Overactive and Underactive Thyroids

Some days I wish that I could nick a little bit of old smudgies thyroid activity and replace it with mine. She turns 18 on 9th October, and never sleeps - or sleeps when I am awake and waits until I am in a deep sleep and then pokes me !! What joys
It has been a week since Kat went on her journey and took her place in the halls of learning at Edinburgh. In some ways I am glad that she moved to Ramsey last year, because it has made the break a lot easier than I thought.
I am busy now packing boxes, washing curtains, ornaments and anything that looks dusty and grubby before I pack it (how sad am I) save me doing it the other end.
I have decided the social life needs to go on hold now until I have moved, and no more mid week jaunts either :0) Had a great night out last week at a fund raiser for Amanda, and the cause was one dear to my heart. Genetic diseases that can either cause infertility, problems in pregnancy or effect the quality of life. My mission for the next few weeks is to try and get some funds raised, but that seems to be falling on stony ground at work. I will keep on plodding away at it.
Had some great marketing ideas between Sharron and myself and they have had the go ahead by management, all we need now is to ensure all is in order. I cannot wait to get my teeth into that side of the job - it should be quite a challenge.
Hei ho - off to sleep, as I have burned to many candles lately.

The days of wine and roses

Its still early in the morning and somehow I cannot get my self into fast mode until later in the day. Must be old age slowing me down. I keep clearning rooms and looking and boxes, and thinking 'why lord, must I continue to live in other peoples home and keep packing up' Well I suppose I am lucky to have a roof over my head - although the way things are going I can just about manage it. I am not going to end up in a bedsit with one room, so if it means spending all I earn to keep a certain standard - the so be it. I shall enjoy the life that I have and live it to the full.

I went for a job interview for a second job yesterday, and got the job - 16 hours a week extra - so I shall be working the number of hours equivalent to my age :0) That should cover the extra winter fuel costs, and keep me out of mischief. (and as is is with M&S I get staff discounts on all that wine and lovely food)

Tonight is FMNH night and they do cheer me up. It should be a controversial meeting as there are all sorts of rumblings as to whether they are running at a loss. Tomorrow is the wine quiz and if I was not driving could sample loads of wine - but as my little one leaves Saturday, not a good idea because I do very badly the next day and lose great chunks of my life every time I drink.

Hei Ho off to work I go, with a smile on my face and a positive attitude !

Quasi modo and frankenstein

Oh my poor old back, all that packing last night did not do me any favours. I am a cross between the good old hunchback of notre dame and frankensteins monster. Limited mobility in my neck - which makes me look somewhat robotic. Not very attractive at all.
I seem to be making some headway with the packing (only one more box of books - that I know about to go !!) Even managed to pack glasses and crockery so am definitely making progress.
Had a lovely lunch with the spawned ones and Lesley. She made a gorgeous apple and blackberry pie - which I polished off for my evening meal last night. It was a diet pie because I had no starters !!
Only four more days left with the little one, before she heads off for unknown and exciting pastures. It will be strange not having her around, but we have managed break the ties slowely with her living 'up north'. What an adventure, I am quite envious - Here I am sloping off to the money mines each day and trotting home to what I consider a reasonably interesting life - it is nothing compared to what she is about to venture on.
Hei ho, better get on with my work - mining is such tedious work :0)

Blackberries, broadband and boxes

The weather outside is thoroughly miserable, so all there is for me to do is make some headway with my packing - but it is so much easier to procrastinate and make an entry which is totally uneccessary in order to scive off the inevitable.
Sitting at my computer I can see loads of ripe blackberries (tad early you may say - but global warming and all that) and am tempted to brave the weather and go and frolic in the garden with my basket and collect apples (from my orchard!) and blackberries to make a delicious blackberry and apple pie - but the boxes and all my books call me to do what I should do.
I have even refused going for another sail tomorrow. What ! some of you may say - sail again after your last session with half blind captain calamity and the force five wind. My bruises and ego are now healed and I am ready to brave the seas yet again, but this time with a calmer, gentler and more tolerant captain at the helm.
Having tried to send out some scanned newspaper cuttings on this dial up - have decided it would be cheaper (after about three days of attempts) to have broadband re-instated.
Back to the boxes :0)

TGIF

Finally the end of a long week that was shortened by a bank holiday on Monday - one wonders how on earth I would have managed a full week.
I have been and collected boxes and packing paper so I can start on the endless amount of clutter that I seem to have accumulated. It always seems to be books that I end up with. Lots of lovely reference books on art, architecture, landscaping and history - which at the moment are more decorative than referral books. I seem to have so much going on that an evening at home would be welcome. I start with a choir on the 11th in Ramsey, but Tracey is reluctant to join as she cannot find a cd that she can learn off pat (and they may discover that she cannot read music) We made it through Carmina, so I am sure we can pull this one off as it is far less high brow.
Heritage is getting more and more interesting and I have met and made friends with an archivist, and hope to meet some more on Thurday at a meeting and lecture. All my grans old stories will finally find a resting place :0)
Gotta go, people are being daft now and almost time to leave the money mine