June 30, 2007

Well folks, we are now officially making/stilling our own "moonshine". Richard's been toying with the idea of making his own spirits since we first moved out here, way up here in the mountains, and since we can't really afford to buy as much alcohol as we used to drink, he figured the only way he could get around this was to fabricate his own still (sp?) and to make his own. So not only is my pantry full of empty beer bottles, I also have empty spirit bottles to match.

The spirit is not too bad actually and for $5 a bottle, the price is definitely right, but it doesn't taste cheap, it's rather smooth tasting with hardly any bite to it which makes it easier to drink, and it doesn't even smell overly powerful either. However my bottle of bourbon has hardly any tails in it so it's fairly tame but Richard's on the other hand literally knocks him A over T. I witnessed him drink a whole bottle in one night and still want more. It was like lolly water to him.

We gave our boss at work a sample bottle, because there is nothing better than being the cause of your bosses hangover if you can possibly get him that drunk, but I haven't heard anything about it yet. Other people at work want some too, which is neat because this gives Richard a chance to perfect the recipe to get the taste just right and we have our own stash of neat alcohol to share with anyone who cares to indulge. So if we were to throw a party, we could actually afford to supply majority of the alcohol. Now that's cool.

Other than stilling our own spirits and drinking load's of hot milo, nothing else happening on the home front. It's still cold here, though my body is kind of getting used to it, and I still am drawing/designing my desk, when I have a chance to do that between work, relationship, child and cleaning (not necessary in that order). I can't remember life being this busy in town but at least my days are filled with something because something is better than nothing.

June 23, 2007

I think i'm under some sort of testing at work. The boss is throwing me jobs left, right and centre with miminal information to see how i go about carrying them out. The funny things is the more he throws at me, the calmer i get and I love it. I love being snowed under by so much work that i almost faint at the thought of finishing it in time. It's actually helping me improve my organisational skills and making me realise that if i am pushed, i really can do a lot and not only that, but I can do it well. On top of all the jobs that i am doing (processing invoices, entering work order histories, chasing up work histories, organising paperwork, answering phones/taking messages, sending workers out to jobs, updating asset register, editing store system, organising stock in store, ordering stock for maintenance, filling in paperwork whilst Enviro Officer is on holidays - just to name a few) I also want to do a course in AutoCad because i want to draw. I really love it. I knew I would but it's like this huge itch that i just have to scratch. I've finished the first copy of the desk, it's a mess because i have been rubbing out lines and what not, but i'll show you just as soon as i do the last and final draw with colouring in included.

June 13, 2007

I'm having a tonne of fun designing this desk and drawing it onto A3 paper. It's a bit difficult to recall sometimes how to draw an object in isometric view but with Richard's keen eye, I am doing rather well to tell the truth. Boys just seem to see objects different from us girls. Sort of like paralle parking. Richard can swing the Clubsport in between two cars without even a pause but give me the same situation (in a smaller car) and I'm forever glancing over my shoulder and at the front of the car, wondering if I really do have enough room to get myself in there. Boys are just better at judging distance, or so they say.

Super busy at work these days. Everyone wants a piece of me which is nice, because I like feeling needed, but tiring, because I am falling behind in my actual job. Not to mention that the workers are not giving me any work orders on jobs that have been completed and because I have been busy doing other work, I am trying to play catch up with the other side of it. But i'm handling it – being kept busy means the day passes that much quicker – and I quite enjoy the fast pace that I have to sometimes run at. I'm learning new things, i'm turning the office filing system into something that actually works for the Maintenance department and I come home feeling sated after 8 hours of work.

I really need to finish dinner and start on tomorrow's lunches. Miss Organised I am trying to be. Amazing how much time you have on your hands when you don't smoke. Imagine that.

June 10, 2007

I know I said all projects were on hold unless they indirectly or directly had an effect on the temperature inside the house but early this morning, as i lay in bed listening to the beloved snoring peacefully, I couldn't stop picturing the design of the computer desk that i want and when i awoke (after finally falling asleep) all i wanted to do was sit down and draw it so i could bring it to life and show Richard personally. However it wasn't until late this afternoon that i was available to indulge in such a whim and indulge in it i certainly did.

It was fun to remember the 30/60 degree rule, to imagine an object and to draw said object onto paper. It's all about angles and keeping all lines proportioned and I gave it my all for about an hour and half before i walked away. As much as i was enjoying the fact that i was bringing something from my mind to life, it was absolutely exhausting trying to get it to look exactly right, and to be proud of it. I've some A3 paper laying around here somewhere and come tomorrow I am hoping to iron out the wrinkles and to improve on this first attempt at the drawing but if that doesn't meet up with my standard i'll keep trying until it does.

June 08, 2007

Due to the cooler weather up here in the mountains, all work not related to keeping the house warmer will be placed on hold. Not because I simply cannot function in temperatures which cause my fingers to go numb when I type at the keyboard but because we aren't limited to what we can do anymore and right now, I'd rather like to have a warmer house without resorting to a heater, just yet. If it goes to single figures than that idea will probably go straight out the window along with the one about not wanting to get a slow combustion stove. The beloved is obsessed with the idea and I must admit, I am warming to it but he hasn't won me over yet. The scary part is that most of the houses that we looked at, before we bought this place,had some form of heating system in them. Did I mention that I am going shopping for warmer bed attire this weekend?

June 08, 2007

As much as I love the rain, the smell of it, the idea of curling up under the doona and reading a good book whilst listening to the pitta patta on the roof, I really would enjoy some sunshine right now because no matter how warm I try to get, no matter what clothing I wear inside, I can't stop this 'damp' feeling I have going on here and all I want is a little warmth in my house. Not even my usual milo has been able to shake it and that really bothers me. There is just so much moisture in the air that it is down right ridiculous. I can handle the cold but I can't handle feeling like I just stepped out of the rain and being cold.

There is a lovely aroma wafting from the oven, thanks to the beloved, and it's spilling over into the computer area, making my mouth water in anticipation. Yes my man cooks, he loves to cook in fact, and since I love to inflate his ego with words of praise when he 'dabs' in the kitchen, he rewards me with delicious meals. He truly is a gem this man of mine and I tell him that every day of our lives together.