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Some great tips to remind us to slow down and realise everything is alright. 10 Ways To Relax and Unwind 10 Ways To Relax and Unwind Mireille Ryan Stress can make you feel tense and uncomfortable, even out of control. Often what happens in modern life is that as soon as we tackle one stressful thing, another one hits us. It also has a real impact on our bodies – muscles can spasm causing backache and headache, an increased heart rate can lead to heart attack and stress hormones are released into the body triggering allergies and even autoimmune diseases like arthritis. Beating stress is a vital way to help our health. Ways to combat stress 1) Wake up gently – Do you jump out of bed with an alarm beeping at you? Try instead waking up to music. Take time to stretch and read something positive to get you ready for the day. 2) Plan your life – The most important way to decrease your stress levels is to manage your time more effectively. At the start of each day, spend 10

'Sex and the City' and fashion - latimes.com The best fashion movie is back, real soon. They are all wearing Vintage inspired dresses. Love it. Kim the blonde is wearing 80s Dynasty power shoulders. Sarah aka Jessica has a 70s one shoulder gown. Cynthia the redhead has a 70s inspired halter neck gown. Kristin the brunette has a 50's style icecream coloured flared waist dress. Get the real thing at my vintage!lover site on Ebay. or Facebook. You can email me at eagle098@gmail.com Check out this 50s style Italian Designer dress. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310217528127&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_4570wt_1165 Fashion is Fun. Love that Ocean! See you out in the surf! SALTY.surfergirlgoldcoast.blogspot.com/

The Book of Eli - Official Sony Pictures Australia Movie Site DEEP DEEP this film has a amazing story. Mad Max meets the sage from the Kungfu movie. The Book of Eli ticks all the boxes. Great action and intriquing storyline. Keeps on the edge of your seat the whole movie. Meet Denzel aka Mad Max persona that roams the world looking for hope and who knows what. He is one swift fighter and survives attack after attack. Action Action. The world has basically been destroyed and most people are dead. Those that are left are younger, and they consider Eli old. He was alive before the disaster and can read and knows what music is. A world wear people have too much, and don't where to throw broken things. Here in the world now all things are fought to the death to obtain. Water is the most precious commodity. Everyday he reads from a leather bound book. That turns out to be the bible. The main bad guy in the film Gary Oldman also wants this book. He says with this book he will have the rig

My faith in humanity was restored today when I went to the PBS fruit and vegetable market. I had spent all my money and forgotten my favourite acid free pineapples. So I check my coins I had nearly $1.  "Good you have $1 pineapples" I mentioned to the pineapple man. His stall is next to the fish man. He said just take some. He gave me 3 of  the biggest ones which would have cost $5. I said here take my coins. He refused. I thanked him and really had my faith restored. There are good generous people in the world. Surf was challenging fun yesterday for surfing mums, the swell is back. Had a good workout. Thanks to all that returned on a perfect beach day. There was even a shallow pool for the littlies. Love that Ocean! See you out in the surf! SALTY. surfergirlgoldcoast.blogspot.com/

The 7 deadly sins of r�sum�design This is an interesting article about resume writing. I always use Times New Roman Font as I have read its what my Pc monitors can read well. I'll try Georgia next time. To all those little baby girls named Georgia, I bet you didn't know you were named after a font. Read the comments also they add a different perspective. Love those rainy adventure days at the Alley Surfing Mums thanks girls. The littlest tent in the world, that gave me a kink in my neck (so low have to bend) did keep us warm. The ocean is warmer then the air at the moment. Surf was great fun, crowds were in bed because of the rain. Love that Ocean! See you out in the surf! SALTY. surfergirlgoldcoast.blogspot.com/

Love that Ocean! See you out in the surf! SALTY. surfergirlgoldcoast.blogspot.com/ Check out my Upcoming For Sale Items will be going on Ebay if not SOLD sooner. Contact me at eagle098@gmail.com if you want anything. Vintage!lover Promote your Page too

Credit Card Rip offs- check your receipts. Stores that charge you extra to use your Credit card. I say boycott them! In 5th avenue Palm Beach the shoe man. Never even told me he was charging me extra. I had asked if I can pay with CC. He never mentioned the extra fee. I looked at my receipt and saw 45c more then the agreed price. This is a RIP OFF. He saying my fees, my fees. I say my fees (I pay CC fees too) and its the cost of doing business. He says all small business does it. I say no they don't I'll look around for another shoe man.  Also the newsagent there charges 25c. Palm Beach 5th avenue shops. I will shop at another newsagent. These were the waves during Easter phenomenal! Crowded but glassy and amazing. Its gone flat again. Still beautiful at the beach, as the weather is a little cooler. I can also go for a nice walk and not melt- yeeha! I just heard that Woolworths are about to do it too. Show them it does matter by walking to Coles! I think its

--- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | Official Movie Site | In Theaters March 2010 --- This a great 3d movie. I would recommend this to any child over 5 is not afraid of dragons on the big screen. The story was so unexpected and original. I loved this one. You don't need to have kids to see this one- Go see it. Its the story of Hiccup the son a famous strong Viking leader of the village. He's clumsy and not a dragon killer like his dad, infact he's a disappointment. No one in the village wants to look after him. He's very clever and an engineer and he devises a way to bring down a flying dragon. Noone believes he even caught it, so he goes into the jungle to find it. There he finds this black dragon NIGHT FURY the most ferocious and unique dragon there is. As the dragon is all tied up, he doesn't look too scary. Hiccup thinks now he can become a Viking and kill his first dragon. This is what would make his father proud. He looks at the dragon. His yellow eyes looks as scar

Watoto - Choir FREE CONCERT- The Watoto children's choir. Orphaned children from Africa, will be performing a free concert;  April 7 Wednesday night @ 7 pm  PBC Palm Beach Currumbin High School Hope to see you there. We went to this concert it was just beautiful. The children were all orphans from Uganda in Africa. They sang and danced and told there sad stories. They had video on the big screen showing the amazing work in the Watoto village. Where 8 children are given a mother and a house. They are given food and go to school. It was great to see. As most lived in the streets begging had no home. This was like going to Uganda without stepping a foot on the plane. Definite Must see.  The movie Blood Diamond with Leoardo Dicaprio  (great movie by the way) had scenes like what has happened in  Uganda. Young boys abducted and force to become military and do terrible things. These boys now feel so sad about what they were forced to do, or be killed themselves. At the Watoto villag

Coastalwatch :: surfcams :: Rainbow Bay Just look at the lines. thought I was in Hawaii today. Huge powerful waves. More then double overhead. It was too big for me, ultra crowded. It was a spectacular to watch. Yesterday was much smaller. Once again I say to Surfers do not run someone over. Pull off, change direction. This guy on a short board fell on top off me on my back, no damage to me or the board. he apologised and said, "I thought I could go round you". I was so upset with him and a little in shock. I have never ran over anybody, I get off the wave or go straight to avoid collision, guys don't seem to care. I hope it drops a little tomorrow and all the tourists go shopping as they are surfed out. More lines tomorrow. Enjoy. Love that Ocean! See you out in the surf! SALTY. surfergirlgoldcoast.blogspot.com/

The ABCs of potty training | BabyCenter Do you have any tips? I read this article about potty training. They suggest when you are ready to start the routine. Sit the child fully clothed after breakfast on the potty. I wonder if anyone did this? I am a little pertrified about potty training. My toddler will be 2 soon in June and she is quite aware when she needs a nappy change. Which is a positive. I remember now what I did for my son when summer came, I let him be nudie around the pool with a potty close by. If you have any tips please share with me. Found the 2 greatest shops for bargain womens clothing, both of these have nothing over $15. 1. The new one is called SES (like the rescue sea rescue people. Its outside at Pacific Fair Broadbeach. Its in the laneway where Sumo Salad is. Find Sumo salad and then walk down a little. Sumo salad is yum, try the Thai beef. 2. The second one is called Tightrope. Its inside where Myer is. Both are great and will save you a bundle. Happy shop

YouTube - 4 Year-Old Hip Hop Dancer Miles Brown On Ellen Show 10/20/2009 He is so good and only 4 years old. His dad or mum probably loves to dance. Its amazing but what ever we as parents are in to our children will be to. What an opportunity! What pressure! Obviously my kids are going to love the beach and surfing. My 7 yr old can surf on any board short board to malibu. Thats what he's been around his whole life. My toddler also always stands straight up on any board. It was another day in paradise. Hot like summer without being too humid. The ocean is warm like a bath. Love the beach down at Rainbow. We took the log out today. A very heavy old single fin long board / Malibu. Fun fun can catch anything.  All we need is a little more swell. Saw this on a shirt today, "Life is better when you surf". I have a tshirt that say," Waiting for waves is Ok. Some people spend there life waiting for nothing!". "All we need is love and a good day surfing. &qu

Supportive Parent or Pushy Parent? | Turning Point: The Official Dr. Phil Blog This is a good article from Dr Phil, about how he raised his boys who are now grown up. I do this with my kids let them try different things. They stick what they enjoy. My son had been doing tennnis since he was 4 years old, all his friends quit. He persisted it didn't worry him that he didn't know the other kids in the class. I admired him for this as it show he really loves the sport itself. He has just started competition tennis and it is quite overwhelming. He doesn't really know the rules only that you have to hit the ball within the lines. His first match up was against the coaches son who is the same age as him. Somehow he won. The coaches son was very upset he was arguing with the umpires 12 to 15 year olds and later he even kicked my son. luckily I was there I called over his Mum to intervene. The other matches or rounds as the coach says were against 9 year olds , kids 2 years older.

Cheap fun for kids: Simple ways to make your child's day | BabyCenter Love these easy and simple suggestions to remember to have fun with your baby/child. My favourite is : Go clubbing In your living room, that is. Turn on your favorite music and dance with your baby in your arms. She'll be in seventh heaven – after all, she'll be enjoying three of her favorite things in the world simultaneously: music, bouncing, and closeness to you. Hubby was home early so I got to go for a surf. It was much bigger then the images on www.Coastalwatch.com.au had shown me. I had my big 8 ft longboard, oh dear wrong board. So I went to watch the Quiksilver Pro. The first wave I watched was such an insane drop in to a standup barrel, that I couldn't even see the surfer. Bede Durbrigde was amazing. He came out of the longest barrel cover up and finished his wave in style. http://www.quiksilverpro.com.au/heats.aspx?c=123#/139/441/ It was so big that the jet skies were taking th

Fourteen ways to trim the fat from your food bills | BabyCenter Good article with some good tips on saving money. I love how its trendy to be economical- a while ago they had other unflattering names for it. Had a magic day at Seaworld (part of my yearly pass prize form kidspot) again. Hubby was working it was just the kids and I. At Ray bay you can feed the stingray fish- it cost $7 (which I would of paid but they said I could n't use my gift card) so we watched other people. The rays actually come all the way up the side of the pool it get the fish its amazing. You can see there faces- eyes and mouth on their underside. Its really exciting. We went to the waterpark and the slides were being rotated. Each one open for only one hour. The big huge raft ride was open. My son was now tall to go on it. Except I couldn't go with with him because of my baby daughter. So we thought it couldn't hurt to ask if they could open the other slide early. There wasn't enough staff,

Slumdog Millionaire - Official Movie Site - Available On DVD And Blu Ray June 1st Just watched this movie on DVD. It is excellent I would recommend it to anyone. There is no way I could fall asleep during this one. I've been getting up super early about 3 in the morning and 10pm if I'm still up , I snoozing in my chair. This early shift is really good though, I get to see the sunrise. I know what the weather is doing early so I can plan my day. To surf or not to surf that is the question? I get to see my hubby in the morning he leaves at about 4:45 am and kids are asleep and I have think time, organization time and blog time. Enjoying it. Back to the movie, the music is awesome. The scenes through the slums of India reminded me of the Brazilian movie "City of God" Shot in the Favelas - ghettos and running from the police. The story line is exquisite so clever. A poor young man from the slums of Mumbai (used to be called Bombay) goes onto the game show, " Who wan

Well the sand is back and its pumping again at the Currumbin Alley. Awesome long lining up waves from the point all the way to Laceys. One more wave and you end up at Laceys- Palm Beach. Up over the tiny sand dune, across the river and back out to the point at the Alley. Had a great surf yesterday with Surfing Mums went out twice, then in the afternoon took my family. My hubby complained we shouldn't have come here its too crowded. Kept saying " don't ding my board". As if I ever ding a board. Hes the one who dings boards- don't I sound like a couple of 5 year olds arguing. "I didn't do it you did it!" Its all about expectations- I expected to get waves, he really wanted to go to Rainbow even though he said Ok to the Alley. It was very crowed- but if you paddle on the inside there waves to yourself. I always say to myself Look at the waves not the people.  This means keep your focus on the where the waves are breaking. Anyway I said I want to g

                                                     Money Saving Shark Tips 499 ways to save money | saving money | saving tips - Kidspot Australia  Lots of good tips here. Here are my top 10 money saving tips for the Gold Coast. Now that its cool to save money and be economical. Every$20 I save is another hour I can don't have to work and can be at home with my wonderful family. 1. Billabong Quiksilver surf gear. Go to Central Park Plaza at Ashmore. They call this the seconds shop. but they sell anything here. My hubby brought the new quiksilver no rash Kelly slater boardsshorts they are advertising now at $120 for $40. 2. Wait for Kirra Surf to have a real sale, they will every season- brought long sleeve wetshirt here for $15 also Billabong boardies for $20 3. Ladies Fashion clothing- Tightrope Pacific Fair. Brought a maxi dress here for $12 saw the exact same dress for $50 in Surfers. Its all about knowing where to shop. Valleygirl at Harbourtown - you never pay more

Well I am so lucky. I have just won a family yearly pass to Seaworld. Its for the website www.kidspot.com.au I'm the official My Fun Mum for Seaworld. Let me start by telling you about my life and love of Seaworld. I grew up at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Every year we would come to the Gold Coast for sun and surf. We also visited Seaworld. I remember being a teenager and thinking, " those lifeguards at the waterpark must have the best job in the world! I'm going to do that one day". We moved to the Gold Coast when I was 17. I went and did my surf lifesaving bronze medallion and my first aid course. Then I applied: first I lifeguarded at Wet n Wild then at Seaworld. I worked at Seaworld for years every summer. I often went travelling in winter. I loved it. I would ride my bike to Seaworld about 45 minutes from my house. I had a ball talking to people from different countries. Actually I spoke to a Brazilian here, his name was Casio (like the watch).I told him I would visit

Cheap fun for kids: Simple ways to make your child's day | BabyCenter Love these easy and simple suggestions to remember to have fun with your baby/child. My favourite is : Go clubbing In your living room, that is. Turn on your favorite music and dance with your baby in your arms. She'll be in seventh heaven – after all, she'll be enjoying three of her favorite things in the world simultaneously: music, bouncing, and closeness to you. Hubby was home early so I got to go for a surf. It was much bigger then the images on www.Coastalwatch.com.au had shown me. I had my big 8 ft longboard, oh dear wrong board. So I went to watch the Quiksilver Pro. The first wave I watched was such an insane drop in to a standup barrel, that I couldn't even see the surfer. Bede Durbrigde was amazing. He came out of the longest barrel cover up and finished his wave in style. http://www.quiksilverpro.com.au/heats.aspx?c=123#/139/441/ It was so big that the jet skies were taking the surfers

Win a $100 online shopping voucher This is what I do on a rainy day. Stuck at home with a child with a cold. Cool competition and some totally cheap prices on the website. This "Junk Print Dress" is only $5- absolute bargain website. Went for a swim with my toddler daughter in our pool and the rain came down. I loved every minute of not feeling hot. Welcome autumn, welcome Cyclone season giving us some waves to surf. The Quiksilver Pro at Snapper is going off- hot hot surfing like you can't believe. If you go to the Quiksilver and Roxy Pro heres some things to do there: The Range Rover Shop has a competition to win a Kelly Slater signed surfboard everyday. The Olmypus tent has there latest waterproof, shockproof camera- its in a fish tank and if you can fish itout in 30 seconds its yours. I heard that Telstra had a competition to win $5000, although I didn't find this one. On the sand at Snapper Rocks- Jetstar has a blow up tent that looks like a jumping castle. Insid

Blog stands for web log. If you are ever entering a trivia contest you will know. I'm enjoying writing all my thoughts down. As I have so much to say. Its very good for the soul. Goodnight all time for bed. I hope my son gets better soon. SALTY

Quiksilver Pro - Gold Coast, Australia, Feb 26th - Mar 10th Check out the Quiksilver Pro live right now. Snapper Rocks again. Its 2:27pm here on the Gold Coast Australia. Just spoke to my friend in Indiana USA so I know its 9:27 pm there, so tune on in. My son is sick with a cold and my hubby actually came home early from Brisbane. I thought I might be able to go surfing. But alas when you have a surfing hubby- he wants to go surfing. Here's a tip. If you hubby doesn't surf don't teach him. Then you can actually get to surf more! No only joking- I'm glad we can share the joy of the ocean and surfing with our kids and each other. So here I am watching the Quiksilver Pro live- talk about awesome technology. So clear better then being on the beach watching. No crowds and fab filming. Love it!!!

I have just heard the surf report on the radio. Don't go to the beach Tsunami Warning. Caused by an earthquake in Chile. I have never ever heard this before in my LIFE: " Do not go to the beach- tidal waves" How scary is that my hubby has just gone for an early at Rainbow. This must be part of the new marine warning systems they have. The Quicksilver Pro has been cancelled today. There is no wind and the sun is shining. Yesterdays rain has stopped, the perfect surf day. I can even go out at Snapper as the contest is off. My son has a cold and so the kids were going to stay home anyway. When hubby comes back it is going to be my chance to surf. On my own without worrying about kids and time. What should I do? Should I go to for a surf? Leave me a comment what do you thinK? Land and Marine Tsunami Warning - Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC)

Quiksilver Pro - Heats on Demand - ROUND 1 Check out Kelly Slater in this first round, heat 5- unbelieveable! He was so radical they haven't even filmed the whole wave. I was there on the beach at Snapper watching in Disbelief, with all the other 1000s of people. He first took the deepest drop, made the tube. Then he did two 360 decree turns and rode all the way to the top of the rocks at Rainbow- Little Marley as some people call it. The best surfer in the world - WOW!

Tahiti We went there last year on the way to Brazil. Gorgeous Island . Stayed on the main Island of Tahiti itself. Gorgeous reef to snorkel in at the local beach. Lovely French language. Loved it! New Zealand North Island Saw the famous left hander Raglands. It was freezing so I didn't surf there. Snowboard here for the first time, actually found skiing easier. I would always lean back to turn like in surfing. As as I did this I would fall. The Quicksilver and Roxy pro Rocked today. Such great surfing from the guys and the girls. Us Surfing Mums sat under the Roxy tent- nice shade. Will down again tomorrow. Hope to see you there. Snake of the surfer kind- I paddled for a wave and the other surfing guy was right there in front of me. I said "sorry" as I could have easierly have hit him. You know what he did. He paddles to inside of the wave and he tried to snake me. There was someone who dropped in on me also. There we are all 3 on the wave. The one in front of me dropp

Coastalwatch :: surfcams :: Rainbow Bay The lines are there the tide is high. The surf is coming and its only going to improve for as we get towards the 1pm low tide. I made some choc chip, banana, oat, nut, and seed cookies they are so good. I'll bring them down to share with the lovely Surfing Mums at Rainbow Bay. Its going to be such an exciting vibe down there today. The Quicksilver Roxy Pro is starting. Last when I was surfing a huge swell that rolled in, I spoke to this guy with bracers on. He had a big smile with those nice metal munchers inside. " Is it hard to get out Snapper I asked him?" Sometimes when its big, and especially near low tide you can get absolutely creamed and pushed out on to rocks trying to get out Snapper. He said it was OK, pretty easy. His name was Vasco, hes from Portugal and he's here for the Burleigh Breaka Pro that just finished and the Quicksilver. I got to speak to him him Portugese which is always fun. Go Vasco I'll be che

Good Morning, its 5 am and still dark. I love to blog early when noone is awake. Hubby is already off to work. The lovely kids are still sleeping. My curtain is open hoping to glimpse the morning sun rays when they arrive. It looks like the southerly winds kicked in yesterday and the swell may have arrived again, after a 1 week rest. Those sore back and shoulder muscles are recovering. There has been so much surf. It was like clockwork February 1st - the waves rolled in. I kept telling all those lovely Surfing Mums Feb- Mar is cyclone swell season and the swells will come. They looked at me in disbelief as they started at the crystal clear lake with the ripples lapping on the shore. The swell came and left and its due back for the Quicksilver and Roxy Pro that will start tomorrow,Friday the 26th of Feb, if there are waves. Even though its dark here at my house. I just had a look at the Coastalwatch surf Cam for Snapper Rocks and Rainbow Bay The swell hasn't come yet, it

Surfing what it has given me- Travel, languages, My hubby This is the one I've been hangin to write all the time. Surfing has taken me around the world. Found me a hubby. Given me adventure, love , joy and happiness. As it continues to do to this day. Are you ready for the list of all the places I've surfed at and travelled too. All those great memories are going to come through and I'll just jot them in as they come: USA - California- San Diego, Trestles (came second in a surf contest there), Carlsbad, Huntington, Newport, Imperial beach (was a lifeguard at the kids summer camp- all those illegal Mexicans jogging in tracksuits when its boiling hot. They had just illegally crossed the border searching for the great American dream and a chance at a better life. Felt like I was in a movie "coming to America" with Cheech and Chong so funny worth renting. Mexico - Baja California (crossing the border going through immigration scary, too many horror stori

I always loved the beach, we grew at Bondi Beach Sydney Australia. That famous little clam shaped cove. I had to walk over a hill for about 10 minutes then I was there. My first surfing devise was a surf mat, you know what they are, they are back in again. Everything old is new again. That feeling of the cool refreshing ocean on a hot day- wow. Then to get the adrenaline rush of a wave- wahoo! Next came the boogie board /body board. faster more control on the wave. I could go out of the flagged area and surf were those scary fiber glass boards were. "Oh I'll never surf on one of those, they can hurt if I fall off". When I was 15 years old, my brother who loved break dancing at the time, (he would go basking with his ghetto blaster in the city outside the movies) got a Mark Richards Twin fin surfboard. It must be great it had 2 fins instead of 1. So I had a go! First I learned to kneel, about 6 months it took me. Thats why lessons for surfing are the best thing. You l

Here I am living in Paradise. Literally a surfers paradise. We have the best waves in the world right here on my doorstep. I've traveled and lived all over the world- only places that have surf, of course! Some of my favorite surf locations are: Costa Rica, Mexico, Indonesia (although I won't go there now I have family to protect too many bombings). Its been been flat, and more flat all summer. I kept telling all the Surfing Mums" Feb to March there will be swell- in our cyclone season". Just like clockwork on Feb 1st 2010 the waves came. Since then we have had 2 great swells. I caught some waves at Greeny that were so long my legs ached. How can you explain this joy to someone that doesn't surf! Everything has to be right; the swell, the wind -glassy of course, the crowds, have to sit in the right spot in the lineup. Then Wham Bam the best waves of my life. I love it, yes I'm a surf stoked loving surfer.

Here I am living in Paradise. Literally a surfers paradise. We have the best waves in the world right here on my doorstep. I've traveled and lived all over the world- only places that have surf, of course! Some of my favorite surf locations are: Costa Rica, Mexico, Indonesia (although I won't go there now I have family to protect too many bombings). Its been been flat, and more flat all summer. I kept telling all the Surfing Mums" Feb to March there will be swell- in our cyclone season". Just like clockwork on Feb 1st 2010 the waves came. Since then we have had 2 great swells. I caught some waves at Greeny that were so long my legs ached. How can you explain this joy to someone that doesn't surf! Everything has to be right; the swell, the wind -glassy of course, the crowds, have to sit in the right spot in the lineup. Then Wham Bam the best waves of my life. I love it, yes I'm a surf stoked loving surfer.