Why I Don’t Want To Go Back To Work

I have been away from work for almost 3 weeks!  The longest break I have ever had at one time in the (almost) 10 years I have been there.

The first few days I was off were due to me being unwell, the last 2 weeks were holiday. Not an away holiday but a stay at home one, which has been OK.

Now as I approach Tuesday, the day I go back to work I’m feeling more and more anxious and I’m not sure why.

The job won’t have changed, and I know my job inside out. The people will be the same, many of them have been there even longer than me.

So it’s not change I’m worried about.

There will be a lot of things left for me to do as even after 1 week off there is always a horrendous pile of “stuff” waiting. So after all this time it’s going to be hell, either that or my Manager may actually have gotten someone to cover for me (unlikely but not impossible) Whichever way no one can be cross with me for getting behind, I have been away!

So it’s not the dreaded backlog that’s making me anxious.

In fact I’m not entirely sure what it is, but I think the main reason I am feeling like this is because I truly HATE HATE HATE the lack of freedom you get from working!

Yeah, me and a billion other people but it’s a fact isn’t it?

When you work you lose your freedom, this is how it feels to me anyway..

Get up at a certain time, rush here there and everywhere, no time to sit, no time to think, no time to do anything you want to do.

Rush home, maybe via the supermarket, make some dinner, maybe put on a load of washing then collapse, way too exhausted to even think of doing anything else

Then make sure you get to bed early enough to enable yet another early morning to repeat step one over and over and over for weeks on end..

The weekend maybe spent cleaning house and shopping as there is no time in the week to do much of either – then back to the routine… Grrrrrrrrrrrrr……

That’s why I feel anxious about going back to work..

I want to be a free spirit, to come and go as I please, to work when I please, to have more say in how when and where I do whatever I chose to do..

Hmmmm losing touch with reality now, better shut up I think…

Share Blogger Blogs From Nav Bar

I know a lot of Blogger Blogs have removed or hidden the nav bar at the top of their blogs.

I have often considered doing this but never have as I, for some reason, like it.

Today I found another reason to like it and that’s the SHARE button

Now you can share the page with Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader or Email. (Email only available for individual posts)

But, as so many have removed the nav bar they won't see this new feature!

Back & Legs

This past week being off work I've been all over the place, with a lot
of walking, which is good.

However it's playing havoc with my legs and lower back - they are
killin me!

So, even though it's a Bank Holiday weekend I'm going to have to take
it easy...

A Nasty Growth? Or What?

Took this shot today, what on earth do you think it is?

Answers on a postcard please in comments please! LOL

The Lovely Bones Film

I read this book a few years ago.. to be honest I don't remember many details apart from it made me CRY - LOTS!

 

I wonder if the film will have the same effect?

Have to wait till December to find out..

EDIT: SADLY THE VIDEO IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE...

Wordless Wednesday- A Walk Along The South Bank

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A Day At War

Had a great day today at the fascinating Imperial War Museum.

The entry is free which is good as there is so much to see we didn’t get round it all so hope to go back again before too long to see the rest.

We walked in the trenches from WW1, we walked round a house from the WW2 era.

Amongst many, many other things we saw uniforms, tanks and guns bigger than you could imagine!

Of course I took lots of photos although a lot of the displays being behind glass it’s not always easy to get a good shot.

Take a peek at them HERE

Disillusionment Is Around The World

With the start of X Factor here in UK again we are amazed and confused at the amount of people who think they can sing.

However it’s not just UK and US who have these poor disillusioned people. My son recently spent some time in South Africa with his girlfriend and it was bought to his notice that they have their share of “funnies” as well..

 

Here’s one:

Mellow Yellow Monday - Orchids

Yet another photo from my trip to Kew Gardens last week.

So many beautiful flowers there!

A Quieter Place

Living in London you kind of get used to the hustle and bustle, the noise and craziness of it all.

But it is nice to get away sometimes to a quieter place.

Unfortunately it’s not always possible to actually get away but it is possible to find a slightly quieter place right in Central London!

I took all these photos in a section of Hyde Park alongside the Serpentine.

 

You would be easily forgiven for not believing that!

Wordless Wednesday – Banana’s

Kew Gardens

Today the weather was fabulous, so armed with my throat spray (yes, it’s still sore but improving) we went to Kew Gardens.

It’s a vast area of over 300 acres, full of trees and the most amazing plants from all over the world.

In fact I can’t begin to describe, so if you wish, take a peek through my Photos on Flickr!

    

My New Cleaning Lady

This is Hetty my new vacuum cleaner!

I've considered getting one of these for a long time as my current hoover, a real “Hoover” was really driving me nuts with it's horrible small dusty bagless container and the terrible filters that I was spending more time cleaning than actually hoovering with.

Today I saw this pretty Hetty on special offer in Homebase and that decided it. As soon as my daughter got home I asked her to drive me up to get one.

It was very easy putting her together and I was truly AMAZED with the suction power she has even on low power!

Anything that makes the boring chore of cleaning a little easier is worth it in my book!

What I Need..

You Need Security

To be happy in life, you need to feel as secure and grounded as possible. You have to know that things will be okay no matter what. You plan for the worst. You tend to be cautious, and you always think of the long term consequences before you act. Living a low-key, responsible life is the only way to ensure that you can truly relax.

What Do You Need Most?

 

Very true actually!

 

 

Saw this at Skittles’ Place

Not Well….

Today is the 3rd day I haven’t been able to go to work.

I started coughing on Tuesday and by Wednesday evening had a severely sore throat and high temperature. Of course the first thing most would think of of is Swine Flu, me included.

Next day my temperature had gone down but I was left with aching limbs and still this awful throat/cough.

Today the aches seem to have eased somewhat but the throat, ears and windpipe are still raw.

I’m going to stay home, relax and continue my diet of paracetamol for now. Don’t want to go to the GP as I do not like taking antibiotics and I definitely do not want anti-virals.

Just hoping this weekend see’s me up and about as I have the next 2 weeks booked off work and I have lots of plans.

Cat Feeding Problems

I am really at my wits end as to what to feed my 1 year old kitty Mabel.

Many months ago she went off Whiskas and I tried several other brands, all refused, then I started with Felix. Now with there being several types of Felix we had to experiment with “good as it looks” “marinades” “roasted”

For a few months she settles on “good as it looks” then went off that, then onto “marinades”

Now she seems to have gone off this as well.

I’ve tried some of the fancy ones in expensive little tins to no avail.

I have bought several types of dry food including Meowing Heads which claims to be purr-fect for fussy eaters

“This is purr-nickety!

A recipe that will impress the most fastidious of pussy cats. 

We have packed this wonderful product with salmon, salmon and more salmon.

Purr-nickety packs a total of nearly 80% meat into it's product and being a rice and potato free formula is a much closer cats natural diet than ever, having maximum protein and minimal carbohydrate.”

Guess what, she doesn’t like it!

 

Obviously she must be eating enough to keep her alive but it’s very upsetting to see her sniff and walk away from so much food, which then sits in the bowl, dries up and ends up in the bin!

She’s wasting me a lot of £££’s

I don’t mind buying her more expensive food if only she will eat it!

Right now I have lots of packets left over from multi-packs she just won’t touch..

I really never thought a cat would give this much trouble, the kitty we had when I was child just ate what she was given as far as I remember!

Any suggestions welcome! Please!!

Clearing Out The Old Times

Been having a lot of clearing out sessions recently. It has to be done when I’m in the right mood, totally hard and ruthless!

Anyway amongst other things that I decided must go, is this teaching puzzle clock that I learnt to tell the time on as a kid.

 

The little buttons on the puzzle are just nailed in with tiny nails which are just poking through on the other side so you need to be careful not to hurt your fingers. Can you imagine a toy with such terrible “danger” being allowed these days?!

We had it hard as kids, hardly any cotton wool at all..lol

You can see it’s well used and now has one piece missing but it served it’s purpose – I can tell the time!

Funny Pigs Ears

How About A Sing Along!

I have quite a good (in my view anyway!) collection of music and I love to (sometimes) sing along! (when alone..heheh)

One problem, apart from my dreadful duck dying strangled voice is that I often don’t know most or all of the words.

I recently came across another neat little app for the iPhone which displays the words to your own songs as they play on the iPod.

It needs net connection to do this but if you have that then your away, you can sing to your hearts content and really annoy the neighbours!

Oh yeah, just in case you are interested the app is called TuneWiki

Warning!

If you receive an e-mail From the Department of Health

 

Telling you not to eat Tinned pork Because of Swine flu....

 

 

 

Ignore it.

 

 

 

It's just Spam.

 

Mellow Yellow Monday – Bananas!!

Not the best photo but I couldn't resist it when I saw these bananas hanging in Selfridges window a week or so ago!

Shazam!!

I’m sure I heard of Shazam a long time ago but then forgot about it. Since having the iPhone I’ve found it again in the form of a neat little app.

Shazam is very clever in that it recognises music for you, for example you are in a club, pub, shop etc and hear a tune you just want to know the name of, so you open the app, let it “listen” for a few seconds and SHAZAM!! - it tells you what it is.

When I first got the app I couldn’t believe it would really work but recently I was in Next (a clothes shop) and a really nice song was playing, so I let Shazam listen to it and yep, it got it right – amazing! And it’s all free..

I love all these clever little apps!