2010 December | absoluteleigh

Dec 30

Thank fark that is over…but omg puppeh!

*phew* So glad Christmas is over! So much stress and money for just one day. Yeah yeah…bah humbug. I guess I’m a little more interested if there is a decent present or 2 involved.

The lead up to Christmas was honestly the week from hell. The kids went away to SIL for the week as Jake and I both had to work, we had planned to have a lovely relaxing week together. Instead we were out shopping till all hours, I don’t think we were in bed before 12 all week. I am too old for that shit, and was miserable and exhausted come Thursday.

As many of you will know, I have wanted a French bulldog for years now. Earlier this year, we got a bulldog..just the wrong flavour.

Finally, my relentless puppy hunting and nagging paid off. Last Thursday we drove to the breeder to pick up my…our present. I’ve said I would share him, they can all have a leg each..and I will have the rest

Meet Eric, he is a 6mth old French Bulldog. I was glad to get a puppy a little older. Not sure I could cope with the puppy peeing/chewing/biting puppy thing again. And Sookie can be a little rough, so we had worried how a tiny baby would cope. And he is still small and super cute just without all the hassles.

He is settling in well, after a bit of a hellish first night..with lack of sleep and stress and I was ready to ring the breeder and send him back! Sookie is in love with him. I don’t think she could stop wagging her tail for the first few days. We have had our first visit to the dog park and that went well. But he certainly has small dog syndrome..he thinks he is a Rottweiler I am sure of it.

So now I have Martha’s bulldog..it’s only a matter of time before the other skills turn up..right?

He is off to be desexed today, poor baby.

Filed Under: Eric, Sookie

Dec 16

Family

Growing up

There was so much excitement, dressing up, the cars. A special day just for them.

But by the end of the evening they were all in tears. This was it, good bye primary school and good bye to all the friends along the way. Most going off to different high schools.

It’s seems to have only happened in the last 2 months or so. Pimples, voice changing…being taller than me and wearing clown shoes! And now he’s off to high school and a new chapter in his life.

He looked cute tho..no? And I didn’t cry…much

Filed Under: Family

Dec 09

Blogging

Brain dump with a happy ending

I am a VERY indecisive person, I will change my mind 7 times a day, seek (nag) validation and options from others..lock in my decision only to wake up and change my mind again. With anything, but more so with my sites and on line decisions. I hate it, why can’t I be surer that my choices are the right ones? Fear of failure perhaps?

I found a draft from a few months ago where I was going to ask how people juggle your real and on line life. At the time I had just started a new IRL job, my first ever full time, outside of the house job. I was also working 2 on line jobs which were another 40hrs a week combined..and of course there were my site. I woke up, worked, went to work, worked, came home, worked, then sleep. Rinse and repeat 7 days a week. I started questioning my online life, it was no longer a place of joy for me..there was no time for that. The interwebs, that were for some many years was my happy place, had become 16hrs+ of hell..every day.

Could I live without the internet? I was very close to deleting the lot and walking away, I mean..I’d let my sites go so much as it was..was there any way of saving them anyway? Crazy, yes..I think I had lost my mind. I guess this is where indecisiveness comes in handy. Thankfully after a few months, came to my senses, and ditched the extra jobs. Now the interwebs is back to being my happy place, along with a renewed out look on everything else.

Looks like there maybe one casualty in all the sites..in a good way though I think, not 100% on that one..but I think it will be the right decision for all involved..I hope.

This week I have finally secured www.AllforWomen.com. When I first started All for Women (6 years ago in January), it was taken by another dead site..I want to focus locally, it’s OK I won’t need it. But over the years realised I really did, if nothing more than for piece of mind. In that time it expired and was snapped up by a squatter who was redirecting it to a soft porn dating site (which is a little awkward if people leave off the .au )…nice. I did try to contact the owner, but the price he wanted was ridiculous. So I sat and waited, hoping each year he wouldn’t renew. Finally this year he didn’t, but it went to auction. So in a 3am biding frenzie..I won! And it is now officially mine!

In other AFW news, Nuffnang is totes rocking my world right now, and it’s not just about the money..though it is very nice. I am looking to hire some writers in the new year *hint hint* If anyone is interested

I have FINALLY found a coder for THE list, a wonderful coder. He isn’t in india, and isn’t going to run off with my money. Those in the the know, will know how hard I have tried to find someone to help. How many people have promised big things, and delivered nothing but disappointment. I had pretty much given up and was just going to shut it all down, if nothing to stop the flood of emails So I look forward to working on this in the New Year, and hope to bring you something awesome!

I am really enjoying my IRL job, getting paid to do what I love with a great bunch of people. And even though the last few months site earnings have been great, so I don’t HAVE to work, I’m just really enjoying going everyday.

So I think that has been a positive end to the year, with some exciting things to look forward to in the new year.

Look at that, a whole post about feelings, and personal stuff..and not a puppeh or kitteh in sight. Better fix that