I've just watching "A Very Glee Christmas", so I think it's time I talk about my Christmas, and how lovely it was.

( Christmas )

I'm home, and it's nearly Christmas!

I've had an awesome final week. Work has been quiet as all the students and academics have disappeared, leaving us with three boxes of biscuits, two boxes of chocolates and a pannetonne in our office to celebrate. The peace and quiet has allowed all of us to get a lot of work done which we're all grateful for. ( Read more... )

Well, this is a busy and tiring time of year isn't it? The past week has seemed so long, but at the same time not nearly long enough to fit in all the things that need doing before Christmas.

Last Monday I was involved in filming scenarios for a training course that I'm taking in January. It was a lot of fun, but I'm nervous about seeing the ( Read more... )

I have a cold. It's a real sneezy-sniffly thing. Ugh, what's this, the tenth cold this year or something? I've had a lot, anyway. I partly blame the students, I partly blame the fact that we hardly ever put the heating on in our flat and I walk to work in the cold every morning, and I partly blame my noticeable lack of fruit and veg recently. ( Read more... )

Happy New Year everyone ( Read more... )

Things I have cooked in recent weeks:- Ginger and spiced Christmas cookies. I made them for the Ramblers, my office, and the finance office. Yum ( Read more... )

So, in case you were wondering, the crazy Hungarian woman didn't kidnap me. She hugged me, told me men were all slugs, and went off to complain to someone else. I lived to lament another day ( Read more... )