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Procrastination on a whole new level…
Well isn’t it ironic, don’t you think? We took July off to have a break. The plan was to spend almost no money, cook lots, eat well, cycle everywhere and be tourists in London. During the month we have mostly used the tube, eaten out more than eaten in and gone to just one exhibition which we managed to blag our way inside for free as press, but sadly they didn’t even offer free coffee or tea, so we ended up having to get snacks next door. To cut a long month short, money is disappearing fast. Thinking back, we probably should have just continued to work and got paid…
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Copycat
I wanna be like you… In May, my colleague laughed at me when he saw me walking around the office in Birkenstocks just after we returned from Germany. He said I was taking the whole “German thing” too far. Just because we are moving over there doesn’t mean we automatically have an excuse to wear ugly shoes. (Can I just point out at this point that he wears yellow crocs in the office…) I guess wearing sandals to work isn’t really appropriate anyway, but it is so hot! And I know the UK doesn’t really get hot for long, but it is stifling in the office without any air conditioning…
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Herby, his family, his friends and Mr Rat
We are family, I got all my sisters with me… Yeah, so Herby was never lonely it seems. We had the pest control come over yesterday and it seems Herby is a bit of a party animal. His friends have been hanging out all over the house. In every room in fact and on every floor. He has left little clues to his whereabouts. From the attic to behind the toilet. One piece of evidence was even found on Jason’s old bed. It was an evening of learning about poo. The first droppings we found were tiny and almost cute, for poo standards. They were in the kitchen, under the…
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Endless possibilities
I wanna be a millionaire, so fricking bad… I woke up this morning filled with possibilities. Being unemployed means if I wanted to, I could get up and have fresh mango with ice cream for breakfast. Then I guess I could cycle to the post office during normal hours rather than standing in line for my entire lunch break whilst wolfing down a sandwich and running back to work. Then I could paint my toenails green with flowers on them to go with my outfit. I could sit outdoors and just enjoy the sunshine instead of looking longingly out of the window. The radio could be blasting for all the…
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Employment versus unemployment
Working 9 to 5 – what a way to make a living… Today is the first day of being officially unemployed. And because of my love for making lists, I thought I would give you all a nice list to encourage unemployment: No alarm is necessary Champagne for breakfast sitting in the sunny garden Still wearing pyjamas after noon Sunbathing all day – my plan is to be nice and tanned by the time we get to Berlin No need to wait for a phone call or watch the news Can practice Disney songs on the ukulele No need to carry passport and bag of emergency stuff if we pop…