Hooray for the NHS

well today I saved myself a grand total of £212.00

I was going to have to p[ay £100 each for cholera and rabies vaccinations for when I go to Ghana, but because I'm doign volunteer work in a community centre, although its not strictly listed as eligibility for a free vaccination (only volunteer medical work is) she let me have it free. And the £12.00 precription fee i didnt have to pay because until July 7th im techincally still in FT education.

So I might actually have some money to live on when I'm out there :-)

In other news, I have a new job waitressing on 1st class trains (alongside my other job), early morning service from Norwich to London. So some days I'll have been from Norwich to London and Back before you've had breakfast ;-)

Now off to appreciate the wonderful creation that is scorching sunshine :-)

Beautiful

  

What's the stupidest animal in the rainforest?

A polar bear.

Oneofakind

 

This is a pjama top I made fliss for her birthday. I like making things, although it takes so much effort once ive made one it puts me off for life. Even though my 'one of a kind' valentines cards sold so well, i couldnt be bothered to repeat the prescription for easter. Fliss suggested I made more tops, but I pointed out that the whole reason the stuff I make is one of a kind, is because more than one of each kind will never be produced, becuase I'm too lazy.

Hvae a job interview for freedom finance processing loan aplications on thursday. a lot of people have turned their nose up at this as its 'telesales'. However, its all inbound calling, at with money from £6 an hour im not going to complain. There will probably be less snotty people than i encountered in the chocolate shop (Which my carreer in ended one and a half days ago :-D )And if its that awful, never mind, ill take the money and run (somewhere really really far away :-D ) 

Where oh where has lou been?

To be truthful, nowhere. And nothing particularly exciting to report, but for the purposes of this post I am going to try and find ten things that will interest any readers (if you havent all gone with my lack of commitment to blogging)

1. Friday is my last day of employment at the chocolate shop, leaving in preference to be a nanny for my cousins, and myabe work somewhere else, to get money to save for something very exciting (see a later point)

2. Today I had a chocolate crossaint for lunch(and very nice and cheap it was too)

3. I have aqquired a ticket to go to reading festival. Unsure as to whether I want to go as to be truthful I'm not sure if I'm hardcore enough, so Ill see how I feel in a couple of months as whatever happens I cant lose, they are selling for ridiculous amounts on ebay.

4.I went to london and saw faem in a covent garden theatre. It sucked.

5. I need to read. I cannot seem toread anything except health magazines at the moment, and its just sad. I want to read entertaining/intellectually developmental books that will hold my attention for more than 2 minutes. Suggestions welcome.

6. In the summer I'll be working in Cafe Life. Another reason to come (though I realise what an insane amount of money it is, I suggest sneaking under the fence)*

7. In 7 months time I will be somwhere very very different :-D

8.I'm leaving the chocolate shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Repetiotion I realise but oh so long I have waited to leave of my own free will.

9. The end to my AS level english is nigh. I really want to do my best but I have the issue of not being able to read for more than 2 minutes as mentioned above.

10. I'm in quite a lot of pain at the moment a) due to my auntie getting a 14ft trampoline and lou being slightly over ambitious and b) due to playing 'lets see how far we can run up a cliff' with some of my friends. The answer in my case is: Not very far without falling down and scraping all the skin of my leg. Several times.

* Not an official cafe life staff comment.

So theres a brief update on m,y life. I will post something insightful/intersting/intellectual soon, but had to get started on something simple!

Lots of love to you all xxx

Changing rooms

(No not the swimming pool kind)

Well, It's taken me over 6 months, but finally the transoformation is complete, and has convinced me that I am invincible. I can paint walls, hang curtains, bang nails in the wall and use scissors as a sucessful substitute for a braddle.


Below are the before and after photos.(or after and before due to me being silly and posting them in the wrong order) Please note I have trademarked the design of the mirror.

After #2

 
 

After #1

 
 

Before #2

 
 

Before #1

 
 

Cards and puritans

Have just started making Valentines cards. Theyre actually really nice. My boss at work is going to srell them for me and we'll sort out the profits (I hope I'm wise enough for this) So if you live in norwich, please come buy them! Alternitavely, if I can make enough in time I might sell a few at fridays and my church with profits going to respective places! Will post a picture tommorrow of the finished lot, so you can all marvel.

Im really glad I've stuck with doing english (though I had a threatening answerphone message from the college which I need to sort out tommorrow, eek), We're studying 'The Scarlett letter' Which, despite my original use of it as a sleep inducer, is really interesting, as it deals with the popular 'Christian' religion of 1600's america, Puritanism.

I'm pleased because I'm enjoying studying the wierd aspects of their practises, and trying oh so hard to convince the other people on my course that not all Christian breeds are as odd, and their idea of God was a bit warped. Read up on it if you have a chance, then be thankful that you are alive in the year 2005 in Norwich England :-)

Grid

 

Yay for poundland glass frames and picture hooks! This creation cost me £5 and is better than any large picture frames I've seen! :-D 

Helens 21st

 


I never thought I looked at all like helen til I saw this......

Odd. 

Helens 21st

 


How much wine?

None.

We are so naturally cheerful we are 

 

On our way out of sainsburys, on emilys 3rd visit that day, and my 2nd (though I actually went 3 times by the end of the day)Where we bought fruit to make smoothies, we saw a road sign: A perfect road sign to start us off on our beautiful adventure. 

 

Emily: Ahh! I can't see him! Where have I put my glasses?

We don't get very far before we lose our newest recruit on the beatiful adventure: Emilys dog ben. 

 

Emily: I think I see it! The beauty calls!

Lou: Uhuh. em, you still havent found the dog.  

 


Hooray! Now we may continue! 

 


Emily Robinson in B minor: Oh I hath foundeth the beautiful place 

 


Yeah whatever emily, I'm a dog, I'm not going to pose and look all reflective