Silver Linings

When I woke up today I had that dreading sense that it was going to be 'one of those days' , I was all a bit emotional, had a crap sleep last night and the burden of not knowing what is next was weighing heavily on me. Not expecting much from a day can sometimes have its advantages because then when good things happen instead of just dismissing them they mean more so I just wanted to share a few of the silver linings of my day;

1) Stepping on the scales- YES it is one of the most hated activities my most women that are on the earth and since April 08 I have slowly but surely been losing weight from being far too heavy with a plan to be back to a healthy normal weight before my 30th next year. Anyway, how are you asking was stepping on a set of scales a highlight for me??? Well today, finally I hit a weight that I have not been at since 2005, my jaw nearly hit the floor because I have honestly been a little worried that I would put some weight back on in the 'relationship bliss' so to see that the last couple of kilos that have been toying with me for the last month or so have gone and my enthusiasm and focus is renewed. I will be one hot lady by the time I am 30......oh yeah!

2) Blog Award- A fellow blogger and friend bestowed my first award upon me today and with that shout out hopefully opened this up to some more readers who will read, relate and giggle. There are rules for receiving the award which I will get to but receiving it and the encouragement helped put a smile on my dial today.

3) Sister Love- There are some people in your life that can always put you in a good mood, it was only a quick chat to arrange a lunch date with my sister and my stunning niece Ruby for tomorrow but it all helps.

4) Rock of Love Bus- This I posted as a Facebook status update; Nicola is championing the therapeutic powers of 'Rock of Love Bus'.....stick with me on this one, OK no matter how bad a day/ week/ month you are having your life is not as sad as the bunch of dumb skanky girls fighting each each other to get into Brett Michael's pants. See totally logical. (See attached Picture of some of the 'ladies' from the show)

5) Panadine Extra- For putting a massive dent in my headache from hell despite the 1245 questions I had to answer from the pharmacist to get it.....seriously drug dealers would ask less questions for buying some real stuff!

So that is it.....my crappy day that had some highlights. We can't win them all but there is always a silver lining, you just have to look for it!

Hey wait, where did everyone go?????

Ahhh winter......the time for wrapping up in layers, snuggling in with a hot cuppa and a blanket, getting rained on when you do step outside and of course the time when you look around and wonder where the heck all your friends went!

I can tell you exactly where they are.....snuggled up on a couch somewhere with their winter boyfriend/ girlfriend watching a silly romantic comedy and laughing at those silly single people that think about going out on a Saturday night! It occurred to me last weekend when I had no real plans to see anyone or do anything for the WHOLE WEEKEND that my once very buoyant group of fantastic, intelligent, funny single women had completely disappeared and then the further disgrace of having to discuss such weekend with others on Monday. I actually had someone (we shall call him Red because he is Ginger but we love him anyway) feel soooo sorry for me (we shall call me Billy-no-mates) that an SOS was sent out to another friend for a sympathy dinner and drinks to be organised STAT to save me from a death of social suicide!

When I was talking with the said empathiser (Red), he actually listed off all of my lovely girlfriends one by one to which I replied; ' Oh SK (one of my very best friends) she is in a relationship, yeah its going really well and she has a super busy job now so yeah don't get to see her alot at the moment' followed by ' Oh you mean Pol, she moved to Singapore with her new boyfriend a month or so ago so catching up is a little difficult' and so on and on until he stopped and went 'Oh'. I of course brushed it off as a 'slow weekend' and made some joke at my expense but really as winter progresses the weekends have less and less on and more and more my arse and my couch are starting to become firm friends (well my arse is becoming less and less firm as we speak). I have lost everyone to the Winter Relationship....everyone except myself....dammit!

Not that I am totally knocking the lull in proceedings, it is nice to occasionally have a night here and there that is totally your own, you aren't expected to be anywhere and it is totally acceptable to be dressed for the occasion in your comfy flannel PJ bottoms, Ugg boots and a Cardie that only your Nan would wear in public. These are the occasions when you pray that no one drops by unannounced as this attire is solely part of your 'secret single' behaviour that is also only acceptable when sharing the evening with a close girlfriend OR if you are well into a relationship where there is little mystery left OR you look like a Victoria Secret model and you can make the said outfit look good! If you are spending more time enjoying the above with also the mix of dvd's, the occasional take away and alot of alcohol you need to find a decent cover story as telling the truth will only get you the above pity that I got from Red.....make it realistic and detailed enough to avoid deep and probing questions or in worst case scenario, turn the conversation around quick smart!

On the plus side though, one of my beloved girlfriends (Percy) that I had lost to a winter relationship is now back on the singles market with me and I now have a movie date for Friday Night, a possible lunch date on Saturday (if we can pry the couples away from their blissful coupledom) and possibly the proposed sympathy dinner and drinks on Saturday night with Red and my ex boyfriend/ best friend with occasional benefits (lets call him Mr Big; two reasons really one is yes he is really tall compared to me but also yes the similarities that I draw from the Mr Big character from SATC) which will be an absolute ball as they are two of the funniest people that I know plus they are both trained chefs so my softening arse gets to sit on the couch and drink whilst the boys cook up a feast!

So with this weekend looking more attractive than last, things are on the up.......as we move out of winter and into the warmer weather I will also look forward to getting some of my lovely girls back from the grips of the winter hibernation and we again shall drink, laugh and be merry.....oh and take pics and put them of Facebook!