Scene: Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
Weather: s***ty fog and drizzle

Enter the silly fun cute gay roommate:

Tada! Nah, I'm just kidding - well- not the cute bit!

Hi all - I'm all moved in, one suitecase and a photo - not bad for a three month trip. My company is litterally a 4 minute walk - can't beat that! I can even come home for lunch and get out of the office for a little bit. Nothing like a early-afternoon nap to get you goin'.

anyway - i'm sure Sheema and I are off on an adventure - We'll fill you all in here as the action goes down.. =)

night

Tay(Taylor)

On behlaf of the good people of Australia I'd like to thank Tracey Bravo for her tirless work on behalf the Neslte and Jaffa cakes. In the face of much local opposition she has presented the case for jaffa cakes without fear or reprisal or consdieration for her own reputation as a connoisseur of fine foods, especailly sweets involving chocolate.

We wish her all the best for Melbourne and hope that she can pass jaffacakes on to all the people of the commonwealth, and that through our love of sport and jaffa cakes the commonwealth will celebrate all that is good in this world of ours.

John Howard - Prime Minister

Hi Tracey,
It's really exciting reading your message board. Sheema I can't wait to meet Taylor and Claire have you got a job yet? It cheers me up all the gossip after a crap day at the Royal Free when my foreign staff have thought of all the reasons why they should have unpaid leave. We still miss you loads tracey and give us your news.
Lots of love,
Carole and Peter xxxxx

Can any one guess who we are! Thought is about time we joined in!! It sounds like not for long as his lordship is calling me! Anyway miss you dearie! Be good
Luv us!
xxxxxxxxxxxx

I didn't realise so many people were waiting for me to find myself a lovely housmate to take Tracey's place in the flat. Clare, Auntie Carol - thanks for your interest! I have met up with a few people to come and look on the flat (Sally, many thanks for your help). Today a lovely guy called Taylor has agreed to come and live with me. He works in IT literally up the road from the flat. He is on a 3 month contract. He is from Alabama originally but lives in Paris with his husband (Cedric) - how exciting! He loves the same crap TV programs as I do and even separates his protein from his carbohydrate and he loves to cook healthy food. I might lose another stone before June yet. He's also going to speak French to me (he is fluent) so I might be really good in 3 months. Here's hoping!

Its me again,
Don't tell your mum I talk more to you on messenger than I do to her. Can't wait to hear who sheema has chosen to live with her.
Life plods on in the NHS, you enjoy yourself.
Love Carole xx

Hello, ok I have a confession to make, I didn't quite get how this works and totally missed the last few entries Tracey had made on this, all I could find was the one saying she'd been picked up from the airport at 6am!! Ho hum, I get it now, and have spent ages reading it all and looking through the new photos that have been added, all very good - especially the freaky piccy of three Traceys in one shot (heaven forbid!!)
Hello Tracey's Mum, thanks for your message, I know, my Mum too wishes I got a new job first. I did think long and hard about it before handing in my notice so it wasn't a rush descision! Hi Sheema, hows the flat-mate hunting going?
OK, best go, I do still have some work to do!!
Cx

Thanks loads for all your messages! I love them!
I found some time today (eventually) to update the site so hopefully you will be happier now! Hope you enjoy reading them and seeing my photos...
I am 33% of my way to my £1500! That is a 1/3 of the way there! Wahay! As my mum and Clare said - let me know if I can do anything for you that may encourage that total to rise - perhaps a photo of the Home & Away beach, or a visit to a long lost cousin (or in-laws or old girlfriend!!!), an Ozzie souvenir etc. You name it - I might do it!!
Anyway - congratulations to Amit and Zoe on the birth of their sons Guy Rafi and Ori Moshe. Congratulations also to Munchkin and Chris on the birth on Jack! Can't wait to meet them!
Take care
T xx

Hi Cheeky Clare.
Wow your news is much more interesting than Tracey's!!! Weren't you ever told not to resign until you had another job to go to? But that is the mummy in me talking - Good luck to you and I hope it goes well for you. I apologise if Tracey upset your applecart, it is hard to keep up with her. I have been trying for 29 years to keep up with her, yes that is before she was born too!
I wish you luck in your job hunting and do hope you get happy!

Oi Bravo, What's going on??? The Message Board is more exciting than anything you've put on here so far. Don't make out you are busy working and don't have time for this, you make us all look at it so get something exciting on it!!!! hahahahahaha
Also, get Andrew to put on the photo he emailled me of you on the bikes, what a cool photo, I loved it.
Well, I may as well take the opportunity to tell all your friends and family, I have handed in my notice at work at and present don't have a job to go to. As Tracey will tell you, I'm excellent and well worth employing, so anyone reading this - finding the message board more interesting than the current diary - who knows of a job going, please get in touch..... I'm worth it.
Still miss you TJB - I have no one to laugh with any more ;-(
Clare xxxxx

Hi Tracey
Hope you're having a great time down under. My in-laws are there at the moment so beware a scary English lady!!!! You are not missing much here. Josh is nearly walking but has a horrid cold. Me too! The weather is yukky and I'm starting to do some freelance work as well so my leisure time is severely restricted. Boooooo.
Hope to email properly soon but just wanted to touch base here while Josh snoozes.
Lots of love to you. And keep well.
Clare

HI Tracey, Hope your stay in Orange was not too boring. We enjoyed having you around.... not to mention one very keen 3 year old! Come back again if you want - or we may be able to make a trip down the coast to Vicki & Paul's dairy. Didnt get to ask you if you know a few pommy girls that worked for me during the Games - Clare Shone & Aby Hone? Aby lives down near Brighton & Clare is around London somewhere. Have lost touch in the last 12 months or so. Safe travels, Carolyn & Crystelle.