Hi hi ladies

I've been away from Onsugar for the LONGEST time, and I really want to apologize for being MIA from all the fun. I've been receiving your smses and mails, and I really want to thank you all for keeping in touch.

For now, I'd like to leave a short explanation as to why I've been so distant. Firstly, I've been having several personal/family issues lately that are keeping me extremely emotionally worn out. I was also quite down about not being able to find a job for the last couple of months. But I've since been offered a position (yay!!!) in an organization, so I've needed to prepare for my first day of work next Monday.

Thirdly, I was away on holiday in Indonesia for the last week. The holiday was fantastic, and I would really recommend Bandung as a holiday destination. However, upon my return, I discovered that someone (most likely my friend's maid) had stolen US$300 right out of my wallet that I had kept in my bag. Not only was that an extremely violating experience, the money was actually given to me by my dad as a gift. The thief left US$200 behind, which angers me greatly, because I see it as an absurd, conciliatory gesture. I can't even bear to use my wallet now (a beloved present from Mr C) because it reminds me that someone helped herself to my possessions. Till now, there is no hope of getting that money back and I'm still deeply upset about this issue.

Fourthly, someone banged up Mr C's car a few days ago. It's been a few days and the driver is uncooperative and extremely shifty about covering the repair costs.

I hope you all understand that I won't be posting much or be particularly sociable yet. Onsugar is a really fun and fantastic place, and I'd like to keep my bad mood and negativity separate from it.

A friend said that I've already used up all my bad luck for this year. I sure hope so ;)

Hope you guys had a truly fabulous Christmas & New Year's :)

Cheers and love,
Charlene