I had a very peaceful 3 days off work over the weekend. Saturday was spent shopping. We got lots of new clothes from Matalan. Matalan is a place where jeans sell for £10 and tee shirts are 2 for £3. So money goes a long a long way for perfectly good stuff ( Read more... )

Finally I have time to update ( Read more... )

Today the buiding regulations officer was to visit my house and inspect the recent building work. Expected between 10 - 12 he never arrived. When I rang his office he said he went to the wrong address and will call tomorrow morning instead. Grrr ( Read more... )

I got a call from my frail elderly mother this morning. She fell downstairs during the night. She somehow crawled to the telephone, then waited till daytime to call me. I went over and called an ambulance for her. She has broken her back. The fracture is a stable one but she will be hospitalised until the Physios can get her up and walking again ( Read more... )

Another shift at Hope hospital today ( Read more... )

Well, I finally had enough. One bad day with the boss too many and I thought "That's it ( Read more... )

Working shifts means that I am not always on duty at the same time as my toxic boss. Whilst this can be a blessing at times, we do actually have to communicate with each other quite closely. Her style is normally to fire off a round of bullet like instructions or comments at the speed of light as she is walking out the door. My style is more - ( Read more... )

I was sitting here about an hour ago, quietly minding my own business, when I saw something move ( Read more... )

That's it! The turquoise room is finished! Yeehaw ( Read more... )

I am so sick and fed up to the back teeth of painting and decorating ( Read more... )