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A beautiful monday!

Monday, July 30, 2012

Today is first day at work after vacation and I am sending daughter off to her father. It is only for a week - next week I have another week of vacation but then I am going to be the cook at the summer circus camp that daughter is attending.

When I was a child summer leave seemed eternal and when autumn came I always longed for the school to start again - loved the summer break but by august I was ready for school again and I do like autumns because everything gets back to normal agasin.

But I have a hard time to be employed after being self-employed for 26 years. I should definitely not complain, I can plan my own time and I love the work but I feel uneasy about somebody haveing the power to diecide over my day - I sold my right to dio that for the security of a monthly paycheck, paid vacation and the comfort of not having to create my own work all the time.

I will focus on finding routines that works with doggy - he should not be alone more than six hours a day and to manage that I have to work from home - ideal is to do the writings from home but that requires things to happen preferably in the mornings... in fact it is not hard at all to make this work I "just" need some discipline to work it...

Yesterday we celebrated that we are half way through our performances with summer theatre. We had a dutch treat and I brougt salad and skewers with chicken. Ate too much - there was a lot of food and I needed to taste everything... I also longed for a glass of wine which was weird becasue I was not the only sober one, half of us were having water or sodas, but still I longed for the feeling of being wrth it... better get myself t a meeting today. AND I better practice to like this monday too!
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AZIMAT 7/30/2012 9:34AM

    Love that you post every day, good for you. And your posts are so honest. Thank you.

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JOYINKY 7/30/2012 9:06AM

    You've really packed a lot into this summer and it's not over yet! Fall will bring a little more structure back to my life too. I will be taking a morning yoga class that gets me up and going and gives structure to my day and week. It is a good thing. You are building so many wonderful memories with your daughter! Enjoy these years! One day at a time! emoticon

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INGMARIE 7/30/2012 8:32AM

    Glad you had a good time,and a week with daughter too.
I think you passed the pot luck with flying colours. avoiding the wine emoticon
Have fun being the cook at camp, looking forward to your next blog.
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VONBLACKBIRD 7/30/2012 8:01AM

    Sounds like your life is full..Make "me" time.

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GUITARWOMAN 7/30/2012 7:29AM

    Interesting blog, Meddy....

I have worked in a government funded bureaucracy my whole life and actually like the routine and structure. If one can rise to a decision making position, it does not feel too oppressive.

Yes, a buffet or pot luck food situation is very difficult for me.....no brilliant suggestions here, I do try to avoid them.


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ALASKAN_2120 7/30/2012 1:00AM

    Sounds like you had a fun celebration! It's a real struggle for me too when there is a lot of delicious food around. I wish I could just try a bite of some things, but I just can't. I quit drinking about a month ago and wow, that has been a challenge as well. So I know what you mean about wanting that glass of wine!!!! A big congrats to you on staying strong. It sure isn't easy. Wishing you a glorious Monday! emoticon

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SWEDE_SU 7/30/2012 12:59AM

    it does take discipline to work from home (my discipline is er... failing right now, should be working, but here i am on SP instead:-). i do the same, our day is focused around pelle the border collie when we are at home, because *he* needs exercise so we *get* exercise:-) at least, it's a good excuse. he is never home alone, he goes with us wherever we go - except here to sweden.

it helps to have a routine, and i work best early in the day (also writing, but someone else's words, just changing them to my language) with a fresh brain. but walk breaks, even short ones, are good for doggie and good for us!

swedish social events are tough to control both food and drink, especially when both traditionally go hand in hand. good idea to go to a meeting soon - emoticon

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