Deck the halls and make some lolly.

Christmas is fast approaching and as ever I feel I am running on empty. I am a bit apprehensive about cooking Christmas dinner but as its just me, partner and little monster it doesn't really matter that much.

I am on my way to do some admin at a school near me - the last time I temped there I nearly died of boredom! Hopefully today will prove somewhat more exciting. Last week I temped for an older gentleman and we spent the last hour of my employment enjoying a couple or three glasses of bollinger so its not all bad. I doubt I will get tbe same treatment today though.

The little monster is, understandably, beside himself with excitement for the big day. It took a few days for it to sink in that he was only allowed to open his advent calendar once a day! How am I going to break it to him in January when he can't do that every morning!

In other news I am very excited myself. For a few months now I have been dropping very heavy hints to my partner that I wanted to have another baby. I desperatley want another child but didn't want to leave it too long as I do want some sort of life in 20ish years. Anyway he said he wants to try for another as soon as possible so hopefully... This time next year...
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Fire fire

And so looms the 5th of November. My little monster has been asking for fireworks all week. So yesterday we (by we I me myself and the monster, my boyfriend doesn't really like to stay at his parents)went to Manchester to visit his grandparents and have a little bonfire. His cousin was also there so manic running around the house was par for the evening. When we did go outside for the fireworks my monster declared he didn't like them and hid his face in his hat for the entire display. Waste of time? I think not - mummy loves fireworks!

When my monster and his cousin get together they are shy around each other for rougly 3 minutes then it is like they have never been apart. They ran riot around the house for about 3 hours. Monsters aunt and uncle looked a little worse for wear. She is expecting number 2 in March. Not quite sure how that will work out as they can hardly look after the one!
I have still had no luck on the job front. I have applied for about 4 all through agencies but nothing so far. Going to have to get something this week or we will be having beans on toast for Christmas dinner.
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Pas de chocolat

Note to self. Do not attempt to eat a chocolate croissant on the bus again. Especially when you don't have a napkin etc. Typical the one day I don't have a couple of nappies and a packet of baby wipes in my bag I manage to smear chocolate all over my face. I don't car anyway as it is my last day at work today.

Picked the monster up from nursery yesterday. He has been doing quite well on the potty training front. Hurrah for a clever child.

I shall be turning into a domestic goddess tomorrow. I will attempt to dispatch the monster to nursery (in his frankenstien outfit), do the shopping, meet my boyfriend for lunch and then bake Halloween cakes and do another pumpkin. I think one on its own will look somewhat less than menacing.

Bring it on.
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Lethargy

Only today and tomorrow left. Then 3 days holiday. I am not motivated to go to work in the slightest.

Working there for 4 weeks and knowing they had made me redundant. How could I be enthusiastic about working there?

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Redundant

Still not made any real progress on the job front! I've applied for quite a few but it seems that evey job advertised is put up by agencys! Save everyone a lot of bother if the companies just advertised themselves. As a consequence of this I have committed myself to another agency interview tomorrow morning at 8! What the fuck was I thinking??

My little monster is off to his first nursery party on Sunday. The parents only gave us a couple of days notice so I shall have to beat the moths back with a stick and buy a present and a card. I don't even know who this kid is apart from his name. My boyfriend assures me that his dad is cool so I suppose that's all OK then?

My driving test is nearing also so have quite a few lessons in November. I hope like hell that I pass they are so ridiculously expensive.

Installed the much raved-about facebook app for my blackberry. It looks very impressive but in the 10 hours or so that I have had it installed noone has sent me a message so I can't comment on the notifications just yet. How embarassing.
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Into the wardrobe and out of the closet.

So J K Rowling has announced this weekend that good old Dumbledore was gay.

http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSN2052004020071021

Now I am one big fan of Harry Potter (is that sad at 22) but I don't really think it was totally necessary. One man speaking about equal rights etc even said he wished she had shown this explicitly in the books. Jesus what did he want? Dumbledore to stumble into the room of requirements one night and get it one with Harry? I just don't think she needed to make a big deal out of it all. Eveybody has always assumed it was so anyway. Is she going to do this every so often when people start to forget about the books?

Anyway the fanfiction is going to be great. I always preferred Draco/Harry myself but that's just me.
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Potty training

And so it goes on...

He knows what it is. He knows how to use it.

Its just taking a while for him to coordinate it all together. I feel like a coreographer.

And why is it that, in the house we are potty training a 2 year old, the carpet got peed on by a 26 year old male half (actually make that fully) cut this weekend?

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