I finally have some good news from the work front - I got a payrise. It’s about time it happened. My pay has been upped from $30,272 p.a. to $33,500 p.a., meaning I now earn the same amount as Michael. Additionally, I received my tax return a week ago, so I have an extra $3,300. I’ve already spent some of it, on a new second monitor for my computer and I bought Michael a 4gb iPod Nano so he has one as well, mainly for train trips to and from work.

I’m going today to make an appointment to get my first tattoo - I’m so nervous and excited about it as it’s been something I’ve wanted to do for a really long time. I’ve heard that it hurts, but more of a sunburn pain, dull and constant ache rather than a sharp, piercing pain, which I think I can handle. My friend Manda from work has told me what it’s like, and that I should take some chewing gum or something to stop me from grinding my teeth - I don’t know if I’ll be that bad but again, it’s my first tatt and I’m really not sure what to expect. One of the reasons I want to do it is simply so I can say that I’ve done it, I’ve experienced it, and I know that if I didn’t do it, I’d totally regret it.

If you’re a regular visitor to Inspirata, you’ll notice I’ve made a change to my layout. I whipped up this layout in a couple of hours and I have to say I’m really happy with it. You can find credit for the header image under the ‘The Site’ section, then click ‘Credits’. I’ve had that picture on my desktop for a long time, and I’ve since put it on my phone as its wallpaper. Somehow I just feel a connection with that image, and totally love it.

Anyway, I think that’s about it for this blog - just giving the rundown on what’s going on at this point in time in my life, and yes I say it every blog but I will try to post more. I often sit at my computer, looking at my site and saying to myself “I really should blog today”, but I never feel I have anything worthwhile to write about. But again, I’ll try.