gillpolack @ 2014-04-09T08:12:00

I'm sorry about being silent the last couple of days. I took a brief leave-of-absence for my mother's 80th birthday. I intended to post last night, but from the moment I came in, things were a bit busy. By 'a bit', I mean that the only reason I got to eat dinner was because I bought a pre-cooked chicken, that I still haven't entirely unpacked my shopping, and that I still haven't checked my letterbox.

Today is also going to be a bit busy.

I'm certain that being busy is good for me. Sleeping for two days is also good for me. Pity I can't do both at once!

It was lovely to catch up with family and with Mum's friends. I needed another 3 hours of party to talk to everyone, though. I also needed time to see other friends, but this trip, time was not forthcoming (nor was organisation - I couldn't work out when I was needed, so I just hung around and did useful things - but I missed most of my friends - not all of them, one was able to make it out to our place on the one quiet evening). This is the nature of big family events.

I didn't do all the work I took with me (shameful admission) but I did half of it. The working hours on Monday were overtaken by a small migraine, and there were no working hours on other days. This means I'm still in catch-up zone, but I had my mother's birthday, and I had Aurealis, and I had Women's History Month, so I have a month to treasure while I catch up. Also, the treatment is definitely working. I still hurt, but not as much of the time and not as badly. This means I'll be back to being able to do my longer hours sometimes soonish, and I'm terribly terribly efficient when I have deadlines with less pain.

And now I need to finish my coffee and start in on my busy day! See you on the far side...