The clocks have chenged and winter is now officially here. Its cold, its wet and its really, really dark. On the plus this means it is now ok to stay in every night with red wine and a fire...........

Every cloud has a silver lining.......

After 13 weeks and six days we have finally got our little mitts on a Blue Badge. We spent this weekend cruising the streets of south London trying out the mutha and boy can I see why they are worth so much on the black market. The blurb informed us that it is " not a licence to park anywhere " but seeing as it is illegal to either clamp or tow a disabled persons car it got me wondering.........

Holiday

Oh my god,we have just booked a holiday for next year. July actually. Whats going on with the sudden organisation? We went round the world with only 4 weeks planning, our bills have to be on DD or we would never pay anyone, we can't plan a weekly shop......
Still lovely to have something to look forward to. Maybe we will yet categorise our CD collection alphabetically...

This is the second weekend in a row that I have actually been out - and actually feel I have enjoyed close to a normal weekend. Sure, I'm still tired but hopefully this is a turn of the tides. It is also a sign that 8 months down the line I am finally beginning to learn that things have to be done differently. Going into the office less conserves a lot of energy, I really am having to accept that I cant do it all. I'm also realising its not my fault I cant do things, I have been my own harshest critic and taken things very personally. Nobody else cares I have to get a cab from one end of Upper Street to the other because its too far for me to walk - my work mates pointed this out to me on Friday night when we did just that. In fact those of us that squeezed into the cab arrived at The Sampler a good 10 minutes before those that walked. Didn't miss out much there then did I!

Which brings me to The Sampler. An amazing wine shop that has 10 machines that are racked up with bottles that serve "sampling" measures. Its brilliant - you charge up a card with some cash and then off you go. Samples start at 30p and go right the way through the range - currently the most expensive sample is £15.17 for a taste of 1990 Chateau Ausone.The £20 on my card seemed to go a long way and I tried a huge range. The range of wines in the machines are apparently changed regularly. We then went to Le Mercury - still the cheapest place in N1 to eat. We ended up on the third floor - slightly challenging on the stairs for me. Still couldn't really complain seeing as it was me who booked it and forgot to mention that I would like a ground floor table!

Tonight we are going to the Cinema. Ratatouille! Love a good cartoon.