I sit here at work in a section with a whole 3 people (including me) in it. Things improve a little tomorrow with nearly a full compliment but that’s only because it’s the Xmas Meal .. so how many there are in the afternoon remains to be seen…

However me being here does mean I’ve left behind Dr T at the flat (he was snuggled up in bed when I left …. To head back to the land of nod .. although this also meant I was prodded out of bed by him (so I actually arrived at work earlier than of late)). So I can get the extra time in for tomorrow with leaving at the usual time for the last few weeks. I hope he posts the item I didn’t post at the weekend (the box is all of 100m from my flat!), I alas feel its unlikely he’ll do any housework whilst I’m at work so the flat will be in the same mess it was when I left this morning …. But you never know one day I might be surprised!

However first I have to brave Pompey City Centre for the last bits needed for xmas pressies in the form of a 14” cushion cover & some velvety material for the back of a tapestry cushion cover I’ve done for my parents. I should be fine as I think Fabricland is unlikely to be full of xmas shoppers (unless there is a sudden rush on material and trimmings). There’s also no worries on my parents knowing what they will be getting for xmas as my mother is still trying to conquer e-mail (as my dad usually ends up taking over!) and they wouldn’t know what a blog is unless I told them!

I’ve pretty much done all I need to sort out today .. Hmm just had Audit visit about the bits we’re still sorting out (I’ve delayed them until after the New year .. it helps if the project engineer is about to sort out some of these things). I suppose I could even start to tidy up my desk and remove a tree’s worth of unneeded paper into my blue recycling bin prior to the big office move after the New Year!

Oh roll on 12noon when I can escape for lunch!

.. Mind you I’m still concerned about how nice ‘Fav Person’ has been since I took him out to my site last week .. hmm will it last? Will I ever escape back to Maritime? watch this blog in 2004!