Head first into Winter

For those of you who live in the southern hemisphere or on the equator, you won't quite appreciate just how cold things in the north can get and for those of us in the north, we are still waiting for the cold to really hit us. We have now been told by the weather channel that the ARCTIC WIND will start to set in. All I hear is, "it is going to be bloody cold".

It dawned on me over the weekend that I have not updated my blog for so long that my last entry probably made mention of last winter...either that or we just had a crappy summer. I am going to opt for the latter. I apologise but in my defense, I have not exactly been inundated by all your emails either, so let's call it even.

Watson is now fully grown and has calmed down dramatically. He still has a tendency to push the odd temper button with me but he knows just what to do to get the attention from his daddy. I had to put him on a diet as his daily routine goes something like this: Wake daddy up (with incessant purring and jumping all over him), run down for food, wait for dad to leave, run upstairs and go to sleep. Wake up, go down to greet dad when he gets home and then eat dinner and stay awake late into the night being a little tyrant (a lovable one) and then crawl back into bed with dad at about 1am. He is now on a diet and doing well.

I am now a permanent staff member of The Private Health Partnership. I am also the Manager of the Personal Lines team - both for new business and retention. This is a wonderful way to see the year out.

Home is going well and we have two fantastic new additions - a tumble drier and a dishwasher. For those of you who don't possess a dishwasher (I refer to you from this point on as plebs); Dear Plebs, GET ONE!!! This is probably the best addition to a kitchen you could have. We also don't know how we have survived without a tumble drier - it has changed the way I live.

Christmas is right around the corner - please keep in touch and know that my warm thoughts (in this cold climate) are with you and your families through the festive season. To those of you who are travelling abroad - I am jealous but wish you a safe and enjoyable trip. For those of you driving near or far - don't drink and drive. My gift to you all this year is LAUGHTER...a lot of it...you can have as much of it as you need and it is in endless supply...all you need to do is find it in the places I have hidden it. EVERYWHERE.