Predictably, I wake up feeling like another full night's sleep is probably necessary after yesterday's mammoth trek. I get up and stomp through to the bathroom, my feet feeling like squishy, rotten chunks of meat that have been tenderised to an implausible degree. I'm fully aware that I've only walked a measly ten miles and then sat on my arse in front of the telly for the following six hours, but in my defence it was only supposed to be a three mile stroll (hence I was ill-prepared, having packed only unsuitable Nike trainers and a slight hangover) that turned into a 10-mile slog around the hard-paved streets of North London's fashionable Camden and Haringey boroughs.
Somehow I muster up the energy to get ready for work and head in to the office. The week has a pleasantly straightforward start for the most part – particularly welcome in that it's only a two-day week before K and I head off to Dorset on Wednesday. There is plenty to do, certainly, but barring any unpleasant bombshells from the Bosses, it all appears manageable so far.
After work I head home and get to work on dinner, tonight taking the form of my signature spicy sausage bolognese dish (all the deliciousness of normal bolognese but without the hassle of frying up mince, plus the added bonus of spare sausages to put in a sandwich for the morning!) before K gets home to tuck in with me. I also make sure to download the latest episode of Mad Men so we can watch it later. I find myself enjoying the novelty of watching just one episode a week at the moment, downloading them as they are broadcast in the US, meaning that the series unfolds as the programme-makers presumably intended – rather than the box-set-binge format in which we had enjoyed the first three seasons. Mad Men's leisurely pace lends itself to this format anyway, with the story unfolding like the carefully crafted chapters of an unassuming, character-driven novel. The quality never seems to dip either, and every scene seems to take place for a reason – even if that reason isn't always clear at first.
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