Well its been picked up and is on its way to germany to be repaired. I hope i get it back, went on teh xbox site and it said no pending repairs even though it would let me cancel the repair :S oh well if in 3 weeks im still xboxless i'll start to worry. Despite the fact i ahve no working xbox i still bought a game for it :P but it was lego batman adn it was a fiver so i couldn't let that pass me by.
In other news i have my first new pair of glasses for five years :) they still make my head ache a little behind the ears but ive only had them since wednesday afternoon. They aren't particularly exciting but compared to my scratched and battered old pair they look quite snazzy.
I've been playing WoW far too much lately and my hunter has now reached level 74 and is looking forward to 80 even though it might take me a while to get there.
I'd best be off to work now though, doing 11 til 3 so will have some time to myself when i get back as daves on placement and won't be hoe til around half 5 :)
Friday, March 05, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
And now we wait
Well in regards to the xbox issue i mentioned in teh last entry i have asked microsoft if they will repair it and despite being out of warranty they are supposed to be sending me a shipping label so i can send it back to be repaired. So now i'm waiting on this email and then just got to package it all up and hope for the best. If they do fix it then i will have saved nearly £200 as we were thinking of geting the elite console. Its been annoying as i keep seeing xbox games i'd like to play and the new final fantasy is out this year and that is definetly being bought.
As a result of trying to save money for a new xbox which i may or may not need i am being really tight and have not spent that mush last week and won't this week. Its payday friday and there are a few things i need to get, dave needs a new phone mainly and i would finally like to start learning to drive (if only i coul pick an instructor) also mums birthday is this month as well as mothers day so will need to budget for that. I have enough to get by but it would be nice to have a bit more once in awhile, i feel like quite the meany saying no to getting things all the time, i mean i dont often consider buying a game if it over a tenner. Heres hoping my pay isnt too bad this month.
On the plus side i have ordered some new glasses, the first new pair in 5 years. They are only cheap but they will be new and not bent or sratched :) I am annoyed that specsavers did charge me for my glasses before i got them as im not getting them til the 3rd of march. Thats just me though. Also the 3rd of march is the day we go digital in our little part of wales. i'm hoping that with the addition of a digibox thingy (ah another thing to get) that i will finally have more than 4 channels (altho one is the welsh one so more like 3 :P ). I'm especially looking forward to having Five as it shows csi and ncis which i can watch no end. Even if i know an episode of csi i can never remeber who did it, obviously i do if i've seen it recently but generally my mind goe i know this but who did it.
Thats about it for now i think.
As a result of trying to save money for a new xbox which i may or may not need i am being really tight and have not spent that mush last week and won't this week. Its payday friday and there are a few things i need to get, dave needs a new phone mainly and i would finally like to start learning to drive (if only i coul pick an instructor) also mums birthday is this month as well as mothers day so will need to budget for that. I have enough to get by but it would be nice to have a bit more once in awhile, i feel like quite the meany saying no to getting things all the time, i mean i dont often consider buying a game if it over a tenner. Heres hoping my pay isnt too bad this month.
On the plus side i have ordered some new glasses, the first new pair in 5 years. They are only cheap but they will be new and not bent or sratched :) I am annoyed that specsavers did charge me for my glasses before i got them as im not getting them til the 3rd of march. Thats just me though. Also the 3rd of march is the day we go digital in our little part of wales. i'm hoping that with the addition of a digibox thingy (ah another thing to get) that i will finally have more than 4 channels (altho one is the welsh one so more like 3 :P ). I'm especially looking forward to having Five as it shows csi and ncis which i can watch no end. Even if i know an episode of csi i can never remeber who did it, obviously i do if i've seen it recently but generally my mind goe i know this but who did it.
Thats about it for now i think.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Theres always something
Well since my last post the xbox 360 has had the red rings of death and is now an expensive paperweight. This does come at an annoying time as both myself and dave were on a playthrough of Blue Dragon and i was up to the third and final disk. Also dad has been playing fable 2 which i think hes been enjoying a bit. It also means the more reliable dvd player in the living room is out of action good job theres the ps2 for backup. I'm now on the lookout for a good deal on an xbox preferably an elite as it comes with a bigger hard drive as standard. Its just annoying that its one of those things that i'm just not sure about buying of ebay, i'd prefer to go to a shop but its likely to cost a little more that way.
It died just before i went to Annas which made me worry about money again but all was well and i enjoyed my weekend there. We had a trip to St Albans, i stocked up on cheap incense from a discount store and got some that wasn't vanilla for once. We made a coffee and pecan cake which was lovely and i made the usual korma that is required of me. So all in all i ate to much but it was fun.
Other than that, not much is going on, i've got dishes waiting for me and a lovely soak in the bath before playing a bit of WoW and deciding what to have for lunch, its odd being at home and not having dave here but its nice to have the time to myself.
It died just before i went to Annas which made me worry about money again but all was well and i enjoyed my weekend there. We had a trip to St Albans, i stocked up on cheap incense from a discount store and got some that wasn't vanilla for once. We made a coffee and pecan cake which was lovely and i made the usual korma that is required of me. So all in all i ate to much but it was fun.
Other than that, not much is going on, i've got dishes waiting for me and a lovely soak in the bath before playing a bit of WoW and deciding what to have for lunch, its odd being at home and not having dave here but its nice to have the time to myself.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Back to normality
I know this is a bit late but everything is back to normal after the snow.
Firstly dave is back at school on tuesdays and is no also doing friday afternoons to help make up the time and get more experience. I do hope he can find a job out of it as he'll need something to keep him busy and focused. I just don't want him to mope too much after his course ends. Theres also the fact that hes not signing on anymore as i was working too much over xmas and im not going to make him go back until his course is done as otherwise it gets too confusing and stressful, as well as costing even more money for him to go back to newport.
As for me i'm back at work and only doing four days a week. I'm happy with that at the moment though, gives me enough time to do other things. My pay from over xmas was nice though and will give me a chance to get a few things sorted that i've been putting off. Firstly i can get my eyes checked again and actually afford new glasses which im in dire need of. I'm also able to go visit anna at uni in just under a fortnight which should be fun. I'm also looking into driving lessons as it is one of my main aims this year to get that sorted. Just got to find a driving instructor now and get on with it.
I'm back playing WoW reguarly now after the xmas break altho im still managing to have time away from the pc. Dave and i are on season 6 of C.S.I and season 5 of Stargate. we alternate disks so we're currently on Stargate but in 2 episodes its back to C.S.I. This way works well as we don't forget the important little details. I just bought C.S.I seson 7 part 2 so got a few to keep us going. Also need to rewatch House at some point as anna got me series 3 for xmas.
Amoung my recent achievements is the completion of lego Rock Band, well we completed the career part, still need to get the all the achievements in it but its only a mnatter of time, more of that in a later blog i think.
Well i'm off, got my facebook things to check and some dishes to do in a bit
Firstly dave is back at school on tuesdays and is no also doing friday afternoons to help make up the time and get more experience. I do hope he can find a job out of it as he'll need something to keep him busy and focused. I just don't want him to mope too much after his course ends. Theres also the fact that hes not signing on anymore as i was working too much over xmas and im not going to make him go back until his course is done as otherwise it gets too confusing and stressful, as well as costing even more money for him to go back to newport.
As for me i'm back at work and only doing four days a week. I'm happy with that at the moment though, gives me enough time to do other things. My pay from over xmas was nice though and will give me a chance to get a few things sorted that i've been putting off. Firstly i can get my eyes checked again and actually afford new glasses which im in dire need of. I'm also able to go visit anna at uni in just under a fortnight which should be fun. I'm also looking into driving lessons as it is one of my main aims this year to get that sorted. Just got to find a driving instructor now and get on with it.
I'm back playing WoW reguarly now after the xmas break altho im still managing to have time away from the pc. Dave and i are on season 6 of C.S.I and season 5 of Stargate. we alternate disks so we're currently on Stargate but in 2 episodes its back to C.S.I. This way works well as we don't forget the important little details. I just bought C.S.I seson 7 part 2 so got a few to keep us going. Also need to rewatch House at some point as anna got me series 3 for xmas.
Amoung my recent achievements is the completion of lego Rock Band, well we completed the career part, still need to get the all the achievements in it but its only a mnatter of time, more of that in a later blog i think.
Well i'm off, got my facebook things to check and some dishes to do in a bit
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Fable 2
So i got fable 2 for Christmas which was a pleasant surprise. I had played the first one a little so knew what to expect and i wasn't let down. I much enjoyed playing it on the xbox when compared to playing the fable on my pc. The controls felt nearly second nature, except the few times i pressed B accidentally, to get out of things and it cast a spell and scared the villagers away, although this did come in handy when i got surrounded and stuck or i felt like stealing from their cupboards.
I will say now that i was playing the game as a good guy (well girl actually as you can pick your gender in this one), all the important points where we had to pick either good or evil i went with good. i put the rent and prices down on any stalls and houses i bought. i was friendly to people and saved the slaves rather than making people be slaves. So overall i was good, just a few books and pies stolen now and then.
This game was easy enough to complete, i got it xmas and finished it yesterday and that was with a week of not quite playing as my disc wasn't being read by the xbox. This also includes doing most of the side quests, i still have a few left but they mainly involve killing gargoyles and buying very expensive housing. I enjoyed the voice acting in the game as the main characters are voiced by people i quite enjoying watching on the tele (Stephen Fry and Zoe Wananmaker) The story moves along at a fair pace and if you followed the main plot it would be quite a short and sweet game. The game allows the hero to get married, have kids and buy as many buildings as he/she can afford. i will admit i got married as it was kinda part of a side quest and because i was being nice i couldn't be evil to the guy.
You get income every 5 mins from your houses and stalls and this counts even when not playing. however due to our xbox being off with no power it resets to the default time everyday so we found out that if you set it to the correct date and time it counted as having you played that time and you got rather a lot if money. Dave used this trick a few times, i did it once deliberately but if i started playing after dave then it happened anyway. It does make getting enough money for the expensive buildings a lot easier tho. I think i would have liked to have had gold as a reward for questing but i can see why they didn't and gave you the chance to do jobs instead which aren't that bad if done in small chunks.
Fighting was very straightforward with the standard slashing, shooting or magic options. I did miss the heal spell but considering i had infinite mana it makes sense. Also excessive use of the inferno spell solved most of my problems as long as i had a potion or two on me.
Overall i rather enjoyed that and i know some say its too short but it was just right for me given that i work and the tv the xbox is connected to also is the main tv so i couldn't play non stop.
Its the first game I've finished in a long while and its kinda made me want to go play more games, i did play a little gears of war while fable 2 was not working and i may go finish that or finish one of the other many games i have.
I will say now that i was playing the game as a good guy (well girl actually as you can pick your gender in this one), all the important points where we had to pick either good or evil i went with good. i put the rent and prices down on any stalls and houses i bought. i was friendly to people and saved the slaves rather than making people be slaves. So overall i was good, just a few books and pies stolen now and then.
This game was easy enough to complete, i got it xmas and finished it yesterday and that was with a week of not quite playing as my disc wasn't being read by the xbox. This also includes doing most of the side quests, i still have a few left but they mainly involve killing gargoyles and buying very expensive housing. I enjoyed the voice acting in the game as the main characters are voiced by people i quite enjoying watching on the tele (Stephen Fry and Zoe Wananmaker) The story moves along at a fair pace and if you followed the main plot it would be quite a short and sweet game. The game allows the hero to get married, have kids and buy as many buildings as he/she can afford. i will admit i got married as it was kinda part of a side quest and because i was being nice i couldn't be evil to the guy.
You get income every 5 mins from your houses and stalls and this counts even when not playing. however due to our xbox being off with no power it resets to the default time everyday so we found out that if you set it to the correct date and time it counted as having you played that time and you got rather a lot if money. Dave used this trick a few times, i did it once deliberately but if i started playing after dave then it happened anyway. It does make getting enough money for the expensive buildings a lot easier tho. I think i would have liked to have had gold as a reward for questing but i can see why they didn't and gave you the chance to do jobs instead which aren't that bad if done in small chunks.
Fighting was very straightforward with the standard slashing, shooting or magic options. I did miss the heal spell but considering i had infinite mana it makes sense. Also excessive use of the inferno spell solved most of my problems as long as i had a potion or two on me.
Overall i rather enjoyed that and i know some say its too short but it was just right for me given that i work and the tv the xbox is connected to also is the main tv so i couldn't play non stop.
Its the first game I've finished in a long while and its kinda made me want to go play more games, i did play a little gears of war while fable 2 was not working and i may go finish that or finish one of the other many games i have.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Snow, Snow and More Snow
Well we've had more snow, we had some last week which stopped me going to work wednesday and we had some last night that stopped me going to work today. On the plus side i don't need to be in work til sunday now so hopefully things will have gotten back to normal. We'll probably still have some snow left but as long as the roads are clear things carry on as they should be really.
It has been quiet at work obviously as not as many people are out shopping. We haven't had big deliveries either as its after xmas and it goes a bit slow for a bit so we've not had a lot to do in the shop lately. The boredom has caused the staff to carry out extra cleaning just so we've got something to do.
I'm also missing the benefits of central heating in the long cold spell, i've got 2 duvets and a sleeping bag on the bed and most evening i'm snuggled up under a blanket. I'm also drinking large amounts of tea in a bid to keep me warm, i tried going on wii fit the other night but it was too cold to stay on it long enought to work up a sweat.
Well thats it for now, gonna go grab a cuppa
It has been quiet at work obviously as not as many people are out shopping. We haven't had big deliveries either as its after xmas and it goes a bit slow for a bit so we've not had a lot to do in the shop lately. The boredom has caused the staff to carry out extra cleaning just so we've got something to do.
I'm also missing the benefits of central heating in the long cold spell, i've got 2 duvets and a sleeping bag on the bed and most evening i'm snuggled up under a blanket. I'm also drinking large amounts of tea in a bid to keep me warm, i tried going on wii fit the other night but it was too cold to stay on it long enought to work up a sweat.
Well thats it for now, gonna go grab a cuppa
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Snow
Well at the time of writing i have yet to miss a shift at work due to the adverse weather we've been having. I did leave early with a colleague one day as otherwise i would have been stuck, although it after turned out my dad is awesome and manged to come pick me up.
The problem we face where i live is that it can be quite deep and snowing with us but if you go 6 miles down the road then its clear and normally raining.
They are saying that there will be heavy snow tonight but i am not convinced but we shall see.
Well that's my ramble about the weather, a ramble and review of lego rock band coming soon
The problem we face where i live is that it can be quite deep and snowing with us but if you go 6 miles down the road then its clear and normally raining.
They are saying that there will be heavy snow tonight but i am not convinced but we shall see.
Well that's my ramble about the weather, a ramble and review of lego rock band coming soon
Sunday, January 03, 2010
A New Year
Whats there to say, time is ticking over as it should and another year has passed. This last year has been alright, not brilliant but not rubbish. Good points include my brothers wedding, seeing rach, dan and baby meg in their new house, getting a 16 hour contract at work and having dave still here.
Not so good has been the lack of jobs and money from the jobcentre for dave, not securing a placement for my course and just a general sense of not getting anywhere.
All that being said i'm happy with where i am at the moment, there are things i'd want and like but at the end of the day i've got a roof over my head, good company and good food and thats all i really need.
This year i aim to learn to drive if nothing else and support dave in his bid to become the best classroom assistant he can be. I've put the counselling idea on hold til i've lived a little more and things are more settled in that i can drive and maybe dave and i get our own place.
Til then its a combination of playing WoW, working, seeing friends if i can and playing on my xbox 360, since i've developed a new found love for it.
More updates coming soonish i hope.
Not so good has been the lack of jobs and money from the jobcentre for dave, not securing a placement for my course and just a general sense of not getting anywhere.
All that being said i'm happy with where i am at the moment, there are things i'd want and like but at the end of the day i've got a roof over my head, good company and good food and thats all i really need.
This year i aim to learn to drive if nothing else and support dave in his bid to become the best classroom assistant he can be. I've put the counselling idea on hold til i've lived a little more and things are more settled in that i can drive and maybe dave and i get our own place.
Til then its a combination of playing WoW, working, seeing friends if i can and playing on my xbox 360, since i've developed a new found love for it.
More updates coming soonish i hope.
Friday, August 21, 2009
its been awhile
but there has been alot going on.
Firstly i've finished studying at college which is great in some ways but i will miss those thurs evenings. I haven't completed the course quite yet tho as i need to carry out 15 hours of counselling on someone somewhere. I'm hoping to volunteer for pontypool women's aid but we shall have to see if they have enough clients. Once the 15 hours are done and i've had supervision and written my 2500 word case study i will finally have my diploma hooray,
There has also been alot of change at work, my boss left and we have a new manager and assistant manager. We are still settling down as it were and getting to know each other. My new boss is not like my old boss so i will see how it goes. it does mean that with a full management team for the first time in a year my hours are back to what im contracted. This is gonna make things a bit tougher than they have been as i'm used to lots of overtime and nice payslips. We can manage but i am dying to learn to drive now and it would be the best way to find better jobs. Just means not buying anything frivolous.
Lastly dave has finished at A4E (training company the jobcentre send you to) and as a result is back to mopping round the house. I've been trying to get him to start a course but his enthusiasm for anything other than cake and ice cream is non existent. i know how he feels having been to a4e myself but i was lucky and got my job. I do hope he picks up soon.
We went to visit rach, dan and meg at the beginning of aug for a house and baby warming.It was good to see them as despite only living a mere hour away we don't get to see them as much as we'd like. The new house they are in is lovely even without being finished on the inside. It was good to see them and was nice to be out of the house and socialising. It did make me want my own place even more than i already do but that will come one day.
It been hard for me lately so much has changed and i just feel like i'm getting nowhere, 2 years after uni and i'm still at home. I'm not even sure what i'm heading for anymore, until i've done some actual counselling i won't know if its right for me or not. It may be something i should come back to when i'm a little older. Then again i have no fallback plan hmm. Daves full of eternal optimism but i'm only optimistic on my good days, part of me knows it'll be ok in the end and if nothing else i know my family are there for me. Oh well, i'll look into driving lessons and see how it goes, one small step at a time.
On a lighter note my shammy it 70 in WoW and is adventuring in Northrend. Just need to get my hunter to outland, power level my rogue to open lockboxes and play our low (lvl 30) warrior priest combo. oh and sort out the guild bank again, 4 tabs of stuff *sigh*
take care and have fun
xXx
Firstly i've finished studying at college which is great in some ways but i will miss those thurs evenings. I haven't completed the course quite yet tho as i need to carry out 15 hours of counselling on someone somewhere. I'm hoping to volunteer for pontypool women's aid but we shall have to see if they have enough clients. Once the 15 hours are done and i've had supervision and written my 2500 word case study i will finally have my diploma hooray,
There has also been alot of change at work, my boss left and we have a new manager and assistant manager. We are still settling down as it were and getting to know each other. My new boss is not like my old boss so i will see how it goes. it does mean that with a full management team for the first time in a year my hours are back to what im contracted. This is gonna make things a bit tougher than they have been as i'm used to lots of overtime and nice payslips. We can manage but i am dying to learn to drive now and it would be the best way to find better jobs. Just means not buying anything frivolous.
Lastly dave has finished at A4E (training company the jobcentre send you to) and as a result is back to mopping round the house. I've been trying to get him to start a course but his enthusiasm for anything other than cake and ice cream is non existent. i know how he feels having been to a4e myself but i was lucky and got my job. I do hope he picks up soon.
We went to visit rach, dan and meg at the beginning of aug for a house and baby warming.It was good to see them as despite only living a mere hour away we don't get to see them as much as we'd like. The new house they are in is lovely even without being finished on the inside. It was good to see them and was nice to be out of the house and socialising. It did make me want my own place even more than i already do but that will come one day.
It been hard for me lately so much has changed and i just feel like i'm getting nowhere, 2 years after uni and i'm still at home. I'm not even sure what i'm heading for anymore, until i've done some actual counselling i won't know if its right for me or not. It may be something i should come back to when i'm a little older. Then again i have no fallback plan hmm. Daves full of eternal optimism but i'm only optimistic on my good days, part of me knows it'll be ok in the end and if nothing else i know my family are there for me. Oh well, i'll look into driving lessons and see how it goes, one small step at a time.
On a lighter note my shammy it 70 in WoW and is adventuring in Northrend. Just need to get my hunter to outland, power level my rogue to open lockboxes and play our low (lvl 30) warrior priest combo. oh and sort out the guild bank again, 4 tabs of stuff *sigh*
take care and have fun
xXx
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Its about time
I blogged again.
Where to start, well my brother got married beginning of may and it was a lovely day, the rain held of and the sun did come out. Beulah looked lovely and my bro was very smart in his suit. My dad was also seen in a suit after years (and i mean years) of not going near one. we even got dave in a suit and he had a major haircut for the occasion. He did look very handsome.
Other than that i'm still working at peacocks and have realised i haven't had a bank holiday off yet which sucks. Also i will be going back to contracted hours soon as we have a new manager starting on july 1st, which is a bummer but also gives me more free time. Not sure what i will do with it but i'll think of something.
My free time is coming at the wrong time for dave as he is stuck at A4E all week and so we see less of each other now, while this is a good thing to get used to the change it has been taking its toll. yet another speedbump on the road of life but we are managing. Other factors are playing a role as daves pc and the internet often disagree causing much frustration when trying to play WoW, which at the mo i want to but he doesn't. i'm just hoping daves CRB check goes through and he can get a decent placement.
I'm due to finish college on june 25th which is good as although i do enjoy college it does drag after 2 years part time. i still have to complete 15 hours of counselling but i have yet to find anywhere that will take me on, im now looking in Hereford as i might have more luck there.
I'm off to Hatfield at the weekend to meet up with friends and i have next week off so i could make sure i was there for my mates birthday and to help her celebrate the end of her exams, yay drinking.
I think that will do for now
xXx
Where to start, well my brother got married beginning of may and it was a lovely day, the rain held of and the sun did come out. Beulah looked lovely and my bro was very smart in his suit. My dad was also seen in a suit after years (and i mean years) of not going near one. we even got dave in a suit and he had a major haircut for the occasion. He did look very handsome.
Other than that i'm still working at peacocks and have realised i haven't had a bank holiday off yet which sucks. Also i will be going back to contracted hours soon as we have a new manager starting on july 1st, which is a bummer but also gives me more free time. Not sure what i will do with it but i'll think of something.
My free time is coming at the wrong time for dave as he is stuck at A4E all week and so we see less of each other now, while this is a good thing to get used to the change it has been taking its toll. yet another speedbump on the road of life but we are managing. Other factors are playing a role as daves pc and the internet often disagree causing much frustration when trying to play WoW, which at the mo i want to but he doesn't. i'm just hoping daves CRB check goes through and he can get a decent placement.
I'm due to finish college on june 25th which is good as although i do enjoy college it does drag after 2 years part time. i still have to complete 15 hours of counselling but i have yet to find anywhere that will take me on, im now looking in Hereford as i might have more luck there.
I'm off to Hatfield at the weekend to meet up with friends and i have next week off so i could make sure i was there for my mates birthday and to help her celebrate the end of her exams, yay drinking.
I think that will do for now
xXx
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
nearly a year on
And i'm still in peacocks, i started my placement there around this time last year and i now have a 12 hour contract and im actually working about 20 hrs a week. I can't complain i need the money. It has made me think about my future alot, i'm still living at home and i haven't learnt to drive yet, i've spent most of the last year trying to get out of my overdraft while still having a life of sorts. Its not been easy as i've had to take on some of daves costs as he doesn't get any money from the jobcentre (or atleast not often). I'm just about there though but i'm still not quite where i want to be, driving lessons for example may have to wait for another month or two just to be on the safe side. Things at work are in a constant state of change and so my hours are guaranteed to stay as healthy as they are which leads me to wonder if i should pursue my counselling career by doing the level 5 qualification now or if i should wait as it is an expensive course and would be very demanding of my time. I do not want to ask my parents for help with costs as they have given me enough for my education and i'm just grateful that they do not charge me that much rent and still feed me.
I am due to start a placement in the near future hopefully and this will see if i'm really cut out for the profession and also if i can get regular voluntary work it will atleast keep the skills fresh should i have to have a break in studying.
I feel at the moment it would be best to get more money and get out from under my parents feet, im sure they are getting quite fed up of me and dave by now and i would love to have a place to call my own.
Aside from the more serious parts of life, all is good. i hit level 74 in WoW last night and am earning a fair whack of gold from questing. Still saving for my epic flying skill and i'm just over halfway there. I'm trying to up my alchemy as well but can only get herbs when questing and i have to have dave with me so we don't get to far apart level wise.
I'm also slowly working my way through csi dvds, have so far watched series 2,3 and im on disc 3 of series 1. I'm also managing to rent all 3 of the dvds i am allowed to a month, the last one was TMNT which was quite predictable but was enjoyable.
Anywho i need to tidy up a bit before work and have some lunch.
I am due to start a placement in the near future hopefully and this will see if i'm really cut out for the profession and also if i can get regular voluntary work it will atleast keep the skills fresh should i have to have a break in studying.
I feel at the moment it would be best to get more money and get out from under my parents feet, im sure they are getting quite fed up of me and dave by now and i would love to have a place to call my own.
Aside from the more serious parts of life, all is good. i hit level 74 in WoW last night and am earning a fair whack of gold from questing. Still saving for my epic flying skill and i'm just over halfway there. I'm trying to up my alchemy as well but can only get herbs when questing and i have to have dave with me so we don't get to far apart level wise.
I'm also slowly working my way through csi dvds, have so far watched series 2,3 and im on disc 3 of series 1. I'm also managing to rent all 3 of the dvds i am allowed to a month, the last one was TMNT which was quite predictable but was enjoyable.
Anywho i need to tidy up a bit before work and have some lunch.
Friday, March 13, 2009
I passed
That's right i passed the exam for the AQA Advanced Certificate in Counselling yays. One more thing to go on my cv. Now just have to find a placement for the diploma and im all set.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Well trying to find a placement has been a challenge, i've still not managed it adn i'm running out of places that are local enough. The downside is that as it is looking like i won't complete 15 hours of counselling by th end of june i won't be entered for that part of the course this time round and i will have to wait til october to be entered and january to find out if i've passed it all. While this does suck its not all bad as i'm unlikely to start the next course just yet, at the moment getting money comes first as i'm sure mum and dad would like dave and i to move out. dave and i are feeling the need for our own space but until thee situation improves we must continue to impose on my parents.
On the plus side i'm doind a fair whack of overtime til the end of april atleast and who knows after that. Also if dave doesn't find a job soon he will be sent to A4E adn they will either get him a placement in a school or send him on a training course. This will give him something to do and maybe he will figure out what he wants to do.
Also the diploma is going well so far, its even better as we don't have an exam at the end of it we just have to write a case study of our own counselling practice and a case study based on a written account of a series of counselling sessions which we have been given. We still have the usual skills assessment but hopefully i will feel better about that this time, even more so if i get a placement.
Well i'm off to play wow, my shaman is getting near the point where she can go to outland and it will kill some time before i have to go to work.
xXx
On the plus side i'm doind a fair whack of overtime til the end of april atleast and who knows after that. Also if dave doesn't find a job soon he will be sent to A4E adn they will either get him a placement in a school or send him on a training course. This will give him something to do and maybe he will figure out what he wants to do.
Also the diploma is going well so far, its even better as we don't have an exam at the end of it we just have to write a case study of our own counselling practice and a case study based on a written account of a series of counselling sessions which we have been given. We still have the usual skills assessment but hopefully i will feel better about that this time, even more so if i get a placement.
Well i'm off to play wow, my shaman is getting near the point where she can go to outland and it will kill some time before i have to go to work.
xXx
Monday, February 23, 2009
And yet more college
well i managed to pass my skills assessment for the advanced cert in counselling, how im not sure but its all good. So i've now finished that one and on thurs i am due to start the Advanced Diploma in counselling. I have yet to secure a placement although there is some more places i can try. I'm looking forward to this course and its a step towards being qualified. Technically after this course i can practice as a counsellor, however for me to be able to practice when the regulations for counsellors are introduced in 2010 i will need a higher level of qualification. Unfortunately i'm not in a position to do that course just yet, i can't afford it and i don't want to risk being too fussy at work as they have been quite accommodating so far and i don't want to push it. I also need the money especially with dave not having a job and not recieving anything from the govenrment.
Least i can come back to it fairly easily as many on my course are older than me (some by atleast 10 years and some more than that) and they are looking to use it to have a change of career.
Aside from college work is ticking over nicely, with an average amount of overtime up until easter atleast and im doing the college development plan slowly in order to get a pay rise (only about 20p and hour) but it all helps.
I'm still playing far too much WoW but thats as usual, recently dave and i have hit the grind from level 73 to 80, boy its taking forever to level. As relief from that i am leveling my solo chars (mainly my shaman (lvl 51 altho give me an hour and it'll be 52) and hunter (lvl 45).
I've been buying csi boxsets of ebay and have now got the first 3 series of las vegas so yays, i was chuffed with series one as i got it all for £8.99 with free postage, so thats my bargain of the month. Should keep me and dave happy til i can afford some more which will prob be about april given things at the mo but you never know.
thats enough waffle for now, time to go play WoW for about an hour or so before bed, early start 2m, i do love morning shifts even if i have to get up at 7 for them, i can't believe i used to do it daily for weeks on end. oh well
xXx
Least i can come back to it fairly easily as many on my course are older than me (some by atleast 10 years and some more than that) and they are looking to use it to have a change of career.
Aside from college work is ticking over nicely, with an average amount of overtime up until easter atleast and im doing the college development plan slowly in order to get a pay rise (only about 20p and hour) but it all helps.
I'm still playing far too much WoW but thats as usual, recently dave and i have hit the grind from level 73 to 80, boy its taking forever to level. As relief from that i am leveling my solo chars (mainly my shaman (lvl 51 altho give me an hour and it'll be 52) and hunter (lvl 45).
I've been buying csi boxsets of ebay and have now got the first 3 series of las vegas so yays, i was chuffed with series one as i got it all for £8.99 with free postage, so thats my bargain of the month. Should keep me and dave happy til i can afford some more which will prob be about april given things at the mo but you never know.
thats enough waffle for now, time to go play WoW for about an hour or so before bed, early start 2m, i do love morning shifts even if i have to get up at 7 for them, i can't believe i used to do it daily for weeks on end. oh well
xXx
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
snow
Well we've had about 4in of snow and i had to ring work to say i couldn't get in. I doubt the buses are running as tehy stopped yesterday when we only had an inch of snow so what are the chances. I'm not the only one who can't get to work either, mum and dad are off and the assistant manager where i work wasn't in either.
So dave and i will be taking a walk in a little bit as dave has never been here when its snowed properly before and the tramroad is a pretty sight when its been snowing, saying that the whole valley is pretty, even the pylon.
Aside from snow not much of note has occurred, i'm still plodding along with my job. I'm at the end of my advanced certificate in counselling, ive passed 2 out of three of the skills assessment, last one on thursday, i've sat the exam and am hoping for the best. After that i get 2 weeks of before starting the diploma course for which i need a placement, still not found one but will be asking a few places this week.
Daves still jobless although he keeps trying, the jobcentre did finally give him some money but he can't spend it as its paying off some of his overdraft. We're managing ok though as im geting a decent amount of overtime, i'm just worried about what will happen when the hours go back to normal. But one step at a time.
On teh plus side i managed to get a new graphics card for christmas, which then needed a new power supply (thanks to mum,,dad and rich) and i got some ram so now my pc runs nice and smooth and my graphics in WoW are shiny and im getting a decent frame rate.
Thats all for now, i'm off to finish my cup of tea and get frozen cold outside before a bit of WoW playage. Its so weird not going to work.
xXx
So dave and i will be taking a walk in a little bit as dave has never been here when its snowed properly before and the tramroad is a pretty sight when its been snowing, saying that the whole valley is pretty, even the pylon.
Aside from snow not much of note has occurred, i'm still plodding along with my job. I'm at the end of my advanced certificate in counselling, ive passed 2 out of three of the skills assessment, last one on thursday, i've sat the exam and am hoping for the best. After that i get 2 weeks of before starting the diploma course for which i need a placement, still not found one but will be asking a few places this week.
Daves still jobless although he keeps trying, the jobcentre did finally give him some money but he can't spend it as its paying off some of his overdraft. We're managing ok though as im geting a decent amount of overtime, i'm just worried about what will happen when the hours go back to normal. But one step at a time.
On teh plus side i managed to get a new graphics card for christmas, which then needed a new power supply (thanks to mum,,dad and rich) and i got some ram so now my pc runs nice and smooth and my graphics in WoW are shiny and im getting a decent frame rate.
Thats all for now, i'm off to finish my cup of tea and get frozen cold outside before a bit of WoW playage. Its so weird not going to work.
xXx
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Well the end of 2008 looms
And out of a little boredom and due to the family time not starting yet i am on dads laptop blogging.
What can i say about 2008, it was a good year in many ways, i found a job, dave moved in with us and richard got engaged. It had its downsides, dave is not allowed jobseekers and i spent half the year missing him. Altogether though this has been a good year and i hope next year has as many good points to it.
I feel that over the last year i have achieved things that i would not think i am capable of, i started my job in june and managed to become a supervisor by the end of october which has given me more responsibility at work. I have gained confidence from work and actually feel mostly competent at my job. I have started the level 3 counselling course and while i do not feel so confident about my counselling skills i do believe in my natural ability to listen to people which is key to becoming a counsellor. I am currently in two minds about doing the level 5 course as it is looking like i will have to pay the full cost which i am unable to in my current situation. Also i have yet to find a placement for my diploma course which i need to sort by the end of February.
In geekier news, i now have a new graphics card but not the power supply to allow me to use it, hopefully this will be sorted soon thanks to my geeky brother :P I have also been playing WoW on a fairly regular basis and have finally managed to reach level 70 with my Mage after 2 years of play. Considering i have about 20 chars over 3 servers i feel i'm doing quite well. Now that dave and i are level 70 we may get round to playing our other joint chars so that will be fun and i will finally get to play the other classes properly.
The new year will bring with it an exam on the 22nd of jan for my counselling course, which i should really revise for. It does however use the exact same 5 questions each year just applied to a different situation. Also next year my brother is getting married in may and as such i should probably start thinking about what i'm going to wear. Other challenges in 2009 will be what happens when 2 members of staff that went on maternity leave come back, while my contracted hours are ok i do like doing the overtime and the paychecks that result from it. Also i need the money now as i have to "support" dave but oh well we manage and we're ok til mum and dad get fed up of us and want us out.
Well i think thats enough rambling for one night and hopefully ill have a few drinks soon, my bros just started so roll on the new year. Many drinks and some good food and a day off.
I hope everyone has a good new year.
xXx
What can i say about 2008, it was a good year in many ways, i found a job, dave moved in with us and richard got engaged. It had its downsides, dave is not allowed jobseekers and i spent half the year missing him. Altogether though this has been a good year and i hope next year has as many good points to it.
I feel that over the last year i have achieved things that i would not think i am capable of, i started my job in june and managed to become a supervisor by the end of october which has given me more responsibility at work. I have gained confidence from work and actually feel mostly competent at my job. I have started the level 3 counselling course and while i do not feel so confident about my counselling skills i do believe in my natural ability to listen to people which is key to becoming a counsellor. I am currently in two minds about doing the level 5 course as it is looking like i will have to pay the full cost which i am unable to in my current situation. Also i have yet to find a placement for my diploma course which i need to sort by the end of February.
In geekier news, i now have a new graphics card but not the power supply to allow me to use it, hopefully this will be sorted soon thanks to my geeky brother :P I have also been playing WoW on a fairly regular basis and have finally managed to reach level 70 with my Mage after 2 years of play. Considering i have about 20 chars over 3 servers i feel i'm doing quite well. Now that dave and i are level 70 we may get round to playing our other joint chars so that will be fun and i will finally get to play the other classes properly.
The new year will bring with it an exam on the 22nd of jan for my counselling course, which i should really revise for. It does however use the exact same 5 questions each year just applied to a different situation. Also next year my brother is getting married in may and as such i should probably start thinking about what i'm going to wear. Other challenges in 2009 will be what happens when 2 members of staff that went on maternity leave come back, while my contracted hours are ok i do like doing the overtime and the paychecks that result from it. Also i need the money now as i have to "support" dave but oh well we manage and we're ok til mum and dad get fed up of us and want us out.
Well i think thats enough rambling for one night and hopefully ill have a few drinks soon, my bros just started so roll on the new year. Many drinks and some good food and a day off.
I hope everyone has a good new year.
xXx
Friday, August 29, 2008
A return to the blog
Well its been awhile but im keeping it to one a month atleast. So lets see whats happened since july, well i've ben working all the hours they send me, i thinking im averaging 20 hours a week. I'm now contracted 12 hours a week which is good as it means my base pay is more than jobseekers so i am not going to bother ringing them about a new claim. I can't be bothered with the hassle and they would make me look for a job still anyway.
It was payday on tuesday and so despite not being quite in credit yet i'm still off to cardiff 2m to have a girly shopping day with my mate anna. I've got a budget to stick to but its a healthy one, i also get my garth nix book back off her so i can now read superior saturday. Its also probably the last time ill see her before she goes back to uni. I am hoping my hours quieten down enough so i can have the odd trip to see her and i don't get too tired to do my college work.
Talking of college, i start back next thursday which im also working, i did tell them i couldn't do thurs afternoons but they still try. I sorted it so im working earlier now and can get to college on time. I've started my essay and have done 500 of the 2500 words i need to. i'm spending sunday and next tuesday finishing it. It shouldn't be too hard, the most annoying bit will be the references and the appendices.
We went as a family to see Wall E last week and it was soo cool and i think all of us want one and its def on my xmas list. Its soo cute.
I think that will do for now, my stomach is rumbling so i had best go off and feed it.
xXx
It was payday on tuesday and so despite not being quite in credit yet i'm still off to cardiff 2m to have a girly shopping day with my mate anna. I've got a budget to stick to but its a healthy one, i also get my garth nix book back off her so i can now read superior saturday. Its also probably the last time ill see her before she goes back to uni. I am hoping my hours quieten down enough so i can have the odd trip to see her and i don't get too tired to do my college work.
Talking of college, i start back next thursday which im also working, i did tell them i couldn't do thurs afternoons but they still try. I sorted it so im working earlier now and can get to college on time. I've started my essay and have done 500 of the 2500 words i need to. i'm spending sunday and next tuesday finishing it. It shouldn't be too hard, the most annoying bit will be the references and the appendices.
We went as a family to see Wall E last week and it was soo cool and i think all of us want one and its def on my xmas list. Its soo cute.
I think that will do for now, my stomach is rumbling so i had best go off and feed it.
xXx
Monday, July 21, 2008
Work, essays and other
Well work is going well, I've had an interview to up my hours from 4 to 12, not sure ill manage it but i hope to find out soon. I still manage to do plenty of overtime so roll on august when i might see credit for the first time in over a year. It should be payday soon (hopefully the end of the week) but i won't get that much this month as overtime is paid the month after you do it.
Aside from that i've been ignoring my essay for college which is bad but i will try to atleast get a plan done tomorrow as i'm off and hopefully the cold i have will have eased off a bit. Then its just a case of doing it in stages and to be honest half of it is doing the work for the appendix. All the counselling skills mentioned in the main text can be demonstrated using the fictional client that will be in the essay and these form most of the appendices. I know once i've got started it will be fine, it always is, i just take forever to get started.
Other news, my brother is now engaged and is now worrying over various wedding plans and all that goes with married life.
I am planning on purchasing a bike soon so that one i can get to work under my own steam which will save me alot of money and mean i can work sundays and holidays when mum and dad aren't here. Secondly it will also be a way to keep fit, doing 12 miles atleast 3 times a week has got to be good for me. This will probably only last til i've learnt to drive but i doubt i can do that by xmas which is when i ideally need my own transport due to the high probability of me working xmas eve and my parents being far away at that time.
Lastly (this has been longer than i thought) my mate anna is coming to visit wednesday and is staying the weekend which should be good. I get to do lots of cooking and chilling out as i have fri, sat and sun off. I haven't seen her in ages so will be good to catch up and that.
I think thats enough blogging for one day
xXx
Aside from that i've been ignoring my essay for college which is bad but i will try to atleast get a plan done tomorrow as i'm off and hopefully the cold i have will have eased off a bit. Then its just a case of doing it in stages and to be honest half of it is doing the work for the appendix. All the counselling skills mentioned in the main text can be demonstrated using the fictional client that will be in the essay and these form most of the appendices. I know once i've got started it will be fine, it always is, i just take forever to get started.
Other news, my brother is now engaged and is now worrying over various wedding plans and all that goes with married life.
I am planning on purchasing a bike soon so that one i can get to work under my own steam which will save me alot of money and mean i can work sundays and holidays when mum and dad aren't here. Secondly it will also be a way to keep fit, doing 12 miles atleast 3 times a week has got to be good for me. This will probably only last til i've learnt to drive but i doubt i can do that by xmas which is when i ideally need my own transport due to the high probability of me working xmas eve and my parents being far away at that time.
Lastly (this has been longer than i thought) my mate anna is coming to visit wednesday and is staying the weekend which should be good. I get to do lots of cooking and chilling out as i have fri, sat and sun off. I haven't seen her in ages so will be good to catch up and that.
I think thats enough blogging for one day
xXx
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
employment
Finally one year on from uni i have found a job, although this is only because of a job placement but im not complaining. Its only a 4hr contract but im currently doing loads of overtime and also its likely ill get more hours soon anyway. Its only retail but it beats sitting at home getting bored, there is only so much WoW a girl can play.
Aside from that dave has now moved in and we're slowly sorting all his stuff out and hopefully after the 5th of july everything will be tidy and sorted. Its been good having him here even if he has been annoying me abit.
College is going well, although i am lacking some skills practice but once dave is back from his resits i will put him to good use as a client. I have an essay to write over the summer, although its only 2500 words which shouldn't take too long once ive got an essay plan sorted and my ficticious client prepared for it.
Oh well i think thats enough for now, i need to go relax and try not to miss dave (hes back in hatfield for his resists).
xXx
Aside from that dave has now moved in and we're slowly sorting all his stuff out and hopefully after the 5th of july everything will be tidy and sorted. Its been good having him here even if he has been annoying me abit.
College is going well, although i am lacking some skills practice but once dave is back from his resits i will put him to good use as a client. I have an essay to write over the summer, although its only 2500 words which shouldn't take too long once ive got an essay plan sorted and my ficticious client prepared for it.
Oh well i think thats enough for now, i need to go relax and try not to miss dave (hes back in hatfield for his resists).
xXx
Saturday, May 03, 2008
oops
It's been awhile but to be fair i've been far to tired to blog. Since my last blog i have been put on placement in peacocks and its going ok. It's knackering work mind hence why i keep falling asleep watching dvds and playing games at around 10pm. Still sucks that i can't go visit dave but im hoping they will let me have one day when me and the rents go to pick him up to move in here in about 4 weeks.
I am looking forward to him moving in even if it is a lil scary. It'll be nice to not have to say goodbye in a "see you in 2 wks" kinda way. Scary as its a big step and im not 100% sure how we'll cope living together and how dave will cope getting used to wales.
Also last weekend on sat we had my dads leaving do and he is moving from his job for the council to become the CEO of Hereforshire Nature Trust which is a scary move for him but hopefully one where he will have better job satisfaction and just generally be happier doing it.
Mum is now back in work and although still working for the same crappy council is feeling better now she is not crawling up the walls at home.
I am glad to be out doing something and geting retail experience, im just hoping that someone may employ me soon. I keep trying and i just have to wait and see. I just hope dave has more luck than me at getting a job.
i think that'll do for now
xXx
I am looking forward to him moving in even if it is a lil scary. It'll be nice to not have to say goodbye in a "see you in 2 wks" kinda way. Scary as its a big step and im not 100% sure how we'll cope living together and how dave will cope getting used to wales.
Also last weekend on sat we had my dads leaving do and he is moving from his job for the council to become the CEO of Hereforshire Nature Trust which is a scary move for him but hopefully one where he will have better job satisfaction and just generally be happier doing it.
Mum is now back in work and although still working for the same crappy council is feeling better now she is not crawling up the walls at home.
I am glad to be out doing something and geting retail experience, im just hoping that someone may employ me soon. I keep trying and i just have to wait and see. I just hope dave has more luck than me at getting a job.
i think that'll do for now
xXx
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