It's raining this morning. Yesterday was 30℃ and it was sunny. This morning it's 13℃ at 10am.
The world is crashing down around me. I know it is. I feel like Librarian did fleetingly in her post a few days ago Am I Going Nuts?. I want to shout STOOOOP!
The world is crashing down around me. I know it is. I feel like Librarian did fleetingly in her post a few days ago Am I Going Nuts?. I want to shout STOOOOP!
On Tuesday evening Wendy asked if I would set up their new laptop and load various items of software that I had suggested might be useful. A couple of hours would see that job done and I could carry on with my own things whilst the programmes were loading. Wrong! Basically the network adapter wouldn't work so it wouldn't connect to the wifi or internet and I spent the evening and a lot of yesterday trying to sort it and then trying to convince the shop that it was probably a hardware and not a software problem. At 6pm last evening after their techno wizard had been unable to fix it they decided that it probably was faulty! Today I should be picking up a replacement.
That, in itself, doesn't phase me one little bit. I have infinite patience with computers these days. My philosophy is that everything is soluble. If it's not (ok I know that's a non sequitur) then it's not. Of course if it's mine and I'm relying on it it can be a pain and a half and I may be slightly less equable.
So what's my problem? Why do I want to shout STOOOOP?
The answer is that I want to do too many things in my life and all at the same time.
Yesterday, for example, as I was trying to take stock at the same time as sort the computer I realised that I had not realised that it was February already. February already! That means that in a few days several friends have birthdays and I have done nothing about it. That wouldn't matter but for the fact that I'm at least 5 days away by post.
So what's all this to do with being thankful? Well as it's raining I won't be going to croquet so I can concentrate of getting things done round the house (it really does need a good clean) and catching up with those things which I ought to have done but haven't.
So this morning I'm thankful for rain!
Mind you if I spent less time writing silly posts like this one...............
So what's all this to do with being thankful? Well as it's raining I won't be going to croquet so I can concentrate of getting things done round the house (it really does need a good clean) and catching up with those things which I ought to have done but haven't.
So this morning I'm thankful for rain!
Mind you if I spent less time writing silly posts like this one...............
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Thanks SP. That's made it worthwhile anyway! I sometimes do wonder when I get a bit carried away.
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ReplyDeleteBrilliant for cards when you are far away. Kate sends them from the ship. You can customise and they are generally delivered within one day - problem solved!
You are so appreciated for your "operations" on my computer. My computer is grateful too. The problem I have now is nothing to do with the computer but she and he (the printer) seem to have had a row and are just not speaking to one another. A divorce is about to happen and a marriage between the computer and a new and younger model of the printer will have to be arranged!
Love x
Thanks Spesh. I've covered this is our emails but I have to say thanks for Moonpig. It's solved the problem - I hope the card arrives in time!
DeleteWhere would I be if you didn't do this, just a bit off, I think. So, I'm thankful for bloggers like you that give me a peek at parts of the world that otherwise I'd never see.
ReplyDeleteHAD you heard of Moonpig.com? I hadn't; I'm going to check it out.
Glad about that, Norma. No I hadn't heard of Moonpig. It looks good and I've used it now.
DeleteI am not sure if it is age related, or just that we have got so used to doing far more in less time with new technology, but fitting in all the checking of mail, fb, twitter, blogs, papers, let alone any games, on top of work is proving a problem - too much to do and not enough time. Am training myself to scan it all quicker, but that makes it seem shallow. What worries me is that you don't "work" and you still don't have enough time to fit in all you want to do - there is no hope for me then :(
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It seems to be one of those odd things, Fiona, like time speeding up as we get older, that as employment decreases so leisure activities increase BUT they increase at a greater level than the employment decreases. Leastways that's how it feels.
DeleteI'm not working either, and my "social" life does not even begin to compare with yours, plus I usually spend several more hours than you on sleep... And I still feel like that!!!
ReplyDeleteSpending time on writing "silly" blog posts counts as life-saving, though. ;)
Here, here, Monica.
DeleteBe thankful for neither being lonely nor bored GB.
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Thanks for that reality check, Viv. I am very very thankful that I am neither of those things.
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