Anyway, enough about the pictures. Tomorrow I have to go to the Dutch Consulate to apply for a new passport. Usually you just go to your council and apply for one, but as an expat, alien, foreigner or whatever you want to call me, I have to apply at a consulate in person and fill in a bunch of paperwork. They are only open 2 hours per day and I have to travel for about a hour. I’m lucky though that I live so close to a consulate otherwise I would have had to take a small holiday for it. After I have applied for it it gets processed in either Sydney or Canberra. Because I am not planning on travelling to those cities to pick my passport up I have to include a self-addressed envelop as well. It’s such a hassle!

I seem to forget a lot lately. Not just where on earth I placed some stuff in my house, or what groceries I was supposed to get, or what appointments I had for that day, but also other simple stuff. Like where I have to go. Sometimes I wish I was like a computer and could buy memory to make my brain function better.

This week my hubby and I had to see a doctor in a suburb of the city. A suburb where we have never been before. So I looked up on the internet how to get there. Since I am not a fan of driving in the city (makes me way too stressed) we decided to go by train. The day before I kept telling myself “Put the letter with address in your bag - put the letter with address in your bag - put the letter with address in your bag!” And guess what happened? Exactly… I forgot!

So we get off the train in the suburb we had to be in and as I was standing on the train station it hit me; I did not know where to go. I did not had the address - I did not know the name of the medical center nor did I know the name of the doctor we had to see. I was cursing to myself - how could I forget something so important?

I did not know how to tell my hubby this, but as we walked away from the trainstation my hubby pointed to the nearest building and said: “Thank God that we don’t have to walk far, because I really don’t feel good!” Turned out the medical center was next to the trainstation and he remembered the name of the doctor as well. Phew! I can’t tell you how relieved I was.

In case you would like to try some bloom teas yourself or buy it as a gift for other people go to: FullBloomTea.com You can even get some Free samples if you want to try it out before you buy the gift sets. When my mum got her tea she also received a coupon for discount on her next order.

Just in case you were wondering; my mum says it is drinkable too!

At first I was looking at espresso machines because I know she would love to own one, but unfortunately it was a little bit out of my price range. Not that I don’t think she deserves a nice expensive gift, but I really can’t afford it at this moment.

Then I came across the site of a business that has advertised on my site via Project Wonderful. Full Bloom Tea has unique tea gifts that I knew my mum would love. At Full Bloom Tea you can order a special kind of tea that turns into a bloom once you poor hot water over it. So I ordered a nice gift for mum and asked them to send it to her address. It arrived very quickly; more than a week before Mothers day. She absolutely loved it.

Have you bought your Mothers Day gift yet? And if so, what did you get her?

I don’t know what the doctors were thinking when they put him on it. I know he was (and still is) in a lot of pain, but there are other ways to manage pain. The fact that the pain clinic even cranked up the dosage instead of looking for saver and better alternatives is disturbing. They don’t call Oxycontin Hillbilly Heroine for nothing!

It is hard to see my hubby go through this. It’s almost like living with a junkie, except for the fact that we get this on prescription. He’s having bad withdrawels, all his muscles are aching and he constantly has hot and cold sweats. And the worst thing of all is that I can’t do much to help him. I just have to see him go through it. It sucks…

Acne treatment can be very expensive, but if you are looking for a cheap solution I can recommend Tea Tree Oil. You can buy bottles for under $10 and you only need a few drops. Tea tree oil is antiseptic and can also be used for cuts and burns.

Personally I buy cheap body lotion or face cream and mix a couple of drops of tea tree oil through it.  When I use it every day I hardly get any pimples at all. But if somehow some pimples come through you can use a drop of pure tea tree oil on it and it will disappear fairly quickly.

I’ve done a few posts on my new blog, but the main thing I’m working on is finding a suitable wordpress theme for it. I want a theme with a personal touch, not that web 2.0 type of theme. And you know what? It’s pretty hard to find a theme I really like. I know I can tweak a theme around if I have too, but so far I haven’t really found something I truly like. Maybe I should just design it from scratch. Anyway, if anyone know’s a good place to find cool themes let me know!

Oh before I forget; if you want to take a look at my new blog go to Sandra’s Lair.

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I am soooo tired right now. I haven’t slept in ages, the stress has worn my body out and now I just feel BLEH! I am glad that it is weekend now and hopefully we can put our mind towards more fun things. I hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

I wish I was living close to the beach again, so that at the first sight of a sun ray I could soak up the sun. In our previous house we lived approximately 200 meters of the beach and it was wonderful. Now it’s at least a 25 kilometer ride. Oh well, one day I will own a house near the beach (I can always dream right?). Maybe a Wilmington real estate? Nah… I want to stay in Oz.