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Seachange

Ok, I know I promised to do a thought provoking post last night, but to be honest I just couldn't get motivated. It's still on the way, but thought I would update you all on what's been happening around here.....it's all very exciting!

• I had that interview with TAFE on Friday and learned all about that course I was accepted for in a one on one with one of the teachers. Not only will I be able to do the course full time next year with it being flexible enough that I can still pick up/drop off Zoe to school, and not be penalised if I can't make it because she's sick or something like that, BUT it will automatically qualify me for the subsidised fees. How stupid is this. In order to get the subsidised fees, one must be working within the industry. Now the reason people like myself enrol in these courses is to help gain employment in a field we have no experience in. But if I'm NOT working, then I have to pay the whole lot. The only reason I'll get the subsidy is because of the concession card I get for being a single mum. I do not want to wait until next year to start however so I'm still going to enrol in 1 subject, possibly 2. Just means that when I go full time in February, I'll be able to miss those classes as I'll have already done them and receive credits! I'll also get a credit for the first aid certificate I did a few months ago as part of the brekky program at Zoe's old school. It just keeps getting better and better. The second I'm enrolled I can apply for jobs in the industry already...it's all just so weird!
• A complete makeover of my life and myself wouldn't be complete without doing some tweaking around here so there is a new theme, check it out if you have your favorite already chosen. It's very aptly called seachange. (Sorry WC, I deleted the files for your favorite so it won't work..I promise to do another one soon ok??!!) Despite the recent poll I decided to leave all bar the sadness one up...it was the only one to not receive a vote which was a fair call cause it did kind of suck hey?
• Remember that draw I was in for a digital camera?? Well you'll never believe it but I won it! I've never won anything decent in my life except a tongue lashing so to say I was surprised is the understatement of the year. It's a little samsung compact that actually packs quite a punch. It has pretty much everything a girl could want in her first digital and it's already copped a caning :) I need some lithium batteries though...The background on the new theme is one of the photos I took of the beach down along The Strand with some tweaking on my part. The two pics featured in the header were literally taken today. Mum reckons I am just like a kid with a new toy and she's right..I'm having a ball! Expect a few more pics around Spilling the Beans from now on. Just to show I'm serious, the photos on the left there are some I prepared earlier. Quality aint what it should be but then I did compress them just a bit...you get the idea though!

Ok, now you are all pretty much caught up, it's my turn aint it??! I've started catching up on some of your blogs, however with only short bursts of free time, it's hard to devote the proper attention to your lives and thoughts, so I'm planning on sitting down and doing that tomorrow afternoon/evening. We have a full day planned and to be honest as soon as this post is written, I'm publishing it (which is likely to take 1/2 hour so my apologies if you've experienced problems viewing STB while it's doing so) and heading to bed. Hope your weekend is a good one and your having as great a time as I am!!

Update: I've finally managed to publish, but with a slight change..I've disable the entry pages so there aren't as many pages to publish...nothing much has changed really and I reckon most of you won't even notice except I've told ya!