NaBloPoMo - What Balance?

Prompts are back! I'm thinking that there won't be prompts on weekends!

How do you balance your children, relationship, and work life?


Children - Don't have any.
Relationship - NOPE!
Work - It's pretty much the only thing I do.

Since my life is rather boring... well just void of children and relationships, I'm going to talk to you about organisers. As you already know, I'm a little bit of a stationery-phile... OKAY... A COMPLETE STATIONERY-PHILE!

Every year, around this time I start thinking about purchasing an organiser for next year, for the last couple of years it's been a Moleskine (2009 - Day to a page, 2010 - Weekly notebook, 2011 - Day to a page) Moleskines are awesome! I love everything about them, but I think it's time to try something new. In September I pre-ordered the 2012 Frankie Magazine Diary. It's so beautiful, and I kind of don't want to ruin it with my random scribbles... I always seem to have this problem with new notebooks and journals.
Another problem I have, is at the beginning of the year I use my organiser, but as the year moves on, I use it less and less until it is completely empty for months and months! This was a problem I had with the Day to a page Moleskines. That's why I moved to a weekly notebook Moleskine, but then I found myself running out of room! I just can't win :(

I would love to have a Filofax, but they are so expensive, and I would get bored of the same look every year... and there are so many choices! What size? What colour?

I actually post a similar thing to this last year... whether to choose a Moleskine or a Filofax. I will probably get a Moleskine Weekly Notebook, and then try and be even more anti-social than I was in 2010 :)

Scrap that! I have found the organiser I want! It's a Moleskine, it's Weekly Notebook... and it's YELLOW!

It's freaking Pac-Man! I just ordered it. It's coming from Italy so it will take awhile, but I don't need it until 2012. And it was only $20 from Fishpond. Awesome! Can't freaking wait. I might use my Frankie Diary for Badgers In Top Hats or something.

I know I didn't really answer the prompt question... but it is a Prompt to get use inspired... and it worked didn't it :)

for more awesome organisers, check out organizers. on LiveJournal

Just the kick in the bum I need.

Got the results back from my blood tests. I've been diagnosed with PCOS, but I had some idea it was coming so it wasn't a big shock, well not yet anyway. Like Liz (my doctor) said, it can be fixed by losing weight, and not huge amounts, even losing 5 kilos can do it, and since my periods are regular, the PCOS is not as bad as it can be. It does scare me when I read that PCOS can lead to infetility, but like I mentioned, my period are regular, so Liz thinks I'll be fine. I have an ultrasound next Monday just to double check. So there is my incentive to lose weight! I was weighed at the doctors surgery and I was a lot lighter than the scales at home say, and I have an appointment in one month for another weigh it, and that's it. NO WEIGHING myself at home!
Liz also prescribed me to Duromine, which is a drug to help me lose weight, as far as I know, it's a hunger surpressant. The girl at the Pharmacy said it was a life saver to her. I'm hoping it will be for me too. And for $100 for one months worth... it better!
I'm feeling surprising calm and content about everything. I love Liz, she is so awesome, we spent most of today's appointment talking about the book I was reading in the waiting room (Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly).
It starts tomorrow. Be Ready.


In other news, you know how I was chosen to be on the jury of an awful case, well yesterday I got a call from the "Sheriffs Department" (yes apparently we have one) saying the the case had been dismissed so I didn't need to come back. HELL YEAH! But Boss had already done the roster, so now I have 4 days off in a row and will only work 26 hours next fortnight :( Managed to score some extra shifts from my sister, but other than that, it's going to be a quiet week, prefect for trying to get into walking everyday again.

Yesterday I got my 2011 Red Moleskine Daily Planner in the mail. So very excited =D I took it out of the plastic to have a look, but am not going to write in it yet. Yes I know 2011 is still a long way away, but I don't care.... it was a $39.95 diary for $19.95.... I'm not missing out on that.


Princess Geek  
xoxo

Moleskine vs. Filofax

First off I'm going to say, ever since I found Gala Darling (I don't remember when) she has influenced me. That's why, for the last 2 years I've been using a Moleskine Planner, in 2009 it was a hard cover black daily planner, this year I'm using a soft cover weekly notes planner. After this year, I've decided to go back to a daily planner, because I like having the day on a whole page, it means I have more room to scribble all the important (and unimportant) things. But I have recently read, that Gala has moved on to Filofax. I had a Filofax, it was sky blue and huge, it was very bulky, but it was one that I had purchased in town, and I didn't know there was so many different types to choose from. Like these two:

Moleskine's are expensive, but these Filofax are even more so. But you can reuse a Filofax every year, but with my style and likes changing regularly I don't want to be stuck with something expensive that I'll use once and then put in a box somewhere (like my sky blue Filofax)

Maybe I should find my old one and give it another try.

But sitting here and thinking. I'll probably end up with a new Moleskine Daily Planner, maybe this time in Red.

Now I'm going to watch Bored To Death.

mmm... Jason Schwartzman.

Edit - July 14th
When I get paid I'm going to order a 2011 Red Moleskine Daily

They're on sale at Fishpond.com.au
Hopefully they will still be on sale.

Princess Geek  

xoxo

What's In MY Bag WEDNESDAY - 09.06.10

I'm going to try and post what's in my bag every Wednesday. I change my bags all the time, and the items in it change even more.

Marvel Avengers Wallet - Dangerfield, Melbourne Central $19.95
Moleskine Weekly Notebook Planner - Dymocks, Albany $34.95 (Sticker from Apple, free with iPhone 3GS)
Impulse City Collection New York - Priceline, Albany $3.95
Empire Magazine Issue 111, June 2010 - Angus & Robertson, Albany $8.95
Makeup Case - Free with Magazine (had it for ages, don't remember which magazine it was)
Lucus Pawpaw Ointment - Target, Albany $6.95
Clinque Mirror - Stolen from Mum
Perfume Canister containing Davidoff  Adventure - The Perfume Co. Westfield Carousel, Cannington $10.00
Marikai Black Leather bag - Strandbags, Albany $54.00
Black & Blue Scarf (attached to bag) - JayJays, Albany $5.00
Electric BSG sunglasses - Albany Surf & Skate, Albany $152.00 (I've had them for about 5 years, I think it's time to get some new ones)
Apple iPad - Online Apple Store $879.00
iPhone 3GS - Virgin Mobile $72 a month
Keys - Honda car key, Smiggle Robot Keyring ($2.95) plus various work keys
$1.10 & Sliver Ring
iPhone Headphones (free with iPhone 3GS)
2x Plane Tickets to Melbourne & Accommodation Voucher - Flight Centre, Albany $1292.00
Nexcare Tattoo Plasters - DC Comics Justice League - Woolworths $4.95

That's it.
I have taken the plane tickets out after I did this. They are now in a safe place.
You can see how dusty my room can get. I dusted off my iPad and iPhone before I took the photo and there still managed to be dust in the photo.
I hope you enjoyed my bag.

Princess Geek

xoxo

Things I Love Thursday

Going to the cinema to see Avatar & Where The Wild Things Are. Yep this week I went to the cinema twice =D and I'm decided, I'm going to try and get to the cinema at least once a week in Twenty10.

DecoPetit. They're like pens, that have strips of decorated sticky (Sorry the package are in Chinese) They're super cute. They were originally $4.95ea, but I got them for $1 each. YAY!

I get to make Cheesecake and Potato Salad this afternoon for our Christmas Lunch tomorrow. I'm really excited. We're having breakfast with some of dad's friend, then the tradition family lunch. Then I have to go to work (that's not very exciting, but it's only for 2 hours, and it's double pay)

On Monday, I can officially start using my new 2010 Moleskine Diary (even though I've kinda already have) Mum got me some Straedler pens for Christmas, which are currently wrapped up under the tree. So I can't wait to use them.

That's pretty much it for now. I have some more posts to post today, but that's it for Things I Love Thursday, the second last Thursday of 2009 =D

I'm Not a Powerful Speaker!!

Moleskine Tips, Tricks and Hacks

I'm in the process of filling in a selection criteria for a job at the local library. I'm a little stuck so I'm going to get the "guru" ie my mother, to help me when she gets home. I'm not getting my hopes up for this job. Even though it's PERFECT, and I'm pretty much PERFECT for it. It's exactly what I'm doing now, but instead of DVDs it's books. And I need a change =D

Mum and Dad have agreed to let me decorate the living room. We haven't discussed a budget yet, but they're thinking $1000-$1500, but that doesn't include the floors, because they have already allowed for that in the renovation. I'm excited. I'm going to sit down with them and figure out what they want and do it very professionally so I can use it in my portfolio, which is non-existent at the moment.

I can't wait until 2010. My year, The Year of the TIGER.

RAWR!

THE FIRE TIGER 1926 AND 1986
Eccentric and dramatic, Fire Tigers are aglow with passion and verve. They are outgoing, expressive and look on the bright side of things. They have the Tiger’s natural ability to lead others and are able to excite others simply with their own gift of enthusiasm. They can be funny and have great senses of humor. Tigers are powerful speakers and have the ability to command and persuade crowds through speech. Their own seemingly endless supply of energy can make them appear a bit dramatic, and it may make them more sensitive to cautious or down-to-earth approaches in others.