Major fail!!

I had an altercation today with a stick... and it won. I ended up sprawled across a muddy path but luckily I didn't land on my stupidly small cavalier as I think I would probably have squished her flat! I can feel my shoulder and neck stiffening up so I expect tomorrow to be interesting. So overall I am not doing too well on the walking front... I should probably stay in tomorrow as lord only knows what I will end up doing!

I did manage to get the rest of Adele's horse personality paper read and have started on my thesis writing guide so I now know my next move is my written proposal.

Other than that I have been weeding the garden to get a march on the weeds this year as I felt as if they were taking over last year. I really need to get someone out to look at cutting back some of the trees in the garden but at the moment the electrics and a new shower are more of a priority.

only an hour and a half...

Until I can eat chocolate again!! It has been so hard, but that is the point of lent I suppose. So this has been a big achievement and has shown me I can survive without chocolate, my test now is to only eat it once a week!

I managed to slide on some mud earlier so I am waiting to see what state my knee will be in tomorrow, I am hoping it is not too bad. I had to take a tramadol earlier as it was aching but fingers crossed that it will be okish tomorrow. I did have ideas of another long puppy walk over Easter but I don't think that will be happening now. 

Other than that we just saw the bf's mother today who popped through for a visit, this means I can't really do any developmental stuff as I need to sit around and make conversation. I sometimes do a little bit of cross stitch but my new project is very complicated and requires me to concentrate... the bf calls it "50 shades of beige"

My book on how to write a thesis came today so I MUST make a start on it, everyone else has made such a good start on theirs (but then I am working full time and have a very noisy bf during the times I am home!!)

Off to bed now so the Easter bunny can come!!

Massive development

So my application for APBC member ship is almost ready to be sent off, I then need to sort out insurance (through dad lol) and then I am all ready to go with problem behaviour work!! I am also trying to arrange to do home visits for the RSPCA to practice my counselling skills. This is all headed in the right direction!

We also went back to view Aldwark Manor yesterday all set up for a wedding and I think we have decided to get married there so that is another big tick off my list of things to do. It was so peaceful there and as we drove up the driveway the sun was setting and the windows looked like they were on fire with the reflection... it was beautiful. 

I also got to a place where I had done every application I could before I went home from work last night which pleased me immensely. However when I get back after Easter there is going to be a huge pile waiting for me!! I am enjoying being back at work and it meant today I could by NOW 84 without any feelings of guilt.

Tesco was packed today and I came away with a splitting headache but that is gone now so I think it is time to do some house work and take the puppy out for a long walk. After that I plan to spend the day reading though some magazines which I have been meaning to do for ages and then they can be rehomed to a friend of mine :D

The many jobs at work day

I had forgotten how hard it is working full time!! I did Student Records in the morning, caught up with admin over lunch, lectured in the afternoon and then attended a meeting after that about campus development plans. I hurried home to put away the bunnies and sort out the recycling... by that time the bf was home! 

I still have no idea how long I will be working in Student Records as apparently they have not even hit the peak times for applications and they are getting at least five a day. I am just doing my best to plod through them but to be honest the pile does not seem to be getting any smaller.

There was a program about Pompeii on tonight that I watched as I am off to the Pompeii exhibition at the British Museum in a week or two and I wanted to do some research first. 

I am not really getting any personal development done due to work but I have Emma on order at the library and I have decided to go to a local Pilates class using some of the proceeds of my work. I think it will really help my balance and co ordination. I also started reading Adele's horse journals last night but I didn't get too far before I was hit by exhaustion!

Tomorrow is also stupidly busy should contain development stuff, I am musing going into work earlier than I originally thought as there is so much to be done and I can earn some more money. It is Easter after tomorrow so I will have a couple of days where I won't be working and can self develop. I also need to do physio and loose some weight!!!  

Cataracts

This morning I had four bunnies at the vets for VHD injections and it was confirmed that Pepsi does have cataracts so he is going to need lots of TLC, although the puppy will probably require some training in this. I also checked and the vets will be happy to let me have some behavioural cases so I just need to write to them and gain my accreditation with the APBC. One of the women off my masters did her first behavioural consult and charged £200!!!! I just can't justify that money with not having any experience so I will probably start my problem beahviour work more in the region of £60 and work my way up!

I also met with a couple of people from my masters for coffee and realised that I am behind them in terms of my masters dissertation... Although it is hard to study now I am working more or less full time and when I am home the bf insists on there always being background noise which can be anything from friends, football commentary to music and I need quiet to work. Sometimes it can even be TV and music!!

Still I am self evicting myself from the lounge tonight as there is football on so I will try to see if I can make a start on something masters related!! I am feeling slightly irritated tonight as I have spent all today rushing around, even rushing my dinner as I didn't want to loose any of the wages from my 4 hours at work to a lunch our. I was hoping to slodge on the sofa tonight but I just can't face football tonight! 

A full days work

I actually did a full days work today! And I enjoyed it... even more shocking!! The parents are doing all the house work and puppy walking (I do adore them for this). I then made cup cakes to take to work and made chicken roulade for dinner... it needed more seasoning of some sort or a gravy. Tonight we are off to the quiz at the local pub oh and I finished 'The Big Four' meaning I can put a big tick next to my Agatha Christie book. 

My development books to read are as below:

Emma

Men are from Mars Women are from Venus

Beatrix Potter biography

Bronte Sisters biography

Moby Dick

I am sure this list will be added to over the next few weeks and I am going to be very good and get them from the library where possible!

Birthday

My brothers birthday was yesterday so today my parents and I decided to go around and spend the day with him (after driving through many snow drifts!!). His flat mate was clearing out some unwanted items and so I got Moby Dick from him which I have put onto my self development reading list (this list is getting very long and worryingly doesn't seem to contain any books that actually live in my bookcases!). 

Tomorrow I am starting in Central Admissions so I have been arranging puppy cover and lists of jobs for my parents. Mum was talking about spring cleaning the house and I guess if it makes her happy I can put up with it! I get to see how the duck with the 14 ducklings is getting on tomorrow!!