Confessions of a (reformed??!) Shopaholic

misslauren

Lol thanks ziggles... have had a lot to be hoping for!!!

misslauren

Well, he wants me for the job but is worried about me with the wage.... hopefully I can convince him that the training is worth it. Was absolutely spoilt yesterday... mum bought me $450 worth of office wear from Portmans, so have a considerable addition to my wardrobe!

Shoe_Gal

:j:j to your Mum! Mum's are fab aren't they - mine is fab

misslauren

Well had my first trial day yesterday and will be continuing to trial for the rest of the week... which means today and tomorrow will be hell, as I have to work two jobs... so:

7:40 - Catch Train
9:00 - Start Real Estate Agency Trial
14:00 - Finish Real Estate Agency Trial
15:00 - Start job at petrol station
20:00 - Finish job at petrol station
21:30 - Get home from train

I'm going to be bl@@dy exhausted!!! Have to find out if this trial is paid or not today too...

misslauren

Been such an exhausting week. How is everyone else going?

I think this real estate position is a much better fit... 5 hours in my current job and I'm physically and mentally exhausted, but I get to the end of a full day with this one and I'm fine to keep going. Hopefully it becomes official soon!

jojitsui

Hey Misslauren massive congrats about the job
I haven't been on here for ages! (need to read all the posts I have missed)
I have been terrible paying off my debts in fact been spending much more than normal and managed to add another £1000- oh well new start today!

Still single buuuuuuuuuuuuut i have had my contract extended by another year so that is excellent
Am moving in with my friend soon so that is going to take a chunk of my money but If i stay here any longer I will scream- getting to old to live rent free with the folks!

Hope ur all well x

misslauren

Good to hear about the renewed contract! That must be a relief!

Still not sure what's happening with this job which is a little irritating, but we'll just see how it goes.

Have decided to make a few changes to my list.. some of the goals weren't really in line with where I want to be realistically so here is the list again, changed goals are in blue and completed goals in green

MissLauren's revised 101 in 1001 List

Physical
1. Get under 55kg.
2. Dance Ballet en pointe
3. Showjump 60cm (this is on a horse, obviously..)
20. Learn Tennis
21. Swim 1.5 km
52. Complete c25k program (Couch to 5 K)
96. Learn how to land a jump figure skating.

Mental/Educational
14. Finish my Business Degree
19. Learn fluent french.
43. Learn to meditate every night before going to sleep.
46. Learn Piano
48. Learn how to make pefume
100. Learn to let things go: Take a deep breath, stress less

Reading (Finish book list from A girl for all seasons)
31. Read The Lambs of London by Peter Ackroyd
[STRIKE]32. Read Perfume by Patrick Suskind[/STRIKE]
33. Read The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans
34. Read A Pair of blue eyes by Thomas Hardy
35. Read Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
36. Read The Black Violin by Maxence Fermine
[STRIKE]37. Read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald[/STRIKE]
38. Read The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
39. Read Animal Farm by George Orwell
40. Read Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers
[STRIKE]41. Read Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote[/STRIKE]
42. Read The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Independence
7. Get my drivers license.
8. Buy a car
9. Move out into my own place
53. Spend 6 months being single... and loving it!

Travel
4. Go to Paris.
5. Go to New York
6. Go to the Greek Islands
47. Go to Hawaii
54. Go to London
68. Go to Melbourne

Experiences
22. Go to the Ballet
23. Go to the Opera
24. Attend a Black-Tie Charity function
25. Go to the Melbourne Cup
55. Hire a Hummer limousine and have a fabulous night out with friends.
57. Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge
58. Go to the Jenolan Caves
59. Go Horse Riding on the Beach
60. Go on a Camel Ride
61. Swim with dolphins
62. Go on a road trip to Byron Bay
63. Eat at all the 3 hat restaurants in Sydney.
69. Watch the Australian Open quarter, semi or finals.
70. Have a croissant in Paris
71. Visit the Louvre
72. Visit the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art.
73. Visit Harry Winston in New York.
75. Go Ice skating in central park.
76. Take a horse-driven carriage around Central Park.
77. Watch the Sun rise in Sydney and set in Perth.
78. Visit each Australian capital city.
79. Watch the surfing championships in Hawaii
80. Visit the Eiffel Tower
81. Visit Versailles
82. Visit Big Ben
83. Visit the London Eye
84. Visit Buckingham Palace
85. Go on a sailing boat in Greece
89. Party all night until sunrise.
91. Have 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
92. Go horse riding in Centennial Park
93. Have a picnic in the Botanic Gardens
94. Fly first/business class.
95. Make love on the beach (with blankets... sand.. ouch!)
98. Go swimming at Ivy Pool.
[STRIKE]99. Go for High Tea[/STRIKE]

Financial
10. Save $15,000 for my First Homesaver Account
15. Clear my credit card debt.
16. Pay off Car Loan
17. Pay my mum back for my Mac laptop.
18. Have $20,000 in Super

Business (This is now the last bit to be completed.. may take a little longer)
11. Launch my label
12. Be stocked in an Australian department store (David Jones/Myer).
28. Be stocked overseas.
29. Have a fashion parade at Australian Fashion Week.
30. Be covered by Vogue Magazine (Australia)
49. Open my own store (May take a little longer....)
66. Get my first $10,000 order.
67. Have my first 100 customers
86. Have my first celebrity client

Miscellaneous
13. Buy a cat
26. Order an Hermes Birkin or Kelly.
27. Buy a beautiful watch (Longines).
44. Keep a diary
45. Keep a blog!
50. Buy something from the Missoni Homewares collection!
51. Have a masquerade birthday
56. Send everyone important a handmade Christmas card.
64. Make a real boudoir for myself, complete with French (inspired) chairs
65. Make 5 new, good friends
74. Buy something from Tiffany's in New York
87. Write a Valentine's Day note.
88. Learn to make Sushi
90. Buy a Ken Duncan photograph.
97. Learn French Cooking a la Julie & Julia: Cook at least 143 recipes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1 per week)
101. Complete everything on this list!

Lula-Hula

Great list, & I wish you Bonne Chance & many adventures along the way

xx

misslauren

Ok, I have decided if i am going to be a designer of world class standing, I should go to one of the world class schools...
So next year I want to be in either LA, NY, London or Paris.

Which means zilch debt and some fairly significant funding.

Ok.... off to figure out all the bits and pieces now

ziggles50

We look forward to hearing some fabulous plans!