Not quite a cracking day.....

Sorry for the really lame ass blog title, I couldn't think of anything Easter related which could sum up my day really.

To say it was one of those days is an understatement. After being kept awake till 2.15am this morning by my neighbours having a party and their music so loud I could hear every single lyric, to the point that Duran Duran's 'Reflex' was mingling into Atonement and I've seriously gone off Florence and the Machine for a while. I was that furious I was going to let their tyres down this morning on my way out but I didn't in the end, I did receive some excellent advice from my friend Tony on how to do it effectively, and not the girly way (which I would have done and probably not very successfully). All is quiet tonight thank god.

So after peeling myself out of bed this morning (it took every ounce of energy I had believe me) I headed off to Burnley to spend the day with my family, but it took me longer than usual as my car decided that today was the day to introduce the death rattle and spew smoke out as I was hurtling along the motorway. Needless to say I spent an hour sat on the hard shoulder, getting beeped at (why do other drivers do that, beep when you've broken down...?) waiting for the RAC, playing 'I Spy' for one (trust me, there is no challenge after you've done Car, Lampost, Road, Grass and Car again), and having my brother tell me off for not getting him to look at my car sooner when I first realised there was a problem! So I ended up in Burnley an hour and a half later than planned. The rest of the day was lovely and had lots of cuddles with Belle (my niece), and a lovely roast dinner.

So my car is still in Burnley waiting for my dad and brother to fix it for me (they're good to me). Don't think I'll be on the Formula 1 engineering team any time soon, hehehe.

Just checked Jesus' tweets on Twitter and he's ok....phew.

Anyway, I hope you all had a lovely Easter ate loads of chocolate and enjoyed the intermitent sunshine spells. I could fill this void with so many Easter and egg puns but I don't think I could cope with the groaning. I'm off for a cracking cuppa which I'm sure will be eggcellent...think I'll leave it there before I get lynched!!

Till next time....x

Happy Easter....

This is just a quick one to wish everyone a Happy Easter (and lots of chocolate too!) and hopefully the sun will linger around till after the bank holiday and make it a good'un.

I'm spending Easter Sunday with my folks (for the first time in about 10 years, as they're home for easter this year), bro and his family...lots of cuddles and drools from Belle.

I'm keeping an eye on Jesus' tweets over the weekend so I'll keep you posted on developments.

Have a great holiday!

Till next time....x

A daydream a day......

What a miserable day weather wise...utter poop!

Well I hauled my ass to uni this morning and after much fannying about over carrels etc etc, ended up sat at the library computers happily typing away for my reading as a writer essay when Jack very kindly let me know I can't use the book I was writing about, I had to use a piece of fiction! Dagnabbit! 'Yes Man' by Danny Wallace is an absolute laugh out loud read but it's a memoir of sorts, so can't use it, boooo! So I'm back home again.

To counteract the grey miserable weather I've been having a daydream about how, instead of having to work, how I'd love to spend the summer if money wasn't an issue. I'd go travelling probably to America, hire a convertible and travel round, maybe go coast to coast, have some fantastic music blasting out and not a care in the world for a while. However, reality will have me either sat behind a desk secretarying for the summer or scanning peoples baked beans....a girl can dream can't she.

Along the same idea but on a slightly different tack someone on twitter asked the other day whats your idea of heaven (as in happiness, not the place we go when we fall off our twig)...so I had a little think and I'd have to admit it's the small simple things which are heaven to me. Chocolate (like that's a suprise!), getting into a bed of nice clean sheets, standing in a hot shower and letting the water run over me for a few minutes, cuddles from my neice, the first cup of tea of the day and (now this is going to make me blush, but pah!), a first kiss. What are yours (keep it clean, my mum reads this)?

I heard a beautiful song on the radio this morning - Elvis 'I Just Can't Help Believing'. I've never heard it before so I stayed in bed an extra 5 minutes to listen to it. A truly gorgeous song.

Well I think I'll put the kettle on and wait for my folks to arrive...chippy tea tonight, yummm!

Till next time....x

A little bit of what you fancy.....

Well week 1 of the 3 week break is going well...i've done all of nothing and it's been fab. The weather's been grim so that's aided my plan of doing very little. Its been nice it has to be said. I'm going to have to get my head down though I've a ton of work winking at me from the corner of the desk, so a concerted effort to flick through the pile maybe made tomorrow.

As you all know I love my food and I do like to cook every now and again...leftover chilli is sitting the fridge as I type, but I do also have a bit of an odd passion, I love recipe books. I very rarely use them, I just love reading them..it's like porn. My personal favourite is Nigella, that woman is an absolute wonder and indulges in food porn like no other. But I've since discovered a new contender for this crown, Sophie Dahl. She has a new show on BBC2 called The Delicious Miss Dahl, and it's awesome. If I could split my time between her house and Nigella's - like a child between two divorcing parents and dividing my time between them - then I would be a happy bunny.

I'm of the mindset that a little bit of what you fancy...(errr, food wise, you rude bunch of creatures!!) does the mind and soul the power of good, I don't see the point in denying yourself something as this only leads to being completely miserable. I however have absolutely no willpower so do have to use restrain when walking past Thorntons.

Life is for living and loving, so make the most of it, just don't forget to throw in some fruit and veg along the way so we can enjoy it that little bit longer!

Till next time...x