i ended up having a good day despite a not so good

start...

woke up feeling like crap - have been fighting a lurgy for well over a week so decided rather than forcing myself to get up and go into town to attend a seminar (one i actually wanted to go to) and lunch with a friend, i would stay in bed, get a cuppa and read/sleep...

then i dragged myself out of bed and realised how much i miss ben when he starts work early - it's freezing in bed without him and how much i miss the sun when it's not out :-( i felt positively bleak...

got a bit better once i got into action - followed up somethings that have been bugging me and turns out i am now eligible to graduate as the person who wasn't playing nicely has finally done what he should have weeks ago and filled in my form - thank you!

had a nice lunch, tried the cryptic crossword (did not get anywhere close to succeeding), stripped the bed and put a nice brightly coloured doona cover on the bed, had a shower, then called my old boss, after a quick call to dymocks to see if they were hiring!

had a lovely chat with the old boss who couldn't believe i was 40 - really good to talk to him - this is someone i worked with/for for 10 years so even though we don't talk that often, we have plenty in common when we do :-)

then i picked benny up from work, got home, went out again to get us a treat (scones from bakers delight) and whilst i was at st leonards went into a shop i always walk past to let them know if they ever wanted a counsellor/coach for their clients and to add to there offerings, that i had recently graduated and would be happy to work in their practice...

also i have spent some time thinking about business names (think i've landed on one), business cards and design etc (close on that too)...funny little story about business cards - on sunday whilst having lunch at cafe sydney i noticed they had a competition to win $1700 worth of designer clothes - all you had to do was put your business card into a jar - of course i don't yet have a business card, so ben and i had some fun doing one up! he did the design, as, in his words, he was feeling creative (there's a reason behind this...) and he decided to write my company name in block letters (you know, like we used to do on posters when we were kids?) and instead of the hollow shape in the middle of the 'R', he drew a little heart...cute and silly i know, but i made me smile :-)

also a big thank you to leanne for my lovely cafe sydney voucher - ben and i enjoyed a fantastic and very filling lunch there on sunday - on the terrace, front row, overlooking harbour - couldn't ask for more and it was a fantastically sunny day...

sooo despite a bad start to my day it has ended up ok and now i'm about to crawl into bed early and am very grateful that benny doesn't have to get up before the sun is up!