16. Be ready with Plan B, C and D!

Monday was a busy day and work and when I got home it got busier! Things to do. Benji is always talking of branding and I knew I needed to secure a Facebook page for us and then there was the issue of Twitter.

Know I need it but don’t know why!! 

By the time I had signed in, sorted out any comments and answered them – which you know I do with a cup of coffee as soon as I get home – that was Monday evening gone, in a heartbeat.

Tuesday came quickly! Drove to work and remembered that I had been on the phone with my broker 11 years ago. He had stopped me, mid-sentence by yelling “Sal, turn on your TV to CNN… RIGHT NOW, a plane just went into the World Trade Centre”. When someone you trust says that you grab the remote and turn on CNN. What a terrible day that was. As I drove to work I thought of all the sad stories and broken families and was sad.

I put it out of my mind and worked hard all day. Looking forward to the fact I was going to have dinner with a very dear friend. I noticed, towards the end of the day, that she had not phoned as I expected and a couple of messages didn’t get replied to. Need to work on Plan B! Plan A is obviously not going to happen.

My computer needs to go in for some repair tomorrow and I was really worried as to what I would do without it. I thought it was time for a tablet. Happy with my new plan (Plan B) for the evening, I went to the store and spent a good hour deciding if I should go with the new Apple – yes, I can hear so many of you cheering for that – or to be more in keeping with my non-existent budget and get an Android with two cameras – one forward and one facing so that I can take “happy snaps” during my life. You can tell I am getting more brave!

I went for the Sony Tablet S. Mid-range, lots of little bells and whistles and good enough for an entry level to the tablet. Yes, I know that it was obsolete as I left the store and I hate that but at least I was taking another step towards my goal.

Got home to a comedy of errors:

It is now 11pm and all my DearMamaSal tasks are done for the night. Had to be really flexible to do it all but  I got there by moving from Plan A through to Plan D – constantly readjusting myself to the next plan because the only goal was to get a video up tonight to warn everyone. Now I just need to pack up the computer and hope that they don’t take too long to fix it. If you don’t see a blog post for a couple of days you will know the Wi-Fi is still playing up :))