I'm taking the day off work today. I haven't been sleeping well, and frankly this job is stressing me out hugely (see my entire lack of ability to compose an entry longer than a tweet for the last year) and so I went to work and opened the building and came home to get back into my hello kitty pyjamas ( Read more... )

So, I'm back at my normal workplace, and I have done my latest stint as manager, but everyone is finally back to where they are supposed to be. Manager and I were so excited to actually work together again, because we had only had two days this year together so far ( Read more... )

I've been painting things ( Read more... )

These are my ugg boots. They are my comfy, warmest, most comforting shoes. I wear them all winter.They are about three sizes too big and they are at least 20 years old. They are a bit patchy on the inside, and certainly not something I'd choose for myself. But I find them very comforting. And it's really strange, but I think the deep secret hidden ( Read more... )

Oh, the joys of renting ( Read more... )

Hooray ( Read more... )

So I was at home this morning because I promised the sister a lift to the airport, and I just happened to be the only one home when the mail arrived. By registered post, the most expensive bit of paper I'll probably ever own arrived. The mailman was slightly bewildered as I exclaimed 'oh, it's even for me!' as I took my degree /certificate/bit of ( Read more... )

It is now 3:30am ( Read more... )

I found out today that I have to move in 6 weeks.
Dad sold the house today, and agreed to their condition of a 12 November settlement date.
This is 12 days after I hand in my last assignment.

So, in the next six weeks I have to:

• finish five essays
• study for one test
• Find a new house that will let me have pets, that I can also afford, in a nice ( Read more... )

The house next door to mine went on the market yesterday sometime between 12 and 9pm. Well, they came and put in the For Sale sign sometime between then anyway. So that's good, my house won't feel so alone when it finally gets its own For Sale sign.

I read the sign, because I love seeing what they determine as being the features of a place.

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