How much of life's expectations, requests, obligations...etc... is worth it???
I'm fed up with expectations of others... it's like I'm expected to be Superwoman, but other people can take off their capes... while I would love to take off my cape, others have no idea how much it takes to keep it on in the first place.

So I'm about to make some changes. I'm getting ready to take off my cape. I can't afford to worry about how people will react, because I know it is the right thing to do. It may not have been right 6-12 months ago, but it is right now.

I'm trading the Superwoman cape for something better. When (and if) the time is right to pick up that cape, I will know. For now, my turn as Superwoman (in the wrong areas) is done.

"Look at the time!" :p

4 weeks???? 4 WEEKS????
Ok, it's 4 weeks... that means I have some 'admin' to do! 4 weeks to change my passport... or forfeit the current one... with about 6 years left of use... Time has gone so fast!

This time last year I was finalising our wedding.... taking time off work to make sure I had the energy for a wedding... getting my dress altered, picking up decorations....stressing over the invitations... wearing in my shoes... it was a LOT of work....but the memories are warm :)
Let's do it all again! hahahaha!!!!!

I wish we had the money to be able to use my passport again...but even if we did, it's probably invalid anyway...the name is wrong... I will just go overseas in my dreams and memories.... come to think of it, I WAS overseas this time 3 years ago...THREE years??? Did I already say, time has flown???! hahaha!

Ok, I will stop rambling now... as usual, so much is happening in the life of Robyn... September is a good month:)

Job!!!

WooHoo!!! I finally have a permanent job!!!
3 days a week, with a 4th day contracted til March. I can work 5 days if there is casual work available :)

Things are looking good :)
Actually, I've had a lot of good and bad things happen, which suggests I'm doing something right ;)

You know you're loved when...

...you leave home at 6.30am on Saturday for a day visit to a camp with the girls and arrive home 12 hours later....to a nice cooked dinner and a new DVD I wanted to see, but didn't want to buy... (Twilight)

...your husband not only buys you the girly DVD but watches it with you!

...you drop your earring down the sink and he gets out of bed to find it for you... when he'd rather be sleeping...

...he makes enough coffee for you without asking if you want any....because you usually do :p

...he pushes you to use the phone when you'd rather not...just to make you more confident

...he helps you write a top cover letter for a job application, then sits in bed editing it when again, he'd rather be sleeping

...he's proud when you get an interview, and after you are told you are what they want, except for one character aspect...which they want to help build on....

...he handles PMS well...

He loves you for who you are, and encourages you to be who you can be :)

Love You David!!!!!!!!

Guys and Cars...

This morning on the radio they discussed the topic of guys trying to impress girls with their cars...the conclusion was that a guy should save the money he'd spend on a fancy car and spend it on the girl instead...because she doesn't want the car; she wants the family man.

It got me thinking... when my husband and I first met, we had the same car!
The only difference was his was about 2yrs newer and the sporty model. Mine was the Luxury model...and even though both were hatches, neither of our "hatch latches" worked so we were required to use the key to open the hatch.

Then we both got rid of our cars before they died... I bought a newer model of the same car (with a working latch and many other cool things), and he bought the "chick magnet" - but he already had me! Hehehe!

Gotta go. Just some thoughts for the day...

New shoes

I just thought I'd let the world know I have some cute new purple heels! I was in Doncaster looking for some shoes and ended up with these...not what I planned to get! David came and said they looked good and encouraged me to buy them...so I did! haha!
I had no shoes to wear with skirts so I was feeling desperate...still looking for a comfy stylish pair...but it's taken me all this season so far to find nothing that fits BOTH my feet!

No photos... my laptop is lacking memory :(

Story of the Two Frogs

Two young frogs fell into a bucket of milk. Both tried to jump to freedom, but the sides of the bucket were steep and no foundation was to be had on the surface of the liquid.

Seeing little chance of escape, the first frog soon despaired and stopped jumping. After a short while he sunk to the bottom of the bucket and drowned.

The second frog also saw no likelihood of success, but he never stopped trying. Even though each jump seemed to reach the same inadequate height, he kept on struggling. Eventually, his persistent efforts churned some milk into butter. From the now hardened surface of the milk, he managed to leap out of the bucket.

The moral of this little inspiring story:

–Those who don’t give up and persevere may be in for a pleasant surprise! –
– Energy is often rewarded with success from unexpected sources. –

From a teaching story by Paramahansa Yogananda

Written by HelenMarie
Copied from: http://outrageousenergyliving.com/2008/01/07/two-frogs-a-lesson-in-energy/