Weeks 3&4

Christ I'm terrible at weekly updates, I do apologise. 

So there have been a few interesting updates in my life recently. Firstly, I colleague at work announced she is going to retire in March, meaning that someone will have to be hired to take her place. Naturally I plan to apply for the job, I love working in my department and I'd love to have more money. The only downside is that I have little experience, and I can only assume there shall be others from work who also apply. But nothing is definite yet, so I'll have to make sure I keep you guys updated. 

Secondly, and more importantly, I went to the doctors on Monday and found out I have high cholesterol. Whilst I was hardly thrilled with the news, it has already begun to change my life for the good. I've been planning on getting to the gym, and now I have a reason to do it. But more importantly, getting the diagnosis reminded me of some feelings I had forgotten from my diabetes diagnosis. Back in 2010, I staggered into hospital in a near-comatose state. And with this recent news, it reminded me of the feelings I felt back then. The feeling of being broken, of missing something crucial from my body. The feeling that my life would never be the same again. The feeling that change had turned it's hand on me. 

This isn't to say I've sunk into some sort of Great Depression with finding out I've got high cholesterol. I've always looked for the silver linings to difficult situations. Diabetes has been known to cause it, and my father has it too, and he's ok. It'll just mean I have more stuff to keep in check, which is quite a pain, but I'll live.

Anyway, I've been drafting some Sherlock-themed designs that I'm really proud of, and when they're done I'll be sure to stick them in the store.

Right, I'm tired, so I'll be heading to bed shortly. As usual I'll try and be more proactive in updating. 

Toodle pip :)

Week 2 - Return of the week

So here we are in the second week of 2014, and my God has it been exhausting.
I've got to say, I really enjoy my job, so much so that where most people may wake up on a Monday in sadness, I'm glad to be hanging out with the people I work with doing something I'm not terrible at. But this week, I've woken every morning wishing it was Saturday.
On Tuesday I had to go to the doctors for a routine blood test, and even though I'm diabetic and must be approaching my 6000th injection soon, I can't stand blood tests. So Monday night saw very little sleep. Then after work on Tuesday, I decided to meet up with a friend for a drink, and that drink turned into 6 pints and a cornucopia of assorted shots, one of which was a chilli vodka shot that burned everything it touched. So Wednesday saw me in quite a hungover state.
Wednesday also saw me experiencing the delights of the HR department as part of my training. And I came away thinking how suited I think I would be in that area, so that was good at least. Just before I left work, my boss asked me to put the video I've been working on onto a DVD for the next day. A simple task, so long as things went right, which they didn't. Firstly, I spent 3 hours searching all over my house for the blank DVDs, then iDVD on my Mac decided to crash repeatedly, then the other programs I tried wanted to put a watermark on the finished product, then I found one program that would work, but refused all types of file format I had. Then I finally got it to work, but the process took nearly 2 hours to burn, and then they would fail. So at about 3am I decided to give up, and when I staggered exhausted into work the following morning, I was told I didn't need to put it on a DVD anyway!
But it's now the weekend, and I'm relaxing at home with a beer and I'm about to watch Inglorious Basterds. So this is all I have to say for now, but I hope everyone else's week is going better.
Toodle pip for now guys and gals

New Year

2013 is behind us, 2014 has just begun. It's the time when people make promises to change, it's a chance for everyone to take the next step.
For me, I don't really plan on making any resolutions, just to make sure I do the things that make me happy. That being said, I've decided I'm going to make some smaller monthly goals to accomplish, such as getting Second Solace into a publishable state and cutting out alcohol for the month. That way I've got a timeline to get some stuff done that I've been putting off.
I thought about doing a video blog, not for public viewing, but for me to reflect upon this time next year, but I thought about it, and I'd rather just make the effort to write on here a little more. So hopefully this will be a sign of regular updates (fingers crossed).
So that in mind, today has been quite a regular day. Watched the newest season of Mad Dogs and found the ending somewhat bizarre. Watched Hunger Games and The Hobbit, both of which I enjoyed, and soon I'll be delving into the exciting world of Sherlock.
Last night was good, I went round to my friend's house and we had a good time right up until the next door neighbour decided to start shouting at his wife and beating her up. We called the police and in their usual helpful way they decided to do nothing. So that was fun.
I've also decided to start doing a chart of what I'm eating and how high my blood sugar is in preparation for my lovely blood test next tuesday.
Anyway, I don't want to go on too long with this today. But I had to mention the sad news I heard earlier. James Avery, aka Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel Air, died last night. My thoughts go out to his family and friends. He will be missed.