It's Friday hurrah! I'll tell you about the week in a second but I forgot to tell you, last Monday, I nipped into M&S and got a pack of three trainer socks for, wait for it... £1.00! Bargain of the day, I should, of course, have picked up two packs.
I watched the Downton Christmas Special, finally. I love Dame Maggie Smith anyway, but she has all the best lines in Downton. She is very funny and you should watch out for this hitting your shores. I can't remember if you told me you watched it but even if you don't, you can dip into the Christmas Special.
I read in a magazine that Radox have commissioned, "the most relaxing song ever." I confess I haven't listened to it all the way through yet. I went onto YouTube, found it, and the next prompt was for "thunderstorms and rain." I love the sound of rain and thought it might help with the sleeping. I clicked on the picture and it took me to... "relaxing kitchen noises." What? I've heard of babies nodding off in front of the tumble dryer but I'm a bit old for that, besides, I try to avoid the kitchen ;)
So, I survived the first few days back at work. It's been quite a week. The country has been battered by gales. Two people have died, some of the Scottish Isles have had to have hot food ferried over by the power company as they've been without power, and phones for days.
Tuesday was my first day back in work after the holidays and I barely slept. I think I got, maybe, two or three hours sleep. Most people I spoke to in work though were the same, well, maybe not quite as bad. The wind was terrible, I couldn't sleep thinking about work but laying there, with the wind howling, it sounded like the roof would lift right off and then you start thinking about property damage, or is that just me?
Didn't sleep great Tuesday night either, that was due to the wind. I've aimed to work extra hours this week, I did 9.5 on Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 on Thursday. I was really pleased with myself for sticking it out and making up some time, although it was a really long day by the time I drove home, not to mention, driving to work in the dark and then home in the dark, I was exhausted and it's just no fun.
On Wednesday, driving along Riverside Drive towards work, I saw a fox as I often do, this one however, instead of racing across the road in front of me, he was waiting patiently on the pavement waiting for me to pass, so that he cold cross safely, it was pretty amazing to see.
Wednesday evening driving home, the traffic slowed at one point, more than it normally does, we eventually filed past a car pulled over, lady driver standing with hand outstretched onto a cyclists arm, cyclist was touching his leg and bending his knee back and forth. I don't know what had happened or how she'd clipped him, he was wearing a fluorescent yellow jacket, but there had been some kind of altercation betwixt car and bicycle and I don't know who looked more stressed, the driver or the cyclist.
By Thursday, the wind was down to 32mph here, less than it was but I can promise you, walking against it to get to and from the car for work, is a challenge. On the drive home, who did I pass but the cyclist from the night before. Both he and the bike are in good working order, I'm sure the driver will still be recovering though.
My stomach has been terrible this week, not upset but bloated like you wouldn't believe. I've returned to eating exactly what I ate before Christmas, but my stomach seems to be rebelling for some reason, my body hates it.
Had hoped to get up around 6ish this morning, run for an hour and possibly phone you. I took a sleeping tablet last night so it was all I could do to drag my carcass from the mattress before 8am. I only managed a 20 minutes jog because of the time, then I showered, had some cereal and hit the road, only to get to Starbucks 10 minutes late. I hate being late and even the manager asked where I'd been!
Exercise this week? Well, I was of course, full of good intentions but it hardly happened. I am however back to walking up 5 flights of stairs each morning, plus, there is the 10 minute walk to and from the car for work. I did a few Tracy Anderson bottom moves each night, but really not many, it was my way of not feeling quite as guilty though. That's all though, I can't get up before 4am, work extra and work out, it's just not going to happen.
Did I tell you that J and dear Brother in law brought me a Halogen oven for Christmas? It looks impressive and sounds like the answer to my prayers. Quick, hot food in half the time, cooked in a healthy way without using tons of costly energy. Only trouble is, it doesn't come with a manual so it's all trial and error.
My kitchen light hasn't worked for about 2 years, no need to replace now as the halogen bulb is so bright, it lights up the whole kitchen, in fact, I think I got a bit of a tan while I was watching and I'm sure aircraft were starting to circle overhead.
After 10 minutes, veg and fish were still frozen so I upped the heat and set it for another 10 minutes. 10 minutes later, I realised it was safe to go and sit while I set it for another 10 minutes. At 7pm, and after eating about 15 cherry liqueurs left over from Christmas, not only was I feeling a bit sick but I was really tired, too tired to eat a meal really. I threw in the towel and put both veg and fish in a pan for 6 minutes then ate some of it when it was done, finally. I didn't even enjoy it at this point.
So, it's Epiphany and the Christmas decorations need to come down today or stay up until Easter. I'll be sorry to see my lovely tree go but glad for all the rest.
I heard NZ as well as Oz has fires but I can't seem to find where they are in NZ. Hope not near to you and hope no one was hurt. Back tomorrow x
http://youtu.be/-NB7kJ_Endw Relax... if you have time ;)
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