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Helen - Day 8 - Monday morning blues



During work weeks I have always struggled a little with the Monday morning blues. Many years ago I went to work in New Zealand hoping the blues would disappear only to find that they came 12 hours earlier! ( However Friday night used to come earlier too!)

Today was no exception, an Audit committee today and a Board meeting tomorrow. The day started early by finishing the reading of the 206 pages that had arrived as usual in my iPad. A Nespresso coffee from freshly made water was essential to get through.

My office this week is in the middle of an Ocean half way between Africa and America but the satellite phone line that I used to dial in to the committee was clearer than I would normally get from my mobile. By late afternoon the job was done and it was back to sailing.

The only thing that modern communications can't do is to help me enjoy tomorrow night's Board Christmas dinner. Instead it will be Thai Chicken risotto, coffee and my first advent calendar chocolate ( thank you Helen) and maybe a tot of Ron Zacapa rum from the ship's bar ( open 18:00 to 17:59).

Maybe this is the advent of different type of Monday morning blues.

Philip





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