My new baby

I'm going on a business trip to the Isle of White from 24-26th February and I've been kind of worried about the number of emails I'll be coming back to once I get home. 3 days with no internet access is almost unthinkable for me....it's almost sending shivers down my spine thinking about it LOL. Well fear not Louise because PC World had a great solution for you. We spotted an offer which meant that we could get a brand new netbook for just £75....a cracking offer! The catch was you had to sign up for mobile broadband, but since we were doing that anyway, it meant we saved about £250. I did try getting them to throw in a free case with it, but clearly my bartering skills weren't working....funny that because it always works on the telly LOL.

The only snag? Well the mobile broadband doesn't work at home or work.   So, it really will be for occasional use. I'm hoping the network coverage improves over the next couple of years otherwise I won't be renewing my contract. The entire (ish) south of england is covered though....well that's just terrific.....IF you live in the south.

Happy Valentines day

Check out these little beauties...

 

 

Would you like to share your love story? Have a look at my other blog Adori Graphics on 14th Feb

And now for something completely random...

Lately I've been a bit worried that I've been neglecting hubby a little, what with the day job and then the graphics work taking up every evening and weekend. So tonight, when the hubs came back from a job interview, we decided to spend some quality time together. We went out for dinner and then came home and had a game of this...

Can you guess what it is yet?

Yes...you guessed it....Trivial Pursuit (wii edition). It was LOTS of fun and oh...can you guess who won? Look below....Ok, well you can forgive me for a little gloat LOL.

Onto other things, well lately I've been tired and grouchy after a few very challenging weeks. I don't talk about everything on my blog, though some of you will know what I'm talking about...and I just wanted you to know that I have appreciated your thoughts and prayers while I learn to deal with the current ups and downs. My patience is still being {seriously} tested by a few people, but overall I'm feeling a bit more relaxed.

I've been making a real effort to get more sleep because I've noticed that both of us seem, to be much better for it...who'da thought?....LOL

A little personal reflection

As I said here, lately I've been feeling really tired the most exhausted I have ever felt in my life. It's my own fault really. You see I think I was put on this earth to help people and, that, coupled with the fact that I dislike confrontation, means that I never say no. It's the same at home, work, whatever...and this is great for other people, but I find that it's making me stressed, tired and ill as it inevitably results in me taking on too much. The end result is that I get grouchy and stroppy and then start snapping at people because they've pushed my buttons. When I think deeper into this I realise that I haven't been entirely fair here because I'm sure many people wouldn't have pushed my buttons if they knew I was feeling very fragile at the moment. And they probably wouldn't have gone as far as pushing my buttons if I'd said "no" occasionally. In effect, I denied them the opportunity to deal with a person who as being completely honest and open.

So, now I know what needs to change it's just a case of "how". It's hard to change 34 years of being "me". And I need to make sure the "right" bits change LOL.

In other news, I've been on a training course at work all week. It's on "6 Sigma" which is basically business tools that you can use to strive for perfection in various things that you do. We use the tools a lot at work and I have some good ideas how I can use those tools to improve my blog or to increase the chances of getting things right first time. That will involve some planning though so it's a long term thing...definitely no extra work for now LOL.

So anyway, what's new with you?

Dear poor, neglected blog,
I'm so sorry for deserting you, I never intended to be gone so long, but with my graphics work taking up all of my time, I just never got chance to come here and give you some TLC. I promise I will be a better blogger from now on...
I've been thinking about what to do with this blog and I've decided that I'd like to use it more to talk about my thoughts and feelings and general day to day stuff, because sometimes I just need to "put things out there" or talk through them. I haven't decided yet whether I'll keep the blog public or make it private, but I'll review that later on. If it seems that my posts are getting a bit heavy or I'm getting the wrong kind of "commentage" then I may consider it. So that's it for now, I'll make a proper post later...