She’s a Mil

I was just reading an article about second hand clothing. The good news is that new clothing sales are down by 3.8% and the sales at Vinnies and the Salvos are up by 11% (especially good news for me as that it what pays my salary). The article attributes this to the rising cost of living as well as the green movement. Compactors gets a mention as well.

However, the article also mentions that the average Australian woman under 30 buys 102 new items of clothing a year. 102!!! I couldn’t believe it. I don’t think I would even get over 20 and I am not compacting or anything like that. I do very intentionally try not to buy much but I didn’t think I was trying that much harder than other people. Maybe I am.

After all these years Tracy Chapman still makes me so happy.

Today someone told me that I always look like a Christian. In all honesty I am struggling with that.

Where did this weather come from?? It’s freezing!!

This morning I rode Martin’s bike to church. Martin had gone to a party the evening before and stayed the night so I did not have the car. It was a little scary but mostly fun. I felt not only fit but environmental. Anyway, Martin then met me at church with the car and afterwards he decided to ride the bike home and I drove the car. All the way home we were overtaking each other but in the end he actually beat me. How cool is that. I think I will try and ride more often. The only problem is you arrive where you are going some what sweaty. And I reckon during the week when there are more cars I would be a little bit scared.

So it is almost nine ao clock and we have finished dinner, washed up and had tea. I like that. It feels so much better than going to dinnner on a full stomach. Also, I went for a swim after work. I like that too. It really clears my head and I sleep heaps better.

“Don’t fear your best friends,
because a best friend will never try to do you wrong.
And don’t fear your worst friends,
because a worst friend is just a best friend
that has done you wrong.
And don’t fear the night time,
because the monster’s know that you’re devine.
And don’t fear the sunshine,
because everything is better in the summer time,
summer time

And it’s never too late to start the day over
It’s never too late to pick up the phone
(pick up the phone and call me)
It’s never too late to lay your head down on my shoulders
It’s never too late to come on home,
come on home

And don’t fear the water
coz u can swim inside you within your skin
And dont fear ur father,
coz a father’s just a boy without a friend
And don’t fear to walk slow,
don’t be a horse race, be marathon
dont fear the long road,
coz on a long road,
u got a long time to sing a simple song

Don’t fear ur teachers,
coz if u listen u can hear music in the school ground
And don’t fear your preacher
if u can’t find heaven in a prison cell
And dont fear your own self,
paying money to justify your worth
And dont fear your family,
because you chose them a long time before youur birth

Go to your children, go to your children, go to your children”

I am eating too much junk food at the moment. We have been having lots of people over for dinner, which has been great but it means we have dessert and then there is left over dessert and so it just goes on. There also seems to be lots of events at work, today was someone ’s birthday so we had cake and tommorrow I am sure there will be left over cake. And then what happens is a develop a sweet tooth and then after lunch or dinner I start to want sweets cause I am used it. I feel pretty grose, especially cause I am not really doing much exercise either. I think it is time to buy some dried fruit to help me wheen off the sweets.

My last weekend before the onslaught of uni starts. I better make sure I do plenty of relaxing.

Only three more days and I will be on a plane flying to South America. How much I am looking forward to the stillness of sitting on a plane and doing absolutely nothing except reading, listening to music or watching a movie. And the bigger bonus is that no one will expect anything of me.