Fri, Aug 22th

As we have done for the last two weeks, we woke up for work around 4:30am and within half an hour had the television on and were watching live coverage of the Beijing Olympics before our morning shower and breakfast. I'll certainly miss it next week once it's over.

Then it was off to work. We now catch an earlier train than we had been so that I can catch a bus from Enfield bus station, getting me into work by 7:20am. It certainly helps me having the office to myself for a good hour to hour and a half. It gives me the chance to do the daily bank reconciliation, review the invoices SF has posted to EMP Manager, and review my workload for the day before anyone else turns up. It also enables me to leave the office between 4:00pm and 4:15pm, which really makes it worth getting in early.

On arriving home I received the Olympic handover stamps first day cover. I've received every one since we moved to Oldhill Street at the end of the summer of 1997, so have probably got around somewhere between 150 and 200. Thanks Dad. Just one of the habits I picked up from him over the years.