MOre and More ATC's

Michael Jackson died today - and another couple of ATC's I did today

Poor Michael Jackson died today................... probably turn out that it was drugs, even though they were probably prescription drugs. BUT it's an end of an era. Makes me sad as he is basically my age and I was brought up on his music. Loved his music. Sad that everthing went so wrong for him. I don't believe the negatives. Just sitting listening to a tribute to him - BRILLIANT MUSIC - Thriller ..................................

love the background of both of these but moreso the leaves one, alcohol inks onto aluminium foil - love it

Thursday night and no work tomorrow

A pic of Monica and Linda doing a bit of crafting - at our 'crop' if you can call it that. I taught them a squash book. We had a great afternoon - can't do anything now fora month tho, give me time to think up something else and put a 'kit' together too. I feel so tired all the time.

Well, I have some reflexology customers but no actual work work IYKWIM.

It's been a bad week. Everything that came into the office she grabs to do - there were two items in 'our' 'in' tray - and I said I would do the more indepth one - she says 'you can do that if you like' - the one that would literally take 5 minutes to do - I said 'I was thinking of doing this job' and she says 'oh, do what you want then' in other words she wanted to do the more indepth job and leave me with NOTHING to do again. She was like a whirling dervish around the office - she is now driving me crazy again - like it was a few weeks ago - HOWEVER, her attitude and the way she speaks to me IS much better currently and I think I can cope, but I don't know how long for, my temper wells up and I have to leave the office. She just doesn't play fair. I think our jobs might be on the line and she has admitted that she HOPE and prays that she still has a job after all the refurbishment etc. I don;'t know, she still hasn't shown me parts of the job and so IF anyone is going to have to go - it will be me, because I STILL don't know the whole job after 6 months being there it is SO SO frustrating with this bloody woman.

ANYWAY - scrapping - still ONLY doing ATC's and swapping which I love to do - it's so enjoyable getting little pieces of artwork through your door on a regular basis. AND everyone, so far (so long as they're not just being kind) have enjoyed the ATC's I've done and sent to them.

Will post a few here.

Gotta get to bed, exhausted from trying hard to keep my temper at work. Phew.

And another few ..................

and a few more ATC's

A few more ATC's - the leaf one I made myself. I keep forgetting to take pictures of the ones I make and send them - need to take pics so I can see if I'm improving.

Feeling pretty low and down. SHE (mrs N) has been sickly sweet, BUT also totally over the top, grabbing every bit of work that comes into the office and doing it before I can - it's really getting to me again, but I have to remain calm otherwise I will be back to where we were 5 weeks ago and I really couldn't go through that again. She's upset a few people this week with her comments and a couple of things have come out how she upset my prevous counterpart!

Keirs bike is in the garage again, don't know what is the matter with it - but it's jolting, it was very dangerous on A38 - I hope he hasn't bought a pig in a poke.

Korin hated the job and she's trying really hard now to get work - I hope she gets something soon.

Key is worn out - he falls asleep at the drop of a hat - he never has the time to sit and relax. I am worried. I too am worn out - worked all last week cos she was on holiday - then 4 days this week and was under stress with her - then all day today - my kitchen is a disgrace,.

BUT - what has to be has to be. Will go shopping early tomorrow, do housework the rest of the day tomorrow and Sunday Lin and Monica and I are meeting so I need to get the squash book sorted and all the materials for Sunday - they're giving me £2.50 each for providing the stuff. I shall give it to Korin - she had a fiver off her mate for ferrying her back home last night - so that'll be another tenner this weekend.

I've been spending far far too much on crafting - £17 on the mica powders, £5 on the mini misters, £7 on paint today and about £10 on ebay on various bits and pieces - that is in one week - that's £40, £40 I don't really have to spend on crafting stuff. I am back to how I was when we were 'financially well off' a couple of years ago. SO now it's got to be Mrs Goody Goody again.

AND at work too - big sigh.

A week has sped by

The couple in Williams Avenue moved out yesterday and new people moved in. It makes me sad that we havent' had viewings.

I had a mad splurge and did quite a bit round the house today but you wouldn't believe it tonight, Keir walking in and out with his biker boots, Key cut the back lawn and grass everywhere and the dog moulting like there is no tomorrow - SIGH. I also shopped today so I don't have to do that tomorrow morning like I have been doing over the last number of weeks, it really eats into my Sunday. Having said that I have to take my car to Kwikfit tomorrow to get the tyre done and then I shall start using my car for to and fro work - only using Key's bigger one every so often to keep them both running. I love my old car and it should be a bit better on petrol and IF Korin starts working at the pub (she has a trial on Monday) then she might be able to afford driving lessons.

Just been thinking about our Janet and her birthday - my brother was 60 last week, 60 years old, I can['t believe that my brother is 60, how frightening is that. WE are all old now - to think that dad died at 50 and mom at 62, YEP it's pretty frightening. I would hate my sister or brother or even sister in law to die without them knowing that I love them - I'm doing Janet a squash book birthday card and trying hard to find a poem that would fit and let her know that she is my sister and I wished we;d been closer throughout our life.

Work - SHE has been exceptionally SICKLY nice, and I hate that too - but it's better than her being the vile person she was for nearly 5 months. Still wish she would retire. Things are happening at work too and people being redeployed , I hope I still have a job.

Monica and Lin and I will probably get together on Fathers day next week as Key is working and do the squash book I've planned - I don't get to do anything but they do. I will have to charge them this time tho as my scrapping supplies are going down and down as I don't replace stuff as I used to. Having said that I've spent quite a bit recently and REALLY must watch what I am spending. So easy little win's on Ebay and an item here and there - but I certainly don't want to give it away to my friends, they should be buying. Monica does - but Linda doesnt - so I will have to charge them for the supplies we use.

STill doing the ATC's swapping had loads - as you can see here.

Gotta get to bed, real tired again tonight.

What a lovely day today !

We went a croppin.....................

that is I and Monica and Linda. Linda and MOnica got on well too - so that was real good.,

I taught them to do an exploding box and it all came together real well, and they loved it and I was chuffed. Maybe I should get back into teaching ?

DISAPPOINTED today that Geoff Horsefield has sold his house, real quick and he was just telling me that he has to be out in 21 days (don't know whether we could have done that !) but I would love to sell the house now and have a very small mortage again and relax a bit about finances.

Never mind eh. What will be will be. We love it here and don't really want to leave, maybe that is why we don't get the viewings - everything around here seems to be selling.

I am off on Tuesday for my washing machine repair - I hope ! - so I shall tidy the front of the house and cut the bushes back etc - then I'm going to paint the front door and front door step - it does look a bit shabby. FINGERS CROSSED that we get a sale soon, it would be wonderful.

Back at work tomorrow which isn't so bad as I work on my own on Mondays. DREAD tuesday - well I don't because I am off on Tuesday, but we are back together again on Wednesday and looks like for about 8 weeks !! before my holiday in August.

So looking forward to that break.

Anyway, better get tea cooked, Key fishing. So glad he's enjoying that again.