…you can turn on your laptop, go downstairs, make yourself a cup of tea, use the bathroom and come back upstairs … and still have to wait five minutes before everything finishes loading so the laptop is usable!

My laptop was going downhill very quickly over the past week. It was getting slower and slower to the point of ridiculousness. The hard drive light was permanently on and I had a sudden realisation that, if I didn’t do anything about it, there was the possibility that my hard drive might simply die – and take with it everything on my laptop – my photos, university work, documents – everything.

So last night we put in a new, bigger and better hard drive. A hard drive transplant, if you like. Everything worked well and now my laptop is speeeeedy. Seriously, it is so fast, it’s great. The hard drive light only comes on briefly when it needs to, which is a great sign. I’m in the process of pulling all my stuff off my old hard drive. It’s crazy how much stuff I have – especially all the stuff I have but don’t even need!

I don’t really have anything interesting to say. Things are happening here a lot lately and as a result, I haven’t had a lot of time to sit and blog, or even sit and visit other blogs. My Dad was in and out of hospital, my Mum was staying for a little bit and I’ve been trying to keep up with two jobs, one of which needs to be completed well, last month. The good thing is, by the time bedtime comes around, I am eagerly ready to go to sleep, but I have also been less interested in cooking. I simply can’t be bothered, so our meals have been thrown together. I did buy a ham hock yesterday and a soup mix, so I’m hoping to make some nice ham and pea soup, as the nights are getting colder around here.

Perfect hot chocolate weather, if you ask me. Ned Flanders-style, of course!