Christmas Shopping Blast

I have discovered that I have to do all my christmas shopping this week to send out my boxed presents by Sunday. I feel a bit rushed and really have no clue what to purchase. That means I only have five nights and one full day to buy all the presents for my family. I'm thinking of taking advantage of Habitat - they have great gifts for every age. Maybe that will help some of the shopping day.... also a trip to the giant toy store on Regent Street.

Too bad I can't buy some xmas stuff for me. However with only monthly payouts - I think I should keep to buying presents for others. However, I may buy some huge food items from M&S. The scottish shortbread is amazing.

Dublin, Ireland

Irish people are the kindest people I have ever met. It was incredible to witness such openness. In the span of two hours - I had one Irish girl tell me where I was going, get off the same bus stop as me and point me in the right direction to get to my friend's house. After leaving her, I came to a crossroads and was a bit bewildered. Another Irish couple pulled their car over, told me I looked lost and took my map and gave me arrows to get to the place. It was fantastic. They even offered to give me a ride - however I was only about a two minute walk away so I opted for that.
I recommend anyone to go to Dublin.

Dublin, Ireland

I was in Dublin for the past few days and it was a blast. Loads of history, pints and Irish accents. The city was quite beautiful - but I was a bit lucky and got sunshine on my first day.
Gail did inform of a slight issue in Dublin as we passed an unfortunate cat. They do not have Bob Barker in Ireland informing people to spay and neuter their cats and dogs. It has resulted in loads of strays wandering the streets. It's sad because you can't save them all. However, it makes you want to spread the word to spay and neuter your animals to keep the pet population down.

Errand Week

As dull as it is, I'm starting to make sure I've done all the little things before I start work next week. Despite the serious anxiety about the new job, I'm sure everything will be fine - I'm just over analyzing every step. However, I've fully given up on my bank. I just tried to send myself money from my Canadian account to my Barclays account. Let's just say - I've been given the runaround - and now I will have to wait 6 weeks before my money comes into my account. Even then, I will be advised if it's been approved from the collections before I recieve it. I think they will hear an earful tomorrow.

This should be interesting. I'm already very time-limited as I catch a 5 p.m. flight to Dublin for the weekend. Will post a lot on Sunday to make up for the lack of posts this week.