Easter weekend

Over the Easter weekend, I:
Slept (15 hours straight until 4.30pm on Friday)
Finished two books ("Eating Chinese Food Naked" by Mei Ng, and "The Tale of Desperaux" by Kate DiCamillo)
Ate fruits (2 bags of grapes a day. Yes, I hadn't eaten fruits in a while)
Ate at new places ("Han Kang" at Tottenham Court Road, "New Fortune Cookie" at Queensway, and "The Shampan" in Brick Lane)
Explored new parts of London (parts of Brick Lane, Greenwich, Isle of Dogs, MudChute), and visited familiar ones (Leicester Square, SoHo, Tower Hill, Knightsbridge)
Took leisurely strolls (Hyde Park, and from Bayswater to Oxford Street)
Shopped (a vest; two picture books for £2 each, including a cookbook! *gasp*)
Visited museums (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich Observatory - something I haven't done since summer 2004)
Watched a play ("Whose Life is it Anyway" starring Kim Catrall - something I haven't done in 2 years!!)
Played cards (Uno, mahjong, bridge)
Booked a trip out of London (Bruges) and discussed future holidays plans
Went to the gym (twice! Cardio machines, swam, weights. But my ankle hurt like crazy and I was struggling after five minutes. Oops)
Lazed about and relaxed
Wrote

It's as if I have squeezed the past month and a half's worth of living in 4 days.

With the unpredictability of my work, I never know when I will next be free. It's the best kind of motivation for seizing the day and treasuring every moment of life.

Tonight, the visitor leaves London. Crowned the duchess of Uno, the Uno challenge is to be taken up in another season, on another continent.