Busy girl

I've been a busy girl this evening.
Recounting events, writing, learning, blogging. Not in that order.
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Dropped the ball

Oh man, I've really dropped the ball lately with this blog!
But that's because we've been busy.
We moved into our new unit in the weekend and it's just fabulous. It
was great being with the whanau at Morningside, but we really need our
own space and this is plenty of our own space!
It's a two bedroom unit, fully furnished with all brand new
furnishings and appliances. We couldn't be happier. Still really close
to Morningside, REALLY close to town (and like, 100m from the library)
and close to the Saturday morning growers market and... the list goes
on. It's simply sensational!!

Anne of Green Gables

Last night and this afternoon I watched the entire first part of Anne
of Gables. It's probably about the 5th time I've watched the whole
thing (although I watched multiple snippets over and over again when I
was a teenager) and I don't ever seem to get sick of it. I think it's
the mix of fashion, scenery, a simple love story and the idealistic
lifestyle that just has me hooked every time.

Ear Infections

Unfortunately I've found myself with another ear infection. I got this
about a year ago and after about 4 visits to the doctor she finally
figured out how to treat the fungal infection in my ear. So this
afternoon I went straight to the chemist and got some drops.

Can't wait till the dizziness stops.

Excel

At work today I discovered it's not very difficult to impress people
when you have a skill that they don't.
I've been working on a spreadsheet (database of all the chemicals kept
on site) for the last few days and because I work in excel a lot I was
able to come up with a formula for something that impressed them.

I'm a simple girl. I like it when people are pleased with me.

What Is The Most Important Thing?

There is a Maori quote that is very well known and it goes like this:

He aha te mea nui o te ao?
He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!

What is the most important thing in the world?
It is people! It is people! It is people!

I don't know what's going on with the world but those poor people in
Japan. All the buildings and infrastructure has been devastated but it
is, of course, the loss of life that is the most devastating of all.

So sad isn't it.

Not A Good Start

Well I started my new job as I said...

Then I went and got sick and didn't go back to work until today! It
was just a cold, but I had Thursday off and then I didn't go in Friday
cos I don't have a ride on Friday's anyway and then it was the
weekend.

I'm glad it's a good job though. Nothing to strenuous on the brain but
plenty to keep me occupied without sending me potty. I wish I could
say that it's also decent pay... but it's not. But it's about as good
as I'm going to get here in Whangarei. I'm more than happy with it
though. :-)

Christchurch... Again

Not getting many posts done recently. Went back down to Christchurch
on Sunday to pick up all ours and Mum's belongings. Big day, big trip
but it's all done now and that (very short) chapter of our lives is
over for now.... well... at least on hold. :-)

And then I went and got a job. Started today. Just a few weeks. That'll do. :-)

WINZ

Work And Income New Zealand (WINZ), they're the welfare department
here in NZ. I've been there a few times this week, getting assistance
with living costs since having to make the dash out of Christchurch.
Today I went in to apply for the unemployment benefit... I don't
expect to have to use their services for too long because I'm an
employable person. But... there are hardly any jobs here in Whangarei,
so I'm just preparing for 'just-in-case'.
But gee... it's pretty humbling. Going and asking for money is
essentially what I'm doing. But you gotta do what you gotta do and
there's nothing wrong with it. I suppose I'm just aware of the number
of people that milk the system for everything they can and don't do
anything to help themselves. I don't want to be lumped in that number.