Long Weekend

No I'm not talking about that weird 70's horror flick.

Don't you just love Bank Holidays, I can't wait, it's going to be one of those rare days Mark & I actually get to spend together so we thought we'd get out & enjoy it =o]

Marks arranged for us to take one of the motorbikes from where he works (as his bike is still a jigsaw) & we're heading up to the lakes for the day, I really can't wait, I've never been to the Lake District before...odd I know as I live much closer to there then most places I've holiday'd, actually I've not been far in the UK at all, other than the odd trip to Manchester for shopping or Leeds for a night out, I've never even been into the Centre of London...shameful, I shall have to start ticking these places off.

My good friend Jay is considering coming over from NZ next year for a month or so to see the sights, I may just book some time off & go exploring with her =o]...see if I can drag Mark along too.

Return..

..of the elusive housemate.

the 30th June saw 3 people moving into their new albeit temporary house, Myself, Mark & my Cousin Scotty.

Scotty works on a support vessel for an oil rig off the coast of Scotland so works on a month on month off basis, this meant he got to spend a whole 5 days in the house before heading back up to Aberdeen. When he arrived there he ended up having a fight with a door...the door won =oP poor Scotty ended up with torn ligaments in his back & couldn't head to work for a couple of weeks.

So now six weeks later after finishing his bed rest & months work hes heading back to the glorious North East, it's going to take a little bit of getting used to for Mark & I as we've pretty much had the house to ourselves since moving in, it will be nice to have another face around the house though =o]

Decorating on a budget

..Well it wouldn't be on such a tight budget if I could do without new shoes for a month...but quite frankly that's not going to happen =oP

By the end of the month I want all of the disgusting decor stripping from the house & replacing with hopefully less stomach churning decor chosen by yours truly.

It's a pretty big job especially as Mark will be at work most of the time so it's little old me that will be putting most of the hours in but I'm sure it will be worth it...Got to strip the walls, take down all curtains & netting *yuck* & replace with something more tasteful, Paint all of the woodwork, re-paper (I would have normally painted but think the walls have seen better days)then there are just the new carpets & wardrobes to order/ new back gate to build & any other accessories to purchase needed to finish it off...or as Mark would say to 'girl the place'...piece of cake, hey? =oP