Hello!

Wow. 3 months of silence from my good self. Its been a varied few months, with the biggest variant being how shit things have been ranging from pretty shit to totally shit.

First thing was the new job. Well I was well and truly shafted here. I quit after a month as I had basically been employed to do telesales for the wankers. I had not sold anything in a month and everything I had been told about the job was a load of balls. It was the first time I have ever quit a job and felt I had no other choice. I was being performance managed out of the job after only 4 weeks so I beat them to it. It felt quite liberating at the time and I have had a great time with the kids but the financial burden is just too great now. I have had to yield and start work for the anti-Christ on Monday i.e Phones4U! I will be commuting to Carlisle again probably via train or bus and its a job which is a start. I am starting out as a basic sales consultant so have nbow worries apart from selling which I know I can do so I am quite looking forward to it. I have had tonnes of interviews for other jobs but have had no luck at all which had also been a bit demoralising but at least I am on the way now.

Second thing has been my health which has been pretty poor of late. The GP thinks I may have Crohns disease or something similar but I am not thinking about it. The biggest accelerant is booze so I am off it full stop at present. Very strange!!! I am struggling with tiredness at the moment but this could be down to not being at work as all the days seem to blend into one currently. I am also having to eat small portions more often instead of pigging out on large meals. This I can handle so again I'm not overly bothered.

Third thing is climbing and biking or the lack of to be more precise. I ha vent been climbing in well over month and ha vent been on the bike in about 3 weeks. This has been down to feeling ill, so ill I didn't want to do anything. I am hoping that as time goes by I will start to feel better and the lack of booze has got to be helping, surely! I have made the decision to run the Keswick half marathon next year so I am starting training for that as soon as I feel better. Not sure how I am going to get on as my leg suffers with impact after the car crash of 2001. I am hoping that starting gently and building up will make it bearable.

The only up shot from the last few months has been the time I have been spending with the kids which has been great! That and the fact the beastmaker is finally up and ready. Not all doom and gloom but the last few months have not been the most enjoyable of my life.