5 good things

Gee, that time of the week already?! This week has absolutely flown by... Here are my 5 good things this week.

1. New laptop. My poor old laptop was nearly 5 years old (or was it 6? I've lost track) and the battery had become so dodgy after replacing it numerous time and it was so slow. I'd been toying with getting a new laptop for a while but other things always came up. When I saw a bargainous deal on eBay though, I couldn't resist and got myself a little early Christmas present. Windows 8 is weeeeird. I'm not sure whether I will actually use a lot of the features of the new 'metro' UI, but it looks quite pretty. Plus it's a hell of a lot faster than my old one. 

2. Christmas candle. Yankee candles are a new obsession of mine. There was a good offer on gifts in Clinton Cards last weekend so I used it to buy some presents and treat myself to a Christmas candle. This one smells of apple, cinnamon and a slight smell of pine. I love it! I just need to be careful not to burn it all down before Christmas.

3. Spending time with family. Last weekend it was Scott's Dad's birthday and this weekend it is my Dad's birthday so we spent a lot of last weekend with Scott's family and will be spending this weekend with mine. It's so weird that in a year I will have to get used to saying 'our family' for both but we both have such great families, I feel very lucky!

4. Santa dash! This Sunday I'll be running 5k through the city centre of Liverpool in a santa outfit. I am really excited. It's just a fun run so no official times, so I'm just going to take it easy and enjoy the atmosphere. Every year the Liverpool Santa dash tries to break the world record for the largest one and it'd be pretty amazing to be part of a world record breaking run. 

5. Having a job that I love. Yes, there are bad days and yes, I moan sometimes but ultimately I have one of the best jobs ever I think. I love working with people and helping them find the information that they want. My colleagues are fabulous. Working with the public is so unpredictable but that's what I like about it.