Singular Scene

So Singular in Each Particular

Thank Fi for Memes

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I’ve been remiss, mostly as it’s nearing semester’s end and there are assignments to be done.  There is also work to be done for As Scene that is keeping me wonderfully busy.  So when the chance of a meme comes up, I’ll take it…

Stocktake Thursday

Five Things I’m liking right now

  1. Criminal Minds on DVD, loving it so much actually left the house today to go buy Season 3 so that when I finish season 2 which I’m nearing the end of now I can launch straight into the next.
  2. Working from home.  I’ve said for ages that I don’t really see myself as a business woman and thought that As Scene was really just going to keep me going through uni, but now that there’s work coming through and it’s going well I’m really loving it.  And seriously, working from home with Criminal Minds in the background beats going to the office where I have to sit wearing noise cancelling headphones…
  3. The fact that my littler sister is cooking me up another niece or nephew… Due late in November.  Saving every penny so I can get over and meet the little ‘un.
  4. I’m really liking the studying thing.  Really liking it.  Learning heaps, meeting great people and loving having my brain extended!
  5. Princess Lulubelle.  She is an entertaining little minx and appears to be loving having me home much more.  She does tend to be a bit chatty, and as with all Orientals the noise can be a bit of a nuisance but she’s so interactive, loving a good play and a cuddle so it makes being home not lonely at all.  She’s also pretty naughty as is demonstrated by the picture below… and that has its amusement factor…

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Five Things I’m not Liking so Much

  1. I’m really not liking church at the moment.  I’m cooking up a post about that but it’s unlikely that it will see the light of day.  I have been spending time at a different church because it isn’t my faith that’s troubled, just the expression of it.  I’m kind of a dual citizen of both churches but don’t really feel settled in either.
  2. Housekeeping.  I’m generally not slovenly but for some reason I’m really fed up with keeping house… I even went so far as to check out benchtop dishwashers on ebay so I could actually do away with the business of doing dishes, but I didn’t buy one… (yet…)
  3. The wet weather.  I don’t mind cooling temps and having a cosy home and lovely hot soup and crusty rolls (dinner tonight…) but rain, Do.Not.Love.
  4. The absence of Tequila in my house.  I’m sure it’s doing me good, and I’m well covered for alcohol in the cupboards due to the gift of a carton of beer (as in 24 stubbies), but sometimes tequila is the answer and I haven’t had any for AGES!
  5. Holes in my shoes… need to replace the Reeboks.

Feel free to give me your Thursday Stocktake and link to it in the comments!!

Because It’s Us

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So,  I still do the nanny thing.  I’ve a couple of regular clients who I babysit for, a few new ones who keep me in cash on the weekends but one large scale weekly job where I spend a good few hours a week with two rather precious preschool individuals.

We’ve got a great relationship, the family are stars and I love them to bits.  But the difficult thing with this kind of work is that business relationships very soon dissolve into familial friendships.  This isn’t a bad thing but it does make the financials occasionally awkward.  Like on Friday when I was offered a few extra hours early next week.  A good thing, to be sure.  But awkward in that I usually won’t leave my house for less than four hours and I’m being asked to come in for three.

Should I be bothered?

Possibly not, maybe I’m just being a bit mercenary… but when I raise the issue and say “you realise I’ll be charging you for four hours” I was a bit bummed for my friend and my boss to be surprised, and apparently a little hurt that I’d suggest such a thing…

I’ve checked my emails, I definitely stated way back in the beginning last year that my minimum is four but the kicker for me was to hear the statement  “because it’s us”.  To say such a thing implies there’s an expectation that I’d not stick to that rule because of everything they already do for me, and because we’re ‘friends’.  And the truth is, rather than mar the relationship I caved and am going for three and will only charge them for those three.

Maybe I am being selfish, but the truth is I was just a bit irked that familiarity had bred contempt so soon…

Riley’s New Puppy.

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I need to point out first off that I didn’t take these photos.  Jill Johnson did, of her niece Riley’s birthday surprise.  They featured on the Flickr Blog.

For some reason they bought a tear to my eye.  Such powerful emotion captured absolutely beautifully.  Nice one Jill and congratulations Riley on such an adorable new family member!! I’m sure you’ll both be really happy together!!

Created with flickr slideshow.