Of work, homes, cats and other things September 2, 2008

After a long, tiresome workday, I love to curl up on the couch and watch some TV. And in some time I might do that. In my own home, at my own couch, with my own TV – scratch the TV, I already had that one. Yes, it’s finally done. Last Wednesday I’ve moved my bed, TV, computer, clothes and some other things to my appartment and moved in. Together with that, I took in this sweet little kitten, who keeps me awake at night from time to time. It was strange, but I’m starting to get used to it.
Not everything is finished, there are the little things that still need to be done; lamps, plug-in changing, just name it. I also needed to install the internet connection. However, when my dad had installed the hardware things, I needed to start the computer, and the internet to do the software. That’s no problem, if I hadn’t lost the letter containing the login things. Luckily I’ve found them today after dinner. As usual the installation didn’t go smoothly, but it worked out in the end.

After only two nights in my appartment I left the weekend for DoeDans in Biddinghuizen (The Netherlands). It was awsome, great and I’m going again next year. I did had sore muscles (still have them) after doing a  workshop with dances from Serbia. Saturday night was a blast too, the band Raromski played. If you like that kind of music (or not), they are good. A photographer took photos and I hope they’ll be on his website soon, so I can see if I’m on any (yes, there’s a change, I was on one of them last year) and order prints.

Work started again as well, got a new class, and enjoying it so far. It’s still hard to tell, after only two days. It is tiresome though, so I better stop and close off.

I’ve been lacking… August 24, 2008

I know, I know, I’ve been lacking on giving updates on how the appartment is going. Not all pictures are uploaded to Photobucket yet, but most have. I simply don’t have the time to put them here in my blog. I want to move to my appartment before my summerbreak ends, and that means I only have one week to go. Four days to be precize. My goal is to move upcoming Tuesday, and hopefulle the floor will be finished then.

Next weekend, will be my only real break, just before I have to start work again. I’ll be going to the DoeDans Festival in Biddinghuizen (The Netherlands). It’s a folklore dance festival, where lots and lots of people come to, to learn new folklore dances. I’ll be going with friends from dancing class. Hopefully all of us can go, since one of them has landed back into hospital with an infection after she has been operated. 
The Festival is special, because most of the time a new cd with new folklore dances will be released (Mix 9 this time). And no, it’s not only for people over 50 . More and more teenagers and people in their twenties will be choosing this side of dancing. I didn’t really choose it to do, since my mum made me do it when I was almost four years old. But I did choose to keep doing it during highschool and college.

And then, September 1st, work starts again. A new class, new parents to deal with, my third year on this school. It’s somewhat scary, but it’s also great to start with a class full of new children. Of course I already know the children by name (most of them anyway ), but it will be totally different. Don’t get me wrong, eventhough I did had hard times in the two years I had my children, I had also a lot of great times with them, but starting fresh is always a good thing.

At the moment I’m writing this, I’m at my mum’s computer, which still holds a lot of my old things from at least four years ago. I’ve rediscovered things of which I think would be fun to make/do again. One of them is the online trading card game scene. However, now looking for sites, didn’t give me any. At the time I’ve started to make my own trading card game of one of the acresses I was (and still am) a big fan off: Rachel Blakely. The most known shows she appeared in are: Neighbours and The Lost World. I’ve been a big The Lost World fan five to seven years ago, and now I kind of rediscovered it, watching episodes I really liked and posting on the forum again. Back to the TCG, I’m thinking of finishing it and maybe I do something with it on my website. I’m not sure. Perhaps if there’re people on the board who like the idea and are willing to participate, I will.

Well, I better end this rambling. A new day tomorrow, to try and finish the floor in my appartment. Rise and shine early for me.

House update no … (I don’t know) August 1, 2008

My last update has been more than a week ago, namely just about when my holidays started. From that moment on, I’ve been at my appartment everyday for two weeks (except Sunday). Even in this enormous warm weather I’ve been working together with my mum.
The contractor also has started its work three weeks ago. After I’ve wanted a solution for the fact of my kitchen not being able to get installed, he’s been working on either the kitchen or the bathroom these entire two weeks, almost everyday, someone got to my appartment and worked on both rooms.
Unfortunately I haven’t had time nor the energy to upload all the new photos I’ve made. However, the photos I’ll be posting today are taken around July 14th, 2008.

If one thing goes wrong… July 21, 2008

Everything goes wrong. And today was such a day for me, a day to stay in bed and sleep away the day. And it isn’t even Friday the 13th.

1. It started with my dad telling me and my mum that the front window of our car was broken. When I took a look it was apparent that some weirdo, with its drunken head, thought it funny to through a bike at our car. The result: A totally new front window, scratches on the paint and a few dents. On a brighter sight, the front window already was broken a tiny bit, now we’ve got a perfectly looking window.
2. Okay, car window was broken. What does one do when that’s happened? You call the “Carglass”. A 24/7 service for reparing windows of cars. Yeah, but not during the summer period. It wasn’t really that save to drive around to the place, so we asked if someone could come. That was alright, like next Thursday alright! So my mum brought away the car, took home the bus, was back home for about fifteen minutes and my phone rang: carglass; we could pick up our car after 11.15 hrs.
3. Car picked up, up to my appartment to see how the contractor is doing. He had worked one day so far, and he should have started June 30th. But he has been there again. The result: a broken door window, water tap disappeard, ceiling in the bathroom gone (never told him to do that). I called the man and asked him all about those things. I got my answers and about one thing they would phone me back.
4. When finished with some wallpaper removing, me and my mum went to a store called “Kwantum” to see if they had a nicely prized wallpaper, which could stand my approval. That happened to be the case. What also happened to be the case was the phone call from the contractor I was awaiting. Something went wrong with ordering the kitchen cabinets. Now it would take up to six weeks for them to be delivered. That’s the end of my holidays! I wanted to be living there at the end of my holidays. The contractor told me he would already be finished! Now all my plans of redecorating the place are kinda put on hold.
5. When I got my stuff from Ikea two weeks ago, one of the packages was damaged. The company that delivered would take it back and contact me when they would be able to deliver a new one. So far, in those two weeks, all I know is that it has been ordered by the delivery company at Ikea. No phone call yet as to when to deliver it at my place.
6. On July 8th my washing machine and microwave would have been brought. When I called the day before to listen for the time, the deliver adress was not known. My mum handled it the next day and a new date had been set: July 22th. Now I’m calling and so far delivery times are not available and I have to try later again.

I wished I’d stayed in bed and slept during this horrific day

P.S. now at 8.45 pm I called again (see point 6) and yahooo! They will arrive between 12 and 3pm.