I decided to go back to work today and break myself back into work mode gently rather than face a full on onslaught on Monday morning!
Thankfully the plan seemed to work as I managed to get the usual pleasantries out of the way and clear most of my stock piled Christmas/New Year emails. So hopefully come Monday things should be more relaxed – which is always a nice thought when it’s your first full week back.
No doubt I’ve just put the mockers on it now though…..
As I was in work it also meant back to having a lunchtime run along Swansea Bay and my word what a run I had today! Somehow I managed to set myself a new personal best time of 41 minute 6 second run for my regular 5 mile run.
I was all the more surprised by my time as despite having put the miles in over Christmas I personally felt that the intensity was missing. I was also feeling physically tired and the bitterly cold wind made for rather uncomfortable conditions. Still I’m chuffed to bits and am now more eager than ever to try and nail a sub-40 minute time!
Continuing with my recent spate of watching films, tonight was the turn of ”Ghost Town‘ starring Ricky Gervais. It reminded me a lot of ‘Ghost‘ but without the gorgeous Demi Moore and was considerably more funny in a way that only Ricky G could carry off. Not great but well worth watching, especially if you like/loath dentists 
… and the Swans could be at wembley. Yes it’s true, tonight’s 1 nil victory over Brighton means we’re into the Southern area final of that illustrious cup competition they call the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.
Quite simply, if we beat Paul Ince’s MK Dons over the 2 leg final we’re at the NEW wembley – how cool would that be. Just to make matters all the more intriguing a certain Willy Gueret now plays for the Dons. I’d sacrifice it all for a place in the Championship next season though.
I still can’t get back into the routine of work. I know it’s only been two days, but it feels like I’ve undergone a lifestyle change!! Hopefully my body clock will have re-adjusted by next week, ‘cos at the moment I feel like a zombie and quite possibly look like one too.
With DDWT Junior returning to school tomorrow, I just hope he doesn’t suffer from the same effects as me. We have tried to get into the school routine over the last few days though to try and help the process, so we’ll see if it’s worked in the morning. Here’s hoping 
Today is my first day back in work after my 2 week festive holiday and unsurprisingly I’ve been faced with a deluge of email and voicemail. Typically this usually means I can kiss goodbye to the best part of the day as I trawl through what I’ve been sent. This process usually reveals that 70% of the stuff is crap and I can either simply delete or ignore it. It begs the question I guess of how did we manage before the advent of email, etc. Ah yes I remember, a mound of scribbled notes on my desk
And what with no lunchtime training to look forward to for a few weeks, the days ahead are going to feel rather long and increasingly frustrating no doubt. Just what you need before a nice slow commute home via Oystermouth Road – which just happens to be at the centre of 13 weeks of roadworks commencing today I hasten to add! Now, where did I leave my bike…
I’m currently wasting the bandwidth (LOL) of work’s internet connection listening to Radio 5 Live in readiness for the FA Cup 4th round draw. Hopefully the Swans will get a decent draw and then go on and paste the cloggers from Havant & Waterlooville in their 3rd round replay on January 16th. Let’s hope that Stuart Atwell isn’t reffing that game shall we!
Going back to work after a weekend off is usually a rather mundane and somewhat depressing affair, this wasn’t the case today however.
With THE party having passed everyone by on Friday, it was storytime today with everything catching up on the gossip from what is always an eventful afternoon/evening. It also made me realise that I more than lived up to my nickname of ‘snakehips’, as apparently I was shakin’ my ass to most of the discs being spun
Mind you that’s quite tame to some of the reports of heard of other peoples antics *blush*
It was nice to take DDWT Junior to school again – as per Friday – and even more of a delight to see all of the things he’s made this term. From tree decorations to candles, chocolate to cards, each one was fantastic and a treat to see. It made us proud to be his Mam and Dad and it was a real treat to see his little face light up with excitement when showing us his work. It’s hard to believe that he’ll be 4 in January – where have the past 3 years gone?
Rather than do a training session at lunchtime today, I opted to ride my bike back home in readiness for the impending Christmas break. I swear the 9.21 mile ride was one of the coldest I’ve had this year as the bracing northerly wind made the temperature indeed feel like the -7 wind chill forecast. My journey took me 45 minutes and 28 seconds with a top speed of 19.6 mph.
I think I’ve only just thawed out!
It was with great disappointment that I had to miss DDWT Junior’s very first school nativity play today – due to it clashing with an immovable meeting in work. If that wasn’t bad enough, my misery was compounded by the fact that there was a poor turnout for the meeting anyway. I was tinged with both sadness and anger as you can imagine.
Fortunately, Mrs DDWT was able to film the play – which obviously wasn’t as good as being there, but came a close second. It was great to see his beaming little face in the class of children and him kitted out in his shepard’s outfit (i.e. dressing gown with tea towel!) whilst singing lots of songs. We did have a chuckle though at the bemused faces of all the kids though at the very start of the play. Bless them, it must have been quite a site all of these adults looking at them with big grinning faces.
I know one thing though, I won’t be missing next year’s play – meeting or no bloody meeting!