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

Things I wish today November 9, 2008

In late response to Pink JellyBaby (whose blog I’ve just come across). There are the things I wish today:

I wish Prince Charming didn’t work every Sunday, I wish that we could have more than one day together each week, more time to fit everything/everyone in so that we’d still have more time to spend quality time with each other

In the same vein, I wish Prince Charming didn’t have to work New Year’s Day, that way we could go away to a cottage with my friends for a couple of days

I wish I lived in my own house with Prince Charming so that I wouldn’t have to tidy up after my housemates

I wish my housemate hadn’t eaten a whole tub of my Ben & Jerry’s and not replaced it. You wouldn’t believe how much I’m craving some Bohemian Raspberry now that I can’t have it

I wish I liked Samantha’s new boyfriend. He just really winds me up. And I don’t like the person she is around him

I wish my mum, brother and sister could be happy. I get so worried about them. And can’t do anything to help them. This I wish more than anything

I wish Prince Charming hadn’t asked to put a limit of Christmas presents this year. Just once I wanted him to spare no expense and surprise me with the perfect present

I wish I was still here:

New York last year for Thanksgiving

Bali this summer

Kinsale, Ireland last month

Any chance that any of this will come true?!

meh November 9, 2008

I haven’t had enough time this week to even see Prince Charming and my friends, let along blog. Such a manic week at work. I was working on the launch of a book, trying to keep one of my normal clients chugging along and on top of that I was pulled on to another client to help with a sell in to journalists and then recruit case studies for another part of the campaign. Basically, I spent the whole week on the phone and am totally exhausted.

I turned down the job that I was headhunted for a couple of weeks ago. It didn’t feel right for me, I didn’t think it was the right direction for my career. I decided after the first interview that it wasn’t for me but was convinced to go back for a second interview by my current boss (long story) but still didn’t like it. I’ve not regretted the decision since. Regretting the money slightly but I’m going to have a word with work and ask for a pay rise…we’ll see how well that goes down.

I really do need more money though because I’ve spent a fortune on clothes recently (all very necessary for my winter wardrobe), plus I’ve got a skiing holiday to pay for this month and ski gear to buy for January. Not even thinking about what I’ve got to spend for Christmas! Eek.

Planning a really lazy  day today. Prince Charming is at work (as usual on a Sunday – makes me sad) and wants to go to see Quantum of Solace later, not sure whether I really want to though, then I’ll miss the Strictly Come Dancing results (also makes me sad).

Monday is over October 27, 2008

Phew, thank goodness Monday is over. Don’t have to do that for another week!

Horrid day today, had to lie to work claiming I have a dr’s appointment on Wednesday morning when in fact I’m going for the interview. My boss’ wife works at the rival agency – what are the chances I’ll run into her at the interview?!

Spent the whole evening pulling together my coverage portfolio for the interview. Wish I could have spent it with Prince Charming though. He’s just sat forlornly at the end of the sofa waiting for some attention.

It better be worth it. If anyone’s reading this, I need good vibes sent to me between 9 and 10 am GMT on Wednesday. Please?!

Champagne Haze October 18, 2008

Such a gorgeous day today. I’ve even got washing drying on the line, in mid-October. Whoever says global warming doesn’t affect us is crazy!

I was drining champagne last night. Quite a lot of champagne. Started after work when we were celebrating a big win, our chairman put his card behind the bar and then we carried on after he left.  Then I had to leave to go and meet Prince Charming, his friend and the friend’s girlfriend. Seeing as I’d started on the champers I thought I’d carry on. Maybe those last two were a mistake. Suffering a bit today though.

I don’t mind too much though because it’s sunny and because Carrie and Samantha aren’t in tonight so I have the house to myself with Prince Charming and we get to spend the whole day together tomorrow!!

So, I sent my CV over to the rival company who’d head hunted me. Haven’t heard anything yet and I’m getting more and more nervous by the day. Now that I’m in the mind set of leaving my job I’ve also started looking for others. I’m not desperate to leave but I’m going to start putting the feelers out there to see what’s around. Anyone got any jobs going as an Account Mananger / Press Officer doing charity work?!

Memories October 5, 2008

So I’ve just got back from a weekend in Ireland, introducing Prince Charming to my grandfather. I’m feeling absolutely drained, three days of inane conversation with my 80yr old grandad is tiring.

I feel sad coming away from Ireland, it’s changed so much since my childhood and that’s the Ireland I wanted to show Prince Charming. Don’t you sometimes wish you could just download your memories into your partner / friends’ head? I wish I could have shown him the places, things and people which made me so happy during my childhood.

The whole place was full of happy memories for me. But that’s made me so sad, that things have changed so much. Two of the people who made my happy memories are no longer here. Change does funny things to me. It panics me! Things change constantly though.

Motto for this week is “get used to it” me thinks