Packing!

"This will never all fit in that bag Charlotte" (The wisdom of Mum, 27/08/09)

So the packing has started...!

Last night I attempted to start packing. Everything is in my bag at least, so that is a good start! I have been warned that my bag can't be over 25kg and I did try and weigh it on my bathroom scales...came out at 24.9. This could be entirely inaccurate though, as trying to balance a massive bag on a tiny square is quite impossible and I may have been leaning on it or something. I hope this is the case as I haven't quite finished packing yet!!

I was also sent my motorcycle helmet in the post this morning and it is pretty awesome (I have included a lovely photo of me looking like the stig!). It is also pretty heavy and hot, so will have to see how that works out in 35 degree heat!

Just a quick note, if anyone knows how to move photo's around so they're inbetween the text rather than all at the top, I would love to know!!

:) x

1 week to go!

I really thought I had better start writing on here :)

So with one week to go all I've managed to do is make my room a bigger mess than usual and making it a decision between bed or floor...!

I have had my last set of injections this evening so I am now officially protected against a huge raft of really horrid diseases (tip: NEVER wikipedia rabies!). Also picked up my anti-malarial drugs which suprisingly had a very short information leaflet (tip: ALWAYS read this!). I've also managed to buy out most of Boots and make myself feel better about it by doing only a few bits at a time. £20 feels so much better that £120, which is the likely total of all my purchases. On the upside I now have nearly £20 worth of Boots points, which is a plus for someone who is going to Cambodia for 14 months...my Mum is eagerly eyeing my card already!

I have also managed to pass all my motorbike training with top marks which I am particularly chuffed with as, to be honest, on the first day I saw the bike my immediate thought was 'NO WAY'. However, I am now a fully converted biker chick, who eats at biker cafe's and knows FAR too much about motorbikes to be a normal person...!

Packing is tricky at the moment though because all I can think about is how super fun my leaving party at the weekend is going to be! At the moment I'm finding it pretty easy to not think about the fact that I am leaving all my wonderful friends and family behind but I'm pretty sure that'll change this weekend after a few Pimms. I apologise in advance!!

Anyway, I'll leave this random ramble there for the moment!

:) x