Humdrum
Right I feel sufficiently guilty enough now to give this another try!
10 weeks apparently since my last posting! Several times recently I’ve come to write and to be honest it’s felt like I’ve got nothing much interesting to say.
Life is pretty mundane at the moment really, plodding along I supposed you could say.
It’s been 5 months since I started in Derby with work. And as I said last time, it feels just like I’ve never been anywhere else. The vast majority of people have been so welcoming and friendly it’s made the transition a lot easier. I’m enjoying my job, although I do find the company is a little tin pot in operation if you catch my drift. Still I think we’ll get there eventually.
Gavin and I are still ummming and arrrring about the pros and cons of moving that way. Now that I’m used to travelling that way, it feels very normal and don’t particularly mind the thought of doing it for a couple of years even. However I would probably be wise to wait and see how it goes over the winter months to give my final verdict.
One alternative option would be for us to move half way to, say Tamworth for instance. That way I would still be closer to Derby but it would allow Gav to stay in John Lewis Solihull if he so wishes!
Anyway that’s a decision for next year really.
June 29th was Gavin’s 30th birthday party. We had a really good time in the Banbury Club in Chelmsley Wood. About 90 people turned up in the end which was impressive; thank god we ordered enough food! It was a relief that it went off like a bomb really as we’d spent the week before hand stressing like mad getting everything ready!
The day after Gavin’s party we flew off on holiday. Lanzarote for a week in a resort called Costa Teguise all inclusive. It was my first proper holiday abroad since 2000, and then only my second! I really enjoyed it. I found the island really nice, especially as there was a constant breeze, which for bigger people like me makes the sun much more bearable. It was so nice to get away just him and me! :D On the flight over, we both had aisle seats. Despite this, height wise I found the seats really uncomfortable, felt like I had to fold my legs up to get sat down properly. I must have had a right face on me as the stewardess came down and asked if I was alright. She told me that she would attempt to book me seats with extra leg room for the return flight, which I was delighted to find she had done when I got on the plane home.
We landed into Birmingham about midnight and by the time we’d got our cases and got home it was 2am. Gav was insistent that we watched the last episode of Doctor Who season 4 on catch up TV despite the fact he was to be at work at 9am that morning. By the time we got to bed it was 3am. I was alright though; I had two more days off, bonus!
July 31st was my 24th birthday. I was working lates as I hadn’t enough leave left and didn’t really feel it was significant enough to warrant a day off. I was glad actually as I was made a real fuss of at work. It was really touching actually. They’d all signed a card for me, which is surprising for people who’ve only worked with me for a few months. I had presents and loads of cards and Kelly made me lunch. Made me feel right fussed over! The next day I did have the day off, but for Gavin’s niece’s 18th birthday party at Star City….made me feel v old!
One thing that is worrying me at the moment is the money side of things. All I can say is that thank god work is paying me travelling time at the moment. I’m afraid my past habit of bending the plastic has finally caught up with me….and just as the economy goes into decline and prices rocket, not to mention the fact that the student loans company has finally caught up with me and started taking the payments! I’m horrified at how expensive groceries and petrol have become…..especially since I rely so heavily on my car to get too and from work….I’m at the mercy of the oil companies really. I’ve even taken to shopping at Aldi and Lidl. Do you know I actually quite enjoy shopping in these places…they have some really different interesting stuff…who needs Tesco! I draw the line at Netto though! ;)
So Sunday just gone Gavin and I did a car boot to clear some space as well as raise some cash for a couple of DVD/CD units we needed to tidy up the living room. I wasn’t looking forward to it to be honest with you. But once there I really enjoyed it. We sold loads of PS2 games as well as some odds and ends. We made £63 after taking out the admission fee which is not to be sniffed at and we managed to get what we wanted from Argos….cheap and cheerful.
The rest of the time since posting has been taken up with friends visitng and working really....dull! :D
So that’s it really. I’m working all the way through from last Monday until next Thursday without a day off….you can’t do enough for a good company as they say!!