A Week Away

It was really good to have a week off. I think this was my first full week since June and between now and then have been a stressful few weeks work wise with some big projects. I really should make the effort to take more time off work since I always end up carrying days over. That’s not going to happen this side of Xmas though due to other projects I have to get done. I know sometimes it sounds like I don’t like my job but I do (mostly). It just takes a lot out of me mentally sometimes… although that’s a thought that makes me feel guilty considering i’m just a programmer and there are other people out there doing way more important jobs.

It really was just a week of relaxation which is exactly what I enjoy from my holidays. I enjoy city breaks etc. (such as my trip to Vegas last new years) but there are times where I want to be extremely boring and spend my days laid back.

Luckily for me, that was how most of the days worked out. Rubbish TV, alcohol and food that was probably incredibly bad for me in a forest, near the mountains miles away from my office.

From what I can remember:

Monday – Chinese (Duck Spring Rolls)
Tuesday – Italian (Spaghetti Carbonara and Garlic Bread)
Wednesday – A Bit of Everything (Onion Bahji’s, Garlic Pizza Bread with Cheese and ribs in a honey glaze)
Thursday – Indian (Chicken Korma)

I’m thinking I need to continue that theme tonight with pizza before trying to make an effort to become healthy next week.

Regular trips out were made to get fresh air, buy more alcohol and buy more Pringles (BBQ FTW).  A bowling trip was also made midweek which I did win, although I was a little disappointed with my scores. I started OK, got a little better in the second game and then it all went downhill from there.  I’m out of practice! This is probably the first time I have bowled since March.

These things are always over too soon though. I’m always torn going away due to losing the home comforts but that’s measured by the getting away from work and everything that annoys me about everyday life. However two days and I’ll be back in the craziness that is our office. I just hope I can convince this weekend that it wants to go sloooowly.

6.30am on Monday is going to be painful.

Pictures will follow as soon as I am happy with the editing.

Going Away

Spend yesterday evening travelling around the Midlands a bit. Yesterday was Top Gear Live at the NEC in Birmingham and after having such a great time last year I couldn’t wait to go again this year. The difference being this time I remembered to take my real camera and didn’t have to rely on a poor camera phone.

The photos aren’t great quality due to the lighting but are greatly improved on anything I managed last year:

From Top Gear Live – Nov 16th

Something strange happened to me yesterday. I forgot to eat. Usually when hungry my body lets me know and I attempt to find something in the kitchen. But yesterday I skipped breakfast (I rarely eat in the mornings anyway. It makes me ill), completely forgot about lunch and then missed getting something to eat in the evening due to seeing Top Gear. I’ll have to try and not do that again. 40 hour gaps between meals probably aren’t all that healthy.

After Top Gear I headed to Leicester for the weekly visit. I figured getting it out of the way yesterday would leave me the entirety of today to be lazy and think about packing for the trip I am leaving on tomorrow. Packing isn’t not something I am usually very good at so I need to give myself a good run at it. I did some this morning and I think I have it mostly covered.

Tomorrow I head up North for four days to get completely away from work. Thanks to the wonders of technology I may be able to post but commenting could be a bit tricky. Pictures and stories will follow next weekend.

Feeling Better

After spending most of yesterday just feeling horrible I felt a lot better today. I actually didn’t go into work feeling like complete crap.

Today was especially helped by the fact it was relaxed and I can’t remember my phone ringing once with any sort of problem. I like the days where I get away from the office on time. They seem to happen less often recently and I really need to sort that.

Past the half way point to the weekend now which hopefully means it’s all downhill until my week off. I shall be heading up towards Penrith for the week which is about as far away from work as I can get without leaving the country.

I’m looking forward to not having to deal with people for five days.