Strange Make Up Day!

Haha! Today is strange make up day!

Ok, so, I got up early so I could get to work early to 'put my face on' - then had to sit around waiting for my ipod to charge enough to get me to work (must have left it playing when I got home last night - d'oh!) because I absolutely cannot walk without my ipod. So, I got to work at the normal time, showered etc, got to the office and promptly disappeared for 15 minutes (don't worry - I wasn't on the clock!).

As there were a number of important looking visitors on site today I avoided the Adam Ant look and went for something a bit more subtle (Subtle being my middle name, along with Houston and Confusion). I started to wonder whether I'd been too subtle when Ray failed to notice anything different (which also makes me question how I usually appear to my colleagues?!)! I decided to just concentrate on the eyes today, a word of advice, if you want to stick anything (like sparkly sequin type things) on your face avoid using nail varnish to do so if at all possible - it burns!


















I kept this photo in because I call it my Godzilla look (as soon as I saw it I pictured the promo photo for the film!)!



It's amazing how many people were obviously disturbed and distracted by the bizarre eye make up during conversations with me, but they didn't comment at all (seriously, do I come across as someone who would do this for any reason other than fun?).










Thank you to Denis who kindly offered to be my 'dolly' and let me loose on his face with my 'paints' - I'm sure when he made the offer it had slipped his mind that he wouldn't actually be on site today!











I had a moment of mild panic when I set off walking home and it started raining, but isn't that what sunglasses are for?? Walking in the rain with my sunglasses on (and no coat!) seemed marginally less loony than walking in the rain with 12 different colours (13 including the mascara) running down my face! I passed a chap walking his dog on the way, so he's looking at me thinking 'crazy freak' and I'm looking back at him (obviously he can't see this - I'm wearing sunglasses) thinking 'you have nnnoooooo idea.'


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Mad Monday

Today is Mad Monday!

Everyday's mad in the world of Implementation! I strove to strike a balance between craaaazy mad (I know, not PC) and rrraaaaaahhhh, angry mad (it was never going to be one or the other today!), I think I succeeded.

I could list all the things that, quite frankly, have struck me as just plain mad today, however, I don't know who's reading so best not eh?!

I think it is appropriate though to share some of my favourite Tick quotes today, as follows.

And that's just it, Doc - my mind has always been my Achilles' heel!

And, isn't sanity really just a one-trick pony anyway? I mean all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you're good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit.

Sanity, you're a madman!

Destiny's powerful hand has made the bed of my future, and it's up to me to lie in it. I am destined to be a superhero. To right wrongs, and to pound two-fisted justice into the hearts of evildoers everywhere. And you don't fight destiny. No sir. And, you don't eat crackers in the bed of your future, or you get all... scratchy.

Eating kittens is just plain... plain wrong! And no-one should do it, ever!

Everybody was a baby once, Arthur. Oh, sure, maybe not today, or even yesterday. But once. Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception.

He has the mustache of a titan.

I hate broccoli, and yet, in a certain sense, I am broccoli. (Why, oh why, didn't I think of this one for Broccoli Appreciation Day?!)

I'm betting that I'm just abnormal enough to survive.

So once again, we find that evil of the past seeps into the present like salad dressing through cheap wax paper, mixing memory and desire.

The night is young and we have umbrellas in our drinks.

Well, once again we find that clowning and anarchy don't mix.

You know, gang, when you're a superhero, you never know where the day will take you. You may find yourself halfway around the world in the shark-infested waters of true-to-life living. Or you may find yourself going down to the store for a lozenge. You can't know, can you? No. You gotta ride that wave, you gotta suck that lozenge. 'Cause if you don't, who will?

You're not going crazy. You're going sane in a crazy world!

Arthur, that belt is an accessory of evil, and evil is never in fashion.

Oh bugger it - I can't seem to stop, I need to stop, if you want more get them yourself!

More about The Tick!

Paul - this where I got all mine from, there's loads more!

Snoozy Saturday!

Yesterday (Saturday 3 July) was Snoozy Saturday!

I'd like to say I snoozed on and off for most of the day in preperation for getting to the Yorkshire Showground for 11pm to take part in the St Mike's Midnight Walk but, unfortunately, after a late night, I was wide awake (and feeling very tired) at 7am and at 3.40am the following morning am still awake!

I donned the t-shirt I'd spent hours covering in glitter glue (picture to follow - tomorrow, after I've slept!)and completed the walk in 2hrs and 35 mins raising approx £250 for the cause. Thank you and well done to Gabbie who walked with me, and was also made to be interviewed by Stray fm (cos I said yes!) - we were on the radio! I suspect though that no one was listening at 11.30pm!

BIG thank you to all my sponsors - in the current financial climate your support is all the more appreciated.

I also suspect it'll be Snoozy Sunday instead, but don't expect me to write about it - I'll be snoozing!

Think About Lovely Things Day!

Today (actually by the time this posts it'll probably be yesterday -anyway, Friday 2 July) is Think About Lovely Things Day!

Today I was the gatherer of lovely thoughts - this was a good day!

The simplest way to do this is just to list everyone's lovely thoughts so here goes!

Mine - that I'm so lucky to have a small group of really, really good friends (you know who you are), having an amazing time with a chap who may possibly be pretty amazing himself (you also know who you are), seeing Bernie tonight (I hope you know who you are!), my Dad's back from France today (I hope I know who you are lol!), spending a few days with the mentally challenged one (everyone knows who you are!), Jimmy's improvement (aka Conehead), taking part in the midnight walk tomorrow (well, technically later today!)
Paul - living on Chatham Islands (google it - beautiful!)
Denis - a sunny Friday afternoon finish
Bryan - going on holiday in a week
Sarah - New Sony Ericsson Xperia and off work til Wednesday
Ray - I week until 3 weeks leave in Paris, lovely sunny day tomorrow, Brian may be back at work next week, going for tea break in 10 minutes (again, at the time of the gathering)
Elaine - Saturday tomorrow, the canaries have laid 2 eggs, Nelly settling in nicely



Just in case there's any confusion - this is Nelly (nothing to do with the canaries!)







Lyn - gets to Skype with her grandson, Jed, tonight!




Myles - 12.30 finish
Cathryn - going to Graveley's for her birthday tea tonight
Rob - the look of satisfaction on the face of the monkey driving a tank (don't ask!)
Bernie - looking forward to an evening with big sis (that's me!) and lots of wine
Broadie - having a good friend over for a meal and Anglo Italian trifle!!
John S - the weekend
Alan R - going on a bike ride this weekend, son finishing work experience (I'm sure Alan also meant to include getting home and trying his new VPN key lol!)
Keith - outdoor 'As You Like It' tomorrow and Alice's cake next week!

Lots of lovely thoughts! Now I'm going to go and work on my bucket list I think, see you tomorrow (Snoozy Saturday)!

International Do Nothing Day

Yesterday (Sunday 27 June) was International Do Nothing Day

Firstly, I'd like to say thank you to the England team for their support - go, go, gadget team.

Secondly, I cheated.

But, seriously, how can you not cheat at this one?? If I'd stayed in bed all day doing nothing I'd still have been staying in bed all day doing nothing, which is something in itself - aaarrrgh!

So, here are all the things I did on Do Nothing Day,

Got up
Fed Conehead and Rosie
Showered and dressed
Walked to the Pine Woods (5 minutes - don't panic)
Sunbathed
Read
Got Happy (what is it about dogs? Happy, playful, tail wagging dogs, a great big group of them, the answer to everything is in there somewhere - I'm sure of it)
Walked back home (stopping en route for lemonade)
Made a big jug of Pimms n stuff and a big plate of sandwiches
Watched the 'match' (and I use the term in the vaguest sense)
Fed Conehead and Rosie
Watched Grey's Anatomy (nearly there, only 4 episodes left, thank god, before I can get back to what I laughingly refer to as 'my life')
Fed Conehead and Rosie
Went to bed

I would have also written on here about Smile at a Random Day yesterday but felt that would be seriously crossing the line into 'doing something' territory!

Smile at a Random Day

Thursday July 24 was Smile at a Random Day

I guess it depends on what you mean by random, is it someone you don't know or is it someone you do know who's also a 'bit random'? To make sure I covered all bases I did both - it's up to you which you think is which!

1. Boss (via VC)
2. Two Total strangers (in Boss's VC room when they shouldn't have been)
3. Helicoptor officers (we were visted by West Yorkshire Police air support today - all very exciting - I got to sit in the helicopter but they wouldn't take me up in it, apparently although I have enough airmiles to cover a trip in a helicopter, West Yorks Police don't participate in the scheme - who knew?!)
4. Rudy (seriously, I couldn't have planned it any better, you just don't get any more Random! And no, I don't have a fag, and, no, I don't have a pound either)
5. Man with Dog (poor bloke, dragging the cutest little girly dog I've ever seen after him, it insisted on stopping and refusing to move every time it passed another person)
6. Surly bus driver (obligatory grunt recieved in return)
7. My dad (although this wasn't in person - I got home to a postcard which stopped suddenly half way through and wasn't signed at all, hmm, perhaps get the cards written before the wine's opened!)

I think this day would have been much more interesting with the addition of alcohol and a night out!

Try a New Hairstyle Day!

Today is Try a New Hairstyle Day!

Budget permitting I would have really gone to town on this one with all sorts of sparkly, feathery, glittery, over the top stuff (to the point where I'd have struggled to lift my head), luckily I could only stretch to multicoloured strands of fake hair type stuff (technical term)!

Linda, mother of 2 girls, did a fantastic job of plaiting my hair and weaving the strands of colour in and I managed to avoid falling asleep while she did so (am I the only person who actually used to like the nit nurse visiting school?)!

Here's the result!



I have to admit I loved this look - I've grown very attached to the colours, they will definitely be used again!

A few close ups



Now I'm not sure if I'll get accused of cheating or somehow invalidating the day but I've actually tried 2 new hairstyles! When I undid the plaits and unpicked the coloured strands out I had definite crimped look!



Well it was certainly more exciting than Cup of Tea Tuesday that's for sure, it remains to be seen whether Smile at a Random Day (tomorrow) will top it!

Cup of Tea Tuesday!

Yesterday (Tuesday 22 June) was Cup of Tea Tuesday

I had a cup of tea.

End of.

Captain's Log Supplemental

Re DVD Mararthon Day

I have to issue an apology, apparently I cheated! It's a matter of opinion but I've been told that Grey's Anatomy doesn't count so as penance, amongst other things, I have to schedule a further DVD marathon comprising of all my guilty secret DVD's (get your mind out of the gutter!)!

So, coming soon, to a screen near you.......................

DVD Marathon Day 2 - The Sequel

DVD Marathon Day

Today is DVD Marathon Day, I made sure I was stocked up on pepsi, popcorn (cinema sweet), chocolate, wine (for the evening viewings!) and pear drops (proper, traditional Dobson's pear drops, not sure why but they're even more fabulous with white wine!) and cracked on at 8am!

Started with The Graduate (tragic), squeezed in a couple of episodes of Grey's Anatomy (to feed my current addiction) moved on to Extraordinary Methods (ok, but a bit drawn out), a couple more Grey's followed by Dear John (good chick flick), more Grey's and finally The Boat that Rocked (absolutely loved this - fabulous soundtrack, including one of my current favourite songs!)

All in all, a successful DVD Marathon!

Eye Candy Spotting Day!

Thursday 17 June was eye candy spotting day!

Eye Candy
The term eye candy refers to attractiveness, a common slang term for visually appealing persons or effects used to draw mass attention is eye candy. The implication is that they are eye-catching in a superficial fashion, for example due to adding an element of sexuality. Like actual "candy", this addition is seen to be neither nutritious nor substantial, but rather provides a potentially addictive appeal which will sustain the attention of a wider audience, possibly despite their better nature. (Wikipedia)

Ok, I'd like to start this by talking about Jeff Goldblum. Now, under normal circumstances Jeff isn't what could be considered eye candy (in my opinion), however, one of the last scenes in Independance Day and a brief moment in one of the Holsten Pils ads (in the early 90's) definitely qualify him as eye candy in my book (it's the way he walks in the desert and the smile (and knowing look) in the advert!)!

So, my point is that eye candy is all in the eye of the beholder at any given moment, or is that every dog has its day or could it be that one beholder's trash is another beholder's treasure - or all of the above!

Thank you to all those who were willing to be photographed

Ray - thinking person's crumpet!

Denis, Boss and Paul - often mistaken for the three muskateers!
































Andy and Miles - often mistaken for Batman and Robin!




Santa - come on, there's no denying that this is eye candy!



Charles - THE best cafe in Harrogate http://www.theginnel.co.uk/index.htm



Keith - my seperated at birth (by 25 years and different parents) brother!

Eating Biscuits Day!

Tuesday 8 June was Eating Biscuits Day - you're not going to believe this but this was one of the most successful days so far!

How? I know, I know, you're asking yourself the same question I did - how is there really any way to make this day exciting or fun (or different to any other day!) at all?

Follow me dear reader and allow me to explain.....................

Ok, in the absence of any ideas at all I surrendered to the cop out option of taking a box of biscuits to the bar on Tuesday evening, I unenthusiastically unwrapped them and unceremoniously dumped them in the middle of the table advising my companions that they had to eat a biscuit and have their photo taken (this was met with great enthusiasm as you can imagine).

The biscuits!
















Once I'd broken up the resulting fights over who was going to go first I managed to snap this photo of Boss and Louise - are you impressed yet?

Eating Biscuits Day happened to coincide with Quiz Night at the bar so we all gamely threw in our entrance fee and started with the picture round - pay attention this is where it gets good - just look at the pictures for the picture round! We (team name - BAS (Biscuit Appreciation Society)) got all 20 pictures correct and lost the tie breaker which was something to do with honeybees - which would have only been any use to us had it been Sting Like a Honeybee Day!


By now the water was flowing (yes, water, I can prove it later) and more willing participants (aka victims) had joined our little party!



I was most impressed towards the end of the night when this



was created with the remaining biscuits (see - water, no idea who the wine belongs to - honest ;-), thank you Paul!

Anyway, that was Eating Biscuits Day, I suspect I haven't quite succeeded in convincing you just how exciting it all was - I guess you had to be there, on reflection though perhaps it's best you weren't!

Eating Biscuits Day conveniently coincides with the return of Vinnie! (I'm obsessed with pandas - this advert is pure genius!)



Go to your supermarket - tell them Vinnie sent you, for the good stuff!!

Wild Abandon Day

Friday 4 June was Wild Abandon Day - don't want to talk about this one because I can't wait to tell you all about Eating Biscuits Day! Suffice to say wilds were abandoned!

Fabulous Friday

Today is fabulous Friday - oh yes it is!

I've had the day off work, the sun's been shining, I took a walk to the pine woods and sunbathed for a while, made myself stop thinking about the stuff I have to do (or the world may well fall apart don't you know - lol!) - with the exception of writing on here of course, and now I'm waiting for Bernie and John to arrive cos I'm making a huge amount of chinese chicken curry!

The only (kind of) productive thing I've really done today is investigate the webcam on my computer, I took a pic of myself and amused myself, for longer than I'm going to admit to on here, getting all confused with which way round everything was (it's not like looking in a mirror you know!) as I struggle with left and right at the best of times lol!



Happy days!

Stroke a Kitten Day

Wednesday 19 May was Stroke a Kitten Day (puppies also acceptable!)

I thought it would probably not be a good idea to string kittens up on the hooks in the office so instead decided to take Robocat into work with me to substitute as the 'kitten'! Despite being mistaken for a dog on 4 occasions (I would say 2 is a good day for me lol) I think Robocat did an admirable job, as well as providing some amusement in various offices, particularly when wearing my bunny ear 'wings'!

Robocat's 'flight suit' and Paul Pickering stroking the kitten!




















I went to Broadie and Bill's for tea and introduced Robocat to Mindy the cat......

'Um, and what exactly is this supposed to be?'

'What are you staring at?'

'Let me tell you a secret.....'

Luckily Helen (aka Broadie!) was much more willing to particpate in the spirit of things!

Simple Pleasures Day

Thursday 13 May is Simple Pleasures Day!

There's nothing simple about my pleasures!

That said, I have taken pleasure in the simple things today;

Walking to work in the glorious sunshine at 7am this morning
Having a productive day at work
Receiving an unexpected card from a friend
Finally figuring something out after 15 months of trying to get it right
Arranging to spend some time with a friend I haven't had a proper catch up with in a while
Having a favourite childhood meal for dinner
Curling up on the sofa and watching a film with Rosie n Jim
Having a long hot soak in the bath with a large glass of red wine and a good book
Bed!

Ok, I haven't done the last 3 yet but that's the plan!

No Pants Day!

Tuesday 11 May was officially No Pants Day!

To the relief of, well, everybody, I opted to Americanise (or is that ize) this one - I wore a skirt instead of trousers! Other than spending most of the day feeling like I should have been somewhere in the Highlands picking heather (my skirt and boots etc had a distinct scottish feel to them!) it was a pretty uneventful day - I had fire marshal training and that was about the highlight of the day!

However I did inadvertently almost have an English version of no pants day on Saturday walking up a windy hill in Leeds but that's a whole other story!!

There's a temporary new addition to my blog - a sponsor me tab at the top of the page. Every year I take part in the local hospice's midnight walk event in memory of my mum who passed away in the hospice almost 16 years ago. Times are very hard at the moment but I'd be very grateful for any donation anyone is able to give!






Thank you

Thursday to End All Thursdays!

Thursday 29 April is allegedly the Thursday to end all Thursdays - not sure whether this is supposed to be a good thing?!

The fact that I'd booked the day off work certainly got today off to a good start with a 2 hour lie in!

After climbing up and down ladders all day to switch the smoke alarms off (I've just had a water meter fitted in my flat hence the smoke, apparently it has a few tricks up its sleeve, it's intelligent, 100% accurate and hassle free - I'm wondering is it worth asking if they make men too?) and carrying boxes up and down stairs I'm finishing the day off with a take away and hot tub at Nadines (Happy Birthday Nadine!)!

Not quite a Thursday to end all Thursdays but still, I'm not complaining!

Amazing Monday!

Monday 26 April is amazing Monday and surprisingly it's been very good (not sure I'd go as far as amazing but good all the same!)!

The sun's been shining, I seem to have got through loads of little things that really needed doing at work and, following a good weekend, I just seem to have a general feeling of wellbeing - of course it could just be that I have Thursday and Friday off work this week and bank holiday on Monday!

St George's Day

Friday 23 April was St George's Day


Ok, so I could go on and on about the history of St George's Day, real and mythical, but I won't! If you want to know more that's what Google and Wikipedia are for!

The best site I found for a, brief, overview was this one - it's an organisation campaigning for St George's day to be made a bank holiday, sounds like a plan to me!

http://www.stgeorgesholiday.com/st_george.asp

Thank you to Broadie (decoration supplier extraordinaire!) for supplying the office decorations!


Denis and Martin - they were dancing, really dancing, before I took the photo!









Office plant Bob hates to miss a celebration!

Broccoli Appreciation Day

Tuesday 13 April was Broccoli Appreciation Day (ok, so it should have been on Tuesday 23 March but I missed it!), I've always said that men are my favourite vegetable so maybe it was about time to remember that other vegetables also have their merits!

In celebration I bought enough broccoli to feed a small army, fed some to Bernie and John (with a Sunday roast, I didn't just invite them round and feed them broccoli!) then made broccoli earrings and a broccoli necklace and took the rest into the office!







I knew leaving the hooks in the ceiling when the Christmas decorations came down was a good idea - perfect for hanging broccoli!











I'd initially planned to take my broccoli jewellery off whenever I needed to leave the office but then thought if I'm going to do then I should do it properly - it's amazing how many people commented on how much they liked my jewellery then leaned in a little closer - this was generally followed by "oh my god, is that broccoli?!".

As you can see I roped in a few 'willing' participants in the office!


Denis feeling the broccoli love!


Poor Ray - when he came in to the office I told him I couldn't help him unless he let me take his picture with the broccoli!

I Have No Excuse Day

Oooops! Well, I did warn you (and if I didn't I guess I should have done!), I have been inexcusably slack in continuing with my blog - and in enacting the days to write about on the blog! I missed a few with moving - I tried, really I did, but couldn't find any way of making 'International Do Nothing Day' fit the day I moved house!

So, over the next few days I'm going to be travelling back in time through my diary and finding all the days I've missed so I can reschedule them!

In the meantime, I did manage to do Broccoli Appreciation Day and St Georges Day over the last couple of weeks so the next blogs (yes, I'm doing it now!) will be about them - and if I can remember how to do it they'll also have pictures!

A Totally Wow Wednesday!

Wow! Yes, wow! At work today I've learnt loads of really cool new stuff (thank you Damien DeBarra - http://permanentbetablog.blogspot.com/), the majority of which will also help with my little blog project. You may have noticed (those of you who are paying attention) the addition of photos, links and tags in my postings not to mention the amazing 'delicious' tag cloud!

Happy days!

I just wish I'd taken a photo of my decorated cakes on 'bake a cake day' now that I know I could've put it on here - ah well, no excuse in future! Now I just have to get the house move out of the way and figure out which box I packed the camera in ready for the next event!

Which reminds me - I have a confession to make. I may have missed a couple of days in my blogging endeavours (shock horror!), I definitely missed (in more ways than one!) Pottering Sunday last week (pottering + Sundays seems to feature fairly regularly in this diary - not that I'm complaining mind), however, this one was spent shifting boxes from upstairs to downstairs and packing yet more boxes! I seem to think that the weekend I move is supposed to be something similar too - no chance of that then, I also won't be able to report on it for a while as I'll be incommunicado waiting for my broadband to transfer to the new address!

And the final 'wow' for the day - I've lost my mobile phone - wow.

Bake a cake day!

Ok, I have a confession to make - I cheated! At the moment I have neither the time nor the resources to be baking cakes so I bought a couple and decorated them with blue icing, Mr Men candles and other yummy stuff! I've been out of the office most of the day but each time I've been back there's been less cake so I guess they've been a success!

(hahahaha, on re-reading this I've realised that some may think (and not be entirely surprised) that I decorated a couple (of the love bird variety)! I would like to reassure you that no couples have been harmed (yet) during the making of this blog!)

Experimental Cooking Day!

Thursday 28 January was experimental cooking day! I decided to go for an Eastern theme and finally had opportunity to plan one of these days properly! Due to the slightly unusual present domestic situation I invited myself to my sisters to experiment, initially I went totally overboard and planned to do Chinese, Malaysian, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino, Korean and Taiwanese dishes before realising that I was overcomplicating things, couldn't source many of the ingredients I needed and couldn't afford all of the rest! There's a fantastic website full of eastern recipes here!

I eventually settled on Japanese Shoyu Tamago (boiled eggs coated in soy sauce - popular in bento boxes and at Japanese street martkets)for the office.


Image by Rasa Malaysia

Vietnamese Bo Luc Lac (aka shaking beef - rump steak marinated in all sorts of stuff served with watercress, tomatoes and picked red onion),


Image by Rasa Malaysia

Thai Gai Pad Krakow (spicy minced chicken with chillies and basil),


Image by Rasa Malaysia

Jasmine rice and a bottle of Korean plum wine were the choices for the evening 'experiment'!

Unfortunately other commitments (well, flexi leave) dictated that the office part of experimental cooking day be brought forward to Wednesday 27 January - well done to Paul, Denis and Martin for being willing guinea pigs (well we only had to force Denis a little bit lol)! I boiled the eggs 3 at a time (largely because I know exactly how long to boil 3 eggs for whilst avoiding the horrid green/black line that appears around the yolk when they're cooked for too long!)so ended up doing 4 batches of the things, by the last batch I was getting the hang of it although the house did have a not entirely pleasant aroma of burnt soy sauce!

Experimental cooking day itself was great fun, after viewing the perfect property (which the owner then decided wouldn't accept pets) Bernie (sister) and I headed back to hers to do as much prep work as possible in the latter part of the afternoon. Occassionally Bernie and I spend time together when we both seem to be 'on form' and life becomes like a episode of Friends - this was one of those afternoons - I love it when we spend 'quality' time together lol!

Bernie often says that if there's a hard way to do an easy task I'll find it (I'd like to say that this generally happens when I'm stressed and concentrating on several things at once - which is true - but I can't deny that often I'm dim witted with no excuse whatsoever!) and this was never more true than the black pepper incident! It made perfect sense to me at the time to measure out half a teaspoon of black pepper by putting the measuring spoon on the counter and grinding the pepper mill over it!

Roll on broccoli appreciation day!

Pamper Yourself Day 1

Yay! So, Thursday 21 January was the first pamper yourself day (is it just me or would this be a better idea on a weekend??), as it was a working week day I took a few bits and pieces in to pamper myself with at my desk. The peel off face mask was a moderate success (note to self - never remove a peel off face mask without the use of a mirror, this will avoid you sitting at your desk looking like you've eaten cobwebs for breakfast (and mostly missed your mouth in the process)), the hand cream and white cotton moisturing gloves were much less problematic and strangely comforting at work?!

Than, as it was Thursday, it was off to line dancing with Broadie! I'm classing this as pampering myself because it's about 6 weeks since I last went and it always makes me feel good! And to top it all off I pampered myself with a chinese takeaway, smothered myself top to toe in super moisturising cream (and wore the special cotton gloves and socks) and went to bed!

Wonderful Wednesday!

Hmmm, not started off so wonderfully - attempted to get work and discovered the pavements and side roads were coated in black ice so turned round and came home again (after sliding off the pavement into a main road - wonderful huh?).

Ok, managed to get a lift to work and let's just say the day didn't get any more wonderful (for those of you who know how bad Monday was - today was almost the new Monday!). Got a bit of work to do then going to sit back with a glass of wine and some chocolate and read something that's pure escapism - ah, wonderful (at last!)!

Guilt Free Pottering Day!

Sunday 10 January was guilt free pottering day, I didn't have a problem with the pottering bit but struggled with 'guilt free'! I called Auntie Betty (must tell you all about the legendary Auntie Betty at some point!), did my nails, packed the front room up (slowly, in a pottering fashion), got my work gear ready for the week ahead and visited friends! There's really no way to make this day sound any more exciting than that!

Power Ballad Day!

Today is Power Ballad Day, being a little under-prepared (I need to start planning in advance for these days!) I decided to acknowledge and celebrate the day by using as many power ballad song titles and lyrics as possible in conversation etc throughout the day. This proved quite difficult as the continuing weather issues and resulting reduced workforce has impacted on the opportunity to have conversations, however this did provide opportunity to use 'With or without you', 'Here I go again on my own' and 'Alone'!

Boss made great effort (and kept me entertained) with his support of the occassion via telephone including some classic Chicago lyrics! 'Keeping the dream alive' came in useful on several occasions when dealing with ongoing, going nowhere tasks and John Parr's St Elmo's Fire (Man in motion) entertained Broadie and I on the way home! I did try but unfortunately couldn't fit in anything from Eye of the tiger though!

So, that was Power Ballad Day that was, 'If I could turn back time' (see what I did there?!) I'd be better prepared!

BTW - 'Who wants to live forever?' is NOT an appropriate comment for a Personal Safety meeting!

Superfabulous Tuesday!

So, Tuesday 5 January was Superfabulous Tuesday - what was fabulous about it you ask? Could it have been the 2 hour walk to work in almost knee high snow, the hour and a half spent at work before the site was closed, the walk back home again or the numerous slips, several near misses and one fall that occured during said walk?! Of course once I got home and warm and dry again it did look pretty Superfabulous outside so I guess that counts!