The Journey Within

No alarm to give you a fright after the weekend has ended – in fact, the weekend hasn’t ended! The usual Monday morning blues are missing. No more thinking “just a few more minutes in bed” to find out that i’m more than an hour late for work! No more staggering to the toilet with the eyes closed. No more rushing about to hunt for that shirt, the same shirt that I should have ironed the night before! No more skipping breakfast, or gobbling down that toast just to make up for lost time. No more burnt tongue trying to swallow that cup of tea. No more speeding past old ladies who are doing 20 miles an hour and hasn’t got a care in the world. After all that rushing, the computer at the office seemed to take an eternity to boot up – of course, that’s gone as well.

All i had this morning was making breakfast with the wife. Read a few pages of a book, made my way to the bus stop and sat at the top of the double decker bus, enjoying the views as the bus driver took us into Edinburgh city centre.

Shopping on a weekday is great! There are no one there to battle through just to look at the book or CD. The clothes are nicely laid out, still unmolested by the daily patrons. The fitting rooms are empty. No queue for the fitting room or the pay counter. Plus, i don’t have to feel that i’m always in the way, like me being in a kitchen.

The weekend may not end for a while, but the feeling is good so far! just hope i don’t deplete my semi-retirement funds too soon!

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