13.1.10

With all this snow recently, I have been watching a little more TV than usual- work being closed for the weather. Has anyone else noticed that Jessie Wallace has gone from looking like a healthy women in her late 30s to looking like a pre pubecent boy. Although I am not a fan of the mail, the before and after photos make the point. Every time I see the advert for her exercise video, it freeks me out. Anyone who is worried about the size and shape of modern women should read Female Fertility and the Body Fat Connection by Rose E Frisch. Its very interesting.

Last night I watch My big Fat Diet Show on channel 4. I have long felt that diet drinks just made your body think it was getting sugar because they are sweet and then when no sugar arrives in your stomach, it just makes you hungry. Last night on the show, was a research scientist from Queens University Belfast who had proven my theory. I avoid diet drinks because aspartame disagrees with me. But those of you who think having things which are "sugar free" or have "no added sugar" are better for your health, think again. The same thing with low fat food- low fat tends to have more sugar or or sweeteners, smaller amounts of the full fat version may be more satisfying and be better for you.

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9.1.10

Turnips, treacle and snow

Work was shut down over the Christmas period, so apart from visiting the farm a few times to check everything was okay, I had a very restful 10 days. I returned to work on Monday and saw the arrival of a skip and site safe (we are getting a new cow shed and so are loosing the tool shed while it is getting built). On Tuesday I went in and did a morning on chain-sawing (which although is a very reliable chainsaw did not like the cold). By lunch time, it had started snowing. So Sarah and I went home. By 7.30 when Tim got home (4 hours to do a 12 mile journey- mainly because of people rather than snow) we had about 4 inches of snow. By the next morning we had another 4 inches. The boys have been off school and out everyday sledging and building an igloo- I'll try to put up video and photos. I have also been off work as our "head office" closed because of the snow. More snow is predicted tomorrow, we'll see what happens.

The turnips and treacle mentioned in the title are the everyday confusions I suffer from living in the south. What they call swedes, I call turnip and what they treacle, I call golden syrup- tonight over syrup puddings, confusion rained so to speak.

posted by Amy @ 20:58 1 Comments

10.12.09

So, I have given in my notice of being District Commissioner. I have had my last division meeting and been and given out lots of badges. When the division found out I was giving up, the first question they asked was "when is the baby due?" I think they are very closed minded if they think that there is only one reason why a girl may not want to be district commissioner any more. A week later, my friend who had been division commissioner until a couple of months ago had a run in with the division president after the later suggested that maybe I was a little to young to be DC and thats why I had stopped. Nothing to do with the bitchesness of the people on the committee or the three hour division meetings or how horrible they were to the previous DC and to top things off, I suffered a 10 minuted talk about how rubbish my campfire skills were.

So now I am back to just being a guide leader (and from January for a short while a brownie leader- if people have some programme ideas please pass them on (programmes on a plate would be most welcome)).

posted by Amy @ 19:44 1 Comments

26.11.09

Apparently, using the phrase "I concur" is not appropriate when in bed with your husband.

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18.11.09

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

5.11.09

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

3.10.09

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