As I am a teacher, I get lots of holidays.. At the moment I am bored of them, as Dooley is still working and does not get as many holidays as I do. Damn him. I know that soon I will be whinging about the state of my new grade 6 class. In a catholic primary school. I swear a year ago I decided to never again teach in a catholic school.. me not being catholic and all…. .but it was a teaching job in a fairly good area and I was starting to have my doubt about nannying and the family…

So my holidays can consisted thus far of : Copious amount of unashamedly watching Dawsons Creek from Series One through to 6. Currently I am halfway through series three…

Checking out new gyms.. and proceeded to do a combat class in 28 degree heat. A rather silly way to re enter the gym scene!

Lots of slothing around in my pj’s til mid afternoon…

Can’t I get paid to do this all the time?

After three weekends of getting up early and driving to the city. After three weekend of looking and dodgy rentals, last weekend we found the one we wanted. It’s in Fitzroy St, St. Kilda. It’s not right on that street. It’s on the third floor and back from the street. We have security and you can’t get in without  our say so. Our car is in a secure underground car park and we have a little storage shed. It’s one bedroom, with a huge lounge room and lovely balcony. We are moving in this Saturday!! Thank god. We can now walk to get some yummy food, we can tram it to the city, which is 5 miins away (rather than 45 mins drive) and we can walk to the beach an dAlbert Park is across the road. So all in all. It’s what we came here for. A new chapter starts Saturday!

So I haven’t been on here much, but I have been very busy.

We have spent the last three Saturdays viewing rentals. From the nice ones in docklands (and very expensive) to crappy ones (the people hadn’t even moved out property and it smelt. I think they got kicked out..) to a few nice ones on Fitzroy st in St Kilda. We have decided the latter is where will look. So we looked at one which we liked and spoke at length to the agent.. We will apply Monday, so hopefully next weekend are moving into the city! About time!!

Um so what else.. Four weeks of school to go.. I am busy writing reports today.. Boo..

Next years job.. A professional nanny for now. I have it all lined up. Two children in Canterbury. 11 and 13. They wanted a professional tutor with a music background. They are going to pay me $30 per hour. % hours off in the day… I can finally go back to uni and do Psychology!! Yay!! If for some reason it doesn’t work I am still applying for teaching positions as well…

So that’s the news for now.. Not engaged. No babies. Not going home for Christmas. 2 weddings to go to. 1 in Jan (Dooley’s  brother) and 1 in Feb (Richard, my best friend)

there is a big possiblity that a friend of ours is going to take over our lease. He is relocating from Sydney. Anyway the point of that is that we will be moving to the St Kilda ares (I personally would love to live at Dockland or Southbank  – but $ may be an issue there).

I have been applying for jobs in the city and already had 3 interviews at some very prestigious schools. Not telling you anymore until something exciting happens though.

Stay tuned!

this Saturday Dooley and I are seeing Wicked. We have been looking forward to this for a while, as we booked tickets a few moths ago in order to get great seats.

We are making a night of it and staying in a really nice hotel, with late checkout, congierge parking, and buffet breakfast..Rendezvous on Flinders It’s very swish.. Oh we also get wine and chocolates on arrival.. Very romantic!!!!!!

so we are thinking on booking our first overseas holiday together. Looking into Vanuatu.. It looks nice and relaxing.. I have been looking at website to get reviews on the best places to stay and things to do. I am excitied! If all goes to plan we will book it for January next year. Anyone been to give us some ideas?

Well didn’t get the job.

The chick who was in the job on contract, got it.

Fuck. Why did they bother interviewing if that was what they wanted..sheesh.

now I am applying for ongoing at awesome schools, and only applying for awesome schools, cause I deserve ongoing somewhere nice. It’s only when and IF I get desperate that I will apply for others.

Our life now will be in Melbourne for the next few years. Time to settle and do it right this time. We will be moving to St Kilda area next year, rather than where we are. Too far out of Melbourne. Ie close the the end of the line / Frankston!

I rang HR Monday and asked just what was going on. John tells me that the forms got held up in NW offices (doesn’t surprise me). The HR office tells me the Director hasn’t signed off on it yet. So it will be end of this end or beginning of next week!

And still I don’t know how Dooley really feels if I do get it. I have an inkling…

John DID say it would take TWO weeks..

He did say the final word would be from HR within the Tas Ed Department.

However, it still SUCKS not hearing a word.

waiting… waiting.. one and a half weeks.

It will be two weeks this Friday.. Grr.

I guess no news is good news right? RIGHT??