Sista..... Stand Up!

The time has finally arived for our long awaited honeymoon!! The last few days before we flew out had been a little stressful and we were both desparate for a break and getting getting on each other nerves.
The flight was half empty which was good as we could stretch out!! Its the first time I had flown BA for some time and now I remeber why!! The food and films were shite and I'm vowing to demand Virgin in future. As the plane soared over the Atlantic it was great to feel all the stresses fall away and what took its place was a much more relaxed focused Sista!! You forget how much daily life takes out of you and its easy to loose quaity time for yourself and your loved ones because you are trying to keep out with all the trivia.
As the stress fell away, the minx rose to the surface and with the help of a British Airways blanket and some bare faced cheek we joined the Mile High BJ club!!! He He He.... I pretented to be asleep with the blanket up past my nose as the flight attendants and other passengers walked passed none the wiser!!! What a marvellous opening (excuse the pun)to our long awaited honeymoon!!!

The man responsible for naming me (My great Uncle) has died. He came from Jamaica to work in England for many years before retiring back to Jamaica. On hearing he had cancer he came back to the UK to be with the rest of his family where he wife took care of him till he died. I wasn't very clsoe to him but I know he loved a drink and always remember him being quite flash with an eye for the ladies. He kind of reminded me of a black Jimmy Saville with his jingle jangle gold. Mum and dad flew over for the funeral and it was teaful and joyful goodbye. 1 week later I get news that my sisters godmother's son dropped dead from a heart attack at 35. Only just married 1 year with a young baby, how devastating is that?????? I dont remember him personally but with all this talk of death it really does buck you up to thinking about your own mortality. That awful reminder that we will all be going at sometime. How will I ever be able to say goodbye to family that i love!! What legacy will I leave? How do i want to be remberered? What will be my biggest regrets and is there still time to embrace my dreams!! Is that fear that often stops me stepping towards my dreams going to get the better of me before I leave the planet or can Ilet go and push life in the direction where i can live and learn? What are you doing about yours??

once again I have been negelcting my blopg duties and its been a while since I have posted anything. Life for me has been pretty intense and over trhe last few weeks and I amd glad to now bee sitting in my mums house in Georgia to relax and finally enjoy my long over due honeymoon....

Work had really been a challenge and although I am beginning to understand how things are working it still is taking alot of getting used to. Its hard starting at the bottom again and having to do all the shitty admin jobs.The processe and procedures are never really cast in stone and I am finding it really frustrating having to second guess sometimes what I should and should not be doing. There is also so many things that I am resposnibsle for and all are a 'priority.'

Under the normal retail set up there is usually a Buying area which is resposnsible for buying and setting up all the new products and a Merchandising section which is resposible for monitoring the distribution of stock and the sales etc of each outlet. A this place their is only a buying area which does everything so my posission is effectively doing the job of two people and its really friggin hard!!!!Anyway, its an opprtunity for me to learn something new and I have to keep my eye on the bigger picture of how I want my life to go...