I'm all settled in to my new house now, I'm shattered! I moved house on Friday, went to a hen weekend on Saturday and Sunday in Portsmouth and then I've been back working in the public libraries this week.
I would love to have a rest but I'm going to see Ke$ha this weekend in Birmingham with my brother and I'm trying to squeeze in some gym sessions after work. I'm hoping next week will be a little quieter, I really need a lie in.

We have moved in to a really old house that was owned by an elderly lady so not only is the decor a little dated but it also needs a new boiler, walls, electrics and much more. Yay, so much fun... I think not.


I thought I would share some pictures of the some of the lovely patterns we have in this house-








I had a great time in Portsmouth for the hen night on the weekend, there was a quiz for the hen about her future husband and gift giving where we had to give something to Alex that sparked a memory which brought up lots of funny stories. We went out for some food in the night and then hit the bars and we ended up in a really fun 90s bar called Babylon, we danced to the macarena and drank blue cocktails which was a perfect night out.




Hope you are all well, did I miss any bug news or scandals when I didn't have the internet for a week? No? Didn't think I would...
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Hello! Not had much to post recently as I've been busy packing for the big move which is going to be on Friday, very excited about this. I've also been trying to save money so I can buy lots of nice things for my new room so I've not been going out much, such a bore recently! I do have a Warpaint gig and hen night in Portsmouth this weekend which I'm looking forward to. I treated myself to a new outfit for both of these, it's been busy at the end of term in the library so I deserve it ;)


I have finished full time work for summer now and I will only been in for a few hours a week until September, hurrah! This is what I wore today for a shopping trip and for my lovely 3 hour shift in the library.

I was very lucky today, I attended the residential colloquium at Gregynog. It's held every year for IT and library staff who work at universities in Wales to discuss recent developments and to exchange experiences.
I have visited once before in 2008 when I was an undergraduate for a medieval history conference, it was great so I couldn't wait to go back.
Lots of universities will be charging 9k tuition fees next year and I'm really keen to know what we can do to improve our services and make it worth the student fees, it was all very interesting and there were lots of discussions!

Gregynog is a lovely country hall not far from Newtown in mid-Wales. Numerous halls have occupied the site since the 12th century and the house was donated to the University of Wales in 1963 by the art-collectors Margaret and Gwendoline Davies (who donated lots of art by the Impressionists to the museum in Cardiff)
The Davies sisters bought the hall after World War I and launched the Gregynog Press, printing fine limited edition books in both English and Welsh.

Here are some of my photos from the day-




Isn't it lovely there? The gardens are grade 1 listed and I really want to stay for a night next year because the colloquium lasts all week. Have you visited any nice places recently? xx

I've had a lovely week so far, it's all getting very quiet in work because it's the end of term and I've been having a few shorter days which is great and I've caught up on some sleep. I had a day off this week and I just wore a t shirt and shorts instead if my usual dress and cardi combo and I took Sookie for a walk and took lots of pictures of her. I have a life, honest but I do really love me dog.

I've had a great week of activities in work, we had our library assistants away day where we did lots of team building stuff with staff from other libraries and there were some great presentations. It's been lovely to meet other library assistants who work at Cardiff Uni, we are all split over so many sites. I had a seminar called 'Blog Basics' today which taught me loads of new things. Do you get to do any fun training at work?

Thought I would let you know about lots of lovely things that are going on in Cardiff at the moment for anyone that lives here. If you don't live near Cardiff come and visit for the day, it's fantastic!





Are there any events in Wales and the west that I should know about? I finish work on the 17th of June and don't go back until the 26th of September so I need lots of things to to and see.

Also, how amazing is Nicola Roberts and her debut single? I bloody love this girl! Fab hair, cool clothes and a catchy song, what a woman!