Confessions of a Dibberous Mind

Che is back... I am currently at work but as of midnight tonight I am on a well deserved holiday. I have taken 12 days off and I intend to use them: Frivolously Constructively Creatively Hopefully in that order. All I'm saying is that things may go quiet again for a couple of weeks but rest assured, I will be back very soon. Love you all Dibs xxx

Hmmm screwy... Well, it's New Year's Eve so, for the benefit of those that still take time out to read this stuff, I will look forward for once instead of going backwards. Having said that, a quick review might not be a bad idea... This year, whilst being in a state of free fall, I have achieved a load of goals (Che, I apologise for describing you as a goal - you are so much more than that). I broke out of the slump that I have been in for so long and started making some changes. Whilst it's true that one of the reasons I wanted a house of my own was to give up living like a student and start being a grown-up I don't think I have managed that yet. I have the house, now I just need to change my attitude. On top of all this I have had my world turned upside-down by an unexpected and welcome force of nature (Che, I make no apologies for describing you as a force of nature - There is no better way of describing you). I have gone from feeling despondent to depressed to...

This is whole working-whilst-suffering-from-Ebola thing is getting beyond a joke... Well, it's finally got to me. I have been putting off a cold for a while but it's hit at its hardest and I can't ignore it anymore. I'm not looking for sympathy or anything like that, I just want a bit of time so I can stay in bed, sleep and fight off the infection in case it becomes anything worse. The trouble is that the company has decided that my attendance is not good enough and that if I have any time off between now and April I will land myself with a disciplinary hearing. The upshot of this is that, no matter how bad I feel or how contagious I am, I am forced to work through any illness I may have. It's my own fault really because I shouldn't have been working in the same place for this long. Three years is more than enough for a call centre, especially when the only thing that has changed in your role is the title. Still, no use whining about it here. Che is sti...