Friday 16 November 2012

a bump and a holiday

im now aprox 8-9 weeks pregnant... can't wait to have my first scan... Been to see my doctor, she thinks baby will be healthy.

another thing when I came back from the mitre. Nana Penn isn't a well bunny... Mum and tolly (her hubby) have had to give up their lovly home to move back in and look after Nana... I hope she gets better... but thats not for us to decide is it?

2 things I dislike about being pregnant so far.... 
when in bed... Nevewr comfortable....
When work gets told... They strip you off your duties (as relief managment) and you go back to fighting over hours with 3 other people... less pennies...

Technicaly they shouldnt strip me of my duties. (most people say I should have Imortality).. I can still do alot of my job, the only thing I wouldnt be aloud to do is Move anything heavy.... Thats what male staff or non pregnant staff are for. especialy since Im only little.
The rest is paper work, pennies and making sure that staff and customers are happy. Stock reports, Orders and being on site, especcialy during busy times.  EASY...

Ive been on holiday too...

Ive just got back from 3 nights in Edinburgh (Scotland).. Pampered with spa treatments and 3 course meals for 2 nights and breakfasts in the Carlton hotel. Lovly spacious room with a view of the Scotsman hotel across the road and a bit of the city from the 2nd floor.

  Saw edinburgh castle, The Scottish crown jewels, some stunningly well kept military uniforms and "gongs" (medals), The castles War Mamorial (felt as big as a cathederal), beautifully decorated rooms for kings and queens of old and I had a ghost experience.

I was in the military prison, this part looked fairly victorian. Was taking pictures of the cells and stairwells ect. my camera cut out, it wouldnt turn on and the cell I was stood in went freezing cold around my legs.  the moment I walked back out of the prison area, my camera switched itself back on. I havn't inspected any pictures yet...

I spent my last night in the 5Star Scotsman hotel... WOW... we had a study room  (nearly as posh as having the penthouse) we were 9th floor (10th being the penthouse).. Posh big comfey bed, a small ensuit shower and loo and on the other side of the room was a little set of stairs into a 180 view of Edinburgh and a big victorian  bath (and yes it was the best bath I've ever had) it felt like a swimming pool. we also had a complimentary breakfastmin the stunning resturant... all wooden panels and bannisters..  HunniJ and i didn't want to leave, we are already planning to go again... not quite so soon...  after baby is born.....

Back home and today Hunni J and I are going to see Mum and gather any last things I wish to keep from her old home, My easle and if any of my pottery is still there. maybe a few other bits too.

At some point soon I will manage to put some pictures up... need to load them up on the computer first.

Right    time to go.....

the Pinewood and the Mitre

When I last posted Properly, I was in the 5th week at the Pinewood.

 It was my Birthday on the 6th week.

A small community public house on the other side of Town from where I lived. There was no accomodation above it, so I had to taxi it every day (work paid for my taxis).

 Yes... 80 odd hour weeks.... with 1 member of staff who only did half the cleaning and 6 hours behind the bar.... She didn't do weekends at all.

That was for 14 weeks, I had even applied for the pub, to get at least 1 diecent member of staff and get bands ect on the go since they wouldnt let me whilst on relief.....
 They gave it to someone else, closer to retirement age.... I was gutted.

On the 14th week There was a move, Out to Kirk Michael... A beautiful little village on the other side of the island, close to peel and a gorgeous little pub called THE MITRE... the oldest pub still going on the Isle of Man.......

     The place was a mess when we got there.... Beer lines were filthey, 5 times I flushed through line cleaner on my first morning and on top cleaned them every 4/5 days till they were perfect (spotless).
 Vermin wouldnt go near the kitchen, took 2 weeks for Hunni J and a deep cleaning man to scrub away the burnt crud on the stoves and friers. Myself and the careing manager tackled 9 large fridges and freezers out in the store and 3 smaller ones in the kitchen.... Aprox £200 worth of proffits in food alone got chucked away because it was opened for longer than 4 months or had turned to compost.
 
the bar itself just needed Lots of cleaning. the floor wasnt too bad, tables needed a good pollishing, glass and stock shelves needed a scrub, it stank of stale beer, sweat and mould. The new cleaner and I got to work right away and scrubbed everything.

  The toilets....... (gents) you needed wellies to get in there. Plumber puts a new Loo in, doesnt seal it.. almost finnished the job just as hunni J and i left.... Another 5 weeks of loving having alittle bit of money that we didnt have to put away.

    Another pub I would have happily run once the place was finaly cleared up. 5 weeks of scrubbing and getting to know some fantastic charecters, young and old.

My last week as landlady in the Mitre... Hunni J starts Noticing I hadn't been Myself. when I wasn't working behind the bar, All I wanted to do was curl up in a nice warm spot and read, or draw, anywhere quiet, wasnt in my usual natter to the customers way. The day before we left, We found out I was Aprox 4 weeks Pregnant....

busy little bee continued....

It may take a few entries, but I need to catch up ... There has been sooo much happening... From 14 weeks in that little pub.. a total of 19 weeks with no time off... birthdays, Holidays And news of a new member of the family....  there will hopefully be pictures... also the upcoming christmas madness...

We'll have to start where we left off...