-reading
-did some adulting
-work was chilled enough and I didnt get out too late
-yummy curry for dinner
-possibly going on a date soon!
-out of date chocolate bars nomnom
Today:
- Pleasantly surprised to discover that I was wrong with my first impressions about my boss and she is actually very nice
- My whole department gathered in my classroom with cake after having found out about The Birthday Situation, which I was very touched by, though K is slightly in trouble for telling everyone it was birthday!!
- Did chatting with colleagues and didn't die
- Today was the first day where I've felt that maybe work and being here is going to be OK
- Volunteering went well and I chatted to the people there
- drove in very scary fog and the second time I actually used my fog lights having sought advice from colleagues as to whether that was a thing (it absolutely is!).
Jack White's Acoustic Sessions album is a beautiful compilation.
Paid my rent and therefore feeling adulty.
Watched a few (okay, I watched 6) episodes of 24.
Elisha Cuthbert exists
One more day at work then weekend off.
Seeing Whitfield on Saturday :D
Now I'll play your ghost as my ace, whenever I'm led astray.
But I am actually good, can't help it if we're tilted.
I'm in my right place, don't be a downer.
Boss okay-d a day off I'd asked for woo0
I got really last minutes tickets to a concert, can't wait to see it
Bought a cute teapot that sits in the cup, which is handy for climbing my very steep stairs and is fuelling my tea drinking.
Talking of tea, got some lovely flavours through the letterbox and my first post of this house :) thanks Emmakins!
Also got a little tiny top hat & tartan-y shoes on my charity shop trawl :)
Was shattered but kept pushing today, kept telling myself one more task and ended up being quite productive.
Was putting off going to the local library but it ended up being sorted well.
One week has passed, progress.
'What came first, the phoenix or the flame?'
'I think the answer is that a circle has no beginning'
-Got up and going after waking up a bit teary and tired
-Rode the longboard to the beach and went in the water twice
-Stayed on the sand reading until I realised I had started to feel good!
-Lay down for a bit in the afternoon but did not sleep because it was my goal not to crash today
-Bought postcards so I can write to people
Thursday:
- great lesson with a normally difficult class
- spaghetti carbonara wasn't as displeasing as I had anticipated
- played in an orchestra and even though I was very rusty, I absolutely loved it
- my stationary delivery arrived and I was amused at the fact that you need scissors to remove the packaging of the scissors. Why do they think I was buying scissors in the first place???
Yesterday:
- survived a busy, stressful day
- got a class playing a very boisterous maths game which they enjoyed and I enjoyed supervising!
- put up with unison singing (like, are we 11?) in the interest of Getting Involved and will be playing violin next week which is good as I am disproportionately irritated by unison singing
- successfully drove to IKEA despite my phone thinking that dumping me at the service entrance would be sufficient
- had a fabulous time in IKEA
- Saw my second most favourite person in the world
- Adulted a bit despite feeling scared
- I may be nearer to solving my Work Dilemma on Momday
- My assignment is nearly finished
- Made a new friend
- picked up my parcel and it was a lovely card and gifts from Claire =D
- Got some shopping done
- This sounds lame but a colleague waved at me from her car as I went across a zebra crossing, but that's exciting because that's the first time I've seen anyone I know when out and about in my new town!
- finally finished the timetable and goddamn unit of work for my old school
- reheated spaghetti bolognese with extra cheese was really rather tasty
- enjoyed watching Bake Off and I have an idea for a new meal I want to try making
That doesn't sound sad at all Jenna, the beginnings of friendships are always great!
Yesterday;
I looked adorable in my spotty dress and docs.
Pride
I saw Whigfield live on stage and 6 year old me was so happy. She was great!
Pasta for dinner.
Watched a few eps of Bad Girls with my girlfriend.
Now I'll play your ghost as my ace, whenever I'm led astray.
But I am actually good, can't help it if we're tilted.
I'm in my right place, don't be a downer.
Friday:
- got to head to TR's in the morning so I didn't have to hang around the house on my own for half the day
- lovely walk in the woods
- helped with motorbike maintenance
- I piloted a motorbike a few metres down the drive by myself??
- also didn't give up when my first attempt at the above went wrong
Saturday:
- we got a free pizza at Pizza Hut :D
- lying in Christchurch gardens, and it was just a beautiful moment
- tried to pat a cow, and successfully avoided being stabbed with a horn, or bitten
- scary new humans I was terrified of meeting weren't as scary as I had thought
- yummy ice cream!
Today:
- TR's dog being cuddly
- collaborative video gaming efforts meant I got to see/play a lot more of Undertale than I'd managed on my own
- the bread in the fridge doesn't appear to have gone off in my absence
- also didn't come home to any scary DWP letters, hooray!
- nice lie in
- FINALLY caught up on my fb messages
- my friend sent a jpg of a cornet at a car boot sale which inspired me to find a car boot sale here to go to next weekend
- popped down to the tennis club for a little bit
- added more blackberries than yesterday to my apple and blackberry smoothie and it was fabulous
- enjoyed getting some work done in my tidy study
- noticed how much more of a toss I appear to give about doing a good job at work at the moment
Falafel for lunch.
Went to a ukulele group and really enjoyed myself even though I was very anxious before hand, but I will be going back next week :D
Started a new art project that I'm already really into and can't wait to get back to tomorrow after work.
Not had an oven for 2 1/2 weeks but got a new one delivered today so I can actually start eating like an adult, and not a 6 year old fending for themselves.
Now I'll play your ghost as my ace, whenever I'm led astray.
But I am actually good, can't help it if we're tilted.
I'm in my right place, don't be a downer.
Went to a photoshoot and looked rather nice!
Got told my skin looked "flawless"
Went to my favourite Chinese restaurant to get my fortune cookies!
Tried the new yuzu sorbet at dim t
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you wish to make.
Today;
Finally braved using the communal washing machine, now I just have to stay awake long enough for it to finish and hopefully it won't blow up or anything.
Gonna paint for an hour.
Now I'll play your ghost as my ace, whenever I'm led astray.
But I am actually good, can't help it if we're tilted.
I'm in my right place, don't be a downer.
Yesterday:
- My favourite sort of frozen pizza was on offer at Tescos
- TR being reassuring and generally lovely
- Successfully dyed my hair blue
- Gerbil being cute
Today:
- Really positive GIC appointment~
- Got to go on the tube!
- Managed to retain train tickets so I should be able to claim back most of my travel costs
- Bought sensible foodstuffs
