Over the past few weeks I’ve been horrendously busy at work… just in case you hadn’t noticed 
So I thought I’d give you an idea of what a normal day is like for me because a) it’s the only thing I can come up with right now, and b) I usually forget how busy I am during the summer and sign up to do it all again the following year – but not next year, no way josé! And inspiration for this weeks post comes from one of my favourites, Ginger.
My alarm normally goes off at 7:45am and I rarely hit the snooze button purely because I don’t have time. My alarm is set to go off at the latest possible time so I have to get up. Plus, if I hit snooze I’ll fall asleep at my desk ’cause it throws me right out of whack! I normally head downstairs and make myself a lovely cup of sweet tea, have a cigarette (boo, hiss!), and then rev up the old laptop for half an hour because early morning TV sucks.
I then set off on my 20 minute journey to work through the last of the rush hour traffic, and normally have my “Commute” playlist blaring very loudly. If I told you what was on it I’d have to kill you but the words Michael and Bolton appear together rather a lot. Once I pull into the office car park I have another sneaky cigarette (boo, hiss!) and then head into the office. Well, I head straight into the kitchen to make myself another cup of sweet, sweet tea. Or coffee. It changes daily.
I then wander slowly upstairs, shout hello to anyone in earshot, and plonk myself down at my desk which normally has forms, post-its, and random pieces of paper all over it. Only thing is, I can’t for the life of me remember why I wrote these post-its so their job is pointless – but they’re pretty and pink so they’ll do. Once I’m all logged in, after the third attempt at getting my password right, I open up Tweetdeck, Gmail, and my reader because my priorities are completely sorted. Once I’ve spent half an hour checking my tweets, mail, and feeds do I actually begin to go through the junk in my work inbox.
Throughout the morning I can normally be heard singing along to the radio, swearing at my computer screen, or shouting very loudly at an international student who cannot speak a word of English. Once lunch time arrives I tend to just sit at my desk, chat to my colleagues for a bit, and then go grab some food which is normally a sandwich, crisps, and a chocolate bar. And I always bring sweets back for the office. They actually call me a “feeder” – I don’t really know how to take that…
After lunch, I repeat all of the above but at a much faster pace because the big cheese seems to think that deadlines for the end of the day should be set 2 hours beforehand. Thankfully, she normally forgets she even set a deadline and I’m left with a huge pile of complete work which she doesn’t even ask to see. Once it’s 5pm I’m straight out of the office, in my car, and driving into the horrendous rush hour traffic. I hate this journey. It takes twice as long and everyone drives like an absolute maniac.
At 5.45pm I’m home. I head straight for the comfort of my pyjamas, check my e-mails, have a bath, and then sit in front of the TV with my mum for most of the night.
Rinse and repeat.
Describe your normal day.
Unfortunately I’ve done absolutely nothing this weekend apart from work, and absolutely fail at being a good friend so I’ll skip that and just go straight to the questions (courtesy of Saturday 9)
1. Where were you the last time that someone welcomed you back?
I have absolutely no idea when I last welcomed someone back. If it was the other way around it’d be when I went back to work over the summer because I’d not seen everyone for about 9 months. As for welcoming someone back, it’s everyday when my mum gets in from work or when my cats stroll in from street wandering. I wish I had something more exciting to tell you…
2. Tell us who is you favorite non-family member to hang out with?
Every single one of my girl friends – I look forward to seeing them because we live so far apart. And you can’t make me choose between them because that’s just wrong and I’ll report you to the… um… friend police. Yeah, that’s right. The best thing is that I get to hang out with a few of them at the weekend because I’m hosting my very first BBQ – eeek, much? Plenty of wine will do the trick.
3. What was the last thing that happened to anger you?
Strangely enough, I was going to write a blog post on this but thought I’d save you from my livid-ness. But to cut a long story short, I booked train tickets last night because I was going out with a friend today. I got to the station to pick them up and the guy said he couldn’t print them. He said it was all fine but they just wouldn’t print. That’s fine, I’ll take a refund and buy some new ones. I have 5 minutes so, y’know, make it fast. Instead he wrote me a stupid note, stamped it with the wrong date, and told me to use that. Mhm, yeah, OK. If it didn’t work I’d have to pay a full fare which I cannot afford four days before payday. So I miss the train. I can’t make the next one. And everything is bad in the world. And that was the short story.
4. What was the last thing that you saw that was shocking to see?
In a literal sense, my dad gave himself an electric shock this evening but it was his own fault. He brought it on himself. You see, we have a bat we use to get rid of flies, and when you press a button it electrocutes them. It goes bang when you catch one and it scares the hell outta me. Unfortunately, and my dad didn’t realise, it’s still live even if you don’t press the button. So him being the big man starts touching it and saying, “See, no shock!” Five seconds later… bang, yelp, grown man with a quivering bottom lip. That’ll teach him.
5. What is your favourite thing to do on Saturday?
When I’m working I love to catch up on TV I’ve missed throughout the week and just do nothing. If I’m not working then Saturday is normally the day I try to do last minute assignments, or web design jobs. My Saturdays are pretty laid back whatever I’m doing…
6. Have you had your summer vacation yet? If yes tell us about it.
I’m not going on one this year but… my parents are – woohoo! I’d much rather earn some extra cash at work than lie about in the sun, which I hate. I do not do sun very well. We’re not friends.
7. Pick out one of your cousins and tell us about them.
I don’t really know my cousins so I could probably give you a run down of them in a sentence. One is married, one is engaged, one is a bum, and one lives in Australia. Oh, and one likes fishing. So yeah, we’re a close family…
8. Do you have any special plans for next week?
On Saturday I’m hosting a BBQ for the very first time. I have a few of my favourite people coming over so we’re going to eat lots, drink lots, and dance lots. All in the comfort of my own home. So Mother Nature. I need to have a few words about rain – save it until Sunday, yeah? Otherwise you and I are going to fall out.
9. At what age will you consider yourself old and why?
When I hit 40 I will no longer consider myself a spring chicken, but you’re as young as you feel sisters!! However, I’m 22 and I feel about 30. It’s not looking good is it?
If you fancy having a go, feel free to comment with your answers or take them over to your blog!
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