...wait 20 minutes! Well when I say 'they' I'm pretty sure that it was Billy Connolly ~ wise man! I sometimes feel that I can apply that to my life. Take Friday for example. To start the day I went to the Business Gateway Book Keeping workshop and, thankfully, like the other workshops that I have been to, it was to the same high standard. Then as a brucey bonus when I walked into the room I saw a face that I recognised from waaay back, through the mists of time...the rather fabulous and cool Shona. We used to play rugby together. When I say "we" the reality is that Shona used to play and I used to turn up (was really quite crap) BUT I did always have a great laugh which could be credited to my skills at the (mandatory) drinking, singing & also it was a great way to meet men =)! I love rugby to this day (watched the World Cup final this morning...what a match!)
Shona & I had a quick chat and swapped numbers...hopefully we shall have a proper catch up soon, in a fashion fitting our past...with copious amounts of alcohol ~ you grow old but you don't have to grow up my darlings!!
So after the workshop, I nipped to Markies to grab some lunch (sushi..yum!) and then jumped into a taxi to attend the funeral of an old friend of mine. Dear Julia pass away in her sleep the previous week at the grand old age of 91. She was a wonderful friend and I will miss her. She was my partner in crime a couple of years ago when I was out of work for a couple of months. We used to hang out and go off on adventures...like the time I took her to the cinema. Julia hadn't been to the cinema in 25years and it was the first time she ever had popcorn! I parked the car, got her into her wheelchair then realised that I had two options...
1. Struggle to get Julia in her chair up onto the pavement, walk along to the crossing and cross the road OR
2. Run along the road with Julia in her chair then cross the road (at the crossing).
Obviously I chose option 2! What a laugh...there was a white van driving along side us whilst we ran along the road, honking his horn with the guys inside cheering us along.
To be honest, on reflection it is a little surprising that Julia lasted as long as she did with me around!!
I attended the intimate service with her family and close friends, then went along to her wake. It was lovely to see her family again and share our memories.
Just as we were preparing to go home I received a call from a potential client to say that he is interested in working with me!! =) I am so pleased and am really looking forward to getting started. We're meeting on Monday to discuss details.
I called my dad (IT expert) and he's helping me get my desktop & laptop set up so that they are fit for purpose. In the mean time I'm trying to reorganise my home so that it's fit for purpose for work and still remaining my home...this is this weekend's project.
Then Friday evening I went to see the very, very funny Tom Stade (Canadian guy, who lives in the UK with his wife and kids) with my friend Nicky & co. He's on tour at the moment, I recommend you going to see him if you get the chance. Look him up on YouTube!
Saturday was a mix of trying to sort out my belongings & catching up with a good friend (so we could go to Bibi's Bakery (Schoolhill, Aberdeen) and eat lots of cupcakes ~ we both opted for gluten free which were absolutely delicious!).
I have a LOT of stuff. I love my stuff. I'm a sentimental fool who likes having reminders around which evoke memories and remind me of happy, wonderful moments in my life. I've had a LOT of happy, bloody brilliant times in my life...which translates into me having a lot of stuff! However, I'm now going to be working from home and I need to have a clear out. I have already started, but I've got more to sell.
So last night, I was doing some research on ebay. This is so I can work out what's more likely to sell there and what I'm better to throw into another car boot sale. During this research I decided to find out if my rollerboots are likely to sell. I can confidently say that I think they would sell and I'd probably get a pretty decent amount for them. However...as I was looking at all the fabulous rollerboots on ebay, I started to get all nostalgic and remember how much fun I used to have on my rollerboots (WHEN I WAS 9!!)...so the next minute I had strapped those badboys on and was scooting about my flat. Now, I know that I have told you that I live in a penthouse, but that is an outright lie. The only similarity that my flat has with a penthouse is that it's on the top floor! But oh my lordy...did I have fun. I'm not so sure that my neighbour would've had the same amount of enjoyment out of my wee 26 minute stint...but see after 10 mins, I could stop myself by either twirling (elegantly ~ natch!) or failing that by using either my shins, bum or clothes airer!
I think it's fair to say that the rollerboots are now off the selling list...they are here to stay!
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