Babe In Toyland
50 something mother of 3. Tour guide in a whisky distillery. Outdoorsy type. Hello!
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Rob has gone out for a wee walk and I thought I’d have half an hour on my own to eat my snack on the sofa. But Belle came down instead, which she never does, so I’ve hidden my snack under the cus...
I found out this morning that one of my colleagues, Alan, has died. He was a great man, a proper character. He was the site handyman, always carrying his home made knife about his person. If anyt...
Making plans in Hello.
Shellie, a couple of cousins and I have decided to do 10,000 steps a day in March to raise money for Cancer Research. My auntie Pat is currently undergoing chemo and has recently shaved off all h...
2020 in quiz form in Hello.
What did you do in 2020 that you’d never done before? Apart from the obvious, realised I am finally in a job I really love. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for ne...
They got cars big as bars... in Hello.
Rob is here. 😃 He was supposed to come next week, but all his housemates were going home this week and he was going to be on his own, so asked if he could come home a bit earlier. We went to pick...
Well it seems I needn’t have been nervous about working in the warehouse at all! Everyone was lovely and we were all spaced out. I arrived 2 hours after everyone else so everyone already had a jo...
I’m back at work tomorrow. I’m not in the shop doing tours though, I’m in the warehouse dealing with postal orders. They were short staffed and needed people to help them. I know we’re going to b...
It’s weird, after I wrote yesterday’s entry about being in a funk and apathetic, I had a read around to find my feelings are completely normal and valid. And just READING that made me feel produc...
Still on furlough. *Edit x 2. in Hello.
I had so many jobs I was going to do on lockdown and didn’t get any of them done! One of them was to finish knitting a blooming baby cardi for a baby that was born in August. I think she asked me...
I’m typing this entry at work. I’m hosting the track and trace station, which is essentially a big skive as I’m allowed to drink tea and play on my phone while I do it. England are going into a ...
Plodding on in Hello.
It looks like I’m going back to work at the end of July. The distillery shop is reopening on July 10th, but there are enough salaried staff to deal with that. 31st July the tours are reopening, w...
3 more weeks in Hello.
Today marks 4 weeks since my last day at work. And yesterday we were told by the government that we’re on lockdown for at least another 3 weeks. Hardly surprising, it was hinted at all of last w...
New developments in Hello.
So I’ve started my new contract at work now! I was on a temporary contract until December 31st, but due to a couple of people leaving, they decided to make it a permanent one. I’m still only on 3...
Year in review in Hello.
What did you do in 2019 that you’d never done before? Started yoga classes. I love it. Became a tour guide, a job I’ve loved since day one! Bonus: it’s in a distillery, which is quite scientific,...
It's my birthday! in Hello.
I’m 47 today! Quite close to 50. :/ Work was fun. My supervisor wrote on the whiteboard that it was my birthday, so everyone at work kept wishing me a happy birthday. Janis came into my tour at t...
I think you fit this shoe in Hello.
Today at work I have been stroking alpacas and drinking mulled wine! It was our Christmas light switch on and we were wonderfully busy. I love busy days, they pass by so much quicker! What I don’...
I’m feeling pretty chilled and relaxed after yoga. I haven’t been for weeks because the classes always seem to clash with work. But today I could go. And I remembered why I love it so much. I com...
That and this, these and those. in Hello.
I’m lying in bed with John. We’re both snotty and full of a cold. Annoyingly the duvet is on a skew, meaning that one corner is between us and I’m lying under a triangle. But John has the duvet t...
Work related things. (Happy!) in Hello.
I asked my manager about the prospect of me being kept on after my contract is up. Obviously I want the lady I’m covering for to make a full recovery and to come back, but I’d still like to know ...
Dead lifeboats in the sun in Hello.
I don’t know if I’ve said that Belle has finished school forever. But she has! She had her last GCSE about three weeks ago now. I’m trying to get her to keep her days in synch, but it’s not worki...
My first guided tour! in Hello.
The job is still going great. It’s really easy compared to my old one. All the stock is kept in cupboards on the shop floor, so it’s really quick and easy to replenish everything. They have clean...
First couple of days in Hello.
So far, so good! I’ve been at the distillery now for two days. The first day was all official stuff, health and safety, filling in forms, finding our way around, meeting other members of staff. ...
Spin, spin, whiskey and gin in Hello.
I got the script for the guide role yesterday. It’s an 11 page PDF! Argh! I’m sure I’ll pick it up really quickly, but it’s still a bit intimidating at the moment. Also I’ve checked the tours on ...
So me and the girls had a lovely time in York! We arrived mid Saturday afternoon and decided to have a wander into the city. I hate driving in unfamiliar places and we were only about a 15 minute...
It’s just over a month until I do my sponsored 32 mile walk again. Dad and I will be walking it, John’s brother Howard (who is on our team) will be running it. He did it last year in just under 4...
