The Life and Times of Me

For those of you who have known me a long time, you will know I am slightly accident prone. Yesterday, I was wobbling a fence post to try to get it out of the ground. It turned out to be rather rotten and I went flying and landed on another fence post (which was lying flat on the ground, not sticking up). I think I have damaged my coxic (the bone in my bum), I am very sore. So do day I stayed in bed with my hot water bottle. As I am a working girl these days, I thought I better phone my line manager to say I wouldn't be about -he answered that I wasn't looking too good on Monday either. So I've had a day in bed and i'm feeling better (but that might be all the pain killers I am ingested). I'll see what tomorrow brings.

posted by Amy @ 19:38 0 Comments

Some people are very anally retentive. Five years after their divorce and 19 years after Christmas 1990, Tim's ex wife sent him a note saying "I've just been checking my Christmas list from 1990 and I don't seem to have to following books, can you check if you've got them?" and then a list of books below. My opinion is why the hell has she got such a list and she obviously doesn't use them if she has only just realised they are missing. I know who have my books and DVDs which I have lent out. I do have to admit that I have only just realised I have a dress missing.

I spent the morning today with my Bourton Volunteers cutting back blackthorn growth, it was a very satisfying job, I could see exactly what had been done. I think another 4 mornings of work parties will do the job and the guides can come in and plant trees.

I've had one of those weeks were things haven't really gone to plan. I think it was sort of catching up with stuff that happened while I was on holiday (a week in Aberdeen). We have a new reserves team member of staff starting on Monday, for the Water Park area, so I have to go and do a meet and great sort of thing.

posted by Amy @ 20:56 0 Comments

I have a week of flying solo (so to speak), and it all went smoothly apart from the flat tyre, but that was easily sorted. I'm now trying to fit all my out of school activities in.

Tim has abandoned me for a week of work in the USA (yet again). I find it frustrating, work want him to fly as cheaply as possible which means the weekends, however, they don't compensate me or him for our lost time together. It is hard for the boys also as it means more time with their mum (who is a fuckwit BTW and has really pissed me off in the last week- anyone wanting to spam her email account just let me know).

I think I am going to resign my DC role, I really can't be bothered with the bitchiness of the Division exectutive and the paperwork of the role.

posted by Amy @ 19:07 0 Comments

I was wondering today, why it is that in the UK (unlike most of the rest of the world) the two parts of the Scout and Guide Movement haven't merged. In Northleach, we have Rainbows and Beavers, Brownies and Cubs, Guides and Scouts, however, we don't really have enough leaders to run all six groups. But if the groups merged we would have enough leaders (and enough children). It really does make a lot of sense.

Why is it that One Tree Hill has become so dark this season, I like US teen dramas because they are easy going, this isn't.

I have survived one week of work. I have a little cough and I am knackered, but it's okay. Tom's last day is tomorrow and we're taking him out for lunch. I have a little present for him.

posted by Amy @ 19:03 0 Comments

Happy Birthday the Guide Association, its 100 years since girls gate crashed a Scout Association rally at crystal palace.

We provide a unique girl-only space... and have done so for 100 years!
We promote equality and diversity... and have done so for 100 years!
We're relevant to today's girls... and have been for 100 years!
We give girls and young women a voice... and have done so for 100 years

(I just tried to insert an image but failed)

posted by Amy @ 15:01 0 Comments

Virgin 1 have been advetising a new HBO cartoon, its called "the life and times of Tim", Tim has a girl friend called Amy. I will have to watch it to see if there are any other similarities.

posted by Amy @ 20:22 0 Comments

I've been asked to comment on MP expenses. I am not sure if I should, since I live off approximately £4.55 a day of expeses for three days a week. However, I will comment. Since MPs seem to earn about 3 times the average sallery in the UK why do they have expenses to claim beyond that of the cost of some photocopying and maybe some biscuits for their staff to have with tea and coffee. I have heard some interesting comments from MPs, their wives and the general public.

I was particularly annoyed when one MP said that he needs a full sized abode in London as he has to take his family with him when he is in London. This pissed me off because, my cousin, his wife and their two small children live full time London in a one bedroom flat which was built for a single person- they don't have a choice over the size of their abode and so why should the MP.

The Scottish parliment had major problems with expenses when it first opened. They resolved it by making MSP recipt for everything and by saying that you can only rent a home in Edinburgh not buy one. This system seems to be working, can it be replicated for the London parliment.

Two ideas put forward on Radio 4 have caught my ear, the first was on the NOW show. It was suggested that once the 2012 olympics have finished, why not hand over the olympic village to parliment. Then every MP will have some where to stay if they need, in green homes already furnished and desgined for maximum security. The second idea was from someone phoning into any answers- why not instead of giving MPs a buget for a London home, provide them with a constituancy home, which is rent free and council tax free, they just have to pay utilities etc. This home would be for whoever was elected, like 10 Downing Street is for the Prime Minister and so handed over if the MP changes. Any second home that an MP may need in London then just comes out of their usual salery, no expenses can be claimed.

I am trying to get money for my guides, to buy tents, I was counting on O2 (the phone company) to give us some money, and I have just had an email to say I was unsucessful. I need to now follow up some of my other leads. Anyone got any ideas? The 10 page grass roots grant does not seem appealing.

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