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Things that need to be mentioned remembered about Christmas ’09

jhbprincess — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:46:26 +0000

This year, we had a full house. A full house of 12 people. Which included 9 grown ups, one 6 year old, a three year old, and a 6 month old.
I will probably have a favourite child one day when i have kids.
The 3 year old Celine was my favourite. She was adorable. I couldn’t help buying her stuff. Lots of stuff.
Doing things a little different is okay. Opening gifts on christmas morning just before a champagne breakfast instead of on christmas eve dinner is really okay.
Altho – it must be said… that this year – it didn’t feel *that* Christmassy.
Not being a control freak about how the champagne breakfast is done – is also okay… kind of like a personal growth moment.
Doing your christmas shopping in November is the MOST amazing idea. Go me.
My favourite gift i gave this year would have to be…. the coffee machine.
The favourite gift i received this year would have to be… the contact lens case which looks like two little piggies. I love that.
Yes – i did get underwear for christmas. Okay – i did pick it myself… It was for my christmas stocking – and undies are always teh perfect filler…
If your going to take the christmas crackers out their box, and put them in a basket next to the tree.. you will forget them, and wonder what they’re doing there on the 2nd of Jan.
Sharing a bed with someone who you’re not having and you wouldn’t ever have sex with – is no fun.
Altho sex which takes you by surprise is lots of fun.
When you live with 9 people… someone will leave the milk out. You should learn to deal. Or at least pretend too.
The week between Christmas and New Years… is pretty much a non week. Time officially FLIES there.
Working during christmas is no fun. Non at all. Christmas should be total shut down time.
Christmas in July should be celebrated this year.

Questions strangers ask.

jhbprincess — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:47:17 +0000

A few days ago i found myself at postnet. Naturally posting something. Something wrapped in a black box with a gorgeous pink ribbon. [lets note the pink - as this is focus for the over all story. at some point.]

A very nice boyman named… lets say Paul assists me. Starts off his assisting with “Ah, you shouldn’t have” and “Ah.. pink is my favourite colour”. [lets note the sarcasm coming from Paul]

Of course i responded with “I didn’t” and “That’s sweet”. [matching the recieved sarcasm.]

[And then things become a little strange'er]

Not being one to miss a soft addiction opportunity, i take my phone out of my bag. Which happens to have a pink case.

“Wow, even your phone is pink” says the now Strange Paul.

“I’m organised that way ” I say, with a smile.

” I bet you even have a pink cat” He response.

["Now, being a rather intelligent girl, i look at this character and think to myself - is this some reference to a movie i haven't seen, a book i haven't read, a quote a don't remember....? Of course i am standing in postnet, and this is Paul the boyman. I decided to call him on his apparent wit.]

“No, my pussy is not quite pink.” i respond.

JHBP – 1 Boyman Paul – 0

Big Girl Panties…

jhbprincess — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:39:14 +0000

As life goes… Certain things one learns from ones parents, certain things one recieves the ground work from ones parents and certain things one is left to teach ones self.

When it comes to the jhbprincess + Budgeting… I fall into the last two options. I kinda get it, my parents kinda taught it to me. But in all reality up until a year a go, i thought Budget = Target. 30 days to spend every single cent you had.

And boy was i good at it. Over achiever that i am.

I had an Aha moment sometime last year… It escapes me right now exactly how this came about – but what i do remember is, i realised that…. Healthy Money Habits are well… as important as Excellent Table Manners and Personilised Stationery. And seeing as i have the latter, and lack the former – i went on a mission to educate myself.

Naturally i rushed out and bought Rich Dad, Poor Dad. Quite expectedly, it hasn’t quite been read.

What i did learn is that slow and steady wins the race.

Your credit card is the devil, unless you learn to manage it and not let it manage you. Store charge cards are THE FUCKING devil, no matter which way you justify it to yourself. Fixed Deposit accounts are excellent as are ATM accounds where you’re putting money into it and have forgotten the PIN, and not to mention money overseas you can’t touch. Could i be any better at this?!

Sitting yesterday pondering my amazingness, as one does at the end of the month – i had another Aha moment. What my Portfolio needs is… a little Diversity. A little Investment. Maybe a stock or two* on the JSE.

And so… Not being one to wait, I put my BGP* on, logged onto the StandardBank online share trading thingie and Purchased myself 500 Ronds worth of Harmony Gold Shares.

I am, *that* grown up.

*I literally MEAN ‘one or two’ - R500 only buys you like 5 shares.

*My Big Girl Panties

Welcoming my Blog to me.

jhbprincess — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:51:01 +0000

Born out of sheer desperation, as i have discovered that unlike my tantrums at the age of 6 – with age comes people who can scream louder than you, I return to blogging. Where my font remains as loud and as centre on me as i desire.

As reality TV has proved – there is always someone out there ~~willing~~ dying to know more about any life other than their own non existent life. So in a way – it does remain my civic duty.