So last night I was feeling a little bit fed up and really wanting to do something (it's amazing how quickly I get bored of holidays - I think stir-crazy is the word!). I had been out shopping all day with a friend which was really nice, but when I got in, I was a bit like 'oh, nothing to do now!' So I kind of mooched around until about 6.30 and then decided to go for a walk to the top of this little hill that we have in Churchdown. There's a bench near the top that you can sit on and look out over the Gloucester valley and it's really pretty. So the sun was shining and I thought why not? I went with my Bible so I could have a bit of a read and a pray. It was really nice! My only company were the sheep! I was reading the Bible - Psalm 91, spoke to me, thank you God! - and praying and listening to my walkman. It was lovely - I can't wait for summer, coz I'm going to do that every evening and won't feel the need to really wrap up warm!
Anyway, on the way back I thought, you know what, it's still pretty nice, the sunset's beautiful, I am going to take the long way home. So I started walking and was on the main road which kind of loops away from my house before coming back towards it. But after a while, the sun had all but gone, it was pretty cold and the road was quite deserted. I was feeling just the tiniest bit like it wasn't such a good idea to be doing this by myself. So I walked a bit further and saw a footpath which, if you thought logically, should cut out a big chunk of the loop if I took it. So I took it! Of course now I had to walk double time becuase it was quite a dark footpath, but at least I (thought I) was heading home quickly. Then the footpath changed direction, heading away from where I knew my house was. I thought 'this isn't right,' but didn't want to turn back becuase at that time there was a guy walking quite a way behind me and I didn't really want to go towards him. Anyway, so I prayed and carried on. Eventually the foopath came out on quite a dodgy housing estate. I didn't even know Churchdown had a dodgy housing estate! I walked onto it thinking, 'have I made my way to Gloucester somehow?!' At that point I thought, 'ok, I might need some help here!' and so phoned Sarah, the girl I go to football with here, and admitted I was lost in my own 'village'. When she had stopped laughing, she very kindly directed me back to where I should be!

Teach me for feeling bored!!