Hello!

Well, hello everyone and for those of you who have managed to stumble here with very little idea as to what a blog is, yay you! Don't stress, there's no pressure to do anything once you get to this blog other than read it. A blog is like a diary that I can show the world, fitting in with the current trend of self disclosure and communication/interaction ad nauseum (twitter, anyone? facebook? linked in? myspace, meebo, MSN? gah!!!) If blog readers feel inclined they can log in (you will need to create an account) and leave comments, but for all you blog-virgins I won't expect it! Email me instead if you feel the urge.
So I leave on Wednesday - technically - but in reality I fly out in the small hours so it's really tomorrow (Tuesday!) In some ways the arrival of this trip has dragged and in others stormed ahead, so it's kind of odd that it's finally here. I also FINALLY feel like I'm on holidays. I caught myself emailing journal articles to my supervisor last week. Now if THAT is not a sign that I need a holiday, I don't know what is!! lol
So not much left to do now other than a bit of cleaning in honour of my lovely house sitter (thank you Gabby, take care of Mo =^.,.^ =), collecting money, buying obvious displays of my nationality (yes Mum) in the form of ghastly plastic Aussie luggage labels and the like. This whole week has felt like one long string of errands interspersed with online scrabble games (tsk tsk!)
Anyway, have to go, plumber is here! Keep your fingers crossed for a healthy hot water service...
x x x Donna