Diary Entry
2.12 pm Well, I've made a start on getting organised to study for my crim theory exam, even if I haven't actually made a start on studying! I've just downloaded the lecture notes I was missing and the exam from last year to use as a guide. Some of the books I'm using (or will be using) are overdue at the library, but I don't care. I'll take them back Sunday when I go study. I know someone else needs them so I won't be hateful and keep them until after the exam, but I can't afford to drive back to uni to return them just yet. Since I'm going on Sunday anyway, I'll take them back then. That means I have to get cracking!
I just have absolutely no motivation. It's like my brain has partially shut down. I have a feeling it's my medication, and I'll go see Dr Aldred next week and discuss it with him. I haven't even felt like putting make up on for days, and that's not like me! I just don't care who sees me with no make up on! Saying that, it is doing a great job of clearing up my complexion!
I think Simon's become quite cheerful about the shop closing. I've made a point of doing things to show that I haven't given up entirely. Today I ordered some business cards and mailing labels with our new details on them. The company we use isn't expensive, so the ones we have that we can't use will just go into the recycling bin at home. It just seems such a waste to spend all this money on rent when the vast majority of our business comes from the internet! I just hope we can transfer the phone number to the second line at our house because we still have advertising out there with this number on it.
Simon and I had a real giggle last night when we went to bed. He leaned over to give me a kiss, and the dog sat there looking at us like he was sulking. I said, "I wonder what he's thinking when we're wrestling about in bed". Simon replied, "He's thinking, 'I wish that was me ...'" I looked at the dog and said, "Well, sorry mate! You've got no chance!" Simon laughed his head off and called me a pervert for thinking such a thing, but I thought that's what Simon was implying!
And Simon let me have a lie in this morning! He got the boys up for school, got them ready and took them, then he came in to the shop. I'm here now, but it was only fair since he's still trying to get the ice cream van ready to start earning some money.
3.43 pm What did I say about motivation? I haven't touched my studies. But I've tidied up the stacks and stacks of paper Simon had all over the shop office. I've also printed signs for our official shop closing sale and put them up in the windows. Oh well. Life goes on.
Simon's pulling his hair out because BT have screwed up our broadband service when they switched us over to a new faster connection yesterday. I hate to tell them, but it's only faster if it actually stays connected! Fortunately I don't have any studying to do online, but I'll still have withdrawal without the internet! I usually close the shop early on Fridays because there's no one around, but I'll probably stay until five today because I can get online!
5.34 pm Oh my god. Roy and Doz sent their Christmas presents to all of us last night, and they bought Jack a drum set. Almost as bad, Ricky has electric keyboards. I'm going to invest in earplugs because I sure will be buying a lot of them! I could use some now, even though they haven't taken their new toys out of the boxes yet because they won't shut up even though they're supposed to be doing their homework.
They bought me a basket of shower gels, lotions, etc., and Simon a car care kit. I said if these gifts are supposed to be telling us someting, then I stink and he has a mucky car.
10.14 pm I have the weirdest ideas when I'm trying to get rid of a headache. Today was no different. I was laying on the couch with a splitting headach, and I couldn't doze because the boys were hardly what you could call quiet. I was trying to convince myself not to eat any more of the chocolates Simon brought home with him last night (and failing miserably) when the the idea came to me about a blog dedicated to chocolate! Simon's reaction, of course, was "Why?" My answer was "Why not?" It's fun.
The headache is just about gone, but the kids aren't quiet yet. I told Simon I'm going to spend Sunday evening and most of Wednesday in the library studying since my exam is on Thursday.
We're up to 22 members on the DC forum! Pete has 22 members on his as well, and his started on the 5th of January. The DC forum started the 10th. I know, it's not a contest, and I'm not meaning to sound like it is. I only mean that we're doing well to get the membership up because we started five days later. Actually, Pete started a year or more earlier because he had been talking about having a Fiction Express forum when I first met him, and that will be two years next month. Wow, that's a long time! And I'll bet he still forgets my birthday this year.
1.12 am It's almost a quarter past one in the morning, I have to go work in the shop in the morning, and I'm wide awake. I actually feel like studying now. This sucks.
I just have absolutely no motivation. It's like my brain has partially shut down. I have a feeling it's my medication, and I'll go see Dr Aldred next week and discuss it with him. I haven't even felt like putting make up on for days, and that's not like me! I just don't care who sees me with no make up on! Saying that, it is doing a great job of clearing up my complexion!
I think Simon's become quite cheerful about the shop closing. I've made a point of doing things to show that I haven't given up entirely. Today I ordered some business cards and mailing labels with our new details on them. The company we use isn't expensive, so the ones we have that we can't use will just go into the recycling bin at home. It just seems such a waste to spend all this money on rent when the vast majority of our business comes from the internet! I just hope we can transfer the phone number to the second line at our house because we still have advertising out there with this number on it.
Simon and I had a real giggle last night when we went to bed. He leaned over to give me a kiss, and the dog sat there looking at us like he was sulking. I said, "I wonder what he's thinking when we're wrestling about in bed". Simon replied, "He's thinking, 'I wish that was me ...'" I looked at the dog and said, "Well, sorry mate! You've got no chance!" Simon laughed his head off and called me a pervert for thinking such a thing, but I thought that's what Simon was implying!
And Simon let me have a lie in this morning! He got the boys up for school, got them ready and took them, then he came in to the shop. I'm here now, but it was only fair since he's still trying to get the ice cream van ready to start earning some money.
3.43 pm What did I say about motivation? I haven't touched my studies. But I've tidied up the stacks and stacks of paper Simon had all over the shop office. I've also printed signs for our official shop closing sale and put them up in the windows. Oh well. Life goes on.
Simon's pulling his hair out because BT have screwed up our broadband service when they switched us over to a new faster connection yesterday. I hate to tell them, but it's only faster if it actually stays connected! Fortunately I don't have any studying to do online, but I'll still have withdrawal without the internet! I usually close the shop early on Fridays because there's no one around, but I'll probably stay until five today because I can get online!
5.34 pm Oh my god. Roy and Doz sent their Christmas presents to all of us last night, and they bought Jack a drum set. Almost as bad, Ricky has electric keyboards. I'm going to invest in earplugs because I sure will be buying a lot of them! I could use some now, even though they haven't taken their new toys out of the boxes yet because they won't shut up even though they're supposed to be doing their homework.
They bought me a basket of shower gels, lotions, etc., and Simon a car care kit. I said if these gifts are supposed to be telling us someting, then I stink and he has a mucky car.
10.14 pm I have the weirdest ideas when I'm trying to get rid of a headache. Today was no different. I was laying on the couch with a splitting headach, and I couldn't doze because the boys were hardly what you could call quiet. I was trying to convince myself not to eat any more of the chocolates Simon brought home with him last night (and failing miserably) when the the idea came to me about a blog dedicated to chocolate! Simon's reaction, of course, was "Why?" My answer was "Why not?" It's fun.
The headache is just about gone, but the kids aren't quiet yet. I told Simon I'm going to spend Sunday evening and most of Wednesday in the library studying since my exam is on Thursday.
We're up to 22 members on the DC forum! Pete has 22 members on his as well, and his started on the 5th of January. The DC forum started the 10th. I know, it's not a contest, and I'm not meaning to sound like it is. I only mean that we're doing well to get the membership up because we started five days later. Actually, Pete started a year or more earlier because he had been talking about having a Fiction Express forum when I first met him, and that will be two years next month. Wow, that's a long time! And I'll bet he still forgets my birthday this year.
1.12 am It's almost a quarter past one in the morning, I have to go work in the shop in the morning, and I'm wide awake. I actually feel like studying now. This sucks.
posted by Melinda at 1/13/2005 11:19:00 pm
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