Concentration, Japan and proper snow!

Yesterday I returned to school. I wasn't too tired, which was good, but I really struggled with my concentration. I couldn't concentrate on anything yesterday - lessons, assemblies, meetings, homework, TV... Very frustrating. I've never noticed problems with my concentration before so I'll just see how it goes.

At school yesterday I had a brief meeting with Mrs M and it seems like everything is sorted for Japan! :D Insurance is all sorted at last, phew. All the relevant letters have been written which should hopefully get my medications and sterile water through customs. My consultant (from hospital B) has written a letter detailing why I need those things through customs and also outlining my medical conditions just in case I need any medical treatment while I'm over there. I'm going to take that with me and a copy has also been translated into Japanese by Miss I. So it's all looking good. I can't believe it's just one week til I fly. I'm very excited, but a bit apprehensive too. My travel towels that I ordered from Amazon at the weekend arrived yesterday and they're great. I've bought 2 (1 for my hands and face and 1 for showering) and they're very compact and light. At the weekend I also ordered myself a new game for my Nintendo DS (to play on the flights) and that arrived yesterday too. And I'm waiting for delivery of a travel adaptor.

I woke up this morning to proper snow :D We had a little on Monday, but I couldn't believe it today. And it's been snowing on and off all morning too. So we've got another snow day! I'm quite relieved as I should have been doing my mock English IOC this afternoon, but I didn't feel prepared for it. So now it's likely that it'll be rescheduled to sometime next week instead, so I'll have the weekend to prepare. I bought a study guide online at the weekend to help me, so hopefully that'll arrive in the post tomorrow or Saturday. Thanks very much for the Sparknotes link Becky, I was reading the info on there yesterday and some of it was really useful.

I've been looking at the local weather forecast and lots of sleet and a bit of snow is predicted for the next 5 days. It'd be nice to have some more snow days, but I'm a bit apprehensive as I don't want there to be any problems with our flights next Thursday.