Keep on keeping on.

Well it's only been a few weeks since my last post but quite a bit has happened in that short period of time. I finally got myself a cat to share my lil' flat with and she's settled in very well indeed. She's actually a four-year-old tabby and I'm sure the non-cat lovers amongst you are shrugging your shoulders as I write this but I really felt I needed a cat to round off my flat and make it into a home. I rescued her from a colleague who told me she was being bullied by two of his other cats and I very willingly took her in. He was very kind to give her to me for free along with a litter tray and some litter. She had one or two whoopsies along the way but she's come out of her shell and is a very affectionate little cat. I renamed her from Pepsi to Lily, mainly due to her sweet nature. A chum of mine suggested the name so I can't take credit.

Also recently my best mate came down from Cardiff and spent the weekend living it up with me and some mates, and boy did we have a cracking time. The Camel Bar and 1812 in Bournemouth provided us with some truly excellent entertainment and our own irascible natures certainly added to that hilarity. It was a great opportunity to catch up after about 6 months where we hadn't done and I always love the way we just click again, like no time has passed between meets. Just a quality, quality weekend and I know he enjoyed himself no end.

I've been on all manner of courses ready for my post change in June, these past few weeks also and it's been eye-opening and valuable time spent. I'm normally fairly derisive of training courses but these ones have all been good quality and I have no complaints. I'm looking forward to the change of role, though also slightly daunted which, I suppose is a good thing. Nothing worse than acting like a blockhead and storming into the role thinking you know it all.

I also went on a date last week. Had a cracking time and we got on like a house on fire. End of the night, she told me she wanted to see me again and I went away thinking "Hey, that was really great". The following day, she'd changed her mind and just wanted to be mates. I can't pretend to know the reason behind the change of heart but I put it down to the somewhat unpredictable nature of the female beast (God love 'em). Anyway, I just put it down to another interesting experience and have moved inexorably onwards.

So in the next few weeks I'll be off to Cardiff for Wrestlemania weekend and am very much looking forward to it! Should be a laugh, at least. In the meantime, I'll keep on keeping on and will try to block out the possibility of picking up extra work whilst I'm technically away on this training course. I'm sure it's piling up but hey, I'm not back in the office until the 25th so it'll have to wait!!