In a period of great boredom (first working day back at work this week, and nothing - seriously, NOTHING - to do), here's a list of random stuff going on in my head. A list of things that probably need sorting out, if only I had the time... you know how it is / I am:
1. After Jack's birthday sleepover this weekend (5 and 6 year olds x 5), why is it that other people's kids seem better behaved than ours?
2. Our garden is finished (finally!). Are we going to spend enough time in it to justify what it has cost us (which will require adjusting our evening tradition of collapsing in front of the TV and instead decamping to the new al fresco majlis - that's me being multi-cultural there!).
3. With less and less to do at work each day, where is my career going and what am I going to do about it?
4. With more and more free time at work each day, would it be worth signing up for a subscription to The Times (the only UK newspaper that is printed locally here), so that I don't have to buy a paper that is at least a day old by the time it has been imported?
5. Where should we go on holiday this year - having spent Christmas in the UAE, I have a little more annual leave available than usual, so it would be nice to go somewhere other than the traditional two-centre summer holiday in Dorset and Crawley. I have an unexplainable sudden desire to go to somewhere like Japan. No idea why.
6. My parents and my Nan arrive this coming Wednesday, which I'm very much looking forward to. But will Nan 'get' Dubai? Am dying to show her around our home, our neighbourhood, our city, but I think it will be like nothing she has seen before or will see again. A little concerned as to whether she will be able to restrain her occasionally age-attributable, no-offence intended, but nevertheless slightly racist remarks!
7. Are we giving Rhys enough time and attention, or is he forever destined to suffer third child syndrome?
8. Willl Southampton make promotion this season, given their apparently impressive yet ultimately unsuccessful bid to cause a big FA Cup upset?
9. Why do mouth ulcers now seem to come more frequently than they used to, and always in two's?
10. Are the Egyptians just cashing in on recent instability in Sudan and Tunisia, or has a hostility to their 30 year President actually been building for more than the mere 5 days that have seen demonstrations taking place? And on the flipside, given that if Mubarak were to merely stick his head out of an open window it seems likely at present that there would be at least one Egyptian among the angry mob crazy enough to shoot him, what possible reason must he still have to want to remain in power?
11. Why have my music tastes recently regressed to the early 1990s (for example, R.E.M.'s "Automatic for the People", Sting's "Ten Summoner's Tales", Phil Collins' (yes, I know!) "Both Sides" - actually a great album -and Crowded House's "Woodface")?
12. Is anyone actually reading this blog apart from immediate family? Who am I really doing it for?
Just stuff that's on my mind...
1 comment:
Your child will behave better at other peoples houses than they do at home. Fact.
Probably not enough time to justify cost, but enjoy it anyway. It looks fab.
If you are thinking about your career, that is the first step to making changes.
Sign up for the Times. Stop procrastinating.
Holidays. Japan sounds good, but maybe not for kids? Try Disneyworld.
Yes, your Nan will probably be unintentionally racist or culturally insensitive. She comes from simpler times. Just make sure she speaks quietly.
Rhys will be fine. When the other two are at school and nursery he has time on his own. He also has the advantage of having older siblings to learn from.
No, Southampton won't get promoted.
They are said to be caused by lack of vitamins and stress. Eat more fruit and veg.
Egypt. Pass.
Musically wise you are reliving your youth. Middle age crisis.
Yes, other people do read your blog.
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