Heatwave

The past 3 or so days have been blazingly hot. Hot, meaning 38C, 36C and so on. I am SO GLAD we aren't still living in 'Town', where it was that hot USUALLY, at least upstairs (the bedroom/bathroom). We've been swimming occasionally, G more than me as it's just too hot and I feel the sun a lot more than he does, I think. I already got a 'bikini burn' for the first time ever. I think the last time I actually swam was probably 10 or so years ago.

Gym has been fun, but today we gave it a miss as both of us felt a bit head-poundy. Not exactly a headache but an on-and-off throb. Hope it's nothing bad.

This morning we went to the dentist for our 6 monthly checkup. Stupid medical aid doesn't cover me for this time, because I went most recently in August which means the soonest I'd be covered is March. Sorrehh, no can do. Luckily I had a credit with the dentist, so I won't break the bank this time. However, I need to go for 2 fillings. Ok, 2 replacement fillings - I've been good with my teeth for a long time now and hopefully won't need any more fillings. These 2 are silver (mercury-based) old-style fillings, and will be replaced with new-style white ones. Yay, I really feel like having fillings done!!

Oddly though, despite ignoring it when I was small, I now regret not grabbing on tight to the advice of "take care of your teeth now, once you get a filling you can't undo it". I have, in my opinion, too many fillings. Not visible or detrimental cosmetically, but still, I regret having them. Maybe one day they'll be able to regenerate teeth, but I doubt it'd be in my lifetime!

Next up, once I get a PROPER answer from my medical aid, I'm going to go for an eye checkup. Haven't been in probably nearly 10 years, haven't had problems with my eyes, but it's still a good thing to do anyway. I'm trying to get a straight answer from my medical aid as to whether I'm covered for optometry or not. You'd think they'd be able to give me a definite answer after 3 days... but no.

I've been looking at our Move Preparation list. There are a couple of things to do, but it's 'easy' stuff like getting certified copies of important documents, getting bank reference letters, etc. Also (as mentioned above), going for general checkups.

It's crazy to think that we have 23 days until we fly. I think I'm excited, because it's a flight, overseas trip, etc... but I still feel sad, because we're LEAVING. Permanently. Moving. Not merely going away for a long time, we're MOVING there. That in itself is exciting (new home, new car, etc etc), but it's a bit scary thinking we won't just be 30mins away from family. Can't just quickly drive down/up to the mall. Can't just sommer sms friends. Although, granted, we haven't been 'just hanging out with friends' because friends have, for the most part, disappeared. There are so few people we have actually seen or heard from since the wedding. I must have mentioned it in a previous blogpost (or two), but it still sucks, and hopefully things will improve in Brisbane.

But anyway, it's a nice cool evening now, perfect to head out to our little room in the garden and get ready for bed.