One week til I am home!!!

Hi folks - here is my blog before I come home next week - can't wait. I am so ready for a break from here (although I know it sounds like I get breaks all the time). Work is very quiet - I am still trying to move jobs but it seems to be proving difficult for no particular reason at all... I have been at the gym alot - I am doing high intensity training - hard going but seems to be paying off... busy with PAWS as it is kitten season also - I have been fostering Mindy the cat - she was found on camp - her fur was all matted so she had to be shaved and also she had ear mites which I was treating. I was so tempted to keep her but with my holiday coming up wasn't fair to mess her around and move her so I have found a new home for her with a family so I hope she will be happy there. Lovely cat - so quiet and docile.

Had a weekend in Oman too diving with Louise and Tracy. The water was pretty clear - generally its not great in that area until June but we were quite lucky. We saw some Manta Rays - very unusual to see them apparently, lots of Moray Eels and many other fish. The weather was around 120 degrees though - mighty hot - we chilled out on the beach (well for 10 minute bursts!) and also had a night out in Muscat and I met someone from Bulwell in Nottingham! It is a small world! The following weekend I was in Dubai - I met up with an old Saudi friend and his mates on the Wednesday, met up with my sailing teacher to discuss future courses on Thursday, saw a recruitment agency and then met up with Liss and some other friends from Abu Dhabi. We all did brunch on Friday which was good fun. I met someone from Pleasley (Mansfield!) and Liss banged into Frank Lampard and his girlfriend!!! Pics are Liss and Clodagh, the view from my hotel window (that is the ski slope and mall you can see!) and the see through bathroom!

I had a bit of a happy hour the other week - here are Neil and Liam busy making up drinks!! And my friend Wayne bought me these lovely flowers!!! And we did another come dine with me too last weekend which was really nice. It is my turn tomorrow - I was busy prepping last night - a friend's prawn starter recipe, thai green curry and banooffee pie!

Anyway thats about all from me. I fly the morning of the 22nd June. I am home for that day and the 23rd, then in Scarborough 24-27 June and home then 28 June til 1 July. We are having a party for Dad on the 1 July for his 70th birthday. And then 2 July I cruise the Med for 2 weeks then straight back here...

Hope to see some of you in a couple of weeks anyway.

Jill

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