07:00 Wake up 'cos Hubby has to get up to go to work. Thank the universe that I'm on late shift so can sleep another 15 minutes. Roll over, shove head under Hubby's pillow and sprawl comfortably. Snore a bit.
07:15 Pandemonium wakes me - phone is throwing a fit with alarm going off. Phone is not next to bed where it should be. Hubby charges out of bathroom to dig in my handbag, finds phone and hands it to me to switch off. Am now completely awake. Get up, shower, etc at leisure... after all, am on late shift this week; no need to rush.
07:55 Check the letter in my rucksack to confirm I have to be at hospital for blood test at 09:301. Oh sh*t! Appointment is actually for 08:30. Panic a bit then gobble down half a bowl of cereal and leave house for first time in about 20 years without first having coffee.
08:20 Turn off motoway to follow big blue H sign to the hospital.
08:30 Stuck in traffic and not at all sure I'm going in the right direction.
08:40 Spy another big blue H sign down road on the right and thank universe for red traffic lights.
08:50 Stop in the hospital parking lot, remove helmet, balaclava, gloves and rucksack. Dig in rucksack for phone and ring the bloody lab to find out where I'm supposed to go.
09:00 Announce myself at the window, take a number and wait.
09:55 Blood test is done, using special test tube to outsmart clumping platelets. Have arrived at work after following naught but my impeccable sense of direction to find my way to work through an area I don't know at all. Pat self on back, change into working clothes and saunter up to desk.
10:05 Arrive at desk to find new young colleague looking pale and panicked and lots of managers looking worried and talking in hushed voices. Pick up info from garbled rumours that air-conditioning failed or pipe burst or something and Comms Room is under an inch of water. Still haven't had coffee. This is not good.
10:10 Establish that nothing has actually failed... yet. Boss arrives and takes over worrying. I get to have a cup of coffee at last.
13:24 Panic is over, water is gone (mostly) thanks to long-suffering Hoover. Ask universe if perhaps I should have stayed home today? Try to remember what I started doing before I was interrupted by an interruption of an interruption of an interruption 2 hours ago. Check today's canteen menu online.
15:35 Is it just me or is it really hot in the office today? Ah, no it's not just me. The air-conditioning is faulty (again) and the temperature is around 29°C (84°F) at my desk. I know this 'cos one of my colleagues has a thermometer at her desk. According to my Accuweather Info Bar in Firefox, it is currently 7°C (45°F) outside. We're debating who to nominate to go demand free ice cream from the boss.
15:42 The guy behind me discovered that Ryanair now charges €4 to check in at the airport. Much muttering and head shaking abounds.
16:46 Interrupt myself to change picture on my PC desktop. Now staring wistfully at photo of Montreux, remembering how nice it was there and how much fun biking 'round Europe was.
17:01 Reviewed weekend in head. Think personal emotional crisis is past. Wonder if going to Salsa club with Hubby and step-children + step-daughter's friend on Saturday night is normal. What's the opposite of dysfunctional?
17:07 Very painful sneeze due to putting neck out while sleeping last night. OUCH!!! Thank universe I don't sneeze very often. Wonder just what I was up to in sleep to cause neck to go out.
17:08 Will this day ever end??
17:15 Wonder how to allocate blogging on today's timesheet. Oh bollocks! More work to do...
17:25 Only 45 minutes to go. Sneak login to Blogger to post this rubbish... oops boss is back. Scratch that.
19:28 Home at last. Had great (if chilly) ride home on motorbike :-)
20:27 Tummy full. Hubby made supper, yay! Kids cleaned up afterwards, double yay! "Heroes" is on in an hour, yay and woohoo!
I guess not all Mondays that start out bad end up that way, eh?
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1 Apparently I have clumped platelets1.1 so my doc sent me direct to the lab as they have to order in a special tube. Just part of a regular checkup, so don't panic.
1.1 Seriously... "Clumping Platelets"??? WTF??!
Monday, February 18, 2008
a day in the life...
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"17:15 Wonder how to allocate blogging on today's timesheet."
Try "General admin". Works here... ;)
Hmpf. Blogger ate my first comment; how rude. Look on the bright side - clumped platelets should ensure that you will be relatively safe around sharp objects. Although I still wouldn't recommend running with scissors. ;)
Does this mean you passed the test or what?
hhhmmm clumping platelets well that makes you extra special.
I need to get my hubby to cook for me and then kids to clean up afterwards. You lucky dog. :)
i thought they just opened a vein for clumping platelets... heh heh
Anne - Thanks, that works well. Makes me look busy too.
LiVeWIre - Sadly, with my track record, I don't necessarily need to be running with scissors to cut myself. Standing still, with any sharp implement in my hand seems to do the trick quite well, lol!
Kyknoord - Excellent question. I'll send you the answer in the mail. Sometime. Or, perhaps not, depending on if we're on Irish time or African time.
Beads - Hm, I've been called 'special' before... LOL!
Angel - Ah everyone's a comedian ;-) Don't you know this is serious? They're already clumping, next thing you know they'll start a revolution!
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