I've been on a bit of a baking run this week. On Monday I made a chocolate and orange souffle which I was really pleased with. It wasn't exactly perfect but it was ok considering how I've been scared off making one for years. And then on Tuesday I made banana bread which was a total success. I took some into work and Sarah and Belinda can't get ( Read more... )

In my dinner house I have been to a tour of Leeds Grand Theatre! Heritage Open Days are next month but they've put some paid tours on in the run up to that. It was fascinating, especially as it's a Victorian theatre and the whole thing's a proper rabbit warren. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert came to visit the opening of the Town Hall in the 1850s ( Read more... )

In a desperate attempt to cheer ourselves up we've been watching The Muppets a lot lately. It's doing the trick certainly. We also watched 'Sunshine Cleaning' the other day as well. I expected it to be a bit more funny than it was somehow but I think that's to do with how it's sold. However I really enjoyed it. I think it helped that it wasn't ( Read more... )

The moment I stepped outside my building this morning I fell flat on my arse. Brilliant. Stupid snow. Our trip to visit James' grandparents tomorrow is cancelled because of the snow as well. Although it's a shame I'm secretly glad that we won't have to tackle the weather tomorrow ( Read more... )

Well I haven't updated because I've been ill - again. I had a total relapse on Tuesday of what happened on the train two weeks ago and it's been worse as I've felt generally crap and achey. It's been difficult to describe and although I don't feel 100% still, I do feel tonnes better than I have been. Oh, it's not been swine flu. That's reared its ( Read more... )

I've been wanting to update this thing for ages but work's been a bit hectic. Let's just say that I nearly had to break up a fight in a committee and the (lack of) performance of two members of senior management prove my earlier point about me being on a low wage. They're on four times as much as me and I could easily do their jobs better then. It ( Read more... )

I must update about my birthday fun. So last Saturday we headed to Tropical World which was brilliant. We got in free as we're Leeds card holders and we got the bus for free as we'd won £6 on the Eurolillions the night before! So it was a good day out in all. We had a nice lunch there which was great and the weather on the whole was really good too ( Read more... )

Today is official me day! And it's bloody well deserved as well as this week has been a living hell. Work is horrendous what with me being the only Quality person left and there's an OfSTED visit on the way. In a perverse kind of way I'm thriving on working without a safety net because I know my stuff, I've just relied on my line manager but now I ( Read more... )

So the last few days in Crewe were fairly relaxed really. We went to see my Grandma on the Thursday who was good. She'd not been so well the other day but she seemed ok. And then on Friday I didn't really do much. I'd been doing daily Wii Fit workouts which I have to say that I miss quite a bit now! I'm very concious of the fact that I can now walk ( Read more... )

So the big move then. God it seems so far away and thank God it's over now. It started on Friday as the removal men arrived at the house at quarter to 8. As we'd packed everything and we were paying a stupid amount to have it done, we refused to lift a finger, giving us ample time to carry bags to the charity shops, recycling centres and clean the ( Read more... )