This week, colleagues and management have been dropping like flies. Some kind of bug going around: severe sore throat, a temperature, and feeling nauseous. Nice! I've kept my head down, kept my distance, and just got on with my job. There's been a lot of overtime this past week due to staff off, and I worked almost 7 hours extra. Oh my feet know it!

I did chat with one colleague who was asking where I was from, as she thought she could hear some South African in my accent. What!?! Of all the places we lived when I was younger, that was not one of them. I told her I've lived mostly in Wales though she said she wasn't getting that. A customer said similar. Weird...

Friday through to Sunday, the store was so busy and people seemed to be buying anything that didn't move. No idea what that was about. I'd bought a few items on Saturday, including bread, which was a good thing as Sunday, we were wiped out of bread for the second week running. Is something going on and I didn't get the memo? lol

I also bought some new yogurt that was on offer, and was in the style of mascarpone with a layer of peach and apricot on top. OMG it's good! If it's still on offer next week, I'll get another pack of it. I tried a Graze bar too that was also on offer. That was nice as well, and being individually wrapped, will be good for a snack in my locker if I work overtime at short notice. I'm not the only one who keeps 'emergency' snacks in their locker.

Lots of noisy kids, same old... One woman was pushing her trolley and had a kid in the child seat. The other 3 kids with her were all hanging off the trolley rather than walking. Good grief. It was a busy, noisy week, and I'm glad it's over.

I now have a week off. Yay! I plan to give my feet some TLC and generally have a nice rest. I have the usual housework to do, but nothing planned so will just take it easy. Sometimes I wish I was going away in my time off - my manager is just back from Spain, a colleague is going to Canada for a break. I could go away but I simply can't be bothered with the hassle of sorting it all out and Covid is still too rampant for my liking. Would I really enjoy going away on my own anyway? The last time I went to Cardiff to visit friends and family I was left disappointed and the cost of the journey puts me off too. I'm just a homebody lol.

Have a good week.