Mood: Tired
Listening to: alarmed blackbirds (the cat stalks)
Had a few days at my brother’s. Got completely drunk on Christmas Eve, so endured Xmas day with a hangover. Not the most pleasant of experiences. I quietly vomited in the garden after the queasiness got too much in the morning. My elder daughter joined us on Xmas [...]
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Posted in visits, tagged christmas, hangover on 27 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Thunder
Posted in home, tagged gardening, weather on 18 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Mood: lazy
Listening to: thunder
Sat outside reading ‘A Short History of Everything’ and heard thunder. Looked up and sure enough the dark clouds approach. It’s been like this for a few days now – humidity then downpours. It’s becoming tropical. Normally December is just one of mild, cloudy days and maybe some drizzle and cool temperatures. [...]
Headache potential
Posted in home, tagged loud music, teenagers on 15 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Mood: fairly drained
Listening to: something loud
After a blisteringly humid day which drained the life out of everyone, I’m now home with thumping loud music – sharing the house with a load of teenagers in black. How delightful.
Some of the music I don’t mind. Some of it is… well… let’s just say it’s dark – I [...]
Feeling exhausted
Posted in home on 12 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been very humid past three or four days and it’s just so draining. None of us at work had any energy at all.Older daughter is home for a brief visit. She and younger went Xmas shopping today with younger daughter’s boyfriend. Older daughter only stayed one night and she’s cleaned out my fridge – [...]
Postscript to yesterday
Posted in home, tagged christmas on 11 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
I got onto the topic of age and my impending depression made me forget what else I was going to write.
I bought a tree on the way home yesterday. About a week earlier than I usually do. Daughter was happy and promptly named it ‘Jum’. Don’t ask – I have no idea. I have weird [...]
Getting there
Posted in visits, tagged ageing, christmas, gossip on 10 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
It feels like I’m slowly catching up with stuff. Started buying Xmas gifts, managed to mow the lawn today, got rid of some junk out the back…
So the Xmas lunch with the women went as expected. I got bored when two of them were talking about some woman they knew and how they were disgusted [...]
Biding some time
Posted in visits on 9 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
before I HAVE to start preparing a salad for a lunch with a group of women. They have a tradition now – to get together once a year (ie near Xmas). We used to meet on a weekly or monthly? (can’t recall now) basis when the children were very young. The habit didn’t die even [...]
And now to Christmas
Posted in home, tagged christmas, gifts on 7 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Report and presentation over. I can focus on Christmas finally. I’d better start buying some gifts. Oh God, and then there’s the Xmas cards. I’ve yet to send the ones overseas – oh dear. I have no idea what to buy for my brother – he has everything…
I get really annoyed by spammers. They go [...]
Three quarters done
Posted in work, tagged pain, relationships on 4 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Report done, thank god. Now for the powerpoint slides – shouldn’t take long.
I’ve spent four ghastly days fighting procrastination and trying to find motivation. The worst is over. Phew! Took me long enough. I don’t remember having such trouble before. I found all sorts of distractions just to take a break from tedium. I feel [...]
I’m an expert
Posted in work on 1 December, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
at procrastinating. I should be working on a report but I just can’t get motivated. The sun is shining and all sorts of other thoughts are racing through my mind, but not the subject at hand. Tedium. Just a few hours if only I got my brain working. Ho hum….
