tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post116003009722996655..comments2023-06-11T06:28:55.065-07:00Comments on Tia: Another Day Survived...Tiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03522195965279580830noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160165391780758152006-10-06T13:09:00.000-07:002006-10-06T13:09:00.000-07:00happy birthday dear one!kisses and hugs and lots o...happy birthday dear one!<BR/><BR/>kisses and hugs and lots of light across the ether :)<BR/><BR/>i LOVED loved loved all the pictures and bruces beautiful tribute to you.<BR/><BR/>rock on sweetpea.kedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996009634057410650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160149492157018462006-10-06T08:44:00.000-07:002006-10-06T08:44:00.000-07:00Hey guess what? My flat in London doesn't have he...Hey guess what? My flat in London doesn't have heat at all either. London! Can you believe that? I'll be using a hair dryer as well. How nuts eh?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, happy birthday lovely!!! Hope you have a fabulous time and have loads of fun with toys while you are away from your honey-bunny. ;-)Sarah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708153254275607308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160105847241393692006-10-05T20:37:00.000-07:002006-10-05T20:37:00.000-07:00tia!!!!Happy Birthday!!!!!Just remember DSM 309per...tia!!!!<BR/><BR/>Happy Birthday!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Just remember DSM 309<BR/><BR/>person with adjustment disorder often experiences feelings of .......... u named it! lol<BR/><BR/>TAKE IT EASY BABY, U will do it !!!!<BR/><BR/>Just relax!!!!!<BR/><BR/>MR BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160077002088378772006-10-05T12:36:00.000-07:002006-10-05T12:36:00.000-07:00Thank you guys. I know this is a bit of a reality ...Thank you guys. I know this is a bit of a reality check and a time of "detoxing" from the capitalist, consumer-oriented way of living I have inadvertently become used to, and the adjustment period will eventually be over....Tiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03522195965279580830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160074881032682362006-10-05T12:01:00.000-07:002006-10-05T12:01:00.000-07:00Yes, New Zealand houses suck as far as proper insu...Yes, New Zealand houses suck as far as proper insulation and heating go. Heat pumps are becoming popular now, but I don't think you can buy one that you can move with you. If you can, that would be the way to go, much cheaper to run. If you have to rely on space heating, watch the power bill, it will probably be a shock!<BR/>I'm afraid we come from rugged pioneer stock and our standard response to being cold is to put on a jersey and run around the block to warm up. Things are changing, but not fast enough.<BR/>This cold probably won't last too long, it has been a particularly cold week. September (before you arrived) was really quite warm - though not as warm as Florida. It's Friday now, so - have a very happy and hopefully warm birthday!Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160073337405172712006-10-05T11:35:00.000-07:002006-10-05T11:35:00.000-07:00And on a separate note...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!HAPPY BI...And on a separate note...<BR/><BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!<BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!<BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690159972412894518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160073193692768072006-10-05T11:33:00.000-07:002006-10-05T11:33:00.000-07:00D and I took a scouting trip to look at neighborho...D and I took a scouting trip to look at neighborhoods and houses a year before we moved, so we had the luxury of having housing shock and then time to decide how we felt about it before we came over. It was, for us, the biggest shock of the move (if that's helpful). Nothing like houses in Virginia! I hope you find a house with a woodstove; they heat a lot more cheaply than using electric.<BR/><BR/>Sorry that you're having a time. <BR/>Much metta. Wishing you all the best.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01690159972412894518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160072912560408472006-10-05T11:28:00.000-07:002006-10-05T11:28:00.000-07:00No central heat there either huh? Not common in En...No central heat there either huh? Not common in England or BC Canada. Odd. <BR/><BR/>Yes, you're probably in at least the top 5% with what you've got and me still but it's those tiny gaps between wish and have that drive us nuts, or keep us with something to hope for I suppose.<BR/><BR/>Here's to beauty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160072863219510102006-10-05T11:27:00.000-07:002006-10-05T11:27:00.000-07:00"I AM in a beautiful place. I will come to know, o..."I AM in a beautiful place. I will come to know, one day, that all those things I miss and have just left behind are going to be replaced with things that will become even more dear to me."<BR/><BR/>Tia, keep that in mind and you will be fine!<BR/><BR/>Ikenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160048391552347822006-10-05T04:39:00.000-07:002006-10-05T04:39:00.000-07:00Yes,, the US does spoil us, but Florida was unique...Yes,, the US does spoil us, but Florida was unique in terms of luxuries and conveniences. Believe me, I've lived in a number of different places and Florida knows how to create spaces. The rest of the country, Tennessee included, is not far from NZ in terms of what they consider is suitable for renting or buying. Like Keda said, her mother got central air only recently. In TN, space heaters and other antiquated heating are the norm. If I stay here, it will be a bitter cold experience getting up in the morning. Hang in there Tia. You've got love to keep you warm.Stephen Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17767676630877766717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559369.post-1160046832351060832006-10-05T04:13:00.000-07:002006-10-05T04:13:00.000-07:00i think its hard to compare housing in the us with...i think its hard to compare housing in the us with anywhere else. though i hate to say it.<BR/>my mum only got central heating installed in the uk last year... and then not throughout the whole house!!<BR/><BR/>i've had to install it in both my last houses... even though i'm renting, at huge cost to myself! and closet space??? are you kidding?? never heard of it!<BR/><BR/>here you evenb have to put in your own plug sockets and light fittings/switches.<BR/><BR/>but i can imagine how hard it is, and i'm being no help whatsoever.. sorry!<BR/><BR/>i hope it gets easier soon babe. it will. take care and wrap up warm darling.kedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05996009634057410650noreply@blogger.com