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<\/a>This is what happens when you leave your car outside for two weeks during record snow falls… this is NOT normal weather for Vancouver! And it’s still snowing!<\/span><\/div>\nI hope everyone had an excellent Christmas or other festive break. Our first week in the UK was awesome, but unfortunately the second week was spoiled by a 24-hour norovirus<\/a> that my sister brought with her from London and that swept through the entire family. It hit me next, at about 11.30 pm on Christmas Eve, so I was the only one to miss Christmas dinner. I did get to open my two stockings though – chocolate, fruit, chocolate, whiskey, more chocolate… just what I needed! Mr E Man and my Dad went down next, and my Mum was just getting over it as we left. Lovely.<\/p>\n Still, at least I lost some weight over Christmas, for the first time in my life…<\/p>\n So, back to reality – I worked from home yesterday, and am due back in the office tomorrow. As usual when coming home from a trip, I’m feeling a bit snowed under with laundry, other household chores, work stuff, and an avalanche of blog posts – I’ll get to them soon, I promise!<\/p>\n Happy New Year, everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m back! Ever so slightly hungover, but the jet lag has gone. Staying out until after 2 am on our first full day back seemed to reset my system. This is what happens when you leave your car outside for … Continue reading <\/a>Like Mr E Man, I need to start digging out. If only it would stop fucking snowing…<\/span><\/div>\n