Bondi makes me wanna change

So I just watched the Bondi episode where Mouse saved the little 2 year old. I couldn’t stop crying, I thought she was dead. As I sit and watch each episode of Bondi rescue it makes me realise. I really do want to be a lifeguard. I have hospital on the 24^th September and when I walk in I’m going to demand I get the procedure ASAP (Don't worry nothing major). As soon as it’s sorted and I’m allowed I’m going to start swimming and losing weight. I’m going to train to be a lifeguard. Bondi has made me realise that maybe childcare isn’t the only career for me and maybe life guarding is the one career I want most. I wish Bondi aired earlier then I’d already be sorted J I’m not sure if going to work on Bondi will ever be an option but I hope to at least get some experience there when I’m ready. I’m even thinking of buying a board and paddling around the little lake near mine as the sea isn’t safe to learn in and also when you get big waves you get smashed into walls and that’s when people die.

Because I couldn’t get a childcare job I thought that was my only choice but now I see that with or without a job I can focus my time and energy on training to be a lifeguard though I know it’ll be anything but easy.

I never once realised that watching Bondi rescue would actually make me want to be a lifeguard and change the way I am so while they'll never know how they're inspiring me I want to thank them ALL anyway :)

Dog day

Had an interesting day involving dogs. Coming back from the bank and a little cocker spaniel ran over and sniffed me then went off the little girl with him apologised and ran with him. I heard her yelling Charlie and I turned to see her run down towards where I just came from then turn and run the other way in tears and I was like “Hey what’s wrong?” and she was saying how Charlie had run away so I said I’d come and find him with her and she hadn’t seen where he went luckily he only crossed the road as she went to cross the road the public were freaking that she’d get ran over and made her wait (there was one car and it was parked) so I dashed over and got the dog and the little girl’s mum had seen us running and followed us bare foot from their house. They said thanks and were so happy he was safe.

Later I took my dog to the beach and she was attempting to bury a stick and had a big swim then on the way home she saw a friendly looking boarder collie and I let her go and smell it (If it looks dangerous I won’t let Poppy anywhere near it) and then it suddenly lunged and went to attack Poppy! The only thing that stopped it was I dragged Poppy and it’s owner pulled the dog away. He didn’t even apologise for his dog lunging at mine. Poor Poppy got so scared she hid behind my legs and then when we saw more dogs she tried to pull me into the road to get well away from them.

Bondi ep

So I watched the episode of Bondi Rescue where Ryan Kim was clinically dead for at least 4 minutes. Watching this was truly moving and as I sat and re watched this with my mum earlier I said to her I would really like to do that. The more I think about me the more I want to get losing weight and training but until this catarrh’s gone then there’s nothing I can do but hopefully it’ll be gone by new year and I can get into losing weight. As it’s so hard to get a job I don’t see how training and getting fit in order to be able to apply for another job would be a bad thing. I want to work at Bondi some day but I’m not sure if that’ll happen due to issues like: money, working in their heat (I’d want a good year of training in their weather) and also blue bottles. I ended up in A&E with our English jellyfish and they’re nothing in comparison to blue bottles. I’m sure I could learn to use a board but I’d need the extra year to learn to swim against the rips and such (I don’t think swimming out of the rapids at a holiday pool counts as much experience) I would LOVE to work at Bondi but at the moment I don’t ever see it happening. L

Watching Reidy, Chappo, Maxi and the lads save Ryan’s life made me realise how incredible it would be for me to do that too. It’s not like I’m jumping into it I’ve given it lots of thought the whole time of watching Bondi for the past year but watching that episode I had the strong urge to train there and then if I could.

Lifeguarding?

So basically I'm trained to work with children BUT there are vitually NO childcare jobs in my area and the interviews I've done I've failed. So I'm looking or a back up. I'm not good at anything other than working with children and retail won't touch me with a barge pole because they want experience but I can't get the experience needed when no one will give me a chance so it’s kind of a vicious cycle. I am volunteering and was told I’d be in the shop on the tills and actually I’m nowhere near the shop instead I help raise money for the RNLI.

I want to lose weight and get fit and thought it’d be good if I had something to work towards. So after watching Bondi a lot and sub consciously checking the beaches when I’m down their maybe I was thinking maybe should train into being a lifeguard? That way if I can’t get a job working with children I can work as a lifeguard. It’ll take a lot of training to get fit but as I’ve always been fascinated in first aid and dealing with injuries then maybe this would be a good idea. I already have a basic first aid training certificate but I’d love to learn more.

I love swimming, the water, first aid and am a good people person. Why the thought never occurred to me to shape up and become a lifeguard was beyond me but maybe this is something I can do whilst still searching for jobs and when the time comes and I still have no job or in years time when I want to leave childcare I can work on the beach.

So any lifguards out there (I will be tagging some Bondi boys in the hope they see and can help) what do you think? It'll take some time once my cattarh is sorted but I've been unemployed a year now and with childcare the only thing I can do maybe it’s time to broaden my horizons.

All I can say is Bondi has made me think long and hard about taking another direction as childcare isn't working out and even when it does am I really gonna work in a nursery my ENTIRE life?

Maxi

Hyper guy who wiggles his ears, is good with kids, surfs and has an awesome sense of humour. What's not to love?  So Maxi (as most of you know) is my favourite lifeguard overall. I'm no sure what it is I think it everything including his charm. Was lucky enough to be in a google+ hangout with the lads and he kept making me laugh. When he told me and showed me that he can wiggle his ears I very nearly went "awww" out loud, I just found it adorable haha. I think he was the main reason I got nervous and rambled a little (and went red) :) I think it's his charm :)

Anyway... Maxi worked so hard and you could see how much this job meant to him and I'm so happy he got it. He has the right amount of drive and passion for doing what he loves most. Even though the lads like pranking him he always takes it in good spirits when others would go mad and he also doesn't over think things he just goes ahead and does it and if it doesn't workout he doesn't mind.

Kerrbox

Kerrbox, The singer, the surfer and the guy who can apparently play the harp with his toes! Totally awesome and I wish he could teach me all three things! I wonder if he has ever tried singing, surfing and harp playing with his toes whilst surfing? Now THAT'S a party trick!

He might be scared of heights but everyone's scared of something. He makes me laugh even if he does sometimes play mean pranks but it's still funny. Just keeps you on your toes.. besides the boys get him back though for sure. He's great at laughing and joking but is super serious and focused when needed. Also he does an amazing Bon Jovi impresion... hair and all! Gotta love box

Deano

Well with Deano one thing I have to say is he still looks about 23ish and when he did that pants shoot and it said over 30's I was like.. so why is Deano there? Took a little while to sink in but I still don't think he looks anywhere near 30.

Deano is such a family man it's so sweet. I loved how he proposed to Lilly and little Lucy looks the spitting image of him when he was her age :)

With Deano he's bit of a softy and if I worked with them or anything I think I'd go to him and H man for help with anything. They both have experience but as I've seen on Bondi, Deano would probably be most patient with me (He'd need a lot of it teaching me things like using a board haha) but he took Tamika under his wing while she was there and he helped her do such a great job. I mean randomly being put somewhere like Bondi must be intimidating so it'd be great to have that one person who will keep a special look out for you and help you especially if you're too shy to ask anyone else.

Gotta love Deano :)