Early Night

I am blogging in a moment of slight confusion because at this time - a fraction past midnight - I am excessively tired and heading to bed. This is quite unusual for me, as typically I will be up for another 2-3 hours if not more on a weekend. I wasn't even up excessively early this morning to account for this sudden lethargy.

It's also odd as I've not done anything particularly strenuous today. I have done some shopping and that is probably the high point of the day. Tomorrow the list of tasks continues with clothes shopping - essential - and room tidying - pretty important but one that can inevitably be procrastinated on for a little while yet.

I also need to do ironing and other typical weekend pleasures. Should be fun.

Where Are You?

This morning I had a meeting at another office to start the day. This meant that as opposed to my usual relaxed dress, I actually had to resort to formal attire. While I had a suit and work tie for the morning, as I was returning to my usual workplace in the afternoon I decided to bring my fantastic Scooby Doo tie to change into once I returned to the more casual environment. This was well received by all.

In addition to this, I have also received news of my exam that I took two weeks ago - which I have successfully passed by an acceptable margin (32/40 with the pass mark being 26).

I have also made some slight progress with the tidying of my room but that is too boring to elaborate on.

Tidying

This evening I made a start on some of the tidying that is overdue in my room! With it being around three-and-a-half weeks until Chrissi is here, it would perhaps be fair to make some space for her. Things tend to accumulate in my room, so this seemed like a good place to start clearing the clutter.

After a little tidying I have cleared some surfaces and also tidied away one box. As an indication of how often this takes place, in my tidying I found birthday cards from 2010, a birthday gift from work people from 2009, old tickets from previous visits to Chrissi that I was hanging onto because I'm soppy like that, and a lego fireman from Mark & Sophie's wedding.

Don't worry, the lego fireman has still been saved, he's just been tidied away a little more.

One Minute To Save Thirty

This evening, as it is a Monday, I was firstly playing football and then returned home to blog, as I seem to manage with uncanny regularity. Today I was home excitingly early by making all my transport connections by a matter of minutes.

The train from Raynes Park to Clapham was delayed just enough for me to both make the train and then make my slightly delayed connection at Clapham, which got me back to Woking just before my bus left. It meant a 50 minute trip from Raynes Park station to my door, which was quite nice. Had I been a minute later and missed that original train, I'd have been forced to wait another half hour before I got home!

I suppose the hint here is that I should really learn to drive, where one minute later means I arrive ... one minute later and I'm not subject to such potential gaps. Perhaps this is something I will look at more seriously once Chrissi is here.

Second Hand News

This week I really feel that I am simply recycling Chrissi's news and not posting anything of my own. This is also because her news drastically dwarfs my own!

Having booked her tickets, we now have confirmed plans and confirmed dates. This date in question is the 26th February, when she will arrive in the UK. Not only this, but she is flying first class - this is bizarrely cheaper at the time, and also has extra bag allowance. A special treat and well deserved!

I have obtained the Monday through to the Wednesday of the following week off work so that we can spend some time together and get some other things organised. In the meantime I have approximately four weeks to organise everything in my room and clear out everything that should be cleared out so that there is space for Chrissi and her things - when my room becomes our room!

Fancy Dress

Odd as it may seem, I'm mildly peeved at the new policy at work that is going to make a form of dress-down the de facto dress policy. What this means is that I no longer need to wear a shirt or suit, smart trousers or anything of the like - instead I am able to relax in jeans and a t-shirt or shirt at work.

While usually I would welcome this - and on Fridays I do quite enjoy it - it is still a little irksome. It means I need to think about what I wear in the mornings, instead of just picking a shirt out of the wardrobe and putting it on. I may actually need to buy new clothes as I'm going to be wearing casual clothes a lot more. For some reason it's mildly annoying and I'm not sure why!

Approved

Chrissi got confirmation yesterday that her visa application had been approved. She should be over here by the end of February. I rarely tend towards brevity, but there isn't much more to say than that!

Familiar Journey

So this evening, as I write this blog from a train, I am making a somewhat familiar journey. I'm on the same train - albeit at a different time of day - that I would usually take to work. To make this more amusingly unusual for a weekend I am going to meet up with people from work for a drink. One of them is moving and another is assisting, so we thought a drink and meal sounded like a good plan for the evening.

And so it will come to pass. I need to remember to get off at Wimbledon and not at Surbiton - where I am now and where I usually alight! It does feel a little confusing, instinct is demanding I get off here.