Yes, I am proof that there are women who detest shopping with a passion and only buy clothes when absolutely necessary. Well, that point was reached this week when a faulty zip on my work trousers necessitated a shopping trip for new ones. So, I had to steel my resolve, combat the traumas of the changing room mirrors and actually try on the bloody trousers in the shop to make sure they fit my “real womanly shape” and were long enough in the leg. Naturally, I had to bypass the majority of shops in the high street which cater for girls with “boy figures” and go to trusty old Marks & Spencers who actually have trousers with different leg lengths. Go figure!

Now, M & S used to have this reputation for being an “old lady’s shop” and the fuddy duddy image led to a massive drop in profits over the years, prompting drastic action to save it. New lines were introduced to attract a younger age group, as well as their older clients, and it has been so successful they have become one of the biggest success stories in retail history. I gotta say I absolutely adore the Per Una range and instead of immediately bypassing the store - it has become my first stop! Good old Marks and Sparks to the rescue!

I also decided to get some US dollars, so now I’m looking at just under $1,000 of funny money! The dollar is really high against the pound just now and a lot of people are certainly making the most of it. I’m probably going to exchange the same amount again in a few weeks and leave it at that since it should be enough.

I upgraded to WP 2.1 this afternoon and it was more or less successful but I’m having a few issues with my Flickr plugin but hopefully they will be resolved soon. I love the autosave feature because there have been many occasions in the past when I’ve written a post only to lose for whatever reason. I’ve not noticed any other plus points at the moment but I do so wish they’d get rid of the bloody preview panel in the Write post bit - I hate it!

I had a better week at work since it was a lot calmer and I was less stressed but certain things happened that have left me with a nasty taste in my mouth which I really don’t want to get into on a public forum. Let’s just say certain truths were brought to light; certain people showed their true colours and lost any respect they ever had. I’ve resolved to not let it get on top of me anymore and I guess you could say I’m going to abide by my own “work to rule” method. I’ll continue to do the best job I can because my own self-respect demands it but I’m not going to pick up the slack for others. If there’s any justice in the world, karma will eventually bite them on the ass and I hope I get to witness it.