Thanks Mr Williams

My mood seems to have plummeted quicker than the temperature outside. 
Driving home in darkness does drag me down. But as Philippa pointed out to me a few minutes ago - ‘give it another month and the days will start getting longer again.’ Time does seem to be whizzing past quicker than a comet with a promise. I remember thinking ‘Hell, it’s only 6 weeks til Christmas’ and that was 2 weeks ago, so now 2 more weeks have passed so we’re 2 weeks closer to Christmas, so it’s now only 4 weeks away. 
I hope my old GCSE maths teacher is reading this, he’d be so proud.
Things aren’t so bad really. It’s just turned BLOODY cold and for some reason that makes it seem even darker even earlier. Plus, every other customer we face is panic-buying shovels and corned beef because they saw in the Daily Express that there MIGHT be a bit of sleet this Thursday. So the general atmosphere from the general public is one of pissed-off Winter selfishness. 
One cheery note  - I found myself the perfect advent calendar and it’s sitting on the kitchen shelf just waiting for Friday to arrive. It’s a Limited Edition Coconut Lovers Special - so every morning I’ll open a door and get a snack size Bounty to start my day with.
Happy times, after all. 

RC 27-11-17