So how are you feeling Col? Been thinking of you all week and wondering how you're doing. Hope that you're watching back to back rom coms or are relaxing in the sunshine if it's still warm enough.
All okay at this end. I've been trying to fend off either tonsillitis or a cold since Monday, the body obviously went into shock following the good times and the late nights last weekend and so I have some kind of lurgy brewing. I didn't have to be up early today so of course, I woke at 3am. I was dreaming of swimming underwater just before that, it was somewhere very blue and very floaty, no breathing apparatus but definitely not drowning, just weightless gliding and quite lovely.
Work wasn't too bad, I had four; "your hair looks nice," on Tuesday after I couldn't be bothered to do anything and so just ran the straighteners over the fringe and sides. So much for all of the mornings blow drying and curling!
Spoke to B last night and had the usual conversation; "you ok, yes?" followed by, "anything to report, no?" Remember how "closed questions" were drummed into us Col? Not only do I get closed questions, but she answers them for me too. I really want to say; "my brain fell out last week and there is a shark living in my garden," but I just say "yes" and "no," it's easier.
I worked out for an hour this morning, probably a mistake as I sounded like a wheezy ninety year old by the time I'd finished. I'm here... you know where and after my filter, (not quite ready for green tea yet,) I'll be heading home to mow the front lawn. The grass isn't terrible but you know how it has a sudden growth spurt at this time of year and compared to next door's perfectly manicured specimen, it looks a show. After that, I need to iron then I need to revamp my resume. It's not that long since I redid my cv but I looked up an example online last night and it's totally different now. Did you know you should open with "a personal statement"? Could be tricky. Do you think, "you'd be a fool not to employ me" is too pushy? I'm looking for something low profile and "back of house" for the second job. Something not too challenging after a day at work would be good.
A mother and daughter have just sat on the next two stools to my right. Very well groomed, perfectly nice, I've just asked if they'd like me to move up a stool but they're ok still, the perfume is pretty overpowering. Mr Regular comes over to tell me not to get too stressed that someone has invaded my space! I really don't mind... am I that transparent? Maybe he would have felt stressed. They're not there too long but I've been desperately trying not to cough, reminds me of D's wedding when I had bronchitis and I tried only to cough during the hymns and not the vows.
Vanessa Feltz has taken over the radio show which accompanies me to work in the mornings. I was a bit sceptical but it must be difficult for presenters to hit the right note that time in the morning, there are of course night shift workers and insomniacs who've been up for hours and are wide awake and people like myself who haven't been up that long and are still feeling a little fragile and sleepy, must be a difficult balance for them. Lady V... as she likes to be known, was quite entertaining at first and refreshing, her predecessor, Sarah Kennedy was lovely and a bit like an eccentric Aunt but quite pleasant to listen to first thing in the morning, Aled Jones who sometimes covers is just lovely, totally unchallenging, (in a good way,) and his easy voice and gentle humour are perfect and just wash over you. Lady V... in comparison, while initially a breath of fresh air, is quite jarring on the nerves at that time in the morning. Her delivery is vociferous bordering on argumentative and she's there on her own for most of the time! Imagine the most dramatic lawyer in the world, summing up the closing argument of his life, and you'll get the idea. Anyway, I had to mute her on occasions this week. I want to like her but maybe it's the lurgy taking over, maybe I'm just not a morning person, maybe she's just too loud for that time slot.
Take a look, how cute? http://ow.ly/i/aggn
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