Songs In Blue

Dear Fat,

You’ve always been quick to get rid of since you knew in a few weeks you’d be back with a vengeance.
This time around, I’ve kept 30 lbs of you off for a record time.  I intend to lose at least 15 more and keep it off…forever.

That revelation must have been terrifying because you have been holding on for dear life ever since!  No matter how healthy I eat or how much time I spend in the gym, you just WON’T LET GO!

It’s so frustrating, I’ve come up with a compromise.

I get an easy go at losing you off all areas of my body except my boobs.  Those are yours for the taking.

Deal?

Sharon invited her readers to participate in an ‘Interview Me’ meme.  I decided to play along and she sent me the following the questions.  If you want to play, there’s instructions at the end of this post.

1. If you were able to pick the last meal you ever ate, what would it be?

Meat. and bread rolls with butter.  and sour soothers/keys for dessert.

2. What is one of your earliest and best memories?

Watching Hockey Night in Canada with my family.  Every Saturday night we would all sit in the living room, listen to the theme song, and watch the double header.  Dinner was always Hotdogs and Coca-Cola, then in between games we’d have nachos, and ice cream for dessert.  It was such a big part of my childhood that when my parents divorced, I missed this tradition more than spending Christmas together.

3. If you won a large amount of money in a lottery, what would you do with the cash?

Funny you should ask, I’ve been thinking about winning the lottery a lot lately…maybe I should buy a ticket.
First of all, I’d give my some to my Mom so she could pay off her mortgage, and to Dad so he can retire comfortably, then buy them plane tickets to come visit me.  Because I believe travelling is the best experience you can ever have, I’d get my younger siblings plane tickets too.  They could go anywhere they wanted, but NZ would definitely be encouraged.
Then I’d buy a house and take a year (or more) off work to travel…Matt can come too.
Anything left over would be invested…lame, I know.

4. Do you have any nicknames, and if so, how did you get them?

I have quite a few, but these are my favourite:

‘D’ – My ex-manager, Colette, started calling me this.  It’s followed me across the ocean and people at work call me ‘D’ now.  I was thrown off the first time cause I never mentioned my nicknames before…
‘Digby’ – Matt came up with this one.  It’s after the island I grew up on.
‘Daybe’ – Carrie was trying to type my name without looking at the keyboard and this was the result.  It kinda stuck.
‘Dayna-belle’ – most of my family know me by this nickname…and only they can use it.

5. What is your dream job?

I’ve always had a lot of different ideas for a career, but none of them really stuck.  I wanted to be a teacher, get a degree in early childhood development, do something involving travel, become an accountant, and even thought about doing the Birth Attendant school in Perth and going on to work for the UN.
I like working with numbers and finances and I’m been working in that area for a few years now, so I just need to figure out my next step.
I don’t think there’s one perfect job for me, but I’m ok with that.  I’d rather get as much experience as possible and have fun in whatever I do.

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If you want to play along, here’s how:
1. Leave me a comment saying, “Interview me”.
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

Ain’t love the sweetest thing*

*The Sweetest Thing by U2

Last night, Matt was saying how he no longer had a huge desire to live in a different country after he was chartered.  He wanted to stay here in NZ and settle into a career, get a house and all that life stuff.  I mentioned that I wanted to do the same, that I didn’t really want to live overseas, I’d rather just go for holidays.
I honestly didn’t even realize what I had said until Matt pointed it out.

I already live overseas!

This is not where I was born, this is not where my family is, this is not where I’ve spent most of my life.  But I still seem to forget all that.  It’s hard to explain how I feel about living here, and even if I could find the words, it would be hard for people to understand.

Back in Canada, I had no idea what I was doing and just felt lost and confused.  I didn’t feel like I had a place there or that I belonged.  I knew before I left that I was doing the right thing in moving to NZ, amid all my worrying and concerns other people brought up.  It’s been 5 months now and I haven’t regretted it once.

The only thing I miss about Canada is my family, and even that isn’t a big deal because I talk to them every couple weeks and know that I’m just a long plane ride away.  I’m not going to lie, it took a couple months to adjust to the idea of being here long term, but now I feel completely settled and happy.  I have an awesome boyfriend, love my job and am starting to get some sweet friends.  I want to have a career, get a car and a house, and continue to build a life here.
I feel like I’ve been in this country forever and don’t want to leave.  That may seem like a contradiction to my last post, but while I am still proud to say I’m Canadian, New Zealand is where I feel at home.

Last weekend was the Rugby Sevens tournament.  I missed the parade and seeing the Canadian team, but some people I work with brought me back some goodies they threw from the float.  I now have a make-shift shrine to Canada on my desk, complete with a flag, tattoo and Maple candy!

Unfortunately, the Canadian team didn’t do very well in the tournament, but I can’t tell you how cool it was to watch them play and hear the Kiwi announcer say ‘Canada’ and ‘The Canadians’ over and over.  He even showed off a bit by saying ‘Saskatchewan’ properly.

I was so proud.