Sitting here at the laptop feeling really bored, naff all on the television apart from repeated repeats. Been in the house on my own since getting in from work at 13:00. Pauline is working 18:00-22:00 but left early to go and see her mate to give her the card and present she bought for her birthday on Sunday. Been a bit 'up & down' the last couple of days, I think I've got a cold coming my way, been feeling pretty tired too.
Thinking of changing my gym membership to a casual basis as I can't get there often enough to make the unlimited membership worth paying for with the new shift pattern at work. Finally booked the hotel for my next visit to Bristol on 10th December, just need to remember to tell Paul in work I won't be available for overtime that weekend. Glad to say I've got Xmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day off this year, including early finishes(between 18 & 19:00) on the 'eves' if I'm on late shift.
Thursday 24 November 2011
Monday 14 November 2011
Stranger things have happened
It's been a week since my birthday and I'm still feeling pleased with the cards I received, I didn't get one from a couple of people that I normally do but that's life! I had ones from the people that are important to me and that's what counts. A big surprise is that for some reason I'm actually looking forward to Xmas this year (stop cheering Pauline!), maybe it's because things are going well generally and I'm enjoying my life again, I don't know! Yep! 2011 has been a year of good changes for me, long may it continue!
I can't believe it's almost six months since I started for Arriva, that's got to be a good sign, yes I still have a little moan about certain aspects of the job (doesn't everybody?) but in general I'm really enjoying it. Everybody treats me like I've been there for years now, most know my christian name if not my full one.
I need to book the hotel later this week, for my visit to Bristol next month. It will be another flying visit I'm afraid, but at least I'm getting there again this year. I've also made contact with a couple of old friends from years ago and they want to meet up, I don't know if there is time in this visit. I've still got twelve days holiday to fit in before the end of March, so that will mean another visit to Bristol in the early part of next year, hopefully we can meet up then!
I can't believe it's almost six months since I started for Arriva, that's got to be a good sign, yes I still have a little moan about certain aspects of the job (doesn't everybody?) but in general I'm really enjoying it. Everybody treats me like I've been there for years now, most know my christian name if not my full one.
I need to book the hotel later this week, for my visit to Bristol next month. It will be another flying visit I'm afraid, but at least I'm getting there again this year. I've also made contact with a couple of old friends from years ago and they want to meet up, I don't know if there is time in this visit. I've still got twelve days holiday to fit in before the end of March, so that will mean another visit to Bristol in the early part of next year, hopefully we can meet up then!
Friday 4 November 2011
Back into the groove!
After two weeks of not being able to get the gym due to work finish times and feeling under the weather, I've just done two days in a row, what a killer! I was going again tomorrow but I could leave it until Monday as I'm doing overtime tomorrow but off on Monday.Work is going fine, really enjoying being back 'on the road' more than I expected, even working the extra days a week and more hours isn't dragging me down as I expected.
The diet is still going, amazed I'm not fed up doing it though! Not sure how much more I've lost but I'll find out Monday when I go to Weight Watchers again to be presented with my 50lb weight loss certificate, they know it's my birthday too thanks to Pauline, hope they don't sing 'Happy Birthday!' too embarrassing. One ex colleague of mine who started working for Arriva last week, had a heart attack yesterday so that's his new job and his PCV license out the window.
The Micra has to have an MOT on Monday, after the new washer jets (the old ones are blocked solid with khack from the bottom of the washer bottle) and drivers door window clips have been fitted, should pass no problem as it's done less than three thousand miles since the last one. I was surprised to find my road tax had stayed the same and the Micra's had only gone up a fiver. The expensive thing now is insurance, saying that, I've been offered a three year deal on mine at £369.00 p.a including NCP, legal, courtesy car and windscreen cover with ZERO voluntary and £150.00 compulsory excesses.
Can't wait for next month when I'm off to Bristol again to deliver the Xmas pressies, I will have to ask for plenty of photos when the grand kids open theirs this year, I think they will like them, shame I can only make it a two day stay mid-month. Another two week break in postings, hmmm I can see I need to do this more often too!
The diet is still going, amazed I'm not fed up doing it though! Not sure how much more I've lost but I'll find out Monday when I go to Weight Watchers again to be presented with my 50lb weight loss certificate, they know it's my birthday too thanks to Pauline, hope they don't sing 'Happy Birthday!' too embarrassing. One ex colleague of mine who started working for Arriva last week, had a heart attack yesterday so that's his new job and his PCV license out the window.
The Micra has to have an MOT on Monday, after the new washer jets (the old ones are blocked solid with khack from the bottom of the washer bottle) and drivers door window clips have been fitted, should pass no problem as it's done less than three thousand miles since the last one. I was surprised to find my road tax had stayed the same and the Micra's had only gone up a fiver. The expensive thing now is insurance, saying that, I've been offered a three year deal on mine at £369.00 p.a including NCP, legal, courtesy car and windscreen cover with ZERO voluntary and £150.00 compulsory excesses.
Can't wait for next month when I'm off to Bristol again to deliver the Xmas pressies, I will have to ask for plenty of photos when the grand kids open theirs this year, I think they will like them, shame I can only make it a two day stay mid-month. Another two week break in postings, hmmm I can see I need to do this more often too!
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