Check this girl out!

Today (and for the last couple of weeks) I haven't been feeiling quite on top form. Dan sent me a message to cheer me up. It included this link and believe me - after watching this poor girl and her dreadful singing I now feel whole lot better. I challenge you to watch this and not be laughing out loud by the end. For even more merriment check out the comments posted below her video. Classic!

Embarrassing moments

This morning I came to work at 7.30. I wanted to walk the dog for an hour before beginning work. I was wearing my work blouse and jacket, and had my jeans and walking boots on, with my 'posher' trousers on a hanger. Walked the dog, and then proceeded to remove my jeans. Just then my phone rang so I sat down to chat to my friend. Time was 8.20am.

Unbeknown to me my boss was coming in early to prepare for a meeting.

So there I am in my knickers on the 'phone and in he walks!

Yes - I still have a job - but only just!

New Home for the New Year

Well - I've been a bit amiss with the old blog posts of late. First it was Christmas, then New Year - and for the last ten days or so we've had a few changes in the domestic set up, which has involved quite a bit of arranging and stuff - but we're back with our feet on the ground now and everything is more settled (Phew).

I've moved house to a little village called Greatworth and as I type this I am sitting in front of a roaring log fire with a glass of red in the main drawing room at Greatworth Manor! Am I lady of the manor? Not quite - but I think that might suit me!

In the village is a very cosy friendly little pub - we went there last night to sample the fayre - and very nice it was too. Tonight is quiz night - so have sharpened my brain and am heading off there in a minute or two.

Just a note to the wise - we go through difficulties and wrestle with a few challenges - but with God's grace and the support of our friends and family we get through them. We feel sorry for ourselves for a short while - and then something really tragic and devastating happens to others (Haiti) and we realise just how very lucky we are. We don't really have anything to worry about - do we?

Mrs Who?

This evening I have purchased the Christmas 2 week edition of the Radio Times. After a quick flick through I discovered - and complained in an irritated fashion about - the fact that BBC2 on Christmas day has 2 programmes on at prime time (9pm and 10pm) that we watched just last night. Immediately I started to gurn and chunter and winge about 'repeats' and 'license fees'.

It was then with abject horror that I realised I had turned into Mrs Middle-class Middle aged Twat from the home counties.

Please somebody shoot me :)

Crapberry

I have just ordered my new phone. Apparently my contract phone was due for an upgrade about 8 months ago.  Shame that Vodaphone neglected to inform me of this (..yes - I know - it's my responsibility to remember these things - but I have all on these days remembering what day it is). Anyway I have ordered a Crapberry. I had one before when I worked within the realms of madness and people would send me shitty e mails at stupid o clock telling me off for being crap at something - and I vowed never to have another one. But my life is much calmer now - and my e mail traffic consists mainly of love messages from my beautiful daughter, and 'hi - how are you doing?' messages from old friends, together with e mails from Posselq during the day...all of which are lovely to receive. I also get "spend more" e mails from e bay and Amazon - non of which I mind because I tell myself that these people are my friends(!).

I have also noticed that a lot of my facebook friends are updating their status's via blackberry - and I figured I'd get myself a piece of that action!

It is also 3G which means that it will work up here in Sheepsville. Oh yes - my contract is better and cheaper - ie more minutes for less spondoolies. It also has free web browsing which means I can google  the answers when I'm stuck at the pub quiz - which is NOT CHEATING - oh no - it's called 'being creative'.

It's arriving on Monday. It'll be three years on Friday before I've worked out how to use it :)

Jesus

A soap in the shape of Jesus was being sold by BHS. A catholic couple complained. Not because the soap was in the shape of Jesus - but because the writing on the box said that the soap would 'Wash away your sins". Classic! The product has now been withdrawn!

Winter

The winter is well and truly here. Yesterday my car was white over with frost when I went to set off for work. Short days and long nights, chilly mornings and freezing evenings.  It's nearly Christmas and that is always a time for reflection for me. Another year has passed and a lot has changed in the last twelve months. Some good, and some not so good.

Can't wait to see what next year brings.....