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There has been much walking of the plank this week, and souls set adrift, and now we’re down to 2 in our ship. There has been some after-hours partying, and some tears too. I haven’t attended any parties as I genuinely can’t afford it; some have been in

Yesterday I took the day off to help my sister with some housework. Now, let me get this straight; I offered, and I was happy to help her out, however when I got there I found her daughter, who is 20, was also home that day. She still lives at home. Why

Work is proving to be a real drag as of late, and I seem to spend more time waiting for staff or engineers to be free, than actually doing something useful! The next 2 weeks I’ll be pretty busy away from my desk so that’ll make the time pass quickly at

Yesterday I was involved in student exams. It was set to be a busy week, with exams being doubled up on despite my informing staff that I was on my own due to other staff on leave. The morning went relatively well though I despair of people who can’t

My ex sent me a frantic email this morning. No idea how, but he’s managed to accidentally credit my bank account with £8,000! Now, if I was the ‘mean’ sort, and not afraid of a little trouble, I could deduct what he still owes me, then transfer the

Today I am being driven mad by scurvy dogs with leaf blowers. Honestly, what is the frelling point of blowing leaves around? (frelling – ‘swear’ word from Babylon 5). If they blew the leaves into a pile and then collected them, I’d understand but to just

I’m off work this week, and this morning it was nice and cool so I decided to weed the front garden. I dead headed some low growing shrubs – no idea what they are, weeded in between the hydrangeas, and cut down the leaves from the mini blue irises. I’ve

Ok, this is not strictly bartering, though it comes close. Yesterday I went to see my sister who’s had the surgery. I put the vacuum round the house – she can’t manage it, put away the groceries for her, tidied off the table, dug up some potatoes she was