Day 89

today we accidentally ended up at riccarton mall on the first late night since the new level had opened. to say it was chaos was a little bit of an understatement.
actually it wasn't that busy downstairs in the 'old' mall, but was most definitely busy in the new shops. luckily we were there relatively early, so probably missed the worst of it....and escaped to borders to do some research and drink some coffee. still, i had time(and somehow managed uninterrupted) to grab a shot of the new loos! i love the hand-dryers(ha!) at this westfield. maybe they are the same elsewhere in nz now, but i have no idea.

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Day 88

today was bitterly cold....well i reckon it was. so possibly more for my comfort than charlotte's, we sat in the car while luca had rugby practice today and read stories. I took my snugly rug and we sat under that, which charlotte thought was very cool. I was supposed to be reading to charlotte, but she ended up 'reading' to me - not bad for a not quite three year old! ha! i am thinking this may have to be done more often on a wednesday while luca is at practice, it's much more civilised! especially after feeling guilty and getting out of the car 15 minutes before practice finished so charlotte could have a play on the playground....bad idea....too too cold!

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Day 87

today i got a pseudo massage(we all know who from). Although it may not have been entirely satisfying, it still felt pretty good...need to stop doing nothing so i can afford a 'real' one! hehe

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Day 86

seven straight days of rain.....i feel like i am back in auckland, but with no humidity, just an extreme chill in the air.
my love affair with christchurch has mainly revolved around the fact that winter, albeit cold, is full of clear blue sunny days. so for the past week i have had that dream shattered and trodden all over. ok, so it's not winter yet, but it's damn close, and there are no blue skies in sight.....let alone some sunshine. If i had wanted this enforced bedrest i would have at least done some serious damage to my body to justify it. so i could be productive during this time, but seriously, in the uninsulated houses we have down here, you use all your energy just keeping warm.....and now drying one's clothes!!!

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Day 85

so having all this time cooped up inside i should be able to come up with more creative that this today....but i think all the creatively(that we know was seriously lacking in the first instance) has been sucked out of me and then rained on the ground outside. when will this rain stop, seriously....

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Day 84

the weather is still dismal and wet and i am truly fed up...cabin fever is rife. funny really, coz i bet i will spend the next nice day inside, too lazy to get up and do much...there will be some excuse anyway!

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Day 83

today i spent pretty much the entire day in bed. it hasn't stopped raining since we got back from akl, well since tues lunchtime. when it rains down here it's generally cold! this week it has been wet and cold! ugh...over it.
of course i can still be productive while in bed - the joys of the modern world and technology. laptops, wireless and the like. gotta love it. so i can stay in bed and work(of course that is what i am doing) all day. internet research.....so much stuff out there.
i did have to get up tonite and catch up with a friend that i haven't seen in close to six months, sheesh the time flies. i even managed to pull out my fav silk shirt dress i haven't been able to fit for a while and thrown it on. all this lack of fat must be doing something ....hmmm...not quite convinced about that!

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