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Aug 30, 2006 at 09:52 o\clock

I am going away *yay*

Well, I am off to a nice hotel on the beach (east coast of Australia) to be a part of a writing team. I leave tomorrow.

Why am I happy about this? Easy. I get up at around 5 :30 get my son organised for school, and myself for work. I get to work about 7:30 am and dive strait in. I run around like a bloody idiot, having similtaneous conversations with many people, juggle paper work and deadlines, deal with a lot of people who are unhappy about 'this' or 'that' then leave at about 5 - 5:30.  I then race home to pick up my son from after school care. I do the frantic 'mum' thing- dinner, supervise homework, pour a nice red, help my husband (who is quite ill), bathtime for son.. blaah blah. Bedtime story.

Ahhh, then my time. That is used to prepare all the stuff I need to do the next day. (sometimes I even sneak in to write my blog). I work on a variety of work related projects until I am ready to pass out at around 11 pm.

I am a rat in a wheel. At this stage, I am not bored with this life, but I do get tired.

So I am going to stay at this hotel, do my 9-5 writing job and then I AM NOT GOING TO HAVE TO COOK DINNER! I won't be an 'onduty' mum or wife.

It is going to be the most decadent peace I will get for a long time.

ANd you know what... I will have no guilt... and I will breathe in the stillness.

I am feeling pure momentary joy.

Comments for this entry:

  1. quotedavecathy wrote at Aug 30, 2006 at 10:29 o\clock:With allthat multi-tasking, sounds like you deserve it. You make me feel a bit guilty for taking life at such a relatively leisurely pace now I am retired.

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