So I thought our goldfish 'Zac' was dying because he has been floating about the top of the tank all day. I have now diagnosed him with a swim-bladder problem. Apparantly it is very common in fantail goldfish and can be caused by overfeeding, as they tend to swallow air at the same time as food, or constipation ( Read more... )

So I got my job, which is just as well because I was the only one they interviewed and I have been doing the job for over two years. Not only that but they interviewed me for 50 minutes - 50 MINUTES. I would have felt a bit stupid if they hadn't given me it! Nothing changes except it is a permanent contract so at least I can continue with ( Read more... )

This seems to have been a very long week, only half an hour to go!! Nice quiet weekend lined up as usual. Friday night meeting, sleepover in the school with loads of kids, Saturday two meetings, games and quizes, then interview prep for Monday morning. Roll on another week!

Oh well, we don't want a boring life anyway.

So I am sitting at home sick and feeling quite sorry for myself. Went to work this morning and lasted about 10 minutes before I came home. Have a sore throat, sore head and general yukkie feeling probably worsened by the fact I can't eat very much because my throat is sore ( Read more... )

So there have been three other applicants, plus myself, for my job. The interviews are a week on Monday (28th May) and I am being interviewed by the Team Leader from Glasgow, my boss and the Cardiac Rehab co-ordinator from Paisley - scarey stuff!! I have to do a presentation but I don't have the topic yet ( Read more... )

How did this happen? I am listening to Alex Salmond on the BBC news just now waffling about how he will run the parliament - I don't want him to be First Minister.

Maybe we should demand a re-vote due to all the spoiled ballot papers.

Think I will go and bury my head in the sand!

It's so nice to have Neil, Kate and Abbie up and get a good chance to catch up on news. Abbie is so big and so much fun, she can now sit up, eats food like it's going out of fashion and shouts a lot (must be a Dougal thing!). They are going up to Aberdeen to visit Kate's brother for a few days and then coming back for the Good Friday Speirs/ ( Read more... )

"If you love a man set him free, if he comes back he has forgotten his sandwiches."

Had a stats lab for three hours this morning - my brain has gone to mush!

Well found out the good news that the job I am doing just now has been granted permanent funding. I have been at meetings about this for about a year, drawing up buisness plans, stating why we need continued funding etc. My boss told me this this morning and then told me that they were going to advertise the post. To advertise the post I have to ( Read more... )

We're all off to sunny prague (or snowy as the case may be ( Read more... )