"The glamorous...glamorous"

Yasmin has won many fab competitions this year and then to top it off wins a GHD makeover for her and four friends!!!! AND....I was invited. I rushed out of work yesterday to change and dash to the studio in Woodstock with Yasmin. I wore a yellow dress given to me by Tatum and Yas looked oh so funky and flirty as usual. On arrival we were offered vitamin water complimentary as well as a choice of bubbly. When we stepped into the studio it looked amazing. A make up station on the left with make up from "Benefits" stocked by Woolies. I love the range. (www.benefits.com) What a fun girly range. We took a seat on a white couch with canapes in-front of us.(Namely mini bagels with salmon,assorted Lindt choc balls and other little yummy canapes) I was taken to make-up first and the rest of the ladies went to have their hair done. The lady doing my make up was very enthusiastic and wanted to make sure I am enjoying the experience. I was most impressed as they are contracted for two afternoons to do face after face and I guess they do at some point stop engaging with their "model" if I can call it that in this case. LOL When my make up was done I went over to the hair station and the rest had their make up done. Their hair looked glamorous. I initially was tempted to have curls put in to make me a "Curly Sue" but then I was nervous that my face would look rounder so opted for my hair to be flicked out. To my surprise they gave me a GHD goodie bag with two full size products and how can I forget to mention that while doing my hair I couldn't help but notice the range of GHD's around me at the hair stations! All sorts of colours. I still love my fuchsia colored one though.
Once the ladies make up were done we went to check out the stylists table of fun accessories and the fun began. We were allowed a limitless amount of pics and we were given a remote where we operated the camera when ready. There was a huge mirror infront of us so we could see how we posing and then the image came up after the "click" on a screen to our right. ABSOLUTE FUN and I thought what a great idea for a party of sorts.

Unknown number

I absolutely avoid private or unknown numbers on my mobile these days due to there are far too many people wanting to sell you something. As soon as you answer you can hear the din of the call centre behind you and then the person says in the most rehearsed voice "Good day mam how are you today?" By now I have heard enough. That person is really not keen on hearing how I am and is anxious to get to the next thing on the script. I often say that I am at work and ask them to please call me after 6pm to which they usually get so gobsmacked as their shift ends at five. Mind you I have had some call me back after 6pm as a follow through. Here is how todays went as I was a little bored(dont tell my mum I used that word-oops mum you might be reading this)

Me: Hello

Call centre: Hello mam its Kaveshni from Cell C calling

Me:I am at work at the moment-please can you call me back after 6pm

Call centre: Can I call you at 5pm?

Me:I am working till 6pm so 5pm will not be suitable

Call centre: What time can I call you tomorrow-what is most suitable?

Me: After 6pm daily however if you are selling something I am not interested(said in a sweet tone)

Call Centre: But mam I am going to be selling you a package on a better call rate ("Greater call rates"-made me think of that line from the Indian Xmas jingle on You tube) What is your name?

Me: You should know my name as you called me

Call centre: Mam your number is selected from a system and no names are available
(I was thinking "I am way more than a number" LOL)

Me: I am so sorry but I wont be taking the package

Call centre: Okay thank you

I feel really bad that these people have people putting the phone down on them and getting irritated are trying their absolute best and this is their means of making a living but come on receiving these calls gets a bit much when you have so many providers calling you.

This is actually a banana and not a pawpaw

Yesterday I popped in at Checkers in Kloof street during my lunch break and as usual I selected my fruit and went to gone have the items weighed. As I approached the gent weighing the fruit and sticking his labels on the bags I saw a customer smiling to herself and then I clicked why. The gent who was weighing the fruit who has been working there for many years always has the same joke up his sleeve when weighing your items. I was so thrilled to see how this gent was making this girl giggle and smile. When you place an item on his scale eg: a banana he would look at it and say out loudly "What is this-this is a pawpaw". He would always call out the incorrect name of item deliberately to make you smile or react. He does this every day with all his customers to add some excitement to his day and even though I have encountered this many times with him I always amuse him and beat him to it where I place the fruit on the scale and call out the incorrect item which makes him smile.
I can only imagine how monotonous his job must be unpacking and packing fruit daily however he chooses to make it fun and make a difference to his day. We can all draw inspiration from him in some way.

Our journeys crossing each others paths

I had such a great evening at the More to Life mastery classes on Wednesday night and was most delighted when "Gill" arrived. Gill is about 70 years old and has a daughter my age. She and I had an instant connection over the weekend of the More to Life course and both giggled to one another as we both discovered a positive outlook to life in each other and drew inspiration from one another despite the lifeshocks we encountered and didnt play the victim. When I arrived for the 2nd lesson of the MTL mastery classes I looked out for Gill who didnt attend and I thought well maybe she didnt sign up for the classes however a few moments later there she arrived and I was so excited. Seems she attended the first class when I was in JHB and she couldnt make the second class which was my first. She really touched my heart as she said that she has been thinking of me so much since the course and was inspired to have met a young person who had such a zest and positive outlook on life and in turn I had thought this lady is getting older and older and typically the older generation tend to get bitter with life and she having lost her hubby this year in a most unpleasant event was just so positive with life.

The very next day I had to gone meet a guest at work to discuss possible rates for next year. I went through to meet the guest who I sat with in the lounge. As we approached the lounge we both took a moment to admire the beauty of the sunshine and the flowers through the doorway leading out to the gardens. We both had a deep sense of appreciation for that view. We proceeded to sit down and there was this instant connection. This gents manner and being was amazing and before you know it I found out that he is a professional life coach and writer who is about to go back to London where his third book will be published. He is also a professional photographer and captures infrared images. Next thing you know he brought me a book from his room and wrote a note in it to me and he said we were meant to meet and presented to me as a gift.It was such an overwhelming experience and I was so moved.
The book has such beautiful photos and captions written by him. His name is Andrew Machon-google him and check out his books!

Isnt it funny how our journeys cross paths in life which bring about these special moments.....There are so many human beings in this world and we walk past each other as complete strangers daily-who knows if those people could bring something into your life however I feel the universe directs certain people to you.

Sue has completely arrived

Well well well......I have done this great course last weekend called "More to Life" and I was pleased to see that there were alot of things that I practice in my life already.Life is sure beautiful and life is live so you got to make every moment count. This past weekend was super special for me having moments with my sister and her family and my dear mum over Haloween prep and dress up. I had such memorable kodak moments and also this evening over dinner. Those cute smiles that Zara and Xavier give me and the way they jump all over me....priceless.
The week at work here in beautiful surroundings are breath-taking and the jacarandas add splashes of purple to the view. Its as if these blobs of purple dropped out of the sky. Wish I could write more but off to my room now to catch up with my dear friend Meena over the phone and mentally prepare for tomorrow.

A wrist watch

Gee-just reading through some of my posts and I need to work on my writing a tad.
I write very long sentences not placing in the appropriate grammar hence some of the sentences don’t make sense! This I find bizarre as I am so quick to correct others in their style of writing. ANYHOO-I was just thinking isnt is amazing that when one does not wear a watch for the day you feel an extra sense of relaxation. One gets so used to glaring at your wrist every now and then and this of course adds on the pressure to your day to get things done. I recently had my battery die in my watch that I wear to work(yes I have a week day watch and my weekend range ;) ) and I had to manage a week without a watch on at work. I have memories of this happening before and I couldn’t beare a day without a watch feeling so lost. It seems at this time in my life it was more of a positive while at work as I felt I still got my stuff done but not feeling as pressured. Yes I do have the time on my pc and the wall clock in the office but somehow this wrist watch can have such an influence on your day. How do you feel about this?

Persistence in positive thinking in believing in what I want

Well I have been concentrating and persisting at mastering the art of living in the moment and for the day and embrassing what this life has to offer. Of course with the help of reading quotes and snippets of Robin Sharmas' books it aids me along.
This past week I have had some awesome moments of reaping the benefits of lots of positive thoughts in the morning as I drive to work and I have been talking to myself(no I aint crazy) telling myself what I want to achieve from my day. This week seemed so magical AND my director called me in with two snippets of fantastic news to do with me in the workplace. Patience and hope I feel really pays at times.

Last week I had a really special and peaceful time in Mossel Bay at my aunty Maryannes. We had lots of deep conversations and discovered alot about each other. It was so good to see that my aunt has retired and is spending her time in a beautiful place which she deserves. I had such an amazing time watching sunrises,walks on the beach,watched the cooking channels,watched other sorts of fun programmes and got to read my book AND got spoilt with my aunts good food.

I am so thrilled so see my mum in such a beautiful place right now-she is beaming and is a totally different person since the good news re her health and she is loving her time spent in JHB.She also got to spend a weekend of QT with Aroon and Zsa and it seemed to be good for each of their souls. I so wish I could be there for Adam and Zaras bday celebrations this year but I am afraid it wont happen but I am going to strive for planning for next year. My nephews and niece are growing up so beautifully and I cant wait till we next meet.