Well I spent ages yesterday preparing a whole update to this thing and when I pushed PUBLISH........................... yup the PC decided to have an "off" moment! No idea what happened to my post, it just dissapeared into cyber hell.
It's still unbearably hot here and I'm really starting to suffer from lack of sleep. So much so that I almost fell asleep at my desk this afternoon. I think it's the air conditioning, I feel so nice and cool that my body just wants to curl up under the desk and rest in the nice fresh air. They are now predicting no real change in the weather for at least the next three weeks........ not sure I can cope much longer.
Work is really busy and I'm not getting much "me" time at home so I've got a problem with getting everything I want done. On a happy not the lounge/bedroom is looking great and hopefully the little one's room will son be looking good too. The heat even effects all of this as everything takes at least twice as long as planned.... work 15mins....rest 15 mins...... you get my meaning!
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Pick me up and pour me out.......
That is whatever is left of me after I turn into a greasy spot on the floor. We spend the entire winter wishing for Summer....... then when it arrives wish for rain! It's hot, it's sticky and I'm already fed up with it!!
Maby if I actually had a chance to to out and enjoy the sunshine I would feel differently. We have finally finished all the painting in the lounge/bedroom but that meant working through three days of incredible heat last weekend. I honestly feel like I havent stopped since the beginning of the month when I took the little one to Scotland.
I still can't really get to my scrap stuff and that is a major source of frustration too, so much so that I've taken a day off work tomorrow to advance my "tidying" just so I can get my scrap stuff accessible and get the table where I want it etc.
I've also realised I need help with my computer skills for the web stuff. I would love to be able to do things like embed links in my blog test, create links to other bloggers sites etc. I just can't seem to get the hang of it from the "help" menus. When I learned to attatch photos I got it really quick because a "real" person helped me, maby that's what I need to find, a "buddy" to talk me through a few things.
Work wise things are getting calmer on some fronts and crazier on others. It's typical of this time of year as the convention business has given way to real tourists, therefore convention audit is quiet...... however all the "inherited" jobs seem to need attention and the projects too so I'm almost as busy as ever. There are quite a lot of staff issues to be cleared up too so I'm just trying to keep everyone calm and assured that they will all get sorted out in time.
Well off to drip somewhere else..........
Maby if I actually had a chance to to out and enjoy the sunshine I would feel differently. We have finally finished all the painting in the lounge/bedroom but that meant working through three days of incredible heat last weekend. I honestly feel like I havent stopped since the beginning of the month when I took the little one to Scotland.
I still can't really get to my scrap stuff and that is a major source of frustration too, so much so that I've taken a day off work tomorrow to advance my "tidying" just so I can get my scrap stuff accessible and get the table where I want it etc.
I've also realised I need help with my computer skills for the web stuff. I would love to be able to do things like embed links in my blog test, create links to other bloggers sites etc. I just can't seem to get the hang of it from the "help" menus. When I learned to attatch photos I got it really quick because a "real" person helped me, maby that's what I need to find, a "buddy" to talk me through a few things.
Work wise things are getting calmer on some fronts and crazier on others. It's typical of this time of year as the convention business has given way to real tourists, therefore convention audit is quiet...... however all the "inherited" jobs seem to need attention and the projects too so I'm almost as busy as ever. There are quite a lot of staff issues to be cleared up too so I'm just trying to keep everyone calm and assured that they will all get sorted out in time.
Well off to drip somewhere else..........
Friday, July 07, 2006
Here's the scoop!
I don't hate my job any more!!
I actually woke up during the night and realised this! OK so part of it is not the most stimulating thing in the world, but at least it's interesting sometimes. Maby it's because I'm actually under pressure after having taken on my collegues tasks. I'm actually feeling useful and needed again. Two years of being under stretched mentally was I'm thinking my problem. Too much time to dwell on the fact that I loved my previous job, too much time to regret how I was treated on my return from maternity leave..... basically too much time!
Now I've got barely any time, am constantly answering questions and am attending meetings where stuff gets accomplished. Even my relationship with the boss seems to be better. I could of course be completely deluded and in a week I'll be back to square one, until then I'm just happy to feel relatively good about what I do between 9am and 6pm every day.
On other stuff I really want to get scrapping again. I was knocked out of the goals competition at Scrapitude because I forgot to add vellum in my list of items used on my last layout, that will teach me to be in a hurry all the time!
Anyways I'm ok with it as I've decided to do less challenge, competition type stuff as I was actually being less creative on my own behalf and was not necessarily scrapping for the benefit of the pictures, just whatever would fit the requirements. Back to "scrapping those memories".
The appartment painting looks like it on for this weekend as the weather has broaken a little and the temperature has finally dropped below 30. The paint tins all said that you should not paint above 27°........ should be ok! If I do get it done one of my main objectives is to get access to my scrap supplies more easily. If I accomplish this I am going to be soooooooooo happy!
I actually woke up during the night and realised this! OK so part of it is not the most stimulating thing in the world, but at least it's interesting sometimes. Maby it's because I'm actually under pressure after having taken on my collegues tasks. I'm actually feeling useful and needed again. Two years of being under stretched mentally was I'm thinking my problem. Too much time to dwell on the fact that I loved my previous job, too much time to regret how I was treated on my return from maternity leave..... basically too much time!
Now I've got barely any time, am constantly answering questions and am attending meetings where stuff gets accomplished. Even my relationship with the boss seems to be better. I could of course be completely deluded and in a week I'll be back to square one, until then I'm just happy to feel relatively good about what I do between 9am and 6pm every day.
On other stuff I really want to get scrapping again. I was knocked out of the goals competition at Scrapitude because I forgot to add vellum in my list of items used on my last layout, that will teach me to be in a hurry all the time!
Anyways I'm ok with it as I've decided to do less challenge, competition type stuff as I was actually being less creative on my own behalf and was not necessarily scrapping for the benefit of the pictures, just whatever would fit the requirements. Back to "scrapping those memories".
The appartment painting looks like it on for this weekend as the weather has broaken a little and the temperature has finally dropped below 30. The paint tins all said that you should not paint above 27°........ should be ok! If I do get it done one of my main objectives is to get access to my scrap supplies more easily. If I accomplish this I am going to be soooooooooo happy!
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
All quiet!
Well the "little one" has gone to Scotland!
Friday night was a bit stressful as the flight was delayed but we got there in the end! I had forgotten one of the beautiful things about Scotland. We were on the road well after 1am and it was still quite light. There was the most beautiful "sunset", the sky was a gorgeous shade of azure with tnges of orange. It brought back memories of my childhood when we played outside in the "twilight" until easily 11pm in the summer evenings. I even had to explain to Ross that he still had to go to bed even when the sun was still shining at 9pm the next evening!
I stayed with him for Saturday and Sunday, and flew back on Monday afternoon (no delays this time!). Much as we need some "us" time, I think we are going to really miss having Ross around. For this first couple of days it's a bit of a novelty, but already it's amazing how quiet the house is in the mornings. No kids TV, no arguing over breakfast or rushing madly to get to school and work on time!
We'll see how the next few days go. We should start the painting this weekend, or at least moving the furniture and filling holes etc. I think much is going to depend on the heat.
Friday night was a bit stressful as the flight was delayed but we got there in the end! I had forgotten one of the beautiful things about Scotland. We were on the road well after 1am and it was still quite light. There was the most beautiful "sunset", the sky was a gorgeous shade of azure with tnges of orange. It brought back memories of my childhood when we played outside in the "twilight" until easily 11pm in the summer evenings. I even had to explain to Ross that he still had to go to bed even when the sun was still shining at 9pm the next evening!
I stayed with him for Saturday and Sunday, and flew back on Monday afternoon (no delays this time!). Much as we need some "us" time, I think we are going to really miss having Ross around. For this first couple of days it's a bit of a novelty, but already it's amazing how quiet the house is in the mornings. No kids TV, no arguing over breakfast or rushing madly to get to school and work on time!
We'll see how the next few days go. We should start the painting this weekend, or at least moving the furniture and filling holes etc. I think much is going to depend on the heat.
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