Pretty Ordinary

That's how my week has been. A 200g loss this week but it could and should have been much more. I haven't been particularly bad but then again I haven't been that good either and I'm not one of those people who can get away with half arsed effort. I've been so tired this week - not lack of sleep tired but an overwhelming lethargy and fatigue. I suspect most of it's psychological - just the post holiday let down but I also think my thyroid might be a little bit out of whack again so I'll give it a week or so to see if it settles down again otherwise I'll go and get some blood tests done and see if my medication needs changed. Anyway in the meantime I've decided to take the advice both myself and others gave to Livy - who's also struggling at the moment - and fake it till I make it. I started off today on the right track and got up at 5am and went for my walk with the dog. Needless to say once I was up (bit of a struggle to get out of bed!!) it felt great - lovely mild misty morning - light now - but no-one around but Zanna and I. I'm hoping that once I've done it for a few mornings I'll get back into the swing and start feeling more like my normal self. A funny story to share about our grandson Josh- who turns 6 on Wednesday. He was having a chat over the fence with the next door neighbour Rob (who works at the same company as us - as does Josh's dad (No 1 son) – tells him that his birthday is coming up and he’s having a party. Says to Rob to check his shift roster and see if he’s on days off so he can come. Then says that well it doesn’t really matter if he can’t come, he can just drop the present off on the way to work!!! DIL could hear all this from the laundry and was mortified!! It's been quite a busy week - hairdresser on Monday, solarium on Wednesday ( like having a little bit of colour and I had some from the holiday so just touching it up so to speak), a jewellery party on Thursday, out for dinner with my colleagues from work on Friday night, solarium again Saturday morning, then lunch with two friends, then home to prepare dinner for friends who were coming that night. Yesterday I spent creating DVDs of the holiday - I use a programme which allows me to create musical slideshows using all my photos and the music that I think fits - or reminds me of the holiday. San Francisco was easy - If you're going to San Francisco (The Byrds) San Franciscan Nights (The Animals) San Francisco Days (Chris Isaac) San Francisco Bay Blues (Eric Clapton) and I left my heart in San Francisco (Tony Bennett). I really enjoy doing these and it 's a great way to relive the holiday. Some nights I'll come home and say to Bloss - I think I might nip off to Las Vegas tonight - pop the DVD in, turn up the volume and I'm back there! The week ahead looking quite busy too - couple of visits to the solarium (only go for 10mins but it's in town so there goes at least an hour), Josh's birthday on Wednesday so having tea with them, then on Friday Bloss's brother, wife and two teenagers from WA are arriving and staying till Monday - Bloss hasn't seen him in about 15 years - I've never met him although we talk happily on the phone. So that's pretty exciting! Then Sunday we have Josh's birthday party. And of course there'll be touring around and eating out with our visitors. Just read all this and thought - neither wonder I'm tired!! But usually I can take this level of activity in my stride - gosh maybe I'm getting old!!! Nahhh!!!! OK good people - stay good!! Love Z xx