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 59^th 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”