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What a hectic, hectic week!

In fact, the last two weeks at work have been incredibly busy. Something to do with a combination of being one team member down for the best part of 3 weeks (first myself, then Barbara), a new telepone system to get to grips with, organising the mass return of one of our products, Infuenza Virus A (Swine flu!) wiping out most stock of masks, gloves, antibacterial sprays etc and a general increase of all orders - all this, and a normal day's work to be done too! We've all been doing overtime (unpaid I might add) and went in on our Bank Hol last Friday in a bid to keep on top of the work. It's mad. Don't get me wrong, it's also excellent as it means we are all needed, but at the same time it really is wearing us out. It's been non-stop. Week three begins tomorrow at 7.30am for me. Let's see how it turns out.

I also had a moment of extreme stress on Thursday night/Friday morning when I was presented with a letter at 3.30 informing me that I had a meeting with my team leader and HR to discuss the prolongation of my probationary period or the termination of my contract the following day at lunchtime! I was completely thrown. I mean, yes, I'm aware that my results, in line with the official Key Performance Indicator bollocks barometers, were not as high as I'd like or am capable of, but hey - I've been there 6 months and didn't receive the kind of training needed as already discussed in this blog and elsewhere. They've completely revamped the induction/training procedure now as (it turns out, but was unbeknownst to me at the time) they've had to extend the probabtion for 3 new starters now. The long and the short of it was that I've had mine extended too, but not after beinig made to feel stupid again. Ah well. Now I've got 2 months to show them.

ANYWAY! Enough of the work talk!


It's Sunday morning, 11am and I am sitting up in bed typing away, between getting up and doing a random job - feeding cats, putting on washing etc. I feel completly refreshed and happy though, as I managed to fall asleep at 9.30pm and slept right through til 9.30am this morning! *GASP* I had no idea I was even that tired to be honest. It's been a great weekend so far! Friday night was incredible. For starters, Phil came home with a massive bunch of gorgeous flowers for me! *happy face* He's lovely!

Then there was the incredible Dressing Up Box Cabaret! Phil, Dale, Luciano and myself ran out through the torrential rain to the station , jumped on a train to Hove and then went in search of Industrial House - a warehouse where Masquerade Costumes have a storage area, and where they were holding the first professional fancy dress party! It was sensational. THOUSANDS of items and accessories of dressing up delight, just about anything you could think of, people to help style you, a personal photoshoot and a few prints to keep afterwards, cabaret, burlesque shows, dj and dancefloor and a late license bar! TOTALLY brilliant. And all for the price of £7.50! I actually was in heaven. Phil put together a crusading knight outfit, Dale was Adam Ant as Price Charming, Luc was Cinderella's prince and I ended up being Little Red Riding Hood (after first being The Pope for a while. That was fun!) They are holding another one on 29th May, we are totally going again.

Yesterday Phil's Mum and Dad came over with his birthday present: A Wii! SO much fun! We walked through town, had a lovely lunch at JB's American Diner and then wandered back home through the Lanes. The sun was out and all was well!