Category: Life

Invitations are posted, and I’ve just had my hair trial and things are slowly falling into place with the wedding.   I’m so excited to see the bridesmaids dresses 2nd fitting on the 27th of March – we designed them and they are being made by Cupid’s Bridal (who are also doing my dress). We… Continue reading 51 days to go

The latest in the very exciting news is that we have bought a house in Kal and I was in Kalgoorlie this weekend to help Phill move in – and celebrate his 25th birthday (about 12 days early but hey!). We’d actually booked the flights before we bought the house, God is so good that He worked it… Continue reading Our new home

I also got an Australasia-wide Records Management Award this year.. Details of 2006 Award Recipients for Presentation – J Eddis Linton AwardThe J Eddis Linton Awards were introduced in 2000 to recognize outstanding contributions to the records management industry in three categories, being Student, Individual and Group. They are generously sponsored by the RMAA’s Queensland… Continue reading J Eddis Linton Award

How exciting! The link below is to the front cover of the Australian Library and Information Association magazine we did a sports themed wake up session at the National conference presenting medals to mentors for new librarians… http://www.alia.org.au/publishing/incite/2006/11/cover.html

Earlier this year I nominated for the F A Sharr Medal, and I was presented with it at the ALIA Click06 Conference on 22 September 2006. "The F A Sharr Medal is an award given to the graduand who exhibits the most potential; the one most likely to have a positive impact on their preferred stream… Continue reading F A Sharr Medal

Just to share with you my happy news. On the 13th of September my boyfriend Phill Shanhun proposed and I accepted. We will be married on the 5th of May 2007, it is all very exciting!

Just to let you know I am still alive and well, and there’s still a lot going on in my life. I’ll report more on my other blog… ok, well I do need to update that one too…

Yes Mel has gone soccer mad. Cahill rocks!! Our first ever world cup win!

Yes I’ve got yet another website   http://www.myspace.com/melissa_okely

4 weddings (Ky, Heather, Nina, Sarah) later, I’m getting a new purse, a restructure at work and my parents are having a big 25th Wedding Anniversary Party on the weekend. So I’m only working 3 days this week (I wanted to help out with the cooking and stuff, plus I really needed to take a day… Continue reading Life goes on