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Date: 09 January 2005 19:46:19
I was going to do some more work on my research proposal (trying to get rid of 500 words for a start), but haven't quite felt up to it today after celebrating my friend's birthday yesterday evening. Red wine is a lovely thing, but once I wake up I don't want to remember it in quite that way thankyouverymuch. Hangovers are so unfair. [OK, so they're not, they're self-inflicted. But still.]
However, once I've finished this entry I am going to go for it. I've blogged before that dreaming about work is a sign that it's time to move on, and I had a particularly unpleasant dream about work last night that, in combination with the aforementioned hangover, made me wake up sweating and in a terrible state, for a while I was really quite upset (it involved getting mugged by a client's family - not nice). I know I'm not desperate to go back tomorrow after my week off, but my job really isn't that bad. Still, more confirmation that it's time to move on, so getting this research proposal right has to be my top priority.
I've been more successful on the gym front (did the full work-out today including toning work that I've not done for months), and have lost the lb weight I've been aiming to lose per week this week. Whether it stays off remains to be seen, but I'm hopeful.
I also think there may be the possibility of a counsellor coming up - will find out this week. I took Tractor Girl's excellent advice, and have had somebody recommended today by somebody I trust very much, as well as other possibilities. So am feeling much happier that something may actually happen sooner rather than later.
Tomorrow after work I go to my friend's official birthday celebration. Although her birthday was a couple of days ago and a few of us went out informally last night, the big bash is at a place near her work tomorrow, and apparently involves bowls, dodgem cars and camel racing (not at the same time as far as I know). Should be a laugh. I will carry on trying out my new toy (digital camera) - last night I discovered that the red eye reduction light is very bright and fools people into thinking that the photo has been taken, so they then go all wide-eyed and "wow that was bright" and *then* the photo gets taken. So I had a few pictures of people looking like rabbits startled in headlights, somehow I think the "delete" button will be well used till I get the hang of it.
Sigh, OK so I'm procrastinating now. I hate word limits - how can I possibly get rid of 500 words when every single one of them is so earth-shattering and scholarly and vital? Perhaps I should have asked Father Christmas for the gift of minimalism.