Mar 31st - Happy Easter!

It's Easter time :) that means lots and lots of chocolate. Great for my tastebuds but not so much for the waistline :p

Ah well only once a year :) haha we had a fun morning hiding easter eggs for our patents and then they hid eggs for us :) its our family tradition and it's a lot of fun, especially finding all the interesting places eggs have been hidden.

Then me and mum went and saw the movie Goddess with free passes we had. It was pretty funny :) I really enjoyed it and it was great to see many Aussie actors in it :) work was also great today too - so relaxing when it's an easy meal for dinner.

Mar 30th - New coat and a little splurge

I've been eyeing off a few coats at chadstone lately and with winter coming up what better time to get one!

There was a few at Valleygirl and Temt that I was looking at and I decided after working that public holiday and earning a lot that I would splurge a little and go on a little shopping spree :) I I finally decided on a nice maroon colored coat from Temt. It was $50 which is a bit more than I usually spend on clothing, especially when I usually go op shopping and pay around $5 but a little splurge won't hurt now and again. It is so warm and flattering and I just love it :) it will definitely get a lot of use especially on my upcoming trip to New Zealand.

Mar 29th - Work sucks but at least it pays well...

It's just one of those days I suppose. Actually more like one of those weeks! Work is just getting worse and worse. Even though I woke up in a bad mood this morning (carrying on from last night - found more of my things in the bin :/ my housemates have been throwing my stuff away without telling me and not even broken or anything) I thought today would be a good day. I made raspberry and lemon curd madelines from my new cookbook and they were delicious and I took them to work to share and everyone loved them. And at work it was a public holiday so 2.5x pay! Yay great for my holiday fund. But everything went from bad to worse and instead of finishing dinner service at 5.30 we were still serving at 5.50pm and running around getting food for residents who were late when I should've been finishing the dishes. I feel bad for my coworker who will be late tonight :/ my work doesn't pay overtime very often. They are very stingy. It's ridiculous. I wish I could quit :/ I think it's time to go home and curl up in bed with choc and Disney movies...

Mar 28th - Another day, another dollar

Work. It's driving me insane. I feel trapped in my job. I can't quit because I don't have another job to go to. I can't quit because if I do I can't pay my rent or my bills. If I quit I'd miss my colleagues too much. The catering team feels more like than just a bunch of coworkers. We are a family. Still dysfunctional but still very close. As much as I'd love not working and doing anything or nothing like my housemate currently is, I'd go insane with loneliness and probably become even more depressed. In some ways this feels like its helping me get better. The daily blog posts. The good things in my life. I remember seeing a book at Dymocks called 'Saved by Cake'. It was a cookbook and the lady had had depression and it was baking sweet treats that helped her through it. I think baking is definitely one of the things that helps me through my darkest days. Cooking for people I care about and sharing joy. Making people smile.

Mar 27th - Early Easter treats

Today as is with every Wednesday is trivia day! And as its Easter on Sunday, we decide to celebrate today :) so we brought along our bunny ears, easter eggs and treats and had a mini party :) I made these really cute Easter nest cupcakes and gave half of them out at work :) everyone loved them! It was a lot of fun and definitely what I was looking for to all day :) definitely also something to take my mind off tomorrow's house inspection eek! We have lived here nearly three years and never had one so I guess we are quite lucky compared to some people who have them every year or Ben every 6 months! My room is soo messy! Long night ahead to tidy it up :/ serves me right though for leaving it to the last minute. Worlds best procrastinator - I am definitely a contender :p

Mar 26th - Favorite new YouTube series

My friend recently posted about this YouTube show called 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'. I found out its a modern retelling of pride and prejudice via short clips made in the style of a video blog. Its really clever and I must say I'm quite addicted. I really love the movie Pride and Prejudice as well as a tweaked version called Lost in Austen. If you like pride and prejudice you should check out this quirky new take where a modern girl swaps places with Elizabeth Bennet and falls in love with Darcy. I also found a book at the op shop called 'Me and Mr Darcy' which follows a similar storyline. Lots of pride and prejudiceness :p lots of videos to catch up on! Watched 20 so far, 68 to go :)

Mar 25th - Early mornings and blind dates

So after staying at my friends house after her fiancé's bday, we had a super early start as she dropped us at the station on her way to work. 6am Arg! Way too early to be awake and it was freezing! At least when I got to my station I could have maccas for breakfast. Yeah I know not the healthiest thing to have but I do love their sausage mcmuffins :) once I got home I couldn't even go back to bed because lucky me I had a dentist appointment :/ I hate going to the dentist. Luckily it was my last trip for a while. One filling and one sealant later, my mouth was still numb and sore but yay no more dentist for a while. I decided after I'd go exploring the city. My friend yesterday had a really great dress and I tried to go and find it but sadly they didn't sell it anymore but I did find other great dresses at the bargain clothing stores down flinders street. Everything $10 or less? Hell yeah! Then when I got home I found out I had a date. So nervous! Especially when he arrived to pick me up. Eek! But it went so well :) I dunno how things are going to go but we'll see what happens :) I'm trying to stay positive. I'm so bad at dating - all these 'rules'. Ugh I feel like I need to change to fit the mould to get anywhere :/