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Hey! Hey! Its Friday!

Friends

    We had a braai (aka barbeque) at Norman's house on Saturday and Dirk whipped out his camera and took some shots of us being silly.

    Friends


    My gorgeous girls


    KK and her mum


    Feeling Percy's Leg


    Beautiful Mandy


    Megan looking very sad


    Megan in her element with Sheba


    Giving a pose


    Megan and Sheba


    Gorgeous Melanie


    Mel


    Natasha


    Percy


    Sam


    Shaun and Mel


    Tammy


    KK on the trampoline


    Megan


    KK enjoying her burger


    Mandy and Mel

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100 Things About Me

    First of all it was not fucking easy to think of 100 things about myself.

    So, its taken a while to write this post and I wanted to keep it for my 1000th post but decided not to (not sure why).  Now I have to think of something else to do for my up-and-coming 1000th post...

    If you have any ideas...leave a comment below...

    Sorry, its long....I'll be fucking blown away with surprise if anyone reads it to the end...



    1. I was born in Kilmarnock in Scotland. Where they make the Johnny Walker whiskey. I detest whiskey.

    2. I stabbed my sister with a pencil when I was about 7 years old and she still has the piece of lead in her arm.

    3. I prefer cats to dogs. Dogs slobber and shite everywhere.

    4. I own one, yes one, house plant that I've had for 18 years because I always fucking kill them.

    5. I so wanted a puppy when I was growing up that I started behave like one and used to walk around on all fours barking at everyone.  I have a very convincing dog-bark.

    6. I had to be rushed to the hospital on my very first day at school and 4 get stitches in my knee because I fell on a sharp stone.

    7. I've been married to my Wonderful Boerewors for 11 years.

    8. My Boerewors and I moved in together after only 3 months.

    9. We got engaged 3 months after that and a year after that we were married.

    10. I have two beautiful, incredibly different and active wee lassies.

    11. Until I met my Boerewors I was NEVER going to get married or have children.

    12. One of my school friends stood on my middle finger and broke it on my tenth birthday.

    13. I bite my nails.

    14. I always wanted to be a journalist or have a career in advertising.

    15. I can speak fluent knit (K2tog, K1,P1)

    16. I can't sew.

    17. I fucking hate ironing and will avoid it at ALL costs.

    18. I can read people pretty well and can generally tell when someone is fibbing.

    19. I fart - loud - and I admit it.

    20. I love the word FUCK - it is so expressive and I use it often.

    21. When someone stands too close to me in a queque I want to freak the fuck out! It drives me insane. Its called Personal Space, asswipe!! Take a fucking step back!

    22. I'm addicted to bidorbuy.co.za and love the bargains I get there.

    23. Easter isn’t complete without Cadbury's Creme Eggs.

    24. I have five tattoos.

    25. I have my tongue and navel pierced.

    26. I have a big-ass industrial-sized dish washer that I got for nothing from a friend and its the best and fucking ugliest thing in my kitchen.

    27. I couldn't live without my friends. They are very dear to me and I tell them how I feel often.

    28. I would rather go through natural childbirth WITHOUT drugs before I suffer toothache.

    29. I hate men that pee in public places. Its just gross.

    30. My favourite sandwich is chicken mayonaisse with crispy bacon and avo on Health Bread - toasted.

    31. I craved strawberries and jam doughnuts with my first pregnancy and with my second it was beef crisps.

    32. I turned into the Goodyear Blimp when I was pregnant (both times) and I looked like a walking Easter Egg. It wasn't fucking pretty.

    33. The Wicked Witch of the West had NOTHING on me when I was preggies. I was the Biatch from hell on speed.  I released the flying monkeys daily.

    34. When I was about 10 years old I lived in or is it on, my roller skates. You know the ones with the four wheels with the big stopper at the front?  I would put them on the minute I got home from school and not take them off until bed time.

    35. I love to karaoke but can’t sing for shit.

    36. I took typing at school because it was an easy and a "cop-out" subject. I was a lazy little git at school.

    37. I am a natural red-head.

    38. I believe in the death penalty.

    39. I'm addicted to reality TV - if I don't get my dose of Grey's I get VERY pissy.

    40. I want to die having known my grand-children.

    41. I want a puppy for the girls but my hubby is kicking his heels in and refusing...

    42. I still have my appendix.

    43. I am interested in many subjects and it makes me appear fickle and flighty.

    44. I secretly wish they celebrated Halloween here in South Africa so I could dress up more.

    45. Camping is one of my favourite things to do. I love being outside, getting dirty and being away from the hussle and bussle.

    46. I don't like cooking because of all the mess I have to clean up afterwards. I'd probably cook more if someone was washing up for me as I went along.

    47. I yell out “Bless yYu!” when strangers sneeze in public.

    48. I hate rodents. Vermin MUST be exterminated.

    49. I love the smell of coffee but don't make me drink it. Yuk! I'm tea Jenny - no milk either.

    50. My first car was a Ford Escort in baby blue with a white vinyl top and I named him Clifford. I loved that car and it was a 1.3 that only ever ran on three cylinders.

    51. I am pro-choice.

    52. I hate wearing knickers with pants.

    53. My work is important to me. It keeps me sane and I get a lot of joy out of being efficient.

    54. I enjoy skinny dipping.

    55. I prefer my toilet roll to fold out over the top not from underneath - if its from underneath a someone else's house, I will change it just to piss them off.

    56. I'm terribly short-sighted.

    57. I did the ABSA Relay race for eight years in a row (even when I was pregnant both times) until it was "discontinued".  Cheap bastids!

    58. I have baskets and bowls all around my house with general shit in. I know it annoys everyone but at least I know where to find things.

    59. I spent an entire day in a string bikini playing volley ball without sun-screen. I got such bad sun stroke, I thought I was on my way out. Death would've been better looking than my lobster skin sitting below a ice-cold shower..

    60. Chocoholic

    61. I did drum majorettes for three years at school.

    62. When I was little I wanted to be a ballerina but my mum couldn't afford dance lessons. I had a neighbour who went twice a week and I'd rush over to her house after she got back from her lessons and she'd teach me what she did that day. I'd squeeze my feet into her tiny ballet pumps (she was almost two years younger than I was) - it was very sad.

    63. I get along with my in-laws and love them very much.

    64. I love musicals and love watching Sound of Music and Wizard of Oz over and over.

    65. My breasts were silicone-enhanced two years ago. I still love the twins.

    66. I enjoy playing board games that involve general knowledge - I'm not a great player but I still love it.

    67. I don't drink enough water.

    68. I have a very keen sense of smell. I can smell onions from a mile away.

    69. Naked handstands and cartwheels are fun!

    70. I'm looking my age now. I see more and more wear and tear everyday. Crows feet and drooping.

    71. I only drink beer for burping competitions, which I generally win.

    72. My favourite colour is orange. I will buy anything if its orange just coz I love the colour. I wear it, I eat it, I drive it, I would have everything in orange if I could.

    73. I prefer not to wear lipstick but ADORE heels.

    74. Kiss me on my lower back and I'm yours forever.

    75. I love crystals and gems. My favourite is amethist. I believe all crystals have healing powers and I have several books on the subject.

    76. Music feeds my soul and I love everything from classic to heavy metal rock.

    77. I hate my freckles and "ginger" looking skin. I secretly wished I had olive skin.

    78. The Russian Ballet company came to South Africa and it is the best ballet performance I have ever seen. They were incredible and literally took my breath away.

    79. I'm quite a good ice skater.

    80. I own a Grammar book, a thesaurus and a dictionary and all three stand on my desk at work. I have never used them.

    81. I can dance for hours on end. This "tannie" can "skut her biscuit".

    82. I can peel potatoes at lightning speed but only with a potatoe peeler.

    83. I cry at Dr Phil and Oprah. I cry at the movies a lot. I cry at some commercials for heaven's sake.  I'm a real blubber bucket.

    84. I hope to someday visit Italy and Europe as I crave the architecture and history of the place.

    85. I own a rubic cube and only my husband can solve the thing in less than two minutes.

    86. Bono from U2 was my big fat crush when I was a teenager. I hoped someday to kiss Paul Hewson full on the mouth...

    87. I have the ugliest feet. I have bunyons and my toe next to my pinkie toe is so badly bent it looks as if its turning the corner. Must've been all those pointy heels in the 80s.

    88. I was never officially proposed to. We just decided mutually that it was a good idea. I secretly wish it could happen all over again so I could have ONE romantic moment.

    89. I have NEVER been skinny, even though I'd love to be. Even in matric when I was 16, I had a good figure but never weighed less than 53kg (as an adult) and I'm only five foot.

    90. Farting at work is not an issue for me. I have a special  spray on my desk for such occassions and everyone knows that when they smell my vanilla spray, that I've farted. Hey! What would you rather smell?

    91. I had various moles removed from my body. I think they are totally disgusting and would love to have them all removed. The two on my face especially.

    92. "Charlotte's Web" made me sob.

    93. My parents have been married for nearly 45 years. Thats a fucking miracle.

    94. I have a weakness for trendy colourful handbags, sunglasses and shoes. I must have a dozen pairs of sunglasses.  Accessories, gurls!

    95. I love waterless hand cleaner and always keep some in my handbag.

    96. I had a sympathectomy when I was 27 for hyperhidrosis. Are you googling yet?

    97. I once killed a boyfriends hamster by mistake by leaving him out on a sunny balcony in his plastic ball for an entire afternoon. When I went to put him back in his cage he was stiff as a board. I felt like shit.

    98. I think Billy connolly and Ray William Johnson are hysterical and they never fail to make me chuckle out loud.

    99. I laugh VERY loud and when I get a giggling fit I can't stop myself...It happens often.

    100. I consider South Africa my home even though I was born and stayed in Scotland for 10 years.
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Two Shiney New Pennies

    Yesterday my sister, Janie was surprised by her very sweet partner, Mick, and sent us to the Indaba Hotel Mangwanani Private African Day Spa for the day to celebrate her birthday. We got the African Revitilisation Full Day Spa Package.


    Two words : FRIKKEN AWESOME!!!

    From the moment we arrived we were treated like royalty! We got champagne on arrival and were immediately sent to change into our white fluffy robes and slippers. It was then back to the dining room for a lovely and leisurely healthy breakfast of muslei, yoghurt, fruit, tea, coffee, scones, muffins, croissants.

    After breakfast we were taken off to have our first treatment (one of seven treatments) of the day which was a full Body Scrub. Between each treatment we got a 5 or 10 minute break to have more juice, fruit, champagne and a ciggie.

    Our next event was some free time by the pool where I enjoyed the view and the sunshine and Janie enjoyed a dip in their stunning wee rock pool. While we were by the pool a lady came with drinks and asked us if she could give us a foot rub (not part of the package). Of course we accepted.

    Our next one was a hand massage (from finger tips to elbow) which was my favourite of the day. They lady who was doing it had an incredible energy so I just closed my eyes lay back and basked in the sensations, the soft music, the warm breeze, the sound of the wate trickling nearby, the birds chirping and the smells of the essential oils. It was magnificent!

    Our third treatment was the North African head, neck and scalp massage. Lovely but we came out of there looking like you could fry chips in our hair. It was well worth it though.

    Then it was lunch and back to the dining room for a scrummy chicken salad and gorgeous decadent desserts of chocolate or strawberry mousse, mini milk tarts, chocolate brownies, ice cream, hot malva pudding with custard. And more champagne! Hmmmmm lovely. What more could a girl want? Walking around in our comfy garb, an endless supply of food and booze? Heaven on earth, I say...

    After lunch it was back to the treatment rooms and we went for our beauty facial. It was beautiful just lying there with a mask on my face REALLY relaxing. You don't realise that we don't really relax at home - well I know I don't. I'm always buzzing around and finding things to do...

    Our next treatment was our Full Body Hot Stone Massage. How delicious. Pampered from bottom to top and all I wanted to do by then is go and take a nap and Janie said the only thing thats missing from her relaxation is smoking a spliff! We giggled. Its exhausting being spoiled rotten! I could get used to it.

    Our final treatment was the foot massage which of course was not my favourite (because anyone close to me knows I don't like feet. I think they're ugly and I don't like anyone touching my feet) so I'm glad they left this one for last because by then my legs were like jelly from all the treatments.

    We left at 5pm and after all that R & R, did we really have to sit in the rush-hour city bumper-to-bumper traffic. The stress was creeping back in already...

    A HUGE, MASSIVE, GARGANTUAN Thank You to Mick who sent us to this Piece of Paradise for the day. No words can actually explain how grateful I am that I got to spend the entire day with Janie on her birthday and that we got so spoiled at the Spa, thanks to you.

    Arrival


    An excited Janie when she found out where we were going

    In the change rooms in our fluffy robes and slippers


    The beautiful bathrooms where you didn't even have to dry your own hands

    Everything was just perfect, every detail thought out and everything was five star


    The Dining Room


    Janie with her freebie water bottles


    Gillian on the way to a treatment


    Janie posing along the way


    Ching! Ching! Nothing like a glass of bubbly to relax you


    The birhtday girl with her bubbly


    Janie enjoying a float in the rock pool.



    Janie sitting by one of the quiet spots


    Loads of lavendar surround the entire venue
     

    One of the outdoor treatment rooms


    The pool area at a distance


    One of the pause / chill areas


    The Mangwanani Shop full of cool merchandise and racks of lovely pots and potions.


    One of the many water feature areas that surround the outdoor treatment rooms



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