less than a week...

less than a week.

A fucking week!

Holy shit it's come about very fast.

3 weeks

This time, in 3 weeks, I'll be coming to the end of my first flight, and be touching down in Chicago ready for the next flight to Winnipeg.

Nothing more needs to be done.

It's all a waiting game now.

Get ready Winnipeg...

1 month

And I think I have everything together! I bought some noise-cancelling headphones for the rather long flights I've got to take, train tickets all booked and ready to go. equipment tested and trial-packed in my suitcase. My sister also lent me this amazing hat (see reference picture) and she's promised to take me shopping for some more ski pants.

I hear in Winnipeg that it's snowed around 40cm already - the most snow fall in fourteen years - but I'm not scared! Nothing could scare me, even the ghastly plane changes and waiting around in airports by myself.

In all honesty, it's the travelling that'll be the scary part, once I get there I have someone very special to meet me to take me where I need to go.

I can't wait. I'm coming for you, Winnipeg, like it or not...

5 weeks...

About 5 weeks left.

And it's still as exciting as it was when I booked my tickets back in August.

I've been waiting for nearly 11 weeks, and now I've only got 5 weeks left to wait. Better yet, that means only 25 days at work, which makes me a very happy bunny.

Not much really to report as far as organising stuff goes - because it's all pretty much organised! I think the only thing left is to renew my railcard, which will take 2 minutes at the rail station.

It's hard not to bounce off the walls. I pray to whoever controls that weather up there to keep it nice and still on my travel days. I cannot wait to see everybody at the other side. Especially my dear friend Scott.

xXx

6 weeks to go...am I ready?

I think I've done everything. Everything I can do before the big day. I've thoroughly enjoyed packing and re-packing my suitcase, making sure everything fits, buying a new cosmetic bag, collecting all my travel documents together, even down to buying a travelcard for when I travel down to London the day before.

My coat however, has changed. I decided it would be wiser to buy a snow coat rather than just a thick one, so I found an absolute steal on Amazon and love it. I wear it everywhere.

My sisters have been amazingly helpful too, my elder sister has bought me gloves to wear under your proper gloves, which will be very helpful in minus 20 degrees Centigrade. *weep*.

I also have very furry boots that are good down to minus 40, so equipment-wise: I'm ready.
Travel documents: I'm ready.
Emotionally: I'm ready.

Just got to wait for that damn clock to hurry the hell up...

You'd think I was going to the arctic....

My sisters do like to worry, and although I understand how cold it will be when I get there, my sister seems to think I'm climbing mount Everest, and so she's let me borrow scarves, ear warmers, thermal fleeces et al... I'll be going to Canada looking like the Michelin man I'll have so many layers on!

next post I'll stick a photo up of me in all my new gear.

Plan into action

With my plane tickets out of the way, I've been concentrating on what I need to buy for this epic trip. So I've been hanging out in various outdoors-y shops looking for ideal clothing for the coldest city in the world (literally!). My mother has been most helpful, and has bought me a very warm walking fleece, a bodywarmer and a coat. My sisters are helping too, with the promise of snow boots and ski jackets. I've very fortunate to have such a supportive family behind me, and so I've saved loads of money just on borrowed and given items; so thanks everyone. :)

I've also got a suitcase which should do me nicely, and some nice thermal socks and vests all ready for that cold weather.

This month will be tight money-wise, but with all the babysitting and housesitting I did last month, I think I should be ok. :)

The picture is of me in all my new winter gear - waterproof jacket, a windproof fleece and a bodywarmer.