Preoccupied

I've been overly busy / obsessed with the Nintendo DS Lite I got this weekend. Damn it rules: I spent a bit this weekend buying games for it. I love strategy games and also some action games. Love sports games but nothing really tickles my fancy in the DS range. It came with the More Brain training, but I also purchased:
Scrabble 07 (which I'm really liking)
My Word Coach (to help with head injury)
CSI
Tony Hawk game (which is my favourite)
Smackdown vs Raw 2008 (very hard to play)
Fantastic 4 -rise of the silver surfer
Pic cross (love it - I really want to get the crosswords game)
Tetris DS (may need to explore this more, so far not so great)
Brain Academy (more help for my brain)
and a couple more I can't recall.

It's interesting, though, I find that as soon as I get tired, my brain cannot cope. I did the brain age test and I am 30 years old, it said I have a brain age of 57. I thought it would be slightly better than that but after my head injury, I guess it's difficult to gauge.
Anyhow, I'll use the brain training daily for another month and see if I start to pick things up more easily. I hope it works. I do need rest but I will just wait.

Oww my eyes but shampoo is all good

My eyes are so sore from weeks of broken sleep. Last week I went on a shopping for new shampoo. Having moved countries and then suburbs, I no longer can access the hair dresser I used to go to. So about 7 weeks ago, I went to a hair dresser down the road. She did a good job - I am used to the wow factor, but seeing I'm still trying to grow out the monstrosity from last June, I'm used to it not looking so wow. The colour she gave me was good. She also gave me some trial shampoo and conditioners and have been using them for the past 6 weeks. I wondered why my hair looked dull and I hated the consistency of the shampoo. It smelt great but it was severely lacking in replenishing my hair. This Shampoo and Conditioner was from Goldwell. I decided on Friday to go on a shampoo and conditioner mission. Well, it worked a treat. I headed down to the Price Attack in swanston Street. (it was my first time there). I had done my research and new about sizes and pricing. I spoke to the sales assistant and advised her what products I've used (it's normally best to change) and I knew what I wanted. Something that would nourish my hair from the bleaching, something that would tone down any brassy bits and also something that will stop with the tangles as even though it looks great, it's now very weak after using that crap shampoo for 6 weeks. I told her what I had been using and said I don't like it. She looked at me and agreed. Apparently they have stopped making that brand now. Immediately I trusted her. She recommended this shampoo and conditioner special (2 for the price of one) Wella Replenish system. A Delorenzo blonde shampoo to use once a week. A Joico leave in spray which is amazing. After feeding up on wine and pizza and a spot of shopping, I excitedly headed home to try my new shampoo and conditioner. I didn't bother to blow dry it. I'm simply not doing that so much anymore. I don't want it to damage my hair. So when It was drying, I saw my hair in the mirror and the blonde was back that amazingly disappeared after using that shampoo. This is no bullcrap peoples. My hair looked Salon finished. The way I am used to. Today when I went to work someone remarked that my hair looked lighter and I said thank you. It's because of that shampoo that I got last week. Today I felt magnificent with my silky smooth hair. Like that biker dude from the Clairol ad!

No updates...

Work is so hectic at the moment that I can't stand to work on my computer when I get home. Which is why this post will be somewhat lame. I had a great weekend, shopping, dinner, shopping. Basically all I have been doing is work, shopping, eating, and some sleeping. I'm terribly exhausted. Last night I had the most bizarre dream. I was doing tech support in a new job. It was raining outside and this lady said to me, if I go outside, will I get my files wet. I made some witty comment back. And just really couldn't believe how she thought she could get her electronic files wet if she went outside. It was so strange, it woke me and I was somewhat confused. I haven't had a decent sleep for weeks. I do have sleeping pills but I keep forgetting to take them. I nearly fell asleep this morning while standing on the train. They think the congestion will get so bad on the trains, that it may turn into Japan. The only thing is, is that trains are not frequent enough so if you miss one, you are kinda screwed. Yesterday I went to my favourite jewellery store and purchased 3 rings, 1 pair of earrings (they are way cool) and a lovely bracelet. I tell you, this jewellery store is my favourite in Melbourne. The pieces are imported from Korea and they are very different. They know me in there quite well now. You get a 15% discount on every item if you have a vip card. It's very good. I think I need to write to shop til you drop to advise them or perhaps post it in vogue forums. I should put some pics up of things I purchased recently. I'll do it this weekend because I cannie be bothered. I'm so glad tomorrow is Friday. My mum will be here in a couple of weeks so I'm overly stoked. I'm also catching up with a dude I used to work with as well. That should be good.

Since outfits that I should make have been coming to me in my dreams, I've decided it's a sign. And I've got so much renewed enthusiasm as well to just shop shop shop. Which is why I'm actually turning shopping for shampoo and conditioner into an event this weekend. But I've decided to do a dress making course, to see if I like it. There is a TAFE down the road and apparently is one of the best for fashion studies. They also have this other course that I want to do which is just about the fashion business. Then I would like to do the second part of Dressmaking if I enjoy it and also Fashion drawing. Then hopefully, I can play for a bit and turn it into something more than just a hobby.

I've also been going crazy on the book purchasing stakes, which is a bit silly of me. I don't get time to read any anyway, so I've just purchased 6 more. I purchased that book He's just not that into you as they are making a movie on it and let's face it. I always choose the silliest men. It even manages to amaze me sometimes - but that can be covered in another blog, Smart woman finish rich (this was featured on the blog that i have in my links .. blogging away debt), Girl make your money grow (also from the same blog site) I don't have much money and I would like more. While I am not stupid and do know what I need to do in order to do this, I need motivation. I would like a car (which may not be sensible with petrol prices) but I've tried to inspire myself by putting a picture of a subara wrx hatch on my wall. This hasn't helped and I ended up putting it in the rubbish. I also purchased Gordon Ramsay's Healthy appetite. I just think he's wicked and in a 15 year old way, wish he was mine haha. I got chasing harry winston which is the same novelist to the devil wears prada - good train reading I think. The last book was Makeup I forget the Makeup Artist's name, but I am terribly vain and I love make up. Sometimes at night (as I live alone) I just put it on to practice different looks. It's just fun.

Speaking of living alone, I will have to get a flatmate in shortly so I can half my rent. I was hoping my brother would come over but his foot injury will take several more months to heal and I don't have several more months so as soon as my mother leaves late july, I am going to advertise. I will do the advertisement now, but it's such a pain as the person has to go on the lease.
Wow, I've typed alot. I think that's enough. I have to go and do the dishes before bones comes on.

Wrong side

This morning I was clearly not in a mood to go to work. I had a head cold I felt unhappy. I haven't been sleeping all that well. This is due to the place I'm living in. There is no insulation between the neighbours. I can hear them run up stairs, my floorboards creak and also sometimes doors close and while I'm the only one in the place I realise it's next door but it kind of freaks me. What if there is an intruder and I don't know because I think it's next door. Doors clearly sound like they are closing from within my house but I know that's not possible. It's keeping me awake. I think I'll get out my sleeping tablets tonight ... argh, nothing like prescription medicine.

Then, I work with this person who has been sick for the past few weeks, only they go out with their family camping on a bloody mountain. They come into work even sicker. Personally I have no sympathy for people like that. It's their own fault. I mean who goes camping when they have a chest infection. Talk about stupid!

At least I made it home. I can feel my throat closing up - hopefully not another case of tonsillitis.

Lazy as

Today is such a lazy day for me. It's a long weekend. I wanted to go shopping, tomorrow off to a festival, monday dunno. But today all changed when I thought hmmmmm, spend money or stay in bed. Of course staying in bed won hands down, but that was only because I didn't sleep much during the night, I was sweating it was horrible - I was so exhausted, no way was I getting prettied up to go shopping. Instead I watched about 5 episodes of Ghost Whisperer and even got annoyed when the phone rang (what was that about - I can't believe I got annoyed haha) I ate biscuits and that's the only thing I've eaten today. I feel fat and horrible for eating biscuits. It was the only thing non diet I had in the house! I just cleaned all my mac make up brushes. I would prefer now to go to sleep, but I will go make some dinner. Well, I might just eat an apple. Nah screw it, I'll make dinner. I think I deserve a lazy day every once in a while.

Sales

Blimmin heck I say, it's nearly sales season. While some sales have been and to reappear in a month or so, my money is going straight to other places, leaving me with no money to spend on such things. I wish I could spend big in the sales and purchase xmas presents in July like most people do but oh well, I guess. I'll just have more fun shopping at xmas time.

Shopping

I can't stop shopping. Today I went shopping at lunchtime, Sunday I did nothing but shop. Today I did shopping for other peeps and only come away with 2 cards. For one of them, I couldn't decide between 4 cards, so in the end I just picked one. Normally, my mother likes wordy cards, but this time I thought screw it! I got this card because it makes me laugh..


Here's a dress I got in the weekend. It's a shirt dress. I'm going to wear it to the tram car restaurant... it should look nice with some shoes... (excuse the gay face)

Here's that summer dress I got a couple of weeks ago:



I also got this jacket as well - love it, it's bright red and warm...

I also got this dress. I do not button it the whole way up though!!