… to the point of calling in sick in favour of spending as much time as possible in bed and warm. Although I did have to go out to collect my antibiotics - the temperature registered by my car’s thermometer was 2 degrees C and the windchill made it even colder, which was not good for the pain in my face. I did go to the library while I was out though, so I have new-to-me books to make languishing in bed more bearable….

At least it’s not snowing like it has been over in Britain. Fingers crossed we don’t get any tonight because I really do need to get to work in Belfast tomorrow.