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It's the little things
Apr. 30th, 2010 03:48 amWhat Was Meant to Happen today -
get up, go to work, go to horse, wait for D. to deliver horsebox on loan for weekend, go for nice relaxing hack, come home, sofa/katy/bath, early night.
What Actually Happened -
woke up with headache, but thought it was saturday, yay! went back to sleep
Woke up again, realised it was not saturday, thought it was friday, still some yay! went back to sleep
Woke up again, realised not only was it THURSDAY it was now 10:15. No yay. Curse. Still had headache.
Got to work. bored. Realised it was also![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thipe's birthday; set about making Suitable Lovely B'day card, which is much more fun than working.
Phone D. to see if he is still bringing horse box to stables this evening, he is '95% certain'. Figure this means 'no' but, hack seems better than pilates so go to stables after work anyway; still have headache.
Discover bale of hay which was neatly stacked away last night now pulled down and strewn all over aisle outside stable. Curse profusely at lazy shites who cannot be arsed picking mess their horses make; pick up mess.
Start on stable. Discover, by means of inadvertent prodding with shavings fork, RODENT.
FLEEE FLEE STABLE FLEE. Wait outside in huge sulk for J to arrive and finish stable (she deals with rodents, i deal with spiders; we have a System).
Fetch horses from field, with added yelling at other horses who will not GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY.
Commence grooming/tacking. Somehow during this, horse tangles own leg in reins (HOW? HOW??). Thankfully, does not panic. Free horse while cursing. Finish tacking up. Realise breastplate is on backwards. Curse more. Fuck it.
Get on horse, go for hack - this bit actually went well!
Practise Forward Seat. Ankle OUCH, but used to that now. Return to stables just as it gets dark & dismount in outdoor arena due to sore ankle ( a softer surface than concrete yard for landing). Remove coat & hat so can take body protector off.
Phone rings! Take off gloves and let go of horse to answer phone. Horse wanders off. Talk on phone, look up to see HORSE GETTING DOWN TO ROLL IN FULL TACK.
Yell a lot, deafen person on phone, drop phone (and everything else), run at horse, still yelling. Horse gets up, then tries to run off with dangling reins. Stop yelling, speak Soothingly. Catch horse. Resume yelling.
Get J to hold horse, pick up phone, coat, stick, hat, body protector, take horse to stable.
Untack (with much cursing) & feed horse, leave. Realise half way home did not pick up gloves. Curse.
Go to tesco BUY KATY (also food).
Get home (by now it is almost 11pm), put katy in fridge. Notice freezer door is not shut. Open worriedly. Freezer totally iced up, everything in freezer covered in ice. Curse.
Remove everything from freezer and dump in sink. Turn freezer off. Open katy. Start drinking while hacking at ice. DRINK MOAR HACK MORE DRINK MOAR HACK HACK HACK.
Now it is...3.45am, am a tad drunk, freezer is finally free of ice. Kitchen floor is soaked. Everything still in sink. I no longer care, it is still not the weekend. Am going to bed.
Still have headache.
How you doin'?
get up, go to work, go to horse, wait for D. to deliver horsebox on loan for weekend, go for nice relaxing hack, come home, sofa/katy/bath, early night.
What Actually Happened -
woke up with headache, but thought it was saturday, yay! went back to sleep
Woke up again, realised it was not saturday, thought it was friday, still some yay! went back to sleep
Woke up again, realised not only was it THURSDAY it was now 10:15. No yay. Curse. Still had headache.
Got to work. bored. Realised it was also
thipe's birthday; set about making Suitable Lovely B'day card, which is much more fun than working.Phone D. to see if he is still bringing horse box to stables this evening, he is '95% certain'. Figure this means 'no' but, hack seems better than pilates so go to stables after work anyway; still have headache.
Discover bale of hay which was neatly stacked away last night now pulled down and strewn all over aisle outside stable. Curse profusely at lazy shites who cannot be arsed picking mess their horses make; pick up mess.
Start on stable. Discover, by means of inadvertent prodding with shavings fork, RODENT.
FLEEE FLEE STABLE FLEE. Wait outside in huge sulk for J to arrive and finish stable (she deals with rodents, i deal with spiders; we have a System).
Fetch horses from field, with added yelling at other horses who will not GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY.
Commence grooming/tacking. Somehow during this, horse tangles own leg in reins (HOW? HOW??). Thankfully, does not panic. Free horse while cursing. Finish tacking up. Realise breastplate is on backwards. Curse more. Fuck it.
Get on horse, go for hack - this bit actually went well!
Practise Forward Seat. Ankle OUCH, but used to that now. Return to stables just as it gets dark & dismount in outdoor arena due to sore ankle ( a softer surface than concrete yard for landing). Remove coat & hat so can take body protector off.
Phone rings! Take off gloves and let go of horse to answer phone. Horse wanders off. Talk on phone, look up to see HORSE GETTING DOWN TO ROLL IN FULL TACK.
Yell a lot, deafen person on phone, drop phone (and everything else), run at horse, still yelling. Horse gets up, then tries to run off with dangling reins. Stop yelling, speak Soothingly. Catch horse. Resume yelling.
Get J to hold horse, pick up phone, coat, stick, hat, body protector, take horse to stable.
Untack (with much cursing) & feed horse, leave. Realise half way home did not pick up gloves. Curse.
Go to tesco BUY KATY (also food).
Get home (by now it is almost 11pm), put katy in fridge. Notice freezer door is not shut. Open worriedly. Freezer totally iced up, everything in freezer covered in ice. Curse.
Remove everything from freezer and dump in sink. Turn freezer off. Open katy. Start drinking while hacking at ice. DRINK MOAR HACK MORE DRINK MOAR HACK HACK HACK.
Now it is...3.45am, am a tad drunk, freezer is finally free of ice. Kitchen floor is soaked. Everything still in sink. I no longer care, it is still not the weekend. Am going to bed.
Still have headache.
How you doin'?
