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September just rushed in didn’t it, and it didn’t hold back on the shit weather. It feels like we’re already in the middle of winter; I have my Big Coat out and I’m not afraid to wear it. In fact, according to my Amazon Prime TV’s ‘Trending’ section, people are already watching Christmas films. That’s not acceptable by the way.
Anyway, it’s not been the most exciting month (at least, not the bits I can share with you, fnar fnar) but here goes anyway. I’m on a roll, I can’t give up now just because I have nothing to say…
(You can read January’s here, February’s here, March’s here, April’s here, May’s here, June’s here, July’s here, August’s here)
I went to a book launch
My friend Sarah Lawton, who used to blog under the name Mumzilla but then decided to become a Proper Writer, released her second book ‘A Drowning Tide‘ and it’s BLOODY FANTASTIC. Honestly, I’m not just saying that; I lent it to my dad and even he liked it which is praise indeed. It’s set on the Isle of Wight and the protagonist is a late middle-aged, single woman by the name of Merry, living on her own in her cosy little cottage.
Despite being a crime/mystery thriller the whole book is like having a lovely warm hug.
Intrigued? You can (and should) *buy it here, if only to read my endorsement which says I wrote a book (I didn’t, but I might start telling people I did).
I completed a jigsaw
I feel like maybe I haven’t done as much this month as I should or could have, but I did do a jigsaw, so that was fun. You can buy this one from Cold War Steve.
I started looking at houses
My current house is very almost on the market (read: Waiting for me to tidy it up for the photos). Facebook, in its infinitely creepy wisdom, keeps serving up reels like this:
…But I’m not sure rubbing lavender oil on the door frame is really going to help me at this point. Maybe I’ll consider chucking everything I own in a skip and/or burning it.
I imagine you’re well aware, but I am not a particular fan of Estate Agents (the ones I have met today have all been about 17 and had no fucking idea about anything) but I’m cheerfully getting stuck in. As much as I loathe the entire process, I am really looking forward to eventually being in my very own house, which I can decorate in exactly the way I want without giving a shit what anyone else thinks.
I continued to just be fairly positive in general
On that note, I am actually really enjoying the single life. I’m catching up with friends, going to the gym, working, eating when and what I want and watching shit TV shows without judgement (I binged my way through the entire UK series of Love is Blind, and I went through Nobody Wants This in two ill-advised late nights and I have zero regrets).
I’m being as social or antisocial as I feel like, and when the kids aren’t here I only have to tidy up my own mess (well, and endless dog hair). I can absolutely see why single women are the happiest demographic. I suppose it can be tricky to move furniture and open jars, and I have to mow my own lawn and take the bins out (fuck, totally forgot about this. BRB) – but they’re about the only downsides as I see it.
I’m sure that house hunting will put paid to my annoying positivity, mind. Check back in a month to see how close to the edge I am.
I saw Transformers One
It’s been a long time since we last had a blogging-related family adventure, but the weekend just gone, I took my kids to Leicester Square to see a preview of ‘Transformers One‘ at the Imax.
It’s animated rather than live action this time (so no Shia LeWhatsit or Megan Fox, thank goodness) and the film tells the origins story of Optimus Prime and Megatron and where their bitter rivalry came from. Unless you happened to read the comic books back in 1984 you probably won’t know the story (which is probably most people apart from my ex-husband to be fair) but it was good fun (and it pains me to say that because I can imagine him laughing at me).
It even made my grumpy “I can’t believe I have to get up at 8am to go to the cinema and watch STUPID TRANSFORMERS, you’re so mean to me, why can’t I just stay here?” tweenager smile. I saw it.
Two thumbs up from us, although if they could make the soundtrack more like the 1986 animated movie, that would make a massive improvement.
I have somehow managed not to lose my job yet
I know, right? Inconceivable.
Although when I do make a daft mistake it’s inevitably in an email to my CEO, I am actually really enjoying getting into the swing of things, starting to understand more about the company and actually getting some shit done. I like the people there, which helps, although I should probably stop debating politics.
Meanwhile I’ve not had a lot of time for blogging, but I’m somehow keeping things afloat.
My tweets of the month
See what I’m up to and who I’m upsetting over in the The Bad Place.
When I remember, I add my most liked tweets to my highlights tab.
See? I told you it hadn’t been a very exciting month. Until next time!
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