well it's over a week since i blogged last and what a week it's been.
Tuesday saw my last shift at Morrison's. Everyone was fab and none of my work mates wanted me to leave. In fact the only one who we think was happy was B as she hates me because i won't let her bully me. I came home with fluffy pig slippers, fluffy socks, Guinness, a knitting mag and some green and blacks choccie!! Bless them they were really sweet to me.
So then i had the rest of the week off with my girlie's who were on half term with visits from Sarah M, Sasha and Livi with kids in tow on the wed. I like these meet ups as i love having my friends round me.
Saturday was spent helping at mini market at church and then off to Tesco's with Georgie.. We went to the Rioch Arena Tesco's and it took me over 2 hours to do a £60 shop. It is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday 28th was an important day for me. It was the day i was confirmed and became a member at my church. A very emotional service for me but having Olivia there made it perfect. On Sunday evening the Rev Julie rang me to wish me luck in my new job which i started on Monday. I found that very moving and i started properly at school in the kitchen yesterday. I've worked 2 days now and it's great. Such a small group of people and everyone is so friendly.
I did go into Morrison's last night to take my uniform back and have a leaving interview. This basically was an opportunity for me to put in writing exactly what my department manager has been like for the past 10 months and what i think is wrong within the department. OK so it probably won't make any difference what so ever but if more than one person has the same problems as me then it's already there in black and white on the system. It still gets to me that i lost a friend somewhere around February time when she basically lost the plot with reality and the ability to manage anything. I've been very fortunate that lots of people have prayed for me, to help me through the stress I've had with her but I've actually found myself praying for her, that she can find what she needs within herself to become the calm, rational and genuinely lovely person she used to be rather than the whinging, coniving, lying, nasty little bitch she has become.
Tuesday 30 October 2007
Sunday 21 October 2007
Clothnappyness From The Past.
See you can wear a cloth nappy anywhere you want!!!! Mind you just look at them plastic pants, wouldn't it of been nice to have a nice soft wrap then lol but this photo is 36 years old.
I now have a whole disc of piccies kindly transferred from slides to disc by my step dad for me (thanks Pops) but this one just struck me as just right to blog given that i hate despicable nappies with a vengeance.
My hair is still blonde but not without the aid of bleach ;0)
Thursday 18 October 2007
GOODBYE MORRISONS!!!!!!!!
WooHoo and it's good by to Morrisons at 6pm Tuesday 23rd October 2007!
The reason for this is that i had a phone call a couple of weeks ago from a lady who is area manager for local school catering services. Back in June i went for an interview at a local school as a cook supervisor but unfortunately didn't get it. Anyways this lady rang me and asked if I'd be interested in one at the Junior side of the same school.
I went in on Monday to shadow the lady who is leaving and then had an interview with the area manager, unit manager and the deputy headmistress on Wed morning at 9.30am. By 10.30am I'd handed in my notice at Morrisons and was feeling on top of the world.
I've had some major problems at work over the past 10 months all due to one persons attitude and behaviour towards me. Even now she is being very very childish but I'm past giving a shit to be honest.
My new job as cook/general assistant starts after half term (29th October) and is term time only, Monday to Friday during school hours. My girls were well chuffed to say the least as mummy will be at home at the weekend and every evening (ish).
It is a drop in income but it will give me more time to make up my lovely Stuffies and more time at home with the girls and their dad. It also means that as well as drama group panto i'll now be rehearsing for the District Scouting Gang Show with AJ on a Sunday afternoon till next March
Only 7 more hours left to work at Morrisons and then i'm out of there :0)
The reason for this is that i had a phone call a couple of weeks ago from a lady who is area manager for local school catering services. Back in June i went for an interview at a local school as a cook supervisor but unfortunately didn't get it. Anyways this lady rang me and asked if I'd be interested in one at the Junior side of the same school.
I went in on Monday to shadow the lady who is leaving and then had an interview with the area manager, unit manager and the deputy headmistress on Wed morning at 9.30am. By 10.30am I'd handed in my notice at Morrisons and was feeling on top of the world.
I've had some major problems at work over the past 10 months all due to one persons attitude and behaviour towards me. Even now she is being very very childish but I'm past giving a shit to be honest.
My new job as cook/general assistant starts after half term (29th October) and is term time only, Monday to Friday during school hours. My girls were well chuffed to say the least as mummy will be at home at the weekend and every evening (ish).
It is a drop in income but it will give me more time to make up my lovely Stuffies and more time at home with the girls and their dad. It also means that as well as drama group panto i'll now be rehearsing for the District Scouting Gang Show with AJ on a Sunday afternoon till next March
Only 7 more hours left to work at Morrisons and then i'm out of there :0)
Sunday 14 October 2007
Found My Mojo
my sewing mojo that is. Some of you my know that i make my own design and brand of cloth nappy called a Stuffie(TM) hence why this blog is called Lottie's knitting and STUFF lol. Anyways i seem to of lost my passion for making my lovely nappies for ages and for the life of me i couldn't understand why.
Then it came to me. When I'm happy in my work outside the home then i tend to want to work at home when i get there and to be honest i currently work for M and hate every sodding minute of it.
I've been trying to get out of there so in June i went to a local school for an interview as a cook supervisor but didn't get the job. HOWEVER i had a phone call (2 weeks ago) from the lady who runs the school catering services in my area asking me if I'd be interested in a lower position at the junior side of the same school. I went in last Monday to meet the staff and see the kitchen etc and I'm actually going in to work there on Monday and wed of this week. I have an interview with the Headmistress of the school on wed at 9.30am so fingers crossed i may be able to leave M sooner rather than later.
This has put me in a very happy and good mood (I've got lots of friends saying extra prayers on wed for me and friends who are not that comfy with prayers are touching lots of wood lol) so my mojo has come back.
So yesterday i cut out and made this lot (bottom left of the cupboard were premade)
This box is full of hemp fleece for soakers and boosters and at the bottom are some floral terry panels for hybrids which i make for Babylonglegs.
this lot are all size 2 terry panels all with a soaker and booster.
This cupboard has the bottom shelf full of finished stuffies. The top shelf is home to my size 3's.
Today I'm going to add some fleece to some of the terry panels in the size 2 basket and finish off some other nappies I've made for babylonglegs.
Then it came to me. When I'm happy in my work outside the home then i tend to want to work at home when i get there and to be honest i currently work for M and hate every sodding minute of it.
I've been trying to get out of there so in June i went to a local school for an interview as a cook supervisor but didn't get the job. HOWEVER i had a phone call (2 weeks ago) from the lady who runs the school catering services in my area asking me if I'd be interested in a lower position at the junior side of the same school. I went in last Monday to meet the staff and see the kitchen etc and I'm actually going in to work there on Monday and wed of this week. I have an interview with the Headmistress of the school on wed at 9.30am so fingers crossed i may be able to leave M sooner rather than later.
This has put me in a very happy and good mood (I've got lots of friends saying extra prayers on wed for me and friends who are not that comfy with prayers are touching lots of wood lol) so my mojo has come back.
So yesterday i cut out and made this lot (bottom left of the cupboard were premade)
This box is full of hemp fleece for soakers and boosters and at the bottom are some floral terry panels for hybrids which i make for Babylonglegs.
this lot are all size 2 terry panels all with a soaker and booster.
This cupboard has the bottom shelf full of finished stuffies. The top shelf is home to my size 3's.Today I'm going to add some fleece to some of the terry panels in the size 2 basket and finish off some other nappies I've made for babylonglegs.
Tuesday 9 October 2007
Christmas Knits
Well i wasn't going to post any of my christmas knits on here in case my sister and mother saw them and therefore would know whats going to be in their christmas box from me. Then i realised that i wasn't really going to give them a link to my blog as i don't think they'd be that interested anyways lol. So here is my current wip for my sisters christmas present. It's a cabled scarf pattern from Knit Today worked in a lurverly cotton yarn. It's my first attempt at cable (i have since done a hat for Miffy) and still has a few rows to go.
Today i have an interview at 11am which i was all prepared for until AJ woke with a headache and tummy pain. After a mad panic I've managed to get the wonderful grandad to have her whilst i go to my interview as I've already had to cancel it once as i had this stupid bug last thursday (see BUM post).
Touch wood everything will run smoothly and when i get home i can do some more knitting before my sanctuary church group tonight. And hopefully AJ will feel better once her calpol has kicked in.
Saturday 6 October 2007
It's The Weekend and i'm normally at work
but, due to my foot opp i find myself not having to go and do a 9 hour shift today or tomorrow. I'm enjoying all this inforced time off work even if my foot is still sore.
Anyways this is my 4th weekend off as 14th to 16th sept was Cubcamp and then i had my opp on the 17th. But this weekend i could actually do something other than lay on the sofa with my foot up.
The morning started with getting up around 9ish and then taking Geo to Clarks to get some new school shoes. £54 later (1 pair of shoes and 1 pair of trainers) we went to church coffee morning and then came home. Since then i've managed to do something to my cd shelves which had warped. Amazing what you can do with a couple of tacks and some string. Tomorrow i'm off to church as per normal for when i'm on my sunday off which makes me hate working sundays with even more passion now. I like church in the morning and then spending time at home with everyone in the afternoon.
i've spent the rest of my time looking on ravelry and on the other forums i lurk on. I'm not used to all this spare time. I get to knit and stuff but it will all change once i'm back at work! Not sure how often i'll blog then lol.
anyways i'm waffling now so off i go to find my knitting and decide which WIP i'm going to pick up today
Anyways this is my 4th weekend off as 14th to 16th sept was Cubcamp and then i had my opp on the 17th. But this weekend i could actually do something other than lay on the sofa with my foot up.
The morning started with getting up around 9ish and then taking Geo to Clarks to get some new school shoes. £54 later (1 pair of shoes and 1 pair of trainers) we went to church coffee morning and then came home. Since then i've managed to do something to my cd shelves which had warped. Amazing what you can do with a couple of tacks and some string. Tomorrow i'm off to church as per normal for when i'm on my sunday off which makes me hate working sundays with even more passion now. I like church in the morning and then spending time at home with everyone in the afternoon.
i've spent the rest of my time looking on ravelry and on the other forums i lurk on. I'm not used to all this spare time. I get to knit and stuff but it will all change once i'm back at work! Not sure how often i'll blog then lol.
anyways i'm waffling now so off i go to find my knitting and decide which WIP i'm going to pick up today
Thursday 4 October 2007
BUM
well i was going to start taking photos of my stash ready to add to Ravelry today but I've got a nice dose of the trots so have been mostly doing bugger all today! Oh well, I may get some knitting done tonight after i've had a nice hot bath i think.
Wednesday 3 October 2007
The dishcloth has grown
well it's grown since this morning. Tis a really easy pattern so i may make more in different colours for christmas presents. The idea is to put a bath bomb in the middle and tie it with ribbon
WIP started today
i started on this feather and fan dishcloth today. I'm knitting it from Anchor Magicline on 4.5mm pins. The pattern is a freebe which i'll post the link to later
OMG i've set up a Blog
ok i've set this up so i can show people what i create both in Knitting n crochet and my beloved nappies. I'm not known for my organisational skills so they may help me get myself more organised. We can but wait and see
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