Urm...yeah

And I've done it again; left it an age before posting again. I find now I'm working full time, it's hard to remember to update, or even to know what to write. I went to work, I was ill so I had Thursday off, and woo hoo, the weekend's here and I'm off to Sweden on Monday. That's about all I can say.

I remember getting fed up with people who wouldn't update regularly, but I understand that it is hard, both to find the time, and also, sometimes to know what the hell to say. It was much easier when I was unemployed! :) Not that I want to go back to *that*, oh god, no. So, congratulations to those who write every day, and write some wonderful posts (I've seen you, I know you're out there!), full of ponderings, whimsical observation, and loveliness.

On the plus side (if there is one to this), for a - hopefully - brief time, I will be unemployed once again in September and be finding my feet in a new country, which I guess might create some fun opportunities for posts. But as it is right now - eh, I've got nothing. But I am going on holiday! :) Maybe that'll recharge my batteries. See you in two weeks!

News, Updates, erm, Stuff!

I realised through doing the 366 photo challenge (here and here), that I have been neglecting the blog, and information I would normally pass along, I haven't been. So, one of those more important pieces of info was that when I went to the doctors, I was given some tablets for a rash I have on my legs. I thought it was eczema, as I've had it before, in the same place. Apparently not, though. So, these tablets were for a month, and came with a truckload of side effects. The ones I've got are: blood disorder (weird bruising), tiredness, loss of appetite, aching limbs/joint pain and nausea. Really, I think that's enough to be going on with. I can't remember the last time I slept well, anyway. But luckily I'm coming to the end of the tabs, two more days!

And five more working days until I go to Sweden! :) So very exciting, I can't begin to explain it. We're planning on going to museums, go on a boat trip, visit Erik's favourite Indian restaurant, see the new Indiana Jones film (it's in English, just subtitled) and lots of other stuff :)

Today I am meeting an old friend in and old pub. After that, we're going for pizza, and it'll be great to actually do something social, I've done things like this (going out, having fun) for the past three weeks, and it's actually quite nice. I intend to make more of an effort to socialise and make friends when I get to Sweden. Hell, you only live once.

So, I think that's it. I lost my voice last Friday and it's only just coming back now. I do have a dreadful cough, which isn't a lot of fun, I had two days off work this week with it, but I'm hoping this weekend will obliterate it for good. Stuff has also happened to Erik, but I don't think he's updated in a while, either. Anyway, they say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here goes:

Time for a Change!

In England, we've been having some very hot weather, and it's made me realise that having my hair as long as it is, is just not practical for the summer. I have always wanted to get my hair cut quite short, but as I've never had it shorter than shoulder length, I don't know what would suit me. This led me to using one of the hair styler programs. Okay, so I pay for it, but it's not much, and it is being useful, as well as highly entertaining! :) I'll showcase some of the nice, and some of the bizarre, here.



And for extra points, can you name the classic actresses hair I've stolen, for this rather silly post?

Too Much To Vent

This is how I'm feeling, there's just not enough space to bitch about everything that's annoying me right now (and I'm sure not in the mood to, even if there were). So, let's just leave it at "AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!"

Ferries, Medical Records & Holiday Forms

In September, my dad will be driving us (that is, me, my brother and mum) up to Newcastle, where we will then get a ferry across to Haugesund (Bergen) in Norway, and after that, we will be driving across Norway, to Umeå, Sweden where by that point Erik and I will have a brand new apartment to move into. It's quite exciting, as it's all booked now, but the 20 hour drive across Norway and Sweden (as Umeå is in the north east of Sweden) doesn't sound like a riot. Although of course we will have stops along the way, Norway is ludicrously expensive, so these will have to be few and far between.

Due to the fact I am moving to another country, and I am having ongoing medical tests, I was interested to find out whether my medical records will be transferred. I asked and it turns out they aren't, you start afresh in your new country, but they said they would see if the doctor would be able to give me a summary of my records to take, to give my new practice. When I got home from work on Thursday it was waiting for me, now when they said a summary, I was thinking, 'Oh, a couple of pages then'. Nope, 31 pages, detailing pretty much every appointment/operation/jab I've ever had. Useful, though, I bet :)

As for going to Sweden at the end of the month, even though Alex is definitely going, he still had to submit a holiday form to school. A useless procedure, if you ask me. It's only in the last few years they've made a big deal about kids not being in school, does that mean it was alright before, but not now? Kids I went to school with would go off to Florida in the first two weeks back of the new school year. Crazy, I thought, but no one said they couldn't. Where as with Alex, he's only taking a week off, we arranged it, so one of those weeks was school holiday anyway. We had to give a reason for why the holiday had to be in term time, so my mum wrote 'my daughter is emigrating, and this will be their last chance to holiday together', but really she should of put 'he has over 90% attendance, get off his back'. Anyway, that's the way it is.

It's Friday!

And I'm done with work for three days! I'm going out this evening, as another of my coworkers is leaving. We're going to a restaurant that serves lots of different types of food, such as Indian, Chinese and Italian, to name a few, sounds good to me. Anyway, that all I have planned for the weekend, the rest will be filled with lounging around and enjoying not having to work. Next week marks the start of my busy hours, as the holiday season has started, and I will be covering those who are jetting off on their hols. But no matter, only three weeks, and I'll be doing that myself :) And when I get back, it'll only be three more months of work. It's all good, here!

One Month, woo hoo!

Only a month now until we (Alex and I) go to Umeå. I'm glad I've been there already, I'll know the airports and how to do things a little better this time, like booking a taxi in Umeå, not waiting around for one. It turned out when I got there that all the taxis were waiting for specific people. If it wasn't for a nice man who offered to call me a taxi as well, I'd probably have had to call Erik and ruin the surprise. Although this time it's not a surprise, it's going to be so nice to be back in Sweden, to be with Erik, for two whole weeks! I'm hoping my brother will like Sweden, he says he's excited to be going, but then he is 13, and they're not great at enthusiasm, hehe.

Still, to be on a plane bound for the country of my love, right now there's no better feeling. I can't wait!