I'm so not with it at the moment

My head isn't in the right place and I'm really, really stressed out of my brain.
Just a short note to let you all know that Yes, I am alive but No, I'm not really with it!
I can't believe how much life sucks right now but I'm taking one day at a time.
The new owners at work are okay but they've cut my hours from 20 hours per week right down to 6. They tell me the reasons aren't personal but financially motivated but they put on a new trainer! What am I to think? Personally, I think that I don't fit their image. I'm not size 8 and 20-something! But I could be off base - it's just the feeling that I have been getting.
I have my final exam for my course tomorrow morning and the last theory exam in the next few days. Then I'm done! Finished!! Unless I fail tomorrow's prac exam which in my current state of mind is a very real possibility.

So.... I am looking for another job. Not easy to get another one in the fitness industry though because I live in a country town with only one gym. The nearest gym to us is about 20 minutes away and also run by the same people who own my gym. I'm looking at travelling 45 minutes to the next nearest gym. Then you have to take into consideration petrol costs and everything. Is it going to be worth it?
I can of course take on outside PT clients but that is not going to pay the bills really. I have a couple of ladies who want me to train them but it's not going to be an ongoing arrangement.
I've been given the number of a person who runs one of the local pubs. This one is pretty up market and has a great restaurant and cocktail lounge in it. So if this pans out, I could find myself waiting on tables after all my months of study.

Okay... I'm going to Mum-to-be's 36 week appointment today. I'm taking the camera and I'm going to film listening to the heartbeat so I can show the rest of the family.
There is a bright spot in every day and this is todays.

Back so soon

We got back from our week away last Sunday. Can you believe we've been back almost a week? I know I can't. lol
The Man of the House has been off this week and attempting to finish painting the loungeroom but I've been straight back into work and the children back at school. So my routine is back to normal already. I think a week away isn't really enough. You just start to unwind and then it's time to pack up and come home.
I had grand plans of doing lots of designing whilst I was away (and also finishing off my last assignement for my PT course) - neither of which were done. I did however manage to do a couple of layouts for my family album. One of which I absolutely HATE! But Miss Five was sitting beside me and since it was about her and her preschool friends, I let her pick all the papers and elements. Let's just say that Miss Five still needs to finetune her designing abilities. ;)
Okay, I have some photos that I want to share with you all.
On our first morning there Miss Five and I went for an early morning walk whilst Mr 18 and the Man of the House stayed in bed and slept. I was looking out to sea and wondering why there was all this water spraying up and then realised that I was looking at a whale breaching. It was wonderful. Every morning after that I saw a whale during my morning walk, but this was the closest one. Most were to far out to sea.

Miss Five loved our walks as we came back along the rocks and the beach. She loved the various rockpools. We saw lots of little fish and crabs but sadly never spied the mermaid she was searching for. Here's a photo of her searching for mermaids.

A couple more beach photos for you. The first is just a photo that I thought should be taken. Looking out to sea through the leaves of a Banyan tree.

And one of Miss Five walking along one of the sandbars.

Whilst we were up at Caloundra, my brother came up to spend a couple of days with us in between hospital appointments.
We went to Underwater World. I really want to share these two photos. The first is of Mr18 standing inside the prehistoric shark jaws when he was 13 months old. Then the next is the one we took on our holidays.


Also whilst we were up there, we went to Australia Zoo. Of course Miss Five was really wanting to see Bindi Irwin. We tried to tell her that it might not be possible but as it turned out, we got there on the day that Bindi was doing her first show and also Terri and Wes Manion were doing the Croc feeding.


I was blown away by the tributes to Steve Irwin. This photo shows Miss Five wandering along and checking it all out. The display is on both sides of the fencing.

And one last photo.... just because it's my fave of the whole 170 photos that I took whilst we were away.