yesterday a letter came from the canadian high commission in london. sure, it was addressed to gerry, but how could i resist? this was obviously the letter saying we need to come in for an interview!
*but* i didn't want to get too excited, because carol has taught me that that only leads to disappointment. well, clearly i haven't completely learned that lesson, but i'm working on it.
the letter was another request for money. in fact, money we'd paid almost 2 months ago. so i emailed the high commission in london, again. but i don't expect them to get back to me because i'm still waiting for their reply to my question from march.
so, we'll fax the receipt and all of the information again and wait. frustrated? yes. does this set back the date? maybe.
my advice? do not get involved with someone from another country. it's too much effort if you really like them and want to move back to canada.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
sarah's visit
things have been jam-packed for entertainment value while sarah's been here.
thursday was the most relaxing. we had some dinner, played some wii, and then hit the hay.
friday was a bit of shopping, a bigger amount of hair cutting for sarah, and later on dinner at wagamama, drinks and bowling at the mardyke, drinks at the franciscan well, and then falafels that came with free comedy.
saturday was drinks at the thirsty scholar, dinner at cafe paradiso and then more drinks at the wine bar on the other side of cafe paradiso.
sunday was shopping and then lunch at lennox. naps. dinner in kinsale. and pavlova at home.
monday will be town, possibly lunch at the quay co-op, shopping, dinner at home and then a table quiz, which will involve more drinks, most likely.
this weekend was not one of rest, but it's been really great to hang out and show sarah around. and of course make fun of ireland and its third-worldness. but also to appreciate some of the really cool things about cork. mostly food and drink, but whatever. :o)
thursday was the most relaxing. we had some dinner, played some wii, and then hit the hay.
friday was a bit of shopping, a bigger amount of hair cutting for sarah, and later on dinner at wagamama, drinks and bowling at the mardyke, drinks at the franciscan well, and then falafels that came with free comedy.
saturday was drinks at the thirsty scholar, dinner at cafe paradiso and then more drinks at the wine bar on the other side of cafe paradiso.
sunday was shopping and then lunch at lennox. naps. dinner in kinsale. and pavlova at home.
monday will be town, possibly lunch at the quay co-op, shopping, dinner at home and then a table quiz, which will involve more drinks, most likely.
this weekend was not one of rest, but it's been really great to hang out and show sarah around. and of course make fun of ireland and its third-worldness. but also to appreciate some of the really cool things about cork. mostly food and drink, but whatever. :o)
Sunday, August 05, 2007
i heart scrabbulous
so, anghold invited me to take part in some scrabbulous action a while ago. i kinda wish she hadn't now. i think i'm addicted. it's on facebook, and a really good time. i haven't won a game yet, but i don't mind.
what i do mind is the shit dictionary that gerry and i agreed to in today's real play. i honestly think i could have taken the game if 'yeses' had been in his shit dictionary. who knew one could be so different than the other. it's not sour grapes about losing, it's just that i *know* it's a word. so that's upsetting. it's probably just my OCD coming out on that one, but whatev.
in other news, my arms are still *killing* me from the gym yesterday. i'm gonna go for a swim tomorrow so that hopefully it's just my eyes killing me from the chlorine, instead of my upper arms and sholders from too much weight action, cobra, and downward dog.
maybe if i pretend to be nice i'll get a massage tonight. hmm... i'd say as long as g doesn't read this blog first. heh heh heh.
what i do mind is the shit dictionary that gerry and i agreed to in today's real play. i honestly think i could have taken the game if 'yeses' had been in his shit dictionary. who knew one could be so different than the other. it's not sour grapes about losing, it's just that i *know* it's a word. so that's upsetting. it's probably just my OCD coming out on that one, but whatev.
in other news, my arms are still *killing* me from the gym yesterday. i'm gonna go for a swim tomorrow so that hopefully it's just my eyes killing me from the chlorine, instead of my upper arms and sholders from too much weight action, cobra, and downward dog.
maybe if i pretend to be nice i'll get a massage tonight. hmm... i'd say as long as g doesn't read this blog first. heh heh heh.
jet set
i wish i was doing some more exciting things to report on. this week has really been about work. going in early/staying late. i've even offered to be one of the few who come in on monday (bank holiday here too). instead of taking 2x$ i've bargained for regular pay and a day off in lieu.
it's what you'd get if you were permanent, but i'm not.
no news on the visa front.
this week will be a lot like last week, but not exactly. we have visitors on tuesday (gerry's friends from mike got spiked are playing in cork, so they'll stay here). on thursday, sarah will be here! yay! so that means there will some gourmet vegetarian eating at cafe paradiso, and of course, a trip to the english market... and probably some shopping and continental playing.
as well, our trip to prague has been pretty much finalised with booking the tickets to mozart's vivaldi. and now we're looking to book scotland for a long weekend in october. i think i'm going to check flights to spain in september as well. just to finish things off.
it's what you'd get if you were permanent, but i'm not.
no news on the visa front.
this week will be a lot like last week, but not exactly. we have visitors on tuesday (gerry's friends from mike got spiked are playing in cork, so they'll stay here). on thursday, sarah will be here! yay! so that means there will some gourmet vegetarian eating at cafe paradiso, and of course, a trip to the english market... and probably some shopping and continental playing.
as well, our trip to prague has been pretty much finalised with booking the tickets to mozart's vivaldi. and now we're looking to book scotland for a long weekend in october. i think i'm going to check flights to spain in september as well. just to finish things off.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
big turk
turkey was hot. and sunny. and friendly. we had a great time. gerry read 5 books in the week, and i read 4, and O magazine. :o) we both got tanned, but mine's definitely the better of the two. gerry is a shade or so darker, but he spent most of his time under umbrellas while i was basking in the much missed golden rays of that thing called the sun.
we went to the greek island of Kos/Cos one day and had great greek food, and a very very shelly beach which hurt my feet. there were so many dutch people there, it was crazy. and day-amn, it was hawt.
we did a bunch of excursions while we were in turkey. one day we were out on a dive boat which was great... probably our favourite day of the vacation. everything was taken care of, equipment and lunch. we went for two dives. one was to bubble cave which was so cool-first we went in the cave to see what it's like inside, and then we went above it and saw all of these bubbles coming out. and then we went for a dive around a cove, and there were heaps of fish, a few of which can be seen in our pic below.
we went to a covered market one day and sweat like f'ing crazy and had a little tour of the city. monday night we did a moonlit cruise that i hated. it was supposed to be romantic and nice, and it sort of was, except for the blasting of music. it was cool to be on the boat and watch shooting stars, and it would have been way better, without the music.
there was lots of shopping going on. it's really geared to tourists, but we didn't really want a challenging holiday. i think i was so desperate for sun, i would have gone anywhere. it was nice that turkey was somewhere i had interest in going, and it was a direct flight from cork.
on saturday i was feeling sick. when we were waiting for the plane on sunday i was feeling hellish and dry heaving in the toilet. finally i barfed a bit, but since it was so early, i only had some M&Ms to barf. the rice cakes didn't come up. i was feeling sick until thursday, but now i feel 100% better. and am really happy about our trip.
at the end of august we're going to be meeting louis, katie and sarah in prague (in less than two weeks, sarah will be here for a visit). and we're looking for weekends to scotland and spain and a christmas market in winter. i don't have many days off left, so we'll see how that goes but that will bring us to the end of the year, i'd say. and then, hopefully, we'll be off to thailand and australia and then home. but those details haven't been worked out yet... it sure helps time go by when you're looking forward to something!
we went to the greek island of Kos/Cos one day and had great greek food, and a very very shelly beach which hurt my feet. there were so many dutch people there, it was crazy. and day-amn, it was hawt.
we did a bunch of excursions while we were in turkey. one day we were out on a dive boat which was great... probably our favourite day of the vacation. everything was taken care of, equipment and lunch. we went for two dives. one was to bubble cave which was so cool-first we went in the cave to see what it's like inside, and then we went above it and saw all of these bubbles coming out. and then we went for a dive around a cove, and there were heaps of fish, a few of which can be seen in our pic below.
we went to a covered market one day and sweat like f'ing crazy and had a little tour of the city. monday night we did a moonlit cruise that i hated. it was supposed to be romantic and nice, and it sort of was, except for the blasting of music. it was cool to be on the boat and watch shooting stars, and it would have been way better, without the music.
there was lots of shopping going on. it's really geared to tourists, but we didn't really want a challenging holiday. i think i was so desperate for sun, i would have gone anywhere. it was nice that turkey was somewhere i had interest in going, and it was a direct flight from cork.
on saturday i was feeling sick. when we were waiting for the plane on sunday i was feeling hellish and dry heaving in the toilet. finally i barfed a bit, but since it was so early, i only had some M&Ms to barf. the rice cakes didn't come up. i was feeling sick until thursday, but now i feel 100% better. and am really happy about our trip.
at the end of august we're going to be meeting louis, katie and sarah in prague (in less than two weeks, sarah will be here for a visit). and we're looking for weekends to scotland and spain and a christmas market in winter. i don't have many days off left, so we'll see how that goes but that will bring us to the end of the year, i'd say. and then, hopefully, we'll be off to thailand and australia and then home. but those details haven't been worked out yet... it sure helps time go by when you're looking forward to something!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Saturday, July 07, 2007
goodbye toni & guy
i've decided i'm no longer going to get my hair done at Toni & Guy. i will also no longer be recommending it to others.
i do still think that ruth is great. and then the girl who coloured my hair, kelly was brilliant. kudos to them.
here's the thing. other than ruth and kelly the service has been shit. the manager there, whatever her name is, is so rude and full of herself that i can't convince myself to patron there.
when elaine went in to complain that jessica, the girl who cut her hair went mad for thinning it out, despite elaine saying she liked her hair thick, and didn't want it thinned much, she was basically like: shut up and let me talk. fair enough, elaine got 50E off a hair colour, but for now, she doesn't have the cut she wanted, and she went in with two pictures of herself with the hair cut she wanted.
anyway, yeah. toni & guy: not in my good books.
i do still think that ruth is great. and then the girl who coloured my hair, kelly was brilliant. kudos to them.
here's the thing. other than ruth and kelly the service has been shit. the manager there, whatever her name is, is so rude and full of herself that i can't convince myself to patron there.
when elaine went in to complain that jessica, the girl who cut her hair went mad for thinning it out, despite elaine saying she liked her hair thick, and didn't want it thinned much, she was basically like: shut up and let me talk. fair enough, elaine got 50E off a hair colour, but for now, she doesn't have the cut she wanted, and she went in with two pictures of herself with the hair cut she wanted.
anyway, yeah. toni & guy: not in my good books.
and you are?
yesterday, after it rained, the sun finally came out. how exciting. it's been the crappest weather here; you can't tell the difference between now and winter. i'm not kidding.
but today it's sunny. i'm gonna skip the gym and try to find a pair of light-weight short pants for turkey, and a pair of comfortable shoes that i can wear with my inserts, while being cool enough to wear in turkey. i'd say i've got about a 30% chance of doing these things today.
gerry's parents and his sister, corona, came down last night. i skipped the work barbeque, which actually sounded like it'd be a good one. we had our own little barbeque here, and managed to celebrate having glimpsed the almost unrecognisable sun.
today is carol's birthday barbeque. how frustrasting is this? i bought and ordered a present for her over a month ago. they said it would take up to two weeks. i said no problem. in case it was a bit longer, i had some time. i was worried when i hadn't received a call saying it had arrived. well, i didn't get called because it's not in yet! grr. that is annoying. when you plan something really well, and then it just doesn't happen. they're trying to get it for me, and it looks like maybe at the end of this week coming up.
at least it's sunny right now.
but today it's sunny. i'm gonna skip the gym and try to find a pair of light-weight short pants for turkey, and a pair of comfortable shoes that i can wear with my inserts, while being cool enough to wear in turkey. i'd say i've got about a 30% chance of doing these things today.
gerry's parents and his sister, corona, came down last night. i skipped the work barbeque, which actually sounded like it'd be a good one. we had our own little barbeque here, and managed to celebrate having glimpsed the almost unrecognisable sun.
today is carol's birthday barbeque. how frustrasting is this? i bought and ordered a present for her over a month ago. they said it would take up to two weeks. i said no problem. in case it was a bit longer, i had some time. i was worried when i hadn't received a call saying it had arrived. well, i didn't get called because it's not in yet! grr. that is annoying. when you plan something really well, and then it just doesn't happen. they're trying to get it for me, and it looks like maybe at the end of this week coming up.
at least it's sunny right now.
Thursday, July 05, 2007
chicken? no, turkey!
yay!
it is official. the holidays are approved, the package is booked. gerry and i are off to turkey in 10 sleeps. it was pretty much a last-minute kind of thing and initially we were looking at morocco. turkey is a bit of a longer flight, but we can get there direct from cork.
whatever will we do there? well, hopefully my PADI card will get here in time so that we can go for a dive or two. and otherwise, i plan to check out the markets, the knock-off bags, the beach and a turkish bath.
what could be better? doing in in 35 degree weather, all the while it's pissing rain here.
whoot indeed.
it is official. the holidays are approved, the package is booked. gerry and i are off to turkey in 10 sleeps. it was pretty much a last-minute kind of thing and initially we were looking at morocco. turkey is a bit of a longer flight, but we can get there direct from cork.
whatever will we do there? well, hopefully my PADI card will get here in time so that we can go for a dive or two. and otherwise, i plan to check out the markets, the knock-off bags, the beach and a turkish bath.
what could be better? doing in in 35 degree weather, all the while it's pissing rain here.
whoot indeed.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
how canadian
the potluck was spanish omelettes, veg sushi, tortilla chips and salsa, hummous and veg, veg burgers, german potato salad, swedish sticky chocolate cake, and strawberry pavlova. oh-some peanut butter cups to finish it all off. very multi-cultural, to celebrate the country that first coined the term.
it was a nice way to celebrate a birthday (which i love) for a place that i miss. to top things off we played trivial pursuit.
happy birthday indeed.
it was a nice way to celebrate a birthday (which i love) for a place that i miss. to top things off we played trivial pursuit.
happy birthday indeed.
happy birthday canada!
hey, guess what? it's july. eek! where did that one sneak up from?
well, today is a potluck. it's going to be small, as we are still recovering from quarter-end. and potluck style means it's not all up to me. how exciting! aldi's special items on thursday included reese's peanut butter cups, maple syrup and some jelly-belly style jelly beans, which i stocked up on. sure they're meant for americans celebrating july 4th, but as the maple syrup and the peanut butter cups were made in canada, i had no shame in buying these symbols of 'americana'.
new and exciting things include that my new job is going well, but i'm totally going to post a 'characters at work' blog. hopefully later this evening. because there really are some characters. so , while i may not being doing the job i love right now, i am doing a job that will hold me through until the end of the year (this means two more quarter ends... i think i must be crazy) and i'm doing a job that's paying me decently enough that my economy isn't too bad.
i also got my orthotics on thursday. i don't mind wearing them at all. they make me feel like i'm standing properly. it's true, after a while my feet get a bit sore, but since i've been at work most of my days, and then on saturday i only got up once my stomach was growling like mad and then to go to matilda's going away party, it's not like i've been doing much standing since i got them.
i'm hoping that now things will slow down a bit at work, i should be able to go to the gym as much as i had initially planned. i can enjoy 2.5 months of normal-ish work hours! the gym we joined is grand, there aren't any kids running around, except in the pool area. and it's so close to my work. so i really hope i'll be able to fit into the pants i bought last year soon. maybe buying the peanut butter cups wasn't a great idea.
well, today is a potluck. it's going to be small, as we are still recovering from quarter-end. and potluck style means it's not all up to me. how exciting! aldi's special items on thursday included reese's peanut butter cups, maple syrup and some jelly-belly style jelly beans, which i stocked up on. sure they're meant for americans celebrating july 4th, but as the maple syrup and the peanut butter cups were made in canada, i had no shame in buying these symbols of 'americana'.
new and exciting things include that my new job is going well, but i'm totally going to post a 'characters at work' blog. hopefully later this evening. because there really are some characters. so , while i may not being doing the job i love right now, i am doing a job that will hold me through until the end of the year (this means two more quarter ends... i think i must be crazy) and i'm doing a job that's paying me decently enough that my economy isn't too bad.
i also got my orthotics on thursday. i don't mind wearing them at all. they make me feel like i'm standing properly. it's true, after a while my feet get a bit sore, but since i've been at work most of my days, and then on saturday i only got up once my stomach was growling like mad and then to go to matilda's going away party, it's not like i've been doing much standing since i got them.
i'm hoping that now things will slow down a bit at work, i should be able to go to the gym as much as i had initially planned. i can enjoy 2.5 months of normal-ish work hours! the gym we joined is grand, there aren't any kids running around, except in the pool area. and it's so close to my work. so i really hope i'll be able to fit into the pants i bought last year soon. maybe buying the peanut butter cups wasn't a great idea.
Sunday, June 24, 2007
...still haven't found, what i'm looking for
so it's been a bit of a weird week for me. work is going along well. it's long hours, but this is the last week for that, i hope. it might be a six day week though. i expect to work around 55 hours in the coming week. gerry will be gone for the last few days of the week, so i'm going to have to do the usual shopping expedition to prepare for this. i need easy to prepare food sources that do not require thought to choose. when i get home from work, i am so brain-dead and tired, i just want to turn on the oven and have a meal magically appear. i'm gonna be in charge of lunches too, so i may just make a lasagna or something today and freeze them for lunches.
the word on the street was that we'd probably have to work yesterday too. luckily we got enough work done that that didn't happen. sadly, because my back was in bits, the date day gerry had planned for us had to be modified. we went to my favourite restaurant, cafe paradiso (veg gourmet) and had brilliant food and service. then we saw shrek the 3rd. and later we went out to the franciscan well, and met up with people for juan's going away party. on the way home, we stopped at the best chipper, lennox's, for chips and a veggie burger. YUM!
it was a lovely day. and in a couple of weeks, hopefully the ergonomics person will have visited, and i'll have my insoles for my shoes, and my back won't hurt anymore, so we can go do the original date plan: a petting farm!!! this means there will be baby sheep! yahooo!!! i can't wait to squish them!
in other news, i haven't seen the dude that i want to give the shoes to yet. i've been carrying around those shoes every time i go to town.
the word on the street was that we'd probably have to work yesterday too. luckily we got enough work done that that didn't happen. sadly, because my back was in bits, the date day gerry had planned for us had to be modified. we went to my favourite restaurant, cafe paradiso (veg gourmet) and had brilliant food and service. then we saw shrek the 3rd. and later we went out to the franciscan well, and met up with people for juan's going away party. on the way home, we stopped at the best chipper, lennox's, for chips and a veggie burger. YUM!
it was a lovely day. and in a couple of weeks, hopefully the ergonomics person will have visited, and i'll have my insoles for my shoes, and my back won't hurt anymore, so we can go do the original date plan: a petting farm!!! this means there will be baby sheep! yahooo!!! i can't wait to squish them!
in other news, i haven't seen the dude that i want to give the shoes to yet. i've been carrying around those shoes every time i go to town.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
burn on me
today, while in town, i saw a guy begging who didn't have any shoes on. since i was on my way into a store i decided to pick him up some. when i came out he was gone. i've seen him around before, so i guess i'll just have to try to make sure i always have the shoes with me when i go to town.
today today today
because i was sick, gerry banned me from doing the 5 hour drive to carrickmacross after a full day of work to go to the wedding. i stayed home this weekend, and despite wanting to go to a birthday party on friday as well as a going away party the same night, i couldn't. booo urns.
i was feeling heaps better by friday evening, but decided to hang out with sky+ and harry potter. i've now finished re-reading all the books and when the new one comes out next month, i'll be ready. i also got to talk to danielle and beg her to send more nyquil and deodorant.
yesterday sharon came over with some movies and dinner. *the ill appreciate these genstures* so we washed crash, and i enjoyed it. a lot. not the canadian one (well, i give that one two thumbs up too, but that's not the one she brought). anyway. it was a relaxing, quiet evening in. so today i feel about 85-90%. still snotty. still a bit of a cough, but generally not bad!
so i'm thinking of heading into town, enjoying some lunch items and maybe a bit of shopping. after working on the laundry situation here, and trying to fix my ursula bag. whoot.
i was feeling heaps better by friday evening, but decided to hang out with sky+ and harry potter. i've now finished re-reading all the books and when the new one comes out next month, i'll be ready. i also got to talk to danielle and beg her to send more nyquil and deodorant.
yesterday sharon came over with some movies and dinner. *the ill appreciate these genstures* so we washed crash, and i enjoyed it. a lot. not the canadian one (well, i give that one two thumbs up too, but that's not the one she brought). anyway. it was a relaxing, quiet evening in. so today i feel about 85-90%. still snotty. still a bit of a cough, but generally not bad!
so i'm thinking of heading into town, enjoying some lunch items and maybe a bit of shopping. after working on the laundry situation here, and trying to fix my ursula bag. whoot.
nutter butter
last week was a bit of a nutter. we had gerry's friends from the band 'mike got spiked' staying here for a couple nights, had a barbeque monday, i started my new job, and i got sick. yeah, a nutter!
the barbeque went well, and the guests were nice. we had lots of food, lots of conversation, and since shant and elaine came over to entertain me and enjoy the food, i got to chat with my ladies too!
the band played in cork on tuesday night, but it was too late for gerry and me 1. i was sick at this point and 2. gerry has to get up at 6am for work, and i have to get up shortly after that. heard it was a good show, and they might head down again at the end of the month.
my new job is going well. it's moving a bit slower than my abilities, but everyone is so busy, and there isn't really enough of a focus on training because the big picture isn't being looked at. i've started working on my own, but the guy who's the sort of team lead for northern europe is soooo passive aggressive, that i think it's become an issue (in only one week). so i think if i need to talk to him. i will give some examples:
i wrote an email to a distributor and instead of the not-really-supervisor-but-sort-of-taking-a-lead-position-dude just saying: oh, you should change this, this and this to something else, he chose to say: oh. ehm. okay. no. that's...fine. so i was like, listen, you just have to tell me what you want changed, and i'll do it. more back and forth of this and eventually he said, oh, well, it's just i would have done it differently. so i'm like: just tell me. every one has a different method, and i won't know how you want me to do something unless you tell me. so he finally said: well, i would have not put 'Thanks!' i would have put 'Thanks,' so (this continues the not focusing on the big picture) i changed it and asked what else i should change. repeat the whole process again, add in: well, you've worked in the nordics before, you would probably know better than me, but i wouldn't put my name down again, because you already have it in your signature.
i couldn't resist, partially because i was so sick, and i couldn't believe he was picking at this, like, no wonder there is such a backlog! and i said, well, this is the email, that's the signature file. but he was having none of it.
*so annoying* anyway, if it happens again, i'm going to be even more direct and say that the best way to approach me is directly, and to simply tell me what should be different, and to not beat around the bush. and that, all of that being said, we should probably either have one standard created by him that we all use, or we should not focus on insignificants.
the good news?
•i think that once i don't need my work checked, so in another day or so, i won't even have to deal with these kind of things from him. i will be able to work more independantly. and if it's not working out, i will move to renewals, because they need people there too.
•everyone's really nice there, and i now sit across from sylvia. so, overall, things are good.
the barbeque went well, and the guests were nice. we had lots of food, lots of conversation, and since shant and elaine came over to entertain me and enjoy the food, i got to chat with my ladies too!
the band played in cork on tuesday night, but it was too late for gerry and me 1. i was sick at this point and 2. gerry has to get up at 6am for work, and i have to get up shortly after that. heard it was a good show, and they might head down again at the end of the month.
my new job is going well. it's moving a bit slower than my abilities, but everyone is so busy, and there isn't really enough of a focus on training because the big picture isn't being looked at. i've started working on my own, but the guy who's the sort of team lead for northern europe is soooo passive aggressive, that i think it's become an issue (in only one week). so i think if i need to talk to him. i will give some examples:
i wrote an email to a distributor and instead of the not-really-supervisor-but-sort-of-taking-a-lead-position-dude just saying: oh, you should change this, this and this to something else, he chose to say: oh. ehm. okay. no. that's...fine. so i was like, listen, you just have to tell me what you want changed, and i'll do it. more back and forth of this and eventually he said, oh, well, it's just i would have done it differently. so i'm like: just tell me. every one has a different method, and i won't know how you want me to do something unless you tell me. so he finally said: well, i would have not put 'Thanks!' i would have put 'Thanks,' so (this continues the not focusing on the big picture) i changed it and asked what else i should change. repeat the whole process again, add in: well, you've worked in the nordics before, you would probably know better than me, but i wouldn't put my name down again, because you already have it in your signature.
i couldn't resist, partially because i was so sick, and i couldn't believe he was picking at this, like, no wonder there is such a backlog! and i said, well, this is the email, that's the signature file. but he was having none of it.
*so annoying* anyway, if it happens again, i'm going to be even more direct and say that the best way to approach me is directly, and to simply tell me what should be different, and to not beat around the bush. and that, all of that being said, we should probably either have one standard created by him that we all use, or we should not focus on insignificants.
the good news?
•i think that once i don't need my work checked, so in another day or so, i won't even have to deal with these kind of things from him. i will be able to work more independantly. and if it's not working out, i will move to renewals, because they need people there too.
•everyone's really nice there, and i now sit across from sylvia. so, overall, things are good.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
application update
so, i've checked online, and our application has been received in london and is being processed.
yay!
yay!
Sunday, June 10, 2007
they keep pulling me in!
dear facebook,
well, it's official. i caved. i'm in, like sin.
here's my soul, please be gentle.
xo
ursula
well, it's official. i caved. i'm in, like sin.
here's my soul, please be gentle.
xo
ursula
make you sweat
gerry and i joined the gym at the oriel hotel in ballinhassig.
i'd been talking about it, because this working out at home business isn't really inspiring enough to get me to do it. the hotel is very near my new work, and not far from gerry's, so we took a look around yesterday and agreed to join.
there's a pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room, so we'll be able to visit those once in a while after sweating our butts off at the gym.
we're hoping to combine the gym stuff with going to kick-boxing once a week. and i'm hoping to get my butt back into my jeans.
i'd been talking about it, because this working out at home business isn't really inspiring enough to get me to do it. the hotel is very near my new work, and not far from gerry's, so we took a look around yesterday and agreed to join.
there's a pool, hot tub, sauna and steam room, so we'll be able to visit those once in a while after sweating our butts off at the gym.
we're hoping to combine the gym stuff with going to kick-boxing once a week. and i'm hoping to get my butt back into my jeans.
Saturday, June 09, 2007
ah the beach!
it was supposed to be two days of rest, relaxation, and reconnecting. and it was. it was kind of busy relaxation, trying to get to chocolate body wraps between the gym and the beach. so here's a bit of a run-down.
day 1
we got there early and had a drink in reception, where i promptly cut and bruised my leg on the table.
our bags were brought up, and we relaxed for a minute and then hit the gym. then it was time to chillax in the pool and the relaxation room before our chocolate body wraps. then we went for a snack in the pub, and a walk on the beach. *relax relax relax* and had a devine dinner at the http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifgulfstream restaurant. followed by bed.
the next day was kinda the same. breakkie and relaxation, then a massage and tanning at the beach. followed by lunch and a workout then sitting on the patio enjoying the sun and a book. we found dinner in the town, which was much less of a success than the night before.
the last day we packed our bags and checked out after another breakfast with a view. we went to the local market in clonakilty and picked up bread, cookies, broccoli, potatoes, and strawberries.
and then continued the relaxation trend at home.
it was nice. very nice. when i suggested we make this kind of thing a tradition and do it every year, gerry suggested that we do it twice a year. how can a girl say no to that?
day 1
we got there early and had a drink in reception, where i promptly cut and bruised my leg on the table.
our bags were brought up, and we relaxed for a minute and then hit the gym. then it was time to chillax in the pool and the relaxation room before our chocolate body wraps. then we went for a snack in the pub, and a walk on the beach. *relax relax relax* and had a devine dinner at the http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifgulfstream restaurant. followed by bed.
the next day was kinda the same. breakkie and relaxation, then a massage and tanning at the beach. followed by lunch and a workout then sitting on the patio enjoying the sun and a book. we found dinner in the town, which was much less of a success than the night before.
the last day we packed our bags and checked out after another breakfast with a view. we went to the local market in clonakilty and picked up bread, cookies, broccoli, potatoes, and strawberries.
and then continued the relaxation trend at home.
it was nice. very nice. when i suggested we make this kind of thing a tradition and do it every year, gerry suggested that we do it twice a year. how can a girl say no to that?
Friday, June 08, 2007
stick it to me
it's been a week since my last visit to the chiropractor. let me say, i was desperate for it today. apparently things will get better once my inserts arrive and i start wearing them.
i got some acupuncture today and some adjustments. now i feel completely knackered. i think healing takes a lot out of me.
i'll blog soon about our fabulous time at the beach. cause, really it was.
i got some acupuncture today and some adjustments. now i feel completely knackered. i think healing takes a lot out of me.
i'll blog soon about our fabulous time at the beach. cause, really it was.
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