Ok ok, so I'm REALLY not very good at this. But I have been really busy!! Long story short getting into work again, having to reduce hours on doctors orders due to back injury whilst attending physio (when she's not on holiday...), trying to apply for a new job alongside in Youth Work to no avail.... still waiting on one application for 6 weeks now- apparently they are still deciding?!?!
An that pretty much leaves me at now. Im signed off this week after picking up some nasty chesty/throaty virus at Guilfest last weekend. Which was awesome, by the way. Played three sets on Sunday at two different stages and we got so much good feedback.
We had a mouse in our bedroom. For nearly two weeks. The little sod wouldn't take to the four traps we set up and kept stocking up with food. Which the mouse kept eating without setting off. INFURIATING.
However, not as infuriating as finding out the little bugger had taken up residence in my chest of draws, deciding to sleep in a different draw every night. Taking particular liking to my knicker draw. So upon finding out and thusly catching the furry delight, I had to wash everything I own and disinfect the draws and pretty much the entire bedroom. We ended up having to buy a new bed (FINALLY) and another set of draws for me to hold my life in. Its been a mission...
My thoughts today turn to Christmas. I mostly blame my mother, it was her 50th 2 weeks ago and we had a Christmas party for her with a tree and Christmas cake and tinsel and pretty much everything. Me and Mr B. made cake pops which were amazing.
But yes. Christmas. I've had to come to an agreement with 'the mother in-law' over Christmas, Mr B- although my age- HAS to be at his Aunts for Christmas lunch. No alternative. Not even if he is ill. I've managed to sweet talk her into allowing him to come to my parents for Christmas dinner if I spend Christmas lunch with them- to my surprise she was delighted about, considering i never get invited to anything. I'm sure she doesn't mean it and its assumed that ill turn up if Mr B is but still...
My actual thought process is more leading towards presents. Last year I made lots of presents for a change and I loved it but I felt so rushed.... If I start thinking now then I'll have plenty of time to make.
Mr B had to throw away the box that held all the advent presents I made for him for our first Christmas together- he caught the mouse in it and figured it wasn't good to keep after... He mentioned that because he's had to get rid of this one that maybe I should do it again for him this year... Nice to know my effort was appreciated =]
But now I've got to think up 25 presents and a box to put them in...
Last time I chose different things, so one day would be chocolate (like an advent calendar but a little bag of chocolates instead of one...) one day would be a present and one day would be a little certificate for something... like back massage, trip to the cinema, midnight picnic... things like that- then for christmas day i got us tickets to see Avenue Q. WHAT THE HECK AM I GOING TO DO THIS YEAR???
Saturday, 21 July 2012
I'm not very good at this...
I keep trying to write a new blog but then get side tracked. Its not good. But for now, I'm focussed.
So, this is what has happened in the past 23 days...
Mr B and I went to the Isle of Wight with Scouts for Easter. It was pretty darn epic, lost of costumes and drinking and activities. I got to spend 5 whole days with Mr B and it was good. We needed it.
Got 'let off' at work... wasn't impressed.. but in the same day got a job at my local wetherspoons and they want me to be shift leader. sweet.
and I'm on the atkins diet now! yay! day two and im doing pretty well =]
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Hello again.
So. A very very busy week! The private night went swimmingly, the open night was brilliant and we made alot more money than ever expected, and the pub is running along 'tickety boo'. Tonight was crazy which was nice, made the evening run a bit quicker. I also get to run the pub quiz on Monday night which I am MOST looking forward to.
Indeed.
I am still trying to get over this damned chest infection, its on its last legs which is good but the hay fever has set in which isn't brilliant. And thusly the back pains have started again from working too hard and also the wonders of being a woman are rearing their ugly head. Today has certainly been hard. But me and Mr.B have been able to spend alot of time together which is lovely. Now that we both work in the pub trade but at different pubs it means that the likely hood of getting the same time off is rare. We had lunch out at our fav. Wagamamas today which we haven't done in a very long while. I know it sounds bloody soppy but I really do love spending time with him. We get on so well and just being able to spend a day with him is nice.
The two friends of mine that have just got engaged have had me thinking. About whether it would be a good idea to ask Mr.B to... well... you know... marry me. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with him, I can even picture our kids... But I don't know if ME asking would change how we were. He's quite traditional I think, I'd hate to take away the privilege of the whole 'engagement' process, especially as his last girlfriend (who he happened to be engaged to) was a bit of a twat and in my opinion totally marred their whole engagement etc. When I found out I was happy for him, don't get me wrong. He has always been a friend and I just wanted him to be happy. But when I found out more about her it angered me so much.
Its not that I'm rushing and just want to be engaged to 'join the club' as it were... I just want to show him that I am committing to him for the rest of my life and want to do it now. I knew I wanted to spend forever with him the first day I met him. He knows this... I have never dreamed about the old 'tall dark and handsome' man, the one that whisks you away into the sunset.... it has always been the cuddly curly haired guy who makes my world complete by just being there. I genuinely would dream about him, even if I was with other guys. Whenever I had a bad day or had a nasty brake-up I would always think of him, and how easy it would be and how he would make everything better.
Sorry, I'll man up a bit now.
Bedtime methinks. Tis late.
Night sugar-plums
Bunny xx
Indeed.
I am still trying to get over this damned chest infection, its on its last legs which is good but the hay fever has set in which isn't brilliant. And thusly the back pains have started again from working too hard and also the wonders of being a woman are rearing their ugly head. Today has certainly been hard. But me and Mr.B have been able to spend alot of time together which is lovely. Now that we both work in the pub trade but at different pubs it means that the likely hood of getting the same time off is rare. We had lunch out at our fav. Wagamamas today which we haven't done in a very long while. I know it sounds bloody soppy but I really do love spending time with him. We get on so well and just being able to spend a day with him is nice.
The two friends of mine that have just got engaged have had me thinking. About whether it would be a good idea to ask Mr.B to... well... you know... marry me. I know I want to spend the rest of my life with him, I can even picture our kids... But I don't know if ME asking would change how we were. He's quite traditional I think, I'd hate to take away the privilege of the whole 'engagement' process, especially as his last girlfriend (who he happened to be engaged to) was a bit of a twat and in my opinion totally marred their whole engagement etc. When I found out I was happy for him, don't get me wrong. He has always been a friend and I just wanted him to be happy. But when I found out more about her it angered me so much.
Its not that I'm rushing and just want to be engaged to 'join the club' as it were... I just want to show him that I am committing to him for the rest of my life and want to do it now. I knew I wanted to spend forever with him the first day I met him. He knows this... I have never dreamed about the old 'tall dark and handsome' man, the one that whisks you away into the sunset.... it has always been the cuddly curly haired guy who makes my world complete by just being there. I genuinely would dream about him, even if I was with other guys. Whenever I had a bad day or had a nasty brake-up I would always think of him, and how easy it would be and how he would make everything better.
Sorry, I'll man up a bit now.
Bedtime methinks. Tis late.
Night sugar-plums
Bunny xx
Sunday, 25 March 2012
A little update...
Gosh a lot has been going on these past few weeks!! We've finally got the pub open, tonight was our open night and we were rammed!! We really didn't know what to expect but this was great!
But.
Its so difficult working with a family who own the business. Especially as they are all girls. I feel really in the middle when they all have a spat and I feel dragged into a lot of situations unfairly... So me and the boss had a chat tonight and alot of what she said pissed me off mildly. It was almost like she hadn't noticed how much i had been doing, running out food orders, cleaning tables, cleaning glasses, collecting glasses... I've been running around like a frickin mad person whilst she busybodies (which is frickin annoying) and fucks things up (like tipping the entire dishwasher into the bar and blaming it on someone else) and whilst her two daughters stand around and I was picked up on, on things that I'm not doing. Now, I know I'm not perfect and I've still got alot to learn but really?!?!
ANYWAY it's all fun and exciting.
But I've been worried that now I'm working in a pub as well, Mr B and I won't be able to spend as much time with each other. I know I live with him so I still get to sleep next to him but... yeah. I love him so much and I love how tight and close we are and I'm terrified of loosing that. We'll work through it I know. And This isn't what I want as a career- I desperately want to go back into Outdoor Ed and Instructing but I don't want to live on site. Or if I do, Mr B has to be able to live with me.
I'm currently watching One Born Every Minute and I'm not going to lie, but I can't wait to have Mr.B's babies. I want to spend the rest of my life with him and we will have some pretty cute kiddies =P Not now though. Leave it a while I recon.....
So yeah. Speak soon
Bunny xx
But.
Its so difficult working with a family who own the business. Especially as they are all girls. I feel really in the middle when they all have a spat and I feel dragged into a lot of situations unfairly... So me and the boss had a chat tonight and alot of what she said pissed me off mildly. It was almost like she hadn't noticed how much i had been doing, running out food orders, cleaning tables, cleaning glasses, collecting glasses... I've been running around like a frickin mad person whilst she busybodies (which is frickin annoying) and fucks things up (like tipping the entire dishwasher into the bar and blaming it on someone else) and whilst her two daughters stand around and I was picked up on, on things that I'm not doing. Now, I know I'm not perfect and I've still got alot to learn but really?!?!
ANYWAY it's all fun and exciting.
But I've been worried that now I'm working in a pub as well, Mr B and I won't be able to spend as much time with each other. I know I live with him so I still get to sleep next to him but... yeah. I love him so much and I love how tight and close we are and I'm terrified of loosing that. We'll work through it I know. And This isn't what I want as a career- I desperately want to go back into Outdoor Ed and Instructing but I don't want to live on site. Or if I do, Mr B has to be able to live with me.
I'm currently watching One Born Every Minute and I'm not going to lie, but I can't wait to have Mr.B's babies. I want to spend the rest of my life with him and we will have some pretty cute kiddies =P Not now though. Leave it a while I recon.....
So yeah. Speak soon
Bunny xx
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Alternative...
I have never been a bridesmaid before. The only proper wedding I have been to was through a previous job where all the newbies got invited to make them feel a part of the family. It was really beautiful, in a chapel near where we all lived at Christmas, using lots of Christmastime colours and we sang carols instead of traditional hymns. And before that, I've only been to a reception when I was... 7?!?!
This will be a wedding like no other though. The couple are NOT traditional. Male (B) and Female (S), both long hair, both metal heads, both wear a lot of black. And I'm going to love every minute of it! Don't get me wrong, traditional weddings sound nice. But if they suit the couple. S & B are the furthest away from straight edged, traditional, white wedding in a church. She's already looking at alternative dresses, corset style but black and red. Which would suit her amazingly.
Oh, by the way, I started to write another blog about weddings, but then changed my mind. I'll do it another time.... Meh.
So yeah. Just thought I should share that with you. Ill keep updating this blog with everything going on and talk about my bridesmaid experiences... There are 5 of us including the maid of honour, two of the girls are younger (B's nieces I believe...) the maid of honour I don't know and the other bridesmaid (my other best friend) lives in Cheltenham. So quite a way away. I'm so lucky that I get to see S so often to be able to talk about it all with her!
I'm going to make her a wedding planner as a little present. Four years is a long time and she needs somewhere to store everything. I've found a plain black spiral bound book (normally used for scrapbooks) from Paperchase, I'm going to put a cover on the front of 'S's wedding planner' and lots of deep red roses and a few cute skulls, and I'm going to attach red and black ribbon to the top spiral like a book marker. A few of the pages I'm going to convert into pockets to hold reciepts, flyers... anything! Im going to wrap it up with a few silver and gold pens, some glue, some journalling boxes (its a scrapbook thing) and some photo corners so she'll have everything she needs! Have I missed anything??
Bunny
xx
This will be a wedding like no other though. The couple are NOT traditional. Male (B) and Female (S), both long hair, both metal heads, both wear a lot of black. And I'm going to love every minute of it! Don't get me wrong, traditional weddings sound nice. But if they suit the couple. S & B are the furthest away from straight edged, traditional, white wedding in a church. She's already looking at alternative dresses, corset style but black and red. Which would suit her amazingly.
Oh, by the way, I started to write another blog about weddings, but then changed my mind. I'll do it another time.... Meh.
So yeah. Just thought I should share that with you. Ill keep updating this blog with everything going on and talk about my bridesmaid experiences... There are 5 of us including the maid of honour, two of the girls are younger (B's nieces I believe...) the maid of honour I don't know and the other bridesmaid (my other best friend) lives in Cheltenham. So quite a way away. I'm so lucky that I get to see S so often to be able to talk about it all with her!
I'm going to make her a wedding planner as a little present. Four years is a long time and she needs somewhere to store everything. I've found a plain black spiral bound book (normally used for scrapbooks) from Paperchase, I'm going to put a cover on the front of 'S's wedding planner' and lots of deep red roses and a few cute skulls, and I'm going to attach red and black ribbon to the top spiral like a book marker. A few of the pages I'm going to convert into pockets to hold reciepts, flyers... anything! Im going to wrap it up with a few silver and gold pens, some glue, some journalling boxes (its a scrapbook thing) and some photo corners so she'll have everything she needs! Have I missed anything??
Bunny
xx
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
I cannae do it captain...
Its amazing how the effects of being ill can bring even the strongest of men to weeping into a snotty tissue.
I'm not the healthiest of people, I picked up Glandular Fever in college and ever since then even if someone had a old two weeks ago bets are on I'll catch it.
Like I started off with in my previous post, I am trying to get over a STUPID cough and STUPID sinusitis (AGAIN) after thinking I was all fit and well. I think this is my third cold/ illness bout this year. Admittedly I've not got the best diet in the world, but working for a well known Coffee Shop that doesn't stock that many healthy foods and going home to my other halves family who eat very well all adds up, then moving jobs to one where take away meals as lunch for convenience or garage sandwiches for ease and being quick is even worse. Getting over a bad injury from a car accident, not working outdoors any more and constantly picking up colds does knock one back somewhat.
But it ALWAYS surprises me how pathetic it makes me feel. Mostly, I try and soldier on. I plough on through, minding my own business trying to make sure that everyone else is OK then worry about me. But when I get ill its like I'm four again and I just want hugs and love and blankets and soup all the time. And someone to kiss it better. Although kissing me now may result in the 'kisser' being covered in goo, either from the hacking up of a lung or the lovely yellow sinus gunge that I seem to constantly produce (where does it all come from?!?!)
However. Being ill has made me appreciate the very few girly things that I do. Like, when you do go out in the evening, wear a nice top. Or a favourite pair of jeans, or an awesome pair of shoes. I've just got into the habit of putting my fringe up into a mock quiff and with half my fringe being bleached blonde and half of it being ribena purple, it actually looks quite nice. And mascara. I love mascara. I still need to get the hang of the old eye shadow malarkey, if I do it myself I end up looking like someone's punched me. Sometimes its possibly cause I punch myself due to becoming angered by it all. But mascara and a bit of eye liner works quite well. Recently as I have progressively become more ill I have tried to do more girly stuff. And I get compliments too which is nice, but then the reverse is 'Christ, if I feel like death but look good, then what the HELL do I look like on a normal day???'
Meh.
Hopefully it'll start getting better soon. The lack of smell and taste senses is starting to annoy me slightly though. I couldn't enjoy my bacon sandwich for breakfast today and it made me sad... I couldn't taste my cider at the pub either. Its such a strange sensation, I can tell the difference between bitter, salty, sweet and creamy but I cant actually taste the individual flavours at all. I couldn't taste the Korma I had for dinner (It was cooked for me, I had no choice. Its difficult when you live in someone else's house...) and I LOVE Korma. Nor the Iced Tea (best way for intake of fluids that doesn't make me feel sick after the first pint AND gives me a sugar boost to help fight all the infection and try and give me some energy.)
Man, I am SO tired.
Night all
Bunny
xx
I'm not the healthiest of people, I picked up Glandular Fever in college and ever since then even if someone had a old two weeks ago bets are on I'll catch it.
Like I started off with in my previous post, I am trying to get over a STUPID cough and STUPID sinusitis (AGAIN) after thinking I was all fit and well. I think this is my third cold/ illness bout this year. Admittedly I've not got the best diet in the world, but working for a well known Coffee Shop that doesn't stock that many healthy foods and going home to my other halves family who eat very well all adds up, then moving jobs to one where take away meals as lunch for convenience or garage sandwiches for ease and being quick is even worse. Getting over a bad injury from a car accident, not working outdoors any more and constantly picking up colds does knock one back somewhat.
But it ALWAYS surprises me how pathetic it makes me feel. Mostly, I try and soldier on. I plough on through, minding my own business trying to make sure that everyone else is OK then worry about me. But when I get ill its like I'm four again and I just want hugs and love and blankets and soup all the time. And someone to kiss it better. Although kissing me now may result in the 'kisser' being covered in goo, either from the hacking up of a lung or the lovely yellow sinus gunge that I seem to constantly produce (where does it all come from?!?!)
However. Being ill has made me appreciate the very few girly things that I do. Like, when you do go out in the evening, wear a nice top. Or a favourite pair of jeans, or an awesome pair of shoes. I've just got into the habit of putting my fringe up into a mock quiff and with half my fringe being bleached blonde and half of it being ribena purple, it actually looks quite nice. And mascara. I love mascara. I still need to get the hang of the old eye shadow malarkey, if I do it myself I end up looking like someone's punched me. Sometimes its possibly cause I punch myself due to becoming angered by it all. But mascara and a bit of eye liner works quite well. Recently as I have progressively become more ill I have tried to do more girly stuff. And I get compliments too which is nice, but then the reverse is 'Christ, if I feel like death but look good, then what the HELL do I look like on a normal day???'
Meh.
Hopefully it'll start getting better soon. The lack of smell and taste senses is starting to annoy me slightly though. I couldn't enjoy my bacon sandwich for breakfast today and it made me sad... I couldn't taste my cider at the pub either. Its such a strange sensation, I can tell the difference between bitter, salty, sweet and creamy but I cant actually taste the individual flavours at all. I couldn't taste the Korma I had for dinner (It was cooked for me, I had no choice. Its difficult when you live in someone else's house...) and I LOVE Korma. Nor the Iced Tea (best way for intake of fluids that doesn't make me feel sick after the first pint AND gives me a sugar boost to help fight all the infection and try and give me some energy.)
Man, I am SO tired.
Night all
Bunny
xx
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Just a bit excited...
In amongst being horrifically Ill with a few migraines, a chest infection and really bad sinusitis as well as being really tired and a bit lethargic, I have had some good news and some pretty frickin awesome news too.
1) My pub opens on Friday which means I have a full time job again (Yay!!).
2) Thanks to the wonders of Primark, I though I was a size 16/18 jeans size due to 'fashions' inability to cohere with each style/ shop/ brand/ whatever. BUT!! On an off-chance I went to Sports Direct to get new trainers for work and went upstairs to trawl through all the women's clothing. I found a really nice pair of black boot-cuts for £9 but they were a size 14... My other half told me that I should take them home and try them anyway, just in case. And by jove, they fitted!! Which boosted my confidence no end! Im not as fat as I thought!
3) THIS IS BEYOND AWESOME!! Two of my closest friends have been going out a little longer than me and Mr. Bunny. And they are an awesome couple, they work off each other so easily and when you look at them you can tell they were meant to be together. It was the male friends birthday drinks yesterday at our local, and he had ALOT of friends and family around. All of a sudden the girl stands up and announces that she asked the guy to marry her on the 29th of Feb and he said yes!!! Her ring should be coming on the 12th March, and His a few days later. So, after a lot of happy screaming, tears and many drinks, we went outside for a chat about everything when she takes my hand and asks me to be one of her bridesmaids!! Of course I couldn't say no, I love these two to bits and it would be an absolute honour!! I even offered to make her wedding jewellery for her as a present. I used to do it as a job so I know where to get things and how to make it and it means she can have exactly what she wants.
This got me thinking back to this particular job. I made commissioned wedding and special occasion jewellery for a little company who mostly deals with pearls and semi-precious stones. Because I was looking after so many brides and their families, I used to collect loads of wedding magazines and bits and pieces from websites to help give the women lots of inspiration. I thought at one point that it would be cool to be a wedding planner, but so much time and money has to go into it that it wouldn't be financially viable. However, when I can I try and help out as many friends and family when they do have weddings.
So, I have decided to start a second blog about weddings! Now, I'm not doing the whole teenager 'I'm planning my own wedding' thing, cause that's a little bit weird. How can you plan a wedding when you're not yet engaged, and when you don't know what's going to happen in the future?
So, I'll write about what I know. And what I find. What's 'in fashion' at the moment and delve into weddings with a difference. But most of all I want to give as much information as possible on how to do a wedding your OWN way, where to find suppliers for cakes to flowers, how to make your own invitations and favours, even using Ebay and discount vouchers to help make it cheaper, and how to phrase talking to companies about your wedding. I'm really excited!!!
Ever snivelly and gooey,
Bunny xx
1) My pub opens on Friday which means I have a full time job again (Yay!!).
2) Thanks to the wonders of Primark, I though I was a size 16/18 jeans size due to 'fashions' inability to cohere with each style/ shop/ brand/ whatever. BUT!! On an off-chance I went to Sports Direct to get new trainers for work and went upstairs to trawl through all the women's clothing. I found a really nice pair of black boot-cuts for £9 but they were a size 14... My other half told me that I should take them home and try them anyway, just in case. And by jove, they fitted!! Which boosted my confidence no end! Im not as fat as I thought!
3) THIS IS BEYOND AWESOME!! Two of my closest friends have been going out a little longer than me and Mr. Bunny. And they are an awesome couple, they work off each other so easily and when you look at them you can tell they were meant to be together. It was the male friends birthday drinks yesterday at our local, and he had ALOT of friends and family around. All of a sudden the girl stands up and announces that she asked the guy to marry her on the 29th of Feb and he said yes!!! Her ring should be coming on the 12th March, and His a few days later. So, after a lot of happy screaming, tears and many drinks, we went outside for a chat about everything when she takes my hand and asks me to be one of her bridesmaids!! Of course I couldn't say no, I love these two to bits and it would be an absolute honour!! I even offered to make her wedding jewellery for her as a present. I used to do it as a job so I know where to get things and how to make it and it means she can have exactly what she wants.
This got me thinking back to this particular job. I made commissioned wedding and special occasion jewellery for a little company who mostly deals with pearls and semi-precious stones. Because I was looking after so many brides and their families, I used to collect loads of wedding magazines and bits and pieces from websites to help give the women lots of inspiration. I thought at one point that it would be cool to be a wedding planner, but so much time and money has to go into it that it wouldn't be financially viable. However, when I can I try and help out as many friends and family when they do have weddings.
So, I have decided to start a second blog about weddings! Now, I'm not doing the whole teenager 'I'm planning my own wedding' thing, cause that's a little bit weird. How can you plan a wedding when you're not yet engaged, and when you don't know what's going to happen in the future?
So, I'll write about what I know. And what I find. What's 'in fashion' at the moment and delve into weddings with a difference. But most of all I want to give as much information as possible on how to do a wedding your OWN way, where to find suppliers for cakes to flowers, how to make your own invitations and favours, even using Ebay and discount vouchers to help make it cheaper, and how to phrase talking to companies about your wedding. I'm really excited!!!
Ever snivelly and gooey,
Bunny xx
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