Him Indoors has had enouh of the dark mood I sink into in winter. His exact words were "you are a right pain when it starts to get dark". Being the practical man that he is he has done his research and has decided I would benefit from a light box. Apparently they are supposed to start working in a few days. Today was day 1. I can't claim the mood has improved greatly since I managed to shout at somebody before 0900. Then again I feel I was justified. There I am cycling to work, I spot a pedestrian who just got off the bus. The pelican crossing is a few metres away but she decides to take her chances and her kids' by ignoring it. I have slowed down, but not too much, after all it is slightly uphill and I need to keep some momentum as changing gears is for whimps. She steps onto the road, then looks right (bad start already), sees me, steps back and stops. She has made eye contact so I think, ok, I can pick up speed again. Then for some unknown reason she decides it's ok to start crossing again. I brake as hard as I can and manage to stop only a whisper away from her. I then start shouting "Is that how you teach your kids to cross the road? You would not have step out if I'd been a car would you you stupid, STUPID, STUPID woman!". Then she walked away rather sheepishly. Anyway I have some sewing to do tonight, The Boy managed to get his 50m badge so I'd better stitch it on his towel. On the down side we had been putting him offf water sports by saying he needed to be able to swim 50m first, looks like we are going to have to find new excuses. Maybe if I make the fudge he has been asking for he'll forget about rowing long enough to grow up a bit.
Bright and shinny light.
9.12.04 21:49
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(9.12.04 22:06) I want a light box! I can imagine that home-made fudge takes one's mind off most things - I'd like some of that too xx |
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(9.12.04 22:07) let us know if the light box works. I usaly have a few sun beds this tiem of year,so if the light box is better ,great |
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Lisa / Website (10.12.04 12:01) Awww sounds like you need some real sunshiney light - from a two week holiday on a beach somewhere! Fudge helps, too. |
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(10.12.04 21:59) Jojo, what you need is one of those nice NNEB students to have "strategies for coping with a demanding baby" as a project for their portfolio, then they can come to your flat and do their practical on E. while you iron your muslin squares. Princess, I have 28 days to send it back if it doesn't work. I was told a session in the hammam does wonders. Not sure there is one around our way. Lisa, 2 weeks away is out. The downside of school age children is that you have to take your holidays when evrybody else is, tends to pice us out of the sunnier destinations. |
