Friday, 16 September 2011

No, just very windy

So, I was a little sceptical about the much trumpeted arrival, of the tail end of Hurricane Katya but, for once, they weren't exaggerating.  No idea how Ireland and Scotland fared but I can tell you, Monday morning, on my usually windy walk to work road, (even on a windless day, it's windy,) my 20 minute walk from the car was ridiculous.  I literally had to pause between strides to steady myself, make sure I had pavement underfoot and.... take to a breath.

I was blown back to the car on Monday afternoon and we had a repeat performance on Tuesday, by Wednesday, thankfully, the wind had subsided.

Work has been tedious at best this week and has sucked the very soul out of me.  I booked today, Friday off, months ago, it could not have been more perfectly timed nor was I ever more grateful for forethought. 

My "inner voice," the one I've been ignoring for years but occasionally I think, hmm, should have listened this time, well, it's been speaking a little louder of late and seems to be sending me test signals to see if I'm actually listening.  A little angel snapped off my car radio aerial on Monday, the road I park on is pretty rough and there are always car casualties so this was nothing.  So, with only a fuzzy radio at best to entertain me on my almost hour long drive, it leaves more time for thinking.  Maybe a good thing.

On yesterday's drive home, I was contemplating what I should have done with my life so far.  The twists, the turns, the education, the pathways...yep, a little light thinking while concentrating on the drive, and after weighing up the would haves and the should haves, the one conclusion I came to is that if my life had taken a different turn, I would have missed out on the majority of my closest friends.  I concluded that, for whatever reward or destination, you were not something I would have given up... for anything.  There is nothing that could have replaced or compensated for what I have now.

Anyway, last night, I was watching an episode of SATC, Carrie is departing for Paris for who knows how long and whilst at her farewell dinner, she collectively asks Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, "what if I had never met you?"

Speaking of closest friends,  D finally checked in with me after several text messages from me over three weeks.  We had a three way conversation with her fresh-out-of-the-bath, beautiful but noisy boys in the background.  To be honest, I mostly listened but it was great to hear from her and I'm calling in for coffee and a long overdue catch up on my way home on Wednesday.  I can't wait.

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