What sort of day have you had

I've started with a horrible summer cold. Felt quite unwell today trust me just in time for the holidays

Oh no Helen,that is bad timing !!! really hope you are feeling better soon.
I think its probably due to being tired which doesnt help at all xxxxx

I think my colds time themselves for the holidays as they seem to do with many people!

They sure do - hope you feel better soon. I am fine which is a good thing as OH has a 'big 0' birthday this weekend and we have lots happening .............. barbecue today, family Sunday lunch tomorrow. Wish for some long overdue sunshine!

aww Helen big hugs. Seems it always gets you when it is half term. Are you up for coffee on Monday or have you got something planned?

I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine today, it is beautiful out and lifts the spirits immensely.

A week today I will be on the train to Plymouth for the 2013 GMB congress and will be delivering 5 speeches this year!!

Hubby has been very nice to me and bought me a little notebook so will be able to stay in contact with everyone and still pop in here.

Linda have a good bank holiday and I hope the last part of your essay writing goes well. We are all very proud of you and what you have achieved. x

Thankyou Cindy thats really lovely - I have recieved more support from you lovely people than anyone else !! -its so good to know there are friends who will helpful as well as encouraging !
Enjoy your conference as I know you are fab at giving speeches (are you speaking this time ?)
Ive so nearly finished my last essay,and have loved evey min of it (how typical is that !)
I had a gift voucher worth £90 for 2 hrs of pampering at a local beauty place and am really looking forward to booking that appointment . xxxx

mrsp - you are so close to finishing now, you should be really proud of yourself. Hope it is all going well. And then you need to book up the pampering, you deserve it!
lms - have a great time at the conference, I know you will wave the flag for all of us!
Don't speak too soon, but think summer might at last be creeping up on us!!!!! xx

Oh Linda enjoy the pamper session and yes I am speaking again this year, five times in fact! Gracie I am going to be part of the union learning team as well showing how we support support staff and course we can give.

The sun has been glorious but sadly the rain is moving in. Hopefully it will pass and you can all enjoy the sunshine

Cindy will you be travelling anywhere near me at all on your way to Plymouth ?
I could wave as you go through the station

lol yes Linda, be going the usual way via cheltenham,bristol etc x will pass Jayne as well lol

I am having a fab time at congress, though I must say Plymouth is very disappointing. Very run down and drab in parts. The weather s gorgeous and really warm. We went for a walk last night and ended up being gone for two hours! I did try to go to bed early but ended up staying up till way past midnight. Three speeches done today and one more to do tomorrow morning. Hope you all are well

Had a lovely week at congress, lovely weather fab people. Felt a right twit going for train home as I had only gone and booked it for tomorrow! £118 lighter and I am on my way home now! Should have stayed another night in the hotel but never mind.

Hope everyone is well and enjoying the sunshine, there is more to come so the weather man says

Ouch!!! But it's so easily done .................... glad you had a good week at congress, hope all the speeches went well. Enjoy a well earned chill out in the sunshine (hopefully) this weekend x

I couldn't believe it when I tried to go through the barrier and the ticket machine bleeped! My stomach did somersaults when he said it was for the following day.

I had a lovely sit out in the sun for a few hours yesterday and topped up the tan nicely A little more sun today after I have done some planning ready for being back to work this week. I am going in tomorrow to catch up on audits before I start teaching on Tuesday. Apparently I have 8 files waiting for me in my pigeon hole! eek!!

Well Im now applying for jobs and emailed my CV off this morning not expecting anything for ages,however Ive just had an agency ring me and Im off next week for an interview in Bristol.
The agency is for graduate TAs (I must stress here that I registered on loads of sites ) and this one was the one that made contact .
Being out of work is alien to me and Im not enjoying it at all,in fact Im bored already

oh I bet it is odd! No uni work or work!! Enjoy the sun and fingers crossed for your trip to Bristol

Thanks Cindy,Im not sure about the interview on Wed as its an agency and im a bit wary of them.I have to take a personal statement with me but written in the third person (not personal then ??) and in formulaic style - Huffs been advising me so now have some idea but seems odd and I want to know how much they are charging ?? how do they make their money ??
I get my final results today so really keeping everything crossed that I pass !!
xxxxx

 my day has been fantastic as I  found out this morning I am now the owner of an Honours degree in Education !!

Thankyou to everyone who has had to put up with my emotional wreck state this year !! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Congratulations!!!!!!! What a star!!!!!! All that hard work was worth it and the right job is out there waiting for you!  Hope you are celebrating in style tonight xxxx

This is wonderful news Linda and I am so happy for you! You have worked so hard to get where you are and stuck with it through all the bad times when so many of us would have given up.

You are a star!! 

Gracie - mr p is away for the next week so no celebratory stuff yet -I did ring him to tell him though as he is away doing his `Fly Uk` all week flying over 1000 miles .

Thanks Cindy - you lovely ladies are part of my success -weve been together so long lol xxx

I now have to order my cap & gown -im really glad I did it all last year so I know what to expect this year

Just goes to prove if you want something badly enough yada yada yada .... lol
Oh and Ellen and I are doing Race for life tommorrow in Bath - it will be tipping down all day according to the forecast lol

I am happy we were there to help you not go into melt down lol xxx

Thanks Cindy X

Ellen and I completed the Race For life this morning and luckily the weather wasnt as bad as we thought it would be,the forecast had predicted heavy rain but it just spotted so that was a bonus !
It was as brilliant as ever and Im so glad we did it,we walked it as did loads of people,we went with our slimming world ladies so had a good laugh.
Ive just ordered my graduation cap and gown so getting excited now !
Mr P away all week on his annual `Fly Uk` stint and he is now in Benbecula (hebrades)

congratulations Linda we knew you could do it



what is this code button have you been playing Cindy?
I've not been around a lot been busy and then felt really ill recovered now have been really week and faint but all seems to be well now

Lol no Helen, as it is a free forum they do all the upgrades so not me faffing for a change :d