August 7, 2007 at 7:17 am (children, friends, fun, jobs, karma, life, money, weird, wow)
I have another one of those weird weeks, they seem to be happening a lot recently, I’m not sure I can cope with them!
I woke up on Saturday, looking forward to the pirate party that I was going to that evening. I did my normal coffee and internet thing that I do in the morning. Facebook, Myspace, WordPress, bank, lottery. Everything was normal until I got to the lottery website. The balance said £0.00 but I had an alert. I clicked on it expecting it to tell me my tickets had run out, but no. It told me I had won £805!!!! I kind of believe in Karma and to me this was the good following the bad (the burglary) but then some bad had to happen, which it did that night.
The pirate party was fantastic, everyone dressed up wonderfully and we actually managed to go down the canal on the boat. The bands were on top form and the drink flowed, this was my problem. I got so drunk that I can’t remember going home, and I was in charge of Maisie. Never in my whole life have I felt sooooo disgusted with myself. Maisie said it was horrible to see and I remember when I was a kid seeing my mum drunk and it was indeed hideous. Maisie has forgiven me but it’s going to take a very long time for me to forgive myself. She gives me huge hugs and kisses and tells me it’s ok, but it’s not really, is it?
This was the bad to counteract the previous good, so therefore there must be some good to counteract this bad. This came yesterday in the form of my work mate handing in her notice which means I now have a full time job in a place I really like working in. I am really happy at the moment, but there is still a little man in my head with a big black cloud telling me never to drink again while I’m in charge of Maisie… and I won’t.
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July 9, 2007 at 7:08 am (camping, children, friends, life, people, re-enactment)
I am shattered. This being after I spent the weekend at Tewkesbury under canvas for the Medieval Festival. My fiancé has been doing medieval re-enactment (War of the Roses) for 16 years now and I am about to join him. Not as a soldier though, just as a water wench re-hydrating the troops. All the people involved in such things are really nice, and it’s one of the few places I feel that Maisie is safe to go off and do things by herself as everyone knows she’s mine. Anyway I bought shed loads of fabric and this week I will be making mine and Maisie’s dresses. There is a white linen under dress and a navy/royal blue linen over dress. Arms have to be completely covered as do legs and hair. We just need pouches to go on our belts and I need a helmet as everyone on the field needs one. At least when I’m wearing that I shan’t get burnt, which I most certainly did this weekend, and I put loads of sun cream on too! Maisie helped some of the re-enactors put on their armour so it really made her feel part of it. It’s not often people treat her like a person rather than a child, but when people do they find that she’s a very helpful and witty person. Billy’s off to work with a fat lip and a swollen elbow and Maisie off to school full of excitement. I’m just glad I have today off as I ache all over.
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June 18, 2007 at 9:27 am (Music, concerts, friends, life, people, relationships, t.v., work, wow)
On Saturday I turned 35 and I thought that I would just be having a normal birthday, going to the pub with my friends and having a jolly good laugh. Well the craziness of this week started on Wednesday when I was out for another friend’s birthday. My boyfriend decided to propose to me and I very gladly accepted. We were both incredibly drunk so in the morning I thought I should check that he did actually mean it, which he did. Thursday was a day of excited texting. In the evening I had to go to a work’s do which included ‘entertainment and education’. It was at the Queen’s Hotel, a very swish affair with yummy food and really nice wine. After this my boss thought she should buy me a proper drink (a pint of ale for me please) to celebrate my birthday and engagement. We were all having a very pleasant time when my colleague falls over in a very spectacular fashion. It was so funny. Another late night home.
Friday was the anniversary of myself and Billy meeting and yet again we were out with friends. They all got very excited about the engagement. We didn’t get too drunk this time as we had a long journey the next day which was my birthday. I was going to see Muse at Wembley Stadium.
I got up feeling very bouncy and made fried egg sandwiches for breakfast, oh they were so nice. We caught the bus into town but were rather a bit too early for the coach so we went to a jewellery shop just to have a look at rings. I saw one I loved so Billy said I should try it on. I tried it on, it was a little bit too small but it has been paid for and it’s being altered as we speak. Then we got on the coach and we were on our way to Wembley. My head was buzzing, too many things to think about! But then we were at Wembley Stadium, the journey was so quick and hassle free. I was quite excited to see the new Wembley arch and have decided that I really quite like the new Stadium. They have thought it through really well, and everything just seems to run very smoothly. We never had to wait in queues for anything as they have loads of bars and food halls. The prices were good too, £3.50 for a pint and £8.00 for fish, chips and a coke. We were in and out watching the bands, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Dirty Pretty Things and The Streets. I bought a t-shirt, hat and badges and was quite calm until The Streets finished.
Then we sat as we watched the roadies sort out the stage, it seemed like hours. It seemed to get darker just as Muse were to come on and then bang! The music started and Muse came up through the stage with dry ice and small foil pieces surrounding them. They walked onto the stage and went right into Knights Of Cydonia. The crowd exploded and I cried. They carried on being amazing, exciting, explosive, colourful and totally Muse for the next 1 1/2 hours and I sang my little heart out. Words really can’t describe it. Then it was home time.
Sunday I spent with my family as Billy went to his dad’s for fathers’ day. We had a really nice lunch and my mum actually came too which is something that has never happened, she doesn’t like to eat out for some reason. Then I came home and relaxed with Dr Who. Wow, how fantastic was that? I so can’t wait for next week. And Jekyll, I liked it but found the climbing up the wall thing a bit daft.
So now I have the day off to recharge my batteries, thank god! I’m still finding it all a bit weird but in a very good way. I shall be wanting very little excitement for the next few weeks I think.
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June 8, 2007 at 8:31 am (children, friends, people, rebellion)
My friend tender[hooligan] commented about the fact that my daughter is quite a responsible 9 year old, which she is. She always talks to me and tells me things that I think many other mothers aren’t told. But of course when she gets a few years older she will very likely want to rebel, as we all did when we were younger. I often wondered if her rebellion would lead to her become chav-like as I am quite hippy-like. Thankfully it seems this is not to be the case, phew! As I’ve said before we live in chav central so quite a few of Maisie’s friends are chav spawn, and they are lovely children. Maisie was talking to one of her friends about what she wanted to be when she was older, not what job they wanted to do, but which tribe they would belong to. Maisie’s friend said she wanted to be a chav because she ‘likes the way they walk’ Maisie turns to her and says ‘I want to be a goth because they get to wear great make-up and dye their hair’. I have to say the goth girls of today are not like those of my day and I would be happy for Maisie to be a part of that clan.
I have just 4 years to wait till the teenage years hit, it will be interesting to see if she still feels the same then. I do hope so, I’ve got the hair dye and make up ready!
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