What were you doing the day that Barack Obama was inaugerated as the first Black President of the USA?
I'm sitting in a very messy house partly answering emails for work and partly watching the proceedings on the tv with the heating and fire on this cold grey January day.
Why messy house? Because we are partly through our sitting room being redecorated due to a leak caused by the mfi bathroom fitters (this journey started last June remember) and the ceiling which should have been finished now needs to come down and be rebuilt and then plastered again and hence the mess and dust.
But the tv has just shown Barack fluff his declaration poor love I think he was bit over excited and raring to go. Lets listen to the speech.
He is talking about the crisis facing the country and that people should pick themselves up, dust themselves off and (no not start all over again but re build the country again. Massive public works similar to FDR and the new deal. I wonder if they need to build the country in a different way rather than rebuild.
He's now saying they will look at what works will be kept and what doesn't will be got rid of.
Its funny watching the crowd, you see his daughter filming him on her digital camera and a friend yawning.
A link to his fathers village in Kenya says America is friends with everyone!! Wow even those that oppose capitalism?
Sends a strong message to the terroists that they will be beaten. I guess that pleases lots of people that worry about capitulation and yet he talks about wanting peace and is talking directly to Moslems.
The world has changed and we must change with it.
He changes his tone and volume when talking of positive attributes of honesty, goodness and kindess.
He talks of being a man who 60 years ago would not have been served in a restaurant is now the president.
Builds to a crescendo when talkin of going ahead through difficult times, icy winds and weather.
It sounded like he was trying to manage difficult expectations.
He has just shaken George Bush hands who has been very gracious through this transition and perhaps that is the best thing I will say about him!
So Barack can you do it? You said you could but did you really know what it was that was needed and now you are beginning to find out can you really do it?
the world waits to find out and meanwhile I wait to find out if my sitting room will be re decorated.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Thursday, 8 January 2009
End of Christmas holidays
Today was the last day of my Christmas holiday and bearing in mind that I have not been officially at work since Christmas eve although in reality the last few days before Christmas were very quiet and I have had some considerable time off it has gone very quickly and I've enjoyed it all and am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow.
I have slowed down so much, going to bed earlier and sleeping longer, pottering around and not even doing much housework, today I have not even made the bed a shocking event for me! I cannot say I am bursting with energy following all this resting and there is something to be said for keeping busy to feel energetic but I do think it has done me good to stop working and take stock of things for a bit.
We had a lovely Christmas and although it was a lot of work for me I did enjoy seeing everyone have a good time and it did seem as if they did with lots of laughter and silly games and stuff. No one got stroppy and there did not seem to be any atmosphere well none that I could detect at any rate.
The rest of the holidays was nice with enough rest and recuperation followed by Big Sheet nights and more rest and recuperation.
Tomorrow I am supposed to be going to my bosses for a late Christmas meal but to be honest I really don't want to do that late night driving so am not sure if I will go or not. Ideally I would like to go to work tomorrow to find it has been postponed till the spring and the warmer weather.
Talking of weather we have had several really cold days and nights with temperatures plunging to below zero. So much for global warming.
Saturday we have the murder mystery and hopefully this will be fun. I am trying to find some cheap and quick recipes for canapes another reason I don't want to go out tomorrow as I shall want an early start on Saturday and have to yet get the wall paper for the sitting room.
I think I have finally chosen the style which is big and bold with browns and creams in it and should be a good contrast for the rest of the room which will be a bright cream wallpaper.
Lots to do at the weekend as following the murder mystery everything will have to be removed from sitting room for the plasterers to come early Monday morning.
No the more I think about it the more unappealling going out tomorrow night feels.
I have slowed down so much, going to bed earlier and sleeping longer, pottering around and not even doing much housework, today I have not even made the bed a shocking event for me! I cannot say I am bursting with energy following all this resting and there is something to be said for keeping busy to feel energetic but I do think it has done me good to stop working and take stock of things for a bit.
We had a lovely Christmas and although it was a lot of work for me I did enjoy seeing everyone have a good time and it did seem as if they did with lots of laughter and silly games and stuff. No one got stroppy and there did not seem to be any atmosphere well none that I could detect at any rate.
The rest of the holidays was nice with enough rest and recuperation followed by Big Sheet nights and more rest and recuperation.
Tomorrow I am supposed to be going to my bosses for a late Christmas meal but to be honest I really don't want to do that late night driving so am not sure if I will go or not. Ideally I would like to go to work tomorrow to find it has been postponed till the spring and the warmer weather.
Talking of weather we have had several really cold days and nights with temperatures plunging to below zero. So much for global warming.
Saturday we have the murder mystery and hopefully this will be fun. I am trying to find some cheap and quick recipes for canapes another reason I don't want to go out tomorrow as I shall want an early start on Saturday and have to yet get the wall paper for the sitting room.
I think I have finally chosen the style which is big and bold with browns and creams in it and should be a good contrast for the rest of the room which will be a bright cream wallpaper.
Lots to do at the weekend as following the murder mystery everything will have to be removed from sitting room for the plasterers to come early Monday morning.
No the more I think about it the more unappealling going out tomorrow night feels.
Sunday, 4 January 2009
A good end and a good start
Just finished the annual putting away of Christmas decs and trying to rearrange the room so it looks bigger task. This generally last all day and consists of taking down decorations which looked so cosy and festive only a short while ago and now looks dusty and tawdry; dragging out the old and by now rapidly shedding its needles real Christmas tree during which I normally declare we shall have an artifical tree next year. On bad years the hoover has died and I have resorted to trying to pick up needles with a dustpan and brush but thanfully not so this year; spending hours moving furniture to different parts of the room in the hopes that it will give us more space and lend the room a cultured and cosy look but nine times out of ten I move the furntiture back again as it doesn't work in too many different ways. This year I became very tired and weary and stomped upstairs saying how nice it must be to live in a house where people notice when you are struggling and do not walk by!! Poor Richard did say I should have asked and while I run myself a bath he did clear up the cat sick and start to tidy the kitchen rubbish, it would be nice if I didn't have to ask but if he just got on and saw what needed doing but perhaps I am asking for perfection, oops no I am not I am asking for what my Dad did!!
The old year has gone with a smile and a feeling of family contentment and the new year arrived with similar feelings. Richard and I got along over the Christmas period inspired by a pre christmas lecture from Chris who told us not to row in front of Fiona and to pretend we didn't knnow hwe well again so we would be on our best behaviour. This was good as it gave me the excuse to talk to Richard without it seeming like me doing all the nagging. Anyway it worked and Christmas day especially was great, lots of food, drink and laughter with silly games of charades to finish the day. Everyone seemed to enjoy it especially Karen who might otherwise have been alone.
The new year was fun as well although originally I had planned to go to Cornwall with Jason being so ill and knowing that Chris and Ray were likely not to be feeling very socialable I decided to stay at home and celebrated with Lorraine, Kyle and Gary in the Hare. We laughed so much over silly games like roll the pig and shove a penny, brilliant.
Last night to finish off the season we watched on the big sheet Mummia mia up nice and loud, just us three girlies with no alcohol. Jayne is still feeling ill from her new year falling overs, Lorraine had a dodgy tum and I have given up alcohol for at least a month.
As they went home last night it was good feeling sober to be able to clear up and then go to bed and read for a bit after a good night rather than staggering around tryin to act sober and falling into bed. I feel so much better in the mornings as well and I have worked out that not buying so much wine is going to save me loads of money which might mean I can buy my side board that much quicker!
Boys all well and good, they make me very proud.
Weather cold and getting colder, its grey and dark out there and the birds are hungry and thirsty.
News is about middle east and affects of what is now called the recession.
Money is scary and I darnt look.
Health is good although I have a foot injury from the gym I am off to have a review tomorrow so hopefully they can reccommend some exercise that doesn't involve pounding away on my foot.
Happy New Year
The old year has gone with a smile and a feeling of family contentment and the new year arrived with similar feelings. Richard and I got along over the Christmas period inspired by a pre christmas lecture from Chris who told us not to row in front of Fiona and to pretend we didn't knnow hwe well again so we would be on our best behaviour. This was good as it gave me the excuse to talk to Richard without it seeming like me doing all the nagging. Anyway it worked and Christmas day especially was great, lots of food, drink and laughter with silly games of charades to finish the day. Everyone seemed to enjoy it especially Karen who might otherwise have been alone.
The new year was fun as well although originally I had planned to go to Cornwall with Jason being so ill and knowing that Chris and Ray were likely not to be feeling very socialable I decided to stay at home and celebrated with Lorraine, Kyle and Gary in the Hare. We laughed so much over silly games like roll the pig and shove a penny, brilliant.
Last night to finish off the season we watched on the big sheet Mummia mia up nice and loud, just us three girlies with no alcohol. Jayne is still feeling ill from her new year falling overs, Lorraine had a dodgy tum and I have given up alcohol for at least a month.
As they went home last night it was good feeling sober to be able to clear up and then go to bed and read for a bit after a good night rather than staggering around tryin to act sober and falling into bed. I feel so much better in the mornings as well and I have worked out that not buying so much wine is going to save me loads of money which might mean I can buy my side board that much quicker!
Boys all well and good, they make me very proud.
Weather cold and getting colder, its grey and dark out there and the birds are hungry and thirsty.
News is about middle east and affects of what is now called the recession.
Money is scary and I darnt look.
Health is good although I have a foot injury from the gym I am off to have a review tomorrow so hopefully they can reccommend some exercise that doesn't involve pounding away on my foot.
Happy New Year
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