Mondayitis

A couple of weeks ago I was hit with a strong sense of Mondayitis, I just didn't want to go to work, the thought filled me with dread. I then thought back to two years ago when my future was unsure and my weeks alternated between lying on the couch with no energy to do anything and having just enough energy to drag myself to work and home again. One thing about having a life threatening disease is that it does help you kick yourself in the backside when you need it. Fancy not wanting to go to work! I am damn lucky that I am well enough to work and that I have a job to go to.

I decided to find good things about working and believe it or not there are good things. I have gone back to travelling by train to work and because I get on at the end of the line I always get a seat of my choice. I sit by the window near to the door for ease of getting out at my stop and I usually start my trip with a coffee. As the train pulls out of Lilydale there is the lime quarry on the left hand side and on the right there are rolling paddocks dotted with the occasional gum tree and cows. I love watching them and only wish I could post a pic of it here but I can't. Once I get past the countryside and the suburbs take over I turn to my book and if possible read for the rest of the trip. This gives me a good 1 1/2 hours of reading each day which is an incredible bonus and makes up for any inconvenience that commuting by train may otherwise throw at me.

I quite enjoy my work, I like all the people that I work with and get lots of laughs out of most days. I took a step back a few years ago and am more than happy doing what I do in the Finance Department of a printing supplies company. I'm not craving a massive pay packet or a great career challenge, I am just happy to go to work, do my work, come home and forget about it. Another thing I look forward to each day is having lunch with a couple of colleagues. Most days I go for a walk, either up to the shops or just around the block looking at the beautiful period homes and their matching gardens. Sometimes we go to a local cafe and sit and have a sandwich and coffee. All in all it's relaxing and makes a nice break to the day.

So the plusses of working and putting up with Mondayitis? I am lucky to be alive and well enough to work. I am lucky to have a job that I enjoy and does not stress me too much. I am lucky to be able to get a reasonable amount of reading done on a daily basis without using up precious home time that I need for other things. I am lucky enough to be able to enjoy spending time with people I like. I am lucky that I can do all these things and come home with a pay packet each month that helps finance other hobbies that I can do on the weekends or evenings.

Thanks for listening, until next time...........

Current Read: Lola's Secret by Monica McInerney

An easy to read chick lit book based in Clare, SA