December so far

I'm quite enjoying keeping LJ a bit more up-to-date, even if it's been a couple of weeks since my last proper post, and I'm mostly posting in bullet points. Since then I've:

• Planted a David Austen rose in the garden - Malvern Hills
• Started to get into posting pictures on Instagram - though I prefer not to play with the filters
• Had my first free NHS dentist appointment (maternity perk)
• Bought some nice new clothes from M&S, ebay and Isabella Oliver with my birthday money
• Had my first UCU committee meeting, a meeting for Pensions Officers in London, and a union event on stress and workload in the department
• Had a lovely day off work with Mike: a frosty walk taking lots of photos, Christmas shopping, cakes from Patisserie Valerie
• Went out to the Crown and Thistle in Great Chesterford for Mike's work's Christmas party - excellent meal and lots of fun
• Watched some Masterchef, some Time Team, some NCIS, and the rest of season 2 of The Walking Dead
• Whinged quite a bit about the heartburn I've been suffering from - though it's improving a bit now
• Posted Christmas cards, wrapped Christmas presents, put up Christmas decorations and iced the cake!

In the coming week I have a glucose tolerance test, a midwife appointment, a haircut, my work Christmas lunch, my Slimming World group's little Christmas party, and then we're off up North for a Christmas with the Blairs in Mirfield and Littleborough - which I'm looking forward to lots. In the meantime here's some photos, and a link to the album from our frosty walk