Watching the weather

Last Saturday I went up to London to watch the Lord Mayor's Parade and fireworks. OK, in reality, it was a cheap trip up to London to meet up with my friend D, do a bundle of window shopping (no-one has any money), chat, drink tea and coffee, walk for hours - and my feet are still aching - and generally reconnect with life. I really enjoyed it and I managed to not get wet or too windblown. I did, however, completely miss the Lord Mayor's Parade and not be too disappointed when the fireworks were cancelled.

All in all, a good day.

Italian

Last weekend I went to a trade fair in London. My twin aims were to seek out any job opportunities and pick up any freebies.

Well, there were no job opportunities as such, most of the TEFL stalls were either trying to sell language courses or training courses, and the freebies were nonexistent, but I guess that's the credit crunch for you.

I did attend several (free) excellent seminars and was reinspired to start learning Italian again. On top of that, I entered a prize draw in which I won an audio course of beginners Italian and a t-shirt. Yes, my friends, I won a prize - this from the woman who made numerous attempts at the tombola and only ever drew a blank.

So, I'll be launching a new assault on the Italian language - you have been warned.

Hair

I've just had my hair cut - here's the new style...





sorry if they are a little fuzzy - taken with the self timer so no control over the focusing!

Two months eh?

Hello again

Do you realise that it has been two months since I last wrote? So sorry...

So, what have I been up to? Well, I've bought a house (I might have mentioned this before), I've been renovating said house (and that's still a work in process), I've finished work (and am looking for more) and I've signed on for state benefit (though I doubt I'll get anything - that's what happens when you spend your life working and paying into the state).

As far as the house is concerned, I have started another blog but it'll be by invite only so if you wanbt to see more, email or comment and I'll send you a password.

On the work front - the summer was great except the final two weeks which were probably the most stressful I've ever experienced; teenagers and me are not the smoothest of mixtures.

Apart from that... well, I'm still living with my parents (thank goodness for family) so I'm warm, well-fed and, most importantly, well-loved. I'm going to try to start writing more regulary so expect more wittering!