With work reigning supreme I've not been able to give myself pleasure or leisure much. The days have been long at work. And although I've been feeling more confident, one has also felt exhausted. Four months after starting the job and I do sense the team are starting to trust me more.
But now it is Saturday. I have a drop of time to relax. Grocery shop. Socialise. And watch The Office. It's my last week of being 35 years old. And I've always treated the week to my birthday as one where I tie up loose ends. Such as finishing off box sets or returning things I've borrowed.
This past week hasn't been totally work focused. I managed to get to a Pub Quiz on Thursday. I've spoken before about the end of Summer. I met my friend Ciatriona at the Parlour, right beside Queen's University. Quiet than usual. Mainly because this is the deep breath before the plunge - the end of summer. The final couple of weeks before students all show up and the area becomes their hub again. Our group did not win this particular quiz - but I got a large pizza and Pepsi. My night was sorted.
The Queen's and Botanic area of Belfast always remind me of summer's end (as does Custom House Square). The summer before I left for University contained much love for adventure. Post my last breakup, my friend Claire and I went for coffee and cinema and charity shopping. And throughout the Queen's Film Theatre has always been a fixture - a sanctuary where I know I won't bump into people I don't wish to - and even if I do, I'm there to watch a movie.
I may try to squeeze all these items in on the one day - my actual birthday. For several reasons.
1. Carpe Diem.
2. Memories.
3. I need to walk a lot more and everyday. The working-from-home lifestyle has seen me put on weight. I hope I can still speedwalk.
Yet for this day I need a little more rest. What with the amount of work I've done in the past week, it's only natural to need to enjoy the silence.
Yet this time next week; 36 is where it all happens.
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