January 30, 2009

• I have a cold…

  So what’s new?  I’ve taken vitamin C, and antihistamine (to try and stem the nasal drip), and it’s not working half as well as it did in Japan.  Evidently, I’m not having enough hot, steamy, Japanese-style communual baths, which seemed to stop the previous cold/chest infection in its tracks.  I did enjoy those baths, particularly when we were all having a girly gossip in the Youth Hostel Bath.  That was definitely fun.  Those of you who know me on Facebook: there are lots of pictures going up on there, and work have already seen many of them.  These are the official photos, as far as I can tell, but I haven’t looked closely.

  Was up at about 6.30am, having entirely given up the struggle to sleep, and I’ve managed to unpack and put a load of laundry on.  Only a couple more loads to go.  I’ve also made a list for the lunchhour (pay in cheque, get out cash, swop Yen for Sterling), and folded sheets, and begun a shopping list (needs to be refined a little from ‘everything, including washing powder and a DVD player’).  Made it into work early too.  Not too keen on this jetlag malarkey, but it’s quite productive in the wee small hours: it is nice to have the suitcase empty and the dirty washing getting clean.  It was beginning to pong, some of it being really rather old, and some of it having been part of some heavy-duty-ceilidh-dancing.

  I am covered in bruises – I seem to have been fighting with my thighs.  I think it’s the balancing of the suitcase (20kg) while I was bouncing up and down stairs.  Hopefully, they’ll go down soon.  I need some chocolate, as I feel distinctly bleagh.  I am rather regretting not having brought in some of my Christmas Chocolate, however the gannets in the office would eat it as soon as look at it, so, perhaps this was the better move.  I rather fancy something containing raspberries at the moment (this I do not possess), and am going to head off to the shop in a wee while. 

  I need to pull myself together before we take the Brownies ice-skating tonight. 

  xxx

   

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