Happy Mondays: Christmas, cake
Hi all,
I have ten minutes; can I do this?
1. Went for the interview - thanks for all the good wishes. I didn't get it though. I think I did ok in the interview and the 'thanks, but no thanks' email seemed to genuinely suggest I was up there in the consideration. I think my main problem in interviews is that I don't quite say enough - a complex question might have a few different strands to the answer and I tend to follow one through and finish it. I'm getting better at interviews though. There's another job in the horizon I'm applying for.
2. This is the beginning of my last crazy week; trying to fit more days into the week than exist. This means it's technically my last week out in Dalkeith. The only trouble is I strongly suspect they're going to ask me to stay on for a bit. I can't really afford to say no. Hmm.
3. Celebrated Christmas! February be damned! John mostly missed out on Christmas, and instead had it dominated by Korean food. So we put all the decorations back up, got a really nice piece of turkey from the farmer's market, had crackers and Christmas music, and Hazel brought a Christmas pudding and a santa hat, and Gregor brought a LOT of alcohol. We had the most delicious mulled wine I've ever had (Red wine, mulled wine spices (Sainsbury's finest), port, spiced rum and polish honey vodka, sweetened with honey. Yum). It was really really fun and I highly recommend Christmas in February.
4. Rearranged the furniture
- oh, ran out of time. Will try and finish this at lunchtime....
Did this because we were trying to move things around so that we could put our dining room table out with five people around it. We managed to do that quite comfortably actually and thus discovered a way to make the room much bigger! The sofa is on the corner/under the window and the table is now where the sofa used to be. This is all very dull, but has the following exciting outcomes:
5. Made a courgette and lemon cake. For Fiona's birthday (at Hearts & Minds). Although I think I may need to make another one for Ariadne some time soon.
6. Am running my proofreading course at Leith Academy on Saturday. A wee bit terrified just now. Eek.
7. Cedric brought in a live mouse. He has never done this before. He didn't manage to kill it, despite batting it around and carrying it in his mouth a lot. He must be very gentle. Eventually Gregor caught it and took it back outside.
Sorry, not much excitement this week - tune in next week to see how the course went, and Lovesick, and getting in all my content for the MGICF.
Happy Monday!
Lizzie xxx
I have ten minutes; can I do this?
1. Went for the interview - thanks for all the good wishes. I didn't get it though. I think I did ok in the interview and the 'thanks, but no thanks' email seemed to genuinely suggest I was up there in the consideration. I think my main problem in interviews is that I don't quite say enough - a complex question might have a few different strands to the answer and I tend to follow one through and finish it. I'm getting better at interviews though. There's another job in the horizon I'm applying for.
2. This is the beginning of my last crazy week; trying to fit more days into the week than exist. This means it's technically my last week out in Dalkeith. The only trouble is I strongly suspect they're going to ask me to stay on for a bit. I can't really afford to say no. Hmm.
3. Celebrated Christmas! February be damned! John mostly missed out on Christmas, and instead had it dominated by Korean food. So we put all the decorations back up, got a really nice piece of turkey from the farmer's market, had crackers and Christmas music, and Hazel brought a Christmas pudding and a santa hat, and Gregor brought a LOT of alcohol. We had the most delicious mulled wine I've ever had (Red wine, mulled wine spices (Sainsbury's finest), port, spiced rum and polish honey vodka, sweetened with honey. Yum). It was really really fun and I highly recommend Christmas in February.
4. Rearranged the furniture
- oh, ran out of time. Will try and finish this at lunchtime....
Did this because we were trying to move things around so that we could put our dining room table out with five people around it. We managed to do that quite comfortably actually and thus discovered a way to make the room much bigger! The sofa is on the corner/under the window and the table is now where the sofa used to be. This is all very dull, but has the following exciting outcomes:
- The sofa is no longer in a direct draft
- The mess of ugly wires from the corner is sneakily covered up.
- There are now available surfaces to put a cup of tea when you sit on the sofa.
- The table is accessible at all times, meaning we can actually eat dinner at the table, rather than on our laps. I've always been sad about our lack of a dining table and now the lack has gone!
5. Made a courgette and lemon cake. For Fiona's birthday (at Hearts & Minds). Although I think I may need to make another one for Ariadne some time soon.
6. Am running my proofreading course at Leith Academy on Saturday. A wee bit terrified just now. Eek.
7. Cedric brought in a live mouse. He has never done this before. He didn't manage to kill it, despite batting it around and carrying it in his mouth a lot. He must be very gentle. Eventually Gregor caught it and took it back outside.
Sorry, not much excitement this week - tune in next week to see how the course went, and Lovesick, and getting in all my content for the MGICF.
Happy Monday!
Lizzie xxx