A Bossy Bitch.

 That's the stable job over for another week. To be honest this week was actually better than previous weeks. I think because I went expecting the worst and nothing really happened I figure I came out a winner.

Following the advice of Rob I decided to practice my boss skills on the workforce. Okay, don't worry, I'm only joking! I'm not really turning in to a bossy bitch, I was very nice about it yet at the same time assertive - I've been looking up on how to be a boss! I noticed at one point near to the days end, that Elisabeth and Alison where standing around in the yard jabbering away, they were waiting for the horses to come back from a trek so they could untack them and ride them back to the field. I'd thought of this little job several times in the past, but because I didn't like to butt in I've never said anything before today. When the horses come in to the yard on a morning they get tired up and given a net of hay to chew on. So as those two were hanging around and the hay nets were all empty why wait until the morning? So I saw this as a good opportunity to assert my authority as Rob had suggested.

"Are you two doing anything?" I asked them. Of course this was a typical grand farther approach, asking a question I already knew the answer too.

They looked at me like they had never seen me before!

"We're waiting to put the ponies back." They replied.

Some of the girls like to ride them back to the field at the end of the day. So that's what these two were waiting for.

They then tried to walk off.

"Just a minute." They turned to face me.

"Gather up all these empty nets and fill them ready for the morning. You can hang them up on the railing in the stables." I said.

They glanced at each other before saying, "What about the ponies?"

"Don't worry, if they're back before you I'll make sure no one else takes them to the field. If you're quick about it you will be back before them anyway." I reassured them.

So that was it for my first bit of bossing, and they did get the job done before the trek returned anyway.

As for Charlotte, I still can't figure her out at all. I didn't bother waiting for her as I didn't even want to see her, even though I knew I would have to at some point, unless she didn't bother coming today. When our paths did eventually cross I was having my lunch in one of the stables out of the wind, which has been bitter today. She walked in, said hello which I returned, and sat down next to me on the bale of straw. She started talking about some people who she had been out on a trek with. Then there were other bits of chit chat between us. She was completely normal. I'm not sure how I expected her to be but it wasn't like this. 

Then when we were packing away our lunch boxes she said, "Did you message me the other day about coming over to the farm sometime?"

I looked at her face, there was no answer there, just the usual pretty sweetness as per usual.

"Yes, twice actually." I replied, wondering what was coming next.

"I thought you had. I was having my piano lesson and I saw it on my watch about coming over to the farm some time but when I went to look on my phone and reply, after my lesson I couldn't see any new messages from you, so I thought I must have been mistaken. I'm sorry about that."

I'm not sure now what to make of her. Even if the first message did disappear for whatever reason, surely the second one wouldn't disappear as well, and what about that terrible reply? I'm very perplexed by it all. I didn't get to talk anymore as Lyn came in and we had to get back to work. I saw her when I left, she was waiting for her mother to pick her up. Rob was there so she didn't speak much. She did say in a round about way that she would like to come to the farm sometime but I wasn't taking that bait. Then her mother, and I think her brother turned up and that was that. 

I stayed and chattered with Rob for a few minutes and we parted agreeing that she must have been on something the night she sent the message because the person we saw today was not the same one who sent that message.

The only other thing of note was Lyn thanked me for organising the hay nets, she said it would be a great help for tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a special day here, it's mothers day! So I'm going to be busy I reckon.