Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) always has such great lyrics...
So I haven't posted in a bit because things have been crazy busy.
It started with working five days in a row before jumping into the weekend of the G20 summit. Oh my was that ever busy. I'm just a part time teleprompter and I was exhausted. We hardly followed our script, and our staff was having a hard time getting into the centre of things due to their lack of gas masks etc..So I spent most of my time watching CTV and learning about what was going on such as police cars on fire, and other riots and then passing it on to the anchor to report while we tried to connect with our reporters. When I finally came home I was half asleep and starving, and the niece and nephew were visiting but all i wanted to do was sleep. While I was eating the man's brother turned on the TV so we could watch more of what was going on. It was crazy to see Toronto look like that. It looked like a war zone in some places. I feel sorry for the people who tried to peacefully protest. I think their message got lost in all the craziness. By the end of the weekend I wanted to watch no more riots. Our other staff had it even worse. Lots of them were working twelve to fourteen hour days after having already worked all week. Then we all had to come back in on Monday. I tell ya, everyone was exhausted.
The rest of the week was busy too. It was a lot of working and running around and TV stations don't get Canada Day off so I was really looking forward to a day off. Saturday was a surprise bday party for my grandma who turned 80. She is in really good shape for someone who is 80. The man and I basically spent the whole day Wednesday shopping for ingredients for our recipes and then all of Thursday making dips, an cheese log and some h'ourderves ( I realize I spelt that wrong but you get it.) The pastries were made of phyllo do which is very thin and tough to work with but it was fun and they came out awesome and were a big hit at the party.
Friday was another busy day. I woke up at 5:00 with some really bad cramps. The man said I was panicking too. I rushed to the bathroom and was having so much pain. I got it somewhat together, took my meds and went back to bed At seven I got up for work and still felt like crap but I had to go in anyways. After work was more shopping and prepping for the party, Avon, had to meet with a friend who has been trying to get together with me for months now, and more cooking with my mom.
Saturday we all headed over to my uncles and about 80 people came to say happy birthday to my Nanny. It went really well. I got daring and had two drinks. I managed but it was tough because it was really hot out. I started dealing with a headache and bordered on an anxiety attack later in the day but I think it was because I was dehydrated. I finally chugged some water and when all the guests left the family took over my uncles pool and I pulled it together. But I came home exhausted.
Yesterday morning we had to get ready for church for nine. I usually get up around seven to give myself time for my IBS to do its thing. Well I guess I was so tired I slept through the alarm and woke up just before 8. I managed to get ready in no time but then my stomach was sooo upset. I had such horrible cramps and constant need to go to the bathroom I couldn't get it to stop. Even the meds didn't help...again. We even went out for breakfast after lunch. I got through breakfast but it was rough and I needed some help to avoid the anxiety. We were supposed to go to the beach and a movie with some friends but all I wanted to do was sleep. They ended up canceling so we had a long nap, then wandered around indigo's for a bit, got some starbucks, and had an easy night. I was still pretty tired though so I was pleased when I finally went to bed. I am up now to get ready for work again. I still like the sounds of bed. My stomach isn't all that better and for some reason I still feel drained. This week is going to be busy too. Tomorrow I work two shifts because I didn't realize I already worked when I took someone elses shift then Wednesday I get to work the morning show which means getting up at 3:30 am. I am sooo looking forward to August when I can go on vacation. For some reason I am just so drained and I need some time off.
there is more I could share...some of it some interesting good news but I think that is enough for today. I can share it later :)
***Dee***
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