Long Week

Well hello there everyone. I am sitting on my bed on this lovely sunday afternoon relaxing after a long week. I have been pretty stressed out this week, and am ready for some relax time, which i am having today!

it all started last thursday night when our water heater stopped working.... which did not get fixed until THIS friday... yes, that is a full week without hot water. meaning minimal showers, and washing of hair in freezing water. needless to say we were overflowing with joy when the repair man showed up on friday morning and fixed it. so we've all had a few showers and it has been wonderful... UNTIL this morning when amanda went to take a shower, and guess what... no hot water AGAIN. i have the number of the agency who came and fixed it and he wanted me to call on monday to let them know if it was still working or not, so i'll be calling them first thing in the morning to see if he can get out here tomorrow.

i had topped up my phone at the beginning of the week, which normally lasts about 10 days or so... but after spending so much time calling our landlord trying to sort out the water heater thing i ran out of credit in 2 days. ten pounds out the window.

also, i was really looking forward to friday because it was the first time i was going to see money from harrods, thinking i would get three weeks pay. but we found out during the week we were just being paid one weeks wages and we would get the rest later. so whatever, that's fine, i just need something! friday afternoon roles around, no money in my account, so i call the pay office and we figure out that there was a number wrong in the sort code they had for me, soooo my money is out in cyber space somewhere, which hopeffuly we'll be able to sort out on monday and i can get my money!

in good news, i finally got my bank cards for my account here and recieved the pin numbers in the post so i can start using my british bank account! there was a little bit of money in that account that i had to deposit when i opened it, so that can hold me for a few days till i get payed.

so overall i was pretty wiped out all week from being stressed and dirty, but we still had some fun too. amanda's friend vanessa was here for he week visiting which was fun. she did her own thing during the day when we were at work, but we did fun things in the evenings. one night we went up to hampstead heath and hung out at a cute pub that amanda and i have been to before. one night after work i met up with them for dinner at wagamamas (which was perfect because it was raining and cold and i got some good ramen!), another night we went to the british library. we also went to camden a few nights which is chalk full of interesting people. there is a really cool market that is in an old horse hospital, the old stalls used for vendors. at night they turn it into a club where you can reserve stalls for you and your friends to hang out in. it's really cool.

work has been pretty good, i'm feeling like i am getting in the swing of things. and everone is starting to get to know eachother and be friends which is good. and my feet are slowly getting used to being in not sneakers all day!

alright well amanda and i are going up to the cafe to sit and read over some cappucinos. love you all!