Rebecca Jones's Diary - Spinster and Lunatic

Six weeks ago:



Today:



BIG difference eh?! :D
ESPECIALLY in the bottom row there :D

Shit. I get braces today.
FOR TWO YEARS!

Can ANYONE tell me WHY a fat whitehead pimple formed itself between my nose and top lip overnight?! Does it not KNOW there are people staring into my mouth for over an hour?!

Well hellosie :D

Ive been working, working, working.
Its a bit hard finding my feet in Hardware. Im the little fish in the big pond again but I'll be back to full capacity in a week or so :D I have a good roster this month with no long stretches so Im happy with that :)
Stockwake out of the way again now for another 3 months.

My mouth is all good. No swelling left now.
The stitches are a little bit irritating at the moment cause the swelling is all gone, they feel in the way but will desolve over the next week or so.

GREAT news today on the money front!
My oral surgery came in at $1000 cheaper then I budgeted! (Only $1882.75) WHERE the .75c comes from I dont know! Heh. I dont now have a spare $1000, it means I dont have to FIND another $1000 and I can pay all my bill in one go (or two)
Also, cause I got 7 teeth out instead of 8 (therefore less time under general) I got $220 refunded back from the anethatist! Yay!

Last night Kev came over and we went to the local for steak night.
Oh yeah, screw shakes! Im eating! :D Just got to make sure I cut them up small enough. I still cant fang into a sandwich but I am eating solids.
ANYWAYS... So yeah... steak dinner. Mm mmm. I ate more than the fully toothed person! :P
Came back, watched SATC, went to bed, got up went to work. Easy.

I have tomorrow and Thursday off and I have just gotten an email from Kev he's booked a room down the coast so it looks like I'm heading down there tomm morning :D Yay I get away... I need it!

One week till braces :)

Went out with Kev last night into O'Malleys in town :)
I went one for one water and rum... swishing my mouth after every few mouthfuls.
My mouth is going well... just a few aches when I havent had ice on my chops.
I bought a couple of those moldable cold packs for me to take to work tomorrow.

Kev stayed over and this morning we took Zeke up for a dog wash and bought the dogs a new bed. One of those hession sack ones. I got an extra large one cause Yoda generally curls up with Zeke each night. So they share.

Old man Zeke on his new bed:

He almost liked his photo taken

Action Yoda!:


Haha he's such a funny pup! :D
He looks like hes getting jiggy wit' it...

Kev and I then went for a dawdle 'round Indro and went our seperate ways early arvo.
Got home to find myself locked out but crawled in through a side window.

Tonite Deanie is coming over for a sleep over! Cant wait!
We're going to get pizza and Ice-cream and Deanie sheepishly just asked if we'll be drinking :D We're going to watch a movie as well.

Back to work tomorrow!

Screw You all you pain scaremongers!

I have woken today with NO PAIN!
I have a tiny bruise on the side of my jaw.
I can still taste blood a little but that'll be normal.

I'll keep the ice going today though and my meds.

But I feel cheated dammit!

Im meeting up with Kev today though :D

Im home :)
I only got 7 teeth taken out... not 8.
I was back in my room by 11am... I was up and walking about by midday :P
Im numb and only a little achy... Im sure tomorrow will be a different story.

Pushed around in my bed rocked!
Anesthetic works very bloody fast! :D

Right...
Im awake... gotta leave soon.
Bag is packed... I hope I have everything :|
About to do my teeth again and pack laptop away.

Nyssa is going to watch over Zeke (he's so low maintenance its not even funny). Just feed him at night Nyssa :)

Oh and thats right! Kev arrives in less than 12 hours! :D

Multiple posts! Im so on edge I cant sleep!
Im having an OPERATION tomorrow! Im going to SLEEP for it! :S
I have to be up at 4am... I might put on a movie :)

Packing my bag is kinda bringing out the nerves...

Well I fell for an April Fools joke... not a major one... infact Id call it lame!
On grabaseat.co.nz they advertised a competition to win flights and accomadation for two to an island called Tinihanga.
Well I googled Tinihanga after entering: its Maori for deceive or cheat. Hmm.

So today was the last of 9 days in a row at work. Its wrecked me and combined with my stresses and worries about tomorrow it didnt end on an overjoyous note.
I complained to the boss that top salespeople really shouldnt do 9 days straight.

So I think I have eating my fill of shit foods today. From midnight Im not allowed any food. Thats ok. I have to be at the hospital by 6.45am so at least I dont have all day to not eat.

Not a lot else really.
I should go pack my bag for the next few nights and make sure I have everything. I have to be up at 4am but I dont think that'll make me go to bed any earlier :P

So today I bought my mouthwash, drugs and new PJs :P They are flanette Cookie Monster ones.
Two sleeps to go!

Happy Days!

The Oral Surgeon called today and said I can have a 2 month account rather than 7 days :D
Thats a HUGE stress lifted :D

I paid the anethatist today... $850.

Im really starting to freak/stress out about my teeth.
I want to put it off. But I know I cant.

I did the math today. I think I am about $600-$800 short.
Lets hope the Oral Surgeon lets me pay pff over 4 weeks.

Day Two of nine in a row at work. Did ok... Ive reached my target for the month but to get my bonus 2 days off and $100 spiv I need to do it at over 15%... Im at 13.98% so this could be close. Ive done it before though...
Im waiting on my $750 Visa card from Nikon. The Canon rep was in today and Im trying to get him to set a goal so I can get a free IXUS 80 in pink. The camera is HOT!

One of our flatmates is moving out which is lousy.
+ I will get the bigger room with a built in wardrobe :D
- Money.

Its such a lousy time for money, in a week is the start of my dental work (bye bye $6000+) also paying back some of the vet bill. In May is New Zealand holiday.

Yoda is 85% better. The chances of him losing his eye is now slim. However 3 nights at the vet over the weekend cost $950! Sheesus they know where to get ya!

Im quite tired feeling, Im getting round two of the Arabian Flu sweeping work. I changed clothes to take Zeke for a walk but got all lethargic. Tomorrow night I will be walking home, Thursday as well.

My biggest decision now... Tony Ferguson, Betty Baxter or Celebrity Slim shakes after teeth come out?

April 15th.
8.50am.
I get my braces on.

SO I went and met with Roland Hammond today about getting my braces.
He was so nice and so lovely and in the end I have committed to getting them done and I should have them within the next six weeks.
So today I got a consult, xrays, moulds and photos taken. I got a referal for tomorrows appointment with the wisdoms dentist. I have to get 8 teeth taken out all together (4 wisdoms and 4 others). Im feeling a lot more confident about getting them!
So their plan is that I pay $2000 then 18 installments of $250... But I want to pay $4000 upfront to reduce those instalments.
OH AND... my initial quote a few years ago of $7000+ is now $6000-$6500. Good one!

Tomorrow night, nyssabee and I are going to go to the Normanby for dinner and flirting. I sent Nyss a whingy email today going:
Oh Nyss… What to do tomorrow night!
Im absolutely depressed about it now :(
Normanby is having a singles night…
We’re not ugly people! Why are we not having the guys lined up??!!
So we're keen for steaks!! :D and beers! :D

So a lots been happening and not a lot at the same time.

Went to the Rugby last night to see a warm-up match of the Qld Reds V Auckland Blues. Auckland scored in the last 30secs and managed to win the game from that. There were SO MANY good looking fellas at the game! Mmm mmm. I went with Cameron (brother) and his mate Matt and Matts girlfriend, Cherie.
We got our supporters packs which had calenders, shirts and vouchers for programs each game. I also bought a Reds cap and lanyards for my members cards. The chicks merchandise is pretty awesome so I'll probably buy a polo next game (15th Feb)

I did come first for the month in BOTH turn over AND profit. I rock! Sacha keeps asking me questions and making statements that he has a feeling Im leaving him again. Ive told him I have no plans to leave him again until the end of the year or he moves on... which ever happens first.

I made my orthodontic and wisdom tooth appointments for Wednesday, only to discover that Im working Wednesday. So I had to reschedual! Uh-ohhh! So now my ortho appointment is for the 15th Feb... and get this... my wisdoms tooth one... 25th March!! thats AGES away! Sheesh!

This evening I booked my next holiday. 17th - 27th May in New Zealand. I have several friends over there now including Nana Shirley so I can try to see them all! $420 return... not too shabby. I figured that since I am committing to my wisdoms... and while I have this money now... I may as well book something so I definately do it. Now I have an ultimate goal time to lose weight!

Oh speaking of that... 4kgs in 3 weeks. Weigh in on Tuesday at work... that'll be the 4 week mark. I've managed not to take any pain killers today at all for my knees... they're feeling a stack better :)
Tomorrow night though there is the threat it can all come undone. We're being taken out for dinner by a supplier and there is a $2000 tab (food and alcohol). We've all picked out courses during the week and we've all gone hard on the food! Im getting a dozen oysters for entree and braised lamb shanks as a main. Im drooling already at the thought of it!

So only two kgs over the fortnight.
I know thats the healthy way to do it but I was expecting more. Oh well... Better luck next fortnight.
Everyone lost between 1-3kgs... one guy even lost 7kgs! But he is 144kg to start with.

My knees felt better on the way home... I took a couple of Ibuprofens at 5ish pm and they'd kicked in by 5.45 so I was floating!
I still had to remember to take it slower. Make my knees better.
Its really dejecting though when at 6.15pm Im still a whole suburb from where I should be on Coro Drive. The Toowong ferry looks so far away... and I just want to race people but I have to make the concious effort not to.
Its surprising how dissapointed I am that I cant excercise properly and its only been a fortnight!

Seems I might look into braces still in Australia.
I have a good good customer who is a cosmetic dentist (veneers etc) who has refered me to a few specialists and mates in the field. Just by mentioning his name will sort me out a fair bit. Im going to look into it. Even to just get my wisdoms out soon. Infact, talluleh, Clive is an old colledge buddy of Roland Hammond and thats who he has recommended!

So Ive started back on my ultra strict saving regime.
Welcome back to my Internet banking juggling ING Direct!

Each week, $175 from main account goes into secondary account.
Of that $175, $125 goes to ING the next day.
Only leaving me with $50 'slush money' each week if I need.
Of course depending on my pay/social calender I always transfer extra to my secondary.

My Irish Tax will go straight to ING... as will my brothers $350 for the Reds Memberships. Then again... I could get my hair done with the money from Cameron... and I was thinking a new piercing :)

Those of mature age that have had braces recently...
What type of braces did you have?