Back to Work

OK, I have been up and about the last 2 days and hopefully can get back to work tomorrow. I am not 100% but I just want to get back to work. Just have to find the right medication that I am able to take everyday. I forgot to mention my scary trip to the hospital in an ambulance....
On Monday when I hurt my back I was given a needle and medication and sent home to stay in bed for 3 days and not move unless having to go to the toilet. That night I slept like a baby and was horrified that I had not stirred all night. Andrew woke me to check on me, but I had such blurry vision that my eyes felt like they were going back and forth. I said NO to the pain killers as I thought this might be causing the dizziness. Away he gave me the other tablets and off to work he went, the phone rang in the morning and it woke me up. I had to hang up the phone cause I got up out of bed and headed to the toilet when all of a sudden, I totally became so dizzy, the room was blurry, I started to sweat and I felt like I was going to be sick. I sat straight on the ground but it just did not stop and I started to feel like I could not breathe. I got up and headed to the fridge, I felt like I needed water, I was dying of thirst. I made it to the fridge but by the time I got there I could not see anything in front of ME at all. It was totally scary, I remember thinking what is wrong with me. The next I remember waking up on the floor face down thinking how cold and good the floor felt and I was going to die here and nobody knows I am just here!! IT was absolutely terrifying! I could not yell out, the phone had been in my hand when I fell but I could not see anything to find where it was. I must have dosed off again and than I heard Stephen trying to wake me and Charlene screaming. I could hardly breathe, talk or even move but they had rang an ambulance straight away.
They came and took me to hospital, which I don't remember much. But I had an allergic reaction to the medication and it made my heart rate drop and my blood pressure drop very low. Very Scary... My first ride in an ambulance, which involves ME being the patient! My DH said the doctors and nurses were so great with me and I was the not so perfect patient LOL....
I am scared in a way to go back to work but I really want to go back, I just hope my back will be good for ME! Might not be able to do a full day but see how long I can last...

Thanks everyone for dropping by my blog and hopefully I will be able to keep up the work of up dating regularly.. I do have photos and layouts to share but once I can scan them I will.... I will get to your blogs and soon and check you all out also....
Take Care...

On the Scrapping Front

Well now on the scrapping front, unfortunately not much has been going on there! I did have a big burst of scrapping for a couple of weeks but now that I have started working finding the time to scrap is much harder. Before I could scrap any time of the day or night and had NO excuse but now I am so exhausted after work I just manage a bit of house work than dinner and some TV and I am heading to bed very early.
I did enter 5 layouts into the FK awards and I have not heard anything back from them so I suppose they were no good. I hope I get them back soon as I forgot to scan a couple of them before I sent them away.
I have managed to get my CJ pages done every month and just need to finalise the one I am working on now. Will have to wait until next week when I can actually sit on a chair and be comfortable!
I do have one layout, I can share with you. I did a total of 8 layouts for the FK awards and had to pick 5 of the better ones. So this is one of the ones I chose not to send.

It is of Bailey at Christmas time opening his present. I absolutely love this photo and the journaling reads.
Capturing the surprised look on your face as you opened your Christmas present was priceless. The sweet joy of discovery was clearly reflected in your expressive eyes as you touched, explored and played with each part of your new toy.
I have not scanned the others but will try and do something next week and show you them!...

My Hair

Well I went to the hairdressers last week and got my hair coloured, I have been opting now to have my hair done every 4 weeks professionally as I have had a bad reaction from some hair products. This time they spent an hour straightening my hair afterwards, and I was a bit shocked at first but it did grow on me and I loved it by the end of the night. Andrew totally fell in love with me all over again LOL and wants me to get my hair straightened permanently... Not sure might find out a bit more about it next time I am at the hair dressers.
I am still trying to be good with my health kick and have only put on 1 kg in the last 3 or 4 months. I really want to lose about another 10 kgs and with working so hard now hopefully it will happen quickly.


This is the latest photo of ME with my hair straight, now be honest do you like it this way or do you prefer the curly ME...

A new JOB

Well I have been busy the last 6 weeks with my new job..... I am working at a newly built Motel on Johnson Road doing house keeping. It is a hard job and YES this is how I hurt my back, I have been off for the week but am hoping to be back on Monday. I really like it, the people I work for are great. It is hard work and you have to be quick and get everything perfect and remember so much in such a short time. But I love meeting new people and the satisfaction of the room looking great when I am finished. Sounds weird hey but its a job and its great to be back in the work force during the day while Jamie is at school. The hours are perfect for me 8.30 - 2.30 which is really hard to find.
So if you need somewhere to stay when you come to Brisbane I am sure you would love to stay at this new Motel. The website will be up and running soon and you should see me in a few of the photos LOL

Charlene and Stephen get engaged

My daughter Charlene and her boyfriend celebrated 5 years of being together at the end of August. So Stephen organised a romantic weekend away to the Sunshine coast and proposed. It was all very romantic but Charlene says very embarrassing. He proposed to her in the middle of the restaurant down on one knee while all staff and customers looked with anticipation! She has a beautiful 1 carat diamond ring... yeh thats right everyones dream ring.... bigger than mine!
The wedding wont be for a few years yet as she is still at uni studying...

I will get back with a photo of the ring..... and the happy couple.

Andrew's 40th Birthday

Andrew turned 40 on the 25th of August..... and we had a party at home. It was not a big party but everyone that did turn up had a great time. He was totally spoilt as usual and I made all the nibblies and had a stress free night and a few drinks too.

A photo of Andrew and I on the night!

Need to update

OMG look at what month we are in and I have TOTALLY forgotten about my blog. So much has gone on that I really don't know where to begin!
Well to tell you the truth, I went on SBC site today and found a post by Terri about everyone's blogs and this did make me realise HEY I do still have a blog also...

Last time I had the flu well now I have hurt my back and have been laid up in bed for nearly a week. I am sitting here on the laptop, which had not crossed my mind to do so. I just knew that I could not sit in a chair at the moment and have not even turned on my computer all week...

Well not sure if anyone even comes to visit no more as I have been totally slack! I am so sorry, so much has gone on and it just seems to mean less time on the computer these days!

I will do a new heading for all the big news that has gone on in the last couple of months..... and I will try and get some photos too as I have been really slack with taking that with me too these days and have missed out on some great photo opportunities.