The dust has well and truly settled on 2018, which was crammed with all sorts of crazy, not all of which I could digest in one post. Suffice to say, the biggest changes for me personally were in my professional life, as I got to grips with a very different environment and type of pressure. […]
As some of you may be aware, I have alluded to some stress and pressure at work in recent weeks. That pressure remains but, as the winter sale kicks off in earnest and opportunity comes knocking, I am pleased to say that the opening set of days have been extremely positive, both in terms of […]
To all of you, wherever you are, I wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, and peace and goodwill throughout not only the festive season but beyond.
We lurch toward the abyss. We seem committed to a path that is full of uncertainty, or worse, full of certainty that it will be difficult, rocky and fraught with problems. Yet for some reason I continue to see on Facebook (and I dare say have challenged and been challenged by a few) people insist […]
I write this on an old, slow machine, one that was slow and decrepid when we got it. It is however still working, which is more than I can say for the new laptop we got about six months ago. Still, I can’t be too harsh on the new laptop or the manufacturers, seeing as […]
I’m fast running out of patience for certain elements of work, which I’m sure are impacting my overall mood. From unscheduled deliveries that drag me off the shop floor to difficult and awkward situations resulting from a lack of clarity and direction, work is fast becoming a source of stress and even, at times, anger. […]
It’s finally here! Well, the trailer is anyway… Avengers: Endgame is the conclusion of a journey that started way back in 2012 with Avengers Assemble. It’s the culmination of the tragic events of Infinity War and we’ll see if the finger snap will have lasting consequences. Meanwhile, what does the trailer actually look like? What […]
So I have been commenting on Brexit on the official Tory party Facebook page… among the other responses I got, there was one particular gem. I’m confused. Holding another vote, a representation of a democratic process, something which we do all the time, is somehow treasonous? Do we not hold elections all the time, reflecting […]
Yep, the Christmas tree is up – so the Christmas season has officially begun. However my tolerance for Christmas music is at an all time low, thanks to working in retail. I will therefore be listening to anything but Christmas music.
In a couple of my recent posts I’d spoken a bit about pressure and stress. Yesterday, during what we call a ‘changeover’ (basically swapping furniture around), I could feel that stress nipping at my heels more than usual. I’m ashamed to say that I wasn’t a particularly pleasant person to be around yesterday. I wore […]
In the not so distant future, I will have been blogging at Meerkat Musings for TEN years. That's sort of scary. I never set out to reach a milestone like that, but ten years on, Meerkat Musings feels like my home-on-the-web, so to speak. #BloggingCommunity
Now, this I find difficult. Of those I have tried, which admittedly is not many, I am rather fond of McDonald's fries, though Burger King's have grown on me.
Do you vote in political elections? You can bet your ass that I vote! Ever since I was a young meerkat, I have regarded exercising my right to vote as an important civic duty. I always vote in general elections, and try to vote in local elections too. I can understand why some people abstain, […]
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