[A Daft Scots Lass]

Friday, 21 January 2011

Education is a method whereby one acquires a higher grade of prejudices.

Some Smart Ass Exam Answers that made me giggle

21 days Nicotine Free! I gave up smoking but I'm not a quitter...

Society says that it takes 21 days to break a habit or form a new habit. I dunno, I say that's utter bullshite! I think it might be a wee bit more.

Its been 21 days since I quit sucking on the Cancer Sticks and when I'm stressed it the first thing I want to do... I think you associate smoking with certain things, certain people and certain places and that's when you crave it.

For me, the craving in strong when I get in the car or when I'm having a glass of wine with my pals or if I have had an emotional day. Daft Scots Lass needs her nicotine and it hasn't been easy.

Anyone who has been a smoker, will tell you that it takes tremendous amount of willpower to quit nicotine. It is never easy when you quit, the withdrawal symptoms can almost force you into going back to smoking. I don't want to become one of those ex-smokers who pull their nose up and viciously fans the air in front of her nose when someone lights up. I don't want to be one of those ex-smokers who preachers to smokers how bad it is for them and carries around pictures of people in advanced states of mouth cancer.

We all know its bad for us and its our choice to either continue smoking or to quit. Who am I to say what is best for the next person. I smoked for 20 years - who the fuck am I to now state its a filthy habit?

Anyhoo....the first few weeks are fucking hard!

I'm certain that takes a good 10 to 12 weeks to really take your mind off smoking and even then you still think about it often. Now, that works out to 84 days (not 21 days as everyone says). They've been bullshitting me all along...humph!

They say that nicotine creates a chemical dependency, a sense of void that can be filled with smoking nicotine, as smokers would like to perceive. The withdrawal symptoms include headache, nausea, inability to concentrate, craving for smoke and, most of the time, ex-smokers take up another habit to take their mind off the nicotine. This sometimes lands up being worse than the nicotine habit itself...

Bring on the Heroine, Hookers!

I feel like I'm talking in circles. Perhaps I'm delirious from the lack of nicotine and tar...

Och I dunno, what do you think?

Thursday, 20 January 2011

BLOGversation BlogHop : Where Do You Blog?

No, Plonkers, I'm not talking about where your blog is hosted. I'm talking about your Blog Spot, the place where you do all your blogging....

I'll start with showing you my Blog Spot and then I want you to reveal yours!

I have a few favourite places where I blog, but my dining area is the most popular wee place that I like to plonk myself down and do most of me blogging. It is near where the kids play, I can keep an eye with what is going on in the kitchen and I can sit at a table which is more comfy to blog on...

So Link up Blogoholics and post yer Blog Spot Photos. Show me yours and I'll show you mine, kinda thing. We wanna see where you do the deed!

Go it?

Go do it!

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Home Decorating Project

My Boerewors and I have a plan in place this year to seriously save and to do up the inside of our home.

We plan on ripping up our laminated flooring and tiling throughout the entire house. Thats the first project on our list because its such a big job and will be the most expensive task because we want to tile the entire house.

We're then planning to re-paint and get new modern contemporary furniture, piece by piece and do everything room by room (starting with our small living area) as we save and accumulate the funds. Its more like a two year project actually.

In the past, we've spent too much money on expensive gadgets and toys and now we need to buckle down start saving and act like adults and properly furnish our home.

I'm tired of being embarrased about our home and not inviting people over because I feel uncomfortable having them see my home in its current state. We been in the house for 7 years and projects get started with all good intentions and never get finished.

Its a HUGE pain in my arse. Now is the time to get everything done, systematically and be proud of our home.

We want our home to be somewhere where we enjoy to spend time. I want everything to have a place to stay so that the clutter is minimal (as minimal as I can with two wee lassies).

This weekend we went window shopping to see what the latest trends and to put price tags on things so that we know what we're looking at, with regards to saving, spending, budgets, etc. It was rather exciting to see what is available out there but our taste does not come cheap.

However, this will NOT put us off. We have goal. We have a focus. Hell, I have a FUCKING Dream okay? Don't piss on my battery....

A few things on my wanted list.