Friendship trees

Ever watch How to lose a Guy in 10 Days? Kate Hudson buys Matthew a Love Palm...

Tee and I meet for lunch on Sunday afternoon to catch up. Afterwards we took a walk around the nursery to burn off the food we had consumed.
We came across these adorable little trees and each bought one for Christmas!

Friendship Christmas Trees!

By the colour of the pots you can guess mine is on the right!

I said to Tee, this will be the test of our friendship based on whomever can keep their plant alive the longest - although my luck with trees... not the best. (Perhaps I should've kept my mouth shut)

House plants - green thumb. 

Bonsai trees or herbs.... not so much!

I'm looking forward to being able to decorate her when she gets a bit bigger. I think this year my Jim Shaw ornaments will have to be clustered around her base, but hopefully by next year Kathy (I've just named her that) will be stronger.

How to get out of being a bridesmaid

Do yourself a favour and watch this before your next friend gets engaged and catches you!  Ha ha

Watch "How to Get Out of Being a Bridesmaid | Bad Girl Guides" on YouTube

My entry for 1D

So this is my entry for the 1D competition.

Hold thumbs - I NEED these tickets to 1D!

Can you keep a secret?

Remember I mentioned a while back that I had some big decisions to make?
So now that it's all gone through I don't have to worry about jinxing it.. ..
I bought a townhouse !
This is a huge commitment for me. 

Let me tell you how it all started: I've been feeling this restlessness for a while now,  partly to do with the fact that I'm still single and because I'm living in between 2 of the noisiest neighbours ever!
I've always rented for 2 reasons:
1. Too expensive to buy on my own in an area I like , Sandton or Fourways.
2. Because of No1, I thought I would wait to get married and we buy together.

I love the area I am currently living in and on my way to work 1 morning I saw a new development open for sale.  On a whim,  I stopped and had a look.

It was fate!  Not only were they  loft apartments,  but they were affordable too,  and in the area I like!

I chose a unit there on the spot and signed! I got to the office and told Tee,  who’s response was: I didn't even know you were looking!
I wasn't .

It took me ages to actually submit my loan application as I needed bank statements.  I called up Std bank and they emailed them to me immediately ! Stress free application.  6 days later.. . Approved.
Whoop whoop!

It is still alot more money every month,  but I finally found a place I love in the area I love!
Its a 1 bedroom loft with space for a dining table (TV room/lounge) will be upstairs which opens up onto a covered patio with small area on patio that's open.
And they allow cats ! :-) otherwise it wouldn't have been an option anyway!

My rent agreement ends Feb and I get to move to new place end March.  Sure my landlord will extend lease another month.

So everything has gone smoothly enough. 

It took me longer to decide on my phone and my camera than a townhouse.  Go figure!
I never said I was conventional !

I still haven't shared the news with anyone other than Tee and my parents  so ssshhhhh ! :-)

Let's hope I finally get that raise I've been waiting for since Dec 2011. Otherwise things are going to be right financially. 
As I said to my mom,  I won't be able to afford going out to dinners as much,  so I will be thin in my new house!  Ha ha

Next good thing that's gonna happen. .. I'm winning those tickets to New York Baby!

If you wanna help me,  please record yourself saying One Direction . That's all I need.  Will be working on the video this weekend .

Hold thumbs that my life continues on this path... I like me so much better when I'm happy!

Living life to the full - 1 flight at a time

The irony of posting the One Direction video is that it has made me feel even more restless than usual.
I was supposed to go overseas this year, but then due to a friend not going through with the arrangements, I had to make do with 2 smaller mini breakaways.

The thing about travelling overseas is not for the actual vacation time or rest time, it is about exploring the big world world out there. Making you feel that you really are a part of something big. I always feel especially blessed when I travel and get to experience what the world has to offer.

Being South African leaves us at a bit of a disadvantage. Our currency is almost always divided by 8, or 10 or 12. 1 months worth of rent would perhaps cover a week holiday, excluding the plane tickets (2 months rent)

Giving it some thought though, I think I need to take advantage of my friends around the globe and plan a HUGE trip.

I could start in London, go on to Switzerland, travel to Canada, then visit the US - California & Boston (that's you Kate)

I could then move on to Australia (I have 3 friends scattered around) and end it off with New Zealand.

Sounds good doesn't it!