December 30th - Work!

So tired!

Long day at work!

Just one shift left until i've got a day off!

And we're getting Sky fiber and multi room tomorrow!


:D

December 29th - 101 Dalmatian Vinylmation Chaser

I'm so tired!

Its been such a long day.

My vinylmation parcel was dispatched this morning, and surprisingly it was waiting for me when I got home from work!

I unboxed the chaser!

December 28th - Work!

So tired!!

Late night on a Sunday is a weird shift.

So glad i'm not starting til 9 tomorrow now.

Bed!

December 27th - Work!

So tired!

Long day at work.

Early finish though!

Changed my shifts tomorrow and Monday, so i'm late night tomorrow, but starting later on Monday now.

I was dreading that 7am start.

December 26th - Boxing Day

Long day!

I was at work, pretty easy shift.

I'm still so tired though so its an early night!

Hoping my sleep pattern will be sorted for Sunday night.

Dreading getting up at 5 on Monday.

December 25th - Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas eve ended pretty badly.

I tried to sleep for an hour, before the baby next door would stop crying.

Then two minutes after the baby stopped, I suddenly felt really ill.

By the time I got to sleep it was after 1am!

I then woke up every 30min from about 3!

5:30 it was finally time to get up!

Opened presents from my Mam and brother and set up her iPad.

Had a wrestle and joke around with my Mam and brother before my Dad turned up around 7.

When he left we went to see my Nan who was finally awake.

More presents!

We got her a Kindle, but we've not set it up yet as shes still reading a book on my Mam's.

We then dropped my fiancé off at his Gran's house before going home and relaxing for an hour or two before lunch.

After lunch we had to take all our presents to our rooms, and then my cousins came over.

I got out the selfie stick and managed to snap a photo with one of my cousins and my brother!

At 5 we picked my fiancé up and then we had tea and watched some tv while he set up his 3DS.

Its been a pretty long day!

Aiming for an early night after pretty much no sleep and having six consecutive shifts ahead of me starting tomorrow!

December 24th - Christmas Eve

I got up at 7am after about 6 hours sleep.

My fiancé and I swapped Christmas stockings.

Then we went into town for a while.

We had planned on making gingerbread but it never happened again >.<

I spent the late afternoon cleaning and tidying my room before getting a Christmas Eve KFC.

I missed the ISS!

December 23rd - Last shift!

Last shift before Christmas!

11 hours, but it wasn't so bad!

December 22nd - More Work

Another shift!

Long day at work. 

December 21st - Ahh

Long day.

With a relatively early start,

Stayed til 5, didn't get everything done.

Need sleep!

40 hours of 60 hour week are now complete.

December 20th - Long Day

Long, long day.

Blog posts until Christmas Eve are going to be like this.

December 19th - What A Day!

What a day!

Up at 7, and at Iceland for 8:30.

Back home and in pjs for 9:45.

Got ready for work an hour later.

Put on socks, go to put on shoes.

Hole in socks!

Change socks.

Hole in socks!

Sock drama.

Long long day at work.

My Tuesday shift changed three times.

So now i'm doing an 11 hour shift.

And now i'm really tired and my back hurts.

Goodnight!

December 18th - MetroCentre

Long day!

Up at 6:45.

Had breakfast and quickly got ready.

Went to meet my fiancé at 8am and we caught a metro into Newcastle.

We then took the train to the MetroCentre!

It was dead when we got there - 9:30!

I saw a cup I NEEDED in the Disney Store, but incase it broke thought i'll get it last.

When I went back it was sold out, and sold out online too. :(

The only Vinylmation they had was the UK flag, so I've just ordered 12 online (mix of Big Hero 6 and Toy Story 2 - I NEED Mrs Nesbitt) 

We had a nice day together, its rare we get them because we both work when the other one is off.

I got some new pjs, some blue raspberry laffy taffy and when I came home I ordered the new iPhone 6 Ollóclip.

I ordered it at 5:11 so it shouldn't be coming until Monday - as it said when I ordered - but I just got a text saying its coming tomorrow!

I'm so happy because i've been waiting months for this!

But my fiancé is giving it to me for Christmas so I have to wait until then.

I've got some big ideas and plans for next year, but theres still a few things I need to know before I can plan anything in full detail.

Its driving me crazy!

Anyway, i'm aiming for an early night.

I'm on late shifts from tomorrow until Tuesday, except the 9-5 on Sunday.

But i'm getting up early tomorrow morning to try and be part of some of our Christmas food shopping.

Its my favourite part of Christmas prep, but i'm going to miss most of it.

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Travian update: 

Got my first two settlers today, would have had my third going tonight but theres an attack incoming in 13min so i'm going to lose about 1000res.

Oh well, i'm up early in the morning, so hopefully it'll build and I can send it off to the new village before I go to work at 12.

December 17th - Work!

Long, late shift at work.

Came home, watched Waterloo Road then went to bed as I needed to be up early on the 18th!

December 16th - Work!

Back to work.

Nice short shift, but its my last short shift until January I think!

My mouth has swelled up again, its the worst its ever been and so uncomfortable!

After work I wrapped presents.

So now Christmas is pretty much sorted.

Aiming for an early night.

Late shift tomorrow, then up early Thursday!

December 15th - Day Off

Day Off!

This is how it went -

Woke up before my alarm and couldn't get back to sleep.

Eventually forced myself out of bed at around 9:15.

[I turn my radiator off before bed so my room is too cold to get out of bed]

Had breakfast and watched Jeremy Kyle.

My tv broke again - I can't get signal on pretty much the main channels I watch during the day!

So I watched Iron Man 3.

Unpacked another box.

Yes, I did move a year ago.

Dusted my room.

Arranged some things on top of my new shelves. ^_^

My Nan and Auntie brought me in my favourite burger from the van next to Dunelm Mill.

Highlight

Then I got ready and met my fiancé in Newcastle.

He was about 20min late so I went to Animez and hung out for about an hour.

Had to close my eyes while my fiancé bought me a present

We then went for some food, got a Christmas present for his Dad.

I bought a lot of stuff today. One of my favourites was these muffins from Waitrose.

They always look so nice but my fiancé always says no!

On the way home I noticed that Collectables has opened in Newcastle!
I'll have to have a look on Thursday!

Then on the metro, it suddenly stopped, it does that quite often so it wasn't a big deal until an eerie noise started up and everyone was like :O

But it was all fine, the noise stopped and the metro continued on.

I spent my night writing out Christmas cards for work.

I bought three boxes of cards, and knew where they were until today! 

So I had to use my Mam's cards.

December 14th - Work!

Another long day at work.

It wasn't too bad really.

Got away 40min early.

I'm so tired and everywhere hurts now though.

When I got home I sorted out my new shelves.

It took ages.

December 13th - ARGH

I could just scream.

Goodnight, Blogger.

So tired.

So stressed.

December 12th - Back To Work!

What a day!

To start with I couldn't sleep last night.

My bed was the most uncomfortable thing ever.

Until my alarm went off this morning.

I then went to work.

I found out at 5 that my shift had been changed and I was supposed to be staying until 9.

:|

Its been a long day!

Came home and finally put the other tree up!

I'm so tired.

My internet is so slow.

But I did finally just buy a copy of My Japanese Coach!

Finally!

December 11th - Day Off

Still not feeling well so decided to stay in today.

Its been a pretty productive day though.

Took six sets of Danbo photos, and a new Tim video.

You can see the video here

Back to work tomorrow, so going to get an early night.

Hoping I feel better tomorrow, because i'm not off again until Monday!

December 10th - Work

Another long shift.

Came home and relaxed.

Thats about it, I still wasn't feeling well.

December 9th - Colds...

Colds have to be the worst thing on the planet.

I can't stop sneezing.

My nose wont stop running.

Its red and on fire.

Bed!

December 8th - Day Off!

I woke up feeling ill!

I went out for a few hours in the afternoon because I couldn't breathe very well in the house.

I could breathe a lot better outside - but then my nose ran constantly!

Got some Christmas props, and put up more of our decorations.

Pretty good day.

Hoping to feel better for work tomorrow.

December 7th - Work!

Long shift.

Didn't finish til 5.

Had a relaxing evening.

Thats about it!

December 6th - Hynng.

So.

Tired.

Everywhere.

Hurts.

I want sleep.

Long day at work.

Up early tomorrow for another one.

I'm working Boxing day now.

But i've got January 3rd off.

December 5th - BOOM!

That title, I don't even know..

Anyway, I had a nice short shift at work today.

I went in with the intention of giving my Tuesday shift away, although I ended up just adding four hours onto the end of it instead!

Hoping my Mam will still let me put her Christmas tree up, but on a different day.

After work I rejoined Travian.

I'm on server 5.

I really shouldn't have.

Right now i'm trying to be very productive and get some stuff sorted.

But now, i'm playing Travian.

Until next September.

But anyway!

I spent my evening on the MCM page talking about my trip to Tokyo, and everyone else's who is going or planning to go to Japan next year.

Its been a pretty relaxing evening.

Long shifts at work the next two days and i'm already tired!

A helicopter woke me up at 2 this morning, and my throat is killing again.

Urg.

All I ever do now is complain.

Thats not me at all.

December 4th - Day Off

Day off!

At around 12:30 in the morning, the cat and I fell asleep curled up on my bed for about 30min.

When I woke up I carried him to bed, he woke up but didn't seem to mind it tonight.

Then it was time for sleep!

I set a really late alarm so I could catch up on sleep, but then I woke up earlier than usual and couldn't get back to sleep!

I put together a blog post for the photos I took yesterday.

Sneak preview.

Uploaded some photos to RedBubble.

Tidied my room.

I was planning on going out but my fiancé didn't get to work til 10 so wasn't going to finish until 6.

My Dad brought KFC home for me and my brother.

Now i'm going to have an early night for work tomorrow!

December 3rd - Productive Day

I aimed to have a productive morning/afternoon before work.

In reality I played Omega Ruby for an hour.

I actually can't really remember what else I did.

I'm pretty sure it was productive though.

I really need to start writing these on the actual day again!

December 2nd - A Day Off?

This was supposed to be my day off.

I went to Newcastle with my Mam at around 9am.

When I was in Newcastle I got some Facebook messages, called work, and ended up working the late shift.

Its fine, since i'm not doing the Friday night so, more pennies for Paris and Tokyo!

So we went home for around 1:30 so I could sort my uniform etc before work.

The shift didn't go too bad!

December 1st - Day Off!

Day off!

I didn't do that much really.

Tired all day.

Three parcels came.

Not my talktalk router of course though, no.

Second one they've sent out in two weeks, even after asking them to check they're sending to our new address, they once again, sent it to the old address, or some other unknown address and we are, once again, without our new router.

And since they don't even have the decency - or 'powers' to send a new one out on next day delivery even after we update the address with them - nor are they even attempting to send out a third router, we have decided to cancel our 'services' with talktalk.

If you can call it service, I've had 'Em' the twitter colleague who refused to answer my question wether or not the router would actually fix the problem.

Ady who told me if the new router doesn't fix it theres nothing else they can do.

And a technician has been out, with a brand new router, and still the fastest speeds we're getting is about 3.2, when we're paying for just under 6.

Talk Talk say I should expect to get 70%, 70% is still .7 higher than i'm receiving at best.

Looks like we're getting Sky Fibre. 

But I do need to write a complete complaint to Talk Talk.

In the evening I met my fiancé in Newcastle.

We got some food and went shopping.

Pretty relaxed evening really.

November 30th - Oh, Christmas!

Up early for a long shift at work.

Managed to get away an hour early :D

Then it was over to my fiancé's to put up the Christmas decorations.

We've lost a box of decorations somewhere - and since the thing I wanted to put up first is in that box, we ended up looking for it for about an hour and still didn't find it.

We took apart a table.

Rearranged two rooms.

And finally got the tree up!

It's not been decorated yet because it started to look like it was leaning - and after last year we figured it would be best to see how it copes first. 

Its all fine and ready to have the rest of the decorations put on now though!

Anyway other than that we got out some of the other decorations - and put up our advent calendars.

And my fiancé wore his new Christmas style pjs.

We then made gingerbread men, and watched Frozen.

November 29th - !

What a day!

I am so tired.

And once again, everywhere hurts.

In early again tomorrow.

Time to sleep!

November 28th - !

So tired.

Everywhere hurts.

I need sleep!

Back to work tomorrow!

But I did get an iPad in Black Friday sales this morning.

So I suppose thats something.

November 27th - Travel Agents

Travel agents are a pain.

So we're now paying over £100 more than we should be.

And i've changed flights, to have 3 hours less in Tokyo because a 1 hour transfer before the long haul panics me.

1 hour transfer before a short haul is no big deal, at worst we'll be on another plane the next day and i'll be alone for 2 hours, not 12.

Roll on August!

November 26th - !!!

HOLIDAYS APPROVED.

TOKYO, HERE I COME.

November 25th - One Month Til Christmas!

Oh, what a day!

Woke up before my alarm by work asking me to go in early >.<

I did.

Its been a pretty good day.

Got loads of eBay etc sorted tonight.

Ordered my mam's big christmas present.

And now going to curl up with the cat and watch some tv before bed.

Good Times.

November 24th - Day Off

Day off!

My fiancé was off work sick today.

And i've felt super tired all day.

:(

Sold another photo though.

Potentially picked out some new furniture.

And think my Tokyo dates are just about sorted.

But now theres a lot more stuff to work around because i'll lose a day with the time difference.

November 23rd - Work

Long day at work.

Had to cancel the night plans because my fiancé was poorly.

Spent the night listing on eBay!

November 22nd - SLEEP

hyngngngng.

I am SO tired.

Long day at work.

Another long day tomorrow.

Also working Tuesday now!

November 21st - 700th Post!

It was a very long day at work!

Thats all I had time to do yesterday

>.<

November 20th - Day Off!

What a day!

It wasn't as productive as i'd planned.

My shelves still aren't up.

And we decided not to go into town this evening.

I felt pretty poorly and tired this morning to be honest.

But it's still been a relatively productive day.

I made..

This blog banner.

This blog banner.

And this blog banner.

Coding it in was a pain, and they're still not perfect, but I didn't want help from my web dev fiancé.

I got my camera battery back today, and did a quick shoot.

Here's an instagram sneak peak.

We called another shop today and my Uncle is going to take it in tomorrow, so hopefully when I finish work at 9pm i'll be ordering the replacement of which ever piece is broken!

I also wrote a couple of blog posts for the Japanese blog, and decided which month we're going to Tokyo in. 

After a bit of research, I found that it wasn't worth going in September to save £200 per person in flights, because it's going to be a dark, gloomy and rainy holiday if we do!

But i've been saying the flights are £918 anyway, so it's no big deal, its like nothing has changed!

I also recorded and uploaded two new cat videos today.

But thats about it.

Back to work tomorrow, roll on Monday! :)

November 19th - Work!

Its been a very long, but very good day.

I am now very tired.

Another productive day tomorrow.

Goodnight!

November 18th - Busy, Busy Day

Wow.

What a long and productive day!

7am, I got up.

8:05am, I left the house.

Dropped my brother off at school, and went to Asda.

Got some Christmas things, then picked up a few extra hours onto tomorrows shift!

Back home by 9:45.

The carpet fitters came, and we headed to Argos to buy my new media & book storage case.

I also got mine and my fiancé's advent calendars.

Back home again!

Lunch, and back into pjs.

We phoned AOL, we're all set to cancel.

I tweeted about it.

TalkTalk keep messaging me about it, but the fact is, even if it worked to the standard they say its syncing at (over 2MB more than we're getting) then its still only just over 5MB.

Thats not enough for us.

Really.

My O2 mobile internet is running at 23MB.

And the upload speed is higher than the download speed i'm getting through AOL Talk Talk.

It's really not acceptable.

Before going to Argos I clicked 'reserve'.

When I got back from Argos, about 45min later, it still hadn't loaded the page, or reserved the item.

I second chance offered that Star Wars toy.

So thats sorted and ready to be posted.

So are 7 other things.

And theres almost 30 things listed now too.

I started a new blog.

You can see that here.

I made a new logo for it.

Sneak peak here.

I scheduled two more weeks worth of posts on Tim's blog.

And I set my camera battery off to charge, 4 hours later it hadn't charged at all.

After speaking to Nikon my only options are really - 

- pay around £20 to have Nikon test it, and then potentially have to pay for a repair.

This will take 2-4 weeks at least.

- Have a local shop test the battery, if the battery is the problem, buy a new one.

If its not, buy a new charger.

Theres only Charles Eagles who might be able to test it.

My uncle is going to take it in tomorrow, so fingers crossed.

If not my only other option* is to get an unofficial charger for £10 on Amazon to see wether or not its the battery. Then buy a proper replacement of whichever piece is broken.

Argh though!

I had a shoot I wanted to do today, and my D40 just isn't right for it at all. 

My new shelves didn't get built.

My Mam is going to do that while i'm at work tomorrow I think.

I spent my evening making cookies.

And listing stuff on ebay.

I am so tired now!

Off to bed.

November 17th - Christmas Shopping

What a day!

I am so tired.

Up at 7am, and into Newcastle with my Mam for around 9:15.

Got a few Christmas presents, had lunch, went to see the Fenwick window again and then looked around the Christmas/European Market at Monument.

We then went back home, where I cosied back up in my pjs until 3pm when I went back for the metro, and back to Newcastle!

I met my fiancé at around 4:30.

I took some photos of the Fenwick Christmas window (photoblog post coming soon).

We got some food, and I bought a new jumper.

We also went to Animez and bought this..

..I can't wait to put them with my Christmas decorations.

The set is £20 and its also absolutely lovely.

I think i'll take some proper photos of these a little closer to Christmas.

Before getting the metro home, I got an orange hot chocolate from Costa.

It was nice, but the lid didn't seem to fit my cup so every time I took a sip my coat got dripped on.

I gave up and took off the lid.

Now i'm settled back down watching I'm a Celebrity.

Getting ready for an early night, and another early start tomorrow.

November 16th - Work!

I went to work early.

Finished at 5.

Pretty long shift.

I am so tired and my back is killing.

I drove down to my fiancé's after work.

We ordered food, they sent the wrong thing.

And watched some tv, I ended up laughing uncontrollably twice.

And when I saw uncontrollably i'm not exaggerating.

I mean I couldn't stop, or breathe.

And my face was all wet with laugh tears.

November 15th - Work

Its been a very long, tiring, and confusing day.

I'm starting work early tomorrow now.

Hoping to finish at 4 instead of 5.

Then off to see my fiancé.

Everywhere hurts and I need sleep now.

November 14th - !

What a day!

I am so tired.

Also so so happy that the Christmas decorations are up at work now.

But now its a lot later than I wanted to be awake and my hair is still wet.

D:

Bed!

November 13th - Day Off

A day of rest.

I'm better but worse.

Its so horribly confusing.

:(

Back to work tomorrow, two long late shifts in a row, then i'm not sure what i'm working Sunday yet.

November 12th - Work!

Long shift at work today!

It actually went pretty well.

I've managed to hurt both of my arms though!

Not sure how.

I think I might go to the Christmas Light switch on tomorrow.

But i'm not too sure, I don't remember it being the safest event last time I went.

November 11th - Day Off

I stayed in today.

Trying to get better.

I put some stuff back into my room.

Listed some stuff on eBay.

Found out three of my Sex Pistols figures are worth over £200 together.

And uploaded two youtube videos.

Thats really about it.

This came today though.

November 10th - Day Off

I started the day by emptying my old drawers into my new ones.

All of my stuff doesn't fit.

So now, i'm stuck with loads of mess everywhere and i'm trying to get into bed.

>.<

Anyway in the evening I went to Newcastle to meet my fiancé.

We got a Christmas wreath, that looks nothing like it was supposed to.

I got a new Dr Pepper tshirt.

I might wear it as a pj top though.

And he got a new dressing gown, he wanted the ridiculous monkey one.

So if he wanted that he had to buy Christmas pjs, thats now the compromise went.

So now I can wear his new Christmas pjs while I avoid looking at his new dressing gown.

I keep losing my voice still and i'm coughy and sneezy.

Hoping i'll wake up better.

So yeah when we bumped into his work friend I clearly embarrassed myself because my voice literally just was like no, and no sound came out.

-.-