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Buses Vs Walking Vs Driving

Thursday, August 23, 2007 @ 9:22 AM

Yesterday, I had to go to the doctor's with Jemma for a blood-test. Usually she goes down the hospital, which is a little more convenient with the bus times. So, obviously knowing our luck, we ended up walking the 3.3miles home - most of which was uphill! It wasn't actually too bad, I suppose, but at the time I think I thought I was actually going to melt into the pavement, cos the sun decided to show it's face. But, we'd planned ahead and had picked up some cheese-pasties and iced-buns for lunch when we got home. Mmm. Lunch well-deserved, I think.

So to continue the theme of exhausting one's self. Here's a meme 3x Thursday:

1. On average, about how much sleep do you get in a night? Is it enough for you? Why/why not?

I sleep about eight hours a night, but it's always disturbed between six and eight o'clock by barking Pugs outside my window. So I usually wake up feeling tired. I find there's never enough sleep for my body, though.

2. Do you notice a difference in things when you don't get enough sleep for a period of time? What happens?

Oh Lord yes! I find everything frustrating and annoying when I'm tired. I also can't talk very well because I'm toot tired to remember the words. And I usually get pounding headaches, as well.

3. Generally when you sleep, do you sleep well? Why/why not?

When I go to sleep, I go out like a light. I am then known to sit up and shout at whoever else is in the room but I don't remember these times. I sleep right through then until the Pugs wake me up with their on/off barking (mother, put them back in the house already!).

Now, in all the excitement of the birthday meal and new clothes, I forgot to say that my younger sister passed her driving test Monday. Yes, she is now officially on the road - so be careful of her! ;) Hehehe, only kidding; I'm told she's very good. I'm a nervous passenger so I thought I'd better keep out of the car for now but I have said I'll go for a spin with her soon. Of course, rather worryingly, my father, having to be completely over the top, has now pretty much given up his car to her. Given up his own car to his eighteen-year-old daughter who doesn't have a job to pay for the car, the car that he has paid the insurance on, the tax, the MOT costs, and all the petrol that goes into it. Sometimes I wonder whether my parents are aware of the things they do. Hey, as long as she has that car when I need a lift somewhere I'm not even going to ask them about their decision ;) Well done, Amb! Be careful, okay?.

And, no, this does not mean I'm going to get the pull to learn to drive now. Every time I got the urge before we ended up crashing in Ray's car, so I've decided to heed God's advice and just stay as a nervous passenger, rather than a nervous driver. Too much power for me; it scares the crap out of me! I'm such a wimp.

Ooh, lookit that: the sun's out again! I might get some sunbathing done before lunch...

Labels: amber, daddy, doctors, driving, jem, mammy, meme, pugs, ray, walking, weather

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