Comin' up Smarties!!!

I was feeling flat as a tack yesterday. I had wanted to leave work at 4:30, but stupid me committed to a 40 box retrieval (urgently required for a court case of course!) at 4pm, which took me precisely 45 minutes to do, so I didn't manage to get away that early after all. I got to the gym and felt unmotivated. To add insult to injury, both "Fit-Girl" and "Cheerleader-Girl" were there. Not that I am bitter, but these girls embody everything that I am not. Fit-Girl (FG) has a bum that doesn't wobble, energy that wont flag and even though she is red and sweaty at the end of her work out, she is still beautiful. Cheerleader-Girl (CG) is blonde with a flawless complexion and flexibility to make ones head spin. They make me feel like John Candy with a Tequila hangover. I hauled myself through my workout, barely getting my heart-rate above the "green column" and eagerly anticipating the end. I was on the stretch mat with FG, who, not satisfied with a complete curves 30 minute workout, proceeded to do man push ups and those push upy thingies you do where you hang off the edge of a chair and lower yourself toward the ground (I did one of them once in year 10 PE and went into cardiac arrest!).

Once I got home though, things were on the up. Andy and I had our regular post-work de brief, which is always nice, regardless of the kind of day we both had. We went round to Andy's folks place for tea and got to catch up with Judy & Andrew as well. Then went home and had a nice early night!

This morning, despite Andy having to start work at 6am, life started to get better and I am now sitting here wondering why the hell I even considered feeling miserable yesterday! Life is so darn good right now!!!

• The extra 15 minutes I put in yesterday saved me having to get in early today (to get my flexi time up)!


• I did my tax this morning, I thought I'd have to pay! No no! They are gonna pay me!!!


• I go on holidays in 2 weeks (and one day) time!


• It's pay day!


• It's nearly Friday!


• All this in addition to all the other things I have to be grateful for, like Andy, like the fact that I live in Coromandel Valley (yes, I still get excited about that!), like the fact that I am alive, employed and generally healthy!

I'm off to skip through a meadow now! Have a nice day!!! :-)