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I'm changing this blog. I'm creating new ones, so I can organise stuff a little more. Once I've finished, I'll go through it all.

Shortest blog entry ever, lol

So, this is what accomplishment feels like

I feel like I've done so much today. I changed tax credits (3-5 year-olds get free sessions at nursery) and set up a standing order for Claire (she's in Manchester forcing Christianity on kids from housing estates) and checked my accounts and got the new Kate Brian (and Warwick Davies book and 'Shit my dad says' and a Scott Pilgrim graphic novel and the book of Charlie St Cloud. My waterstones addiction is not going well, especially as waterstones has now merged with HMV in town. Beacon for paradise!) and resisted DVD's and the coat in Jane Normans (not my size, thanks Belly, you saved me £90!) and had a driving lesson and did those practice tests for this stupid qualification ... not bad for a day off!

My legs ache from my new fake-Sketcher step-ups though. And I got Empire magazine, with a bit about Harry Potter and now I wantittobeNovemberninteenthsobadlikeyoucan'tevenimaginehowmuch.

And now I'm going to chill, call Claire, put boy to bed and write. Like crazy.

Hm.

I just tried those practice papers. Huh. Why couldn't the lesson stuff be more like that? I was semi challenged. I skimmed some of it, so I didn't get 40/40, but hey, what did they expect when the lesson planning stuff was such a doss?

Anywho, I have these new shape-up trainers. We saw the sketchers version in the US just before they advertised over here, but these are tesco's version so I spent £20.

I wanna go do something now. Look for the new Kate Brian in Lakeside and try to resist taco bell. That should do it. (I won't resist taco bell)

It's a learning curve

So ... to get ahead at work now, you have to have an apprenticeship in hospitality. I think I'm one of 2 who have to do it, and there are a couple more people doing it in management, if I've heard right.

I hate it. Sorry. When an initial assessment question asks you to identify the number three, you have to wonder what the hell you're doing. It's slightly more cash to keep boy's taste in fruit up. It's so I can afford Christmas. And that gorgeous tan tartan coat in Jane Norman with the fur trim. It's keeping my book habit well and truly up. That's why I'm doing stupid questions I can do in my sleep.

At least both my tutors have said I only need to suffer five of the buggers each, before my practice papers. And I can grab a couple of hours tomorrow to complete them all. And then I can arrange my actual test and pass with flying colours and get on with somethig semi-challenging. I know I shouldn't begrudge it because some people out there, including a few I work with, don't know as much as I make myself learn ... I guess I just got used to a higher tiered system in my time.

Speaking of things I'm learning ... I've learnt some things you just can't change. I had a little breakthrough with my writing, by doing something I didn't want to do. But I've actually started writing again, for the first time in about two months, so maybe I was trying to force an issue that needed to develop behind the scenes instead? It feels like I actually have a point behind the writing, like a direction for all the little points to go on. I still like my original idea, but in two months I've written the majority of another one of these stories. Two months without writing is harsh, for me (though I've jotted a couple of new ideas down. But I'd like to finish this one first).

Oh, and by the way, where are all my blogging friends? One of you's on holiday, one's laptop's gone down ... where are the rest of you? I miss reading about your lives!

Forgive me bloggers, for I have sinned

I am going to update more. I seem to have an aversion to my laptop right now. Or maybe life's just demanding I do something with it, you fat fuck.



Either way, I'm trying not to eat too much lately. Which it turns out, is effing hard. But I have no 12-8 shifts this week, so no need to eat breakfast, brunch and early lunch to make sure I have the energy to get through to 5.30/6pm when I get my break. To be fair, I haven't eaten on those much, or much after.



I made sloppy joe's for dinner tonight. I know, I'm amazing.



I've started reading this book that's on my bookshelf, called wake. Intriguing. It's about this girl who, whenever in close proximity to someone asleep, will enter their dreams, whether she's awake or not. I think, though I'm at chapter 2 so I'm going by the blurb, that she enters the wrong person's dream. Hmmm.



I made myself a promise too. Since I spend way too effing much on books, I will not buy another one until I've read every unread book in my collection. Recipe books, self-help and tarot as exceptions. I'm not going to read 'Discipline your children while you can' from cover to cover, but War And Peace on the other hand ... I think the Odyssey will give me the most fuss, and Paradise Lost, since they're old fashioned language in verse. Just because I can read and daydream at the same time and I would need to actually concentrate for once in my life. Oh, I am making the exception for my favourite authors, but I'm also saying this after the latest Sophie Kinsella. Saved myself from self-criticism ;)



You know what? I haven't written in a while either. Well, I started this new thing, for me only, but not much of my Uprooted lot. I need to be on my computer without zylom running more often lol.

Cliff notes

Sorry, I'm still all rushy. My sister's having a BBQ, somehow I got roped into cleaning up on Sophie Kinsella day (do my family have death wishes?)

I'm just starting chapter seven though. I read fast. Minnie needs advice from boy on how to work your mother properly. You don't do tantrums, you maintain silence when mummy shops. Then at the check out, or when her eyes have glazed over in the book store, you go in for the kill. Bat eyelashes, drop face, 'mummeeeeeee .... I have some sweeties/bob the builder book?' ... works every time, I'm ashamed to say! He does have to say please though.

So yeah. There's a new sweet shop near burger king (saw between waterstones and the loos) - old fashioned sweets in glass jars. It's been open 4 days, but the other mothership called me in. So I have proper fudge and edinburgh rock and sweet peanuts and boy has chocolates that look like pebbles (he eats enough of the real ones) ... happy fat little me, lol.

Oh, and I got a phone call this afternoon. Some people were canvassing in town earlier this year for this new studio, and I entered this prize draw for a laugh. In fact, a couple of weeks ago I had a clearout and found my end of the slip and thought 'oh yeah, that thing' but nope, I'm one of 12 winners :D you take 6 outfits down and there's a champagne reception and you get facials and makeovers and people styling your hair and then you can choose if you want to buy the pictures. Which is awesome but because I never win anything and this sounds amazing I'm actually wondering whether or not they're a real company. Will be googling. My appointment's in November, and I'll be dragging someone with me, but highlights will be included (on the blog. Not in my hair or anything. Sorry, Becky Brandon nee Bloomwood moment).

Ohoh, and waterstones had free samples of 'I am number 4' which is this book series being made into a film, but it sounds interesting so I took a sample and may by the book. And I bought a cookery book since the cakes I made for boy looked amazing but cupcake recipes don't translate well to pan cakes. And there's this tan coat I want from Jane Norman but is £90. And I saw on msn's film feed the actual date for HP7:part one. And it's in 3D. Anyone coming with me? Lol.

I have another nothing week

Yep, another week with 2 shifts. At least this time, they're both 8 hours each.

Still. Not going to be good for tax credits, is it?

I've been filling my time well though. Yesterday, I saw Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Good film, lol. Got Sherlock Holmes, the BBC version (which is amazing) on DVD, and Cherrybomb, this film with Rupert Grint. Oh, and Katy Perry's new album, which smells of candyfloss. Awesome.

Today I've been ploughing through boy's room. He has stuff in there from when he couldn't control his neck. So that's all been separated and sorted and now there's some stuff to throw in the attic and then boy's room is sorted. I just have to sort mine. And the play room.

Oh, and tomorrow is new Sophie Kinsella day. Major squeal!