# Daily Updates #

Made an excellent spaghetti, turkey meatballs and homemade sauce for tea  

Didn't manage the day well so worked over regular hours, got overtired and slept most of the evening. Now I'm working more regularly  with people, I'm finding there's some days where there's more of  a challenge to my task-orientated "leave me to it" mindset. 

Working on it

Still enjoying Stephen King's the Stand on Starz (apparently I'm in a minority) - I watch it after breakfast which is a far better way to spend what used to be the commuting hour.

First day back in "old" (really still "new") job after the project. 

Lovely. Time limited queries which are detailed and a bit messy but which I can pick apart. Fixed two today - another couple lined up. I'm back in my happy place. Tell what needs to be done, when it needs to be done by and leave the rest to me. The difference in my state of mind is staggering.

I'm really getting attuned to people "around" me - in the remote sense. Starting to realise just how they think (and how my thinking differs) and appreciating their shaky confidence. Maybe I'm becoming more accepting about the reality of day to day working - and the challenges of engaging with others who aren't quite as systematic in their thinking. 

Also (big thing for me) even though I woke up early I made myself do other stuff instead of wolfing breakfast and logging onto work things. That other stuff (in this case watching a random bit of TV for an hour) really moved me out the usual morning brain-churn and set me up for the day. 

Of course the difference is today is that I had control over my own agenda, my workload, the information coming in and how I could tackle stuff. It's when other people get involved with the work or I get dragged into random meetings that don't go anywhere that I start getting annoyed.

It's early days. Still the rest of the week to get through 

I impulsively gave myself a haircut today because it got too long for my liking. I just sorta followed a youtube video and went for it and it doesn't look bad!

I also made fries and almost immediately dropped them in mud. Feels bad man

Stupidly busy day today - I have to cover for a colleague all this week, which means twice the work and very frequent phone calls.

I wish.

Most of those Bog-Snorkilers are Fit-as-a-Fiddle Doctors/Nurses.

Were you in this video of the Irish Bog-Snorkelling Championships?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og3seVROf7c

blimey u're a tough one ---- i fixed a pair of wellies today with a soldering iron -- it worked    

no one likes sewage !

Ditto.

But i cleared the gullies, this morning, as well as unblock the sewage.

Dirty job, but has to be done.

then really sunny then snow again !!

same here

It just started snowing here !

count 10 breathes then work up to 100 breaths ( thats 1 to 10     ----  10 times )  ---- i use this to stop a whirling mind 

its worth a try 

It's 2am and I can't sleep.

Don't want to go back to work tomorrow (today!).  Chaos and too much information delivered in a dis-organised and fragmented way.

Brain on a churn too. Not about work. About other things. It doesn't know when to shut up.

Volunteering this week. Embroidery- finished a piece I was working on last night. Had uni this week too. Happy Easter!

I've got a bit of river too .

Enjoying the weekend. Brought Civilization on PC (after my resolution not to do any more gaming), lost a day to it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Happily sitting "green" on the mood chart.

Today: Finish Valis, watch some of the Stand, take another long overdue walk and allow myself to continue unwinding.

So much happier when I'm not around other people.

fixed a wall in my river - hope the cement doesn't get washed away 

then chopped wood -- i love chopping wood, the sound is just class

I was Quizmaster for 'The Biggest Zoom Quiz in the Country'. There were a few clues and hints needed for both teams, but they enjoy the fact that my quizzes are more challenging than others.

Just had my covid jab.      I've given in to social pressure.    I've got my 'conformance/compliance' papers.

Today I've primed and painted the bare plaster on the 2 new bedrooms.   My arm is aching, hand is a bit wobbly and my back is uncomfortable.       But at least the job is done.