Birthday in Stereo & Mud

Hi!

Well. That week rocked! What a fantastic week! Started off painfully slow and then like magic – it was my birthday and I had the day off! Waahhooo! And then it was Thursday, and next thing you knew it was Friday, which went by really fast and next thing, my god it’s Sunday. What the?! Too fast!

So work. Is good. I really think we should have a four-day work week. What a difference it makes. And if we could have that as a floating day, take it whenever you want/need….. yeah. So I took Wednesday off for my Birthday. It’s my one sacred day. Then it was a busy Thursday, meetings, lots of back and forth to other offices, all very important, but very good in that I’ve kinda been given more direction in my little directionless job. And then it was Friday and another gal’s birthday morning tea (tea and cookies and cake around 10-10.30am usually. Sometimes they call it “smoko”, but usually “morning tea”) and then work for a minute, enough to warm up my office chair, and then it was to the pub for lunch for another gal’s birthday and then next thing we knew it was home time! Waaahhooo! But otherwise, work seems to be going fine. Always happy to have a gig that doesn’t annoy me!!!!

So Wednesday, my Birthday, yes. Was wonderful. Slow to wake up but made it to my 2 hour massage in time. Got to soak in mud for an hour. Also with a mud facial, then a foot “facial”, and then a massage. How nice was that. But during the massage the gal managed to find the pesky kinks in my back and said she didn’t have enough time to work on them then, so I have to go back this coming Wednesday for real work. Yeah. Have carried this line of knots and kinks for a few years so I guess now is as good a time as any to finally get rid of them. And then had a spot of lunch (very good, but so messy, unless I was that relaxed I couldn’t eat properly). Then it was shopping for a “micro stereo system” and cd’s. Excellent – almost like a normal person now that I don’t have to listen to only my computer or clock radio for tunes! And then it was out to dinner at what’s supposed to be one of The Best steak houses in town – the Norman Hotel, for, well, steak, and lots of folks came out for that, which was way cool seeing it was a school night. And I must say, the steak was awesome. (But how big of a dork am I – forgot my camera so thankfully Christine brought hers, will get the photos off her and send some up……..) Ahhhhh, it was just a reallyreally nice birthday. Very nice way to ring in one more year!

And then the weekend. Saturday was errands galore. Actually, it turned into shopping galore, but it was for stuff on my List – couch throw pillows (how can you sit/lay on a couch with nothing to prop up on, I ask you??), some new agey tinkly music that the massage lady suggested I pick up so I can “relax” when I get home from work. Hmmm. Put it on last night and about fell asleep. Maybe that’s why you put it on as soon as you get home from work instead, and not on a chilled-out Saturday evening at home……. And bought a suit jacket, that I’m pretty sure only goes with one thing in my wardrobe, but never mind it was only 20 bucks…. Yeah. Busy day for the ol’ bank account! Belated birthday presents I say!

And today was chores, which also happened to include the biggest chore of all time – filing taxes. Did it online and according to them I’m getting a bucket-load of cash back (four digits!!!! Gasp! ‘Course they take out heaps and heaps every paycheck…..). I’m pretty sure I filled out some tax forms wrong along the way but if it’s gonna work like that in my favour – am not gonna ask! Am gonna take it and buy a fridge and a washer……. And then I actually did a little bit of packing, gearing up for my move to the flat upstairs. Such crap I’ve accumulated over the last 2 ½ years. If only I had closet space I wouldn’t know about the accumulation……

And that’s that! Have looked at plane tickets to LA… $3,200. So you guys can come down here. It’s nicer and most of you have never been here. I’m not spending 3 grand to go where I’ve been already. No offence. Am gonna spend that 3 grand on livin’ large on the Great Barrier Reef or something. So come on down and join me!!!!

BYE!
J!