No hot water and no heating… December 23, 2008

…makes Tink a grumpy lady.

Not happy, it’s the fifth time since March that our boiler has packed up. I’m paying rent for a house I can’t live in at the moment and am having to live with Prince Charming. Much as I love that, I don’t love wasting money.

Me = grumpy

However, it is only 2 more sleeps until Christmas, I don’t have to be back in the office until the 5th January and I plan to spend a lot of time catching up on sleep over the break.

Plus, I’ve had a week of pretty much free booze at work. Love it!

Brrrr December 2, 2008

So my boiler broke on Sunday – one of the coldest days of the year. Fabulous. Water pouring down from the boiler on to the electrical sockets in the kitchen. Marvellous.

Apparently it was fixed yesterday but by the temperature in the house tonight I’m not betting on it.

On a more cheerful note, I popped to Oxford Street this evening to get a couple of pressies. Bought something for Prince Charming and my secret santa present for work. I picked the woman at work who was bullying me for a while there. I tried to get her something that she’d like hoping that karma rewards me for being nice to someone who’s horrid.

Oxford Street was lovely, very Christmassy but not enough carols for my liking.

We’re putting the Christmas tree up at home tomorrow. Can’t wait. Decorations. Mulled wine. Christmas songs. We’re going to have it all!

Yay!

Il Neige! November 23, 2008

It’s snoooooowing!

 

It’s actually snowing quite a lot. Wasn’t too happy about this when Prince Charming dropped me home at 7.30 this morning on the way to work but now that I’m happily tucked up in the warm, I’m very excited that it’s snowing outside!

What I’d really love is if the snow messed up the trains tomorrow morning (and it seems that they use any excuse – rain?!) and I could work from home in my pyjamas!

Continuing on the winter theme. Prince Charming and I went to the Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park yesterday. It was a lot of fun, mulled wine, German market and lots of Christmas songs. I would highly recommend it, though it only takes an hour at the most to wander round.

It’s all just too exciting, 32 days until Christmas!

Must start thinking about Christmas presents. For others that is, I already know what I’m asking for – jewellery:

I want that one

And that one