Firstly I must mention that I didn't get half of the things done I wanted to yesterday.......They have just had to be added to Monday's list.......
Now on to the important announcements.......
Work got 19 cages in today.............and IT'S MY WEEKEND OFF
My boy brought his first homework home today................my boy has homework.............it's very exciting, I have to help him with some spelling, and some maths...........I'm really disproptionally excited about it all, but its a rite of passage and it shows how he's growing up!!!!
I finally fixed my dishwasher........WOOHOO........it's running right now, which means I actually only have to wash up a frying pan (from my bacon and tomatoes!)
Oh, and I've made Graeme's 'Featured Blog's' today.........very cool, I think at least...............may make me even more popular!!!!!
And, there's been nothing from my stalker since my post about her.............LOL!
Friday, November 03, 2006
A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENTS!!!
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Thursday Thirteen #6
1...Post my TT!!!!!
2…Housework, and LOTS of it. Washing up, washing, hoovering, and just everything!
3...Bill paying, especially my council tax.
4...Chat to my bank and see what is happening there!
5...Wash my hair. It is wild and unruly at the moment.
6...Cook dinner before the school pick up.
7...Drink more coffee (I had a bottle of wine last night, it was an accident thou!)
8...Find my work keys (gotta love the 5 yr old!)
9...Deal with my ex-husband, which is becoming harder everytime I see the ****
10...Take some sort of seditive BEFORE I see the ex.......just so that I don't actually kill him!
11...Go to work..........and before that PRAY that the s**t doesnt hit the fan before my shift, I just wanna go in and do my job, thats all!!
12...Buy bacon............I have a real letch on for a fry up, I've started DREAMING about one, I am officially crazy!
13...SLEEP, SLEEP and SLEEP.....as my son felt I should be up at 6:30am this morning!!!!
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
So tired...so very tired
I thought I'd add another installement of my exciting, nail-bitingly tension filled life. I apologise in advance if it puts anyone to sleep!!!!!!!
I would have blogged last night, but I was just too tired.
I got into work and there were 8 cages of the 9 cage delivery that arrived at 8:30am. This shows you just a little how busy we were. I actually spent all of my 4 hours on the till, and I was supervising!!!!! In that 4 hours, my GA and I took £2597........£1100 and odd of that was from MY till, we were BUSY. REALLY REALLY BUSY. I was actually crazy in there. I know that it was halloween and all, but even so!!!!!!!!!
And thats actually about it. I cleaned for mum, moved furniture for my aunt, and tided my house, cooked dinner and played with my boy.
Thou I do have to mention the conversation I had as I was scrubbing the dirt off my boy the other morning...
Me: "WHERE did all this dirt come from? You've been SLEEPING"
Boy: "ummm.......internet?!"
Monday, October 30, 2006
I have a stalker!
I really do....perhaps stalker is the wrong phrase to use, but any one who visits my blog 11 times in less than an hour, and stays for 36 minutes is odd to say the least. I know who it is, but I'm not gonna name and shame them, cos I'm laughing too hard to be honest. Why would someone spend that much time here? Delving into my pyshie perhaps??? This is not the place I would post such things. Seeing whats going on in my life???? sounds reasonable, but really, I dont post anything THAT riviting.....honest I dont, even I know that!!!!! Perhaps they find my Thursday Thirteens and work life utterly fasinating............well, lucky them, I'm living my life and its not THAT thrilling!!!!! I am just beside myself with amusement to be honest, given that I'm a private person, why would I post things that are really winding me up or whatever on MY PUBLIC blog??????? Honestly, its absurd............but I thank them for putting a smile on my face at their expense, cos I was due a giggle......................and I really enjoyed it!
Monday Madness
1. From bev:
Small town or big city?
Small town, at the most, given a choice I would live in a tiny tiny rural village........but as I can't afford to move or be that far from a town that has shops with food in them, small town is what I have to put up with!
2. From turtlemoonwave:
Do you have a favorite childhood memory, and if so, would you share it?
I don't really, not a 'favourite' one, some nice ones, and some nasty ones, but not one of those memories that makes you feel warm inside.
3. From cat:
How do you calm down when something has really upset and/or angered you? Do you swallow it? Call a friend and rant? Go in the bathroom and cry? Punch a wall? Walk around muttering to yourself, complete with scary hand gestures?
All of the above, also, cause random destruction, verbally bite anyone who looks at me a funny way (or a normal way for that matter), chain smoke, and strop around!
4. From dna princess:
What attratcs you to memes?'
They are addictive!!!!!! I only tried one out for fun........and havent stopped!! They are like cookies!
5. From mads:
How reliant are you on computers to get through your day?
Actually, not really, sometimes I go days without turning it on, and then some days I'm on here all day!
6. From tizzie:
In a crisis, are you calm or do you panic?
(YAY, my question!) BOTH. I'm calm and coping on the outside, taking control if necessary etc. However.........inside, a BIG BALL OF PANIC!
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Thursday Thirteen #5
1...A Nindeno DS (I'm a 15 yr old boy at heart sometimes)
2...Wireless internet (I just wanna IM people from my bed!)
3...Sky Movies back......I MISS SKY MOVIES!!!!!
4...PEACE AND QUIET (its half term.....he's been home all week, and nothing I have tried today has got him dressed yet!)
5...The ability to do a full food shop. (ok, a daft thing to have on your wish list I guess, but frankly, I never have the money, and when I have got the money, I cant get the damn stuff home!)
6...To learn to drive (see above mentioned shopping!)
7...new clothes......as I am now A SIZE SMALLER........I only have one pair of jeans that stay up!
8...a shower in my bathroom...........I just want to hop in, get clean, and hop out again, instead, I can never resist taking my time in the bath!
9...A garden..........or a house with a garden..........I want to be able to sit outside in a garden without looking like a freak for being sat on the concrete balcony outside!
10...To actually decorate this house. I've been here 3 years next month and only one room's been done so far.
11...a divorce.
12...more patience....I'm short on patience and long on temper this week.
13...more quality time with my son. Whilst I do enjoy my job, and love that he goes to school and loves it, I miss being a stay home mum, and I miss him!
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
I ROCK.....I REALLY REALLY DO
My first post of the day (I need to post my 'tackle' for this week) HAS to be about my shift last night. I was too tired to blog last night, cos as I got to work (early no less) there was a 9 cage delivery arriving.............yes, at 18:30 or there abouts, there was me, walking in to 9 cages and just me and Trish. So, being as insane as I am, I pulled in the cages and everything, and got stuck in at about 19:20. I knew I had about 2 1/2 hours so thought I'd see just how much I could do in that time. One of the cages was the cigarettes, so I simply handed them to Trish. Then I worked 5 cages completely. Not spotted, not just glanced at, actually worked. Admittedly I played it a little safe cos I didnt fancy having tons of backstock, so things only went out if I could get at least half of the case. But still, for one person to do that much is pretty damn good. This being said, I HAVE TO STOP DOING THIS. Its no wonder that people expect me to do so much, when I keep actually doing it, damnit. I think laziness might be in order this weekend........no wait, I'm working with Graeme........we can't seem to help working when we're on weekends together............D'oh. So I guess I'll just be lazy tonight, and enjoy my last day off till next Wednesday!!!!!!
Oh, and to add to the chaos of today, had to take the boy for his booster jabs today..............that was not a good idea!!!! He hates me because I didnt explain that injections meant someone would be "putting pointy things in me". Bless 'im!
Monday, October 23, 2006
Monday Madness
1. From: cassie:Dramas or comedies?
Both, Love either, depending on my mood and how much wine I have with me!!!!!!!
2. From: nutmegnine:Your neighbor has frequent noisy parties on nights before you need to get up early. Do you confront him directly, call the police, call your landlord, join in the debauchery, or seethe quietly and do nothing?
Seethe quietly, and then play loud music early in the morning when I know they have hangovers!!!!
3. From sherle:Are you more comfortable in big crowds or small groups?
Small groups as a preference, thou I manage quite well in large crowds too.
4. From zeno:Do you prefer Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox?
Maxthon actually, I love the tabs and just, well everything about it really!
5. From briar:They say you learn something new every day. What new thing did you learn today?
That every smile you fake has a price!
Monday Madness
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Weekend off.......WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!!!
The first, and most exciting thing to report is that IT IS MY WEEKEND OFF!!!!!!!! This, in actuality, means that I got up at 6:30 this morning, and was in Philip's car heading to Edward's football by about 8:40........but still, it is a weekend off. It also means that shortly I will be at my mothers, as Edward has been asking to see them all week, and its something to do that costs NOTHING.........NOTHING IS GOOD!!!!!!
The second piece of exciting news is something that I keep forgetting to tell anyone..........I HAVE LOST 1 AND 1/2 STONE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY ME..........I am offically slimmer than I was at 18, so now I only have another 2 and a bit stone to go to get to my ideal weight...........how excited am I???!!! The only downside is the fact that none of my jeans fit and I had to steal a pair off my sister cos mine keep falling down (not as fun as it sounds, trust me!)
I actually think thats about it. I'm making an effort to keep my emotions off of here for now, cos quite frankly, there are some people who check this blog quite regularly, if only to hear how depressed I might be and then gloat............so I am definately denying them that satisfaction and getting on with things with.......wait for it........A SMILE ON MY FACE.
Daily LIfe
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Thursday Thirteen #4
1. My son.
2. COFFEECOFFEECOFFEE!!!!!!!!!!
3. Chocolate.
4. My son.
5. Books.
6. My friends at work.
7. The few friends that have stood by my thru the last year.
8. My son (he crops up a lot!).
9. My collar ('tis a statement of part of my identity)
10. Sky TV.
11. Cuddles on a stormy night.
12. Thunder and lightening.
13. Being online (not that I've been doing that much lately.)
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Back, I think
ok, so you may have noticed the big-ass blogging hiatus. I just couldnt seem to get my head around blogging or anything else for that matter. HOWEVER.......I think that I should be able to manage the mindless task of putting details of my oh-so-boring life on here again, now that my emotions aren't overspilling into everything I try to say or do. Cos althougth I blog, I tend to wait until my emotions are under control before I do so, cos if they are under control I can talk about them without decending into my my hated state of snotty crying big mess. So I think I'll post a Thursday Thirteen and see how it goes from there!
Monday, October 02, 2006
An anniversary of sorts
I know that its been a little quiet on here of late. And here is why. This is a quote from my blog written on this day a year ago. The day that my husband moved out. "Today is the big day.......I'm terrified.........Absolutely quaking in
my boots.........Whilst I KNOW deep down inside that I can do this, right now I
am panicking like mad..........He's still sleeping at the moment so I've decided
to leave him til he wakes.......Just that little more time to get my emotions
back under wrap before I have to face this."
So, I have been just a little reflective, as well as trying to sort out my own emotions, and things have been just a little crazy in my head. I've been floundering in chaos and confusion, all the while trying to keep a happy face on it all for both my son and the outside world. I haven't even been able to articulate my feelings with any sort of coherence to myself, let alone to others. I'm sure that people the world over have gone through what I am going through, but, as human nature dictates, it seems to me that I am all alone. And I know I'm not, but I also know that part of the problem I'm having right now is because I relied to heavily on others this time last year, when I should have been doing things myself. I've also been discovering a couple of things about myself, things that I'm not entirely proud of, and that is taking some adjusting to as well. It seems that I'm having to reassess every aspect of my life, every decsion I have made in the last 6 years, and every consequence of my actions. Its not a fun place in my head right now....But its getting better, it must be as I am able to actually load up the computer today.....Which is kinda new for this last couple of weeks. Also, I'm starting to make a couple of positive changes, as difficult as they may be.
So, I thought I would blog today, as today is a huge day for me, a big,scary, pit of tangled emotions, but also a huge day. And now I must away to chat to the neighbour's as if there is nothing going on and then to go into work and play pretend for a little longer.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Thursday Thirteen #3
heres one I made earlier.
1Â…My son. If itdidn'tt lackoriginalityy, he'd be all 13 things!
2...Thee smell of an autumn morning.
3...Myy work mates. The best thing about the job is them really.
4...Bakingg bread.
5... Terry Pratchett's books!
6... (at this pointIi had to stop for a few minutes to think of other things!) My family.
7...Musicc that needs to be headbanged too!
8... 'A Town called Eureka'......Aa fantastically funny new series on Sky One.
9... A hot bath, a glass of good wine, a good book, scented candles and 3 hours of not needing to do anything but enjoy.
10... Special people who can coax a smile out of me no matter how down or crappy I feel.
11... My son.Welll he is the best thing in my life.
12...Cleaningg (its shameful I know!)
13...Thee first cup of coffee of the day.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
dont panic
i know this will set people worrying, they dont need to, but I wont be blogging for at least a couple of days. things seem to have gotten a touch too much, and i just dont have to mental capacity to blog as well, certainly not to be light and cheery. But i am ok, just very very 'bleugh'.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Monday Madness
Ok, I know my posts have been meme heavy lately......but in fairness, theres not much going on in my life lately, and certainly nothing exciting enough to share with the world.......so here's another meme!
Monday Madness
1. How do you eat an oreo cookie? (from tricia) Being remarkably English I can honesty say I have never eaten one!
2. How long does it take you to eat lunch? 7-8 minutes. If I actually remember to eat it!
3. Caffeine or decaf? CAFFEINE.......lots and lots of caffeine.
4. Chicken or beef? Chicken, cos its cheaper.
5. Pen or pencil? Whatever's closest or hasnt been stolen by the boy!
6. Autumn or spring? Autumn. My favourite season, crisp air, brisk winds, beautiful colours; whats not to love!
7. Baseball or basketball? Neither on account of them being sports.
8. 'Survivor' or 'The Amazing Race?' Again neither, I DETEST reality TV with a firey passion.
9. Come up with one question I can ask our Monday Madness participants in the weeks to come. In a crisis, are you calm or do you panic?
Monday Madness Meme
Friday, September 15, 2006
I knew I forgot to do something on Thursday!
- Do you tend to read more books written by one gender over the other? There's a fair representation of both genders on my bookcase. I truely have no preference. As long as something is well written, I'll read it!
- If so, which one? Men? Or women? Is this a deliberate choice? Or just something that kind of happened? ummmm.............all of my books are something that 'sort of happened', if I am attracted to a book or author, then I read it.
- And (without wanting to get too personal), is this your gender? Unless I'm more confused than I thought, no!!!!!LOL
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Thursday Thirteen, Edition #2
I always mention my addiction to books. I never fully explain the extent of my problem. So I thought that the books that I've read since the 1st of September would be a fantastic 'Thursday Thirteen' on account of the fact that I'm on my 13th book so far this month!!! I have a tendancy to read as many as books by the same author as I can which is why you will see the same authors in the list. I'd have written a list of my favourite authors, but that would have to be a list of 60 odd. I am an addict and I either need help or a life!
1…'A Game of Thrones' - by George R.R. Martin. Its the first in an epic series of fantasy books, all knights and honour and intrigue and politics. I was hooked on the first page and went on to also read...
2...'A Clash of Kings', Book two by George R.R. Martin.
3...'A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow', Part ONE of book three!!!(George R.R. Martin again!)
4...'A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold', Part TWO of book three!!!(and again with the George R.R Martin!)
5...(last one by George R.R. Martin!) 'A Feast for Crows', Book four!
6...'The Killing Floor' by Lee Child. Am loving the protaganist in his books, rough, manly, and addictive!
7...'Tripwire' by Lee Child.
8...'Echo Burning' by Lee Child.
9...'Going Postal' by Terry Pratchett. I LOVE this man, I want to be his stalker. His writing actualy makes me laugh out loud frequently.
10...'Priestess of the White' by Trudi Canavan. Having read her first trilogy last month, I had to read this!
11...'Shadowfall' by James Clemens. The next book in the series goes into print next month, so I wanted to recap on the first book!
12...'Proven Guilty' by Jim Butcher. I had to order this one from amazon as it doesn't come out in the UK til next year, but I've already read the others he's written.
13...'The Enemy' by Lee Child. But I'm only half way thru this one!
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Monday, September 11, 2006
Monday Madness and Tackle it Tuesday!
Ok, so we'll start with the Monday madness, as it is still officially Monday.
I was instructed to wait in today between 8-6, for an engineer who would come and fit my pre-pay gas meter. Which I dutifully did, it gave me chance to do my Tackle it Tuesday project.
Then, at about 2:30 I decided to just double check what was going on with this blokey from the gas company. It would seem that they hadn't booked the job in properly. Now I have been raving about this company's incompetence for endless posts, cos they really are incompetent, but frankly, I booked this job 4 weeks ago, sorted out people to take my boy to school and so on, and THEY screwed up AGAIN, NOT ME!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRR. I was NOT impressed!!!!!!
That's actually about it for Monday, as I DIDN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE!!!! So, on to
Daily Life Tackle it Tuesday
Friday, September 08, 2006
(insert appropriate title here as I can't think of one)
I have to admit that I am posting more out of boredom than anything else.
There is nothing on the telly, I need to take a little break from my book (thou it is stunning, but I think completing a 502 page book in a couple of hours just shows how dull my life is!)
I have to comment on my boy. I would add a picture of the most stunning injury that he has ever had, but he wouldn't stand still long enough for me! He had an 'incident' at school, his new teacher was terribly apologectic, obviously being totally unaware that my son thinks he's made of rubber, and will randomly throw himself into/onto/over things just to see if he can.
Anyway, the 'incident'...it would seem that my boy pi**ed some kid off, one who was bigger than him (so anyone in the school really) and got pushed over, onto a pile of Duplo, on his head. Only my son could do this, and end up with two neat Duplo bumps, from the top of the bricks, imprinted on his forehead for all to see. He had his forehead iced down, and in true Edward style he cried out..."Get off, I have to go and finish my hat!" The boy has NO concept of pain...unless he wants kisses. He's gonna be straight!
Thats about it really, unless everyone really wants to know about the endless piles of bills sat in my kitchen, or my various problems with my various lumps and bumps (its been a crazy day!)
Oh, and theres this I forgot to post earlier!
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Booking Through Thursday
- We asked last week about what draws you to your favorite kind/genre of book. This week, we want to know--how often do you depart from that comfort zone? If you love mysteries, do you ever read fantasy? If you primarily read cookbooks, do you ever read a good romance? I will happily read anything that contains words! These days I've been reading everything from Terry Prachett to peoples blogs online. I just can't resist reading!
- How MUCH variety is there in your reading? Do you mostly stick to one type, with just the occasional toe-dip into a different style? Or do you generally read a variety of things, just, maybe more of your favorite style than anything else? I tend to stick to one author at a time! Just lately I picked up a book by George R. R. Martin, loved it, so read the rest of the series thats out at the moment (A Song of Ice and Fire). If I'm attracted to an author, or a particular book seems to be telling me to buy it then it doesn't matter too much which genre it is. This being said, I own more Sci-Fi/fantasy books than anything else!
