I think it started with the non-drinking I have subjected myself to this month. Such an idiotic idea, it might have to change to not drinking wine, that leaves Vodka, gin, whisky….I should be fine.
All this abstenance is making me very tired, so these 7am starts, at school by 8.15 make the day very long. I try to go to bed early but I have a quick look at what is on TV or I wait for Desperate Housewives and before I know it I am still awake at 11 o.clock. This does not allow enough hours for beauty sleep so beauty is really suffering this month!
Anyway, back to today.
At school by 8.15, no breakfast yet, desperate for a coffee, drop by Costa thinking I could have my Soya Cappuccino, but the delivery van did not turn up yesterday so NO SOYA. You would think they would make the trip down the road to Tesco just to stock up….so, still sleepy and desperate for a coffee I get back into the car to go home (I did not think of having normal milk or even black coffee, clearly still too brain dead!)
As I arrive home my Painter is waiting to deliver painted cabinets and pick up new ones, as he leaves Jenny arrives awaiting instructions for what orders to pack up.
11 0.clock, STILL NO COFFEE. It is a miracle I am still standing, I feel as if I am about to fall into one of the boxes I am making up for the cabinets.
Jenny then suggests a coffee, PHEW…..BUT I remember that I have promised to see a poorly friend and bring her home made soup.
Into the garden I rush, (actually my lovely husband rushed for me as clearly I was in no shape to rush anywhere) and I start chopping up potatoes and newly dug up leeks for soup.
Doing really well, remembered to put the lid on the potatoes and go off to my computer. This is fine until I smell delicious fried pototoes, Yum but OH NO they will never be any good for soup now they are crispy….lovely husband can have those, I make a new set for friend’s soup.
At last, soup is made and I rush to the friend’s house.
My poorly friend is in a plastercast and has 4 children but when I turn up at her house it is looking great. Not only is it clean and tidy with beautiful flowers everywhere but she has just painted 2 of the rooms perfectly (no smudges or paint on the windows).
In my mind I look back to what I have left at home. The Kitchen has turned into a packing factory and there is still yesterday’s washing up in the sink and this morning’s breakfast on the table.
OH why am I not Superwoman when clearly everyone else is?? By the way if you are wondering why Husband has suddenly been transformed into ‘Lovely husband’ it is because he has been away for 2 weeks and it is a novelty to have him back!