Mad English girl Down Under

Hi everyone. I have just had a very amusing experience happen and only felt it right I should share with you lot. So, Sean came back last night (he's been in Sydney for 3 days) and we have a vodka & coke to start the weekend off with. This morning I have to follow him in our car to drop the hire car off. So we're pootling along and suddenly the cars all start to slow down. The police are ahead and they are waving EVERY single car to the side. I start to panic, I had 2 last night but any one that knows Sean, knows he pours his shots like they are going out of fashion. I'm watching Sean and thinking crap we're both for the high jump. He pulls up and then within seconds he's driving off. I'm now shaking and have gone all hot with fear. So... I drive up to the policeman that's waving me to pull up (very slowly I might add, oh and quite typically my hair is frantic as I didn't bother doing it this morning and I have my Willy Wonka sunglasses o...

Like the title says here's a few other moments when talking to my darling husband I've had to say oops more than once. The first being when I was offered the job with IKEA I asked him if he knew they were going to offer it, his reply was 'yes of course I knew' He then went on to tell me that my area manager (AM ) had laughingly said this..... AM -'We're going to offer Maddi the job but we're just not sure on her taste of men' When Sean told me this, my reply after gasping was 'but how do they know I love Tom Hardy, I didn't mention him at all in my interview, that's really weird' I went on to say. Sean now looking not as happy at the start of our conversation simply said 'he meant me Mad, not Tom Hardy' Oops Second oops. We have an IKEA social media app that only the exclusive can join. So I joined to see what all the hype was about and it asked me if I wanted to follow anyone in IKEA. So I sat and thought about this for ...

G'day all.  Down to business... did I tell you that when I applied to IKEA I only wanted part time hours? Assumed in my interview I was getting part time as I mentioned it plenty of times... and when I started the first week the HR manager who I know anyway asked with a puzzled face "Didn't you just want part time hours" "YES" I probably said a bit too loud and desperate, She then informed me that my beloved deputy may have had a part in me getting full time hours. GRRRRRR.  Anyway I'm there full time and its not quite the pillow fluffing I expected it to be.  No more to say on that.  I failed to tell you in the last email about the guy at Costco...and that the last time I went there I very nearly accidentally (of course) ran him over. Now this guy by his own admission is not a small chap and also is COVERED in high visibility  attire because of working in the fuel court and presumably so he doesn't get run over on a daily basis....

Morning,  How are we all? Its very windy here and very chilly. I know this because I'm sat in my freezer! I'm sat here with my cappuccino (with milk) and a glass of Berroca (on account of not wanting to get crook again) makes an interesting breakfast don't you think?  Last weekend for those that haven't seen or heard we saw Koala's, I was just a little excited and boy they are super cute looking. The lady at the reserve said we were really lucky to see one out eating as they normally sleep for 19 hours a day. They are beautiful animals. The day after Sean and I drove to the beach and just by chance when we looking out to sea I spotted 4 dolphin fins, I was that excited and jumping up and down that much I gave myself a headache.  We very nearly got cut of by the sea but luckily we didn't. Sean said we'd be OK and we could've climbed the cliff .... my response was "not in my pretty converse shoes, NO way" so we had to run back across the ...

Hi kids. Thought I would type this letter as it's probably easier to read. Firstly thank you for stopping to read this, maybe you haven't actually even stopped to read it. I'm sorry I've interrupted your time as I know you are both very busy people with all that you do. I really just wanted to say how much I appreciate you for letting me do so much for you. I loved getting up at 6.30 yesterday morning to make your lunches for school / college. Because I've seen how very busy you are having to watch YouTube whilst trying to struggle to eat breakfast, if you'd like me to maybe next time make your breakfast as well please let me know it's not a problem. I see how long it takes to straighten your hair and put your make up on, I should really spend more time doing mine but you see that would involve me doing less for you which we don't want. Please don't thank me either because it's really my pleasure. You were both very ingenious watching me h...

I'm currently sat on a log - yes I am actually sat on a log in the day time and I'm under a tree and dare I say not freaking out.  Of course I'm scanning for scaries and I've just flicked an ant the size of a small cat off me but so far all is good.  I'm at the pump track with Ob. There's 3 little bits to it and yes you can probably guess it, when we arrived it was empty, now every lady, dog, child on a wooden trike thing that I'm not sure even has round wheels as all he's doing is screaming and throwing himself on the floor, has joined us. There is a lady on the track with her lovely Pendleton looking bike with baskets rear and front shouting loudly about how much fun this is and how we should all look at her.  Hmm special comes to mind. So, yesterday Ob asks if I'd like to go on a bike ride (he has a new bike with ...... brakes!!!! To say he's chuffed is an understatement not just because the bike has brakes but it has suspension and...