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July 16, 2006
Hi Honey, I'm home
Yes, I know it's been ages and ages since I blogged properly. I have my reasons, several of them, none too interesting I have to confess but I think the main one has to be that I need a new computer chair. There's very little cushioning left on this one and I'm feeling the pinch, so to speak. So I've spent a lot less time here than I used to.
Other reasons for not blogging:-
My daughter's been a St Helens season ticket holder for about four years and I've been to the odd game here and there during that time (mostly the big games). But this year I bit the bullet and invested in a season ticket. So every Friday night, that's where you'll find me... spitting and swearing on one terrace or another somewhere along the M62 corridor. There's a lot more to come on this subject.....
Diploma in Management Studies
I started this two year course way back in February 2005 and two years seemed like a very long time back then. It's been a tough slog at times too but the light is now visible at the end of the tunnel and, with only one solo and one group assignment to go, I'm beginning to believe I'm going to get there. Of course, what good it'll do me once I graduate, I have no idea.
The Glums
Yeah, like everyone, sometimes I get downright miserable (and I have a tendency to let everyone know about it.) I try not to blog when that happens but I have to admit I don't always manage it. Not that I've been glum all these months, I just decided to take a break from telling the world all about it.
The Heat
It's been bloody hot here. On and off since May, we've been having heat waves that are reminiscent of 1976 and it saps your strength. Sleeping is difficult, work is difficult, even sitting watching TV is difficult. I love the sun but this ridiculous heat is unbearable. Friends who live in Australia and Texas who have these temperatures constantly think nothing of it but they don't understand how ill-equipped Britain is to cope with extreme weather conditions. Air-conditioning is unheard of in my neck of the woods, trust me!
Work, work, work
Work is always busy. It's one of those jobs that never takes a break but April and May have been exceptionally so. My role is half payroll, half ...um... how would you describe it? Well, I and my colleague Tracey do all the ad hoc support stuff that keeps the whole process rolling. That means we have a lot of "end of year" stuff to do - the end of the tax year being March/April. In fact, just about everything needs to be done urgently at the same time. A team of seven full-timers used to spend all year doing what Tracey and I have been killing ourselves doing part-time. Someone wasn't thinking things out when they wrote our job description I can tell you!
So there you go. I have some excuses, not good ones I know but, what the hell, I'm back now and so here goes.......
Posted by lilliebet at July 16, 2006 11:21 AM
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