Life

Unfortunately, not a lot to update you on this month. Works been very busy, so I've been keeping on top of that, and I've had very little planned in the general socail area because money is being diverted to the Eurovision trip.

I did see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the Bristol Hippodrome which was excellent, and next Satuirday, I'll be seeing Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the Hippodrome in Birmingham which I'm quite excited about. I also have a skittles evening on Thursday.

Next month I need to get everything together ready for Eurovision. I fly out on Bank Holiday Monday from Heathrow, and I must admit, the closer it gets, the more I get excited. Going on my own is a little odd - the only time I've been abroad on my own was when I went to Spain with someone, and they flew back after day one, leaving me there to finish a couple of things that I went out for in the first place. Luckily, I think that Eurovision will be a different kettle of fish - there's going to be hundreds, if not thousands of people staying in Helsinki for Eurovision, so there'll always be a useful starting topic to work with. I'm sure it'll be no problem.

I had a weird dream last night too, not Eurovision or holiday related, but something I'd like to happen in real life. The dream put an end to something I dislike, and made me very happy. If dreams came true, that would be the one that I picked, but hey, 'twas only a dream.

I'm also sticking to my guns - if I get offered a job out in Finland, I might not come back... perhaps I'd have better luck finding a house out there!!! ::LOL::

Anyway, gotta go do my ironing ::Hmph::

I must admit that I've been feeling a little low lately. The problem, I think is that I've been letting things get on top of me. Generally, I've had a lot to do, and as usual, I've been trying to do it all at once as quickly as possible. I realised today that I need to sit back, take stock and do what I can when I can.

I had a good week for catching up with people. Last Sunday, I met up with James which was lovely. It made me realise that I see my hockey buddies throughout the hockey season, and then as soon as the hockey stops, I don't see them for a couple of months. I've decided that next year, I'm going to try to catch up with people at least once a month to see how they are.

I'm meeting up with Russ at the beginning of September and on Saturday I met with TT and had a lovely day out in London. We started with the Churchill Museum and Cabinet War Rooms, then had lunch at Tower Hill, and finished with a bit of shopping along Regent Street and Oxford Street. It was really nice.

Some jiggery-pokery went on with regard to hotel bookings over the weekend. No longer am I stopping in the Savoy when I overnight in Geneva in September, but I've managed to get a deal at the superior Warwick.

Out goes the Martta in Helsinki for the 2007 Eurovision, because following extensive negotiation with my travel agents, I've got the better and cheaper Helka in the bag.

All change please... all change.