Yes, it was an ambitious day. And no, of course the ambition didn’t translate into massive advances in anything. I have a couple of poems in my head, the outlines of ten slides for my talk and not a lot else. It’s better than not having a couple of poems in my head (though they are never as good once I get them on paper) and not having the outline of ten slides done, but I had hoped for more.
It all started off with my decision to get dressed this morning. Normal clothes seemed to speak of standards being maintained so I opted for that rather than the Christmas Victorian Miser Chic look. That would have been warmer, and probably more productive, as the cold kept driving me through to the other room, and TV. And the coffee machine, the remnants of Christmas biscuits and conversation.
At least I did get some stuff done. There have been other Sundays where I have done less. I’m just cooking pizza now and will then be adding salad and going through to watch the Great Pottery Throwdown.
I’m using the word “cook” in its loosest sense here. Ready-made bases, sauce from a jar, grated cheese from a bag and a few sliced veg is not the height of pizza perfection. Nor is coleslaw from a plastic tub, a sprinkle of cherry tomatoes and some leftover canned sweetcorn. At least it’s not a takeaway.
There’s not much to say apart from that. An inactive life leads to an uneventful blog. On Monday, it will be three weeks util my talk. At the rate I’m going, it should be OK, but I need to ensure that I do keep going at this speed. Bearing in mind I have ten submissions to make (it’s a busy month) this is going to be a hectic few weeks.
A nice cup of tea
I didn’t get dressed yesterday. For throat in the morning. Nice excuse for lying about. We should all do it once in a while.
I hope the throat is on the mend. A little loafing is good for the body and the soul. 🙂
Keep up the rate
I took some photos and scripted a couple of slides before taking Julia to a meal with friends. I am looking at a night with a Chinese takeaway and a remote control. 🙂
Oh, and that beautiful cup of tea – is the cup gray and the saucer blue, or is that a trick of light?
They are made on the premises and used in the tea room – they are fashionably mixed and matched. You must have good eyes, I could hardly notice the difference in the photo. I will try to post pictures of the lampshades this week – see what you think . . .
Yay you for pushing on. Three weeks sounds like a long time to get things together, especially if you are already working on them.
Funny, we were helping my daughter and son-in -law today with their (very old but fabulous) house and they fed us pizza and salad, too. Loved it.
As a combination it takes some beating. We sometimes order pizza for delivery and, with care and various additions, often stretch it to three days without having to cook. 😉 😉 😉
The pressure of the deadline will work its magic. I am impressed that you have got anything so far in advance.
At one time I was actually so well prepared that I used to be able to send all my submissions in the first two days of a submission window opening. Then I had my run of illnesses and it all unravelled. A bit like my brains . . . 🙂
Sounds like all is going in a good direction, Simon. Good to hear that!
🙂 Yes, if you keep doing a little, it will eventually come right.