Happy Times

This morning I donned my oversize sunnies, a light summer jacket, my ipod and a sunny mood, and headed over the water to Liverpool to shop. Not for me, no siree, but for some people I love to the moon and back: Ulrike aka Miss Barbie Hirsch, who gets married VERY soon, for Anna Jack, who is a very very dear friend and who turns 29 this coming week, and also for my beautiful Abigail - my bestest bud, who reaches the ripe old age of 30 on Easter Sunday (VERY cool day to have your birthday - even your 30th!) I had such fun thinking about each girl and what they're like and what they would love and buzz off....suffice to say without giving too much away that I was rather pleased with each individual purchase! It gives me such pleasure to give other people presents...I think I'm rather good at it, even if I do say so myself!

I was in such a good mood wandering around town, what a gorgeous and beautiful city Liverpool is. I am very much full of the joys of Spring.....although I did wish i were in Mancland today....soon Miss Anna, soon...

Summer, summer, summer time!

Hoorah! The clocks have sprung forward which, although it meant I got in at 4am instead of 3am, is still a welcome and utterly refreshing change. And what a stunningly beautiful day it's been here on the Leisure Peninsula! On the way to rehearsal today it occurred to me just how dreary I'd been getting, I'd quite forgotten the sky could look like it did today - perfect cornflower blue, even the permanent chill in the air seems to have dissispated with the onset of official British Summer time. Oh hurrah the world is indeed a glorious place today - bring on sitting in gardens, pink wine, eating outside, corona and lime, trips to the beach, barbeques, not needing a coat, St. Tropez tans, flip flops, ice lollies, light nights and mornings, birds singing.....I could go on! I LOVE the winter don't get me wrong, but it feels like we're due a mood lift round about now! The best bit of hopefully being able to buy the new apartment is that it has a patio and a little bit of outside space, big enough to entertain so be prepared for an invite!!

If you're a person who prays please keep this home move in your prayers for Rich and I...that'd be smashing!

Happy summer time people xxxxxx

PS 12 weeks till 'Seussical: The Musical' - get booking those tickets! WOO!

Visual DNA

Does what it says on the tin - see right...

(PS - Cate, what can I say, I always knew we were soul sisters! love ya baby!!!!!)

Hola

Haven't really got very much to report this week - been quite boring really! Though there are plans a-plenty a-foot !! V. excited about the Hen Do of Ms. Ulrike Barbara Hirsch and also about dining with Col and Jules tomorrow, a trip to Manc, many b'days coming up, the possibility of a new swanky flat (please God), developments on the job front, Abbi's 30th, - and it's nearly Easter too - yeeha, fabbo time of year, not least because of the annual Easter egg hunt chez Millar!

I think my prob is everyone knows my news coz you're all on facebook!

It's friday, which means yummy pitta and hummus, a cheeky glass of Beringer and American Idol. Whizzo. Rich is out at a youth event - really pleased he's getting a bit involved again. So I'm all alone.....saddo that I am I'm soooo excited about 24 re-runs, so if anyone wants me, that's where I'll be for the next few hours....'I'm kinda busy right now...'

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I am worried that I am neglecting my blog because of chuffin' facebook!

Red Nose Day

Rollercoaster of gut-wrenching films from Africa and the UK of real people with real life-and-death needs juxtaposed with belly-aching laughs......did you catch the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant/Jamie Oliver/Bob Geldof/Andi Peters/Bono sketch? MADNESS!

Let's all get donating!


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Dead good fun. Come on people, get down with the kids!

Ramblings

So, I'm back at work, which is good but also poop as I am having the unfortunate experience of actually MISSING daytime tv - Fern and Phil feel like old friends. It was fun being off for two weeks but I feel I didn't get to enjoy it all that much as I was practically at death's door. Still coughing like an old man and the office girls are trying to avoid my remnants of germs. I feel like a big fat pie coz I can't go swimming for another week, so despite the little oasis of a fortnight off being poorly, am quite looking forward to getting back to my routines (Autistic spectrum anyone?!).

Other things to look forward to include Comic Relief on Friday (I'm watching it ALL), viewing properties over the weekend with my hubble and the piece de la resistance - combined Paddy's Day and Lockharts' (aka The Irishes) official house-warming! Woo hoo, bring on the Guiness and stew! (??)

In other news, I think I am becoming addicted to Facebook, how sad is that, keep telling myself that because I work with young people it's important that I keep abreast of the times, so to speak.

Birthday shout-outs this week Paul 'Pumpkin' Trevor, the original WAG himself turns 28 or 29 on Thursday, I forget which - age is but a number my dears! HaPpY BiRtHdAy Trev! I love you xxx

Gutted

Some of you may know I have currently got a bee in my bonnett about moving house. It feels time to move on, though we really love our flat indeed. We are quite happy here, but you know me and me incessant need for a project! It would be nice to move and start a new chapter of our life together. So, I have been trawling the local papers and internet looking for suitable abodes. Because we don't have nippers, we're not too bothered about moving out of Beb, but it'd be nice to be near to the fams and general posse. We looked at a GORG garden flat in Oxton, but rejected it on the basis of potential damp issues (Liz+damp=instant chest infection, and we all know what I'm like with one of them!) and then....by chance...I FOUND IT! The one, the lovliest house in the land, affordable, nice area, newly refurbed throughout so no pesky DIY to do, a proper grown up house...woo hoo! I filled out the online form to contact the agent and waited.....a week later I had heard nothing. I re-filled in the form and waited...for another week. Then yesterday I woke up and thought 'I am going to do something about this today'. So I carefully constructed a letter to the owners of the property and posted it through the door! Hahaha, madness! This morning I raced to check my emails and there was one new message - ARGH! it was from the house people.........GUTTED! They bought it in October and the previous owners had not removed the property listing online. WHY? WHY? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?? I am sooooooooooooooo gutted, in my mind I had moved in! *note to self* Must keep a cooler head when property buying!

Are my dreams coming true??

ARGH! FOUND THIS ONLINE CE MATIN!!! AAAAAAAARGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Dear Lord Jesus, please let it be true, fanx amen.


"JT Vows To Help Britney's CareerHe does have a heart after all – Justin Timberlake has agreed to record a duet with Britney to help get her career back on track. Uber-producer Timbaland has offered to help write the track. Timbaland, who produced SexyBack, said: "I asked Justin, 'How would you feel about me working with Britney?' I said, 'Would you do it with me?'" Justin agreed, saying: "She's just gotta be serious." This follows reports that JT wanted to visit Britney in rehab but her mum forbade it, saying it would upset the singer too much. Get back together guys, please!"

WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....

Didn't mean to cause a riot in my earlier post, calm down dears! No more babytalk, I am is FAR too irresponsible and selfish anyhoop.

In other news I have been signed off for another week, I HATE being ill. Being ill is for weak people. Being signed off is for skivers and I am neither of these things. Je suis officially NOT HAPPY. AND to add insult to injury I cannot have any more antibiotics so I've got a ruddy inhaler! GOOD HEAVENS! First glasses, now an inhaler, whatever's next? Braces? Grrr.

Sarah and Stoff got married on sat, they are now officially The Stoffers! Woo hoo! I cleverly managed to not take one single pic of the happy couple, but I can be forgiven because I am poorly sick.

Here's a pic of me and Keri instead xxx

Change of plan...

Having read the Hugsies blog I have been put off nippers for LIFE, given all the poo/sick trauma they've been through recently. This is in spite of Juicy's advancement in clothing technology.

Dilemma...

OH BUGGER! Just got an email from Juicy Couture....they now do maternity wear AND baby clothes! Hmmm....perhaps this changes my perspective on the whole baby thing...??!!

Remember....

...the days before mobiles?? They were funny. However did we manage? The kids I work with think it's hysterical that I did not have a mobile phone when I was at school. I tell then that I think it's hysterical that they don't even GO to school. I would not have dared to be so disobedient. They think this is also funny. Whatever is the world coming to?