So, I knew the joy of my new job wouldn’t last forever, I didn’t however expect the ‘new car smell’ to disappear so quickly. The people I work with are really lovely, (we work with disadvantaged kids, placing them with volunteers to let them get out and about with adults who are supportive and listen to them) as I said everyone’s heart is in the right place in respect to the kids and helping them out. However when it comes to a working knowledge and understanding of a) office procedures...

Just a little note to say: Hope everyone has a great Christmas filled with happiness and memories!! Also happy Hogmanay and all the best for 2005!

This is my favourite section of the whole dramatic poem, for some reason it sends shivers down my spine. I love the way that the poem empowers the notion of individual choice. i Although he nearly loses his life it is in the end Mafreds will and power of choice that gives him the ability keep his life, soul and his freedom. Choice allows him to win out over his adversaries. I just love it. Manfred -- His most gothic writing -- written late 1816 This is a section from Act I scene I...

Luke,, To you the lover To you the believer To you the admirer To you I give my heart To you I give my soul To you I give my love To you I am the one To you I am the only To you I am forever To you I always smile To you I always care To you I always come To you I will never leave To you I will never change To you I will never fail To you I can fly To you I can soar To you I can do anything To me you give inpsiration...(c) I love you Allison

Yeah!!! I came home today and sifted through the mail and guess what? MY P45 WAS THERE!!!! Finally after weeks of chasing, complaining and feeling frustrated I got a result. So I can now merrily move on with life as normal and put this whole inconvienence behind me... Yeah! Link

My anger target for today has well and truly been met and dealt with!! Link I have just gotten off the phone with a recruitment consultant company I did some work for nearly a month ago. I have been trying to get my P45 form ( tracks wages/tax etc you take it from employer to employer) and the trouble I am having getting hold of this little bit of paper is proving to be much more than it EVER should be! I first started tracking the mentioned form on the 28th of October and was told...

Wise man once say; to build wall start with plan then start with stone. I have the plan, I’ve had it forever, I’ve had to make some corrections now and then but in essence it’s always the same plan. I even got some help laying the foundation it’s a little bumpy in places but never the less is quite strong. I think the secret is to allow the foundation to give a little, so that when something unexpected like a natural disaster hits the wall will be able to take the full force without co...

It arrived, day one of the new job. Got in this morning at about 8:15 was the first one to arrive, (good impression...well at least to begin with). Spent the first hour, clearing out the cabinets and tidying the desk, I like a neat working area. Then people started arriving and I began my lessons in how they run things. Accounts, Mailing Lists, Contributions...all suprisingly easy to follow and understand, I think things will work out. The environment of the office is quite laid back and ...

I am so tired, but I can't sleep. I hate nights like this. I end up lying in bed tossing and turning till I eventually drift off only to wake and find that I actually only drifted for about 5minutes. I get up the next day and feel like shit, no motivation, cranky with everyone and everything, and oh yes, still tired!! I've tried the common theories of insomnia, you know:- - Get a routine. (tried a few, stuck at them all for at least 2 weeks and well nothing...big fat zero!) - Warm mi...

When I was a little girl I used to think my parents were invincible. They were there to protect me, teach me, and help me grow. As a child I was what could only be referred to as goody-two-shoes, the apple of my daddy’s eye, the memories I have from then are brilliant and give me so much comfort. When I started to grow as a teenager I started to change, I became…well…a bitch. I hated the rules, I fought my mother at every opportunity and consistently put my dad in the middle, and you know wha...

I have just spent the most enjoyable afternoon making my own Christmas cards. I used to do it when I was a little girl, but haven't had the patience to do it lately. However I decided that this year I would put in the effort and get a production line going! My partner and I have moved to Scotland (from Australia) earlier this year and so Christmas presents are a little difficult (not to mention expensive) to send back home. So I figured what better way to give a personal gift that I made wi...

Dear Floozie (aka Suz), Hi there, I wanted to take the opportunity to say a big Thank-you!, this last weekend was great, I cannot say how much it meant to me, (don't worry I promise that's as soppy as I'll get... LOL ) I think we both learnt a lot about each other and I am really glad we were able to take that step. I've felt that since we met we really haven't known each other, it was as if we got to a point and became stuck there. (also that big yellow jumper didn't exactly make the b...