We got back from our little holiday yesterday afternoon, around 3.30pm. We unpacked, cleared away everything, and I gave the car a good wash, inside and out. Two hours later, we were hungry and grabbed a quick bite at JG’s a northern Chinese dumpling place in Glen Waverley. Then it was off to Safeway at the Glenn to grab some bread and milk and some other groceries.
When we got home, I dressed some of the chicken pieces we picked up and put them in freezer bags – enough for perhaps the next few days. Then I made lunch and by the time everything was done, it was about 8.30pm. I jumped on the net, blogged a few pics and then I joined kiddo and Theresa with Aussie Idol. It was a little after 9.00pm and we were all bushed and ready for bed. I started to think about what work was going to be like today.
I have been annoyed with the new receptionist at the gym – she opens the place later than the other one and this morning was no different. As a result, I was a few minutes later than usual when I left the gym and I was already worried about traffic as today is the first day back in school after the holidays. As it turned out, traffic was light and I got in the usual time which is between 10-15 minutes before 8am.
It was just the traffic which was light – office was sparse, too. My boss called in sick, the PA too was crook, so our department was down to 3 persons and not much to do. I used to long for Mondays like today but I was hoping for something more today. I wanted to do more, maybe just to make the day pass faster or get stuck into my new job more. Never mind – will just do whatever work there is, and see what happens. Sometimes God bless us (with a slow Monday after a good break) and we don’t appreciate it! At this point, Paul Simon’s 59th Street Bridge Song (Slow down, you’re moving too fast. You gotta make the morning last) starts to ring in my head again. We were listening to it a lot during our many hours on the road this past weekend and kiddo has now learned the whole song, not that it was a difficult task. The whole song finished after about 1 minute 15 seconds and hums on for another 30 seconds or so before signing off in under 2 minutes. For today – I’ve got “No deeds to do and no promises to keep”
Ante 