Being positive

So here I am at home, still no sight in my left eye, feeling tired and a bit weak after my enforced bed rest. Since I was allowed to sit up on Sunday (after a whole week of lying down) I have been practically chewing the furniture in my frustration at not being able to go to work. Yes, it would take a team of psychologists years to work that one out! So instead I phoned my always patient little sister today to ask for some guidance. 

Jennifer knows me only too well and as a result of her understanding and advice I have managed to calm down and relax a bit. There is absolutely nothing that I can do about this situation so I will just have to man up and occupy myself at home for now.

The first thing I did was to order a Luganda phrase book so that I can teach myself a bit of the language before going to Uganda on a school trip in October. I has volunteered to go on this ages ago and had almost forgotten about it just before Christmas when George (the head teacher) came to ask me if I was still up for it. Uganda's first language is English but the pupils at the school we are going to also speak Luganda so it would be nice to be able to speak a few words in their local language too. As it happened George phoned me in the afternoon (he is leading the trip) and he thought it was a great idea and that the pupils could learn a bit too. 

I then decided that I should get some exercise; Davie came with me for a walk to the doctors to pick up a prescription and by the time we came back home I felt quite dizzy. It's really disconcerting not to be able to see out of one eye, and I was quite nervous crossing the road in case I didn't see a car coming. But it was good to get outside for some fresh air.

And I have finished my audio book of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Hmmm. It is certainly beautifully written and I loved the descriptions of New York and the art and antique furniture but the "thriller" parts didn't sit well for me with the rest of the book. And the way the author tried to draw everything together at the end seemed a little strained to me. Although I'm being critical I actually really enjoyed the book!

Tomorrow I'm going to keep up the positive attitude!