So this morning I woke up at the ridiculous hour of 1 am again. Seriously what’s up with that? (I’m not a bloody insomniac.) Lay there for 20 minutes before I finally thought “stuff this” will just work on today’s post. Which I did quite happily till 3 am….when my brand new (week old) phone decided to go into system overload and I lost the entire piece. (Also lost all my watsap messages including all my mother’s old messages 😭) Was not amused. Painted my nails💅 Eventually fell asleep.

Head off to my Pilates class at 9.30. My pilates instructor, Thomas Geel is awesome. 😜 He is soooooo awesome I have told him he will get his very own post one day when I get my Madonna arms. (Um he still has a fair way to go.😲) In fairness to him he has spent the last 3 am months, almost curing, my granny knees so I am so grateful for that. (Have figured out if I talk a shitload then I can successfully reduce my workout time from an hour to 45min…(Always a bonus😁) Have sneaky feeling Thomas might be wising up to me though.

Took phone into Cell C to ask why it kept saying all my storage was full- when I honestly only have 66 photos and 6 apps on my phone. (I haven’t even downloaded any music yet?). You know it’s bad when Cell C team members all smile at me like long lost friend….enquire about my new hair colour and how my holiday was? Why do they all know me? Because I have spent the last 9 months (yes I could have had a flippen child in that time) fighting, sweetly, with them to replace the dud phone that I got sold last year. Now I am back with its replacement. (Did I mention that it’s only been a week?) I am indeed electronically cursed😱😱😱. Cell C Guy suggests that I buy a memory card to free up more space. Did he not hear me? I only have 6 apps and 66 photos on it??? How can that be?

Apparently it’s all the phones pre-loaded apps….

Me “Well delete them I don’t use any of them”

Cell C guy: You can’t otherwise the phone might not work properly.

Me: But it’s not working properly now?

Cell C guy: Buy a memory card.

I want to scream. 😱😡 ( I don’t😵)

Come home teach for 2 hours and then phone SARS to find out why my before mentioned tax payment had doubled. I listen as polite and informative SARS lady explains it all to me…while continually asking if I am following. I ‘um’ and ‘mmm’ at all the right places but quite frankly I haven’t the foggiest clue what she is talking about. It’s like she is speaking tax Greek. She says they will take it under review and phone me back within 21 days. (Good, that sounds positive, doesn’t it? Note to self: Find someone that speaks tax Greek and hire them ASAP)

Try going and having a walk on beach to clear my head. Am overtired and feel like I am having system over load. The beach normally clears my head. Think happy thoughts Gayle you have a blog post to RE- write. (Fuming mad at myself for making this stupid challenge….there are some days that thoughts should stay inside your head.) Go home……beach 🌴 sadly didn’t work this time.

Call my very own IT solutions guy (my wonderful brother aka Bruce Hill) and promptly burst into tears. It’s been nine months of stupid phone not working…..when will this ever end? He listens reassuringly, briefly checks out my settings and then attempts to explain that 16GB isn’t a lot of space on a phone and that I might just need to ….um buy a memory card.

Ok, I officially give up. Will buy a memory card….but for the record am not happy about it. It’s the principle of the matter. (I miss my old blackberry😪)

Wracking brain to find something bloody positive to write……then my wise brother reminds me that it is my beautiful nephew’s birthday. (FYI did remember before this….and called….I’m a good Aunt ) Happy days something I am grateful for….the cutest, smartest (seriously this kid knows everything) nephew in the world. (Except for my other two nephews of course- equally as cute)

So happy birthday to my handsome nephew Rhys. 😍😍😍 Bruce sends some hilarious photos of Rhys and what do you know…..am reminded what an awesome family I have and low and behold I am smiling again.(But still not happy about this memory card shit…..just saying)

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Tomorrow wise and centred Gayle shall be back….(hopefully)

Nite Nite all

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