Small things
Today (that is the 'today' that I have experienced so far) was largely unremarkable. It was, however, sprinkled with very little differences and small pleasures.
I woke up earliar than normal and felt rested, ignoring the usual monday morning fugue which every human being has to endure for those few painful moments after you've been wrenched from a nice dream and a warm duvet. I walked to work for the first time since I began my job at RBS and it was both pleasant and kind of invigorating.
When I arrived I discovered I had got a really good bit of coverage from a press release I wrote and sold into the paper last week. Even after four or so years of PR, getting coverage from articles and releases I have written still makes me smile. I drank only three coffees throughout the entire day, rather than my usual 'one every half and hour' and supplemented it with water instead.
I had lunch with Mark, which I often do, but nevertheless is always both a pleasure and a curious combination of real life (tm) musings and roleplay flannel. When I returned I changed desks because the current one I had made me feel uncomfortable as I had my back to the entire office and people also kept looking at work I was doing on my screen, which just winds the bejeesus out of me- it's like people reading a paper over your shoulder- GO AND BUY YOUR OWN GODDAMN PAPER YOU INSIDIOUS PARASITE... ahem... After eleven months it was nice to finally feng shui the place I work for 8 or more hours each day. I also wrote two damn good press releases which I was proud of and which I was also complimented upon.
I walked home and, though I became living proof that all men should wear very strong deodorant in humid weather, I was able to amble, avoiding the usual rush hour traffic stress associated with even short commutes. I laughed quitely to myself when I realised it took twenty minutes to drive to work and only 25 to walk it. A short shower and the world is once again a less fragrant and more chilled place. I am now off to meet Fee at the cinema which is nice, because it sill feels like we're 'dating' rather than 'just' 'going out'- always good when you've been seeing someone for almost two years.
Today has been a good day in many very little ways
I woke up earliar than normal and felt rested, ignoring the usual monday morning fugue which every human being has to endure for those few painful moments after you've been wrenched from a nice dream and a warm duvet. I walked to work for the first time since I began my job at RBS and it was both pleasant and kind of invigorating.
When I arrived I discovered I had got a really good bit of coverage from a press release I wrote and sold into the paper last week. Even after four or so years of PR, getting coverage from articles and releases I have written still makes me smile. I drank only three coffees throughout the entire day, rather than my usual 'one every half and hour' and supplemented it with water instead.
I had lunch with Mark, which I often do, but nevertheless is always both a pleasure and a curious combination of real life (tm) musings and roleplay flannel. When I returned I changed desks because the current one I had made me feel uncomfortable as I had my back to the entire office and people also kept looking at work I was doing on my screen, which just winds the bejeesus out of me- it's like people reading a paper over your shoulder- GO AND BUY YOUR OWN GODDAMN PAPER YOU INSIDIOUS PARASITE... ahem... After eleven months it was nice to finally feng shui the place I work for 8 or more hours each day. I also wrote two damn good press releases which I was proud of and which I was also complimented upon.
I walked home and, though I became living proof that all men should wear very strong deodorant in humid weather, I was able to amble, avoiding the usual rush hour traffic stress associated with even short commutes. I laughed quitely to myself when I realised it took twenty minutes to drive to work and only 25 to walk it. A short shower and the world is once again a less fragrant and more chilled place. I am now off to meet Fee at the cinema which is nice, because it sill feels like we're 'dating' rather than 'just' 'going out'- always good when you've been seeing someone for almost two years.
Today has been a good day in many very little ways