Spring Cleaning

I wonder if Argos knew just how useful they were.  If you are wondering what I am talking about, then check out todays entry on A Parallel Universe.

Had a busy day today with it being school holidays.  I have to say I love them.  No rushing about in the mornings, can stay unwashed for longer and don’t have to go anywhere we don’t want to.

While my brood went and played with a neighbour I started on the spring cleaning,  namely trying to find my desk under the piles of rubbish and mountain of boxes surrounding it. 

I’m afraid I’m of the school of thought that if I need to do a quick clean up because we’re having visitors, anything loose on a work surface  gets shoved into a box or plastic bag and ’filed’ in or around our ‘office’.

A good ploy until you actually try to find something you really need.  Especially not good if that thing you’re looking for is a crucial piece of accounting information.

I need my desk now to get the end of year accounts sorted.  Oh yes and find a new accountant.  Plus I have to start, in earnest, getting my projects off the ground so I can stop working after May.  So no pressure then.

One good piece of news is that we are well on the way with the secret project which should be unveiled in the not too distant future.

Don’t you just love a mystery? . . . .

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The secret project will be let out in about a week’s time.

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Holiday entertainment

What keeps your child happy in the school holidays? Theme parks? Movies? Football?

In the case of S it is quite simple. Lots of DVDs, CDs and videos ( he still loves the old technology.) The CBeebies website on his computer. Most importantly of all, a huge pile of Argos catalogues.

You are probably wondering about the Argos catalogues. Well he doesn’t just like to look at the pictures, he likes to tear them up. Every evening we have to clear up a huge pile of shredded paper from the floor. He chews on pieces of paper and occasionally swallows them by accident, he tightly twists up long shreds of paper and tries to poke them into his ears, as he often suffers from the pressure of mild glue ear. Thankfully he has finally stopped pushing the paper up his nose, after a nasty infection and the need for Mum and Dad to use tweezers on a regular basis! We have to keep an eye on him all the time.

If we can’t get Argos catalogues then glossy magazines, travel brochures and even telephone directories will do, the thicker the better. He is quite fussy.

Oh well, it’s cheaper than theme parks!

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