I was looking up tips for budgetting/ better time management/ and I came across two ingenius tips:
When away on a trip, water your houseplant by using an old water bottle. Poke the bottom of the bottle with several small holes. Place directly into the soil. The water will slowly leak into the soil.
If you drop off your film at a place that sends them out to another location for developing (usually cheaper): Write on an index card with your address and/or phone number on it. If the film is lost, then there will be less difficulty in finding it.
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Yesterday was my first day back to work, and was it ever long. But it went well. Everyone was asking me about Scotland, and about my trip. James kept leaving his station to come back and talk to me. So much so, he got yelled at for it. My manager was very happy to see me. The first part of it went by relatively quickly. The second part was sooooooo slow.
Today is probably the day that I will have defeated the dreaded jet lag. All those random moments of sleep while travelling 30+ hours, were helpful at the time, but I paid for them last night at the end of my shift when I was dragging.
I am hoping to afford a small, basic use, digital camera. So that I can start taking miscellaneous pictures to share with everyone. I find myself wishing I could show all of you pictures of all my kitchen cabinet space, and my little backyard, and the leaves here which are changing.
In reflection of my travelling experience, I am pretty proud that I managed without much difficulty to get all the way home in the way that I did. I feel like it's something of an accomplishment even if I won't ever get a cookie for it.
This is how my trip home went:
Glasgow Airport Leave 7:10 PM
Arrive London Stansted 8:30 PM
Take Stansted Express Train to Liverpool Station (45 minutes)
Take London Underground to Paddington Stop (15 minutes)
Take Heathrow Express Train to Heathrow Airport (20-30 minutes)
Leave Heathrow Airport at 7:55 AM (Yes, that was about a 10 hour layover)
Arrive at JFK Airport at 10:00 AM EST
Take a bus from JFK Airport to the Subway Station
Take the A-train to Rockaway (there was some sort of technical problem)
Take the A-train to Manhattan Transit Authority Bus Station.
Take the Greyhound at 1:30 PM to Cleveland
Arrive in Cleveland at 10:00 PM
Depart Cleveland at 1:00 AM
Arrive Cincinnati at 6:30 AM
One funny thing I noticed when in the subway in NYC is there was a sign that said, "Pick a seat, then stay there" It was a message to people to tell them not to switch trains while the train was moving because it was very dangerous and potentially fatal. I had a wee laugh because I remembered last year when I visited NYC and Pat and I had to change cars several times while it was moving.
It's a good thing I didn't read that sign then because if I remember correctly I found it somewhat unnerving to do.
Well enough rambling
love you
xxx