Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Sunday 1st December 2013

Christmas tree up......! Took the cake out of it`s hiding place to have a brandy wash and was feeling festive. Looked through some of my Christmas Past piccies, and this never fails to put a smile on my face :)



Saturday 30th November 2013

Dreadful news tonight. A police helicopter has crashed into the roof of a busy pub in Glasgow. Horrible story :( Thoughts to everyone involved..............x


Friday 29th November 2013

Decided to go out for pizza tonight. Couldn`t be bothered cooking and Parma was calling........!!!!



Thursday 28th November 2013

Working today, and could have spent a fortune! Fell in love with the watch on the left, so got some serious work to do.......!!!!


Wednesday 27th November 2013

Baggy Cat`s electric blanket has arrived!!!! She looks incredibly content and happy........would recommend it to anyone!



Tuesday 26th November 2013

FAB! Decision made on ski holiday. Off to Val D`Isere on the 11th Jan with Jen, Matt, Rach, Dawn and 2 of their friends. Very excited!



Monday 25th November 2013

After finding a pic of a dirty kebab on Macker`s phone yesterday, I decided to get my own back by feeding him his favourite tea :) Salmon fishcakes on eggy rice. My favourite :)


Sunday 24th November 2013

Was just sorting out some screen protectors for Rich`s new Samsung Galaxy S4 Active........and found this as his Screensaver......!!! Guess he`s not digging the food I feed him then !


Saturday 23rd November 2013

Had a cold now for a week. A proper nose blowing, eyes streaming, coughing cold. First full blown one for years though so can`t really complain!!



Friday 22nd November 2103

Ha! On Chris`s wall today! Be careful when you choose a Font for my Birthday Cards Persephone!!!!


Thursday 21st November 2013

Spent the day picking up Baggy Cat. Every time she falls asleep on the radiator, she falls straight off and just lies there bewildered. Think we`re going to have to bite the bullet and order her an electric blanket!!



Wednesday 20th November 2013

Cold, wet, damp and miserable day.....Not a lot going on workwise, in the hands of everyone else. Made some Chickpea, Lentil and Chilli Soup. Despite the sound of it, it`s absolutely yummy...........!


Tuesday 19th November 2013

Tesco delivery day........Love having a fridge full of healthy, fresh food. Just look at her........ :)




Monday 18th November 2013

Work today. Must make a mental note to myself, not to work on a Monday ~ commuting traffic was awful and I was only going into Warrington.............



Sunday 17th November 2013

Wow. Got some photos through today ~ Little P has been going to swimming classes, and appears to have taken to it like a little water baby. Incredible pictures! Go Persephone :)


Saturday 16th November 2013

Hangover Central today.......!!! Mind you not surprised after last night ~ it would appear I drank my way through the cocktail menu at Cuba before the concert let alone in the gig!!! Great, great night though and met some fun people :)


Friday 15th November 2013

Oh My God! We went to see Depeche Mode tonight at The Arena.........It was absolutely amazing and one of the best gigs I have ever been to. Loved every single second of it, despite still fighting my anxiety and virus.





Thursday 14th November 2013

Working again today. Very long meetings ...... and I forgot to take pictures, so had to go back again later! What a nugget !!!!




Wednesday 13th November 2013

It would appear I`m on a roll :) This arrived in the post today ~ love unexpected surprises!




Tuesday 12th November 2013

Yay ~ Straight back home into a win :) Tickets to The Good Food Show at the NEC. Looking forward to it already!!!



Monday 11th November 2013

Back home after a really lovely few days. Shame the weather was so rubbish, but we still got on with it.......:) Had this posted on my Facebook wall today and it made me chuckle :)




Sunday 10th November 2013

Great last day. Still feel a little peculiar and discombobulated but hope I will get better soon. Went to see Elegug Stacks ~ they were pretty impressive to be honest. Though I`m not sure anything will top the seal cubs on the beach at Martins Haven. Incredible.




Saturday 9th November 2013

Weather brightened up today so we took a drive out and visited Marloes Sands. It was stunning and great to be in the fresh air.




Friday 8th November 2013

Such a wet, windy and cold day!! But made better ~ because Macker has won us an extra 3 nights here, so we don`t have to leave till Monday! What a result!! Just chilled out at The Lodge watching Friday Night Lights, the box set that Burkie bought me for my Birthday. Enjoying every second, but still feeling ropey and fighting my anxiety....... :(


Thursday 7th November 2013

Went to Pendine Sands this morning where Top Gear film quite a few clips of car racing. We had the beach virtually to ourselves ~ just the way we like it! Drove along the Coast then to Tenby and Sundersfoot before going out for tea at the pub in Narberth. Near perfect day.



Wednesday 6th November 2013

Chill out day as after popping out in the morning, the rain just kept on coming! And didn`t stop.............Made chicken pittas in the lodge as couldn`t face going out!!!




Tuesday 5th November 2013

Firework Night at Bluestone! Chilled out today in the lodge as the weather was absolutely vile ~ but come mid aftenoon, I decided to go and see what the Spa had to offer. 1 hour of deep tissue massage and a stint in the stream room later, and I was shattered! Still feeling dizzy which is a blow, but sure it will go in time. Fireworks were really nice tonight, and was great that they had a log fire basket going ~ Macker and I had it all to ourselves by the end :)




Monday 4th November 2013

Set off on our jolly bobs :) Stopped off for lunch at Aberaeron and found a fab little cafe called The Harbour House. Had a lovely piece of Welsh Rarebit before hot footing it the rest of the way to Narberth. The lodge we are in, is fantastic. Really chuffed.


Sunday 3rd November 2013

Decided at the last minute yesterday to go to the fireworks at Ye Olde Number 3. Had a surprisingly good night and thouroughly enjoyed ourselves! Now packing for our trip away. Think Baggy will be happy enough......she is playing with her friend Mr Radiator.



Saturday 2nd November 2013

Just fancied going out for a read of the papers and a brew, so we went to The Jolly Thresher where I ordered Peppermint Tea. Yet again, this place has it right......REAL peppermint tea :) Excellent stuff !



Friday 1st November 2013

Working today for the last time for a week.................Leave you to guess who my target was today :)



Thursday 31st October 2013

YES! Paid back Seddons and we are back in control of Blackburn. Just need to get the tender package out now, and hope for the best! Sent Persephone a little bib for Christmas, being her first Halloween. She and Kate were going to a party, and she looked gorgeous. As did Mummy!



Wednesday 30th October 2013

Yay! Another winning email........and this time an incredibly welcome one! Won 5 days at Bluestone National Park in a wooden lodge. The Park is in the heart Of Pembrokeshire and the trip is for next week! With work the way it is, I`ll be bloody glad to get away and get some fresh air into the system! So happy!



Tuesday 29th October 2013

Nearly at the crucial point with Blackburn and now we have Bank Approval and our new partners in place! Can`t wait to see Seddons faces when we pay them off. Pretty certain they don`t think we can! So spent the day chilling out and playing around downloading some new apps.......jumped on the Bitstrips bandwagon, which is a bit of fun :)


Monday 28th October 2013

Worked today. A bit of shopping for some new make up. Hard life.


Sunday 27th October 2013

Met Millie and Francois later than expected, but was nice to see Duncan again and looking so well after what he has been through losing Christine. Nick and his girlfriend came too. Jamie Cullum was totally and utterly amazing and The Lowry provided a great venue. Came away feeling pleased that Mille and I have reconnected, but I don`t think it will go any further than that for either of us.





Saturday 26th October 2013

Started my pills this morning so that`s my love affair with alcohol over for a while. Looking at this pic from last night ~ pretty sure it`s not a bad thing!!



Friday 25th October 2013

Met Millie and Francois in Manchester for lunch......was strange meeting after all this time, but was good to catch up. Seeing them again on Sunday. After, we went to meet Burkie and Neil at Cuba and had a tremendous night! Best waiter ever that night....Phil from Portugal. Absolutely useless but got half the bill for free so weren`t complaining! Good night!



Thursday 24th October 2013

Back to the dentist......still in chronic pain with my tooth :( The tooth that has been giving me bother has fractured in 2 and let infection into the root. Now on mega antibiotics, and I can`t drink for 9 DAYS! Loved my dentist last week...hate him today! Next stop root canal.


Wednesday 23rd October 2013


Great picture of Persephone from Kate today........! She is growing so fast at the moment, and her hair seems to have a life of it`s own! So very cute :)


Tuesday 22nd October 2013

Needed spicy food today, so made a spicy vegetable chow mein with lots and lots of chilies! Think it was one step too far for Macker though.....the wimp left his!!!



Monday 21st October 2013

Love Mondays because Zaini give away a hat at the end of the day.........however, all it does is lead to disappointment when at 6.00, someone else wins! EVERY WEEK........Love this hat as welll..........



Sunday 20th October 2013

Villa v Tottingham on the telly today. I hate it when we`re televised ~ it`s like a fast track to losing!!!! 0 -2. Great.



Saturday 19th October 2013

Yay! Won tickets today to the Ski Show in Manchester :) Haven`t had to buy any yet .......... !!!!!




Friday 18th October 2013

Went to the dentist today in pain!!! Another tooth infection..........! On antibiotics but ones you can drink on, and Damian even suggested that the alcohol may have an analgesic effect, so didn`t object to a pub visit! Went to The Thresher for a few beers, along with the local teachers who were anything but discreet when it came to their pupils. Pissed women teachers ~ a unique breed!!





Thursday 17th October 2013

Play day in the kitchen! Cupboards were pretty bare except for a few key ingredients so made up my own "mixed" curry ! Mixed, with a little bit of everything! Was really tasty!!



Wednesday 16th October 2013

Great evening of football last night, England beat Poland 2 -0 , which means we`re off to Rio in the Summer!! Not that we`ll get any further, but hey.....got to be in it to win it!!!


Tuesday 15th October 2013

Work is still totally and utterly wearing us down and sometimes you need to just remember why you are doing it and assess whether it`s really worth it. Still trying to get our new business partners in place as well as get Bank Funding sorted. Stressful times.



Monday 14th October 2013

Great day in the kitchen cooking Scotch Bonnet Chilli Chicken with some added Ooomph from Satans Shit paste ! Ran out of wine though which was a bit rubbish.......!!!