Losing Control...

This has been an eventful week, peppered with joy, salted with sorrow...
Maybe I need to take a look at my life and prioritise.
Sometimes, I feel like I'm enjoying myself too much for my own good.
Then again, you're at this age only once, so make the most of it!

Talk about being a certain age only once, Dad just turned 50.
It's half a century and 18250 days on earth!
It's a heck of a lot of experiences and wisdom.

Celebrated it at Garden Hotel where we, all 76 of his friends and family, threw him a surprise!
It had been planned for the last 2 weeks and it was a hit!
Mom booked the whole of the 'Courtyard Cafe' and the place was donned in party balloons!
It was a good night....

One thing...
Dad got drunk.
It was the first time ever I've seem him drunk.
It was all the toasts and rounds of alcohol that everyone 'forced' him to down.
I offered to take a few rounds of beer for him but, being dad... refused.
All I can say is that alcohol does not really allow you to drown your sorrow..
It magnifies it.
There goes my plan to drown mine.

I'm glad this week is over.
I know I've got to take control, I know I've got to better manage my time.
I'm really worried about project work.
I'm really worried about graduating.
I'm really worried about so many other things.

Maybe take one day at a time?
One event at a time?
Maybe be more sacrificial?
Maybe be less sacrificial?

Take charge of your life Mich!
You're the only one authorised to do so!