Tuesdays!

I've been looking after Harriet for several weeks now on a Tuesday...we have great fun!! I love it! I try and make things fun and we try to learn something new, even if it is just a word!

She is defiantly a pain in the rear end but I love her for it! She bites me loads too and let me tell you she comes keen when she starts!Last week we went to White Post Farm and we had a great time, I think I enjoyed it more than her lol. She is talking a lot now and her words are getting really clear, she knows what she wants!! The turkey was following her around and it scared her a little. She ran up to me shouting "scare scare" patting her chest, obviously this means she is scared, how sweet!

We fed the goats and the sheep and she was really brave. We played on the trampoline and the 'lide as she calls it. I really enjoyed myself and think she did too. Plus we picked up a few new words, she can now say Ostrich, Peacock and goat.

Above are a few pictures from over the weeks of bits and bobs we have done. We've been shopping where she tried to steal a brolly which I ended up buying I was mortified, she has laid on the floor in marks and spencers for like 20minutes much to my embarrassment!! We been to kids play areas, we've painted, we've been on walks and many drives in the car as she won't sleep for me unless in the car!!

I will miss Harriet soooooooooooooo much while I'm away and I'm gutted I'm gonna miss out on her growing up...but hopefully she'll be over her bitting faze when i get back!!

V isa has been granted!!

OZ here I come!! A tense week waiting for my Visa is over and the excitement has now kicked in! Now the flight searching has commenced its amazing the amount of price difference I've found one flight for £750 and then another for £1974!!! how can that be?! So Chris and myself have spend hours searching the net for good deals. Anyone know of a good site?

I've got a rotten cold and feel poo so I'm still in bed and intend to stay here all day! I will catch up with you all soon!

Is OZ the place for me?!

Haven't updated this for a while, as I'm sure all you people who tell me you read this actually don't, as Louise is the only person who ever leaves comments! Thanks Louise!

Well my life has been slightly up and down recently! I decided after what can only be described as some miserable months at work to resign....great idea apart from the fact i don't have another job. Do you all remember the competition i entered to go and work in Beijing? Well when I went there I meet a nice man called Chris who work for macs in Forfar Scotland, we decided to keep in touch and the day I resigned he e-mail me to tell me he had too. This was very random as neither of us had mentioned this to each other. He however had a new job in line. His old store manager was working out in Canberra in Australia and was looking for managers to go out and work for him! I was dead jealous! Then he told me that he'd put my name across to Simon and Mark out there is OZ and my contact details. Next thing i know, e-mails are being sent back and forwards and on Tuesday night i applied for a working holiday Visa. I've been offered a 2 year contract but I'm slightly worried about that but have agreed to go for 6 months if my application is granted!!

I have mixed feelings about this, as do many other people. All I can say is if I don't do it now, when will I? I have nobody relaying on me, i don't have a house or a bloke or children or a life to be fair. I go to work and come home miserable go to college once a week and that is it! So maybe this is a mega opportunity!

I should know by the end of next week whether I've been accepted or not so finger crossed hey!!

However all of you that know me , know I have no back bone so who knows I'll probably still be working for Ollerton McDonald's in 15 years time!!

Graduation!!

Last week I graduated from my HNC course. To be honest I didn't really think it was a massive thing but according to the tutors and some parents it was! we had the whole thing, cap and gown.....millions of pics..(which I hate!!) But lets not forget the white piece of pipe with a ribbon tied round it as our scroll! Classy hey!

I had a nice evening with my friends from the course, which I must say I have grown pretty close too over the past year and a half. Probably couldn't have done it without all the crazy cups of tea and the occasional dinner time trip to the pub!

I haven't written anything of here for ages as a) I'm rubbish and b) I'm mega busy, with work, college and looking after friends!! (which I enjoy of course!) So next week I am going to have a least one night to myself!

zeebrugge

I really enjoyed my few days away.....although we didn't go to Rotterdam...We went to check in at Hull to be told we were booked on the ferry to Zeebrugge and I had NO idea where this was! I talked to a dew people to try and get us moved onto the Rotterdam ferry but we had to pay extra money and be down graded into a worse cabin! So we decided we'd go to Zeebrugge even though we didn't know where it was.

It's quite lucky we went on that boat as i ended up winning £100 on the bingo!! woohoo! I wasn't going t play as bingo is for old people and then i ended up winning. I split the money with Toni so we both had a bit of extra spending money which was nice.

The sea was soooooooooooo rough. I didn't sleep a wink the first night as it was throwing us around so much. The second night was even worse but i was that tired i had no choice but to sleep a little. All day Saturday when i got back i felt as if i was still on the sea. It's a really weird feeling.

We spent the day in Brugge, which is a gorgeous place. It reminded my a little of York. All the streets are cobbled and there are loads on grand buildings. We went on a tour of the area on a horse and carriage and then walked around for what seemed like hours as it was pretty cold.

There was, no word of a lie, 30 chocolate shops! It was amazing, so many different types and in any shape you could ever want or need them in. I bought all the boys at work naked ladies. I bought gifts for people but I must say I don't have the taste for it I still prefer Dairy Milk!!

I am without a car today..... : ( it failed it's MOT on brakes so gone to have it sorted. So i couldn't get to college.....secretly i planned it like this! So i am meant to be writing my assignment but as you can tell I'm not getting very far with it!!

Catch up

What a mad few weeks it has been!! Firstly I'd like to say thanks for all my birthday wishes...i am now old and all people have been saying is it goes down hill from now!?! God I hope not. I received many gifts and money which I will be putting towards a holiday....which i really need right now!! Toni has paid for me and her to go on a small cruise to Rotterdam at the end of the month which I'm really looking forward too. You're only actually in Rotterdam for about 7 or 8 hours and spend the rest of the time at sea and sleeping between ports which to me sounds like something different to do. I am always going on about how I'm a little too grown up and won't let my hair down so this is something random which will hopefully be fun. So THANK YOU TONI!!! X

Apart from the madness of my birthday I have worked a million hours and also got lots and lots of college work to get to grips with. Plus I've been applying for any job I have the qualifications for so please keep your fingers crossed for me. As i am in two minds of whether or not to go back to uni as Swansea really shattered my dreams so maybe i will go in sept maybe i won't depends what comes up between now and then.

I bought my bestest mate Jason tickets to go and see High School Musical on ice for his Birthday as he likes the movies. I must say...it was FANTASTIC! Ok it was for children but i really enjoyed myself, the skating was great the acting and singing was good too.

I have lots more to say but I have soooooo much to do. I have had the same head ache for about 2 weeks now which is really starting to suck ass. I have even been wearing my glasses to work...thats how bad it is!! So i will catch up again with everyone is a few days.

Merry 2008!

Well Happy New year to anyone I haven't already wished it too. A very uneventful evening had by a very tired me. Worked lates new years eve, managed to have 3 malibu and orange before deciding i was too old for late nights early mornings as was back to work in the AM. Although the sight of 8 greeny off looking crew members reminded me why i went to bed without getting wasted!! hahaha.

Tomorrow is my first day off since Christmas but i decided that doesn't count as everyone had it off so today has been my 13th shift in a row and man my feet ache. I am contemplating whether to stay in bed ALL day and sleep, or go shopping and spend my hard earned cash?!

I'm 21 in less than a week now...WOOHOO so i need to find clothes to wear for the night on the town. Plus its Dad's birthday on Sunday so need to get him a present.

Harriet is a little monkey although a lovely little one, she had millions of presents so it is crazy working out what to play with. She had a little play kitchen with the pots and pans etc, a shopping trolley and till so she has taken over the real kitchen, bringing us cups of tea! She now knows how to say 'Yes please' and says it at the right time, with a big smile on her face...how sweet. I can't wait until she can really speak!!!