All around N Yorkshire

Today we did a massive puppy walk which took in Brimham Rocks and Fountains Abbey (favourite Yorkshire place) meaning she should (and I do say should!) be tired out tomorrow and give me an easy day so I can concentrate on my masters reading. I also fed her some home made lasagne tonight so I am hoping the extra food will make her just snuggle up and sleep to digest it all... that way I can have a lovely quiet evening. I have even locked the bunny in the kitchen. I am getting over a bad headache and I need things to be drama free.

So not much development today but I am in a good place to start it tomorrow.... I am certainly not getting as much development done as I thought I would when I started this blog... I can see how the days run away with me. I blame fullish time work!

Oh and I did see one of my ex's today (looked like he had a son) at Fountains Abbey which meant we spent our time trying to avoid him so I didn't have to pretend I had seen him and said hi. Quite petty of me really but I just couldn't deal with it at the moment, I feel like I have enough on in my life as it is. I would also have been disquitened and probably spent this evening thinking of things I should have said lol.

The day of eveything

Today I did almost everything on my mammoth list of jobs which ranged from moving my Bramble bunny outside again as the weather is getting better to dusting months worth of dust. I have even discovered the floor under the bf's side of the bed... he won't be pleased as I washed and tidied everything away so he will have no idea that I have 'hidden' his things in his draws!

I have had an email from my supervisor, she wants weekly updates as to my progress on my masters... this week will be easy... none!! I have managed to read a couple of journal articles though so I feel I have made a start.

I also treated myself to an animal magazine and two new books (although not really developmental I feel justified in getting them as I had rehomed so many of my old books) today as a treat for working so hard this week.

The bf is away at a stag do this weekend so I am planning on a thesisathon on Sunday! Hopefully then I can fill in this progress update and make it look like I am actually doing stuff!!!

Darn work!!

Darn work is getting in the way of my self development!! I think I need to start doing a few less hours as all I have managed is to read one journal article. But then it is hardly my fault that The Hobbit came out the other day and I had to spend two evenings watching it.

I did manage to spring clean my car and give it a thorough wash (to which nature responded by raining on it!) which I have been meaning to do since October.

Anyway I am responding to this serious lack of development by spending the weekend doing EVERYTHING lol. The bf is away at a stag do and the parents are over so by Saturday morning I will be thesis(ed) out and the house is going to be sparkly clean. I will also have read something... anything!

Long weekend

It was the longest of weekends away in a freezing cold house! I did however read the National Geographic which I decided must give me self development points. I also saw mummies at the British museum (whilst being jealous of the people who had been lucky enough to get Pompeii tickets!) and got lost in Harrods. 

Pepsi bunny has been poorly so the bf have been running around the house this weekend trying to get various antibiotic drops into him. He seems better but we have an appointment in the morning with the bunny vet. I can see all my money from this extra work vanishing into the vets pockets!

Managed to get my bridesmaids together for the first time and got them to try on a few dresses and realise that making them both happy is going to be very difficult as one doesn't want her cleavage on show and the other doesn't really want any flesh showing off... and they only seem to make dresses that do both! I think I need to find a real wedding shop to get some advice rather than department stores. 

Going to London alone was rather a big step in the right direction in terms of me being nervous of going places alone especially as the northern line and Barnet station both had disruptions on them. 

Other than that I didn't really achieve any development as Emma was too heavy to carry around with me! Although I put in a time sheet for over £300 so I should have money to do stuff soon

But we have decided where to get married AND have our evening party for the wedding... but now I need to book it.

The day before the weekend away

I am utterly shattered today, I spent most of the day at work on my feet. Tess puppy came to work with me and stayed in the grooming parlour meaning I spent my lunch hour giving her a walk and feeding her my lunch!

Tomorrow I am off to London for the weekend to try bridesmaid dresses on my bridesmaids and to indulge in some culture!

I started reading Emma today... but apart from that stuff the self development!!

Yesterday I realised how awesome 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' is! I am beginning to see how full time working is going to stop my development plans as I am not even managing the house work at the moment. Oh and the bunny is sneezing and has a poorly eye so tomorrow I am off to the vets which will allow me a little time to throw some clothes together before I need to go and catch my train... oh joy...

Lesser ouch!

My shoulders are slowly getting better (with the help of tramadol and paracetamol) so I can actually move around without twinges. Last night was not fun as every time I needed to move and use my arms it was so painful, hoping I get a better nights sleep tonight

Still plodding away with my 50 shades of beige cross stitch, I don't want to leave it too long between stitching as I am sure I will loose my place. I am also annoyed that they chose the symbols / and \ and I have mixed them up :( all the symbols in the world and they pick two so similar!!

I started my  proposal outline today for my thesis but need to do more research before I can actually write it. I am using my lunch breaks at work to make a bit of a start on things. Oh and I started reading 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' so hopefully that will brighten up my relationship. 

I may have my first training session with a friends dog soon, just need to find out if she is happy to have discounted training sessions with me or if she wants someone more experienced!

Ouch!!

My shoulders kill today, can't lift my left one up high which is a pain when you are trying to hang out washing! At least I haven't hurt my knee which would have been worse long term for me but I think if my shoulders are this sore tomorrow it will be interesting at work, I just need to remember to take many painkillers with me.

I can't fill in my thesis proposal as adobe won't let me convert it to word and the darn thing has to be word processed! But I have managed to make a start at compiling relevant journal articles and filing them on the computer where I should be able to find them. Unfortunately that means that I am almost at the point where I actually need to start reading them. 

I have started on the garden today as if I don't get a start on the weeds now then as soon as it is warm they will take over the garden! I also need to buy some plants for the garden this year as at the moment all I have are lots of nice well weeded soil... I wish the people who lived here before us had not let the garden go! The whole of the fencing needs varnishing too but I need nice weather and no work for a couple of days... a 120ft long garden I am guessing will take a while to varnish...

I also baked malteaser cakes for work tomorrow so I shall be very popular... but I really should go and check that they taste alright...