I enjoy seeing the Halloween decorations and costumes each year, and I love this time of the year. I went out with an ex-colleague on Friday night in Bethnal Green and was amused with the costumes seen; some of them were very creative. On the tube journey back home, costumes and crowds were more chatty. Here in the UK, the holiday is blended with Bonfire Night, which falls on November 5, and consists of bonfires and fireworks. Last night and Saturday night, I saw that many programmes (such as 'XFactor' and 'Strictly Come Dancing') had Halloween themes and Halloween programmes were on television; I watched "The Blob". I'm not into the very scary/gory films or costumes.
Halloween cupcakes
Yesterday, the bloke and I went to Bournemouth and caught up with some of his friends and family. Seven of us went to an escape room where we played two games and (because it was early) had a drink at Starbucks before going bowling. I did surprisingly good, considering I have not been bowling too many times in my life and have not been at all since around 2011. After two games of bowling, we parked in Bournemouth town centre and saw "Doctor Strange" at the cinema before going for a meal and drinks and played around with Snapchat filters.
Halloween cupcakes
This year, this season also marks the end of my current contract. I was hoping that it would go on for another year at least as I was really enjoying the work and had been on the project from the beginning. I'd started in early January, and the last few months had been more stressful as we had to do so much overtime in order to meet tight deadlines. (Actually, since I had been there, not a week went by where I did not put in at least one day of overtime, and I had not had any time off.) To say the least, this year has been a hectic one and one where I've not had much of a personal life. I didn't expect everything to change so soon.
Whatever I decide to do, I hope that I have a healthy work-life balance. Keep reading my blog to see what I get up to next! Happy Halloween!
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