First week........ Last week

Wow,  what  a  week,  the  first  week  on  our  new  computer  system,  and  now  I  am  exhausted,  it  is  so  hard  to  have  to  think.................  every  key  stroke,  every  tab  ( not  enter),  you  have  to  think  about  what  you  are  doing......  every time  you  want  to  look  something  up........  you  have  to  think  about  how  to  do  it,  where  to  get  the  information  from.....  every  question ,  every  query you  have  to  think.........   no  wonder  my  brain  is  crying  out  for  a  rest  I  probably  have  not  used  that  part  ..  the  thinking  part......  for  the  past  few  years,  and  it  is  "stiff"  from  being  used  too  much  this  week.  I  have  been  in bed  by  9.30  all week,  which  is  really early  for  me,  and  I  have  really just   passed out,  thinking  is really  just too  dangerous  for  your  health,  there  should  be  some  kind  of  warning  about  doing  it  too  much..............

I must  say  the change  over  to the  new  system   went  surprisingly    well,  everyday  we  just  learnt and used  one  aspect,  and  learnt  it  well,  then  the next  day  we  did  something  else,  so that  by  the  end  of the  day  everyone  could  do the  entries  by themselves........  we  were  called  the  "star"  students  as  there  were  no  tears,  no  frustration outbursts  and  most  of  all  everyone really  pulled  together  as  a  team.........  I  was  really  proud  of  everyone........  I  just  hope  we  don't  forget  is  all by  Monday??

And  then the  cherry  on the  top for  the  end  of the  week  was,  it  was  also the  end of  the  5  week  challenge.....  and  I  am  pleased with my  performance   that  although  I  only  lost  2.5  kg  in weight  (  which  is  actually  more  because  muscle is  heavier  than  fat)  I   lost    27.5  cm,  (which  is  almost  the  size  of  a  ruler )   all over  my  body,  which  means  in  just  5  weeks  I  went  down  one  whole  dress  size

I  must  say  I  am  feeling  REALLY  good.........  it  is  so  nice  for  my  clothes  not  to  just  fit.......  but  to  fit  with  room  to  spare......  but  my  daughter  who  lost  20 cm    and  I    are  now  hooked  and  so  we  are  having  the  weekend  off.......  I  had  a  chocolate,  and  liquorish   and  a  Tinkie  cake  for  breakfast   this  morning...............  and  it  is  back  for  another  5  weeks  on  Monday............................

Am I too Old...

They  say  that  age  is  relative..........  I  am  not  sure  to  what  but  tonight  I  feel  100 years  old,  not  only  am  I  going to the  gym  5  times  a  week  because  of  the  5  week  challenge  I  am  taking  part  in,   on  top  of  this  shock  to  the  body.......  I  am  also  on  training  on   a  new  computer  system  that  we  will be   going  on at  work  at  the  beginning  of  June....................  so  I  am  exercising  my  mind.  I  am  not  sure  at  this  point  which  is  aching  the  most.........

My  body  because  on Tuesday  night  we  did  squats,squats,squats, ........  one  of  the  most  unladylike  exercises  I  have  ever  seen.....  your  boobs  pop  out  the  front of  the  little  training  tops,  your  butt  is  stuck  out  in  the  air like  it  is  ready to  pop,  leaning  forward  causes  your  stomach  to  hang  over  your shorts.........  I  mean really..........  could    someone  not  invent  more  lady like exercises............. Next  week  is  midway  in  the  challenge and then we are  going  to  be  weighed  and  measured.........  and  hopefully  not  shamed...................  I  cheated  a  little  and  weighed  myself  this  morning  and  have  lost  over  2.5   kilograms  so  am  feeling  very  proud  of  myself,   not  bad  in 11 days.........

My  brain  because  I  have  worked  at the same  company  in different  jobs  for  22 years....  using  the  same  computer  system  and  now  they  want  to  change  it................ my biggest  problem  is  that  I  have  been  using the  "enter"  key  for  22 years  now  they expect me  overnight  to  start  using  the  "tab"  key ,  how  logical  is  that ............  it  must  have  been  a man  that  designed  the  system. Every  time  I press enter  my  info  is  GONE  and  I  have  to  start  again............  I have  to  be  able  to  help  the 11  people  in my department  who  report  to  me   so  have  to  really  know  the system.........  who  said  it  was  fun  to be  a manger...................
I  am exhausted  at  night  and  if  I  sit  still too long  I  am  fast  asleep,  so  have  to keep  on  going  until  all my  chores  are  done,  I  have  nodded  off a few  times  and  woke  myself  up  snoring..........  I  mean  how  many   disgusting  habits  can  one  person  have ...................

And  all this  aching  has  got  me wondering  am  i  just  getting  too  old ................

Computer Mouse

For the last two days, i have been at head office, which is an experience in its self, why is it that some IT people just don't have any person skills, i think i was rather a culture shock to them, being the quiet, reserved person that i am.......................... (hahaha) they really had no idea how to deal, with my off the cuff comments., or my wit ............... On the first day people would come into the room and sit down, without saying a word, i know that my parents taught me when you enter a room you greet everyone before you sit down, as the people were coming in to the conference room i was asking who they were, which branch they were from, in the beginning you would have thought that i was an alien from another planet, but it was amazing how quickly they relaxed, and took part in the discussions.
The reason that i had to leave home at the crack of dawn for the last two mornings ( and boy were were those crack of dawns absolutely breath taking ) to get there was because we are going on a new computer system, and all the ground work has been completed and we were making sure that everything that we asked for had been done. We were going through all the features, that the system has to offer. I don't think there is anything more boring than watching someone else, operating a mouse, while you sit and watch.........................clicking here and clicking there showing you what all the features are.............. right click here and this happens left click there and that happens, tab and this happens, drag and this happens...........................
It made me start thinking, wouldn't it be great if our lives were that simple, if you do this for your husband he will do that for you................... if you do that for your daughter she will do that for you............................ if you ask for this you will get that ..... it you dont do this you won't get that..................................... if you make a mistake you can "delete" and "reinstate " and no one will know you made a mistake, if you use the wrong words, you can "bounce" them back and all will be as it was before the words were spoken.
Unfortunately life is not like that, and actions have consequences, and every decision we make will positively or negitively affect either ourselves or someone else how easy like would be if we could just use the "mouse." .............................. but...........................how boring would life be, no excitement , no joy, no expectations, no surprises, no unexpected acts of kindness, no sms's from friends, no unexpected coffee dates , no need for faith......................... and is that not what life is all about, embracing the unexpected, finding hope in the unknown having faith that God is in control and that he knows exactly where your life is going..................our responsiblilty it to pray that we do it right................. and the best part is, if we don't get it right today then God gives us tomorrow to try again............................. So i am glad that life is not controlled by a mouse.................. but by the choices i make every day whether they are right or wrong, whether the take me forward or backward, whether they bring me joy or sadness at least they are my choices. made with a lot of faith ...................................