Bleed it out...

A massive sorry is in order...to all my loyal readers, i apologise for taking this long to update. Much has been happening in my life and it is often difficult to steal a spare moment to write. (the only reason i think i 'sound' a tad proper here is because Pride and Prejudice is on TV while i'm writing this...Lol i'm way too easily influenced)

Well...since my last post...

- i've gotten better at my job and am settling in well in Auckland

- my mum and dad came over and i graduated

- Toby and i broke up

Now, before you start worrying, i want you to know that i'm doing okay so don't worry too much okay?! These things happen..

Anyway, work has only gotten more and more interesting which is a definate plus. My responsibilities have increased wish i dare say is a good sign of my ability? =P We are still having some teething problems at the factory so plans to launch our drinks this summer is looking a little dim...we are trying to stay as hopeful as we can though...the problem lies with the factory equipment so there's absolutely nothing we can do. Must be a reason for the setback though...all in good time...

So yeah, mum and dad arrived like a week before my grad ceremony. The ceremony was on a Friday so we drove down to Palmy on Tuesday, spent the night in Taupo and arrived in Palmy on Wednesday. Mum and dad were awesome, i was worried they wouldn't like or let me sleep at Toby's place (it was pretty hard for them to accept we were living in the same house with separate rooms like 2 years ago so i wasn't sure how they'd react this time). They were super cool and understanding so it was a huge weight off my shoulders. I had a great time, got to hang out heaps with Toby and Krystal, mum and dad got to meet Jo and Tom (Toby's mum and partner) and they got along like a house on fire...we had dinner there one night and it was loads of fun. Ceremony itself went without a hitch...i didn't trip...Phew! I decided to wear this white wraparound dress i'd bought last summer and paired it with my animal print heels. Here are some photos for your viewing pleasure:





Sigh.....

I'm sorry...

I just tried writing about the break-up but ended up deleting it all..
It's all a bit too personal...
Toby and I have decided to remain good mates...that's what we've always been anyway and so i am finding it difficult to write about the break-up without unconsciously creating some sort of bias against him...
It's a lousy situation but these things happen...i'm glad he told me when he did.
I've talked the matter to death and bawled my eyes out...if you know me well, you'd know this is how i get better...i'm coping well i assure you...

Anyway, my darlings...i promise to write again soon....

Just in case i don't write in time though...Merry Christmas my lovelies..

Hugs...
Deb

So what's new with you?

Elo elo beautiful people...
I am feeling particularly high on life tonight so i thought i'd channel my hyper-activity into words. Yep, Dori and Linny, this is the new strain of Deborah Disease hahaha...it is even more contagious than it use to be. Okay, for all of you out there who still have no idea what Deborah Disease ask Dori or Linny to explain, they diagnosed me with it. =P

Anyway, since my last post i found a place of my own. Well, technically i don't have the place all to myself but you know what i mean. I found a gorgeous flat in Orakei where a young newly married couple were needing a flatmate. They'd just bought the house and wanted a flatmate to help out with the mortgage pretty much. So anyway, i came across this place on Trademe and absolutely fell in love with it. Here are some photos:

This is the house:


This is the deck:


This is the kitchen and slider door to the deck:


And this is the view:



Pretty sweet huh?! I have the whole downstairs to myself and my own bathroom and walk-in wardrobe. Can't show you photos of my room yet though 'cos i am currently sleeping on a blow up mattress until my furniture arrives in 2 weeks.

So yeah, i have unpacked all 4 boxes now and am just waiting on my furniture before i can place everything in their designated areas. Also, i promised photos from my farewell picnic in the park so here's some to tie you over for now. Sorry but i can't be bothered resizing all of them hahaha...

We had it at the Esplanade:


and...

this is my Special K blowing bubbles:


My turn!!


My Toby attempting to eat bubbles:


Ciao for now!

It's that time again folks...

Yes, i quite enjoy disappearing for extended periods of time, it makes me feel mysterious.

So, what's happened since my last post? Gosh...i don't even recognise my current reality yet...

Okay, so i was working at Massey Uni as a PA to one of the Head of Schools, well i was so busy towards the end of that contract because i was pretty much doing that job as well as being errand girl to the administrators. One in particular, who was an absolute doll to work with, as her part-timer quit. The only reason she quit was because she felt she wasn't fully concentrating on her honours so she decided to get rid of at least one major distraction before it was too late. Anyway, it got real busy once i started helping out and it made the days go by way faster which was awesome. The nice administrator lady always gave me a ride home after work too which made it all the more sweet as...

Anyway, on the last day of my work i had a 'Farewell Picnic in the Park', i can't say that a lot of people showed up but the ones that mattered were there. I could have had something like cocktails after work or something but i decided the whole shebang wouldn't have been very me, a nice picnic in the sun however with loads of space to run around and get hyper, now that sounds like Deborah Disease in its purest form. Lol. Dori and Linny would agree, i'm positive.

So, once i'd finished up at Massey, i'd been packing up most of my stuff that week as i was shifting up to Hamilton the following Tuesday. I had a lovely weekend with my favourite boy. We went to Wellington for the day on Sunday with his mum and her partner too. Monday was a good day to just chill out and tidy up a little, run a couple of errands etc. It was pretty stress free all in all, no tears at the bus stop or anything. Jo (Toby's mum) packed me a little goodie bag with a bouquet of flowers, some magazines and snackies too. She's the sweetest. She rang me last weekend to make sure my first week went alright and texted me last night while she was waiting for Toby to go round for family dinner. Moving along, i arrived in Hamilton and pretty much started the next day. My job title? The serious one - Business Development Coordinator and the one i use everyday in all my emails - OFFICE SUPERSTAR heheh...
I'm working for a new drinks company that will be launching their product pretty soon. It's all hush hush at the moment but i assure you, if you're in NZ you'll know when it hits. If you haven't already seen our grass covered vans driving around.

Jobs been interesting and challenging at the same time. I've gotten to design some pretty cool point of sale stuff and am feeling quite passionate which is always good. The business, including me, will be shifting to Auckland this weekend though (Sorry for not replying your Bebo message Mark, i'm currently in Hami not Auckland). I will be crashing at a mate's place for a bit until i find my own place. Auckland's huge so am finding it pretty complicated to choose a suburb to live in. The big question, do i want to live by the beach or an awesome shopping mall? Hahaha...Toby chose beach...i'm still not sure, i'd like to have both if possible...

Speaking of beaches, my sister, her husband and i went to Mt Maunganui last weekend. It's actually a little beach town that has loads of cool surf shops and funky cafes. My sis and i got to do shopping and chill out but i got to...drumroll please...get into a wet suit and jump into the sea - something i'd never done eventhough i've been in NZ for almost 4 years now. So anyway, here's proof of me being using my wet suit like a straight jacket. Yes, you may laugh...just not too loud okay? =P


Well my little grasshoppers, it's getting late...i have work in the morning and really should visit Slumberland before they lock the gates.

Take care of yourselves...xoxoxo Deb

All 'Mac-ed' out...

You've met my iBaby yes? Hehe...i vaguely remember saying that i'd post more once it arrived but unfortunately that hasn't happened yet. Instead, because it functions so well and quickly, i end up jumping on, checking my emails and jumping off. =P Sorry...but then again, my readers haven't complained, perhaps they are no longer interested? Boo hoo hoo...

Anyway, i'm way too excited to stay blue because my 5th generation iPod video arrived today...
Toby wasn't around to take photos of me opening the lovely inconspicuous brown box this time so you'll have to bear with these:

This is my precious toy...sitting in it's new case...

And this is the gorgeous case when it's shut...


Hehe...I'm so pleased and can't wait to get home and try it out. I've gone podcast crazy ever since Special K introduced me to them so i want to sync 'em onto my iPod and watched them on the bus to work. I use to have a pink iPod mini but decided since i'm going to be doing a lot of traveling (once i move to Auckland) i mine as well get an iPod to keep me company on those long trips. I bought my Mini for $200 about a year ago and manage to sell it on Trademe for $180, not bad eh? I made it a point to sell it before i was allowed to buy this one so i wouldn't be tempted to have two of them lying around. And...in the name of saving the planet, reducing waste etc..i got the items shipped in one package instead of separately AND i got a refurbished iPod instead of a brand new one. Every little bit counts i reckon; it's easy for the little actions to become habitual too. I think i might be starting a green movement fairly soon, don't roll your eyes...i'm doing my part...it also depends on how many of you will be interested and whether or not i'll be capable of putting it together.

Anyhoo, i'm off to read about what i can and cannot do on my iPod so ciao chickas and chicos...have a great week!

xoxo!

Still swooning...

Hello gorgeous'...I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. For one thing, you already know this but i'm going to tell you anyway, i normally post at work, the longer the post the less work i had to do heheh...recently, since one of the part-timers quit, i've been answering to 3 people instead of just one so my workload has increased accordingly too. It's not a bad thing though, more work means time just flies by and before i know it, it's the end of another day and i can head back to my warm nest. =) That isn't going to happen today though...Toby managed to convince me to WALK home from Massey today. Google Palmerston North Map...I live in town, so let's say the where the green arrow is, now can you see where Massey University is? Haha...YeAh..all in the name of health and well being i guess. Personally i think i'm way fitter than i was in 2004 heheh...i'm hoping to start Kickboxing soon, i stopped doing hip hop a little while ago because i stopped feeling challenged. Kickboxing should be a nice change.

For those of you who wanted to know what's life like with an Apple MacBook..hehe...i have one word for you - AMAZING. Everything is easier and so common-sensical. I have gotten so use to dragging and dropping that i've started wondering what other places in my life that could apply to heheh...but seriously, i haven't looked back once. Since it arrived, my Acer has been ignored and left to atone in a corner hahaha...i haven't transfered my files over which shows just how much use those files were to me in the first place.

Life's been good...i didn't get a chance to tell you all about the massive breakdown i had at work last week but that's just because i didn't want to harp on it. I basically got so fed-up with Evilo and lost it. She was stressing me out so bad over nothing so i told her off before bursting into tears...I know, how silly right? It did the trick though, she's been so lovely to me since then. But yeah, life's been awesome as usual.


Oooh, we went to watch Sicko last night. It's Michael Moore's latest movie about healthcare in the US. I say go watch it...especially if you give a damn about politics but even if you don't, Mike has a brilliant way of packaging information so that it's digestable for the masses. (I'm half quoting flattie Krystal a.k.a. Special K there as we were having a massive discussion before and after the movie)

I apologise that this post is a tad half-hearted; you'd probably have to wait a good 2 weeks before i'd have an inspired moment. =P So here's hoping one will come sooner..

xoxoxoxo!!

The Wait is Over

My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!

Sorry but i'm still caught up in the excitement! There was so much adrenalin pumping in my system that i couldn't really sleep and ended up with only 2 hours of proper slumber before having to get up and head to work.

Nonethless...

My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!My Macbook is here!

My Macbook is here!

My Macbook is here!
My Macbook is here!

My Macbook is here!
My Macbook is here!

Hahah...don't roll your eyes at me...

I've never bought anything that expensive for myself before...My iBaby is actually the first proper thing i've bought since i've started working. It's such an amazing feeling and of course the best reward for all that discipline and every single early morning especially during winter!

I'm still getting use to it but just unpacking it was so awesome, here are some photos of the momentous occassion!

The package arrived in an inconspicuous brown box.

I proceed to attack the brown box with a pair of scissors.

Oooh, it feels like Christmas!

More unpacking...

Here it is! In all it's Apple glory...

Look at the awesome packaging!

Breathing exercises to keep calm, hee hee hoooo, hee hee hoooo....

MY PRECIOUS!

Swoon...i still can't get over how gorgeous it is...Yeh i know that's not important but let me finish, i have honestly never used any equipment that ran that smoothly and quickly before. Sure it's a tad different from what i'm used to but i know it's a good kinda change.

Did you know that i don't have to switch it off? Apple recommends you switch it off only if you're not going to use it for a couple of days, otherwise, just turn sleep mode on. I can whip it out, check my emails and put it back to sleep in seconds. Honestly, i don't have to pre-empt applications like i did with my piece of crap Acer. I'd have to think.. i might need another browser window, better click on it now and give it 5 minutes to load...YES, it was that bad!

But alas, no more of that...it takes my iBaby less than a minute to restart...i was installing some things last night and once it was done it asked to restart so i said ok and moved it from the table to the chair to make way for dinner. I swear, a couple of seconds later i turned back to it and thought it was just starting to restart but it was actually all done!

Fine, you might be sick of me raving on about my Macbook by now but indulge me eh...Let an extremely satisfied customer give kudos where kudos is due okay!

xoxoxox Deb

Am i working harder?

Just a short one today, sweets because i've got less than an hour to go at work. If you've been following my blog all this while you would have noticed that my longest posts occur when i have the most time on my hands. Lately, i've had enough work to entertain me..Hahaha..Nah, actually that's another way of saying i've learnt to better manage my time and the dispersion of work to fill the days up or alternatively to make me look busy at all times. =) The new administrator started today and she's lovely...Even better news, I recommended Krystal (my flattie a.k.a. Special K) for a part-time version of my job. The girl who use to do it has gotten really behind in her Honours so she decided to know muck herself up any further with work and try and focus before she drowns. Poor thing, she's a smart cookie though so i'm sure she'll manage. On the up side, i'm chuffed that Krystal will be working kinda alongside me and one of the other administrators. I have to remember to tell her that she has another appointment at 10.30 am tomorrow.
Even better news...My iBaby is arriving in 3 days...Shall we all countdown the days together? YES, we shall..hahaha
I'm in a fabulous mood today despite the fact that i'm due for a massive PMS session hahah...There's only one person who matters who you should feel sorry for during those times, but he's extremely capable of handling my tantrums.
Anyway, better go, i promise to post a longer one next time but this was just so my darlings knew i was alive and kicking!

Muax!
D