Babe In Toyland
40 something mother of 3. Tour guide in a whisky distillery. Outdoorsy type. Hello!
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Getting excited for my holiday! in Hello.
I only have 1 more day of work, then I’m off for nearly 3 weeks! I only had 2 weeks holiday booked, which were due to start on Thursday. But when I checked yesterday, I realised I had Monday and ...
Last couple of days in Hello.
Our fundraising has been going well. We’ve raised about £239 on our Just Giving page and work have donated a hamper and we’re selling tickets for £5 apiece. I checked today and we’d raised £75 wi...
MOT, biiig walk in Hello.
I’ve got a busy few weeks coming up. Rob’s 28th birthday on Monday (how can I be the mother of a 28 year old?! I was 29 when I started blogging!), sponsored walk on the 19th, Eleanor’s prom on th...
It's life, Jim in Hello.
I’ve got Rob here for a couple of days, which is nice. He’s just got up now and he’s gone to see my nana and granda with my mam. I think I’ll put a chicken casserole in the slow cooker, then we c...
These boots were made for walking in Hello.
My work has a scheme with the local community where they raise money in various ways and donate as much as they can to charities that benefit the environment. A few staff based at our head office...
Everybody was kung fu fighting in Hello.
Just a quick paragraph or two about my intermittent fasting, more for my benefit than anything! I’m finding it’s going really well. I’m doing 20/4 fasting when I’m at work and using my lunch brea...
London, baby in Hello.
I’ve just about sorted out our trip to London week after next. I’m taking Belle and Eleanor for a few days as a birthday treat for us all. In November Eleanor turns 16, Belle 20 and I’ll be 50. A...
More going out! in Hello.
I went to the pub again last night with colleagues! This time it was Rowan, Jack and Harry. We did invite Sarah, but she couldn’t come. We just went to the pub where Belle works, then Belle’s boy...
Pipe dream in Hello.
My little Corsa is going in for its MOT on Monday. It’s making a weird noise and I’m hoping it’s nothing too untoward. Fingers crossed. The service light keeps coming on as well (it’s on 54,000 m...
I’m in bed, ill today. I’m almost certain I have Covid, despite testing negative. A couple of days ago I started craving pink grapefruit, usually an early indication of me coming down with someth...
Bits and bobs. in Hello.
The weather is glorious but I can’t go out to play in it because I promised I’d take John to the city and he’s still in bed. He got excited and said he wanted to go to the museum while I went to ...
Burns Night and other stuff in Hello.
The Burns Night Supper was brilliant! I was treated like a queen for essentially doing my job. The restaurant manager had written me a “script” as a guideline, but had a recording of the Address...
4 countries in 4 days in Hello.
I did it! I stayed in the 4 countries of the UK in 4 days! Absolutely knackered now, so have had a lovely lazy day with John today, drinking coffee in bed all morning, going out for lunch this af...
Chance of a lifetime in Hello.
It’s not that big a deal to most people probably, but I just wanted to document it here. Just got back from a lovely few days in Northern Ireland with Rob and Stefany. I sailed back to Cairnryan ...
November, the month of birthdays! Belle turned 19 on the 21st, Eleanor and I turned 15 and 49 respectively yesterday. Belle wanted to go to a rock and mineral shop in Ambleside. As well as sellin...
Perfect day in Hello.
Yesterday I had a bit of a wobble and suddenly thought to myself that I won’t be able to remember how to do my tours. I texted Esme and asked if she minded if I went on her tour this morning. She...
The electrician is coming on Thursday to check the sockets. It’s a legality, apparently. Living in a rental accommodation means that we have to get the workmen in when it’s convenient for the lan...
Not long now till I’m back at work. We reopen the shop and courtyard dining on the 12th of this month, my first day in is the 16th. I’m doing the 2-6 shift. Tours restart on the 17th May. I’m loo...
Spring is sprung in Hello.
The weather has been lovely for the past few days, so I’ve been a bit happier about getting my walks in. I must remember not to go out for my walk at 2pm though. Silly me forgot about school pick...
Turn and face the strange in Hello.
Eleanor went back to school yesterday. She found out on Sunday morning she was supposed to be having a practical cookery lesson on the Monday (they don’t cook on every food tech lesson), so that ...
Rob has gone out for a wee walk and I thought I’d have half an hour on my own to eat my snack on the sofa. But Belle came down instead, which she never does, so I’ve hidden my snack under the cus...
I found out this morning that one of my colleagues, Alan, has died. He was a great man, a proper character. He was the site handyman, always carrying his home made knife about his person. If anyt...
Making plans in Hello.
Shellie, a couple of cousins and I have decided to do 10,000 steps a day in March to raise money for Cancer Research. My auntie Pat is currently undergoing chemo and has recently shaved off all h...
2020 in quiz form in Hello.
What did you do in 2020 that you’d never done before? Apart from the obvious, realised I am finally in a job I really love. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for ne...
They got cars big as bars... in Hello.
Rob is here. 😃 He was supposed to come next week, but all his housemates were going home this week and he was going to be on his own, so asked if he could come home a bit earlier. We went to pick...
