It took me a while to get through the heartache, I was so lost for a while. I even resigned from my job but thankfully a chat with the 2IC helped me, she was so kind and patient, such a difference from my direct manager. She offered to have me put back into the section I had originally been hired for and only worked a couple of weeks in. So much better, not running around the countryside trying to get jobs done in unreasonable time slots - I was being assigned 12 or 13 hour plus days, which did not take into account the time it took to drive between venues. I was burned out.
But it so much better what I am doing now, the time limits for the jobs aren't always the best but I love the work and especially the ladies I have been working with. I am very grateful for what my manager did for me.
Today is my daughter's birthday, she's 26. She and I went out for lunch, her choice was for Pancakes at the Rocks. The food was great, we had Calamari, Potato wedges and then I had Pancakes with white chocolate and Raspberry Coullis. Cass wasn't feeling well by the time her dessert came out so we had it packed up to bring home. She's been sleeping most of the time since we got home. I had thought about taking her to the movies but have just let her sleep.
Neglected the cleaning today, though I did tidy a couple of hotspots and the kitchen.
Right now I am waiting for the Xbox to update, we don't have mainstream television or cable anymore, but do have Netflix, Stan. and Youtube. Lately I've discovered The Good Witch, oh I want to be just like her, run a store just like hers and have a house just like her. Envious much? Is there anything I can do about it? Yes... I can follow my heart.
I actually have started with that, even before I started watching this show, I picked up a book to read, sat outside with it and was inspired only a few lines in. The book is Witchy Magic by Lucy Cavendish and Serene Conneeley. I read the words "I grow herbs" and looked around my yard, realising I was neglecting what I wanted to do. I grabbed an old birdbath pedestal, topped it with a bowl, then got the last lot of herbs I purchased, that as usual were being left to die, and put them around the base. The bowl I used is a leaky homemade hypertufa one that helps water the plants as well. It's not perfect or is in the right place but is a start for now. After I finished I picked up the book and started reading again - I couldn't find those words on the page I had been reading, they are on the following pages but I hadn't even got to those pages. Definitely had a message there.
It was the book that inspired me to start watching The Good Witch, that and the fact it keeps popping up on my Netflix feed. I might have binged watched it a bit but not with idle hands, you know what they say about idle hands. I am close to finishing a crocheted cloth, about 8 rows I think. The yarn had been a gift, in exchange for a vest I had given a lady for her grand daughter. I hadn't wanted anything back but was surprised when she gave me about 18 balls of crochet cotton. It's only a cheap cotton from a bargain store but it works up brilliantly, I've even been to buy more. I think she hadn't liked how the cotton had crocheted up for her so was shocked at how good it was coming along for me. I heard her ask our Crochet Group's leader why it looked so lovely for me but not for her, the answer was simple "Because she uses the right sized hook". It is true I tried a couple of different sizes until I settled on the size, don't always just rely on what the label says, this one says 2.5mm, I ended up with 3.5mm as I can be a tight crocheter.
But it so much better what I am doing now, the time limits for the jobs aren't always the best but I love the work and especially the ladies I have been working with. I am very grateful for what my manager did for me.
Today is my daughter's birthday, she's 26. She and I went out for lunch, her choice was for Pancakes at the Rocks. The food was great, we had Calamari, Potato wedges and then I had Pancakes with white chocolate and Raspberry Coullis. Cass wasn't feeling well by the time her dessert came out so we had it packed up to bring home. She's been sleeping most of the time since we got home. I had thought about taking her to the movies but have just let her sleep.
Neglected the cleaning today, though I did tidy a couple of hotspots and the kitchen.
Right now I am waiting for the Xbox to update, we don't have mainstream television or cable anymore, but do have Netflix, Stan. and Youtube. Lately I've discovered The Good Witch, oh I want to be just like her, run a store just like hers and have a house just like her. Envious much? Is there anything I can do about it? Yes... I can follow my heart.
I actually have started with that, even before I started watching this show, I picked up a book to read, sat outside with it and was inspired only a few lines in. The book is Witchy Magic by Lucy Cavendish and Serene Conneeley. I read the words "I grow herbs" and looked around my yard, realising I was neglecting what I wanted to do. I grabbed an old birdbath pedestal, topped it with a bowl, then got the last lot of herbs I purchased, that as usual were being left to die, and put them around the base. The bowl I used is a leaky homemade hypertufa one that helps water the plants as well. It's not perfect or is in the right place but is a start for now. After I finished I picked up the book and started reading again - I couldn't find those words on the page I had been reading, they are on the following pages but I hadn't even got to those pages. Definitely had a message there.
It was the book that inspired me to start watching The Good Witch, that and the fact it keeps popping up on my Netflix feed. I might have binged watched it a bit but not with idle hands, you know what they say about idle hands. I am close to finishing a crocheted cloth, about 8 rows I think. The yarn had been a gift, in exchange for a vest I had given a lady for her grand daughter. I hadn't wanted anything back but was surprised when she gave me about 18 balls of crochet cotton. It's only a cheap cotton from a bargain store but it works up brilliantly, I've even been to buy more. I think she hadn't liked how the cotton had crocheted up for her so was shocked at how good it was coming along for me. I heard her ask our Crochet Group's leader why it looked so lovely for me but not for her, the answer was simple "Because she uses the right sized hook". It is true I tried a couple of different sizes until I settled on the size, don't always just rely on what the label says, this one says 2.5mm, I ended up with 3.5mm as I can be a tight crocheter.
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