Hello, hello, hello!  And a very Happy Monday to you!

I hope you all had an awesome weekend.  We had an absolutely beautiful Sunday in South Wales… the sun was shining, and the sky a deep blue, littered with lovely white fluffy clouds.  So needless to say, I invested in a 10 foot swimming pool for my back garden!  The jet ski and diving board are scheduled for deliver next week 😉

Unfortunately, this week is forecast to be dank, damp and grey… so alas the pool will have to wait for a little while. read more

Good morning and a very Happy Monday to you!

Can you believe that I pressed snooze not once, not twice, but thrice this morning!  Now I’m up and sipping my coffee, I’m quite mad at myself… not only am I now a little groggy, but it’s also meant I’ve lost a whole half hour in the lovely sun.

My emergency alarm clock (otherwise known as the dog) also proved spectacularly useless.  Two hours later and he’s still in bed himself… I might need to revisit the terms of his employment! read more

 
Happy Monday and… Happy Birthday!
 
Yes, today marks the first year of Survive at Work.  Let me hear you shout hooray!
 

 
Now last week wasn’t the best of weeks:
 

1. I inadvertently left my freezer door open for 30 hours, defrosting everything that was in there… fresh trout, battered cod, berries, you name it… all mush.  I’d just done a “big” shop too #gutted
2. I managed to defy physics and burn my curry on curry night, despite leaving it on a low heat.  My delicious hot and creamy Thai chicken curry was incinerated, as was my favourite wok #FirstWorldProblems
3. Rocky – the chihuahua from hell – chewed through my PlayStation power cable… and the connector.

 
Yep, as we say in Wales, it was a bit of a week!
 
Happily though, today I get to reflect over the first year of Survive at Work, which has been far more enjoyable 🙂
 

Happy Monday #52 (and Happy Birthday #1)

 
It’s been a fab old year in my world and the world of Survive at Work.  Here’s just some of the things that made me smile over the last 12 months:
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Happy Monday everyone!
 
And what a Monday it is, here in the UK.  The sky is blue, the sun is shining, the temperature’s a whopping 15 degrees Celsius (positively tropical for Wales in spring) and…. it’s a Bank Holiday.  Happy days 🙂
 
As it’s Easter, it’s been a 4 day weekend here in the UK.  It’s also been a weekend for that backbone of quintessential Bank Holiday fare and British Comedy… Carry On!
 
Imagine it:  nearly every single film (and there’s 31 of them!), broadcast back-to-back over 4 days.
 
A nightmare for some.  Absolute bliss for me!
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Good morning!
 
And how are you all doing today?  Did you have an awesome weekend?
 
I enjoyed an action packed few days, commencing with an Easter concert on Friday.  Saturday morning saw me helping out in a Coffee Morning Fundraiser, while the afternoon was spent celebrating a birthday in a lovely little Italian restaurant.
 
If you’re not a fan of fish, avert your eyes… as I’m about to tell you how the Brodetto di Pesce (fish stew) was stunning!  How delicious is this?
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