Random Things
Feb. 2nd, 2011 09:26 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
donnalotusA few random things today, because I want to get them down to recall what's going on at this time in my life but don't really feel like making some insightful interesting entry.....
1. Michael is joining his co-workers in a "protest" today and basically going on strike for the day. The entire morning sales team isn't going in to work, and at least 5 out of the usual 8-10 workers in the evening are not going in to work either. This is because their employer hasn't paid their bonuses in over two weeks (Michael uses most of his bonuses for living costs and saves his regular pay, so he's not been happy about that) and some of the employees haven't even been paid their base pays.
Michael's Boss said to the Supervisor last week that she wasn't worth a pay rise. This is the same supervisor who is currently working 10+ hour days - 6 days a week for him at $15/hr.........she runs the place, pretty much literally. She is now quitting on Thursday and going to work for her Dad. He's not going to know what hit him come next week.
Michael's Boss has a daughter in hospital at the moment undergoing cancer treatment (poor little thing is only 1yr old and it's bad, it's unlikely she will live) and his wife is catatonic, she just sits in the chair by the little girl's bed rocking back and forth. And the Boss instead of worrying about his daughter instead tells the Supervisor that all he does is sit in the hospital day in and day out trying to work out how to make more money. The man runs a million-dollar business and he's worried about money?! My thought was, maybe he should worry about PAYING his employees before they all walk out and then he has no business at all? Hrm.
2. I think actual morning sickness might have hit me. I've been up and down with the nausea (but rarely actual wanting to throw up). Yesterday morning I took a sip of cold water on an empty stomach when I got to work, and three minutes later I was throwing up all over the bathroom floor because I didn't quite make it to the toilet stall in time. Lovely. This morning I had something to eat (one bite!) on the way to work, and immediately felt I had to throw up, I pulled over to the road, opened the door, and .... yeah, lovely. I hope this is a very fast passing thing because I'm almost at the 12-week mark so this is meant to go away now.
3. I'm writing letters to the baby. I bought a 2011 diary and have been writing a one-page letter to the baby as often as I can. I'm aiming for daily, and so far have been "ok" with that, but miss a few days here and there when I'm tired or stressed. I write about the things I want to share with them when they're born and about the move and how important it is to follow your na'au (gut) and your joy. I share with them little phrases and things that cross my path on the day and which I like and want them to think about. It's my hope that when they're old enough to read this journal, they'll get a lot of insight into their mum and the spiritual side of things that I share with them. I'd actually like (whether it's realistic or not, I don't know) to continue doing this every year for them - imagine how incredible it would be to get a yearly account of their life through daily letters from their mother??? I should get Michael to write a few as well, perhaps I can have all kinds of people - aunts, uncles, grandparents, Lodge sisters - contribute.... now that would be awesome! I could use those letters to fill in the days that I don't write!
4. Last night I couldn't get a particular property we've been considering out of my head. It made it impossible to fall asleep. It's probably 1 of only about 2-3 properties that Michael's Mum and I both think looks really good. Down side is there's no pool, and I don't think it has an orchard either (bummer!) BUT it is so much cheaper than other properties we're looking at that we could borrow enough (without going over budget) to put in a pool, and start our own orchard and vegie garden. It has 5 acres of land as well, some of it with natural bushland / rain forest.
The photo looking from the house into the forest is what has captured my attention because several years ago I journeyed with the held of my Kumu to visit my death. I saw myself incredibly old (I have this understanding/belief that I'm going to live to 100+ years old) and looking down on a piece of land. People were walking toward me to pay their respects and say their farewells as I was getting ready to pass into the West. When I look at this photo it is remarkably similar to what I saw in that vision, I also see potential for a Medicine Wheel there, and a very strong pull for that. There's a Medicine wheel waiting to be grounded in the physical world on one of these properties. Tonight I'm going to start the work to connect in to the totems and land that is calling to us, so hopefully I'll be much more intune when I'm actually on the land visiting these properties on Saturday. I'm excited!
5. My rat Rommel was really really sick yesterday morning. I rushed him to the Vet who said he either has an infection (he's very congested) or he may have a lung tumour. He and Raf are both reaching about 2 yrs old and this is old age for them, and also an age when it gets harder for them to fight off things like tumours, which rats are very susceptible to. The Vet gave him an injection of antibiotics, and two different medications to give him over the next 10 days, and wants to see him again on Friday. By then we'll know whether it's an infection because he's getting better or whether it's something worse. Rom HATES getting medicine, he fights me until I'm scratched beyond words or I have to wrap him in a tea towel to keep his little claws out of the way. He's in particular annoyance with me right now because of the amount of medicine he has to get... BUT he was doing SO MUCH better this morning, he practically bounded out of bed to say hi this morning, and he was looking so good compared to the lethargic rat who didn't even want to look at his yoghurt drop treat yesterday. I have hope for a good recovery - well worth the $120 it cost to take him to the Vet.
6. We've gotten a deal at a motel for Friday and Saturday night, so we're splurging while we're in Lakes. Basically it means we're not going to buy groceries next fortnight (except for fresh fruit and veg) and live off what's in the cupboard and freezer. Easy done as we have quite a bit of food there, yes, that is how we're funding our weekend away house-hunting. heh. We're taking the rats and sneaking them into the motel room because Rom will need his medication. Usually, when leaving really late afternoon and only going away for another night we could leave them alone with a big stash of food, but medication can't be stopped, so they're coming with us.
7. The motel has a pool - I so want to go in the pool. I'm not sure I can find any of my swimsuits though. I'll find one, never fear, I just hope it fits. I don't think I've put on any weight yet, but my tummy is shifting now my uterus is getting bigger, it's not totally protruding like a pregnant tummy yet (not that far enough along) but I am unable to put tight clothing against it and certainly can't "suck in my gut" like I used to do being a robust, curvy, plus size woman that I am already *grin* So the swimsuits should still fit, if I can ever find them. Of course, it'll probably be cold by the weekend when we catch the after effects of the Cyclone from Hell that's currently hitting North Queensland. *sigh* That would be fine if I could go in the hot tub... but, alas, I cannot until after the baby is born.
8. I have so much work to do right now, but I couldn't be bothered doing any of it. Meh.
1. Michael is joining his co-workers in a "protest" today and basically going on strike for the day. The entire morning sales team isn't going in to work, and at least 5 out of the usual 8-10 workers in the evening are not going in to work either. This is because their employer hasn't paid their bonuses in over two weeks (Michael uses most of his bonuses for living costs and saves his regular pay, so he's not been happy about that) and some of the employees haven't even been paid their base pays.
Michael's Boss said to the Supervisor last week that she wasn't worth a pay rise. This is the same supervisor who is currently working 10+ hour days - 6 days a week for him at $15/hr.........she runs the place, pretty much literally. She is now quitting on Thursday and going to work for her Dad. He's not going to know what hit him come next week.
Michael's Boss has a daughter in hospital at the moment undergoing cancer treatment (poor little thing is only 1yr old and it's bad, it's unlikely she will live) and his wife is catatonic, she just sits in the chair by the little girl's bed rocking back and forth. And the Boss instead of worrying about his daughter instead tells the Supervisor that all he does is sit in the hospital day in and day out trying to work out how to make more money. The man runs a million-dollar business and he's worried about money?! My thought was, maybe he should worry about PAYING his employees before they all walk out and then he has no business at all? Hrm.
2. I think actual morning sickness might have hit me. I've been up and down with the nausea (but rarely actual wanting to throw up). Yesterday morning I took a sip of cold water on an empty stomach when I got to work, and three minutes later I was throwing up all over the bathroom floor because I didn't quite make it to the toilet stall in time. Lovely. This morning I had something to eat (one bite!) on the way to work, and immediately felt I had to throw up, I pulled over to the road, opened the door, and .... yeah, lovely. I hope this is a very fast passing thing because I'm almost at the 12-week mark so this is meant to go away now.
3. I'm writing letters to the baby. I bought a 2011 diary and have been writing a one-page letter to the baby as often as I can. I'm aiming for daily, and so far have been "ok" with that, but miss a few days here and there when I'm tired or stressed. I write about the things I want to share with them when they're born and about the move and how important it is to follow your na'au (gut) and your joy. I share with them little phrases and things that cross my path on the day and which I like and want them to think about. It's my hope that when they're old enough to read this journal, they'll get a lot of insight into their mum and the spiritual side of things that I share with them. I'd actually like (whether it's realistic or not, I don't know) to continue doing this every year for them - imagine how incredible it would be to get a yearly account of their life through daily letters from their mother??? I should get Michael to write a few as well, perhaps I can have all kinds of people - aunts, uncles, grandparents, Lodge sisters - contribute.... now that would be awesome! I could use those letters to fill in the days that I don't write!
4. Last night I couldn't get a particular property we've been considering out of my head. It made it impossible to fall asleep. It's probably 1 of only about 2-3 properties that Michael's Mum and I both think looks really good. Down side is there's no pool, and I don't think it has an orchard either (bummer!) BUT it is so much cheaper than other properties we're looking at that we could borrow enough (without going over budget) to put in a pool, and start our own orchard and vegie garden. It has 5 acres of land as well, some of it with natural bushland / rain forest.
The photo looking from the house into the forest is what has captured my attention because several years ago I journeyed with the held of my Kumu to visit my death. I saw myself incredibly old (I have this understanding/belief that I'm going to live to 100+ years old) and looking down on a piece of land. People were walking toward me to pay their respects and say their farewells as I was getting ready to pass into the West. When I look at this photo it is remarkably similar to what I saw in that vision, I also see potential for a Medicine Wheel there, and a very strong pull for that. There's a Medicine wheel waiting to be grounded in the physical world on one of these properties. Tonight I'm going to start the work to connect in to the totems and land that is calling to us, so hopefully I'll be much more intune when I'm actually on the land visiting these properties on Saturday. I'm excited!
5. My rat Rommel was really really sick yesterday morning. I rushed him to the Vet who said he either has an infection (he's very congested) or he may have a lung tumour. He and Raf are both reaching about 2 yrs old and this is old age for them, and also an age when it gets harder for them to fight off things like tumours, which rats are very susceptible to. The Vet gave him an injection of antibiotics, and two different medications to give him over the next 10 days, and wants to see him again on Friday. By then we'll know whether it's an infection because he's getting better or whether it's something worse. Rom HATES getting medicine, he fights me until I'm scratched beyond words or I have to wrap him in a tea towel to keep his little claws out of the way. He's in particular annoyance with me right now because of the amount of medicine he has to get... BUT he was doing SO MUCH better this morning, he practically bounded out of bed to say hi this morning, and he was looking so good compared to the lethargic rat who didn't even want to look at his yoghurt drop treat yesterday. I have hope for a good recovery - well worth the $120 it cost to take him to the Vet.
6. We've gotten a deal at a motel for Friday and Saturday night, so we're splurging while we're in Lakes. Basically it means we're not going to buy groceries next fortnight (except for fresh fruit and veg) and live off what's in the cupboard and freezer. Easy done as we have quite a bit of food there, yes, that is how we're funding our weekend away house-hunting. heh. We're taking the rats and sneaking them into the motel room because Rom will need his medication. Usually, when leaving really late afternoon and only going away for another night we could leave them alone with a big stash of food, but medication can't be stopped, so they're coming with us.
7. The motel has a pool - I so want to go in the pool. I'm not sure I can find any of my swimsuits though. I'll find one, never fear, I just hope it fits. I don't think I've put on any weight yet, but my tummy is shifting now my uterus is getting bigger, it's not totally protruding like a pregnant tummy yet (not that far enough along) but I am unable to put tight clothing against it and certainly can't "suck in my gut" like I used to do being a robust, curvy, plus size woman that I am already *grin* So the swimsuits should still fit, if I can ever find them. Of course, it'll probably be cold by the weekend when we catch the after effects of the Cyclone from Hell that's currently hitting North Queensland. *sigh* That would be fine if I could go in the hot tub... but, alas, I cannot until after the baby is born.
8. I have so much work to do right now, but I couldn't be bothered doing any of it. Meh.
