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| Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 | | 11:41 pm |
Hell must have frozen over for me to do an update! So strange reading back through my entries. I'm still at the job I had just applied for last year, keep getting told I'm doing really but no nice pay rise to reflect that! I still work at the rugby club, last night on sat IM BACK WITH HORSES! I'm riding again and have my saturday job back at the stables where I worked before! Absolutely love it. Having not ridden in 2 years though have the pain of going through it all but loving it. On 3 lessons so far, first 2 were really frustrating but had another lesson monday morning, which was amazing everything started to click together. My position has never been great but felt I made improvement. I'm riding a 17hh chestnut Irish Draft gelding named Ryan who is very sweet. | | Sunday, July 15th, 2007 | | 4:52 pm |
I know I don't update this very much but please send prayers and good wishes to me. One of my closest friends was in a car accident this morning. Shes in a coma and has had her brain drilled into to try and relieve pressure. Don't know the damage. I cant stop crying and feel so sick. Come on Rach, we love you | | Thursday, May 10th, 2007 | | 11:50 pm |
So I got thie job...wooot! I'm so excited, interview was only yesterday and I heard today, start the 11th June :) Just been to the pub to celebrate, I have no moneys but my wonderful friend bought me a couple of pints. It was a lot of fun, played cards. Saw my girls properly, havn't seen them for ages unless its going out straight from work. Gloucester made it through to the Guiness Premiership finals so I'm off to Twickenham on sat and then going out clubbing. Will probably buy this dress for it. http://www.george.com/browse/womenswear/collections/product-5615/I don;t know how to do linky things. xx | | 3:29 pm |
Eek, Im waiting for a call back to let me know whether I got the job I applied for yesterday. Will update when I've heard *fingers crossed* | | Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 | | 2:40 am |
As promised here are some pictures of Lucy, my new car :)
( Princess Lucy )
Shes really filthy because shes parked under several trees. I was going to wash her today but ended up having to work.
So I've not really been doing too much with myself. Just working really. I had a job interview on Friday. It was for customer service advisor at a large financial company in the UK. 22 positions were advertised, I got told on Tuesday that they hadn't had sign-off to recruit that many people and no-one was getting taken on. What a waste of time and effort me going there. I had to take a day off work and got hopelessly lost in the business park!
Just in from clubbing again. Sober this time, didn't have any money to drink. Got used by more men, he pulled me so his friend could pull Rosie. When I went to go talk to him he had his back to me, turned and just laughed at me. So obviously just a way to get Rosie to pull Rob. Also my ex came into the pub tonight, knowing full well I was working and was all over his new girlfriend. I thought that was so rude, there are pubs a lot closer to him that were showing the football so why come to mine and flaunt his gf in my face.
Gloucester got into the Guiness Premiership semi-finals. We finished top of the league and are playing 3rd place Saracens. I managed to get tickets for me and my dad. I already had the day off work because I was supposed to be going to Badminton horse trials with a friend. But a game of rugby and a night off from the pubs moooooooore than makes up for it.
Right I need to sleep as I'm registering with another job agency tomorrow and have to get up earlyish for that as have to trek to Cheltenham. I shall leave you with some pretty pictures of my kitty.
( Manfred )
xx | | Thursday, April 26th, 2007 | | 2:48 am |
Drunkeness...
Very quick bullet point update since I'm tired and drunk A). I bought my first car Monday, she is gorgeous. She is a 1.5 3 door red Daewoo NExia. I have named her Princess Lucy, when the weather is nice again I shall take pics. B). I just got back from a night out for my friends brithday and am covered in paint form them pinning me down in the toilets and putting it all over me. C). I have to be upo very soon to go and work a funeral, will have a bitch of a hangover D). My bro gave me his cash card and I oew him £40 as well as trying to pay for my car...eek, money problems scul E). Men also suck, I pulled one of my friends' friends tonight, he seemd wonderful, told me hed be back in a min while he went to the otilet. HJalf and hour later, we're just walking around the club when he walks staright past me, shoots me a dirty look and goes and pulls some other girl. WTf? F)> Some of the guys from the rugby club, I work at were out tonight and taking the piss out of me because I'm very dsrunk and was having diffiuclty walking in a straight line, I was also wearing 4 inch heels. G). we live by a country park and some twat didnt pick up their dog mess aand it was dark, and the only way to get to my house is up a narrow lane AND i stepped in some dog mess. in my grgeous shoes which cost me about £60. Its not dufficult to clean up after your dog and if youre not going to, at least dont let it on my driveway. Sorry for all typos, is diffuclt to see keyboard when you're quite drunk and don';t have glasses one xx | | Wednesday, April 18th, 2007 | | 1:12 am |
I've been so busy for me. Worked 9 days straight which is the longest I've done in ages, was so tired by the end of it purely because I'm just not used to doing that much anymore. Of course I didn't help it by going out two nights in a row as well! thurs night was awesome, went to Indie night in Cheltenham. Wasn't very drunk just tipsy, spent lots of time dancing with Ben which was fun. Friday night was just spent down Rene looking after Alice who was very drunk and getting upset over her ex. I heard from one of the jobs I applied for and I have an interview next Friday, wooo! I really want this job. I know a few people who work there so it'll be fun to work with them and the money with the other 2 jobs will be very good. Although, I will have to start paying rent but will still be less than me moving out. I'm looking for places to start riding again, it just sucks that I don't want to go back to one of the "best" places in Gloucestershire which is wear I used to work. Talking of horses I'm hopefully going to BADMINTON! Yay, I havn't been for years. And I'm going with Jo who I havn't seen since November, will be an awesome day and hopefully we'll go out in Gloucester after as well! I want to learn how to ride Western but theres only one place about 20 miles from me and they look like they're more trail-riding places rather than lessons. | | Friday, April 6th, 2007 | | 1:41 am |
I am an egomaniac...
Questions from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) blauereiterin1. How did you get into horses?When I was growing up I was always told how much like my aunt I was when she was my age. Both loved reading, horses, generally being outside, even both had crappy eyesight! I was first on a horse at age 6months old. My aunt had an old mare named Tara, my Dad was sat on her with me with Tara just having a headcollar/lead rope on. We ambled around a wee bit and once I was passed to my mum, my aunt smacked Tara on the ass and she galloped of with my dad. Not sure wether he fell off or not but I would presume so. For my 6/7th (I'm not enterally sure when) my aunt bought me horse-riding lessons, a course of 10-12. Naturally I loved it. For my 10th birthday she actually offered to buy my a pony but my parents said no we couldn't afford the upkeep. I carried on riding at the same place and watched it expand. Eventually I started working there (for insurance purposes I was allowed to until 16), they'd remembered after I'd done work experience there that I had asked for a job and the summer after I turned 166 they offered me a job. I was so excited to be picking up crap 8-5 every saturday for £3 an hour. I actually started on the annual summer show on the same day I got my GCSE results. I left there both riding and working in Sept because of uni and havn't gone back because I was kinda messed around there. My lessons weren't of a high quality because I was staff and I always felt they thought they could get away with it. 2. What are you studying in school?I'm actually not at university anymore. I dropped out of Chester university in Dec. I was there for 3 months. THe course, Animal Behaviour with Marketing, wasn't really what I expected and I was finding it hard to be away from home. This was when my Grandpa was still alive and very ill. I am however, considering going back. I really want to organise events, dream job would be doing it for a rugby club. The events industry is highly competitve so its pretty much compulsary to have a degree. I'm looking at a uni close to home for it, which happens to be one of the best places to do it. Not sure I'll apply until Sep 2008 entry, going to earn a bit of money first and see how I feel because still not entirely sure how I feel about uni again. Before all that though I did a National Diploma at HArtpury College, despite my bithcing about it, I did love it there. 3. What are your riding goals? Do you like showing?At the moment goal would be to actually ride again. I havnt since Novemeber where I had an hour lesson at uni. It was awful, it had been about 2 months since my last lesson. I'ave always had an iffy position but I worked so hard over the summer to fix it. I had a lesson every other week but rode every week. The weeks I didn't have a lesson, I would ride in my lunchbreak any of the horses/ponies that hadn't done much. It was an hour pretty much non-stop of no stirrups work to try and strength my position. Or I would jump because I got over a huge fear of jumping so used to push myself to try and completely beat it. I've never shown, like I said my positions awful and dressage doesn't excite me and I had a huge fear of jumping. I did a couple of clear round jumping on my aunt OTTB gelding. 4. Where did you grow up? Did you like it?I grew up in Gloucester, UK. I'm still here now. Nevre moved house, aparet from breifly for university. Its actually a really nice area. Gloucestershire is gorgeous and has an amazing equestrian scene. The stables I used to ride/work at is where Zara Phillips competes her horses in dressage, she brought ToyTown(omg did we spazz at that). Both Gatcombe and Badminton are realyl close by and I'm lucky enough to have been to both twice. A lot of riders base themselves here. My house is on the outskirts of Gloucester. Close enough so I can still go out clubbing and come home for under £10 but I literally have a country park in my back garden so can always romp up the hill. 5. Have you ever been to the US?No, I would love to. It just seems to be such a diverse country with some many different cultures. I'm terrified of huge cities though so if I did I would be avoiding most of the usual tourist places. It is a dream of mine to do a Western Ranch holiday over there though, theres not really many opportunties to ride Western over this side of the pond. I actually am an egomaniac, congrats to anyone who got through that. I never realised I could talk about myself that much, the wine probably helps. Having just returned from a girly poker night. Jara, I congratulate you on the questions, thank you, I know I suck because I never update but I still feel those were great questions. Current Mood: tipsy | | Friday, March 30th, 2007 | | 1:24 am |
Holy crap..is it? It just may be an update!
Work is still mind-numbing. I do enjoy the bar work at both places but I need a full-time job. I actually cannot stand being at home through the day, I never have done. Due to the debt from uni though I will be keeping one of the jobs just because its fun. Probably the one down the rugby club. Lots of history down there for me! First there a couple of weeks old. It features in one of my earliest memories: Dad getting taken of the pitch for triple dislocating his finger. Been scanning the job pages for admin work, just need to send off my CV to a bunch of places. Not that its very impressive: animal qualifications, uni drop-out. But hey hopefully someone has to give me a job :lol:
I've been going to the rugby lots with my dad. Going very drunk on Saturday after 12 hours of drinking, blatantely not going to be doing this again. Don't actually remember the night, just that I made a fool of myself. Gloucester are know top of the table and are playing our next home game against Bristol in Bristol because our ground is being re-developed. So doubt I'll get to see a game again until pre-seasons :( hoping to get to the semi-finals when we get through if its at home. Would really love final tickets, think we can do this.
Will be able to get to more away games when I pass my driving test. Finally booked it, 22nd of May. Not nervous yet as its so far away and being driving for 2 years so hopefully it will be ok. Also opens up more job opportunties as I won't have to rely on the ever awful public transport.
Went to an open day at the University of Gloucestershire yesterday, thinking of doing Events Management. I know I would love to do that as a career but I really don't won't to go back to uni. Unfortunatly I've been told by many people that its such a competitive area you pretty much have to have the degree. The campus is gorgeous though and its close to home so I wouldn't have to go through the trauma of living at uni again. It is in Cheltenham though and I have reverse snobbery with Cheltenham :p as it thinks its better than Gloucester. I mean, it is, but it doesn't have to rub it in! Alice came with me which was fun. We didn't go to half the talks because already dont uni and there all the same. We kept getting stared at while we were waiting at the bus stop. Ruddy 'Nammers :P
Some Random Pics
Me drunk on Kims 20th, babysitting the tiara
Still Beefys 20th, captured staring of into space. With Adam cheesy grinning next to me and Kate looking mucho happy
Adam being mean and making me shot lime cordial :( I thought it was apple sourz! Tash seems to have noticed the camera and Craigs just looking a bit out of it!
Ryan Lamb practising kicking during the game against Sale on my 19th. After the match I found out my grandpa had died. Kinda ruined it for me.
I must go to bed know as Friday is my only really busy day of the week: driving lesson, work and then going out. Well not definatly sure if I'm out but maybe. | | Thursday, February 1st, 2007 | | 11:50 pm |
As of today I am giving up men, far more hassle than there worth and I'm sick of feeling like a bitch or a whore. In other news I'm possibly getting another job at the stables :D Saw the ponies yesterday, was so happy to be up the yard. Even if I did feel ridiculous in a skirt! What happens with impromptu yard visits. | | Wednesday, December 13th, 2006 | | 11:31 am |
| | Tuesday, December 12th, 2006 | | 12:58 pm |
| | Saturday, December 9th, 2006 | | 3:27 pm |
Wow I havnt wrote in ages! Just to a quick update now! So i went to Chester uni and have just withdrawn, so I'm currently back home. I didn't really enjoy the course and didn't like living in halls. We had so many problems with one of the girls we lived with. stolen from blauereiterin... i want to know more about my FL! 01. Your name: 02. Star sign: 03. Place of residence: 04. What makes you happy? 05. What are you listening to now/last listened to? 06. Do you read my journal? 07. If so, why? 08. Interesting fact about yourself: 09. Tell me something random: 10. Favourite spot/place to be: 11. Your favourite lyrics (poetry or song): 12. Best time of the year: 13. Right or left handed: 14. Favourite food: 15. Coffee or tea (what type / flavour): 16. What was your last dream about: 17: Last radio station listened to? 18. Last cuss word word uttered? 19. Best decade for music: 20. Will you put this on your LJ so I can complete it there? RECOMMEND 1. a movie: 2. a book: 3. artist/band, song and album: 4. Something else (lj friend, website, tv show, store, whatever): | | Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 | | 10:58 pm |
Be gentle...ish. I'm hardly riding anymore and my jump position has always been dodgy! Was also hungover and Fly is difficult to jump anyway. [/End Excuses] ( Hides In Shame ) | | Monday, August 7th, 2006 | | 10:35 pm |
I went for a walk earlier and ended up writing this sat in a field. My musings are always more constructive when I'm sat outside. Sitting here on the hill fills me with nostalgia. Behind me are the fields I used to go sledding on, until I was 8 and someone bought them and fenced it all up; in the distance I can just see my old senior school, where I met friends I thought I would have for life; the grounds of the grammar school I used to break into with friends is directly below me; to my right I can just make out the spires of the cathedral where I used to go and drink when I was 16 and then go to some gigs. My Creative Zen is loudly playing out 5ive, who were my boyband of choice through my preteens, I sobbed so much when they split. Even my jeans are taking me back, I have grass stain on my knees from playing in the grass like I did when I was little.
It's weird to think that this time in two months I'll have just finished Freshers week at a university over 140 miles away. The change could not come at a better time: a lot of things down here are ending because they've ran their course; I've lost contact with a lot of old friends that I thought would also be there; and stopped riding.
Uni will definatly be the beginning of a new chapter in my life. I've started the search for a horse to loan even though my heart will always belong to a stroppy 14.2hh roan mare who will remain here with no chance for me to buy her. I have a proper 'grown-up' job, as in not in a kennels or stables, in Marketing. I thought I would hate this job but I really love it and am now going to be minoring in Marketing. My main degree is still Animal Behaviour though. I have a passion for both these subjects and cannot wait to study them.
All my tutors and teachers have always been disappointed in me for never even trying to reach my full potential. Apprantely I had the highest IQ in my year at Senior School, and when I was in Year 8, the 2nd highest in the school. I just get bored too easily by things, the British school system is very restrictive regarding what you learn. So I'm hoping the huge difference is subjects I have chosen will finally make me want to apply myself. The results should be interesting if I do.
This walk has really helped me to just step back and clear my head. Theres something about the countryside that really helps to sooth me. It's the fresh air, the solitude, the smell and the views. I'm a country girl at heart. I detest the congestion and busyness of large cities.
A dog throwing itself at me, in good nature though, has just brought me back to reality and its beginning to get cold and dark so time to head for home I think
Below the cut is Kerry, the mare who stole my heart
( Moose Ponah ) | | Thursday, July 27th, 2006 | | 6:57 pm |
copy and paste in your comment so as I can get to know you better 1. Age: 2. Single or Taken: 3. Favorite Movie: 4. Favorite Song: 5. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist: 6. Dirty or Clean: 7. Tattoos and/or Piercings: HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ... 1. Do we know each other outside of Livejournal? 2. What's your philosophy on life? 3. Would you have my back in a fight? 4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest? 5. What is your favorite memory of us? 6. Would you give me a kidney? 7. Tell me one odd/intresting fact about you: 8. Would you take care of me when I'm sick? 9. Can we get together and make a cake? 10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately? 11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me? 12. Do you think I'm a good person? 13. Would you drive across country with me? 14. Do you think I'm attractive? 15. If you could change anything about me, would you? 16. What do you wear to sleep? 17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out? 18. Would you go on a date with me if I asked you? 19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? 20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Real update coming soon...I promise! | | Monday, July 3rd, 2006 | | 10:38 pm |
If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, (even if we don't speak often or ever) please post a comment with a COMPLETELY MADEUP AND FICTIONAL memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good or bad - BUT IT HAS TO BE FAKE. When you're finished, post this little paragraph on your blog and see what your friends come up with. Stolen from i_eaticons Men say women are confusing but I swear they are worse. This may be talked about later but I'm still deciding whether I want to persue things with him when he's 24, has 2 toddlers and a criminal record. But hes lush, I can't get into this now! | | Saturday, July 1st, 2006 | | 9:46 pm |
Graduating Hartpury
Just some pictures from my last two days of college. Wednesday night we went out up town. I was supposed to go with people from college and the gamekeepers but ended up with Rosie and two guys in a completely different club. I'll prob write about that night later because these are confusing and REALLY complicated with him. Thursday was my last day of college. I forgot an assignment so Kim took me home to pick it up...just like last year. Did a department award ceremony then I went to get food with Laura, Caz and George. We went back to their room and I ended up falling asleep for two hours, woke up just in time to say bye to lecturers and everyone. Got my lab coat signed...its pretty awesome I'll take a picture of it soon. We went out for a meal at the Regal after and I ended up getting pretty drunk again. Although me and Kim did about 10 shots in a row and we were fine so next time we go out we're actually buying a bottle from the bar. Such a good night, cried at the end of it when I was leaving. ( Read more... ) | | Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 | | 11:40 pm |
I'm feeling in a peculiar mood lately, I think its because I realised yesterday that this time in three months I'll be at Chester Uni over 140miles away from home. I'm so nervous and excited that I get a tingling in my stomach and my nerves just go. I got my accomodation form on Saturday and filled it in, sent it off that very day. Fastest I'd ever filled in a form which included driving down to Tesco's to get passport photos. I also leave Hartpury on Thursday. Considering I've been bitching about it and everyone in it for the last two years I'm really going to miss it. I still regret not doing A Levels though. It's strange because I've only just really started to open to people, let my guard down and show the true me in the last month or so and I'm leaving everyone. Danni said exactly the same thing to me today. I'm going to cry on thursday I know I am. We're going out for a meal after college which should be a giggle. Going to our favourite pub which does great food (the best chocolate fudge cake EVER) and has recently put into music and a dancefloor so we're not actually leaving until closing. I was really grouchy on the last day of term last year because they were all having a waterfight and spraying each other with this fart spray stuff. I would have joined in but I had to go shopping afterwards and then go up to London the next day for Live 8. Start my new job on Monday, so scared about that as well, quite dreading it actually. It's in an office and I've never had a job like that before, it's always either been kennels or stables. Apart from when I briefly worked in a hotel. I'm not even to sure what I'll be doing but something to do with sales and marketing for a huge internet (I think) company my Dad works for. Such long hours, 40 a week at £4.50 an hour (sure thats under minimum wage for an 18 year old but hey hum). Also keeping my job at the stables for a bit so I don't completely lose contact with the horses and yard staff. But not sure just how long I can do that for because 6 days a week, 47 hours is a lot. Not much spare time, also a lot of travelling. On a lighter note I was quite disturbed by two of the ponies at work on Saturday. I was bringing Gully in from the field and just happened to look in the pony barn. I commented to the yard manager earlier that Clio (13.3/14hh black mare) was in season. There had been rumours that Chester (9hh Chestnut gelding) tried to mount things when they were in season but I did think he could, not to put it to crudely, but reach her. So I look in the pony barn and dear lordy that little boy has got some reach on him. I shouted at him to get off and he just kept looking at me. Eventually he got down and I put Gully away and then tied Chester up! Can't look at the little man again. He must have been cut late. My head is slightly clearer now and I congratulate anyone that got through all that. And a little reward and so its not only text only. I present... ( Trampus ) | | Saturday, June 10th, 2006 | | 7:52 pm |
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