OMG look who is dressed corporate! That’s right, me! After getting so many excellent comments on my last post, I figured I’d suck it up and get some good corporate pieces to start myself off and see how I went. Even more shocking, I got both the short and skirt at Cue! On Friday after work while killing time before an appointment I accidentally discovered they were having a sale and found this gorgeous pencil skirt and shirt or over half price. Of course, being the spend thrift I usually am, this was still pretty pricey for what I’d planned to spend but damn they’re so nice! The skirt is lovely and fits so well and doesn’t give me the dreaded fat-office-chair-arse! It has a cute ruffle at the back but I’m afraid I am not yet brave enough to go posting pictures of my butt on the internet (sorry guys!). This picture doesn’t do the outfit justice as I was tired after a long Monday at work, plus I have a cold and am pretty run down. But I got lots of positive comments at work, my team leader was so delighted when she saw me walk into work! So it was definitely worth it. Now to brave the dreaded work pants which I also managed to buy this weekend (though as it turns out I’ve gone down a pants size so I was actually kind of excited about the pants in the end).

As I mentioned, I have gone and gotten myself another cold. I was still suffering from the one I got months ago and then BAM along comes another one! The fact I forget to wear jackets all the time probably played a significant part in this so I have no one to blame but myself. As such I spent the weekend at my mum’s place to chill out and avoid the temptation of going out (which was hard as a close friend was having a farewell do on Saturday night). As such I learned a new skill: SEWING! Yep, I’ve moved on from scrapbooking to sewing! I’ve always wanted my own sewing machine so I can remodel all my old, daggy clothes and I have sewn one or two minor things in my life, but this weekend I spent an afternoon learning how to sew a jungle-themed cushion! Oh yes! It’s not yet finished but I was pretty proud of my efforts and may well show off the finished product whenever I get around to it! And to prove it really happened:

AMAZING!

We are getting right into the organisation of the Brisbane Zombie Walk for 2010. Right now we are looking or sponsors to help us make sure the walk actually happens! We’re getting together business proposals and all sorts of crazy stuff I never thought I’d find myself doing in the name of zombies! So far the walk is set to take place on Sunday 24th October, though there is a slim chance that could change. I’ve just designed a logo for the walk (sneak peak here) and am now going to start redesigning the website which is very daunting but also pretty exciting. We’ll soon have the option where people can register, and for those extra nice people, donate money at the same time.
We’re actually looking for volunteers for helping out with this years walk, if you or someone you know is interested PLEASE let me know by emailing zombie@brisbanezombiewalk.com as we need all the help we can get!

I am busy to say the very least! People don’t really get how much work goes behind the Brisbane Zombie Walk so when I say tell them “Sorry, I’m too busy this week, I have zombie walk stuff to deal with” they seem to think I am just copping out. Honestly, this is  a BIG deal and it’s taking up a huge amount of my time. It’s not just a case of saying “This is where and when it starts and finishes” and then just turning up and having fun. There is so much to deal with, from organising the permits to have the walk happen at all, getting Public Liability Insurance (god this was a huge deal), getting advertising, getting donations for the Brain Foundation (our chosen charity), dealing with our local city council, getting the after-party sorted, advertising, dealing with dozens of emails everyday, doing interviews for various media outlets etc etc. Meanwhile we hadn’t even thought about our costumes for the walk, which we’ve only just managed to finalise now (a few days before the walk, which is obviously nerve-wrecking).

The walk is this Sunday so if you’re in or from near Brisbane PLEASE come along because a lot of my blood, sweat and tears have gone into the walk this year and I want it to be a HUGE success. Besides, what else could be happening in Brisbane on a Sunday worth checking out over the Brisbane Zombie Walk???

It took a while but I finally found motivation to get into organising this years Brisbane Zombie Walk. This years walk has been a LOT harder to organise and I got a bit overwhelmed with it all and found it hard to get excited about the whole thing. Then all of a sudden I got extra-motivated today and am finally able to concentrate on making it AWESOME this year!

All announcements are made on the zombie walk website (which has a fancy new layout thanks to Kim) but for the record this years zombie walk is on SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER. It’s going to have the same sort of structure to last years walks, we’ll start from Roma St Parklands and finish off in Fortitude Valley. We’ll be taking part in this years Valley Fiesta as well (details to come soon) and there will be TWO after-parties! This years walk is a charity event, with all proceeds going to the Brain Foundation (hell yeah for apt charities, eh?)!

We’re having a fundraiser partyas well on Saturday 3rd October but we’re still finalising all of those details. Keep checking out the Zombie Walk website for all the details as the happen!

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Given my appalling couple of weeks, I figured it’d be nice to wrap up my week – just the nice stuff that happened and have stuck in my mind.

Spending lots of time with my mum and getting stuff done / Doing a lot of exercise and feeling like a million dollars afterwards / Changing my eating habits and losing a few kg’s as a result / Seeing real-life macaws and hundreds of wild kangaroos on a unexpected bus trip home / An unplanned day off work that did me wonders / Fantastic news after a lot of bad / A bunch of flowers greeting me at work / Finding money while cleaning and having an amazing meal and seeing a film for FREE as a result / Excessive tea consumption / Silver platforms / Delicious perfume on sale / Finding amazing false lashes and nail decals for CHEAP / New Livejournal layouts that suit me far too well / Magners Cider / Singing bad pop music as loud as I can at work (without getting into trouble) / Anticipating my first ever hypnotherapy session…

This week is going to be so much better. I have a few interesting things to look forward to, like my first ever hypnotherapy sessions. I’m getting it to help my food-obsession, but I’m mostly excited about the whole idea of it, a friend got it done recently and said the experience was unbelievable, plus it worked! I’m going to something called a “Leadership Breakfast” through work on Thursday morning which sounds a little bit fancy and totally delicious. My mum got her loan approved which means she can move into her new house and not stress so much! This was what caused at least 40% of my stress lately so it’s a HUGE relief for us both.

I hope everyone else is having a good week too :)

So now we need to arrange a kind of “board of directors”, people who are willing to help with the organisation of the walk and any events or activities we’ll be putting on for fundraising in the coming weeks and months. We’d also appreciate any suggestions or feedback from people as well.

If you do have any thoughts or would like to be a part of the team, flick me an email: zombie@brisbanezombiewalk.com

In other news, we are in the process of organising the next Brisbane Zombie Walk which we anticipate will take place at the end of April. Nothing is confirmed yet so I can’tr give any more details then that. But it will be much better than last year (not that last years walk wasn’t fantastic, but we have more time to organise everything to the finest detail and cover all bases which we weren’t able to do last time). For more detailed info on the walk (past and present), please visit www.brisbanezombiewalk.com!

Cara :)