The post-holiday blues have hit, particularly since I went back to work today. The bummer about taking a holiday is the anticlimax when you come back and it’s all over. There’s nothing to look forward to, only weeks and weeks of work until I die. Geez, aren’t I a ball of sunshine.
I took a water bottle in to work today because I’m trying to drink as much water as ‘they’ say I should. I drank three 750 mL bottles of water, and I really don’t know how people are expected to drink their required daily amount of water, yet still have a productive day. I was going to the toilet every 15 minutes. I hope my body gets used to it sometime soon because there’s no way I’m going to keep it up if this is the result.
Our national lotto draw last Saturday was worth $19 million, so M and I got a ticket for it. I didn’t check the results until today, but as it turns out we weren’t millionaires without knowing it - we didn’t win anything. I did notice, though, that 23 people won division 1. I mean, winning $800,000 would be fantastic, but thinking that you won $19 million, or a large share of it, only to find that you have to share it with 22 other people? I don’t think I’d be able to help being a bit put out. I guess the moral is, make sure you know how many other people won before you tell your boss to shove it.
November 8th, 2005 at 2:41 am | [ Quote ]
I love your blog. I myself would want to win the whole this by myself. I don’t even want the annuitized winnings, I want it all. Glad you enjoyed your trip here in America. Those prostitute pushers in Vegas are annoying, but sometimes I like to bring back to little catalogs to some of the guys at work. Cheap gifts ya know. Kirst
November 8th, 2005 at 11:54 am | [ Quote ]
lol, that is DEFINITELY good advice!!
November 8th, 2005 at 9:50 pm | [ Quote ]
Kirsten: Thankyou! I’d want it all as well - how cool would it be to get a bank statement saying that you had over $19m in your account! Aaah, to dream…
I told my husband that he should get some for one of the guys he works with, but the ones that were being handed out were the ones with the stars on them, so he didn’t bother.
Dawn: If I’d won I probably wouldn’t have thought that anyone else would have won too… what a letdown I would have been in for!
November 9th, 2005 at 5:50 am | [ Quote ]
going back to work after a holiday is the worst…
i’d like to tell my boss to shove it even if i didn’t win the lotto
November 9th, 2005 at 9:10 am | [ Quote ]
Tell me about it, Nicole. It’s getting a bit easier now though thank goodness. You can tell your boss to shove it… just make sure you have another job lined up first, unless you don’t mind scavenging the streets for a while
November 10th, 2005 at 2:53 pm | [ Quote ]
November 10th, 2005 at 10:26 pm | [ Quote ]
For me, the day I go back to work after a holiday is filled with telling & retelling everyone about my holiday. Sometimes I feel like recording myself and just handing over the tape when people ask.
November 11th, 2005 at 7:29 am | [ Quote ]
I’ve been drinking lots lots of water ever since I was 12 and I still go to the loo very often! lol Guess it will be the same for you. :/
November 11th, 2005 at 8:20 am | [ Quote ]
Haha, sage advice, indeed
Bah, I hate the post-holiday (vacation in U.S. speak) blues! And you were gone for a long time, so it’s worse. Yep, nothing like working and working til we DIE!! Hopefully there will be a few more vacations before that happens… =P
November 11th, 2005 at 9:37 am | [ Quote ]
Inki: Oh yes, good lunches are a must!
Yaya: That’s a good idea! Or just carry a portable tape recorder around with you, and when someone asks, just hit Play
Miss Qt: That’s not very encouraging! Never mind, hopefully my body appreciates the extra water
Steph: Fortunately we had almost a week off after we got home before going back to work, so that was nice, but it didn’t make the first day of work any easier!
November 14th, 2005 at 5:03 am | [ Quote ]
You are sooo taking me shopping if you win the lottery!
As far as the water consumption is concerned, doctors always seem to be changing their minds on how much is necessary to flush out all the toxins. Drink enough that you are always hydrated, but don’t go crazy with it!
November 14th, 2005 at 8:21 am | [ Quote ]
Fash: It’s a date
Yes, I find that doctors seem to change their minds all the time about what we should be eating/drinking. I’ll just go with whatever opinion is most convenient for me!
November 15th, 2005 at 7:47 am | [ Quote ]
TAG!
Rules of this game: Post 5 weird and random facts about yourself. Then list 5 people next in line to do this. Leave a comment for their so they know.
November 15th, 2005 at 8:07 am | [ Quote ]
D’oh! OK, now I have to think of 5 things…