resolutions and revelations

Well,guess its that time of year again-emerge blinking and hungover into the light of another new year and decide this is the year it will all be different...just as soon as the pepto bismol starts to work and the light stops hurting your eyes... This year Ive decided on preemptive action,and am posting my resolutions both early and sober. This may help,as last years resolution consisted of 'I will never get flu on new years eve again and spend the night throwing up alone on the couch at home'. The year before,resolutions were hastily scrawled on the back of a bar napkin,and took me the entire year to decipher,and so on. At least this year,I will be able to look back on a clear concise list,and go 'bit bloody hopeful werent ya,love?!' So here goes...

1.) I will absolutely,catagorically NOT be working in retail next christmas.Seriously,Im 30 years old,and I just dont have the stamina or the patience,nor the ability to take abuse from customers simply because they forgot to shop earlier.

2.)Apply to go back to school. Theres a part time degree in biological anthropology at Roehampton,and come hell or high water,my application is going in. No harm in trying.

3.)Ties in with number 1 somewhat: Apply for as many trainee pathology technician jobs as possible. Its taken 12 years+ ta get to this,no more excuses!

4.) To refuse to leave the doctors surgery until I finally get some answers on how to treat my daughters STC. It has been 10 YEARS people,Im pretty sure science and medicine have advanced a little,hmmm?!

5.)More ink! Some butterflies and a 'family' please!

6.)GET A DIVORCE!!!

7.)Learn to relax a little,seriously,the world is NOT gonna stop turning if you forget to empty a bin once in a while.

I hope at least ONE of these makes it (wont tell you which is highest on the list-guess a little!)
Hope wherever and whoever you celebrate with,you bring in the new year with someone you love.X

presents,company and absent friends

Happy Christmas and belated Yule! The boys made a perfect dinner-planned with military precision and carried out with the concentration normally reserved for sale scale out or end of year finance reports.Cai is currently riding the sugar express to Rabbid-ville on the wii,having exhausted herself yesterday by coming in to work for the final hour(otherwise known as the big push) donning a t shirt and,with lanyard round neck and power from flatmate proceeded to take me to task on the state of my section! Hope evryone had a good one,wherever they are.Lastly,to Kevin Markham,No,I didnt open it,cos season of goodwill or not Im not getting fooled again.Merry xmas everyone!xxx