We nipped down to Maughold yesterday morning and it made me realise just how lucky I am to live with such spectacular scenery around me. We were really on a mission to try and move some furniture so needed to borrow a truck for the purpose, but as I am playing with picture function on blogger, don't really feel the need to justify such a gorgeous picture. :0)

New job, new life

They say that life begins at forty, but that I am sure was in the 'old' days. Last year was not a very good year and I felt a little bit as though life was being very unkind to me and spent most of the year licking my wounds, tentatively trying to take brave steps and then having to go back into a safe place and lick my wounds again. But I made it through 2006 and if January is anything to go by then 2007 is my year and I am going to embrace it and

I started this year with clearing out not only the physical clutter but other bits of baggage as well, I disposed of things I have hung on to for sentimental value and other silly reasons (although not all of it - yet), I took stock and decided that I needed to take control of my life.

I wrote a letter enclosing my CV to an organisation that I had been offered a job with last year and as it was about the time of my car crash, did not accept. I regretted it, and had such a bad year that never gave it another thought. When I sent the letter out, I expected a no thank you nice of you to drop us a line - but nooooooooo. I actually was called in for an interview and believe it or not start on the 12th February. What an amazing thing to happen. It is a job that will hold my interest, with well educated and intelligent people and best of all, a decent salary that will pay the bills and maybe even let me go on holiday to a destination of my choice. Roll on Venice, Florence, Prague and all the cultural centres of the world.

Merry New Year :0)

Well the silly season is almost at its end, and it certainly went out with a bang as I had a New Years ever party at 'my place'.
Up until the end of next week I had virtually no plans and a vague outline of how the party would go. I started with 12 people, and by New Years eve had 18 all seated in my makeshift dining room.
It was like a restaurant and amazingly everything went really smoothly - the food turned out great, the ambiance was perfect and the mix of people spot on. We all had a fantastic evening, and one of the guys has 'booked' for next year - as he said it is the best New years party he has been to in an age. We didn't try too hard to be jolly and have a 'party' with masses of booze' and dancing - I think we are all at the age where a dinner party, with good food, good conversation and a bit of an atmosphere make the night.
Only disaster, in my attempt to create a nice environment I had a log fire in the lounge and dining room where there was a buffet set out, candles burning in the hallway, lounge and our makeshift dining room. One of the candle burnt down to nothing in a tin and has burnt a bit of a hole in my alter table !! C'est la view, I should have been a bit more cautious and not swanned around without checking everything.
Happy New year and may 2007 be a good one.