... and then I've got three glorious weeks to myself! Work is closed all next week and then I'm taking the first two weeks of January off ... I haven't had a break this long for far too many years!!! No specific plans other than only doing what I feel like doing when I feel like doing it. I've piles of unread books, some unwatched DVDs and unheard CDs (as well as many old favourites that haven't been played in ages). I may have one or two unfinished knitting projects ... aka what should be my winter wardrobe. I may even get 'round to checking whether my sewing machine has gone feral.

Phase one is in place: I hit the butcher shop and a real grocery store last night, Ten Thousand Villages for hot chocolate restock tonight. So I've got enough supplies that I don't HAVE to go out until well after the Christmas and Boxing Day crazy is over. Not saying I won't go out, the point is doing so being by choice rather than necessity, and a decision to meander around the neighbourhood for a pleasant walk is far preferable to having to set foot in a store of any kind for any reason.