I can't tell you how much I was looking forward to writing to you today because it's Friday and I can for once! Last Monday arrived and I felt dreadful, totally un-mended by the weekend and couldn't bear the thought of another five days before I could have time to breath again, sleep again and attempt to recharge. My boss must have been feeling generous/guilty because she agreed and so here I am!
Work has been trying again this week but not without it's funny moments, you know how technically challenged I am? I was fighting with a spreadsheet on Tuesday and eventually enlisted the help of a member of my team, we'll call him "David" to protect the innocent. "David" was extremely helpful, fixed spreadsheet and showed me how to do the same, great. Wednesday arrived, spreadsheet was uncooperative again, I couldn't remember what David had shown me and now David was off for the day. Thursday arrived and someone asked me if I'd fixed the spreadsheet and I said no, I was waiting for David's magic hands. Can't really explain the shade of red I turned, everyone thought my embarrassment was hysterical, thankfully that included "David."
The colleague that sits next to me has just returned from maternity leave. She starts work around noon and I love seeing her arrive, she's bright and bubbly and makes my last few hours whizz by when I'm actually starting to flag a little. L has baby brain and I have the actual or equivalent of early onset Altzeimers so you can imagine some of the conversations we have, weirdly though, we actually always know what the other is talking about.
District Manager Carol has just come over to give me a hug hello, have a general chat and ask me what I write every time I'm in here as the curiosity is killing her so I've just explained. Apparently, a regular has asked too, I should have kept them guessing shouldn't I!?
Left work early yesterday to take bridal gorgeousness to jewellers to see if they'd like to stock. Arrived at 4pm only to find another jewellery supplier in the shop with wears absolutely everywhere, nothing like LH but still, nerves were bad enough plus shop is tiny weeny, if I was so inclined, I wouldn't be able to swing a cat around in there. Didn't want to hover and interrupt business so opted to come back later. So, I'm waiting outside in the freezing cold with the wind ripping through me for twenty five minutes when I notice the opening times on the door, there is only five minutes until closing time. With five minutes to spare I stepped back in, original sales woman is still in there so I abandoned the mission and asked if they were open the same on Friday and promptly left but not without knocking nine boxed pens off the shelf and onto the floor on my way out, told you it was tiny. Really couldn't have gone worse or been more of a disaster but today is another day and after here, I'll be heading back to the jewellers.
Watched Grey's Anatomy last night, I'm going to assume you're still not watching it despite me telling you constantly that you must, so you'll have no idea what I'm talking about next but I'm going to tell you anyway. Christina, who is still traumatised after the shooting and unable to perform surgery, was taken fishing by Derek, (Meredith's husband, Meredith is Christina's best friend and a neurosurgeon.) Anyhoo, apart from having some really funny scenes, (love Sandra Oh,) the fishing scenes transported me way back to going fishing with George. Not sure how old I was, maybe ten? I would be down at the caravan for the weekend or maybe the week if it was the school holidays. George would have been up from a very early hour and being a light sleeper, I was always the next to wake. Off we'd trek over the dewy field to the banks of the River Dee where we would sit quietly and fish. I say fish, George would fish, I would sit on a boulder and watch him fish and the dark, cold water rush by with hardly a sound. I don't remember him ever actually catching anything on those occasions but I do remember how tranquil it was. It's a happy memory I haven't thought of for ages but I'm glad it popped back into my mind, they say we've forgotten more than we remember, I've no doubt this is true.
Absolutely adore Adele's; "Someone Like You," she has such a beautiful voice and is truly gifted, think she'll be around musically for a long time.
Slept well last night, ran for an hour this morning then logged on to hear the news about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The news footage is shocking, just seeing that unstoppable wall of water raging forward is amazing and terrifying. I hear Pacific Basin is on tsunami alert so I'll keep checking for an update.
I feel totally in a rut this week work wise but everyone is in the same boat. Latest cuts are public servant pensions, everyone will need to pay more in and work longer to get less out in retirement. I need a new plan so put your thinking cap on and let me have some ideas. I'll probably need to re-train so feel free to think outside the box, I'm open to anything, yoga teacher, plumber, botanist? Not even sure what a botanist is but willing to learn! Even thought this week about returning to you know where but I remember the long hours and they are not appealing. Long hours are OK as long as it's for something you enjoy.
Anyway, within the hour, hopefully I'll have had some good feedback on the jewellery! PS...spell checker uncooperative so please forgive mistakes again x
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