Travelling

I've decided that travelling off peak is a lot easier.  Managed to get to St Neots on Thursday night in 2 3/4 hours and then proceeded to speak for the next hour without stopping.  Living alone has its advantages but then again when you come home from a days work there is no one to off load to, so my brother and sister in law got the full flow about what I had been up to on my days off and day at work last week. 

I had a very enjoyable day in Cambridge on Friday despite the sub zero temperatures waiting for the coach to pick me up.  I enjoyed an early lunch at a lovely tea shop overlooking the colleges of Cambridge and managed to locate a number of items I had been unable to locate in Eastbourne.  (Yeah!!!!!).  There are very good links from St Neots to Cambridge with a coach that travels every 30 mins or so and leaves just down the road from my brothers house. 

Yesterday I went to St Ives (Not cornwall) and walked around the town, finding a unique shop selling clothes from the earth.  Anyway they are closing down so it was a BOGOFF day.  I was fortunate to find a pair of trousers for 1/2 price and then another pair for free and they all fitted me (Yeah again).

Today we saw the Kings Speech having had a failed attempt last night because we forgot to book.  Good film and very informative.  Worth a watch and probably to get when it comes out on DVD.  Can see why it has some oscar nominations. 

Travelled back this pm leaving about 4.30.  Hit the M25 about 5.30 (not literally) and then queued at the Darford Crossing for about 10 minutes due to the sheer volume of cars etc.  Anyway managed to get back home in about 2hours 45 again and found the flat lovely and warm.  Its great to be back in my own bed tonight.  Back to normal life tomorrow. 

1st blogging experience

I've been following a number of blogs over the past year, mainly due to the fact that friends have moved across the world and are travelling the world.  By doing this I found that others I know also have started to blog and I find peoples musings and thoughts really interesting to read. I'm not planning for this to be mind blowing or inspirational in any way but I thought I might also give this a go.  What do I say? Am I really that interesting that peole might read.  I don't know.  This is a completly new world to me. 

Well I'm currently on leave this week and enjoying all that the world has thrown at me so far.  I was at the local university yesterday trying to look all knowledgable to the OT students and have an element of professionalism about myself.  Well I love the actually time at the university and hopefully they will still keep asking me back but you never know.  The students are also good and I got asked a few interesting questions.  I wonder if I gave the real world of OT in the acute setting!!!!

Today I decided to pamper myself.  Before christmas I received a £10 voucher for the spa attached the gym I go to so redeemed that today with a nice back massage and facial.  First facial ever..... Now I know that sounds wierd for someone of my advancing years but I actually quite enjoyed it.  Have ended up with a loyalty card for them as well with the enticement of the more I spend the more points I get which work towards a free treatment. Well I might consider it. They say I should go back. Tomorrow its off to get the barnet cut.  About time as its got long and thick again.  I always think when I am leave and dont' go away how I actually fit work in. 

Just a thouht from the weekend..... Am I a cat, baboon, human or hippo.  I know I want to be a hippo but feel I am more like a human when it comes to the holy spirit.  Still mulling that one over.  Enjoy.....