Hooray for normality

I am back at work this morning, after arriving late in a fluster only to be told that my smart car had to be at the garage (I had totally forgotton) for its brakes to be done so I no sooner was back then I was off again to the garage. I now have a shiny silver hire car with heated seats - we're going up in the world you know.

Rash update - only slightly itchy and mostly disappeared. I risked a proper shower and hair wash this morning, the first since last Saturday! (I have just been taking oily baths in the meantime, probably great for my hair as it was left with these oils in it for a few days, it's super soft & shiny now!) I have returned to the land of the living, hurrah for me! **Trumpet fanfare**

People at work seem genuinely pleased to have me back, and there is quite a bit to do, poor Liz has been rushed off her feet. Tis lunchtime in 25 minutes and I am going into town to get a TV licence and put my pay cheque into the bank. More hurrahs! I also need to buy an advent calender ASAP as its the first today and Nick has bought a mega chocolate Lindt calender and took great pleasure in opening it in front or me this morning, knowing I didn't have one. Am tempted to steal the choc out of it to teach him a valuable lesson. Well, we will see what M&S and Thorntons have to offer - I'm determind to get a better one than his.

Did some xmas shopping on Amazon & Ebay last night, and also wrote a few cards, feeling quite smug and well organised. It won't last.

PS sorry have just read this back and it seems sickeningly chirpy. If I am getting on your nerves then I quite understand. If it makes you feel any better I just came back from lunch cold and wet and without an advent calendar, cos all I could find was Batman & Winnie the Pooh, both of which I refuse to endorse.