Daring!

Today I am sharing my first Effer Dare!  I've ALWAYS ooohed and aaaahed at the arty contributions to this dare site but never "dared" to try it myself!  The dare was to scrap your "currents" - a list of things that are currently YOU.  The idea came from Tina's blog, which you will find HERE.  Here is a more in-depth explanation of MY currents:

Listening - At the moment I am enjoying listening to the music I enjoyed as a teenager, Kate Bush, Linda Rondstadt, Fleetwood Mac, ELO, Pink Floyd.  They bring back such memories and I can still remember all the words!

Eating - Chocolate covered liquorice.  I discovered a new brand on special at Woolworths, OMG it is absolutely divine!  But very, very naughty!

Drinking - Diet Coke.  Alas, this is still my unhealthiest vice.  I give up for a while, and then it slowly creeps it way back in!  Starting a health kick on Monday so it's going off the menu for a while so I can drink more water!

Wearing - Jeans.  Carrying extra weight AND being vertically challenged as I am, at 149cm, buying Jeans is a torturous and masochistic exercise so I avoid it like the plague.  In the weeks before, during, and after my recent hysterectomy I had become permanently connected to my fleecie tracksuit pants.  Comfy, yes, but eventually the frumpiness seemed to seep into my soul and so I went off and bought myself some new clothes including pants and jeans.  The jeans are comfy and casual and I managed to take them up without losing the shape of the pants and so they are my favourite outfit at the moment!

Feeling - Squishy.  Last September my gym membership expired and my health problems started escalating.  My weight has always been a problem but since then I felt it difficult to be motivated, was tired, unable to exercise, and the result is I am feeling very squishy!  I have taken up a trial membership at the local women's gym, and starting back on a diet program, so we'll see how soon I can start feeling un-squishy!

Weather - Rain, rain, rain.  So glad the rain didn't begin until after our weekend away, but now the spring rains have arrived with a vengeance, especially for Victoria where flooding has wreaked havoc in Wangaratta, Shepparton, Horsham and other towns.  In Canberra we received a month's worth of rain in one day!  Our backyard is covered in doggie bombs as we can't get out to clean it up (well, the kids can't!) and the weeds are enjoying the combination of sun and rain and are overtaking my plants!  This weekend is jam packed but I hope I can get out during the week to clean up a bit!

Wanting - Something.  I can't really say I want for anything.  I have a loving partner and two beautiful, healthy children, a beautiful home, comfortable finances, a wonderful extended family, great friends, the luxury of staying home to be there for my partner and kids, the fulfillment from my art, my scrapbooking and photography.  But there is something I want......something.......I just don't know what it is.....

Needing - My Man.  On the good days, on the bad days, on the boring mundane nothing days, I need him for balance, for love, for support, for passion and because he lightens my heart.  It was a toss up in this category between him and that chocolate covered liquorice though......

Thinking - Too Much.  This is the answer I gave but to be honest, I AVOID thinking.  I read, sleep, watch TV, scrapbook, go to the movies, chat with friends, ANYTHING but think about the things I need to think about.  But if the category was "Talking", the answer "Too Much" would categorically be correct!

Enjoying - Footy Finals.  This may seem silly to others, but never underestimate how much I love my Aussie Rules football!  I am, after all, a Melbourne girl at heart, born and bred into a sports-mad family. I was annointed as a Collingwood supporter by my mother at birth (all the girls are, the boys follow Carlton, and as it turns out this even applies to the in-laws!).  At age 14 I was in the Cheer Squad, I had a reserved seat at Victoria Park, I went every week and I was there at every final and the Grand Final in 1990 when we last won the premiership.  And here we are again, minor premiers, finishing on top of the ladder, through the first final and one more until the GF!  It is no exaggeration that my life almost revolves around my footy!  Go the Pies!

Wondering - Who won the election?  I completed this layout on the weekend and at that point it had been two weeks since the election and still no result.  Australia was being held to ransom by 3 independant Members of Parliament, waiting to find out which of the major parties they would support, after both Labor and Liberal held equal seats and neither held enough to form government.  By Tuesday's end, one had gone to Liberal and two to Labour.  Julia Gillard and the Labor Party had the numbers to form government and so our first female Prime Minister is back in the drivers seat.  Let the fun begin!

I also managed to complete The Color Room challenge #22.  I retrieved an old romance novel from a box of old books going to the Salvation Army and it is now one of my scrapbooking supplies!

And my final piece of scrapbooking news, I was excited to win ANOTHER challenge, the August one with Scrap The Girls!  Thanks girls!  I can't wait to go shopping!

Last of all, happy birthday firstly to our niece Rhylie who turned 6 yesterday, what a big girl, it's been so long since we've seen her!  And today to my wonderful and beautiful sister, Dianne.  I am truly lucky to have such a wonderful sister and friend, I miss her every day.  Happy Birthday!  Hope you had a good day luv.

Cheers,

Tracey xx