thank goodness

it's friday. some piccie of my niece and nephew from last weekend's auntie duties...

all good things....

life's not that great at the moment, maybe I should try some of those self-help books.  I did buy a tape on motivation once but I still haven't taken it out of the wrapper 4 years later so I think it's not really my thing.  I guess I just need to pull my socks up and get on with life.  Or listen to my own HR advice that I dole out on a daily basis - ie "shit happens, get over it". 

This is my kind of HR office decoration

puzzle

2 x cats +2 x cat baskets + 1 x MX5 = lots of scratches and 2 x pissed off cats! 
oops, didn't think about that one.

Whoever said americans are wierd eh....???

over the hill

It was my cousin Mike's 40th birthday BBQ last night.  He takes great pleasure in embarassing me and once gave me an inflatable man for Christmas so I felt it was payback time.  With help from a few friends (thanks Karen!) I gave him a splendid array of gifts for the modern older man... including...

• Bag of Werthers originals
• Various leaflets on haemerroids, chillblains and avoiding broken hips 
• Bottle of Grecian 2000
• Various Viagra emblazoned goodies
• Bunion plasters
• Caravanning magazine

 
I think he appreciated it but I think I may need to have my 40th celebrations in secret!

since my last post I have...

• eaten too much
• seen Shrek 2 (v good, love the movie references, esp Titanic and Mission Impossible)
• eaten too much
• had friends from USA over
• got completely and hopelessly Lost in Translation
• suffered banoffee pie torture
• laughed my socks off at the array of goodies with my mate in Ann Summers
• eaten too much
• Bought lots of clothes that are a size smaller than I used to wear
• eaten and drank too much
• Been to a nightclub 2 nights in a row and realised I'm too old to do that any more
• Cried for no apparent reason
• Laughed for many reasons
• eaten a curry - yum (never thought I'd say that)
• fallen out with my cats for bringing in a live bird, getting bored and leaving it to crap all over my living room
• made up with my cats coz I love them
• saw the bit in The Italian Job where spiderman appears (yes rob I accept it does happen, I will stop taking the piss now)
• had a good chat with Fraser on the phone and told him we miss him
• ... oh and eaten WAY too much