Hooray – the end is in sight. Last day of work until 2nd January. All the staff are finishing work at 12 and that will just leave me & Sandy. We’ve got to finish off the Self Assessment & Development plans and then upload them to the LSC website. We both agreed that it was better to stay late and get it done than have to come in and work over the Christmas period. We both need the break – our health is suffering. Sandy has a cold and cystitis, I’ve got a stye and mouth ulcers – signs that we’ve both come to recognise as our bodies way of saying slow done, time for a break. It’s been a stressful week here, for many reasons, and one that I think we’re all glad is coming to a close.

Never mind, I’m planning on a fair bit of ‘me’ time over the coming week – and I’m afraid that my dad will just have to accept that I’m not going to be at his beck and call. I haven’t taken many photos lately so I’m planning on a few walks with the dogs, a visit to the Castle now it’s been altered and a couple of lie ins. I might even get the chance to do a bit of writing.

And on that note I’ll finish today, I probably won’t get the chance to blog until later next week – hopefully in a better frame of mind, with my humour back in the driving seat. I’ll take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and thank you for visiting my website. Thank you also to everyone who has written to me since I’ve been writing, which seems a lot longer than 5 months, I’ve appreciated each and every message.