Up The Farway Tree

Busy Busy

I have been quite busy harassing people for my Team Jac project and now have around 60 members :-) It is going to be a riot! I have no idea what I have started..

Other than harassing people, I seem to have been otherwise quite busy. It was my friends 30th birthday recently, so myself and an other friend took her to a lovely restaurant in the city centre - it was a great night and we all enjoyed the meal. It's so good being able to go out and actually enjoy...and finish the food! Also the fact I am not coughing all through the meal makes it so much more relaxing (for everyone concerned ;-)) On Friday I met up with a friend for coffee, which was lovely. We met in the shopping centre so Andrew came over after work and we had a look at some of the outdoor shops because I would like an outdoor coat for walking Seb over the winter. The one I have at the moment I got when I was about 15 and it makes me look like the mitchellin man because it's so big and puffy, haha! I saw a lovely black one but it was rather expensive...maybe for Christmas though :-)

At the weekend we saw Andrew's mum and dad and also went into town to meet some friends for lunch. It's been a long time since I have been in the city centre so we had a wander round the shops and it was so nice to be able to do this. I am pleased to say I did refrain from buying any more clothes. It was a test of will power though!

I had a bit of a stand off with Seb last night during his walk. He tried to run and bark at a jogger (he also does this to cyclists and buses) so I bent down and said 'NO!' loudly and pulled him back. I then asked for a paw before we moved on. Would he give me a paw? Would he heck. He stared off to the side, and refused to look at me. I turned his face round so he looked up at the sky instead. He then turned round completely and tried to sit facing the opposite direction, so I turned him back round. He then became intensely interested in a nearby bush and just kept pretending he couldn't hear me! I really couldn't let him away with it, as that dog trainer told me that I hadn't to give in when he was being obstinate. It took over 5 minutes of this charade before he finally gave in and offered a rather limp paw in my direction. The things I do! He is going to get a fright when he starts his dog training next week....

Tomorrow I am sitting in on an Addictions clinic. My friend works as a doctor in the addictions team, so I was interested to see what they do (I haven't had the chance to cover addictions in my psychiatry training) and also to see if it is something that would interest me in the future. It will also be a good stepping stone back towards work...I am trying to fit in some work related things before I head back in January so that I feel a bit more relaxed and confident about it.

I will leave you with a pic of Seb after a walk in the rain ..