Still alive.... but it doesn't feel too good!!

What a horrendous past couple of weeks I have had. I had one week at work that was truly abysmal resulting in a meltdown in front of the boss that had her very concerned for me. And then the weekend of my birthday (which was supposed to be my weekend off). I got 3 calls from work asking me to cover shifts but I said no to them all. And then the day after my birthday (after spending a wonderful day with the Man of the House), I got sick that night. Then spent the next week in bed with the damn 'flu. I have never felt such pain. I was heating up the heat pack to put to various parts of my body... and hot showers have never felt so darn good.
So this week, I am alive... but now have a head cold! Gotta love winter in Australia!

Okay, now that the state of my health is out of the way lets get to my 10 random facts.
1. I have scrapped a couple of layouts (shared below) but I'm not scrapping much right now because I have a couple of projects on the go and also have a huge assignment due next week for my Cert 3 in Disability Care.
2. We went to the Ekka on Monday. I'm certainly pleased that I only go every blue moon because the crowds were incredible. Miss Six was over the moon. There was so much to see and do. We saw so much and ate too much... and bought home too many show bags filled with chocolate!
3. Whilst at the show I had two brushes with fame. The first was being steamrolled in the Qld Govt Pavilion by a media crew that had the Premier Anna Bligh in the centre of it. Got a quick snapshot before news crews pushed me out of the way. The second was with Big Wal from the first Aussie Biggest Loser. He was promoting the Fireman's Calendars that raise money for the burns units at the Royal Children's Hospital. I bought a calendar and he signed it for me. I asked if I could get a photo and he said yes and got me in this bear hug. The MOTH dutifully took a photo (under duress) using one hand and no flash. The photo is blurred *sigh* but I'm going to try to save it.
4. I managed to get two of Sara Douglas' books read whilst sick last week. I'm eagerly waiting for her third book to be released. According to her website (that was last updated in May) she is almost finished writing her third book. With luck it may be out before Christmas.
5. I am getting frustrated with my weight gain but have no motivation to exercise. My diet (whilst not perfect) is not all the trouble. It is my lack of exercise. I know that I need to do this but find it hard to do something about it.
6. I drove a manual car (well ute) yesterday for the first time in um.... let me think... a lot of years. I needed to take one of the work utes yesterday for my shift. It was an interesting trip to Brisbane and back but we made it in one piece and no marks on the car! :)
7. My birthday came and went quietly. My little girl gave me a framed b&w portrait of a very young Elvis Presley. The MOTH bought me a bunch of flowers and then picked some gorgeous roses and lavender from the garden as well. No present from him as yet. Since it was his birthday 6 days later we are contemplating getting a Wii. The only trouble with that idea is keeping it away from sundry other peoples in this house!
8. I'm really enjoying the Olympics right now. Discovered a show on in the mornings called Yum Cha with Andrew Daddo, Sonia Kruger, Tom (gosh.can't.think.of.his.last.name.right.now) and Rebecca Wilson. It's pretty fun. But I'm enjoying watching the sports as well. Only time in my life that you will find me glued to the tv watching sports.

I'm actually going to leave this at 8 facts today because I have to go into work to work on my Cert 3 assignment this morning. And I have my family coming for lunch today as well.
Here's a couple of layouts from me. All credits are in my SA Gallery.