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Eva wrote: "Hey girls, sorry I've not been online. Had a hectic day and not a very good one.The money I had saved for a new couch is going to be spent on bills, and becuase I've been wanting a new sofa for ag..."
I am sorry you did not have a good day and I hope you have better luck on your hunt
Eva wrote: "Hey girls, sorry I've not been online. Had a hectic day and not a very good one.The money I had saved for a new couch is going to be spent on bills, and becuase I've been wanting a new sofa for ag..."
Poor you, you sound like you've had a bad day, what you need is to treat yourself to a nice glass of wine and put your feet up in front of the tele with a good book!
I've had an expensive day out too, kitting Sophie out for her riding lessons! She is all dressed in hat, jodhpurs, gloves and fleece carrying her brushes and horse grooming kit in her box. All that's missing is the boots and of course the horse! Whose name is Hirondelle (I only hire it!)
Trisha wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "My hubby thinks that too but I will always need him in my life"Me too, Alain is stubborn and is always right, even when he knows damn well he isn't and I prove it to ..."
I'm too old to start looking around again, I want a stable home life for Sophie (no pun intended) and she absolutely adores Alain, she wants us to get married so that he can adopt her as his own!
The wedding is pencilled in for the 19th August 2014, I won't change my mind!
I have been married to my hubby for 11 years and we have been together for almost 13 years I am happy with my marriage and happy my kids can see daddy everyday I would not give him up with out one heck of a fight
Trisha wrote: "I have been married to my hubby for 11 years and we have been together for almost 13 years I am happy with my marriage and happy my kids can see daddy everyday I would not give him up with out one ..."Good for you, I've been married three times, the first I married too young, just 18 and I'd been with him since I was 15 unfortunately for me I jumped out of the frying pan into the fire! I married an older man, like 18 years older than me. We divorced just before his sixtieth birthday, he was so posessive and jealous I couldn't take any more. My two children were grown up- 21 and 18 respectively I met up with someone I knew when I was younger and we married 2 years later and 2 years after that Sophie was born. He died when she was 5.
I have been seeing Alain for 4 years he is my 'toy boy' 8 years younger than me.
Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "I have been married to my hubby for 11 years and we have been together for almost 13 years I am happy with my marriage and happy my kids can see daddy everyday I would not give him u..."I got luckily with him he is awesome
MorningRight this mornings first job is to get another 5 of the 3 chapters + synopsis of Growing Old Disgracefully printed off and write a knock out query letter! Then on Tuesday when I have some money again post them all!
Oh that and look out five more agencies to target!
Morning.Good for you. Get it out there. Best way for it. Should be a bit quieter in the office today, fully staffed again, so I can relax and check over my edits from Emme.
Got half day tomorrow - going to a heavy metal gig so need to get home, get gothed up and get back up to london with with my entourage ;o)
Darkangel wrote: "Morning.Good for you. Get it out there. Best way for it. Should be a bit quieter in the office today, fully staffed again, so I can relax and check over my edits from Emme.
Got half day tomor..."
Have you got much editing to do on it? I haven't finished mine yet I got halfway and then got interupted by GOD!
It's blooming cold here this morning, I put the electric radiator on in the lounge and I've got a jumper on!
Sophie's all kitted out, except for the boots, because she has such big feet the boots were too high up her leg and one of them wasn't wide enough to get her leg in and that was without her jodhpurs! She got all dressed up to show Alain last night, even went as far as to bring her brush kit out and explain what each one is used for, it's in the book I bought her to cheer her up when she broke her wrist!
It is cold here too, I had the fire on last night. Not a lot of editing really, so quite pleased with myself, almost 4700 words within 2 days. Maybe I can do the NaNoWriMo after all. Looks like I will be writing before work, on the train to and from work and possibly during work. Well it can only be a bit of fun right?How is Sophie feeling now, apart from happy with all her gooddies she got yesterday?
Darkangel wrote: "It is cold here too, I had the fire on last night. Not a lot of editing really, so quite pleased with myself, almost 4700 words within 2 days. Maybe I can do the NaNoWriMo after all. Looks like ..."Sophie's better today, that's my blondie a bit of retail therapy works wonders! I sent you my query letter take a look at it and see what you think please!
Have read it and just replied. You know me, quick as a flash ;o)
Darkangel wrote: "Have read it and just replied. You know me, quick as a flash ;o)"Well in between sending it I stopped off at the freezer to take the pork out for lunch- Normandy Pork, made famous by Sarah in the Thin Blue Line in the doctors waiting room Keira ppokes her finger in the place where the recipe should be saying it was Mary's handiwork!
Excellent. I will just have a sandwich for lunch today.
Morning folks! This morning is turning out to be a bit better. Yesterday I applied for a job as a nanny and the same man offered me a job as his personal assitant. Don't have much info about what it entails but after reading the devil wears prada I think it's more or less being someone's bitch, right? Anyway, hope he answers to the email soon. Ross will not let me go to an interview without knowing more..
Well, will keep my fingers crossed for you Eva.
Eva wrote: "Morning folks! This morning is turning out to be a bit better. Yesterday I applied for a job as a nanny and the same man offered me a job as his personal assitant. Don't have much info about what i..."Me too Eva, I know what being poor feels like, especially after yesterday! Alain would have a double dickie fit and die in the first if he knew how much Sophie's lessons were actually costing me. He says I spoil her! But as I say if I don't spoil her who else will, she doesn't have any grandparents, she doesn't have a father. I am all she has!
You need the money girl, don't let Ross talk you out of it, a personal assistant is a glorified secretary.
Hey - you calling me a glorified secretary? ;o)
Darkangel wrote: "Well, will keep my fingers crossed for you Eva."Only 9 more followers to get to my 2000! Okay it's not 5,000 but at least I haven't cheated these are all Sarah's own work! And I already follow most of these agents I am sussing out without any of them following me back and have been doing so for ages!
Darkangel wrote: "Hey - you calling me a glorified secretary? ;o)"Oops why are you a 'personal assistant'? Well it's better than how my first husband described me -as ' soliciting secretary'! Not very bright I'm afraid, I finally found an intelligent husband and he turned out to be a lazy b*****d and then he went and died on me! How rude was that!
The first three copies of GOD are just coming off the printer and going into their respective envelopes. They are all the same, so no chance of muxing them up!
Private Medical PA - lol, I will let you off.
Darkangel wrote: "Hey - you calling me a glorified secretary? ;o)"lol
Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Hey - you calling me a glorified secretary? ;o)"Oops why are you a 'personal assistant'? Well it's better than how my first husband described me -as ' soliciting secretary'! ..."
I read this morning after the kids went off to school and Ross off to work. Didn't want to blush infront of them. I can't believe how dissapointed that there was no sex on the third chapter. I found funny the conversation Helen had with sgt driscoll, i bet the boy wasn't a virgin after all. Really want to know more about his wife, she sounds like a funny character
Oh no! RELAX just came on the radio!
Darkangel wrote: "Oh no! RELAX just came on the radio!"pmlf
Darkangel wrote: "Private Medical PA - lol, I will let you off."Darkangel wrote: "Private Medical PA - lol, I will let you off."
Je suis desolee, excuse moi!
Oh god, I hope so I have just printed something off I'll email it through to you both!
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Hey - you calling me a glorified secretary? ;o)"Oops why are you a 'personal assistant'? Well it's better than how my first husband described me -as ' soliciting..."
Lol if there was sex on every page it would get very boring, there are only so many funny situations you can get yourself into in the course of a lifetime, trust me this is something I have researched thoroughly!
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Darkangel wrote: "Hey - you calling me a glorified secretary? ;o)"Oops why are you a 'personal assistant'? Well it's better than how my first husband described me -as ' soliciting..."
Don't worry Marlene will have you in stitches believe me she's not all she seems! I have four copies complete withletter ready to go out on Tuesday when I have a further influx of readies!
Morning all I may not be on a whole lot today it's already a crappy day
Just crappyinessI had nightmares all night so did not sleep well ontop of I lost all my work yesterday before I could back it up so I get to rewrite 19 pages
Oh now, that is terrible. Sorry to hear that hun, it can only get better for you.
Trisha wrote: "Just crappyinessI had nightmares all night so did not sleep well ontop of I lost all my work yesterday before I could back it up so I get to rewrite 19 pages"
Poor you but maybe all is not lost if you go into the control panel you can do a reover of data from now to whenever backwards. I had to do it when my firewall got take out by Trojans I went back to the day before I had the problem and reinstalled all my protection and saved all my files it was easy to do.
It has to be if little blonde me managed it without calling International Rescue in the form of my son Chris!
Shame about the nightmares can't help you much on that
score write em down and don't eat cheese before bedtime!
Darkangel wrote: "Oh now, that is terrible. Sorry to hear that hun, it can only get better for you."Remember that Pork in cider we were having well I got so engrossed in doing the mock up for the cover I forgot to start it! I did it just before 1 and then got steak and oven chips out for lunch and announced to Alain I cooked lunch ready for tomorrow!
I am so bad!
You are terrible. Did he enjoy the steak?
I just had a panic attack I couldn't find what I'd edited for Emme I thought I'd have to do the whole thing over!Luckily I found it just. Phew now I'm going to finish it and get it sent off. Lol Let that be a warning to you always finish what you start! Like what I don't!
Darkangel wrote: "You are terrible. Did he enjoy the steak?"Oh god yes, after being left with a frozen tv dinner he bought yesterday - he lapped it up! Does him good to fend for himself every once in a while! Makes him appreciate the stuff I serve him all the more!
Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Just crappyinessI had nightmares all night so did not sleep well ontop of I lost all my work yesterday before I could back it up so I get to rewrite 19 pages"
Poor you but maybe al..."
trojan virus? you've been doing far too much research, lol
Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Just crappyinessI had nightmares all night so did not sleep well ontop of I lost all my work yesterday before I could back it up so I get to rewrite 19 pages"
Poor you but maybe al..."
No it was not there its alright tho I had written the pages in a notebook and I was just typing them into the computer so I know what I had it will just take time but not right now I am going to take a nap since the kids r in school now
Does anyone use drop box?It stores it there and backs up when you are online. It is very useful. You can log in from anywhere with an internet. I use it all the time. If anyone wants the link drop me a PM with your email and I will invite you. If you sign up I get free space. The basic package is free and can hold quite a bit. if you want more space you can invite others or pay. You can share folders as well.
It is way more useul than googledocs.
Darkangel wrote: "LOL - oh dear"I think I might have uttered something a little stronger than oh dear when at first I couldn't find my edited piece. There may have been several bleeps and asterisks flying about!
Almost there now, last few pages to go.
It is probably needed, after such a bad night.
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Just crappyinessI had nightmares all night so did not sleep well ontop of I lost all my work yesterday before I could back it up so I get to rewrite 19 pages"
Poor yo..."
Trojans are real and if they infect your computer it zaps your hard drive, wipes it clean and renders it useless!
I think my brain has melted with boresom. I wonder if I can count ennui as a work related illness?
Sarah, the Oh Dear was aimed at Eva - go read her comment. She appears to have your book on her mind - hee hee
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The money I had saved for a new couch is going to be spent on bills, and becuase I've been wanting a new sofa for ages and it's all down the drain! so i've gone on a job hunt, and believe me it didn't go very well.