Big, white pants!

Spotted in Lefkara village on Friday 28th October 2011 during our Oxi Day public holiday jaunt.



We try to go to a different place or village for every public holiday in Cyprus. Next one after Christmas will be for Epiphany on 6th January 2012.

Was yesterday the last time in the pool for 2011?

We wemt off up to the pool yesterday afternoon at about 2.30pm.

It was a warm day and hardly any breeze but just as we were leaving the house for the short drive to the Aphrodite Club, it clouded over :-(

However, the sun was out when we arrived and we were surprised to find only a few sunbeds available. Only 2 child was in the pool too which was a pleasant surprise. Often on a Sunday, the pool is full of screamers which I'm not very tolerable of.

I was the brave one - I went in the pool TWICE while my husband managed to sit and dangle his ankles into about  3 inches of the pool's surface before deciding it was too cold and that I must be quite mad! I did swim about 4 lengths and as long as I kept moving, it was okay...

After starting my new book - I decided on the Agatha Raisin mystery book The Terrible Tourist, which is set in Kyrenia (Turkish occupied north of Cyprus) and getting into quite a few pages of it, I found it was getting hot and sticky plus the flies were being a right royal pain in the bum (always the case when the weather starts to cool down). No option for it - back in the pool :-D

But, I can't see the weather lasting out long enough for another weekend of pool swimming. I may get into the sea but, we'll see...

Next Saturday in the early evening, we're off to the Angel Bar in Kolossi to help raise funds for Sirius Dog Sanctuary by attending Wez Thompson's book signing of "Alfie - A Dog's Tail". It starts at 6pm (if you want to see the signing, that is) followed by food at 7pm and a live band around 9pm.

Tickets are €10pp. Get tickets from all SBA Hives, and D N Satellite and Cable Solutions in Kolossi.

Remember, all funds from this charity event go to Sirius Dog Sanctuary in Moni, Limassol.

For more info, contact Wez Thompson (BFBS Radio DJ and author of Alfie, a dog’s tale).

Getting busy with Cyprus baby equipment rentals again.

Well it's that time of year when the older kids are back in school and harried mums and dads with pre-school age children only can take advantage of lower holiday costs. Yeahey!

Having children below the school age means you cannot be penalised by those crafty Tour Operators putting up the prices over the main school holiday dates...

We've noticed particularly this year that we're receiving a lot of last minute inquiries for our prices and availability to rent car seats and travel cots this month so must assume the recent economy crisis is affecting the pre-booking in advance of holidays to Cyprus and presumably other holiday destinations....

Cyprus with Babies is a part-time, home run business so we do not carry a huge amount of stock. Therefore, we would like to apologise in advance if for any reason we cannot meet your needs for last minute bookings.

Where possible, please try to contact us at least 2 - 3 weeks prior to your holiday arrival date. For Cyprus residents anticipating the impending arrival of your grandchildren we do realise that quite often they turn up unannounced or at the drop of a hat and so for our "regular" customers, we will always do our utmost to fulfill your needs.


Kind regards
Michele
Cyprus with Babies!

Remember, Cyprus with Babies provides quality baby equipment for rent / hire in the Limassol tourist (Central) districts of Cyprus only. Should you wish to rent baby items for the Paphos (Western) or Larnaca, Ayia Napa and Protaras in the Eastern end of Cyprus - we can put you in contact with our trusted partner companies.

Areas covered by Cyprus with Babies! Limssol Disctrict of Cyprus

Temporary Secretary - Brilliant Blog!

I found this fab blog the other day and meant to "do" something with it over the weekend - but, you know how it goes.... Too little time to get to grips with "stuff"

So, here it is.... This particular post was one I found intriguing entitled "Back To School"

This outfit I am wearing does resemble a school uniform, it was unintentional! "School girl" was definitely not the look I was going for! I think it's because I look a bit younger (I am 26 years old - and I still get ID'd. Even for a ordering a cup of tea at a pub once!) and because of that, I can't pull off it off in the fashionable way like Alexa Chung. I'm wearing it with a black skirt here so a little bit boring but will style it differently next time.

I think this week, everyone is back at school or college and normality resumes. For uni students, it will be freshers week soon - I am really jealous! I am, of course, not a student anymore. I miss my student loan! As bad as this sounds, my first stop was always Thorntons and then M&S for food (treats!). Good luck to everyone who are about to start university this September. Regretfully, I did not make the most of my first year. I was very financially unprepared. Looking back, it seems stupid how I had little I did save. I had money but just not enough. The loan went on rent and I spent all my time selling all my possessions on eBay to earn some extra money. I came home every weekend, and I didn't join in with very much as a fresher. It wasn't until the end of 1st year that I came out of my shell a little bit, started going out and then I spent the summer saving money so that I could enjoy 2nd year (which I did!) If I could do first year all over again, I would do it differently.

Thank you so much for the nice comments on mine and Oscar's first video! I might do more vids, but I'm really quite shy (and I hate my own voice!) so I'm not sure, I definitely need to practise! But I would love to show everyone some Temporary:Secretary jewellery because that is something I've always wanted to do. I get emails from people asking if they can have freebies so they can review our jewellery on YouTube, which, unfortunately, is a request I can no longer fulfil. I think this is something I'd like to do myself. Of course, not to review it (it would be so incredibly bias views!) but I think it's nice to see something live rather than as an image, and it is a good way to show people how big or small a piece of jewellery is). If I was to start doing this then I'd start with rings because they're my favourite type of jewellery at the moment and I have SO many that are available in the shop. I would love your feedback on this, whether it is something you'd like to watch, or if you have suggestions on what you'd like to see (more of Oscar?) then I am happy to hear what you think! I'm out of my depth when it comes to vlogging.

I am aiming to blog everyday this week so see you back here, same time tomorrow! :)

Click the link to check out the full article and visit the rest of the Temporary Secretary blog

Parking tickets, hidden costs - don't we all hate them?

So, we all know the penalties for either doing something we shouldn't such as parking in the wrong place, not paying the correct amount for the time spent and often just for not thinking enough and planning ahead...

We've all been there and quite frankly, it sucks!

But what if I told you there was a way to get round those nasty surprises, would you be interested?

There really is a simple solution on fixing prices and putting the right cost on spending.

It really is soooo easy! Just check out the video below to see how you fix it.

Viral video by ebuzzing

Told you - Now, go check it out!