START AS WE MEAN TO GO ON!

As usual the day never quite goes how you expect it! I arrived at work today on time and with the thought of all the work that I have to do! When I arrived I was greeted by one of my colleagues who was standing outside which was strange in itself! Turned out that someone had put glue in our key locks and we couldn't get in! We had to call the locksmith and so until now I have been sitting in the coffee shop across the road waiting!!!! Now I am all over the place don't know where to start! Time frmaes are out the window!

DON'T LOOK BACK!

Last week after seeing all my colleagues at the funeral I felt quite sad and wondered if I had made the right choice to leave them all? Of course it was the right choice, seeing some of them for drinks last night, they call me the one that got out, so maybe I'm one of the lucky ones who managed to get out before you've been somewhere so long there is no way out! Mind you 5 years is quite a long time to get to know everyone and I think that's what I miss!!

My job is completely bonkers at the moment and I am just about keeping my head above water! Not really because of me, but because myself and another colleague are covering for the girl who took over my old role after Christmas! Yesterday I spent the whole day going through a file which should be dealt with on a weekly basis, to find that she had done virtually nothing so I had to do it, on top of my own work!!!

It is all quite tiring and this whole thing of not knowing about Pete's job is stressing me out abit! He says that we can just about manage with him on part time for one month!! But really why should we have to live like that, just about managing, when we both work really hard and are loyal employees?

Anyway that's enough rambling as have a pile of work waiting from yesterday to finish or start as the case may be!!

LET IT SNOW!

I hope it snow's, as the whole world looks all sparkly and beautiful! (Even Acton!)

LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER

I am sooooo tired as in the words of Ronan Keating, "Life is a rollercoaster". I feel like for the last week, I could go either way emotionally! At church on Sunday I just kept wanting to weep! (Not coz the sermon was bad! (It was excellent Carl!!)) There is just so much going on everywhere at the moment, both in my life and the life of others! There is so much of God that we can not comprehend and so much we never will until we meet face to face! However, even though we know that, we so often seek to understand the things that go on around us, so that our human minds can reconcile things.
Why is there so much suffering? Why does God let people die, who have so much more of life to live? Why do we feel like we are doing what God wants, and yet so many circumstances stand against us?

On a happier note, I did feel better yesterday evening when we attended the Baptism of our good friend Jenny Radford. It was a great time of celebration of what God has done and will do in the future.
Anyway I'm tired of thinking and now I have to do some work, which does not enthuse me at all!!!

A STRANGE DAY!

Yesterday was a strange day, when so many parts of my life seemed to be interwoven! I was at work as usual and then I went to a funeral at Ealing Abbey where so many of my old colleagues were.
The funeral was very sad and I forgot that at Catholic funerals they have communion. There were probably 200 people there mostly in their 30's, mostly of catholic background. Everyone knew what to do and say and yet it all seemed so empty and lacking in hope.
The priest said a lot of things, I'm not sure I fully agreed with, however he also said alot that were spot on!
He did say "At the end of all suffering there is always peace", which really struck me. We are all searching for peace in this life, but surely we will only fully experience peace when our sufferings on this earth are over. (Not that life on earth is always that bad!)

Seeing my old colleagues was strange, as that was 5 years if my life!

AND SLEEP!

Why is it so hard to get up and out of bed in the morning! It seems to me I get later and later and all I achieve is getting myself into a flap and rushing around! I never have breakfast, but in my dream world, I would like to get up have brekkie with my husband and have time to just sit before I leave for work!!! This never happens! I don't know how these people find the time to go to the gym or for a run in the morning? Every night I do go to bed with the intention of getting up earlier, but i never manage it!

Had excellent cell group last night!!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!

Being someone who really can't do maths at any level, this thought for the day on my calendar at work made me smile!

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings

So true I think!

Quizzical mind

A group of us went to a local pub quiz last Sunday night. We had a great time and were only 5 points off the winning score!! We will be there again this week with the view to winning!

WORKING!!!

Well it's Saturday and here I am sat at work!!!! I really hate working Saturday's and I am already tired thinking about the week ahead! However on the plus side the boss isn't here and my colleague has just gone on an appointment and to do the bacon sandwich round!!!! Also I have a ton of work to do, so in that sense I should get it all cleared to start a groovy new week next week!! Our black and white printer has gone mental - it has printed about 100 pages of one line computer gobbledygook! We have tried everything but it still seems to be mental!!!

Tonight I am going to the ballet, an annual event which brings a warm fuzzy feeling to the heart when thought about!!!!! It takes me back to when I was young and my 10 years of ballet lessons and dance shows! I loved it and often think of joining an adult ballet class! It's great for fitness and discipline!

Got a text message from my Mum yesterday it started with: "Your Dad is lucky to be alive!" I couldn't work out if she had, had a moment of madness and attacked him of if something less serious had occurred! Once I telephoned them, it transpired that the garage door had completely come off and fallen on him. He managed to catch it, rather then it crushing him! I think he was in a bit of shock and I have told him to go to the doc's today and just get checked over!!!! Anyway, when I called my parents they were in the pub celebrating life!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Just as blogging was getting exciting, the computers went down at work, they only started working again yesterday! Our office did consider it may have been due to all 7 of us play solitare at the same time!!
Had a great Christmas and New Year and realised how much I really wish I did not have to go to work everyday!
All my colleagues are now officially late and I have been the only one her for 35 mins! (At the moment I am the only one here!!!!!!)

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE, EVE!

I have a confession!!!!! I am now a solitare addict!!!! I think I may need to join a self help group!!!

Only half a day left at work!!!!! Looking forward to some lovely gatherings with friend over the next couple of days!

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE,EVE,EVE,EVE!

I had my second Christmas dinner last night, wonderfully cooked by the extremely lovely Joy (Excellent festive name!) It was meant to be a local youthwork gatheting, (I got in through the back door!) but for some reason most people didn't come because they were too busy (Anyone would think it was Christmas or something! Tom, Joy & Heidi are all extremely busy including a play and carols in West Ealing tonite, but they felt the need to meet up! Tom has his driving theory test today!!! It's all far more complicated than when I did it!

Just found out my boss had a baby boy at 6am this morning!!! The labour started on Saturday! Congratulations to Ronan & Lynn!

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE!

Carols by Candlelight has now happened and I am well and truely feeling Christmassy!!!!
Looking forward to lots of xmas gatherings this week and catching up with lots of friends!!!

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE

The wot to wear crisi has reared it's ugly head! I do not own much going out party wear! I now have my casual Christmas gathering outfit sorted, and christmas day but office party is causing a nightmare!

We shall see! Plus the jeans that my husband bought me on Tuesday, shrank in the wash last night!

ITS CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE, EVE

The lights are wired in!!! (thanks P!)
I can't believe, my Nana will be here tomorrow, that's a sign that Christmas really is nearly here!
Am now getting somewhere with the shopping and hope to have it all tied up by Saturday! Even started wrapping!

09 DAYS TO GO...................

Sadly I have already missed out on my cell group xmas meal! I was sick last week and thought I had just had a migraine, but I think I had a bug and have not felt 100% since, and on Monday night I awoke and was violently sick, whilst my darling husband was fast asleep! I was off work yesterday and only ate bread. My Mum bought me Lucozade which frankly tasted great (Why does it taste so foul when not ill?). Am back at work, but am feeling rather tired and headachy, but at least the sicky feeling in my stomach has gone, am just hungry now, so have packet of rich tea in my draw for when there are no clients in the office!

Giant xmas tree is now fully operational and excellently decorated and hopefully the lights should be wired in tonight (That's your hint Pete!).

Hoping to feel great by the weekend for works xmas do and carosl by candlelight solo!

11 DAYS TO GO ............

The Christmas tree situation has really got out of hand now! I was persuaded that we should in fact get a fake tree and after some thought I realised, I would be the only person in the country who's christmas tree would die before Christmas! So we went in search of a bigger fake tree than the three foot one I have learn't to love over the last 6 years! All I wanted on Saturday was to get my tree and decorate the house! The day started off with us rearrangeing the furniture in the lounge in anticipation of the new tree, the furniture then returned to how it was when we started!!!!! We then went out shopping and of course the natural place to get your fake tree is Woolies! The one in Uxbridge had a small selection of trees, but my Darling husband suggested heading home and going to West Ealing as we needed other things anyway. Upon our arrival at Woolies in West Ealing, the terrible truth slowly became apparent, NO MORE TREES!!!! At this point I wanted to go home! The house was now a tip and we still had no tree and we were going out! Knowing my Parents were going to ASDA to do some cheap skate shopping, I asked them to look out for a tree, the only ones there were well over our price range.
Yesterday was a very hectic day, however on our way home from Church we popped into ABStores, that great shop of tack, and found a very cheap tree! We decided just to get it as it was the last one. I took Pete's word for the fact that it was quite big and didn't think much of it (Numbers are not my strong point!) Last night in between Carols and Candles at North Hanwell BC and the rehersal for Carols by Candlelight HGBC we put it up! I have not laughed so much in a very long time! The tree is huge! Almost too big for the room!!! We shall see where it gors tonite and I will set about trying to decorate the monster that is taking up my living room!

14 DAYS TO GO........

Yes that's right folks, only 14 days to go! Thus far I have not really begun my Christmas shopping. The decorations will go up tomorrow, although I am now a little worried about my real tree situation. If I get a tree tomorrow, will it last until Christmas day?? Where do I buy my tree from? How much does a tree cost? Oh the worries of life!
As you can see, I have a lot of work to do! I am in fact learning a whole new job, within my work place, and am feeling a bit like a fish out of water.
Was very unwell on Wednesday, and not much better yesterday, although was back at work! (nobody likes a slacker!)
The weekend is choker block with babysitting, Chrimbo decs, BAck to Reality celebration, HGBC, North Hanwell BC- Carols & Candles, rehersals for HGBC Carol service oh and then back to work on Monday! I might be able to fit some shopping even if it's only for food!

Oh, CHRISTMAS TREE!

Firstly, you'll all be pleased to know the nasty scabby skin from my hand has now all peeled off!
The new skin underneath has formed perfectly and I have no scaring, it's just a little red from time to time!

As usual, my husband and I had a bit of a communication issue this week! I managed to persuade him that this year we really did want a REAL Christmas tree!! In my mind I was just thinking a smallish potted one to sit in the window where our TV normally goes! Yesterday, when I began planning where all the decs will go (hopefully on Saturday!) Pete asked me why I was putting the tree on the storage box?! He had visualised us having a proper tree, stand alone tree, real sized tree!!!!!!! I of course immediately shut up and agreed with him. Now I can't wait to get our first REAL tree.

HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS!

Horrah!!! AT last it is December and my ban on talking about Christmas has been lifted! I am even going Christmas shopping tomorrow! Have got Friday and Monday off work and am really looking forward to the break as things at work are quite hectic!

My hand is officially disgusting, it has a big hole in it, where the skin has begum pealing off! Not sure if it's meant to be doing this, but my hand hasn't fallen off yet. The remaining skin looks like a very old woman's skin, so am feeling very attractive at the moment!

During our cell group on Tuesday, someone used the word Lackadaisacle!! (Thank you Matt)I think this word is not used enough!!! We have also arranged a secret Santa and we are only allowed to spend £2, which is a bit of a challenge!

Better get on with some work and everyone is starting to arrive! I start at 9am they seem to start at 9.30am!