Monday Ramblings. . .

And so another week is upon us. Can you believe April is here already? Wasn't Christmas just last week?

Anyway, you may remember me mentioning the laptop I purchased (okay, so my Mum purchased for me). Well, it arrived today and I'm really happy with it. Everything installed perfectly and it's so much faster than my now outdated PC. The only problem is that I still don't have wireless broadband. The upside is that I can connect it via the network cable that is usually on DH Russ' PC, so at least I can download the things I need to download from the internet. As long as I don't mind sitting on the floor to do it - the network cable is way too short for anything else, but, I'll be purchasing a longer cable in the not too distant future. Of course, that still doesn't allow me to take the laptop anywhere if I want to use the internet, but, I'm sure further on down the track I'll work something out. At least I have a fully functioning laptop, so I'm happy about that.

DH Russ & I paid the deposit over the weekend on the holiday home at Howqua that we'll be staying at to celebrate our anniversary in June. The good news is that our friends, Farid & Yvonne, will be staying with us on our last two nights, so I'm sure we'll have a great time, relaxing in the spa, guzzling down champagne and relaxing. We check in on 1st June and check out the following Friday - so, five nights in total. I'm really very excited about the trip. Since I won't be able to work (with no wireless broadband ISP servicing the area), it will truly be all vacation time. It seems like months away at the moment, but in reality it's less than two months. If those two months fly by as quickly as the last four months have, it'll be here before I know it. It's nice to have something to look forward to.

Not much news to share with you on the bead front - actually, there's no news. I have become extremely lackadaisy lately when it comes to beadmaking. Apart from the fact that my eBay sales are pitiful, I just cannot be bothered to fire up the torch on the weekends. I actually intended to make beads last weekend, and instead I ended up spending almost two days on Facebook, searching for Easter eggs in an application called 'Hatchlings'. A total waste of two days of my life, but tough. It's been nice NOT to have to worry about making beads. I hope things change in the near future, but, I'm not pushing it. Whatever will be, will be. I actually purchased a whole lot of CiM (Creation is Messy) glass last week, and as I was unpacking it, I couldn't help but think "Why am I bothering?". I can't ever remember being so unenthusiastic about making beads. I'm sure things will change, but at the moment, I'm just enjoying things the way they are.

Oops.. there goes the oven timer. DH Russ & I are back on low-carbing, and our "No Noodle Lasagna" is ready, so, I'm off to grab some dinner before settling in to watch Desperate Housewives at 8.30 pm. Thanks for stopping by, and I figure that by next weekend, I may actually have the inclination to make some beads!