The lovely Byrney tagged me last week and I said I would do this over the weekend but I didn’t get round to it as I was busy and not online much.
I get to tell you 5 reasons that I am proud of myself. I don’t really do being proud of myself – things just are, or happen, and I can find it quite hard to blow my own trumpet. I shall have at look at what others have written for inspiration.
The badge will be added when I remember how to do it.
1. I got my great job last year. It has been the best move I ever made. Even when it gets very demanding and challenging I know I have the support of my team-mates and management. Love the job, humour and singing.
2. I can paint and hang wallpaper. May not be such a big deal to some but my Dad used to do the decorating at home. I was allowed to ‘help’ by picking things up and making lots of cups of tea to keep him going. After he died and I needed to decorate my room I managed it all by myself. I was impressed. Now I mainly live by myself and have decorated throughout the house. Only injured myself the once when I dropped the wallpaper steamer and grapped the hose against myself. Oops.
3. Have managed to keep my relationship with TLP going for over 5yrs. Possibly living apart helps. He’s my best friend and very lovely.
4. I’m very musical and can play the recorder, violin, cymbals, maracas, triangle, tambourine, clackers and kazoo. Just not necessarily very well or tunefully.
5. I make my own cards. I think I enjoy this as I get to play with glue and glitter and sparkly gemstones and scissors and coloured inks and paints and other bits and pieces.
And now the tagging 5 more bit. Let’s have a think:
Dave – he’s local and jolly nice, plus his take out was not good
Nutter – she was bored earlier so this’ll give her something to do
Glowstars – also needs summat to do
FlissTee – just turned 40
Milo – he’s bendy
You may have seen it before but I haven’t
LITTLE GIRL ON A PLANE
A stranger was seated next to a little girl on the
airplane when the stranger turned to her and said,
‘Let’s talk. I’ve heard that flights go quicker if you
strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.’
The little girl, who had just opened her book, closed
it slowly and said to the stranger, ‘What would you
Like to talk about?’
‘Oh, I don’t know,’ said the stranger. ‘How about
Nuclear power?’ and he smiles.
OK, ‘ she said. ‘That could be an interesting topic.
But let me ask you a question first. A horse, a cow,
and a deer all eat the same stuff – grass – . Yet a
Deer excretes little pellets, while a cow turns out a
flat patty, and a horse produces clumps of dried
grass. Why do you suppose that is?’
The stranger, visibly surprised by the little girl’s
intelligence, thinks about it and says, ‘Hmmm, I have
no idea..’
To which the little girl replies, ‘Do you really feel
qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don’t know shit?
My local church was 140 today.
I received an invite to the celebratory service last month and thought I’d go.
When I was younger I used to go regularly but I’m down to occasional visits these days, plus going to socials and helping out at the fairs. I can’t get used to all the new songs and some of the more modern practices. There was nowt wrong with saying ‘trespasses’, etc as far as I’m concerned.
Anyway, apart from hymns I’ve never heard of before, I quite enjoyed the experience. The Bishop put in an appearance and was an entertaining speaker.
Matt the vicar ran through the history of the chuch with a slide show. Brought back memories and talked about things I’d heard of years ago such as people buying milk from the farm. The farm got sold and houses were built on the land. My parents home was built on land the farm sold off in the late 1950’s. I can remember coming home from my swimming lesson one evening and seeing the barn ablaze. We weren’t allowed out to play after the fire as rats had appeared in our avenue after feeing the blaze.
I also found out that the chancery was only added to the church in 1934. You’d never guess from the outside.
The church was built as more people moved to the area to work, following the discovery of coal and then clay. A mill was built and my Dad’s sisters all worked there at one time or another. Two local council estates are usually referred to as the The Miners and The Mill. The mill was finally demolished a few years ago and replaced with housing. The local Ferranti site is also a housing estate these days. I think the site closed about 20 years ago but I’m not sure of the date. My sister in law was working there at the time she met my brother but left before it closed. They’ve recently celebrated 21 years of marriage.
Anyway, enough rambling. I’ll add a photo of the church if I can find one online – off to search the council’s website.
Rushed home from work, quick shower and change of clothes then called at Morrison’s for our dinner of fish and chips. Very handy on a match night.
Following this we headed off to the pub for an hour. We were looking forward to the match. Would it finally be our year again? Not very likely if the last few seasons were anything to go by.
First half we weren’t very impressed. Second half much better but couldn’t finish the game off. Then it was Extra Time. Please don’t let it go to penalties! Hurrah for Kolo Toure. Very pleased with his goal at our end.
If you want to read the match report go here: http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Match-reports/2009/September/City-v-Fulham
It’s been all go down the road at work. I’ve been shattered and falling asleep on the sofa quite a lot in the evenings. Haven’t even been reading blogs, let alone writing one! Took me long enough to start so thought I’d better write another post. Whilst also watching Blue Murder on itv.
Anyhows, I’m going to keep with the work theme-ish.
We’ve had some big changes and bits will continue to change over the next few months. I work in a team made up of people from my own employer and colleagues who work for another one. We all work within guidelines and legislation from central Government. Half of my colleagues from the same emloyer have been transferred to a new team based down the road. More than half of the external colleagues will be moving across the city before Christmas. A lot of upheaval which some are struggling to cope with.
Unfortunately, my workload hasn’t halved. It hasn’t even remained constant. Before all this pallaver we pointed out that there won’t be enough of us to manage the work to our own high standards and less than 2 weeks down the line we’re being proved right. I worked late on Friday to help a colleague and spent an hour muttering OFFS reading documents and work generated by another team. Why do some people have no pride in producing quality work? These documents can be found in people’s homes! I was even more shocked that the work had been signed off by management. At least my bleep didn’t go off – something to be dreaded.
By the time I left this afternoon, I had 7 cases that I know nothing about, other than info that collected at the time of referral. One more job for tomorrow to see if anyone one my caseload has died or gone home.
I’ve also had a complaint made against me by someone. Can’t really go into it but feeling pretty miffed about the whole thing. My boss is very supportive which is good.
On a more cheery note, we’ve had some proper laughs in the office about this and that. Helps us get through the day. Along with coffee and cigs. Trying to cut down on both and not doing too badly.
Went out on a mercy mission this afternoon to save some animals. Thanked my lucky stars I don’t have to live there.
TLP is as gorgeous as ever.
One of my spidey chums.
This one has been living in a lavender bush in my garden over the summer.
I didn’t enjoy seeing bees caught in the web but it was fascinating and also a bit gruesome to see them wrapped in silk and get eaten. The wasps had it coming though.
Write a proper post tomorrow.
Had this sent to me by email. Made me laugh.
Heard this a couple of times over the weekend. I rather like it.
Don’t know how I’ve managed not to see this until now but it made me laugh
Ta Milo