This week was yet another busy one, though because I was off last week, I've missed out on some of the overtime, and only managed 3 hours this week. My feet are happy, my wallet - not so much. On the plus side, I already have 5 hours booked for next week, all being well, and 3 hours for the followin…

12 months ago / 51 visits / 7 comments

Regular readers will know that food-wise at least, my head has not been in the game recently. As per my previous blog I'd been out grocery shopping Wednesday, forgot a number of items, and had to go out again on Thusday. On Friday we were scheduled to have haloumi (cheese) 'burgers'. Friday lunchtim…

12 months ago / 49 visits / 3 comments

In the past, I've maybe been a brand snob. I've always bought Birds Eye peas, Heinz beans, Warburton's crumpets, and so on. With prices rising way faster than my salary, I've been looking at alternatives. I've liked Lurpak butter for a long time, but now, the price is just silly so we've switched, m…

12 months ago / 45 visits / 3 comments

This week, colleagues and management have been dropping like flies. Some kind of bug going around: severe sore throat, a temperature, and feeling nauseous. Nice! I've kept my head down, kept my distance, and just got on with my job. There's been a lot of overtime this past week due to staff off, and…

13 months ago / 22 visits / 3 comments

Last Monday, I blitzed my bedroom, including vacuuming under the bed. I did a pile of laundry, got it dried outside, and ironed and put it away too. We had some lovely weather. I also cleaned the bathroom, and gave the kitchen a minor cleaning. That night, I slept for 9 hours! That was good, and a r…

13 months ago / 42 visits / 3 comments

Honestly, I thought BoJo was bad, but Truss? She takes deceit to a whole new level. The government had introduced a 2-year cap on the amount we could be charged per unit of energy which for many of us was a huge relief. Still expensive, though an improvement on bills costing thousands per year. They…

13 months ago / 32 visits / 6 comments

Last week was a bit of a mixed bag: My Birthday came and went, I had a couple of cards, and a nice gift from my son - useful tools for the kitchen that I'd asked for. The previous day I'd been talking with my kid sister, and she suddenly realised she'd forgotten my Birthday. I made light of it thoug…

13 months ago / 50 visits / 4 comments

This past week has been a good one. We had notice that we're being given a second pay rise from November; it's not a massive rise however every little helps. They're also going to bring forward our pay review to the spring, so hopefully that'll mean more money too, earlier in the year than the usual…

13 months ago / 75 visits / 4 comments / 1 person likes

... It's back to work on Wednesday. It's been a nice break. I didn't do anything specific, abondoned ideas of a day out - bad weather in the main, though it was good. I had a nice haircut. I've been growing out the layers, growing it longer, though in truth it no longer suits me. My hair is fine, go…

13 months ago / 39 visits / 4 comments

Friday marks the half-way mark of my time off. Aside from the weather, which has not been good, I've had a nice break. I've done the usual housework: beds, laundry, ironing, and not a lot else, for a change. I did some light weeding during a dry spell, and I've defrosted the fridge-freezer. I emptie…

14 months ago / 24 visits / 3 comments

This week has been so busy. From Friday to Sunday inclusive, I worked almost 6 hours extra. My feet know it! I have a similar amount of overtime booked for 2 weeks hence. Orders are up, and the store has been very busy. Saturday, we were wiped out of bread. I wanted to get some after my shift, but n…

14 months ago / 35 visits / 4 comments

This past week ticked over nicely until Friday. From Friday through to Sunday, it was mad in the store. Like so many other places, we're going to be closed on Monday, so people were out in force buying anything and everything that wasn't nailed down; that's the way it seemed anyway. As far as the ve…

14 months ago / 118 visits / 3 comments

This week has been quite fraught. Wednesday, there were no lights on in the car park, so before 6am, I'm crossing a dark car park. I was not pleased. Then, we had no milk delivery thanks to protestors blocking the dairy. They're entitled to their opinions, however stopping people from buying milk, w…

14 months ago / 29 visits / 4 comments

Today, our Queen passed away at the age of 96. She's ruled us since 1952, that's over 70 years. My grandparents, and my mother were all fans and regarded her highly. She's seen us through many turbulent times, and she'll be missed by many. I'm sure the country will be in mourning for a while. I've…

14 months ago / 27 visits / 6 comments

Today I heard the supervisor praising a colleague for improvements in their pick rate - we have to pick a certain amount of items within a certain amount of time. I wandered off to the next aisle, thinking I'll never get one of those. The supervisor then found me, and I was praised too! What a surpi…

14 months ago / 29 visits / 5 comments