Hibernating - is it 2007 yet?
Yawwwwwwwwwwwwn..................strettttttttttttttch................... it's been a long winter but this warm April weather has finally woken me up.Just been looking at my previous posts, trying to remember what I'd rambled on about last year. Quite enjoyed reading it actually. I should write more!
So what's happened while you've been away...
Started a job, working 3 days a week, so still getting to grips with organising my Avon around it. It means I'm quite often out doing my Avon in the evenings and back to all night sessions getting orders ready during delivery week. Thank goodness for lighter nights - it makes such a difference to be out knocking on doors in daylight at 8pm again.
Because of work I've not been able to put as much time into building my sales this year, so I'm behind on last year but still happy with how it's going and meeting the target I set myself. I finished up last year as no. 2 in my area and no. 204 in the UK, so was well pleased with that.
I missed attending the Avon gala dinner in February because of our Goa trip. Typical that the dates should clash! But what a fantastic time we had in Goa. We only had a week there, as the prize only really covered expenses for the 4 days of the poker tournament, but despite the long flight and hassle of innoculations and malaria tablets, it was well worth it. The hotel where the tournament was held was top class, great food, superb weather, friendly Goan people, and excellent company of the mates from Punters Lounge who we travelled with/met there. Runadrum's poker play unfortunately met with a major bad beat (read his blog) but this just left more time to enjoy the sun, the sea, the pool, the beach, and my company. Goa is now definitely on our future holiday destination list and we are seriously considering entering the APC tournament under our own steam in 2008, if we can't win our way there again.
My own poker has been...... hmm, what word shall I use....... unspectacular!
The only highlights are a 6th in the Virgin Xmas Booty winning $126 and another i-pod; 18th in the Virgin flying club million miles freeroll winning 15000 miles (unfortunately not enough to actually fly me anywhere!); 2nd this month in one of the PL league games, only winning $10 but setting me up hopefully for a good finish in the overall league. I came close on Saturday in a Ladbrokes Grand National sweep tourney, finishing 29th to bag myself Liberthine (no.29) in the sweep, who finished 5th (so just missing me $250) with no. 30 and 31 ahead of her - if only I'd gone out a hand or two sooner!
I'm actually on a losing run of months so far this year, about $75 down over the 3 months, but heading back to a profitable month in April hopefully. A bit of a turnaround from the last 3 months of 2006 when I was around $650 up. Must be about time to hit form again I reckon.
What else have I been doing? Loving the return of Doctor Who. Oh yes. Can't get enough of it, and a certain leading man, who I claim to have discovered long before all these other hormonal women, around the time of Casanova, if I remember correctly. Mmmmmmmmm. More musings on that subject another time I think.
Finally, the family - all 24 legs wintered well. Flo is getting ready to foal at the end of this month. Fizz may now be in foal as we AI'd her last week to a nice coloured (thoroughbred crossed with something) stallion, so we hope for a bonny black/brown/white foal next March.
I'll call that a day for now, but promise regular updates from now on.
posted by AvonGirl @ 12:37 am
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