I have not had a good day today
- so last night I was dreaming about having a short get away with the kids sometime in the next couple of months and exploring options and costs - I came across a cruise - just a short one that went from Brisbane to Sydney and back again for Australia Day and would have been docked in the Harbour for the fireworks - but I ultimately decided a) I really couldn't afford it and b) it was during the first few days of term 1 for the new school year and that is one our busiest times helping to settle the students into new classes for the year. So I go to work and my colleague says to me - "a friend asked me to go on the Australia Day Cruise - I have already spoken to one manager and she said I can have the time off as long as the other manager says yes"! It so did not help my mood to start the day to hear she is going to go on the trip I had wanted to do. Then I had a run-in with another colleague who has been the cause of ongoing frustrations for all of us all year - I had another person with me for support but still not a great way to end the day! One positive out of all of today is that I have all 3 meals home-made and I haven't had any chocolate! I am hoping tomorrow is a better day but it is full of meetings that I am not really looking forward to either.
So sorry to hear this! What an awful coincidence about the trip! I totally understand what it's like to be stir crazy and want a little escape/getaway. I keep telling DH that we should be tourists in our own area for the weekend to break up the monotony sometimes! Maybe you guys can figure out some sort of a stay-cation
Yesterday was not a great day. I feel like I have gotten worse. My cough came back with vengeance last night. I pretty much coughed for hours. I haven't had a good nights sleep in over a week now. I am so frustrated with this. I am on day 9 and the doctor said it should only last 7 to 10 days. I don't think this will be gone by tomorrow. Hopefully by tomorrow it will be a little bit better.
That's awful! What ever is going around this year is absolutely the worst! I don't have anything helpful to say, other than to commiserate -- the infection/virus/whatever that got passed around the office over two weeks ago is still lingering here. Everyone still has frogs in their throats and coughing up a storm. It's vicious. Hope you feel better soon!
Giving to others..... the holiday season is all about that! Giving gifts, giving donations, giving time....give, give, give! While it can be wonderful and it can give your heart a warm feeling, it can be draining! How do you find "ME" time during this busy time of year?
BONUS QOTD: What is your favorite place/organization to make a holiday donation?
I can sum up my holiday Me-Time in that gif that's been circulating---
The caption on it reads something like "telling everybody you're going to bed but really you're going to watch Netflix til 3am" -- I can't find the actual one.... but yeah..... this is me.
My mother is staying with us until Christmas
and she needs to be entertained and talking to someone constantly when we are home. She also loooooooves to stay up all night and try to get us to do the same even though we work..... So my "bed-time" gets bumped up by about an hour and a half when she's in town. DH and I go to bed, he falls asleep, and I watch my shows or get on Facebook for an hour.
But because she is a super night owl, and DH works on Saturday mornings, I find I can sneak out of the house Sat mornings, go shopping, and be back before she wakes up or he comes home!
Bonus: Crazy cat lady that I am-- the rescue group that I volunteer with often really needs fosters this time of year due to the fact that some of the pet stores that we home a lot of the cats in close for the holidays. The cats need places to stay when the store is closed all day. So I foster when they need.
Toys for Tots is another favorite of mine.
Ok, I'm super chatty today... sorry, y'all-- back to work!