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Aim for the Stars, Changing Faces and cheese.

February 3, 2012 Carly Findlay 9 Comments

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It’s been a funny week. After a four day weekend, I spent a short amount of time at work on Monday and then on Monday I went to hospital to get my sore foot looked at. The pain was excruciating. And so after a five and a half hour wait in emergency, a one hour consultation with a VERY NICE emergency doctor and a foot dressing, with instruction to return to the dermatologist the next morning. I had four days off work this week with couch rest. Last night I realised I hadn’t had any human contact until someone knocked on my door at 9.30 pm alerting me to a car with its lights on. My foot is healing slowly and I can finally walk on it without wincing.

So today I went to work – it was good to see humans again. I stocked up on yummy foods from my green grocer and this for dinner.

Tasmanian cheese and salmon, hummus, tomato, fig, strawberries and grissini. I also made a cocktail of peach juice, ginger beer and white wine.

I also have some really exciting news… last week I got a call from surfer Layne Beachley who told me I have been successful in receiving a grant through her Aim for the Stars Foundation. I want to start the Australian branch of Changing Faces and proposed this idea in my Aim for the Stars application. The grants have been formally announced now so I wanted to tell you all here. Tonight I have a skype interview with the CEO of Changing Faces, and on Monday I meet with the Centre of Appearance Research who are here in Melbourne for a visit to discuss how I can work with them. I am so excited about all these opportunities coming to me!

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Next stop to find a sponsor for BlogHer. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it. 

It’s all happening πŸ™‚

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  1. Tash says

    February 3, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    Wow, congrats! Very exciting stuff! Good luck with the interview!
    And great to hear the foot is ok and on the mend!

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  2. Miss Peregrin says

    February 3, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    Glad to hear you're on the mend! Congratulations again on getting that grant – I hope the intervew goes well!

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  3. edenland says

    February 3, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    BRILLIANTINO!!!!! Carly that is just fabulous news. Well done.

    XXXXXXX

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  4. Solitary Diner says

    February 4, 2012 at 1:17 am

    Congrats! Sounds like a very exciting opportunity. Also, your dinner looks absolutely fabulous. Much better than the bran cereal I'm eating halfway around the world.

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  5. Carly Findlay says

    February 4, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Thanks so much πŸ™‚ The meeting went well πŸ™‚

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  6. Carly Findlay says

    February 4, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Aww Eden, thank you so very much xx

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  7. Carly Findlay says

    February 4, 2012 at 7:37 pm

    Thanks so much – you know, I've never had cereal for dinner.

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  8. Carly Findlay says

    February 4, 2012 at 7:39 pm

    Thank you – it's really exciting! I hope you are well xx

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  9. Lisa says

    February 6, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Congrats on the grant! So exciting and what a nice way to end a bit of a cruddy week.

    Oh and I'm totally jealous of that dinner – yumm-o.

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