Jimmy's Blog-o-Sense

Conferences - So Jimmy has picked up even more freelance sound work - so far he's worked down in Heathrow, in Bradford and most recently in Newark doing the New Wine conference/festival thingymajiggy. This week he is rigging for the Rock Nations conference at ALC in Bradford which starts on Wednesday and runs through to Saturday. There's gonna be some great bands playing and some great speakers from all over the world - Sydney, Australia and Nashville, USA. Apparently the evenings are free so try to get along to ALC on Wapping Road in Bradford if you can. The evenings usually tend to start around 6.30pm ish

Holidays - So while Jimmy was working away, Lara went to Daycare for full-time. She quite enjoyed it I think, although she did get awfully tired. I was dropping her off between 8-8.30am then dashing to work about 1 hour away, working a full 7 hours then dashing to collect her again by 6pm, so by the time Lara got home she was exhausted - too much playing and not enough resting I guess. This week I'm on holiday so that we don't have to put her in daycare and we're planning a trip to visit my wonderful friend Koreen in Leicester followed by a fabulous trip to London to see the Crown Jewels, Buckingham Palace and Hamleys toy shop We'll also be going on a train which will be quite an adventure for baby Lara. Have to dash now though as she's trying to read my Bible and may just rip it to shreds

So things have moved on a little in the Gulp family:

Michelle  - I've got a fabulous new job which I'm really enjoying, working in the Legislation team at Sweet & Maxwell.  It's great for me because I'm being paid to read all day and I love reading legislation However, I've realised that I have a perfectionist side to me that I was not aware of which makes it hard when I get feedback of things that I've overlooked - yak I hate that but still it's a fabulous learning curve.

Lara - She's been going to daycare every Friday afternoon and seems to have settled quite well which is good because when Jimmy has more work we can be assured that she's happy at daycare.

Jimmy - He's been getting a few little odd days here and there of freelance work and has just been in London this weekend (6-9 June) doing some rigging and sound etc. So he's living his dream but we're still praying that he's able to increase the amount of work he gets. Apart from that Jimmy has been having a fabulous time with baby Lara - they get up to all sorts of adventures together. 

Boris - the kitten is now growing but is still very much a small cat. He's been having all sorts of adventures in the grounds (ie our back garden and the gardens of several neighbours too)

Well must dash - will write more again soon Mrs Gulp

Well - here is my first post - so much to say and now I have an opportunity to say it!
1. Work
I am back at work full time doing a job that doesn't inspire or motivate me but working with some very lovely, lovely people which helps me get through the day. I'm working in an insurance claims call centre. I miss Lara Anjali terribly and by Friday I do tend to feel a little as if teh time at work away from her has been wasted - it's time I'll never get back and she's at such an amazing stage of life where each day she does something new.
2. Lara Anjali
She now spends 4 days a week with her Daddy and they appear to have lots of fun. She has Fridays in Daycare at Little Champions at ALC where she has a fabulous time learning to play with her little friends - Poppy & Keira. She's learned to blow kisses and crawls forwards as well as backwards. She can also pull herself up to a standing position but is still practising this.
3. Walking Free
I've been involved with Walking Free for about 6 months now following the first Walking Free Ball last September. Check out the book Walking Free by John Edwards - it's absolutely amazing and provides an honest insight into the journey of someone from middle class Dublin into drug use, alcohol abuse and homelessness right through to generally amazing guy. Jimmy, Lara & I go to Walking Free meetings each Monday evening and between us we do a bit here and there to help out where possible. Jimmy got the offices online and does a bit of computer technical support.
4. Easter
I've had Good Friday off which was lovely but then had to do some overtime on Saturday and will be doing some double time overtime on Easter Monday to swell the Gulp Family bank account!
That's it for now better go and eat an Almond Magnum.
ooo here are some questions to ponder:
Is it morally acceptable to feed Jelly Babies to babies?
Is it okay for vegetarians to eat Cadbury chocolate Animal biscuits?