This year was very disorganised, a pang of guilt every time a card arrived in the mail because I didn’t get any out on time. I hope people don’t think I don’t love them.

It was all about eating. Breakfast at Nan’s, lunch at Mum and Dad’s then an evening of snacking haphazardly. Now I can’t sleep! although I was snoozing quite contentedly on the couch just before we turned in for bed.

Some lovely gifts. H gave me season 4 Doctor Who, and a couple of gold crucifix necklaces – one plain gold and the other encrusted with small diamonds. From family I received gift cards, diary, address book, head bands, a cute collectible Japanese doll and a tea/coffee hamper. Work colleagues gave me a birthday book, chocolates, imported biscuits and some lovely smelling bath items from Lush.

Three more days off! I want to get some study done, some paperwork for my volunteer work out of the way and would you believe I brought home some work from Hospice. Insane. But I will try to cram some relaxation time in somewhere.