This all happened todayWe met our friend Minal at lunch, she hasnt changed in the 2 years since we saw her last, (apart from) lost a bit of weight, been travelling again, back to Kenya to her parents roots, Miami to some sort of Hello wedding, stressed but successful in her London work.
My oldest friend in the world confirmed she is coming down to Devon from Leicester tomorrow. She was born 3 weeks after me back in 19XX and we have got on brilliantly ever since. Our parents were friends back in the days of black and white TV and steam trains.
My daughter was lovely to me on Facebook
I did the Hard Sudoku in the Guardian in 15 minutes. Ha!
The Regional Assembly Transport Board Okayed our bid for for our junction scheme in Paignton(£4.2M)which I bid for and asked them to move forward into their underspent current spending round, rather than in 5 years time. I ought to thank my Asst Director for talking to the Assembly Board today (Obviously, if the bid had failed, I wouldn't have mentioned it (again))
I got Shopmobility's fundraising accounts past Licensing, despite several non-compliant bits, so we can fundraise on street again this year.
My "honorarium" for doing the work of unreplaced boss came through. Not huge, but not to be sneezed at (approx £250 net for 3 months, unless that was the first installment)
One of the other Team Leader's was very considerate to me and my headless chicken of a team, and has put in a Good Word with the Powers That Be. Doesn't mean I know what I am doing, just that we have sympathy. And I have delegated some tedious stuff to our Boy in the Office and he seems happy to lap it up and learn Local Government Speak by the experience)
And here is the clincher:
My son is in Venezuela for a year at Uni. I had threatened to go and see him.
My mother just offered to give me, this very evening, out of the blue, from dad's Premium Bond account, which she doesnt need, enough money to pay for my trip to Venezuela and to afford a trip with my Boy to fly past Angel Falls in a Douglas DC3 Dakota, along with trips to the Andes, the Rain Forest and the Orinoco. I am stunned. A trip that was threatening to go off half-cock through penny pinching and lack of finance, seems destined to go off full-cock. Whatever that is.
Black Dog? Swivel!
(As an aside, I have moved mentally from one of utter despair on Tuesday morning where I spent an hour traipsing around Taunton cursing and swearing at life and all it's dreariness, to one of elation this evening. I am sure there is a name for this, and I am hoping it is not "manic depressive")
5 comments:
The word you are looking for is 'human'.
wow jammy travel bunny!
When you next have one of those REALLY crappy days, just remember to re-read this blog entry, and remind yourself that there are REALLY good days too...
It's not you, it's Taunton. It's an awful place, completely soulless - I live quite near so am entitled to have an opinion.
As a regular sufferer from the 'Black Dog', I know how awful it is to be bitten.
For me, it appears when I feel out of control, out of options and usually without sufficient funds to change matters.
The experts say, when the Black Dog bites, we should remember happy moments to move our thinking into the positive. Perhaps the trip you describe in this post will bring enough happy thoughts for many years to keep the Black Dog from baying :-)
Take lots of piccies on your trips and keep a copy of just one in your wallet.
Jammy jammy jammy jammy bugger!
Yay for lovely holidays and seeing the Boy! Send me a postcard.
Everyone is allowed lousy days. Thats what makes us people!
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