I left the restuarant at a very reasonable 11pm last night, but after a full week of work that was plenty later enough. It was a good evening - well behaved customers, all in good spirits and the chef didn't chuck a wobbly once. Even the way job was OK yesterday.
But instead of waking up ready to face a work free day with happiness, I was in the foulest of moods. Although it was work free, I had to catch up and do the stacks of things in the week that I hadn't had the chance to do because I've spent so much time working. Got up, showered and headed to the pharmacy to collect my cholera vaccination for trip to Thailand and Cambodia and then planned to head into town to spend the moring at the Pitman training centre to tackle the next stage of my Access course. But, due to severe lack of motivation, I called the Pitman centre to appologise for absence and headed home to put the kettle on. Now I've just got back from a much needed day in Weymouth sitting in a pub and walking along the seafront.
In addition to working 2.5 jobs, trying to keep in touch with friends, not live in squallor and get out for the occassional run, I've got another thing to squeeze into my daily schedule. The Boy has bought me a Nintendo DS lite. Not sure what he's trying to tell me. Anyway, I've been practising maths and memory for almost a week now and have only just managed to get my mental agility down to my real age. The idea is to excersise the little grey cells until they have the agility of a 20 year old. If I miss a day, the machine tells me off and reminds me that I need to practise everyday or I'll turn into a dribbling mess. If the machine doesn't tell me, The Boy acts as understudy reminding my that he has a mental age of 26 and I have some aging brain of some one in my 30's. I'm not overly worried, I am someone in my 30's. But I won't be beaten.
As well as making me feel really thick, this machine dishes out advice on how to make more use of your brain in day to day situations. So, I have been reading signs and trying to work out what people are thinking and then put their feelings into words. In general I've been trying to pay attention to the things that are around me. Looking back on my day, I can remember lots more details about my surroundings than I would normally; the number of bike racks next to the beer garden and how the tables were arranged around the leafless tree. That kind of thing. And, although I must have been paying a certain amount of attention to reach 33 without walking under a bus / off a cliff, I think I might have been letting lots pass by. Not really enjoying the moment. Anyway, with all these new things that I am now going to notice, I've brought a word trainer to go into the DS so I'll be more eloquent (and have beter spelling) when I come to write my blogs.
DAILY SUMMARY
- Mood: Content and a bit tired
- Weather: Warmer than it has been but a bit windy
- Guinea Pigs: Ernie is in training to be more friendly.
- Book: I don't know how she does it
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