A few months and several questions

RosaBernicia

macpumpkin wrote: »

Hi Rosa,

I've just read your thread and I'm loving it :T. I'm also getting excited about the prospect of dromedaries in Hemel ....

Hello MacPumpkin :hello:

Spookily you posted on the day I was planting seeds for your namesake

I'm not sure about the idea of having camels around this town. Though hopefully they might tread on some of the students.


Rosa xx

RosaBernicia

• Came home from work on time
• Think may make it to payday without spending much more
• Have had unofficial offer on a book I put on Amazon - a friend wants it. They've offered £50 less, but I kinda guessed the price I set anyhow and if I am cheeky and sell direct, it will save the fees... so that would be £100 to knock off debts. In fact it would leave me very very close to breaking the £10K barrier again which has got me all motivated and playing with my spreadsheet :rotfl:
• Found out I can take the remaining bits of leylandii to one of the recycling centres - they're open late one evening a week and it just means driving round the other side of the ringroad on the way home. So that will get rid of the darn stuff and save me paying £35 for a garden waste bin.
• Sorted several bits in garden yesterday, lockable box is now ready to go to allotment as soon as I can recruit an extra pair of hands. Found a padlock I had kept from the last place so that saved £8 buying a new one. Also planted up some seeds so fingers crossed things take off
• Energy levels still good and should get some project reading done tonight.
• Booked annual leave to ensure I have time for project work.
• Oh and I managed breakfast at home before I ran out to work

• Has rained for a week now so haven't got any more allotment digging done (never mind, it'll get there slowly).
• Am going to have to figure out something to sort situation with deputy at work. Was interrupted three times in a team meeting to tell me how overloaded she was, despite a) having already explained that the new year of allocations are being reviewed, b) said we should discuss this separately as it wasn't of interest to the other staff present and c) she appears to have plenty of time for personal phone calls and moaning with crony. I've been avoiding dealing with this because jobs probably will be at risk later in the year and I didn't want to push her away from a steady project to something riskier, but we're not getting the delivery we should and she has also told me she doesn't see herself with the project long term so - guess it's less sentiment and more ensuring the project is secure for those who do want the work.
• Bought lunch as forgot to get to supermarket on weekend, so am low on lunch stuff. But might just leave it til payday, as will probably spend less if am sensible buying sarnies than if I raid supermarket and add stuff I don't really need.

I think wins there

Rosa xx

kerri_gt

RosaBernicia wrote: »

It's getting so I have to try really hard not to roll my eyes at some of his pronouncements. I think he still hasn't forgiven me for breaking his three-day rule or some such nonsense over a year ago. (I got a long lecture on how I would be compromising my self-respect if I sent a second text to a man who hadn't replied to the first one. To which I said 'that's b*ll*x, he's just carp with phones and anyway I'd rather text and know I definitely tried than leave it and sulk'. Texted, saw the guy again and got several texts etc from him afterwards. Unreliable friend not delighted at success, just continued lecturing me on bizarre intricacies of modern dating etiquette.)

...and said friend (aka font of all dating knowledge) has always followed his own advice to the letter and been in a wonderful relationship for years (started by following said advice) is he? Honestly, does he think he's Cilla Black? :rotfl: (sorry, don't mean to poke fun at someone I've never met but he sounds awfully self-centric and dramatic at times) x

RosaBernicia

kerri_gt wrote: »

...and said friend (aka font of all dating knowledge) has always followed his own advice to the letter and been in a wonderful relationship for years (started by following said advice) is he? Honestly, does he think he's Cilla Black? :rotfl: (sorry, don't mean to poke fun at someone I've never met but he sounds awfully self-centric and dramatic at times) x

:rotfl: errr, no. If this was one-half of the marriage we all want speaking, I wouldn't be taking the mick out of him either.

Not that I am in a position to be dispensing relationship advice, but at least I know it...

ZTD

macpumpkin wrote: »

I've just read your thread and I'm loving it :T.

It's also healthier than a McDonalds...

macpumpkin wrote: »

I'm also getting excited about the prospect of dromedaries in Hemel ....

Unfortunately, it looks like you won't be seeing any soon. It rained today, yesterday, sleeted the day before, and hailed so badly on the friday, it looked like snow...

RosaBernicia

Book sold through deal with friend, should have money by bank transfer tomorrow :j

Wow that was easy. I might actually have to try taking some photos for Ebay now.

Rosa xx

vasseur

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Wow that was easy. I might actually have to try taking some photos for Ebay now.

Rosa xx

Do it! It's very addictive

ZTD

RosaBernicia wrote: »

It's getting so I have to try really hard not to roll my eyes at some of his pronouncements.

Perhaps you should.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I think he still hasn't forgiven me for breaking his three-day rule or some such nonsense over a year ago.

Don't eat something that's been on the floor for three days?

RosaBernicia wrote: »

(I got a long lecture on how I would be compromising my self-respect if I sent a second text to a man who hadn't replied to the first one. To which I said 'that's b*ll*x, he's just carp with phones and anyway I'd rather text and know I definitely tried than leave it and sulk'.

Yep, not all men are games players and they would *really* like women to come with instructions...

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Texted, saw the guy again and got several texts etc from him afterwards. Unreliable friend not delighted at success, just continued lecturing me on bizarre intricacies of modern dating etiquette.)

Like don't go see an oompa loompa band on a first date?

RosaBernicia wrote: »

Well thinking of getting organised to finish the walks I started with friends last summer, preferably in smaller chunks to ensure we end up in pubs in the evening.

:T

Change that preferably into a definately.

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I could try online as well, but will leave that for a bit later.

No, no... think..."Success!"

Not that you'll go have a look at web no-hopers after you finished with the local ones...

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I think that's a question for a musing sometime

That's why I asked it. To make you think. Or are you just window shopping?

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I'm not sure about the idea of having camels around this town. Though hopefully they might tread on some of the students.

Why don't you push for a local "Spanish Week" - and then organise a bull run..? :cool:

RosaBernicia wrote: »

• Came home from work on time
• Oh and I managed breakfast at home before I ran out to work

:T:T:T:T

RosaBernicia wrote: »

• Am going to have to figure out something to sort situation with deputy at work. Was interrupted three times in a team meeting to tell me how overloaded she was, despite a) having already explained that the new year of allocations are being reviewed, b) said we should discuss this separately as it wasn't of interest to the other staff present and c) she appears to have plenty of time for personal phone calls and moaning with crony. I've been avoiding dealing with this because jobs probably will be at risk later in the year and I didn't want to push her away from a steady project to something riskier, but we're not getting the delivery we should and she has also told me she doesn't see herself with the project long term so - guess it's less sentiment and more ensuring the project is secure for those who do want the work.

Yes indeedy.

I did an appraisal with a member of staff today. He's very good. Can I gloat now?

RosaBernicia wrote: »

I think wins there

:T

ZTD

kerri_gt wrote: »

...and said friend (aka font of all dating knowledge) has always followed his own advice to the letter and been in a wonderful relationship for years (started by following said advice) is he?

Well of course he has. It has made him very, very happy and let's face it, he will continue to be overjoyed with the love of his life until the day he dies.

He's very obviously loved himself for years.

kerri_gt wrote: »

Honestly, does he think he's Cilla Black? :rotfl:

He didn't used to, but it came as a surprise suprise...

kerri_gt wrote: »

(sorry, don't mean to poke fun at someone I've never met but he sounds awfully self-centric and dramatic at times) x

Roll the ABBA music...

"Drama Queen, makes a scene, like a libertine! Ooh yeah!"

RosaBernicia

ZTD wrote: »

Yep, not all men are games players and they would *really* like women to come with instructions...

Sigh - so how come when I don't play games, they act confused?

ZTD wrote: »

:T

Change that preferably into a definately.

Working on it

ZTD wrote: »

That's why I asked it. To make you think. Or are you just window shopping?

I may well be window shopping, at least to start with while I figure out what I'm really looking for. I do need to think through this but want to do it over a good few hours when not distracted with day to day stuff. Now I've booked a few days off, I might go park myself in a cafe and not leave til I've come up with a list.

In some ways I don't like reducing what should be natural chemistry to a checklist, but on the other hand I suppose there are a few things that are pretty much essential for that chemistry to exist. So it won't do any harm to try and figure out what those are.

I can even think of someone I could use as a model...


Rosa xx