Christmas

Is it bad that i want to spend Christmas sat at my place in my PJ's with my boyfriend just watching whatever film happens to be on, and not want to visit anyone?? All i want to do is relax and not think about having to socialise with other people.

I was hoping to spend Christmas with my mum and dad but my boyfriend doesn't want to travel up there because its a 2 hour drive, i was a bit annoyed at first but after thinking about it i would rather do nothing. He was talking about spending Christmas day at his dad's house with his girlfriend and her 2 kids but to be honest i don't want to.

The idea of getting up at whatever time i want then opening my presents sat on my sofa in my jimmy jams, not having to wait for others to get up or make them breakfast etc, it just sounds nice and relaxing. I mean i will go to my mum and dad's after Christmas as we said we would have a Christmas dinner together (cant beat my dad's turkey).

I only get a couple of days off at Christmas so i don't want to be stressed out trying to please others. Me and my boyfriend have been together 6 years so it would be nice to have our own little Christmas, making our own little dinner (might not be great food).

I really hope it snows soon too, i understand why people moan about the snow but some people can be so miserable about it, can they not just appreciate the beauty of it? Driving in it isn't that bad if you take it easy and if your not confident in driving in it then don't.

I remember taking a walk a couple of years ago when it had been snowing, it was about midnight and it was perfect, peaceful and quite romantic walking with my boyfriend, we walked through a big field and had a playful snow ball fight and made a snow angel, absolute bliss :)

Although i need to get myself a new hat so I'm thinking this hat will be perfect for the winter weather, isn't it funny though that when you really need the usual hat, scarf and gloves that you are always told to wait till Christmas because you are bound to get some then. But what are you supposed to do the freezing weeks before that?? I can always rely on my mum and dad to buy me gloves and a scarf along with some new pyjamas and slippers.

No Internet

So we have no Internet!! It literally is the end of the world to my boyfriend, i came home and he was sat in the corner sulking next to the router which was flashing orange.

We have only recently moved to BT Infinity as my boyfriend needed (not wanted needed) their fibre optic broadband, and well it started off well, but 2 weeks down the line and well we are having issues. It stopped working on Monday so we placed a call to BT who assured us that they would call back that night......but we never received that call back, so i called on the Tuesday morning which is when they decided to check the phone line to see if there was an issue, they confirmed their was, they again assured me that we would receive a call back before 6pm that night.

6pm came and went so i called them again and they said that they would now put a call out for an engineer to check the problem out but it may take 48hours for them to be able to check the problem, and well since i had no choice i just had to agree and be happy with the 48hours. However when my boyfriend called this afternoon we were informed the engineer would not be able to check the fault until Saturday which is 3 days away (more than 48hours) So as you can imagine i am not very happy.

BT have told us that we will be reimbursed for the time we have been without the Internet. It is quite funny though as my boyfriend seems to think that Christmas has been ruined because he cannot order any Christmas presents (i think he keeps forgetting that he can visit shops still and that we are going shopping this Friday). But anyway lets hope that i will soon have my Internet back!! 

Luckily Sky hasn't downgraded yet so i haven't lost everything just yet!

In Time

Last night i went to the cinema to see In time, although it was nice watching Justin Timberlake for a couple of hours i wasn't too keen on the film, it just didn't work for me, there was no excitement, no suspense, you almost knew what was going to happen next, it was too predictable. I also didn't feel that the actors gelled well together, it was as if they were uncomfortable. So unfortunately i wouldn't really recommend this film if you are venturing off to the cinema this week.

So the government have decided to freeze the fuel price increase in January (not that it will make much difference) but i suppose it will help as petrol is becoming so expensive now, there is so much tax on it yet i don't see that tax going anywhere?? What exactly am i paying tax for? Although they will still be going ahead with the price increase in August of 5p, which may not sound a lot but it all adds up, especially if you think about how much petrol cost a few years ago, and on top of that car insurance rising around 25% and my car tax also increased this year. How are people supposed to be able to survive, i need my car to get to and from work, if i don't work i cant pay the bills. We are all been stretched thinner and thinner. The government just want to take every little penny off us. Read this artiicle for more info on the new budget.

pink cupcake beanie - hats - accessories - women - River Island

OMG!! How cute is this hat?? - pink cupcake beanie - hats - accessories - women - River Island RiverIsland have got loads of amazingly cute hats in at the moment, and with the weather getting much colder i may have to invest in one! But which one??? Decisions decisions, although this cupcake one is adorable, I'm not sure i would be able to pull it off, too many colours. I do however love this one http://www.riverisland.com/Online/women/accessories/hats/cream-peruvian-fur-pom-pom--hat-594643 its neutral in colour but still quite nice. I like to be safe and go for the simple options, plus it has got a £10 off deal at the moment on this particular hat which is a bonus, might have to put it on my shopping list for Friday :D

Snake Textured Platform

My new shoes i just ordered from New Look - Snake Textured Platform cant wait for them to arrive :D Plus i got 20% off yeay, They will go perfectly with my new dress for the Christmas work do.

Starting training soon

I'm finally starting some training for my new position next week, i will be doing a couple of days one to one with someone from our Head office. I'm still full time at the moment as we have yet to find out when the work from admin is moving across to the central admin centre, which is annoying in one way as we are ll in limbo at the moment and don't know whats happening, but then again it means i can stay full time for that little bit longer. I'm hoping they don't move the work across until the New Year which means i will be able to get through Christmas ok and then start looking for another part time job after that.

In other good news i recently helped out for Children In Need at one of our contact centres taking pledges and donations from people, myself and 2 others from the office volunteered to man the phones, there was many others within the company that took part too, it was a really fun evening there was raffles and games throughout the night, me and my 2 friends did about 6hours and left just after midnight because i lost my voice :( it was well worth the cause though, even though i had a weekend of silence due to not being able to speak!!! It was a fantastic night and i will definitely be doing it again next year.

I have started my Christmas shopping! I'm quite organised this year, I'm just making the most of full time work whilst i still can, although i am been very froogle and buying not cheap gifts but not as extravagant as i usually would. I found a brilliant website where you can create personalised diaries, calendars, key rings etc and the prices are quite reasonable its called Vista Print, i used it last year and created my mum a lovely calendar with pictures of the whole family on it (and the cat of course), and even though it is now out of date she can still keep it for the pictures.

I have also been using Maximiles for extra offers and points on purchases i make online, this is a great website because you can redeem points for gifts such as DVD's and CD's along with other things which would make brilliant Christmas presents!

I shall be visiting the Bull Ring in Birmingham this Friday for my annual shopping trip, me and my boyfriend tend to go to Meadowhall but decided we wanted to go somewhere different, i have been once before with my friends last year and thought it was much better than Meadowhall. I probably wont be spending as much this year, but I'm sure i will find some bargains. I received a brilliant offer from New Look today for 50% off party wear online, so i was straight on their website and got myself a dress for the Christmas work do (along with a pair of shoes of course) You do have to follow them on Facebook to receive this brilliant offer, so i definitely recommend signing up for your fave shops emails and like their Facebook pages so that you are kept up to date on any offers they may have. (Also remember to check to see if you can get points from Maximiles or even Boots Treatstreet - every little helps)

Getting excited about my new job!

I'm getting quite excited about starting my new job, it just seems more exciting than my current job, even though it is only part time. I still haven't got a start date yet but i am hoping my redundancy date isn't until at least January so i can stay in full time work until after Christmas. I might be going on a training course in a couple of weeks for my new role, it will be a whole week of training which will be intense and i hope i keep up with it!

We have our meeting today about the actual redundancies today so I'm sure we will get some sort of date when the work will be centralised, because this is the annoying thing, not knowing! I cant really arrange myself if i don't have dates of when I'm going part time etc. I've started looking for a part time job in the morning but its hard to get something which is flexible so i can work around the hours i will have at my new job, as i will be starting at 12.15 so i have to find something which finishes at around 11.30 or 11.45 so it gives me chance to get to from A to B on time. It also has to be alright money to because I've heard you get taxed more on your second job, so I'm going to have to do a lot of research as it will need to be worth my while, i don't want to work for nothing!

Just had to downgrade sky :(

I've just had to downgrade my Sky package :( i am not a very happy bunny, in a month i will have no more music channels, no movies just the basics (well entertainment packages & Sky sports for the other half of course). Its only going to save about £30 a month which doesn't seem much but when you go from full time to part time work every little helps.

I hate having to sacrifice my luxuries! I'm not going to be able to watch Disney Cinemagic any more :(

Why did i have to get made redundant!! I desperately need to find a second part time job to make up the money I'm losing by just been on one part time wage so i can get my movies and music back!!

Pretty soon i wont be able to visit Outfit on my lunch break or just pop to boots for a meal deal, its going to be Tesco value food all the way, and window shopping galore! I keep thinking of where else i could make cut backs but there isn't anywhere really because i need my car to get to work, we need Internet and phone lines to communicate with the outside world and we already have energy saving light bulbs.

I guess Christmas is going to be a small affair this year, perhaps turkey twizzlers instead of an actual turkey?? It really irritates me though when i see people who are actually rubbish at their jobs who are not under threat of redundancy and they seem to just float through life with ease! Its just not fair, but i guess moaning about it isn't going to do anything, i just need to concentrate on me and getting my life sorted out.