Lately

Now it`s holiday time with children off school and people off to sunny climes many of the usual volunteers at the shop have other commitments so having no commitments at all of my own was more than happy to do extra hours to cover.

I`m also zooming through my NVQ, being longwinded in my answers with pages rather than lines seems to be a plus point as I`m covering things not asked for yet and getting the credit points for them. On the practical side I wasn`t really looking forward to be shadowed for a day, the thought of being watched was bound to get me flustered but the assessor was very subtle and I forgot she was there.....so being a chatterbox again seemed to be an advantage in that I easily passed the Customer Service and Teamwork modules. Sale of Goods Act and Health and Safety this week....help my pens running out of ink!!!.....I think I`ll be finished this one soon and onto the next level. (I seem to have found my forte).

My own plans for getting away this summer have fallen on their face and never got passed the thinking about it stage, I don`t really mind as perhaps I`m not ready yet.

I made my very last mortgage payment this month, I thought I would be jumping up and down with excitement but I wasn`t. Being mortgage free was something that WE had looked forewards to, that WE would have jumped up and down to, Cliffy had missed out on that moment, so when "I" made that last payment I walked out of the bank and nearly cried.

On a nicer note I`ve met two more Classic Bike forum members over the last few weeks and again very nice people.