life ain’t so bad

it’s strange that  i am finally enjoying work again. maybe because i have planning to do – for my new position. for handing over to my successor. for delegating tasks now that i won’t be able to do them anymore.   i find myself doing things i should have done ages ago… and am now…

hayfever!!

it is incredible how bad the hayfever is in cape town this year. i’m not the only one that was bed-ridden for at least a part of a day because it is hitting us with such a vengeance… as much as spring has sprung, this is enough now. even though it is quite fun sneezing in…

on a promotion and moving on

so i got it! a promotion – i finally lose the !#$%^& emergency cellphone that i have to carry 24 hours a day. it’s also the first time that i am moving between positions within a company… so, from 01 december i will be a product manager. this means i move from managing a reservations…

almost friday

so it is almost friday opn a week when i have done nothing but go home and watch dvd’s every evening (except last night). funny, when i feel i have lods of money for the month, i would hate to do that. but if i am needing to save money, it’s so easy to veg…

so, i had a largely good day today 🙂 the walk on the promenade last night – in the amazing warm evening we had – and being able to bitch about life to r.h. was a great help. it’s wonderful how talking and letting off steam makes such a difference. of course having a quick…

perks of the job

i’m in my element!   as i sit here writing, i am spending a night at the radisson hotel here in cape town. they’ve treated us to cocktails and snacks, followed by a tasty 3 course meal… and my own sea-facing business class room…   it’s one of my favourite hotels in cape town –…

of side-cars!

they didn’t know where to look – up in the sky or across at us… the jet fighter planes shooting across the sky with a thundering noise… or thestrange looking fly-eyed folk trundling along on 1938 black side-car motorbikes…   it was such fun to ride on them – and so much more comfortable than…

good for the soul

what bliss to switch off my cellphone for 44 hours… to not use my car at all either… to do as i want when i want for as long or as short as i want… aahh…   i’ve had a wonderfully technology free weekend away from everyone and everything. a few years ago i would…

thank god it’s friday

i’ve had a few glasses of wine more than i should have, so please excuse me if i start to write skew…   thank god it’s friday today – this is probably the only thing that got me through the day… i managed to survive the day and be nice to most everyone…   so…