Wafflin` On...and On

Hello Everyone,

It`s Friday at last, why I`m saying that I don`t know but I used to say it all the time when I was working.  Old habits die hard and all that!  Talking of working, I`ve applied for one job this week and I was checking a few websites this afternoon but there seems to be nothing at the moment.  I checked B&Q`s site and though they have several jobs in Slough they are for electricians, plu,mbers, interior designers etc.  Oh well, I`ll keep plugging away and asking around the High Street stores.  The job I`ve applied for is in the garden centre as a general assistant.  I`ll let you know if I get an interview but somehow I doubt whether they will.  I really thought that I`d have no problem finding work.  I remember telling a colleague at Royal Mail that it would only take me a couple of weeks...hah, how naive was that?

I had what I thought was a really good entry planned for today, and there lies the problem.  I always get ideas first thing in the morning but I don`t post until the afternoon.  Plus, I`m just not a planner.  The words just spill out as I go along and the idea just doesn`t feel right by then.  I know many of you are great planners and it shows in the high quality of your entries, but as for me I`ll only do it for a special occasion, when I really have no choice.  That`s me I`m afraid, a bit odd sometimes, but there you are...lol!

  This morning I went into town without Kerry or Jim.  I`d got as far as the main roundabout before the car park and I stalled the car at the lights.  I can`t tell you the words that were going through my head at that moment, especially when I tried to start the car again and flooded the engine...grrr! Anyway, I didn`t panic and eventually she started again ( big sigh of relief) and drove safely into town.  My first port of call was Wilkinsons where I buy toiletries, cleaning products etc. I couldn`t believe it when I walked through the door.  The store had been moved around, just like Tescos yesterday, only this time not only had the goods been moved but the aisles too. I didn`t know where to start and it took me ages to find stuff that usually I find straight away.  Why do they do this...is it...

a)  A cynical ploy to make you look at other goods and realise that you need them and end up spending more than you intended.

b)  It forces you to walk around a lot more, thereby keeping the customers fitter so they will be able to visit the store for many years to come.

or c)  Just so the management can have the pleasure of annoying the life out of the paying public.

I`m sure A is the real reason but prsonally I would plump for C because that`s exactly what it does to me.

Of course shopping on my own wouldn`t be complete without having a look at something for myself, and I couldn`t break a habit of a lifetime now could I...lol!  I went into Primark and come out 30 mins later a very satisfied customer.  I bought a pair of chocolate brown trousers and a black cardigan for £5 each and a really nice black handbag for £4.  The trousers are excellent quality and I might treat myself to a pair in another colour as they mix and match very well.  The handbag matches a pair of shoes that I have and the cardigan will look nice over a blouse.  Oooh, I do like shopping epecially when it`s a bargain!

This afternoon Jim collected Marshal, our friends German Shephard dog.  He simply adores Jake who likes him as well but does like to have some time to himself as well.  In the evenings, he stays with us in the living room while Marshal is confined to the kitchen.  He is a very hairy beast and my kitchen floor is a right mess already, oh well never mind, we only have him for the weekend.  Oh I forgot, at the beginning of October we have him for a fortnight!!!  Anyway, my friends, I hope you all have a lovely evening and a restful weekend.  Take care and Bye Bye for now. :o)