Eating Habits

This could be the reason I’m 200 plus pounds…..

Job Interview

I have a job interview today for a ‘Trainee Sales Consultant’. Which means that I’ll be expected to cold call etc. I’m not sure what the salary is or bonus package….I’m just going for the experience. Who knows, though. It may turn out to be better than Orange. I’ve been feeling rather calm lately. Ususally I feel very tired and yet somehow restless at the same time. But I’ve actually been able to get rid of some things from the house as well. So that’s calm and productive. Very unusual. Graeme’s away this week. I hate it when he goes away. I miss him something rotten. He’ll be home again tomorrow, thankfully. I was going to have coffee with a friend this morning but she has an optician’s appt she forgot about. I’m kinda glad as my house is in a state! Anyway, 3 weeks until my mom arrives. I can’t wait. Neither can the kids, although they hardly know her, really. This visit will be a blast. I’m really looking forward to having Mom around. Hopefully we’ll have an opportunity to travel to Scotland or the Lake District. In any case…I’d better go and get ready.

>>>>I’m back from the interview. They’ve asked me back for an open day on Monday. But they would do, wouldn’t they? It’s commission based ONLY!!!! Arrggghhhhh……..<<<<<<<<<<<

A New Career?

Well, I’ve sent off my application for the Early Years Prfessional Status program. I’ll keep you posted as to what happens next. Anyone interested in knowing what it’s all about can click here. Wish me luck!

Housework

I don’t know about anyone else, but I HATE housework. AND I’m a hoarder, which makes it all so much worse because there’s all this guilt involved. Fortunately my husband loves me despite my aversion to organisation. What about you guys? Do you hate housework as much as I do? Or are your homes ‘grown up homes’ where the pictures on the walls make sense?

Saltburn

Recently I accompanied Betty’s class to Saltburn where we played in the water, rode a mini train, drank coffee and milshakes respectively and had an all round good time.

We had a blast. I’m still working on a scarf that I started a couple of weeks ago. It’s a simple feather and fan lace. I shall take some pics soon.

Lap blankets

This is a lap blanket that I made in a recent bid to rid my house of clutter. I’ve used a lot of different yarns that have been just hanging around for ages.

Here’s a bit of detail. Unfortunately it hasn’t picked up the sparkly bits.

I haven’t finished this one, but here’s the work in progress…

See, I really am making things.

What’s a happenin’, Hot Stuff?

Well, hasn’t it been a really long time since my last post? I’m not sure how to start off. Not a whole lot has happened….just life. Except, of course, that I’m now working full-time. That takes up a lot of my energy, although all I’m doing is sitting down all day answering calls for Orange. To be honest, it’s a lot more than just that. It consumes all my energy in a day. Oh, and Betty is in full-time school. And Graeme has a new job title… something like the Quality Assurance Manager for the whole of the NorthEast of England. I’m so proud of him. What else… I’ve just had a hysterectomy and a rectocele. I called my sister yesterday. She used to perform those surgeries. Now she’s a VERY busy stay-at-home mom who volunteers her services part-time. How she has the energy I’ll never know. I’m worn out just thinkin’ about it. I really mean it…

Oh, that brings me to a little point of interest….. I’m FAT. I’ve gone up 3, yes THREE, dress sizes in the last few months. My psychiatrist thought I’d been in some accident and must have been laid up or something. Seriously, that’s what she said. OK. I should also say that I’ve been diagnosed BIPOLAR. Can you believe it? Now it all makes since. That time I shaved off all my hair while studying in Germany. Never did it occur to me that it could be viewed as subversive. It also makes sense that I often do silly things without considersing the consequences…and spending all my money as soon as I get it, hence the mountain of yarn in my loft at the minute. Anyway, there’ll be loads more regarding that issue from now on as I’ve decided to ‘come out’ as it were. That’s part of the reason I haven’t blogged….didn’t know how to write about the difficult times without coming clean about why things were difficult for me in the first place. Oh, and the greatest thing about being bipolar? I get these really creative moments where I could knit a blanket in a day or something like this.

What else? Well, we are now official pet-owners. We have two guinea pigs named Gubbles and Speedy.

We have a new sofa suite and are finally decorating the house…as in this week we’re having the hallway and stairs wallpapered and painted. Next month might be the flooring. But I’ll take a picture once it’s finished.

Projects…. I’ve started and frogged too many to describe.

Betty wore my shirt today, see? It used to look this.

My Dad and Debbie have been over while I’ve been recuperating, thankfully. I don’t know how I would have managed without them, really. I’m trying to get them to commit to Christmas already. But I might be pushing it. Betty attended her first school birthday party. She boogied with the best of them….Any way. I suppose that’s all I can get away with at the moment. I need to get the kids ready for bed.

Thanks for reading and it feels good to be back.

More homemade stuff

I really have been making…

I know it’s been awhile, but I wanted to show you a few of the things I’ve been making recently. Hope you like them!

more to come…

Grrr