Gingerjo’s Blog

Whoo hoo! I passed my Marketing Planning exam. I’m so pleased because now I only have two more CIM exams to sit (sorry I mean pass) - then it’s all over and I get my life back.

We had lovely weather on Sunday so since Mark and I had popped down to North Wales to visit my Mum and Dad we figured we make as well make the most of it and get some exercise.

So we went for a walk around Llyn Peris in Llanberis. We’d never realised there was a slate quarrying museum there, but while it looks good for a visit it was mid-afternoon already so we figured we’d better head off up the hill. We followed the rocky path up the hillside watching the lakeside train go past below and the folk in their rowing boats paddling around the water. The view from the top above the trees was lovely. The path then mostly becomes road and makes for easy walking.

We were accosted by a retired quarryman who was bored and fancied a chat. He was telling us how his grandfather and father and himself had all worked to work from his little house and how he’d seen the valley change over the years. He’d also worked cutting the great cavities in the Electric Mountain ready for the turbines to be installed. Now with the building trade in recession he’s worried that quarrying slate locally will go for good. I hope not, but he’s probably right.

Afterwards we walked back down to the lake edge and round back to the car park. After a quick drink in one of the hotel bars we headed off in search of a hearty meal - the Spice of Llanberis seemed up to the challenge. We couldn’t be bothered standing in the queue for Pete’s Eats and a curry seemed just the thing anyway. It wasn’t bad at all - I’d eat there again.

As a break from working I thought I’d spend a few minutes finding out more about me. We’ve been watching the BBC series ‘The Making of Me’ and it’s peaked my interest - who am I and what are my strengths and weaknesses?

I’ve taken the Jung Typology test at http://www.humanmetrics.com/ - apparently I’m an INFJ or Counselor Idealist.
I scored: introvert - 67%; intuitive - 25%; feeling - 50%; judging - 44%

However, when I take a test on the BBC website (which is based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indictor questionnaire) then I come out as a Resolver as my answers reveal the four aspects of my personality are: introvert, heads, facts and spontaneous.

So I’m not really any the wiser.