It's a funny day today, kind of a non-day if you would. I have just had 12 days off work and have to go back tonight. I hate nights, I don't think I know anyone who actually likes working them but needs must I suppose. The bad thing about the first night in work is that you seem to be waiting all day to go to work. I try to have a lazy day and will probably go back to bed for a couple of hours this afternoon so that I will last the night. Been on a long walk with the dog and I've a bit of tidying up to do then bed. It's a depressing day. The good thing is that when I do get to work I really enjoy it and the night goes quickly, but all I'll do for the next 4 days is work and sleep.

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I hate shopping!!! I've been promising myself some new shoes so I trotted off to Blackburn today to search for some. Couldn't find any that I liked, they all had killer heels on them, I'm 5ft 8ins for God's sake, why would I need skyscraper heels. Barring my height I can't walk in them if they are any higher than an inch and a half. Ended up with a new jumper instead. I traipsed round all the shops to find one jumper that I liked that didn't have a hood or flowery/glittery bits on it. I like stuff to be plain, I suppose I'm just not a girly girl.

The good thing about today is that I am going to the Old Silent Inn for my tea. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Their steak is fabulous with stilton in the middle of it,...

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Before today, I never realised it was possible to fall asleep with your eyes open but I swear I did. This cirriculum planning meeting thingy was so tedious and nit picky. It is to try and get validation for a new midwifery top-up degree. We have to go before the validation committee in February and present the damn thing to them, so that they can nit pick over it too. How the hell did I get involved in all this? I am seriously considering never speaking to my colleagues and personal tutor again. Not only have I been sh1t on from a great height but I am also to be the subject of a study by the tutors. I feel like a bloody lab rat. According to my tutor, they have to do case studies of their post registration students while they are doing their...

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I let my dog drag me out for a walk today up Highams playing field. Why does everybody in the world have the perfect dog - except me??? She doesn't come when called, in fact she does the opposite and legs it. She always finds the stinkiest mud and rolls in it, she pinches toys from other dogs and chases the trains that run along the bottom of the field. Luckily she's way too fat to catch one. Everybody else seems to have the perfectly behaved dog whereas mine (despite training) is totally heedless. I love her to bits and life's never dull, but I do wish she'd behave occasionally.
I have to go to University tomorrow for a meeting and to hand in the dreaded assignment, which quite honestly is not the best one I've ever done. The meeting...

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