From the Brain of Matty

I Need a Break (03.04.06 8:37 pm)

I need a break.

Tuesday or Wednesday (or some damn time, I forget):
Move in with parents in law; try to sleep without air-conditioning in unfamiliar bed in unfamiliar surroundings.

Thursday:
Final preparation for, delivery of, and critical scrutiny of mini-presentation.

Friday:
Wake up early, skip uni to spend all day moving (very heavy) house contents single-handedly into storage.

Saturday:
Wake up early, spend half a day moving (heavy) house contents single-handedly until rained out and exhausted; then making an appearance at a friend's going-back-to-France party instead of getting an early night's sleep.

Sunday:
Wake up early, spend half the morning breathing noxious chemicals while attempting to clean bathroom & oven, then half a day moving (not-quite-so-heavy) house contents single-handedly to carport of parents-in-law (since storage place is closed), then half an afternoon trying to help clean despite dizziness and hallucinations.

Monday (Today):
Wake up even earlier to go to antenatal appointment at hospital, then the bank, then hand in the keys at the real estate agents; then to uni for antisocial lunch, and afternoon of attempting to focus on work missed over Friday and Monday morning.

Tuesday (Tomorrow):
Wake up early (probably), try and get shit out of carport and in to storage, and then to uni, with time to prepare before midday appointments and teaching schedule.

It's not fair.

I just want to get a few decent nights' sleep in comfort - better with our bed, but still hopeless without air-con - and to have a bit of time to veg out without having to lift heavy stuff or think strenuously. Oh and then plenty of time to catch up on missed work, at my leasure.

That would be absolutely brilliant.

Instead I'll go have a shower, and snuggle with my wife. She's pretty alright.

PS: I shaved my beard off.

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