An odd sort of day.

Several people at work didn’t appear to want me to be there today so I kind of felt like just starting my hols early. They had better miss me or I’ll chuck all the paperclips about.

We have/had a live mouse in the lounge. And also one inside the cat’s mouth. I still can’t be totally sure whether we are talking of two different mice or one and the same. They looked different shapes and colours but as neither would offer a name I can’t be 100% certain.

We received the news that my uncle died. Two days ago I woke up in the morning having just dreamed precisely that. Bit spooky when that happens.

I feel sad now.

Lately I have been toying with the idea of weighing anchor. Ten years is a long time in one job, in one house, in one relationship but perhaps instead of moving on I should try and move the stuff in my head around. Instead of getting a new room, get new furniture or better still move the old stuff round.

My lengthy period of half-hearted stock-taking makes me restless. The trouble is that there are things I like as well as things I don’t.

So I shall consider these dos and don’ts

I DO like being able to kick off my shoes and dance barefoot at work

I DON’T like constant interruptions

I DO like being able to change my day off on a whim

I DON’T like running out of cash mid-month

I DO like long walks by myself

I DON’T like feeling lonely when I am with somebody

I DO like keeping busy

I DON’T like other people ordering my life

I DO like time spent with my family

I DON’T like feeling guilty for wanting other social contact

I DO like my garden

I DON’T like the state my house is in

I DO like eating and enjoying eating

I DON’T like life-long weight-image anxiety

The ponderables continue….