Boy, am I glad to be back home today.

It’s been a hot week here, with temperatures soaring up to 31 degrees Celsius yesterday. It was cold last Thursday afternoon, but over the weekend got hotter and muggier. I ended up with a headache on Monday afternoon, but the good (and somewhat masochistic) news was that I’d gotten up early to go for a run while it was still cool, so at least I’d got my run in. Yesterday was the hottest day this year in Britain, London being the hottest place around.

Today I had my usual students, but rescheduled some in the later half of the day, so I was able to go home about 45 minutes earlier and miss the rowdy kids on the bus. I hadn’t had any lunch, the toilet was locked (for some reason) so I was hungry and dying for a pee all the way home. In addition, I had a headache, and still do, so I’ll probably have to scrap the run.

The students at the school are away on a trip on Friday so I’ll be able to have an extra day off. Yippee!

The weather at Brighton was quite nice yesterday. It was forecast to be warm but not too much sun, but turned out to be otherwise. It was sunny and warm and we enjoyed the time there, although the trains were delayed and it took ages to get there and back. When we got back we were tired and had an early night, and consequently I got up this morning at 4:30am, and after being unable to get back to sleep, went running slightly later on for about 25 minutes. I’m going to be a zombie this evening.

Apart from that, I had a run on Sunday, and have been to many places this week, and also keeping up with my round of pressups, weights and all that. I’m also looking for a pull-up bar that comes with a frame – not the sort that’s attached to a doorway. Do they make these things?