blogger just deleted all the stuff i wrote twice over - happens when i merely select the entire chunk of text (wanted to change the damn font to make it more legible). which also means selecting the entire para and copying it first doesn't work... cos before you copy the text it all vanishes (and you wonder why i post so rarely nowadays? now you know!).

anyway. to summarize my previously long and detailed story: i'm beginning to slightly regret planning so many trips in a row. the wrist is taking longer to recover (or is it becoming worse?); now with a keloid (i think) developing under the skin over the wound area, my wrist movement (esp. downwards) has become significantly impaired. not to mention the tonnes of things i need to do but just can't find the time to deal with: i) files/letters sprawled all over the room to pack ii) general room cleaning + clothes packing iii) medical claims to file (yes, my operation bill is still in my room) iv) birthday partys / farewells meals to attend (and i'm trying my darndest to skip as many as i can... same as wedding dinners (although it must be said i'm skipping all right now due to other real commitments)) v) investments to watch and vi) all the myriad nitty gritty stuff to deal with. not to mention that christmas is coming soon and i'll have to write cards early this year. i'm thinking of slashing the number of recipients this time round - not that i think it matters to most people anyway...

some positive stuff: i) i finally got round to re-soling a fave pair of work shoes (ok, i just have 2 anyway) and ii) bought another pair of jeans (this time round it only took me 20 minutes to figure out the correct size. guess what - i think i lost a smidgen of weight in vietnam, sleeping 10 hours a day and eating healthy viet food and only 2 meals a day and without prawns, yet i feel more bloated than ever before. i think healthy food doesn't agree with my physiological make-up. i'm probably running on kfc zinger burgers and mushroom swiss meals now. anyway. small admin stuff those, but i'm feeling slightly more in control now. slightly.

hope your yosemite/san fran etc trip planning is coming along smoothly!