Well a whole week has gone by without any pic's

COS i STILL DO NOT HAVE MY CAMERA. so so annoyed. DHL tried to deliver a parcel and I was sure it was my camera, but it wasn't - something for Key from work ! Yak. Ah well. Tried to ring them to see how long it will be and they close at 6 on a Friday. How annoyed am I. House is a tip and we have a viewing on Sunday. Do a bit tonight - get some washing done and shopping in the morning and then I will have all day tomorrow to do everything - Get key to help on the night time too - he can get the dog poos up on Sunday and tidy the garden a bit before he goes to work. We are so tired with all this work. BUT good news at the shop - picked up a bit !! Hope to have our August O8 salary end of the month !! PLUS a tax rebate of £900 odd for me - and £400 odd for Key - yippee - buy a bit of scrapping stuff I think - Plus I had my first full wage this week - so that was nice to see in the bank too - and a good week for reflexology as well. Nice to feel a bit flush again.

Busy busy week at work - it's been nice to work on my own without her hanging over me - I really don't like the woman, and just hope she comes back with a good frame of mind and doesn't start all over again!

I hope we sell the house - it'd be nice to have money in our pockets again - half the mortgage per months - but I will really miss my house - and the area. Don't know if I could stay in the area, but now I'm working in Sutton - I don't want to move any further away - Tamworth would be OK.

Really BUSY day - really tired tonight

not good news on the housing front - they're trying to develop another 1400 houses here in this village and whilst we have all been very occupied with trying to stop this a QUARRY is trying to open up by Fradley Junction - what a nightmare trying to stop all these plans - no doubt they'll get their own way.

Anyway - trying hard to find a pic for today's 'A Photo A Day Challenge', but don't think I can apart from a sad face one! So I won't bother.

Sunday 25th January, 2009 - A photo a day for a whole year

Our John rang - MY BROTHER now that was a surprise. He usually rings us on New Years Day but he didn't this year so didn't expect another call until NEXT NYD I suppose. Having said that, I really do want to try and keep the family a bit more together this year - I will be contacting them in a few weeks time to arrange a meal - might even have a Sunday tea at ours - that'd be nice, before we sell the house - and that is another story !!

Scrap Your Day today - 25th each month until 25th March and that'll be a whole year album done and dusted. I got a bit fed up with this as my days are/were/mainly all the same every month. We don't do things differently or have exciting weekends etc away. BUT hey ho, it's nearly finished. Finally did 25th December (Christmas Day) yesterday.

Jeff & his wife (our footballer neighbour) has just come past - wife in tears, their dog was set upon by a rotteweiller type dog - Jeff was fuming - poor dog was dragged about by the scruff of his neck, but appears OK, although shaking. Our dog is barking his head off too.

So STILL no camera ........................ only taking our dog to waterpark later and this afternoon hoping to do some scrapping??? - so will upload a pic of previous waterpark visits as we do it regularly.

Got to work a whole week - 5 days this week - not looking forward to it, although Mrs N won't be in so that'll be VERY NICE INDEEDO !

AND 19th - 25th January, 2009

NO CAMERA - my camera jammed in Zoom and so it's been sent back this week as it is still under cover - hope to get it back next week, cos I really miss it. Although I haven't been very busy with scrapping, had no mojo for a long time. Just a few pic's - as I got my mojo back, but no camera - can't wait to start snapping away again. Actually got my Scrap Your Day done today and week four on the Scrap Like you Mean It too. I think I might be back. Hope so anyway.

12th - 18th January, 2009

Things are much better at work since I threatened Mrs Nasty with H.R - but I don't trust her as far as I can throw her and she talks about everyone behind their back. I am not allowing her to drag me down to her level and so I am going to be my usual NICE self. Met with Linda C this week at the hospital for lunch - it was a good day. Had an Occupation Health interview which was basically just to see my TB jab as I don't deal with patients. So that wasn't bad. 4 nights of treatments and two treatments on Friday - NOT a bad week at all.

Not so good that I broke down in the Jag !!! - RAC got me going - I asked him to follow me home as it's remote country roads, good job I did as I broke down a 2nd time and eventually 2.5 hours later it was repaired, although it has to go in to have a new part - at least I got home safely.

Weekend - 10th & 11th January, 2009

My Birthday - Had a really lovely Birthday - Chinese at home (as it was so bitter, we didn't want to go out!). AND had my hair done.

5th - 9th - Work 5th - 8th

Had a dreadful time with this woman that I work with - nearly quit 5 times - at least, but she isn't going to make me.............................I've decided to call her Mrs Nasty - she must be a very sad soul.

2nd & 3rd Jan - 2009

Key was off and I was off so spent a relaxing day together - next week sees the first week where I work 4 days a week. Not looking forward to being 'tied up' for 4 days, but it has to be done.

I contacted customers who hadn't rebooked and got appointments sorted.....................I am going to be a busy bee !

A photo a day for a year ! on UK Scrappers

Already uploaded this on 1st January for my Journal Your Christmas project on UK Scrappers - and don't know IF I'd keep up with this but might just give it a go - OK - bit behind - 24 days to be precise, but just going for a nosey at what pic's I have taken and whether I can update my blog - might just start from tomorrow.

Done week 4 of SLYMI

'Scrap Like you Mean It' - so that's all 4 weeks now, pleased that I am scrapping again. Awaiting the return of my camera - hopefully repaired. Korins cameras don't have batteries and her little point and shoot she stuffed the cable into and ruined the connections so now has to buy something else so she can upload from it ?? - BUT I don't know what.

AND treated myself to the Metallic Mixatives - Gold and Silver alcohol inks, can't wait till they come - probably around Thursday'ish, I couldn't be arsed to go back into Lichfield when I realised that I'd come home without them. I get paid on Tuesday - will go treat myself again to something for scrapping and yet more clothes.

Have now lost a stone since the beginning of November'ish??? - well according to my scales, don't know if they're exactly right, but I started by them, so I'll go by them, and all my clothes are so loose on me now. Hope I can keep the weight off tho this time!

Days certainly go quickly

EVEN MORE QUICKLY now that I am working for 4 days each week, and yesterday was manic too - taking Keir to CMC in Cannock, then home then Korin to Burton then over to Sutton - 3 treatments and home by 6 pm - I was wacked to say the least. Today I have done all my housework, I didn't think I would get it done so quickly but it wasn't too bad. I also done my weekly shop. It's now nearly 2 pm and I am going to do some scrapping - I HOPE, if my mojo mojo's well enough that is.

Update on Mrs Nasty, she has been OK - 89% ok, still says some nasty, rude things to me. I am only grateful that I am not like her - she must be a very sad woman really, and her husband, well, I feel more sorry for him!

Sunday 18th January, 2009

One whole week since my birthday already and that has sped by.

this is a LO I've done for Scrap It Like You Mean it - I finally got some scrapping done - yippee.

Saturday 17th January, 2009.

Well. Went into Morrisons early cos Tesco closed and I couldn't get near the carpark yesterday. AND on the way home I broke down - RAC came out quite quickly and got me going but broke down again as he was following me home - which he wasn't going to do initially, so i am glad I asked him to follow me to make sure I didn't have a problem. It then took another hour or so to get me going again. Key's got it booked in for Monday.

At this very moment in time I am scrapping. I can't quite believe it - it's been months since I last did a 12x12 LO - probably about early October - at the moment tho the page looks rather bare, but I am pretty pleased with myself that I've actually attempted a LO and so far, I am rather enjoying it.

I decided to start the SILYMI -Shimelles Scrap It Like You Mean It - but never got started. 1st week was My Favourite Colour and 2nd Week scrap with hearts or stars (I think) and 3rd week was scrap with chipboard. I'm not bothered IF I miss a week here and there, and have only attempted the first week this afternoon, see how I go.

According to the scales I have now lost 12lb's since I started at the Hospital, so I am pretty pleased with that too - clothes are all so much nicer on me and stuff I haven't been able to wear for a long time actually fit too.

AND ....................

Madam at work has been OK for the 3 days we have to work together. SHE was a bit narky on Thursday - but she came in that way, feel sorry for her hubby - I had to say something Thursday afternoon and then all was forgotten and we got on OK. That is all I can ask, hope she remembers to be nice next week too.

Boss out on Monday so I shall be on my own, on my own IYKWIM - and I'm really looking forward to it cos I can have a good nosey around on the computer and get to know where things are etc.

Tuesday - THE dreaded tuesday.

well she came in and was sweetness itself. She had to 'pull herself up' a couple of times, but generally she was OK - and showed me some jobs - I was pleased tho that being on my own completely for the first time yesterday I managed and I left a lot of the work out for her to check and it was OK, so she couldn't moan.....................................I DON'T TRUST HER AS FAR AS I COULD THROW HER, but for now, we are OK and that is all I can hope for. IF she steps outta line, I am ready for her this time.

Monday 12th January, 2009

Lovely Day yesterday for my Birthday, bought lots of nice new clothes and I've managed to lose 8lb's and get into size 16 jeans - whoopy doo eh - 53 years old tho, how quuickly has that gone. AND a good day at work today as Liz wasn't in. She is back tomorrow - boo hoo - JUST HOPE she means what she says and will be nice, cos if she isn't nice I'm typing it all up and doing it as a diary and seeing the boss and her boss and taking it straight to HR - but I have a feeling that she might just start to be nice, she doen't want to lose her job - and i am certainly not giving mine up now that I have it - she she can SPIN ON IT !

Might get some scrapping done tonight as I feel in the mood - I HOPE, got a treatment at 8 and my 8 pm tomorrow has cancelled so should be able to scrap tomorrow too. Fingers crossed.

Thursday 8th January, 2009

What an absolutely terrible terrible day again with Liz. I am so worn out with her constant barrage of negatives and upsetments and anxieties etc etc. She actually said to me today when people come into the office and if they speak to her first then she would be obliged IF I don't speak to them ! I said she was treating me like a 15 year old junior and she said I was treating her like a 15 year old ??? - I said 'NOW we are acting like 15 year olds'. She had already said on my 2nd day there, you ought to look in the trust for another job and see if you can get a transfer as you aren't computer trained!!!! - Today she tells me that she would NEVER have taken the job knowing that there was so much computer work involved. I said 'how are you supposed to learn if no one would take a job which involved computers' and she said 'you go to college' - I kept my cool but gave it to her straight - told her how upset she was making me day in and day out constantly bemoaning me over my lack of experience on the computer, well, Excell and Word - how she puts me down, how she turns things around, I don't want to keep going to the boss but if she won't teach me the job - how will i learn? I said ' YOU HAVE MADE MY LIFE A LIVING HELL SINCE I STARTED HERE' - apart from two days working with her the remainder of the time in 3 weeks she has just critised me and put me down and made me out to be a fraud. I am totally and utterly upset, angry and worn out with this bloody woman, I really think she might be quite mad!

I burst into tears. NEVER have I in 37 years of being at work had arguments on other members of staff like this - NEVER have I in 37 years ended up crying in the office - I've seen other members of staff crying at times and thought 'I wouldn't allow something or someone to upset me at work like that' HERES ME IN TEARS, this woman is so frustrating, so aggravating, so upsetting, she thinks she can say anything she wants to and get away with it. She was very worried when I got upset - I think more than anything else it was because she thought the boss might walk in and see me upset and put two and two together as she had a talking to on Monday- WHY IS SHE DOING THIS. She keeps turning things round and saying that it's me who doesn't want to listen. I listen, I WANT to learn the job. Maybe she just doesn't know how to teach me the job? I just don't know, I cannot afford to give up my job.

Anyway, she asked me to promise not to talk to the boss about this incident and I said I wouldn't unless the boss walked in whilst my eyes were so red and swollen !! WHICH she didn't and I am pleased that she didn't because I was embarrassed about it all, I am embarrassed that at 52 years old I cannot handle this woman, but I have NEVER in my born days come across anyone so difficult as she is. I actually asked her why she hated me so much - she has never apologised to me for the anxieties she's causing me on a daily basis and she said 'I don't hate you, I like you' - WELL I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T LIKE TO BE ON HER HATE LIST IF SHE HAS ME ON HER LIKE LIST.

So tuesday will be the day to see IF she really means what she says and we turn over a new leaf and just get on - and put up with each others difficulties (although I think I might have to go a tad further than she will have to on my behalf) I am such an easy going person - but I will NOT put up with this woman any longer and IF on Tuesday she is really bad again - I WILL Have to take it back to boss lever and maybe even HR.

It's FINISHED - Journal MY Christmas - all done and dusted...............here's the last !

don't know why I can't upload the last few pic's on my blogger, have to see if it will let me tomorrow.

Goodnight each and all. Quickly tried again and there you go, MY completed album.

Happy New Year to everyone !!

5th January, 2009

My first day at work on my own - well it was so fortunate that James came in too. Bosses had me in to speak about counterpart and told me that she was very disgruntled with job but it was unfair that she had made things so difficult in the office for me to come in to. So I felt a bit better. However she is in tomorrow and understand the big boss is coming to speak to her tomorrow. Hope she doesn't think that I have anything to do with it !! I shouldn't have to feel this way. Can be a very busy job when you are on your own, but generally I can see me sitting twiddling my thumbs when two of us are in all week - I'll just have to speak to boss and find things to do.

AND tomorrow sees the start of my reflexology treatments again too - 4 nights each week - 2 - 3 treatments on a Friday - I don't want to lose these customers as they're all so lovely - but I don't know if I can do 4 days at work and 6 treatments per week as well as running the house and walking dog, shopping, cooking, cleaning etc etc.

I thought life got easier as you got older.

4th January, 2009

the end is nigh.

Docrafts Glitz - Glitter Glue - scrummy yummy

i must say, that I love the Docrafts Glitz - glitter glue. Someone on my old team gave me/bought me a bottle LAST christmas (2007) and I've used it and used it and it still runs free. Reminded me today when I went into Hobbycraft and they have a whole range of them in smaller bottles - so love them, just find out how much they cost and get a few in. I think I like them better than Stickles actually. This is a background sheet for tomorrows Journal Your Christmas page - Yep 4th January already, only 3 days to do and it's all over and done and dusted. How sad eh.

Saturday 3rd January, 2009

my page for today, wishing I had a few photo's of Keir too - but he will not allow me to photograph him. Maybe soon huh.

How clever is this !

You in your new gear - your OLD bike behind and you put it into something like photoshop and put the background in. CLEVER BOY.

You look brill in yhour new gear - your new bike comes on Tuesday - after writing off your last bike I really really hope that you are safe on your new bike. PLEASE GOD KEEP YOU SAFE.

I am so very proud of you matey.

2nd January, 2009

And already 2nd of the new year. Took Keir and Korin into Burton, Keir to get a new helmet, hopefully his bike will be here next Tuesday - at the latest!

Korin to take a few things back to Matalan and then to the doctors. FIRST time she went into the doctors on her own without her mum - sad day, but proud that she is now a young woman and finding her own way in life.

Love you both so much.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE

We decided to go shopping, like we did last New Years Day - but remembered that there wasn't a lot of shops open. So we thought we would take the dog for a long walk - IN the end we took Keir to try and get a helmet for when his bike arrives on Tuesday - but no where really open, and got back and realised it was just too cold to take the dog too far, so he had a quick walk around the block!

Either way, Happy New Year to everyone.......................hope it's a real good one.