I got to bed at 1am, and got woken at 6am by the alarm that OH had forgotten to turn off. I tried and failed to go back to sleep, so I got up, made a cuppa and went on the computer, which keeps freezing and did the ironing. Forgot to have breakfast, so have just made bacon and egg sandwiches for OH and DD, and ate some bacon too.

Think a nanna nap will be calling soon.....

- I think a nanna nap will definitely be in order

Decided I should get my bum off the sofa and get fitter. So, I went swimming - first time for over a month. Well, my legs were like jelly and so feeble I had to go in the slow lane. I kilometre took 30 mins!!! Now I'm shattered and still have goggle eyes- 4 hours later.

I would be happy swimming the 1km however long it took - long time since I've been swimming at all

The only exercise I seem to be getting at the moment is walking because it gets me out and it's free

Pretty pissed off for so early in the morning. Our bellend neighbours decided that 3:45 am was a good time to fill the recycling bin...One bottle at a time. I just got back to sleep when they decided at 4:20 that it was a good time to go out and assess whether there was any damage from last night's storm. Of course there wasn't since they don't have any trees nearby. By the time we got back to sleep it was time for the alarm to go off, so at 5:00 it was out of my nice warm bed.

I went to make a coffee and discovered that the old man used the last of it last night and didn't tell me. So now I'm sleep deprived and caffeine free. That, my friends is not a good combination for me.

Oh, and to make my day better, we have an appointment at my son's school at 7:15 so I'm going to be late for work. Dickhead principal has decided yesterday that he needs to see us this morning. The kid's not in trouble or anything, just that we need to meet with the school administration because it's a new school and the principal insists on meeting all new parents before their kids can attend the program. What, like he didn't know that 7 weeks ago when I signed my son up? Nob!

Forgot to say I went to put in my brand new contacts and the right one has a big chunk missing from it. Right out of the package, so back they go tomorrow.

I hope your day gets better. Get the school to make you a coffee!!

glad I'm a couple of thousand miles away

Think positively, surely the day can't get any worse

Thank you both. It's nice to know I can have a whinge every now and then.

Got two hours sleep last night and out of desperation, had one of those energy drinks this morning which of course is shite but it gave me a burst of energy and now I feel even more shite.

Time for a coffee - its going to be a long day.

I have to get back into swimming, but like Sparkles said, I think the last time I actually did fitness swimming was oh, a decade or more ago. I remember getting lapped in the pool by 60 and 70 year-olds who swam around me like I was driftwood or something, so there must be something to it if one's consistent about putting the effort in.

No big storm damage here, thank goodness. Just trying to get the motivation (maybe more caffeine will help) to start my final paper for my course and get this week's readings done. Maybe there's something on TV or a closet that needs organising...

Was supposed to go for a walk today, but it was drizzling this morning, and so I sat watching a re-run of The Biggest Loser while eating a cheese and chutney sandwich!! Does watching other people exercise count???

Only if the sandwich weighs 5kg and can count as a free weight.