I’m not too sure what it is…

But today alone I’ve received two invites to two separate parties this Saturday. Strange but fun!

One day into my search for freedom from this sweat shop and there is light already… the market is good… very good. I can almost smell the freedom… perhaps I should start practising how to spell resignation….

I wonder what the odds are of my holiday request being granted for next week… slim to none I’m thinking… but I’m hoping to go back to Mallorca.

It’s most likely the coldest day of the year here… brr Not the best day to have the heading in the office non functioning… also not the best day to be working late… not the best day to be exhausted… or having to finish the creative for the mutationspotting article I’m writing… also not good when you’ve got to do it all again tomorrow…

Anyone want to adopt me and afford me a life of leisure?

eeevil moi in Mallorca the horns flashed!!! 

awwww luvvie luuvvie 

late - fancy dress xmas party frolics this weekend! 

Palma....

was so beautiful. The blossoms on the almond trees were out and the sea so very blue green. We were there for the San Antoni festival in Manacor. Was a brilliant weekened all around.

It's so great to have a flat again... paying rent, not so exciting but having my own space is just great! I can't wait till summer and I can have breakfast on the terrace!

Can I just say how good the Kasabian ablum is?

Off to a costume party this pm. It's Sally's work's xmas party and it's a gangster and moll theme... will be good fun.

The hunt has started for a new job. I think i'm aiming for something freelance or short term. I need a break from this mental cycle...

Bon weekend!

I'm hoping...

That this marks the end of lots of evil annoyances that have plagued me this week... I slopped into work this morning with luggage and all... and then realised that I left my phone at home.

It gets better when I realised I've got to work over the weekend and on my day off when I'm supposed to be relaxing... and therefore now have to slog all the way back home to get my phone with luggage and the bloody laptop.

fucking kill me.

I am...

mostly very happy today... exhausted but happy!

The move went well but there is still a lot to do as the owner of the flat didn't have it cleaned properly and the estate agent called in her cleaning crew who ended up arriving at the same time as us... needless to say... most of our stuff is not in the flat yet, but moreso in the hall and the storage room (future painting studio)... that bit will happen when I get in from work tonight... if I ever get out of here... Working right after a move is VERY challenging... My face feels like it's on fire... or like I've been sitting in front of a fire for the past few hours... not a good thing, I'm just hoping it's exhaustion rather than the early onset of the flu... the flu is not something I'm keen on having as that would hamper my plans for Saturday in the most spectacular way!

I forgot what it feels like having a proper home and your own room... Guess maybe i'll feel a little less displaced as I have been in the past few months.

yipee!

And for my next trick...

I managed to gaff yet another booking… no no not on the flight to Barcelona in June… That was sorted and I’m still quite sore about it… as the ticket was non adjustable… so I ended up being saved by sqeezy jet and getting a return for 50£ extra from them… not that I really fancy returning to England… but hey, we play the game…. But lets focus now, and get back to my latest trick…

I booked my flight to Majorca this weekend to visit the boi… he’s shooting a documentary over there… I get my friend to double check that I’ve filled in everything correctly… it’s all good, and I press submit… but wait. Oh look the confirmation letter states that I’m being issued a paper ticket (do they still exist!?!?!) and that it’s being sent to my billing address which is my old flat (where I’ve not lived for the past 3 months!!!!). Twenty minutes on the phone to the booking people and they tell me that they ‘hope’ they can catch the tickets before they’re dispatched and get them sent to my office instead… I smell trouble… these things come in threes don’t they? More drama will surely ensue.

The move is on for tomorrow! Three months of homelessness (very cushy homelessness may I add) will soon be over and we’ll be safely installed into the new abode in the wilds of west London…

*closes eyes and jumps into the unknown*

Your know it’s going to be a great week when…

When you’re chuffed that you and your mate booked flights to bcn for Sonar in June… at bargain prices…

You soon realize that it’s going to be a crap week when…

You’re filling out your holiday request form and realize that the tickets were booked on the wrong dates… and you will most likely incur 50£ penalty per passenger… if they even let us amend the booking… and that it’s most likely that we’ll have to re-book completely and it will probably mean that we’ll have to pay the full price again! That, sucks. I hate when life is fickle.

I’m going to crawl into a hole now and not come out for a long long time.

On another note… pole dancing hurts a lot and it bruises a lot… I’ve got total respect for the ladies that do it for a living… clearly it’s not my calling… booking incorrect flights seems to be much more of a forte for me.

The move looks to be on for Wednesday… we’ll see if I manage to organize that one properly.

It’s been too long...

And lots of jollies where had at home for xmas. Was so lovely to see seestor and my tiny mummy and all the relations… whom are very not tiny anymore!

Highlights being

- Seeing mum and sister - of course
- Seeing Lisa and Dave and their wee ones
- Seeing la Noeleen and her hubby to be…
- Meeting my online friend of 7 years in person for the first time
- Meeting up with Karm and his lady
- Drinking silly cocktails at the Drake Hotel
- Staying at the Drake hotel and being awoken at 4am by a girl knocking at the door who asked us if we had any ‘stuff’… what ‘stuff’ she was looking for we’re not quite certain… but we were pretty sure we didn’t have any. Tee Hee Hee
- Receiving the most gorgeous pair of leopard print stillies from sister (made from pony fur)

The house move hasn’t happened yet but will hopefully next week when certain travellers return and sort out the remaining financials…. Stress comes with everything it seems… or is that just me? *giggle*

Tomorrow I will continue packing up the flat and then venture down to old street to join up with andrea and her friend who is celebrating her b’day… the fun part is, that we’re all doing a pole dancing class as part of the celebration! Should be a really good laugh. And no, no pictures will be posted… I fear the embarrassment would be far too great.

Ooh at xmas I managed to finish another painting… I luckily picked up a bunch of art supplies in Canada when I was there… they are a fraction of the cost there than they are here and will the sales it was brilliant!

Happy new year!

painting i did at xmas... 

Me and seestor at xmas 

Well that’s if for me for this year…

Off to the great white north and the land of Canadia as my friends call it here…

The manic schedule however, appears to be following me… no rest until at least the end of January…

I am impressed as last night I managed to pack everything within 15 mins and still manage to collect all of miss B’s things for Thailand. Damn I’m good under pressure…

Off to el aeropuerto in a few mins…

Happy Ho HO!

Can I just say....

That xmas bonuses are very nice... so yea the tax man takes his share but you won't see me saying no to free cash!

Finally got a flat and am moving in early January... which is brilliant as moving before xmas was a bit of a daunting prospect. Now I can do the diry work right after I get back. Moving to the wilds of west London is a bit daunting but having a lovely terrace and being dead close to the tube and kensinton gardens will be great! It's going to be so strange as I have been such a north/east london dweller since I moved here...

Saw Alex and Dearbhla and Dani and Carolyn last night... Alex is doing well and is soon of to Oz and has a lot of adventures planned for the coming year... The Irish girls were in good form and as always, it was lovely to catch up with them all!

Six more sleeps till I fly home. No xmas shopping done... except for Mr. McCann... lucky devil! When will I find the time???

i love this one :) 

fredu 

moi et le boi a Cadaques 

Cadaques... brr it was cold! 

Me and my friend Sinead at our xmas party 

Having a holiday was most fantastic

I think sometimes you work so hard you forget what it’s like to just do nothing for an entire week. I ended up in Cadaques with le boi… We had such a chilled out week… Brilliant thing really, just before the xmas rush. I’ve still not started shopping yet and am wistfully thinking back to a few years ago when I finished all my shopping before the beginning of December….

The large ball of fire has returned over the skies of London town… It’s been a long time since I’ve seen it… even in Spain it was grey and rainy and cold… I’m looking forward to going home… even if it is helli cold at least there is always lots of sunshine!

I’m continuing the flat hunting search this Saturday and am lined up to see a few more flats… I’m hoping I can find something… then at least we can move next weekend and put an end to this palarva.

I’ve got pictures a plenty… from the hols… just need to download them…

Big office 10 year anniversary party tomorrow night… what to wear what to wear?