Warm greetings and blessing to all my family and friends this wonderful week. Well this first week of full time work has proved to be tiring, but one well worth it. It is such a nice feeling to know that have a job to go to every day and I know the people, or at the very least have learnt the names of at least 8 to 10 names of my fellow work colleagues who I work alongside in the Peasedown St John Office. Working life has been full on, learning learning learning until my brain feels a bit like mush some days, I'm sure there must be a cut of point at which the brain says "no more, not enough room today to take on anymore!" I have certainly hit that a few times this past week. The other thing, which I dare not mention to my colleagues is my age lol especially when most are around 28 35, a few around 40's but I think I may be there most senior person, apart from the Line Manager, which I cannot tell her age. I dare not forget a thing, Menopause? What is that! Lol
This week, has had be doing a bit of a clean out of the wardrobe and rethink the clothes attire. I don't know if it was Monday or Tuesday night, but boy where did that cold wind come from? Yep you guessed it, off the Artic! Geez Louise I actually got down to the car with my scarf on, which I have been doing, but didn't have my coat, only had my raincoat and my hands were almost stuck together, as I tried to open the car door. Poor little "Lizzy" I have now affectionately decided to call my little Fever Peugeot 206 :) Lizzy needs a few words of encouragement in the mornings to get going, she coughs and splutters (bit like me really!) but once warmed up there's no stopping her, until she sees the big hills and also like me, has a bit of a groan getting up them!
This first weeks pay cheque (well half a week) has had to go on a few things to help warm up my little home, as I feel Jack is moving in (Jack Frost!) I went with my neighbour Rani and we took off for Wells Markets , unfortunately, it was rather dim, it was drizzling rain the entire time we were walking around. We did did our weekly errands and had a coffee at Nero's, when we came out though the rain had gone and the sun had decided to shine upon us. Oh what bliss! We then had a bit of a stroll along the Main Street, listening to a busker playing an accordion. If you closed your eyes for a second, you would have been convinced you were somewhere in Europe, Venice maybe or somewhere in Italy. It had an air of romance about the street, well that was until I nearly went ass up over this beggar's hat, sitting way out on the pavement! how to spoil a moment, how dare he, I was in my own little world then! Having a little daydream, waiting for my Prince Charming to come round the corner and sweep me off my feet. (That wasn't quite the picture I saw in my minds eye!)
We got back to the car park, it was now lunch time and Rani and I decided to go for a drive to Bristol. I was on a mission to find a nice warm rug to try and make the loungeroom a little cosier and warmer for winter and to make my place feel a bit more like home :) We were off to Ikea, so set the postcode into the gps and off we set. It was so lovely driving out in the country :) I saw some villages and countryside that I had not been through on the way to Bristol. Went through a gorgeous little village called Pensdown ( I think that is what it was called, so quaint. Then we got closer to Bristol and realised why I hate being in City's :(. I'm sorry to say, Bristol is not one of my favourite places, pretty grim, there are some pockets of the place, that have some lovely houses, but only pockets. The traffic was mayhem! I'm glad I wasn't driving.
We eventually found Ikea!!!! I don't believe it, what a drama that was to get here! Huge great big store, just like the one I remember back home, we had a great look around and bought a few nick nacks, but I had to put my blinkers on, because I was on a strict budget, I had only budgeted for my rug and maybe 20 pound extra on misc items. Yayyyyy found my rug! It's a bit in your face and bold, so I warn you now before I show you the pics, but I wanted something to bring some warmth to my loungeroom and at the same time be a soothing colour, I went for blue again :)
Close up :)
my warm little lounge room now! Also my bargain coffee table for £13
Getting there :)
For the life of me, do you think this pic would rotate in blogsy :( you will just have to twist your neck for this one!
It's Sunday I don't have Tom Cruise coming for dinner, would much rather it were Hugh Jackman ( oh yes please!)I would celebrate his birthday which was yesterday Happy birthday Hugh, your also celebrating along with Dawn :) I hope both have had a wonderful weekend. I'm celebrating still having a full time job and I am counting my blessings, I have a wonderful Beef crock pot going on in da kitchen, want to join me.
That's meals, dinners and lunches for the week, along with mum's recipe Heli Min (unsure of spelling) that's another six meals and and bought some loin pork steaks, which will make a few stir fry's or go in soups or just grill with veggies, another six meals, so I got a bargain this week with meat, don't usually buy it but got it all for £10, so have to use it wisely. Same way I buy a side of fresh salmon sometimes, that has been boned and I cut that into portions and then freeze it, lasts me for ages! All that talk of food, I think I might have to make some soup for lunch soon!
While we are on the subject of keeping warm. I can now say I have also progressed from my mattress on the floor, to now having a proper bed! I am purchasing this bed frame from a friend, so that is one less thing I will have to buy from the shops.
I feel a bit better about not sleeping so close to the carpet as well, sure that wasn't doing my asthma any good!
An interesting fact this week that I have observed, globes have been blowing out in my house and in my car! what's that all about? Gail I know I have had this before, probably all my energy being used up lol
Well it's pretty cold and miserable outside today, so I'm cuddled up on the couch with my cuppa for the afternoon. Might do a spot of reading on my library books, get a few tips on Excel and word, to keep me in top form for my work this week. Tomorrow I'm off to head office with Victoria to meet all the big wigs. So it's time to have a bit of a relax now for the rest of the day/night and watch my Downtown tonight (yes I know, I'm hooked).
Hope you all have a wonderful week xxxxxoxooxox until next post. Love to you all xoxoxo xox
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