Well, hello again!
My first full week at work is done and I’m really, really pleased by how things are going. I’ve managed to get out of bed and into the office on time five full days in a row. I even managed to get the dishes done between getting myself out of bed and heading off to the office five days in a row, which, wow, I’m kinda proud of that.
In fact I was feeling really wonderfully competent and in control most of this week. Like, hey look at me, managing a new job in a new (for me) field, while keeping my house from falling to pieces. I even managed to post to my photo blog most days and had a friend round to dinner one night without falling asleep in my mashed potatoes and snoring loudly.
This, for me, counts as real progress.
And then there was Wednesday. The day after the dinner party. Still my usual merry self, la la la. Dressed up in business attire. Gave the house an extra tidy, because Roger was coming over in the afternoon to measure up some windows. My new job coincides with the window company’s annual sale, so we’re replacing the two windows in the kitchen and decided, oh what the heck, let’s get an estimate on one of the windows in the bedroom while we’re at it. Roger has been selling us replacement windows since our B&B days. In some circles, he is known as the tidiest man on earth (that would be the circle inside my own head). I feel compelled to be at least that tidy when he comes over to measure. I don’t want him to know what a slob I truly am.
So I frolicked off to work, where I learned a whole new software, called our local MPP’s office and launched a Twitter stream, tra la la!
And on home at the end of the day, feeling really smug and maybe just a little tired, but mostly smug. And I fixed a cup of tea and Alan and I sat down to have a chat and talk about the day and speak in shocked tones about the cost of replacement windows (worse than replacing the guttering, Macy, but at least we can do it in stages).
Then I went into the bedroom to check email.
And that’s when I realized that I had left the peel from my breakfast banana on my desk.
So, how’s your week been? Able to laugh at life?
Wow! You sound like you’ve got things under control. I find my apartment is in shambles within hours of tidying, and after a week of school and work I’m proud if I achieve anything above and beyond eating and sleeping on the weekend.
Congrats on the new job and getting through your first week.
Thanks so much, Jane! Don’t forget it’s taken years of practice to get to this point. Plus, I have Alan to help with stuff, which makes it a lot easier.
And eating and sleeping is really what weekends are for…
Ah the innocence of those early working days! When you’d only had time to accumulate one peasky wee banana skin out of place!!!
Ten months into the day job and there are ENTIRE ROOMS I don’t go into in … what with not living in a mansion and all, I’m going to have to Do Something About It sometime…
PS congrats on the new job!
Thanks Macy! The thing is – unemployment led to generalized messiness covered in a fine layer of potato chip crumbs. Thought I’d try something new with the new employment status. But I’ll like hit the wall soon…