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Going postal
“Don’t go postal!” That’s what someone told me on email today. I had no idea what they meant. I had to Google it, and I found this: To be fair, I had just sent a slightly very frustrated email to her, and … Continue reading
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Tagged A bit shouty, call centre, going postal, phone calls, Tps, Unwanted calls
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Disorganisation, leading to a suspected urine sample and a jumper that may well not have matching sleeves.
I am disorganised. Really disorganised. At work, if I say I’ll do something, I’ll do it. I’ll probably even deliver it early. I can find that document you need from 5 years back, can write really detailed training instructions, and … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, Pog Life
Tagged chaos, clutter, Crochet pattern, disorganisation, hiding stuff in cupboards, Pog Towers, post-it, Sister 1, Sister 2
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A few observations
Just a few of this weeks observations: The sign at the coffee place I walk past on the way to work. I really should actually buy some coffee from there – it’s getting a bit awkward hiding to one side … Continue reading
A Little Pea and me sleepover
I’ve wanted Little Pea to stay at Pog Towers for a night since…well pretty much since he was born. With a teeny, tiny house, no spare room and no cot though, it wasn’t really do-able. 2¼ years on it still … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, first sleep over, Little Pea, nephew, oops, Pog Towers, sleepover
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Have a lovely….
You know how while you’re in the middle of talking, you can have a conversation with yourself in your head at the speed of light? (It’s not just me, is it?) Well, that happened to me this week, but it … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, Pog Life
Tagged colleague, crochet hats, maternity leave, oops, prem babies, SCBU, work
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A Saturday upholstery class in Bumpkinsville
I love Saturdays. They are the only day of the week where work plays absolutely no part and it’s a wide open space to do exactly what I want with (being a slightly odd, single cat lady does have its … Continue reading
To Google or not to Google?
A friend recently posted this on Facebook, and I nodded with enthusiasm: It’s so true. Today I have Googled everything from the email address for my old dentist (so I could request some of the £780 it’s cost me in … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged being an adult, electric, fixer Pog, Google, handy man, oops, power
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Pog Pictures
I just wrote a whole post, went to press publish and….my laptop died. Taking it as a sign that either it a) was not worth reading or 2) my laptop and I need a break, here are a few photos … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life, Pog Pictures
Tagged friends, OCD, photos, secret baker, sunflowers
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Little Pea and Me
I was well overdue a Little Pea and Me day. So overdue I’d completely forgotten how chaotic it can be. Last time we certainly couldn’t have something vaguely resembling a conversation, which we did on Saturday. We had lots of conversation…. As Little … Continue reading
There’s one over there >>>>
For those of you that don’t know, last year I went to Tacloban to do some relief work in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda / Haiyan. It wasn’t an organised thing. A colleague in the US had family there, we … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Pictures, Tacloban, Volunteering
Tagged HHFT, one year on, Philippines, photographs, photos, relief work, Tacloban, volunteering in the Philippines, Yolanda, Yolanda survivors
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