Monday 5 November 2012


FIREWORKS NIGHT..?


So I needed to remember  that ‘Fireworks Night’ in the UK correlated with a spectacular event of wonder and amazement – unlike the Caribbean, when it meant the local electricity company had once again gone home a little too early before a hurricane....



Even so, that event in the Caribbean was nowhere near as entertaining as the months that followed....
    
 (Airport Runway.... welcome to paradise...*brace yourselves*??)

Anyhoo.... it all started when I walked my son, Tai, into Asda’s the other day....outside, I was met with two young  ‘rapscallions’ chanting , “Penny for the Guy..?!”




Looking at Tai, wondering if I may get more for him, I decided to respond....  "No thanks.."  At this point, I figured my kids should be enjoying one of the many scheduled fireworks events going on in the local community??  It would be fun... and I’d have a legitimate excuse to procrastinate. :-/


Sunday night, last minute.... the ‘Grandparents’ and I were alerted to an event which involved community, refreshments and excitement....

...but we declined and went to the Kiddies Fireworks Display at the local football ground...

Having spent the majority of the display, looking for the kids...

...I managed to bump into some friends I hadn’t seen for 20 years.... TWICE!!! :-P

That said, I eventually managed to locate the 'tamer', more 'responsible' member of the family....

.. and asked her to look for her brother.....

My parents and I watched the end of the fireworks as we eventually rounded the kids up via sat nav.....


...waiting for the anticipated finale...


...we settled for what was on offer....

...then made our way back home.

The cats had wondered where the peace and tranquility had gone from Fireworks Night....

 as they heard the key in the lock...

Eventually, the battle dispersed, as I explained the consequences...



... and my work eventually got completed!!!


.... just after purchasing her £19 (Reduced from £140) Kurt Geigers!!! :-D














....... meh... who we kiddin'....all a Gal really needs is her Boo....




...that is all. :-p x






Friday 15 June 2012

What the...?!?!?


At the ripe old age of 38, with two kids in tow, I figured it was about time to expand my horizons a little more than moving back into higher education.  It was apparent that returning to employment, whilst doing a degree and raising a family, was going to be a little daunting, and quite overwhelming.  Nevertheless, I've gone through worse!

So this morning, I started my day with utter chaos, almost forgetting that I should wake up the kids before leaving the house, choosing to focus on a day of meetings and induction training for the new position of Student Mentor.  Seriously, they seem to have a 'built in alarm' during the 2am feedings... this really is the average 8 year old's responsibility...... but I digress.

Having previously felt nauseous through my anxiety, the chaos of this morning's routine was thankfully a welcome distraction.  By the time I had walked into the conference room, almost full of unfamiliar faces, I was living in ignorant bliss with the sole concern of simply sitting down for a minute - then the dread suddenly hit!

Realising I had no idea what I was doing, or suddenly where I was even, I immediately went for the ultimate defence for my anxiety.... start talking continuously and give others the impression I was super confident, and possibly mentally disturbed.  That way, I'll have done my bit, and can expect others input for the rest of the day.  Not quite...

Within minutes, we were being coerced into participating in team engaging activities, challenging us to think about why we wanted the Student Mentor role, what the position entailed, and what type of support we could offer.  Within 10 minutes, we had all relaxed significantly (wine really is well disguised in a coffee cup!), and the initial adrenaline rush had subsided, so we were now able to identify the budding personalities within our group.  There were some who were quiet, and needed slight encouragement, those excited to be involved and highly inquisitive, and of course, those who were so anxious, they couldn't stop talking (no clues!).

Anyhoo, four hours later....

I now am ready to make a life long commitment to this group... possibly more than I was to my ex-husband!!  We have been fantastically engaged in each other, finding qualities that may otherwise been missed, but are now realised, to compliment our individual personalities, and likely .... idiosyncrasies!!  It's going to be a perfect year, from here... :-p