For the past week I have been feeling sick and honestly I am getting really tired of that. I don’t have the patience to be sick. I rather do fun things instead of laying bed battling my fever, having snot coming out of my nose and eyes and coughing till it hurts real bad. I am sick of being sick. I wish I could speed this recovery process up a bit…

Did I mention yet how proud I am of Ian? First he stopped taking his Oxycontin medication and now he has FINALLY stopped smoking. As a kid I always said that I would never marry a smoker, but like they say… Never say never. He has tried to stop smoking before; a couple of years ago, but he didn’t persevere back then. Hopefully now he will. He’s been smoke free for over 2 weeks now and that makes me just so happy!! Not only are cigarettes very unhealthy, they also stink and cost way too much money!

Below a little reminder of how well he’s doing!

Yes, I have neglected this blog. Lots of things have happened since my last post.

• I have finally booked my tickets to Holland. Tickets + insurance = $6000. Holy shit, what a lot of money!!! It better be the best holiday of my life.
• My computer crashed and I lost all my files, my pictures, my digital scrapbooking kits, programs, my bookmarks, passwords and the lot. Very frustrating stuff. Note to myself: Make back ups of EVERYTHING.
• We were not able to resolve Ian’s claim for his hand and our claims related to our car accident. Stress, stress, and more stress. Do I need to say more?
• Ian stopped with his Oxycontin medication. I am so proud of him.

That’s about it I guess. Hopefully I will post a bit more regular from now on.

Welcome to Sandra’s Lair. I am a 29 year old Dutch girl living in Australia.

I basically grew up in the swimming pool. If I wasn’t in school or asleep at home you could find me in the pool. My biggest passion in life has always been swimming and playing waterpolo. Unfortunately I sustained a neck injury and can’t play waterpolo anymore.

I started working in the local swimming pool when I was 15 years old. First as a life guard and later on as a swim instructor, aqua aerobics & aqua jogging instructor and instructor for swimming with medical advice. I am also a certified welfare worker.

When I was 20 years old I went to Australia for a year on a working holiday visa. That’s where I met my husband Ian. We both moved back to Holland when my visa expired and I went back to working in the swimming pool.

My husband and I decided to move to Australia with the dream to open up our own backpackers. Unfortunately our plans are on hold at the moment. My hubby got into a work accident 3 years ago and lost a couple of fingers. Ever since we’ve been busy with doctors appointments and therapy.

Plans for the future: travel the world and open up a backpackers.