How embarrassing

Why is it that just when you want/need to make a good impression you manage to make yourself look like a right dork?

Yesterday lunchtime me (and the other graduates who did my training scheme) had a presentation lunch with the company big wigs. Everyone was there and it was a great opportunity to look good. Now don't get me wrong I'm not completely shallow...but professional suicude so early on in my career would just be plain silly LOL. So anyhoo.... everything was looking good until I opened my sparkling water. I swear somebody had been in the kitchen shaking them all up because I've never seen a drink explode like that when the cap was undone. Seriously it drenched me and everyone around me and send my certificate swimming across the table. Then in the panic to clean up I knocked my plate of food on the floor! Well I certainly made an impression!

I'm sooooo tired

Man I feel so tired today…come to think of it I’ve felt tired….wait….scratch that…exhausted for the last few months. Totally and utterly drained if I’m honest. Reading Deb’s post here made me realise that maybe I’m not taking very good care of myself lately. I average about 6 hours (broken) sleep at night, I eat poorly and make little (ok….no) time for exercise. As a result I feel cranky all the time and I hate feeling like that.

Heck I need to turn over a new leaf….and pronto! Maybe I’ll go on the treadmill after work while I’m waiting for the chicken to marinade – I should do. Dinner will be reasonably healthy….marinated chicken in pita pockets with salad and a sprinkle of lower fat cheese. I’ll probably do a baked potato with it as well. So ok I guess this is a pledge to start taking better care of myself – and maybe get some of that self love and self respect back.

Of all the luck :)

Well of all the luck…..remember the post I made on Friday about me messing up a test at work? Well of all the luck….I had a look through all of the parts this morning – fully expecting to have to do some major detective work to figure out which parts were from which test. Guess what I found? Somebody had already etched a really tiny reference card number onto the part before it had been tested – so it was obvious which card went with which part. This is really unusual because the technicians never do this! I am so grateful to whichever technician went that extra mile – because its only because of him that I can complete my report. Hopefully I will have learned my lesson now.

Sleep, breakfast, walking boots......check!

Well I've had a good night sleep, a hearty breakfast, got my walking boots on and now I'm all ready for church. For those who have read my blog for a while you might remember that the new church we have started going to has these epic length singing sessions at the beginning of the service. Anyone who is wondering what I'm on about go have a look here :)

Seriously the "hymn" is 30 or 40 minutes of constant singing - one song after another.....which is cool....but you do need comfy shoes and a good breakfast to be able to survive the experience LOL.

Ok....talk later

Food talk

I have no real news really from today. We went grocery shopping this morning and then to Homebase to pick up some new gardening equipment using some vouchers that Andy won a few months ago. I got a neat little grow-your-own hot chilli pepper kit for £1.99. You just sprinkle in the seeds and water it - all the compost is already in there and the packet is also the plant pot...cool. So sometine in the next few weeks I should have some nice fresh veggies - I love fresh veggies.


Talking of veggies....I made roasted veggies for dinner and they were gorgeous. I just chopped up different veggie and seasoned them before putting them in the oven....a token gesture at healthy eating *sigh*. I was hungry an hour later and ended up eating yogurt and toast....so much for the healthy eating *another sigh*.