The good thing about having changed jobs is that I’ll get to have some really decent time off over Christmas. The bad news is I can’t ‘acquire’ loads of presents from the ‘damaged goods’ section. I’m still a supermarket employee though, so I’ll get a nice percentage off the cost of our Christmas groceries.
As usual I have no idea what to buy people as gifts, and as usual I’m tormenting myself with the dilemma of wanting to get the shopping over with as soon as possible, and not wanting to fall into the commercial trap of buying stuff when there’s still six weeks til Santa.
I hate myself for thinking about it in November, and I hate myself for talking about it in this blog, so let’s change the subject:
I’ve found a website that has reviews of some of the walks you can do along footpaths near us, and printable maps that you can follow so you don’t get lost. I’ve been neglecting my fitness recently and I don’t enjoy cycling in Winter, so I’ve decided that walking might be the way forward. I’ve persuaded Philippa to come with me this weekend on a six-mile hike that crosses two rivers and has a pub about two-thirds of the way round. That way we can enjoy each others company, get some fresh air, and get a little bit jolly with a couple of drinks as well. I may even time it so we have lunch there, then we can walk off the calories on the way home.
Marvellous.
Obviously, you can’t tackle footpaths without appropriate footwear so I’ve been online and ordered an eighty pound pair of hiking boots.
I may not know what to get other people as gifts but I sure know how to treat myself.
RC 20-11-14
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