The hot weather has definately caught up on us. It finally feels like summer, in all its humid and stormy glory.
Last month has been slighly more hectic than usual. I've been running around Brisbane (all before work of course) trying to find myself an orthodontist to straighten my teeth. It all started with 1) me resigning to the fact, which isn't all that bad really, that we won't be doing any extensive travelling over the next year (or at least until the project ends). Hence having some spare funds to finally straighten my teeth, and 2) I turn 25 next June and in private health terms, I get 'cut off' from my parents' all encompassing cover (i.e. highest possible). I have always shyed away from traditional 'train-tracks' braces because I'm the biggest wuss when it comes to pain. I remember back in Secondary school years the parents offered to pay all of $2000 for me to have straight teeth and I said no. The last few years there has been offers of "paying half" and I still wasn't quite sure. You see, I don't really mind how my teeth look but in recent times have learnt that their crooked overcrowded nature have their consequences that I don't yet have to pay for but will come haunt me in later years. Back in 2006 I saw the ad for Invisalign and thought - hey, maybe I can have straight teeth after all with no pain. But funds were short back then and there was much travelling to do (and rent to pay). Long story short, after seeing 4 orthodontists and 1 dentist, with 3 sets of completely different opinions, I have found the ortho who will fix my teeth with no extraction and with Invisalign. PHEW! This treatment will commence Jan/Feb next year and I can't wait.
In other news, lots of new (hot) summer receipes have emerged from my kitchen. I made indian lamb rissoles/meat patties yesterday and another favourite is a chicken salad. I must get around to photographing them and post receipes here.
Pat, our dear budgie, has grown to be quite the personality around our eating table. He takes baths on 30 degree days, kicks around his soccer ball, learnt to play soccer with grapes and has shown to be quite the inquisitive, acrobatic bird.
