Still lots to do!

Less than a week to go now! I still have to pack my bags - I seem to have lots of piles of things dotted around the bedroom which have to be eventually packed into my travel bag but at least it's mostly ready to go! So tomorrow I plan to sort out my dive kit for the trip.

Still busy at work finishing things off but that seems to be going well. I don't think I'll be leaving too much for my colleagues to sort out once I've gone.

Last night, my lovely hairdresser, Leigh, came over to give me a final trim and a bit of colour in my hair - which is now blonde and pink :-) Very funky!!!

Last of the shopping done!

Yesterday I shopped til I dropped!! I made a big shopping list of things I still needed to get for my trip and I pretty much bought it all!! It looked like a scarily HUGE pile of things to pack but after removing all the packaging, it wasn't as bad! So this week, I will be packing it all into my big travel bag and hope it doesn't weigh too much!!

And today, I took my RIB, 'Go Forth' out for a play with the lifeboat and she was running beautifully :-) I have also been doing some work today so I can be sure that I'll get everything done before I leave on Friday!

10 days to go!!

I can't believe that a week on Monday, I'll be on the first of my flights on my way to South Africa! Today I will go shopping to get the final bits and bobs that I need for my trip and I'll start packing!

Only 1 more week of work too - and then I'm off for 7 months! I'm finding it harder and harder to concentrate but I still have lots to do so will be working hard this week to get it all done - after all, I may well want a job back there in October so I have to leave on a good note ;-)

This is also the first time I have blogged - so I'm no longer a blog virgin!! I should have internet access just about everywhere I go so I'll try to update my blog most days if I can!