In response ..

to a prod about how things are going .. I might say, very well indeed thank you.

New Year’s Eve was an odd sort of day (and night) .. whilst shopping and visiting earlier in the day, I felt distinctly “not right”, but couldn’t have told you what was wrong for the life of me.

It started in TKMax and got gradually worse as the day went on .. to the point where photographing a flashing plastic duck in various trees in the village (whilst shoppers watched in disbelief) became very unfunny after the 15th tree, especially as I just wanted to go and lie down!  (pictures will be uploaded at some point) – and the reason?  The local village idiot thinks ducks live in trees and we have a “wall of shame” in the pub where said pictures will be displayed as proof that ducks do live in trees!  (And before anyone dashes off to look, possibly some do, but generally they don’t!)

The Admirer and I debated long and hard about what we were going to do to see in the New Year; early drink followed by meal in; or meal in followed by late drink.  We settled on the second option.

I didn’t eat much, and didn’t fancy any wine with the meal and so, not feeling too great, I then toddled off and had a shower before we went out to the local (me, having said I didn’t feel like drinking (god, must be ill), would drive).  In the bathroom, under the glare of the 2m watt lightbulb The Admirer has, I started getting dots flashing and my eyesight went!  It was a migraine, but without the headache!!!

We still went out.  And then rather wished we hadn’t!

We pulled up outside the local and it all seemed very quiet.  Maybe they are all out the back?  Er, no!  There was 1 customer, and we made it 3 .. and at this point we couldn’t really leave!

What also didn’t help was The Admirer and ChelseaFan hate each other, so I was sat, sipping lemonade, between the sniping pair!  The landlord (as usual) and his good lady (not as usual and very funny to watch) were totally off their faces, as was the bar manager (as usual) .. and the two girls behind the bar were just relieved to be going home at a decent hour!

Thank god I was driving and we didn’t have to hang around in the cold waiting for a taxi we didn’t need!

We did have a good laugh about it on the way home (with 3/4 of a bottle of champagne the landlord gave us so that I could have a drink when we got home) .. next year will be very very different!

So, for the moment things are going well.  I’ve been re-reading some of the stuff I was writing at the end of 2007 and the beginning of last year and it all seems pretty depressing!  On the whole, life is on the up, although there are various bits which need changing, but I’m now at least, not fighting a battle on my own or being knocked back and worn out at every turn.

This year will be a good one!  I am determined to make it that way!