Cabin Fever!

I apologise again as the posts recently have not been as prolific as previously, and there is no justifiable reason, but I realised that there is only so much that you could say about the snow.

To anyone who doesn't live in the UK, I apologise, but snow here is usually a pretty huge thing (well to be honest talking about the weather is a national past-time, along with queuing......and despite the fact that we usually have weeks of notice the whole country seems to come to stop. It's amazing to see supermarket shelves empty as though the end of the world was approaching, how trains and buses freeze up, and apparently no effort is made to clear any of the snow around from the roads or pavements.

This was particularly true this last week with a dump of several inches of snow on Tuesday.....and some more on Wednesday....oh and some more throughout the rest of the week. Having bravely made it across to Manchester on Tuesday I was advised by my boss that it may be better to work from home on Wednesday (I have to say it not the type of advice that I usually need twice.....any excuse not to get up at 5:00am to commute to work is always welcomed!) But as the snow continued to fall it became impossible to travel across to work on Thursday or Friday (including the office Christmas party which was to be the crowning point of the year so far!). This has meant that i have had to look for any excuse to get out of the house, even if it was only for an hour no matter whether snow was avalanching from the roof tops, just to avoid the inevitable cabin fever.......it got to the point that by about 3:30 on most afternoons that even the dog was bored of listening to my conversation.

Trips out became a life saver......a walk down to a fantastic coffee shop for a latte (oh and to check out the crimbo lights on Newland Avenue), a trip to pick up a pint of milk, and can I also introduce you to Si the Skiing Snowman (yeah my Sister and I decided to regress......just a little bit, and to make a snowman)

Sadly (well maybe) the snow seems to be, if not thawing, then certainly not falling anymore, so it's back to work tomorrow. Am I upset? Not as much as I thought I would be!