you lot 28 May 2008
You lot are divine. Thanks so much for all the pep-talk emails and advice about how to tackle the weary blues. I have followed as many as possible today.
I was in bed all ready for a GREAT sleep when my mum called last night. I must admit I initially put the call straight through to message box (never tell her or I am a dead woman) but she rang again immediately and I was worried it might be something urgent so i answered. As you all know I was snippy with her at the weekend and feeling guilty about that too (and worried in general about her and the state of the world and how we treat the people in it and so on and so forth). Turns out she was in great form and we had a lovely chat and she’s doing me and Rich and the G cat a lovely favour over the weekend. Grand job, as they say, though I didn’t hang up on that one for a good 20 – 25 minutes so I realised I was not going to get 8 hours, which dampened things a little, and just as I was dozing off I got a text and hadn’t silenced the phone so that meant I was awake again for another while. A good sleep, when it came, but less than I’d‘ve liked and I really did fear that it’d be another grey day of weariness.
Signs were good early on, though, when I spotted a place near the location called Uneeda Drive and it made me smile (we’re still pre 7am here). I ate well (as had been advised, including bananas) didn’t drink too much caffeine, and in the middle of the afternoon I had a little time off and actually fell asleep on a handy bed at the location (it’s usually used for filming but was empty and unattended at the time = hurrah!) I don’t think I was out for longer than a few moments but I think the very act of letting go really counted as total rest and I felt good afterwards. Not the worst of days at all, at all. The work went well too, I think.
I shall attempt to repeat same tomorrow, cutting myself some slack also (more advice) and although some of you also said ye wouldn’t mind if i didn’t do a daily blog for a while I can’t go there – the guilt would be too much and besides I want ye to know how things are going. THANKS SO MUCH again for bothering to contact me and it’s really good to know you are all out there also getting by – we can all only do our best, eh? And we are all trying, too**. Hooray for us.
**yep there’s a cheap gag there about us all being very trying but, you know what – feck the gag
