I am very disappointed in the decision to release Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted for the Lockerbie bombing. He has been released on compassionate grounds.
If someone can show no compassion and kill over 250 people then they do not deserve to be released from the prison sentance for that crime, and sent home to their native country to die.
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Monday, 17 August 2009
16
I hate spiders.
When i see one i scream and jump and run for Da Hubs. He is not their biggest fan, but he will get rid of them for me, mostly by my preferred method of squishing, but occasionally by taking them outside.
But the ones we have been having this weekend are just not funny. After internet research we think they are house spiders. Doesn't sound too bad you may think.
NO! they are friggin HUGE!!!!! Seriously they are about 10 cm across, and that's with the legs bent, not stretched out. I really did not think that spiders came that big in the UK.
We can't figure out where they are coming from, just too many options, but we have had 2 in the kitchen and one in the bedroom. I almost touched 2 of them by accident. We just keep hoping that there will be no more. But we jump whenever something moves in the corner of our eyeline. And we sort of poke things before lifting them, and scan a room before entering. This has been a very stressful weekend.
Kind of surprised that the neighbours haven't called the police, cause it must sound like I am being pretty badly hurt whenever we find a new one.
When i see one i scream and jump and run for Da Hubs. He is not their biggest fan, but he will get rid of them for me, mostly by my preferred method of squishing, but occasionally by taking them outside.
But the ones we have been having this weekend are just not funny. After internet research we think they are house spiders. Doesn't sound too bad you may think.
NO! they are friggin HUGE!!!!! Seriously they are about 10 cm across, and that's with the legs bent, not stretched out. I really did not think that spiders came that big in the UK.
We can't figure out where they are coming from, just too many options, but we have had 2 in the kitchen and one in the bedroom. I almost touched 2 of them by accident. We just keep hoping that there will be no more. But we jump whenever something moves in the corner of our eyeline. And we sort of poke things before lifting them, and scan a room before entering. This has been a very stressful weekend.
Kind of surprised that the neighbours haven't called the police, cause it must sound like I am being pretty badly hurt whenever we find a new one.
Thursday, 13 August 2009
15
I have decided to start a new fitness regime - again. I have cancelled my gym membership as I just wasn't going, I think because I had to haul my kit all the way to work and back to go after work.
So I bought a book, "The Official British Army Fitness Guide", and i am going to try and follow it over the next few months. It obviously tells you how the Army gets their soldiers fit, and it does not need a full gym or very much equipment at all. Uses a lot of personal body weight as the resistence. They give you full instructions on how to do the exercises, and a warm up and cool down programme, then 3 levels of full exercise programmes which take 12 weeks each. I am so starting on the easiest level. Apparently by the end of the 3rd level you are at the same level as a trained soldier.
It may take me longer than the 36 weeks to get there. I tried some of the tests they suggest to check your fitness level before beginning. 1 of them was as many press ups as possible in 2 minutes, rests in between are fine. So 25 press ups later and I am totally done in. And today I am in pain. Sore arms, sore shoulders and even sore down my sides. This is just a test?! how the heck am I going to manage the whole programme?
Today I wore my pedometer to work to see how much exercise I am getting daily. Just walking to the station, between trains and then to the office took me to over 3500 steps. Pretty good. it also tells me that is approx 2.6km, and I burned 233 calories. Not sure if it can tell the difference of walking up hill cause I must use more energy going up that evil hill on the way home from work.
Tonight I have to try and complete the tests, as many sit ups in 2 minutes and a 2.4km run. Wonder if I will survive?
So I bought a book, "The Official British Army Fitness Guide", and i am going to try and follow it over the next few months. It obviously tells you how the Army gets their soldiers fit, and it does not need a full gym or very much equipment at all. Uses a lot of personal body weight as the resistence. They give you full instructions on how to do the exercises, and a warm up and cool down programme, then 3 levels of full exercise programmes which take 12 weeks each. I am so starting on the easiest level. Apparently by the end of the 3rd level you are at the same level as a trained soldier.
It may take me longer than the 36 weeks to get there. I tried some of the tests they suggest to check your fitness level before beginning. 1 of them was as many press ups as possible in 2 minutes, rests in between are fine. So 25 press ups later and I am totally done in. And today I am in pain. Sore arms, sore shoulders and even sore down my sides. This is just a test?! how the heck am I going to manage the whole programme?
Today I wore my pedometer to work to see how much exercise I am getting daily. Just walking to the station, between trains and then to the office took me to over 3500 steps. Pretty good. it also tells me that is approx 2.6km, and I burned 233 calories. Not sure if it can tell the difference of walking up hill cause I must use more energy going up that evil hill on the way home from work.
Tonight I have to try and complete the tests, as many sit ups in 2 minutes and a 2.4km run. Wonder if I will survive?
Monday, 3 August 2009
14
I think I have broken another toe!
Did it yesterday afternoon, just whacked it off the side of the shower, and it is still sore and cannot bend properly. This is something I do on a regular basis and it never teaches me. I think I have broken all my toes at some point in my life, and some more than once :)
Such a klutz!
Did it yesterday afternoon, just whacked it off the side of the shower, and it is still sore and cannot bend properly. This is something I do on a regular basis and it never teaches me. I think I have broken all my toes at some point in my life, and some more than once :)
Such a klutz!
Friday, 31 July 2009
13
My brother has run off to sea ........ again!
He works on ships and has a rota of approx. 4 months working then 3 months off. We scheduled the wedding around his rota as it would have been horrible not to have him there. Thankfully it wasn't too tricky.
He should be home in early December. In the meantime he is going to be experiencing extreme heat and possibly dangerous situations. It is difficult to communicate when he is away, but we are used to it after all these years. He can get email access every so often, and the mail does reach them but it can take a while. Although it can be fun buying him wee bits and pieces to send him and i have received postcards from all over the world.
Miss you Bro and hope you keep safe this trip.
He works on ships and has a rota of approx. 4 months working then 3 months off. We scheduled the wedding around his rota as it would have been horrible not to have him there. Thankfully it wasn't too tricky.
He should be home in early December. In the meantime he is going to be experiencing extreme heat and possibly dangerous situations. It is difficult to communicate when he is away, but we are used to it after all these years. He can get email access every so often, and the mail does reach them but it can take a while. Although it can be fun buying him wee bits and pieces to send him and i have received postcards from all over the world.
Miss you Bro and hope you keep safe this trip.
12
My Dad and his wife came to visit us this week. They had been on holiday in France last week and decided to stop off on the way North to visit various family members.
We had a lovely day on Tuesday in the sunshine wandering round my town and the town where I work with lots of stops for coffees. They got to see our flat, although as it is so tiny they stayed at a nearby hotel. Then once DH got home from work we went out for dinner at an amazing pub nearby. It feels good, and very grown up, to treat your Dad to a nice dinner.
This is the first time since we moved to England that he has been to visit, and I am kind of glad he didn't see our old flat while we were living there as it was so horrible and he would have worried about me.
They only stayed for 1 day as they have another 2 stops on the way North, but it was definately worth seeing them and introducing them to our life here.
We had a lovely day on Tuesday in the sunshine wandering round my town and the town where I work with lots of stops for coffees. They got to see our flat, although as it is so tiny they stayed at a nearby hotel. Then once DH got home from work we went out for dinner at an amazing pub nearby. It feels good, and very grown up, to treat your Dad to a nice dinner.
This is the first time since we moved to England that he has been to visit, and I am kind of glad he didn't see our old flat while we were living there as it was so horrible and he would have worried about me.
They only stayed for 1 day as they have another 2 stops on the way North, but it was definately worth seeing them and introducing them to our life here.
Thursday, 30 July 2009
11
I heard yesterday that I am not being asked back for a second interview with the it/telecoms firm. Bit of a shame as it sounded like a nice role and the firm seemed pretty good.
But I also had a call on Tuesday from another agency with another vacancy which I might be interested in if it was permanent, instead of the current status of temporary with a small chance of going perm. So I am still of interest to people.
And on Monday my boss confirmed that I will be working 5 day weeks throughout August, with the possibility that it might continue into September.
And we have finally, only 5 1/2 weeks after moving out, received our deposit back from our old flat. This means we can finally sort out all the money we owe to the different bank accounts so we can get everything balanced out. In turn this means I can start planning how to reduce my debts and start building some savings.
Still going to have no money to spend of nice things for the forseeable future, but I really do need to get the money situation fixed asap.
But I also had a call on Tuesday from another agency with another vacancy which I might be interested in if it was permanent, instead of the current status of temporary with a small chance of going perm. So I am still of interest to people.
And on Monday my boss confirmed that I will be working 5 day weeks throughout August, with the possibility that it might continue into September.
And we have finally, only 5 1/2 weeks after moving out, received our deposit back from our old flat. This means we can finally sort out all the money we owe to the different bank accounts so we can get everything balanced out. In turn this means I can start planning how to reduce my debts and start building some savings.
Still going to have no money to spend of nice things for the forseeable future, but I really do need to get the money situation fixed asap.
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