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January 08, 2006

Where did the weekend go?

As if by magic, it's Sunday evening and I'm preparing for work again tomorrow. Where does the weekend go?

I guess I've achieved a bit more than I usually do... the new lino is laid; I helped my auntie and her partner set up their internet access; did a shedload of housework (why does that never end?); planned my new bathroom and found a few bargains in the sales. That's a lot more than I usually achieve.

I'll have to give up the next couple of weekends to my current DMS assignments - I have to hand the first of them in on Wednesday - and next weekend is my son's 18th birthday. Looks like it'll be a while before I get much of a break. I have about 4 weeks annual leave left but I don't want to use any just now because I'm hoping to have my "holiday of a lifetime" in the next few months. I don't get my new entitlement until July :(

It seems I'll have to put in some extra time to build up some flexi. Eeewwww, more time in work, how awful....

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January 04, 2006

A woman's work

Only one day back in after the holiday and I took today off. What a wimp!

Yeah that's what I would have said but, jeez, I've worked my little cotton socks off today. Scrubbing, cleaning, polishing, mopping... need I go on? Well yes, because I didn't mention the shopping.

The real reason for the day off was that I had two deliveries arriving today. The guys from Comet arrived before 9am with my new washer/dryer (oh joy, oh heaven) but the Homebase crew weren't due until after 4pm with my daughter's bedroom suite so I decided to fill my time with some shopping. The contents of my shopping basket....

Yes, you heard, a banana chair! It's a bean bag in the shape of a cube but one end is shaped like a banana so you can rest against it. It's bizarre but it looks soooo funky in my living room. Now I need to find out how to lay my new lino and how to plumb in a washing machine. Why do I take these things on?

Huh! The guy from Homebase called to say they'd dropped the wardrobe and damaged it. Now I have to wait two days for them to order one from their Southport store. Maybe I'll just have to book another day off.

I might just sit in my banana chair a while and contemplate the problem.

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January 03, 2006

Don't you just hate....

... going back to work after the Christmas holiday?

First job will be to pack away the decorations for another year. Second will be disposing of all the green, living things that someone forgot to remove from the fridge before the break. Eewww!

I guarantee I won't be able to find my swipe card; I'll have forgotten the door entry codes and my computer passwords.

There will be several forlorn looking tins of sweets lying in wait to tempt all those whose new year diets start today.

Worst of all, there will be all that work I refused to do just before the holiday because "it's Christmas", I never learn on that one.

Perhaps I should get started early? I guess that's one new year's resolution I might try to stick to.

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January 02, 2006

Low Resolution

I spent several hours contemplating what my new year's resolution/s would be but, like most people, decided there's no way I'm going to keep them so I haven't bothered this year. I make resolutions every other day anyway but, with the best will in the world, I rarely see them through.

There are two things I've been doing for some time now that I'm determined to keep up though. The first is managing my budget and shopping sensibly; this has made a real difference in the last few months, I'm determined to stick to it.

The other is my DMS course. I've been given a great opportunity here and I've really enjoyed what I've done so far. My marks for the four assignments that were completed last semester were great, very encouraging. I have another that's complete and ready to hand in mid January and another due a week after that. They represent the halfway point in the course, when classes start again in February, we'll be into our second and final year. Fantastic!

So... not exactly resolutions but those are two very important things for me right now, that's where I'll be putting my energies.

Oh and keeping up with the blogging of course!

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January 01, 2006

Timing is Everything

I spent this New Year's evening at my mum's. We had a nice meal and a few glasses of wine then watched the fireworks on the Thames on TV. My mum lives about 5 doors away on the opposite side of the road, so it was just a short stroll home.

I came straight in and was still taking my coat off when a car slammed into the wall on the corner where I'd crossed the road just a moment ago. The woman driver was completely blotto and was driven off in haste by friends in another car. The police have just arrived.

When you raise your glass and say Happy New Year, it doesn't occur to you that you might only have a few minutes of it left. If I'd had one more glass of wine or had stopped just a little longer to admire the christmas lights in a neighbour's garden, I might not be seeing 2006.

Makes you think doesn't it?

Happy New Year everyone!

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