Curtin Call

Yes, I know I’m a little late.  My holidays were wonderful this
year – peaceful and joyous – just the way they’re meant to be!

However, for some completely unknown reason, I was a complete grump upon returning to work on Tuesday.  I was making myself nervous
because I just couldn’t snap out of it.  No, I don’t believe that
it was having to return to work – much as I didn’t want to, there was
no explanation for this horrific mood I found myself in!

Then, it hit me!  I know how to get out of this mood!  I needed to go ice skating!  I LOVE ICE SKATING!  Ice skating is, to me, one of the best/most relaxing/leave your worries behind activities out there!

I was a tad bit nervous as this was my first time on skates in 2 years
(it’d been like 18 before that!) and the first time since I had the hip
replacement done last January (for those of you that don’t know me, NO,
I’m not THAT old – I had an accident a few years back which resulted in
the need to replace the hip!).  Although I was a bit shaky I did
okay – or, at least, I didn’t fall!  I’m also happy to
report that today, with the exception of one muscle, my legs
(amazingly) feel pretty good!  And  better yet, my BAD mood is gone!  See – it really does work!

And now to make things even better, I am a mere 28 minutes away from
another weekend!  Thankfully, this week passed much quicker than
last!  And can you imagine my surprise when I looked at my
calendar and saw that a week from Monday (1/16) is an institute
holiday????  Yay!  I love academia!