Time Flies Like the Wind and Fruit Flies Like Bananas

Blimey - I've only just realised I haven't posted a blog here since Sunday....where has the time gone this week?

Well, I've been hammering away at 'Poulet Nous' for a start, because it is Day 26 of 30 today and the end of NaNoWriMo is nigh. Last night I was at 44,300 ish words, which, I feel encouraged to say, means I am in the top 3% of NaNoWriMo participants this year, and am likely 'to breeze past the finishing post with ease.' This is according to the team-talking e-mails I've been getting from the NaNo Team.

I hope they're right. They are assuming I'm going to have enough plot to keep the momentum going. It's not the actual word count that's an issue - it's the content of that word count that's the concern!

On other matters more domestic, I spent Monday at my new school, seeing the classes I'm taking over, and trying to navigate my way around the site without nabbing a child every two minutes to ask where the toilets/ staff room/ reception office are. All went well and I got out alive.

And talking of schools, I still hadn't been paid for any of the adult education sessions I've been delivering since the end of September. But then yesterday, I got a salary slip, and have now been paid for 3 sessions. I've delivered 8 so far, so guess I'll be getting my final pay for the job somewhere in February. Ah well, at least something is turning up.

The house sale...well, the plot thickens because we are STILL waiting for our faff buyers to provide their proof of funds notification, and this after a promise it would turn up with our estate agent last Monday. Our estate agent is becoming hysterical with the delays; I am beginning to think that SOMETHING FISHY IS GOING ON. Still, we keep our fingers crossed, and a couple of nights ago worked out a plan for our new plot of land to include a miniature orchard and a beehive.

I've finished my Christmas shopping. I'm not sure how, exactly; probably via some kind of seasonal osmosis. But it's all in and waiting to be wrapped. I was a tad annoyed that Andy's main present was delivered on Monday whilst I was out all day and left carelessly flung behind a bush beneath our front window. Anyone could have walked up the path and taken it. And the card that had been poked through our letterbox from the delivery driver stated the parcel had been left 'in a safe place.' Hmmmm.....

I am adding La Senza to my list of 'Companies With Extremely Bad Manners.' They promised to let Heather know about a job she'd applied for with them by the middle of last week. Which was 8 days ago. Promise broken. Shame on La Senza. Oh, and Holiday Inn finally got around to e-mailing her the day before yesterday, thanking her for attending the 'recent interview', but they had employed someone else. As Heather said,'Recent? It was nearly four weeks ago!'

And get this. The Body Shop also finally got around to sending a rejection letter but they included a £5 voucher for Heather to spend in the Body Shop provided she spent £25 or more. Well, that's okay then, because a person with no job and therefore no money is going to spend £25 in the Body Shop, just so they can get £5 off, aren't they? What an INSULT!

Ooooh, there's nothing like a good rant to get one going in the morning!

Enjoy yours!