I hope that everyone had a good Monday. It’s now Monday evening and after a day of firsts I’m feeling quite tired. As always, apologies for any random typos, I’ve read through enough emails and reports today. So, what did I get up to during Day 10 of Juneathon?

I’m not sure if it was the stress of having to get up early, fear of oversleeping or concerns about starting a new job. Perhaps it was a combination of all three, I didn’t sleep very well and woke up feeling quite groggy. My Monday morning commute was stress free; the sun was shining and the trains were running on time. After one day of busy trains, I know that I’m going to do my best to get into the office early so that I can leave early. I might try out the 07:02 train tomorrow; hopefully it won’t be as busy as the 07:22 was this morning. Anyway, that’s more than enough moaning about trains. I’m sure that once I get used to commuting across Birmingham I’ll be fine.

I felt more than a little apprehensive as I approached my new office. What would the people be like? Would I fit in? Would my laptop arrive? Would I have anything to do on my first day? It’s early days but everyone I met was really friendly, I’m sure I’ll fit in, my laptop arrived and seems to work, and I had more than enough work to keep me occupied.

I left the office just after 16:00 and thanks to a slightly delayed train, got back home approximately 1.5 hours later. I need to remember to check the trains are running on time before I leave the office. I dumped my rucksack, grabbed a pile of FleaBay parcels and headed straight to the local Post Office. Fortunately, it was quiet and 20 minutes later I was back at home catching up on Casualty. It’s just a bit unfortunate that I completely forgot to eat!

I’m hoping that I don’t feel the need to go to bed before 21:00 every weekday evening.

Random photos from Day 10

I didn’t get many opportunities to take photos; I took one outside Birmingham New Street – the weather was gorgeous in the morning.

And then it started to rain and lunchtime and didn’t really stop all afternoon/evening. The wet and windy walk to the Post Office did a great job of waking me up.

Best thing spotted on the Internet on Day 10

On what was a challenging day; Anna’s tweets and updates made me smile.

Plus, there was only a whiff of naughty tarmac. For the most part it was well behaved. 👌🏻 👼🏼 What a difference two days of rest makes. 🇬🇧🙏🏻

Eyes peeled on the mini-me tracker as it continues moving south tomorrow: https://t.co/qy1J6bAmvl@theaa_careers #ReadyForANYTHING pic.twitter.com/ZcHXKQhcqI

— Anna McNuff (@AnnaMcNuff) June 10, 2019

For more information about Anna’s Barefoot Britain challenge check out this site. My fragile feet hurt just thinking about it.

Cumulative Juneathon Distance: 11.3 km

How long does your daily commute into work take? Please make me feel a bit better about swapping a 20 minute walk for a 1.5 hour commute involving two trains.

Have you ever considered attempting a really random running challenge? People who quit work to complete running challenges are a lot braver than I am. I’d be worried about missed NI contributions, pension implications etc #oldfart