Sporadic musings of a girl shaped person (zingiber) wrote, @ 2006-03-10 12:25:00

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Ani D

Because I'm a money-grabbing workaholic I didn't end up going out for drinks the other night. Ooo, the sticky little fingers of capitalism!

Really it has more to do with my inability to say "no, I'm busy."
Must work on this with diligence. I'm much better than I used to be. Not working 55 hr weeks anymore is an excellent start.

Seriously though, all work and no play makes Ginger a very dull girl (as they say). I feel dull already most of the time so I don't need to be adding to that by never seeing my friends or doing anything relaxing for myself.

I fall into obession really easily. Well, perhaps obession is too strong a word. But just as an example, when I was younger and learning to cook, I discovered that I was an excellent omlette maker. So I ate them every meal for about three weeks!

Last year, my flatmate taught me to knit, and I found myself sitting up until sunrise making scarves.

So I do it with work too. Say yes to every shift because I love my job (potential for burn out very high). I must learn pace, and the gentle art of saying "no" without feeling like I have to have some huge excuse, like someone died and I have to go to their funeral.

In other news, it's my birthday on Sunday. Hooray for me! I am not, and I repeat not, going to have a stupid little Couch Crisis like I usually do on my birthday.
A Couch Crisis goes something like this: "oh my god! I'm twenty-whatever and I don't even own a couch!" Followed by wondering if I should also be married, have a house/shares/2.5 children by now. It's dumb. Brain space should be used for good instead of evil!
Good like "hey! I've been on this planet for twenty-eight years; I've got some great friends, I'm reasonably happy and I can eat nachos whenever I like. Aren't I lucky?"

penseur 2006-03-11 07:45 (link)

Happy birthday! I'm in Canada, so I don't know if it's Sunday or approaching Sunday where you are. But hey, we're the same age. I'm turning 28 this year, too. I don't know why, but since turning 27, it's like I skipped over that age because my best friend has already started her couch crisis even though her birthday isn't until August. She keeps harping on, "We're two years from 30" like that's a bad thing. So, I sort of feel like I'll be 28 for two years, if that makes any sort of sense. I think the older I've gotten, the more I take things in stride. You're right; it's a great way to look at things by saying, "Hey, I've been on this planet 28 years and it's been great"...and for the most part, it has been. It's just we tend to focus on the bad things sometimes and forget about the good. In any event, I hope your birthday is a good one and I really hope you don't mind me commenting (though I don't expect you to do the same) because you're that rare person on Blurty whose blog has piqued my interest...I guess it's because we're the same age and live on opposite ends of the planet yet think along similar lines. (Reply to this) (Thread)

zingiber 2006-03-12 02:19 (link)

That's really nice! Nice is such a 'typical' word, but yet still so... well, nice. It's funny. Even though I did the "i feel eight" post, I feel 'more grown up' this year for some reason. Maybe it's all the guy related torment or something. ;) I don't know. After saying that though, I did have a little giggle this morning about being "two years away from 30" this morning; thinking how wierd that was. Mind you commenting? Not in the least! I love comments! They make me happy. I'm not here for the sole perpose of receiving them, but I do like them lots. Comment away! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Happy Birthday! claudiusmaximus 2006-03-12 14:59 (link)

Sunday is 5/6th over here, and I can't remember if where you are is before or ahead, timewise, so I'm probably late, but Happy Birthday in any case :) I had a couch crisis in the summer - moved into an unfurnished flat, ordered a sofa, and it took *months* for them to deliver - they even delivered the wrong one first, and had to take it away again straight away. But it all resolved in the end and I have a couch, which is nice ;-) All in all I think a furnished flat would have been a lot easier! (Reply to this) (Thread)