Well we've had some pretty serious snow here this week. I don't think I've ever seen this much in the uk. Here in Bollingtin we've had about 8 inches. It hasn't actually snowed properly since Tuesday morning but it's so cold that conditions are terrible. In fact, it so bad that work are putting us under no pressure to go in, although there are offering an incentive of time and a half if we do go. Totally unheard of, but without that incentive there's no way I'd have gone in yesterday - I had to get up at 6am to dig the car out of the road and see if I thought I could make it safely to a main road. Driving through bollington itself wasn't good but once I got through most of the roads were fine. Driving back through Bollington to come home was awful. Lots of people haven't attempted to move their cars since monday and those that have, have abandoned them in silly places. It's not safe to leave them there when the weather is good so to leave them there in these conditions is asking for trouble! Still, I got sent home at 4pm so only worked 8 hours but got paid for 15. Brilliant :). We'll have to see what the weather's like in the morning, but we're bracing ourselves for temps of -20, which could lead to horrendous driving conditions tomorrow. So, another early morning for me while I assess whether or not to attempt the drive to work


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Can't believe the day is almost over and I have forgotten to take my photo for project365. Got up early to dig the car out of the snow - wouldve made a great picture! Now need to find something else to represent the day. . .


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Snow

Snow
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Back to work/nursery after a 2 week break

Back to work/nursery after a 2 week break
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Back to work tomorrow after a full 2 weeks off work. I've actually really missed it, especially the routine, but getting up at 6.30am is going to be a real killer for all of us. I am, however, looking forward to getting the house back in to shape - it's always such a mess when we're all at home.

Barring the stress of the car being broken, although thankfully nowhere near as broken as we feared, I've had a lovely fortnight off. Christmas was nice and cosy and the. We visited family for a couple of days. Got the car fixed, did some shopping (mainly window shopping) and just relaxed. Today I have been to a baby shower - one of my friends from work is due in 6 weeks - and it was lovely to have a nice girly afternoon. I have spent most of the weekend working on my NVQ and am so happy that I am finally making progress with it

And now, a nice soak in the bath before heading to bed for, hopefully, a good nights sleep. I have been a bit unsettled at work lately, but am lookingu forward to going back tomorrow to face new challenges and show what I can do :)

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NVQ work

NVQ work
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De-Christmassing the house

De-Christmassing the house
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Happy New Year! I know it's been a while, but rather than focussing on the past, let's look to the future and I'll fill in the gaps if and when there's time.

I'm hoping that 2010 will be an eventful year for us in all the right ways and have set a number of goals, rather than the traditional resolutions. We would love to move house next year, maybe even to our "forever house" but there's a few things to overcome first so we need to be realistic. My place of work will change during the year, as the company is expanding and opening a nursery closer to home. I'll be transfering there regardless, but am also hopeful of a promotion. Again, there's a few obstacles, but I'll try my hardest to get there. I want my career on track before we extend the family!

I really want to start blogging more frequently, maybe even daily, but let's be realistic yet again, and aim for weekly! Something to help me do this is project 365 which involves taking a photo every single day to record every day life. I love this idea, although we're most of the way through today and I haven't taken one yet! The majority of these pics will be taken on my phone as it's easy, but if it gets me snapping and recording again, then it's all good.

Time to sign off now - my boy is in the bath and resembling a prune! Hopefully return later with today's pic



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