The first day back at work after a bit of time off is always tough and means the first few hours are taken up with reading through the email backlog.

It was a good opportunity to catch up with some work friends, and also a day I finally got to see the letter telling me I got my personal number! about bloody time.

Today also marked my brother’s birthday, back home, so a chance to talk with him and catch up before I’ll head back home later in the month. It is these moments living abroad that kick a little, normally an occasion to make the drive back to Formby, however, the expense of flights etc and the added carbon footprint make it less possible.

This evening my friends from London had come over to play in a beach volleyball tournament so a chance to serve on them for an hour and hope they’re able to perform well at the weekend.

Since moving to Gothenburg I have upped my volleyball playing and it has come on in leaps and bounds which is really great fun. I am enjoying it a hell of a lot.