the summer. All sorts of things grew and many strange and wonderful creatures came to visit too. We left all those bulbs in the soil over winter and they are starting to shoot out now. Many have been growing over the last few weeks and are flowering beautifully already - especially the Daffodils! And when I went out this morning I noticed our Tulips have huge bulbs too. I can’t wait to see them open!
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