A Day in My Life: 14 May

It's that time again - my, it does come around quickly. So the 14th this month is a Wednesday, which is a work day - although today I worked from home, which makes work so much better!

As I didn't have to travel to work this morning, I had a little sleep in - which was great, except it did make it that bit harder to get up - the snooze button did got a workout, I'm afraid.

I don't always feel like eating breakfast as soon as I get up, but I must have coffee, so I put the jug on and had a couple of biscuits while I logged in to work and checked my emails. The second great thing about working from home is that you can go to work in your pyjamas - which is just what I did!

After an hour or two I made some toast and a nice pot of peach tea - mmm peachy! As it was warm I took my work out on the deck, where I stayed until lunchtime, when the sun came over and it was too glary (oh, how hard working at home is!)This is my favourite new thing - the blue internet cord. I love it! We have wireless internet set up but in the last few months it has been really patchy, just not working, or dropping out frequently. So husby bought the magic blue cord - it stretches from one end of the house to the other, and outside as well. Yay! Unfortunately, the computer cord not quite as long, so I had to be very careful not to trip on it!

I know technology gets a bad rap sometimes because of the way it has speeded up work, and made it harder to get truly away from work. I think that is true, particularly in some professions and industries, but for me it's more a tool to help me work more efficiently and effectively. At work I sit in an open plan office so when I've got a big job to do that involves lots of writing and concentrating, working from home can make my work so much easier.

Over my "lunch break" I finished off the last couple of rows of a scarf I've been knitting, and washed and blocked it quickly - the first time using my lace blocking kit! I should have threaded the wires through each stitch along the edge of the scarf, but didn't want to spend an hour on it! Hopefully it will dry by tomorrow so I can flash it at work!

I spent a little time planning out the document I have to write - I've always found it somewhat difficult to start the writing - at school, on uni essays, and so on - but once I get some words on paper, it seems to flow a lot better from that point, and it was the same today. I'd done the pre-reading and work, and the thoughts have been rolling around in my head for the last few days, so they came out ok in the end.

Made another coffee at about 4pm and put in a final burst before the news. I always work better later in the afternoon, so felt like I got a lot done - except for a (thankfully) short period when the two little girls who live next door decided to have a squealing competition, interspersed by the older one singing at the top of her voice and playing the recorder. I know this sounds intolerant but (as a confessed former recorder player in primary school) is the recorder not the most annoying "musical" instrument ever?! Oh my!

I promised husby roast lamb for dinner, so put that on once the news was finished - lamb and lots of roast vegies - potato, sweet potato, pumpkin and carrot (and then peas and corn towards the end). Yesterday I finished the first skein of the yummy Blue Sky Alpaca which Kim gave me, so while the roast was cooking I wound the second skein and sat down to watch my latest guilty pleasure tv (shhhh, don't tell anyone...) Big Brother. I know, it can be crap but you know, it can be good. The sort of thing you can tune out of when it's bad or tune in when it is interesting.

Served up dinner - carved the lamb very badly - normally that's husby's job but he was on the phone. Not to worry, it all eats the same, as my mum would say! And cut some up for Nelly as well, so she wouldn't be miow-miowing round our feet as we ate. Forgot to take a photo but it was delicious!

Knit in front of Spicks and Specks and then flipped on Foxtel to watch American Idol - they are down to the last three and each of them are really good - I'd find it hard to choose who to vote for if I could vote (yep, I am a total sucker for (most) reality tv!!). I think both the Davids will get through to the finals though.

Normally I'd have a cup of tea around 9.30 but not tonight. Husby bought me home a little bar of Green & Black's Organic chocolate - yum!! I just popped the last piece into my mouth! I'll watch the West Wing (I do love my Foxtel too!) and then toddle off to bed.