There be news around these parts. Very boring news about home decorating. lucky you!
I was made redundant just before Christmas, which was extremely generous of them in terms of timing. But actually no bad thing. Work had been making me miserable for a while, but with a 3 month notice period I wasn't sure whether I wanted to risk resigning with no job to go to. They've paid me off a little, so all in all, it's a good thing. God I hated that job.
I am now dole scum again for a short while which give me plenty of time to play with my skiving, sorry, I mean pregnant and breeding, friends and also to sort out the house, chop trees, buy random furnishings on the internet and generally try to make myself look busy.
Remember this?
Look! Look! After only 9 months we have achieved!! Did you ever hear of such fast work?
It's amazing what a difference it makes not to go to bed in a building site. Now there is only the small matter of the furry pink carpet and the pink, velvet brothel curtains. Still, the carpet makes a good improvised jungle for tiny clangers.
I luxuriated in my new bedroom for several days, then pulled myself together and without any further messing about, I have now moved onto the sixth circle of magnolia woodchip hell....
Mmmmm.
This was Nick's home for a while, where it was known as the tramps' nest due to the general teenage boyness of the area. I blamed all the untidiness of the world on Nick, but it turns out that now he's been gone for a year, it looks exactly the same, only filled with our crap instead of his. Sorry Nick.
I mean, Soz.
The magnolia woodchip was hiding the same green, slimy shite as the last room, but at least this time I had the lovely Susanna to help me uncover it.
I can recommend having a fit, unemployed Spanish mate to anyone. In fact I am going to go and add that to the top tips forum on diy.com.
That, some banging tunes and a lot of beer.
And look! Underneath the tramps nest was a blocked institutional sink. Who would have thunk it.
We could keep tadpoles in that. Or a very small hippo.
Next DIY up date to follow in approximately seven months (I am aiming high.)
One of the advantages of being an unemployed dosser is visiting people. I went to see my brother in Norwich, which is actually a pretty nice town but left me feeling a bit unsettled.
I couldn't figure out why I was uncomfortable until I had been there three days and realised I hadn't seen anyone who wasn't white, which utterly freaked me out.
I am not really sure why it's like that and it's not like the town was full of BNP protestors or anything but it was definitely weird and wrong. I couldn't live there.
Mind you, the beach twenty minutes away, where baby seals come and play in the surf was tempting, even in January.
I am training my nephews to be miniature, camouflage beach assassins. you never know when you'll need one.
3 comments:
I didn't realise you'd been made redundant - that's a bit of an arse, but I hope it turns out to be a blessing in the long run. Good luck in your job search, I'm sure you'll find something befitting your skills and experience. And just remember, you're fabulous :)
I didn't know you had been made redundant either. Come and visit me! I'm only a part time skiving mummy at the moment but I'll be a full time one again in April!
(Although at this point I feel the need to add that it's hard work being a skiving mummy and I never find the time to do DIY or tidying up)
Apparently I forgot to tell loads of people about it. But that's because I am quite pleased with the whole thing really. I taking a couple of months off then back to he grindstone somewhere.
Solveig- I have no children to look after and I still don't find time to do the DIY or tidying up mostly. I'm under no illusions :-)
But yes, will be brilliant to see you!
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