I was actually ok after all my jabs last week. I had to chain paracetamol for 2 days, but apart from that it wasn't too bad at all.
On Saturday I had my second (yes second - the first was in November) Christmas Meal. We had a total of 6 at the table (including my family). It all went really well and was a great night. I bought friends son a microphone that went down a storm. I've been telling her for years to get him into acting, so he's been going to classes for about 6 months and he's turning into a total Diva (in a good way).
He seems to adore it and is so proud of everything he does. I love to see that pride in a young kid.
Sunday morning I woke up with the relief that comes with having delivered a successful Christmas meal. I took dog down to the seafront - and did something I never do. I treated myself to a latte and walked along the seafront supping that. Now I know that this is not an un unusual thing to do. But it is for me. Normally I see all the people doing that and feel a great sense of irritation at them. I don't know why, but people walking along drinking coffee just seems utterly ridiculous to me. Quite apart from the price you have to pay to look so stupid. I'm not sure why I felt differently about it on Sunday, but I did.
It was a lovely walk actually. The tide was really far out - far further out than normal. As a result bits of the beach were visible that I hadn't seen before. Despite the fact I've lived by this precise bit of beach for 14 years.
I think that's one of the things I love about the beach where I am right now. Other beaches along the coast are always lovely and you always get the play of light - so no day is the same, but where I am here we have a reef and so depending on where the tide is you get a completely different beach experience.
Though if you are a surfer (like husband) it's not so great because the waves are not good enough to get a good surf experience - you'd get cut to pieces on the reef and if you go out far enough to avoid the reef you need to be a pro surfer to get a decent experience. (Husband is very much a 'just for fun' surfer).
Really not looking forward to work this week. I've been pushing and pushing for weeks to hit the deadline on an unexpected project. I should be able to wrap this up in time for Christmas - which was the plan.
Then suddenly on Friday a new unexpected project came up that's even bigger than the last one. I feel like the goal posts have changed and it's all a bit overwhelming.
HOWEVER, what it has shown me is that perhaps this is the way things are going to be in this new job. So rather than get in a flap about it - I'm going to work out how to manage it. This was helped by the fact that the new project was shared in a last thing on Thursday urgent urgent for all meeting.
On Friday I tried to get hold of some people to get some detail from them and everybody was off for the day. So basically Thursday was urgent urgent so everybody could have Friday off.
As a result I will not be cancelling my Christmas break and if people think they are walking away from this project and making it just my problem they are in for a nasty surprise.
Still love the job and the people and it's great to have a role that can make a difference - but that doesn't mean people get to take the 'p' out of me. I'm too long in the tooth to fall for that one.
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