It has been quite a day. Ii got back here about three and was already ready to go to bed. I feel better now, after some coffee and a bit of playing around online, but not so long ago I was cream crackered. It happened like this: Sunday afternoon I was on one of my drives down in Woolwich, when I had an idea for a Christmas present. I passed a certain shop which sold certain things, and decided to make certain enquiries. The man said that the thing I wanted would be ready the next day wich was cool. So yesterday, shortly after posting my blog entry, I got up to go pick up thee the things I had ordered.

Only there was a problem – a big problem. My wallet was missing; I’d got rather drunk the night before and must have dropped it on my way home from the pub. Thereupon I began to do a passable impression of a headless chicken, hunting high and low,, asking in the pub, looking in the leaf litter, but it was gone. Eventually I gave in to the obvious, and asked my mum to cancel my cards, but by that time my bank branch was shut. Mum did what she could online, but I would have to physically go in and do the rest.

This morning, then, was quite hectic. I first got the bus to Bexley to sort out my bank stuff. That bus ride in itself takes over thirty minutes. Thankfully, the guys at the bank were very helpful, but even so it took ages to sort it all out. Then another interminably long bus ride to make sure I picked up my gifts. Fortunately they had kept the things I had ordered, which I paid for with the money I had just got out.

That, however, wasn’t all. I got home, dumped my stuff, then went right out again as I go to school on Tuesdays. I find helping at school very rewarding, and take that commitment rather seriously, which is why I went in, but part of me just wanted to forget about it and just crash out on the sofa. Needless to say, I got home, two hours later exhausted.

Yet I was also exhilarated, and quite pleased wit myself. I like going out and doing things – sorting out problems like this. I know, thanks to mum it wasn’t a very complicated problem, and just required a bit of sitting on busses; but I really think the time is approaching when I’ll be able to handle it myself.