Meant to be at German now but am skiving! Just paid my rent and council tax and got myself out my natwest overdraft, so I now have £180 in my nationwide account to last me until 30th November!!!! I received my first pay from P&G today...
Have been to the Goose lots and Wokmania, to the Forth, Head of Steam, Tilleys, Lloyds and the Cumberland Arms again, briefly. To Mr Lynch, Hancock, Popolos, Switch and The Dog for Tom's bday (not Camp David and Intermezzo as planned).
When parents were up we went for meals at La Gabbia and Rumana, and to the Metrocentre briefly. Last night I was in Florita's and Union rooms for Alvin's leaving drinks from Xtreme.
I even popped along to LBS Sunday workshop last weekend! Didnt manage the Seaton Sluice dogwalk on Sunday morning though. STILL not managed to go swimming. Ever. Weds night I didnt go see High School Musical 3, or to the intsoc social at Nancys (still not made it to intsoc at all either) or la noche cubana at Bijoux. Some things never change like my inability to do what I intend to do every wednesday.
I now have a PC at work and access to my email account! Which means I have now joined the P&G network on facebook lol. Have requested a key for my tambour unit (through the IT system), updated my people finder profile, started my standard operating procedures training, registered for my American Express Company Credit Card, drawn up a table of all the new hires' details including SAP numbers and T numbers for my boss, accessed the electronic payroll system, created my personal signature and favourites list and written up notes on the Compendium content, incl a mock roleplay re an overweight siamese cat!!!!!
Have started on French and Spanish glossaries, had 2 team meetings and one initiatives and advocacy meeting, and drafted out some emails on Maria's computer...
Tomorrow night am going to a halloween party and Saturday night its the LBS social. I was planning on spending my first payslip on clothes in town on Saturday but it's already disappeared! Got to drop off the DVDs I borrowed from Mary's parents back at her house in Hexham, and start thinking about booking Essen and Gran Can...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Just a little random update
Erm...cant remember much of what Ive done - sorry! Mary's been round for dinner (she s now working in Norfolk!) Had a couple more German classes, been ill :-(, seen the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, been to WHQ and shopping at Silverlink. Didnt manage to see Angie when she was up the other weekend - oops. Been to the Cumberland Arms for Toms bday - amazing open-mike night except not - a great county and folk group, bought lots of cheap stuff from the P&G shop been to London - met the McKamys (yay!) - went shopping on Oxford St w Sarah, had dinner in the Globe pub at Baker St, stayed with Hels out at Barnes, drank wine with her housemates when she was out, saw Carolyn in Luton, met Anna for coffee at High St Kensington......been back to work, knocked the wing mirror again! Watched Lost....
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
P&G
It's hard keeping up a blog when you're a working professional! So Thursday night last week I made a (quite successful) cake to take into work for my last day! I was expecting a card, maybe, but in actual fact around 11am on Friday nearly 20 people or so that make up my old department came and stood in a crowd and watched me open my presents - a box of chocolates, a breakfast set and a plant. Leaving drinks were in Wetherspoons with a good ten or so people there all in all, went to the Black Swan for a bit too!
Saturday was German refresher class again, champagne-buying, drinks in the Goose and a lovely bubbly dinner party at B's to celebrate her finishing her PhD. Sunday was a lie-in (no Great North Run), preparation for P&G including a practice-drive and finishing watching Pride & Prejudice. I also applied for a job in Paris and have since turned down an invitation to interview due to very bad timing.
Since Monday morning, I have been being paid to arrive late and finish early and have longer lunch-breaks, drink coffee, chat to my new colleagues, watch powerpoint presentations and DVDs, shadow people, read some stuff and maybe make a few notes. Oh, and eat nice yummy food after some important P&G guy from the states comes over for a breakfast meeting and early morning awards ceremony.
Anna had Simon and Carly round for dinner on Monday, and Lucy round for dinner tonight, and yesterday I was at Bar Beyond for salsa (for once). Tomorrow I have German and then Im going to the Turkish baths, and then Friday its the Black Swan and the Cooperage. No wonder I am knackered. Plus, I have all my nutrition training to learn!
Saturday was German refresher class again, champagne-buying, drinks in the Goose and a lovely bubbly dinner party at B's to celebrate her finishing her PhD. Sunday was a lie-in (no Great North Run), preparation for P&G including a practice-drive and finishing watching Pride & Prejudice. I also applied for a job in Paris and have since turned down an invitation to interview due to very bad timing.
Since Monday morning, I have been being paid to arrive late and finish early and have longer lunch-breaks, drink coffee, chat to my new colleagues, watch powerpoint presentations and DVDs, shadow people, read some stuff and maybe make a few notes. Oh, and eat nice yummy food after some important P&G guy from the states comes over for a breakfast meeting and early morning awards ceremony.
Anna had Simon and Carly round for dinner on Monday, and Lucy round for dinner tonight, and yesterday I was at Bar Beyond for salsa (for once). Tomorrow I have German and then Im going to the Turkish baths, and then Friday its the Black Swan and the Cooperage. No wonder I am knackered. Plus, I have all my nutrition training to learn!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
A little bit ill...
Not at work today, am off ill though I probably could have gone in had I thought my presence would be missed. Since we only had 5 ads yesterday I doubt they re too fussed. My boss offered to send me home ill yesterday if I wanted but I stayed so I dont think she was expecting me to come in today! 2 more days left, then its P&G as of Monday.
Have moved into Cardigan Terrace and painted the lounge, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Have bought all my stuff back from Mary's (obviously) - bought her parents some nice flowers and wine and a card. Been to Morrisons. A lot. Stocked up our drinks cabinet with 30 bottles of wine!!!! Cooked in our new but still v messy kitchen, collected some post from hotspur street, sorted out bins, bath and curtains here, parked car in yard, been to Julia's housewarming and to the doctors about an ENT referral in the Northeast, seen the Stepbrothers at the cinema, had 2 Indian takeaways, tried to watch SATC the movie and been to one of my two German level 1 refreshers courses. Been for more work drinks at Union rooms and Gotham town and the Forth.
Still need to watch Lost season 1 and Pride & Prejudice (BBC version) which Ive borrowed from Mary's house, as well as Grey's Anatomy still. Want to watch the Duchess and Eurotrip, am making a cake tomorrow night to take into work on Friday with some chocolates, and still need to get into the routine of going swimming, to the gym and to the intsoc socials. Friday I WILL make it to the Black Swan after my leaving drinks. Saturday night Im going to a dinner party at B's (she's just finished her PhD hence the celebration complete with champers and is apparently an amazing cook, and she s from Thailand so hopefully it ll all be yummy Thai food).
In the midst of sorting out paying for rent, bills, council tax and TV licence, and want to book to see some things at the Theatre Royal and the Sage. Aargh! Too much time, and now that I have a full-time job, no time to do it in!!!!
Have moved into Cardigan Terrace and painted the lounge, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and bathroom. Have bought all my stuff back from Mary's (obviously) - bought her parents some nice flowers and wine and a card. Been to Morrisons. A lot. Stocked up our drinks cabinet with 30 bottles of wine!!!! Cooked in our new but still v messy kitchen, collected some post from hotspur street, sorted out bins, bath and curtains here, parked car in yard, been to Julia's housewarming and to the doctors about an ENT referral in the Northeast, seen the Stepbrothers at the cinema, had 2 Indian takeaways, tried to watch SATC the movie and been to one of my two German level 1 refreshers courses. Been for more work drinks at Union rooms and Gotham town and the Forth.
Still need to watch Lost season 1 and Pride & Prejudice (BBC version) which Ive borrowed from Mary's house, as well as Grey's Anatomy still. Want to watch the Duchess and Eurotrip, am making a cake tomorrow night to take into work on Friday with some chocolates, and still need to get into the routine of going swimming, to the gym and to the intsoc socials. Friday I WILL make it to the Black Swan after my leaving drinks. Saturday night Im going to a dinner party at B's (she's just finished her PhD hence the celebration complete with champers and is apparently an amazing cook, and she s from Thailand so hopefully it ll all be yummy Thai food).
In the midst of sorting out paying for rent, bills, council tax and TV licence, and want to book to see some things at the Theatre Royal and the Sage. Aargh! Too much time, and now that I have a full-time job, no time to do it in!!!!
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