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Topic: Bored bored bored
Posted By: MissAngel
Subject: Bored bored bored
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 2:36pm
| lol.. I am so bored.. What are you ladies who dont work and dont have other kids get up to during the day? I cant do housework and stuff, so I just end up sitting here. I CANT WAIT for the first module for my art course to arrive.. |
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 3:29pm
| Know what MissAngel? I DO work, and I'm still bored bored bored...we're going through an extreme slow patch at the moment and there's 3 of us in the office sitting here twiddling our thumbs basically...roll on 5pm. At least I get paid I suppose!!! And can look through as many real estate websites as I want, and lurk on here, and look at TradeMe, and on NZWP....and read the news... and look at new babies born at Taranaki Healthcare... but there's still only so much you can do before the enthusiasm and interest wanes rather drastically. |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 3:57pm
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well i used to work till 20 weeks..so i chilled out and LOVED it for about 6 weeks..and now I'm just bored bored bored..i have to limit time on here or i just sit here all day:)
I am not really hungry much but i stop to go eat and do a little something around the house.. (cant do much in one go at the mo) then sometimes come back on here(and the American website I'm on) ...i used to go see friends a lot....but in general I get bored too:)esp as I'm supposed to be 'resting' for my BP..but it seems to be working BP back to normal! why cant you do housework and stuff? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 4:01pm
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i just saw your chc post..now i see why you cant do housework..! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 4:02pm
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I have a job and I'm bored about 80% of the time too. And my job is always like that. I'm busy for about an hour a day. I spend my day playing games, sonic the hedgehog, tetris, golf, pacmac and a helicopter flying one. And it between that I go online, email people. Mum comes online at 3pm so I spend my last hour of work on gmail chat talking to her. Today it was so quiet I left so I'm actually at home already with a glass of wine chatting online to mum.
Can't wait until I go part time. Then I'll be spending my spare time at home working on the house so there will be no time for boredom. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 4:27pm
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AprilFools - gosh you're lucky!! HO has severely restricted our systems, so there's no videos, no radio sites, no games, I'm actually surprised I have access to TradeMe!!! Though that in itself can be dangerous...
Doesn't it drive you insane, being so bored??? |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 24 January 2008 at 4:33pm
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I hate being so bored. These games are actually loaded through excel so I don't have to use the net or anything to play them. Except for the helicopter flying one.
And another I like to do is shop online. I bought some more perfume today. They really do need to find me more work to do!!! |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 12:21pm
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I'm even more bored today.
Everyone's gone away for the long weekend already so the office is really really quiet. No one's emailing me coz they're clever and took today off as well. It's just poor lonely little me today. Boring. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 12:44pm
| Ahhh wouldn't that be so lucky. Our manager is away today (3rd Friday in a row, plus last Monday as well) which means we're sitting here doing pretty much nothing again (he has to sign things off before we can process it). One of our other branches even sent up some processing because they were behind, and I've completed all of that as well...thank heavens for the library books I brought in, and phoning real estate agents to look at houses, it keeps me semi-sane. |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 12:52pm
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It's so tiring though don't you think actually waiting for something to do? I get home at the end of the day and I'm buggered from doing absolutely nothing. I have had long lunches all week, even popped home the other day and loaded the dishwasher and hung some washing out and I'm still bored when I get back to work.
How is the house hunting going? At least that should keep you a little busy. I love house hunting it's so much fun and so exciting. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 2:47pm
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Would be more exciting if there were a lot of houses in our price range I think... we're going to look at a couple of houses tonight/tomorrow which will be interesting. To him, the most important part is the garage size, not so for me!!!
And yes I agree it's tiring. DP doesn't understand how it makes me tired, cos I'm sitting down doing nothing, but it's kind of like a mental exhaustion - need stimulation to keep things active, as with anything. |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 3:04pm
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Exactly - it's hard work acting like you're busy!!
My DH was the same - it was the size of our garage that sold it for him. And it didn't take long before he had filled with all his treasures. I am assured that it is ALL stuff that he needs 
If you find something at a good price there is the possibility that you could add a garage at a reasonable cost maybe. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 3:43pm
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Yeah, that's what we may have to do. DP races speedway, so he wants a garage big enough to fit both our cars, plus have a workshop area for when he is working on his midget as well as room to actually fit the midget - meaning one BIG garage, so any property we buy has to have the potential to extend the garage for this very reason. We could never afford to buy a house that has a garage big enough, I'm afraid, if one even came on the market (his parents house is the only one I've seen).
I prefer to pay attention to the house and see how expensive it would be to make it look like what I want hehehe - especially the kitchen!!! Sorry MissAngel - we've completely hijacked your thread!!! |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 4:31pm
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Kitchens are so important IMO. I fell in love with the size of the kitchen when we came and viewed this place but I can't wait to get my new kitchen in there. Lots of other things to do first though. Slowly but surely we will get there. I really love going out and picking things for the house though, like paint, doors, kitchens and so on.
Good luck with the viewings over the weekend. I hope you find something that's just right. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 4:59pm
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Yep, I love looking at paint colours, seeing what goes, imagining new bathrooms/kitchens/toilets....imagining art up on the wall....
DP imagines a big huge garage where he can work on the midgets with the kids and show them how to weld, grind, etc etc as they grow up. |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 25 January 2008 at 5:06pm
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Sounds perfect minik8e.
I imagine our kids out in the garage with DH too. That way they won't be getting my nicely painted walls dirty. Yeah right!! |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:07pm
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Again I am booored!!
What's everyone else up to? I'm sitting at work playing golf on my computer and I'm not very good at it today. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:15pm
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I'm bored. Should be doing work but I can't bring myself to do it.
I may take a lunch break and go and spend a ridiculous amount on fabric. |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:20pm
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It's just no fun being bored!!
What's the fabric for? |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:21pm
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My ever expanding stash.
haha. Nah, I want some linen to make cushions and possibly attempt embroidery. Though I'm not sure I have the necessary personality trait (perfectionism) needed to actually succeed at it.
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:38pm
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Hey i am bored just waiting on 3.30 to roll around to start work which will be even more boring.
------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:43pm
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It'll be a good challenge though nikkiwhyte.
I'm hanging around for 4 o'clock when I can go home for the day. 81 mins to go 
DH and I have a date night tonight so I can't wait to get home and go out. Dying for a piece of chocolate brownie. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:43pm
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Ohhh but at least you get to enjoy the sunshine!! I'm sitting here at my desk, in the air conditioned office (set quite low) browsing OB and fitting work in between pages so that it lasts me all day...but then again I'm having an odd day cos I want 5pm to roll around so we can sign the agreement to buy our first house, that's making up for everything else Then at 6pm I'm getting a whole new look at the hairdresser, so that is also making today go really well....it's a good day!!!
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:53pm
Oh wow, minik8e you found a house. Congratulations!!!!
What's it like? Are you excited? |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:59pm
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Fantastically excited and nervous LOL It's a gorgeous little 2 bedroom plus conservatory, on a small section (450m2), with a single garage. Originally 1930s, but has been upgraded over time, with aluminium windows and very well maintained. Even has the original refurbished full size coal range in the dining room!!! Not working of course, just for decor reasons, but it's gorgeous. If you want to have a look, PM me and I'll give you a link to the photos hehe
We kind of reconsidered what we wanted - it's the perfect starter home for us, it's big enough that we could still have a child there, we could put in a larger garage when necessary (we don't NEED it right at the moment) and yeah - it's gorgeously cute LOL |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:03pm
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It sounds lovely. DH and I were living in a little 1920's 2 bedroom cottage before the house we're in now and it was just so cute. I loved it. It's blue and so cute.
So when will settlement be? |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:06pm
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So have you made a mental list of all the things that you want to buy for your new house yet? I'm a shocker for doing this and it drives DH insane.
Do you keep looking at the photos over and over again? |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:07pm
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Settlement will be either Easter weekend or Anzac weekend - the only weekends we have free until May!!!
I so want to get rid of the pink trim on the outside though - I'm just not a pink person!!! |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:10pm
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And not so much what we want/need to buy - there isn't much we need!! We want to make a couple of changes though - put a french door through from the master bedroom to the conservatory, so basically it's an office or nursery attached to the master bedroom (there'll be 2 entrances), and at some stage in the long long term future change the kitchen/bathroom/laundry around, so the kitchen/dining is more open (dining is pretty tiny), there's a separate toilet and the laundry won't be bigger than the bathroom, like it is now.
And yep I definitely keep looking at the photos!!! |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:11pm
How exciting minik8e for you  . Your new place sounds great. Is it in NP?-------------    
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:14pm
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It's lovely. I like those old cottages, the layouts are so interesting and the way they used to build them. And with bugger all technology too.
The plans you have to make some changes sound really good. I like the idea of the nursery off that main bedroom. Good luck tonight!! |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:24pm
| Sally - yep it is in NP, DP would never live anywhere else LOL it's funny, I've done thousands of conveyancing transactions and laughed (not in a mean way, but because it's cute to see them so excited and jittery) at first home buyers....I will never do that again!! They say that buying a house is one of the most stressful times in your life, and so far I would agree. I've found myself dreaming or waking up in the middle of the night thinking about various aspects of it all LOL |
Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 12 February 2008 at 2:24pm
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minik8e-congrats on the place.
Im wondering if 5pm will ever come so i can go home from work and relax, there is only so much going online and doing other stuff you can do at work before it gets boring. |