After the longest day in the history of the world its finally the night before travelling and all through the house, not a person was stirring, not even a mouse.......

Ok I'm already lying - after a lovely traditional Mummy Anderson home cooked final supper (Indian take away!), the third check of the backpack (it's been packed for 2 weeks) and a bottle of beer I'm still WIDE awake and feeling like I could twirl around, dance, wave my arms frantically and run a marathon in less 4 hours!!!!

I'm unbelievably excited - imagine u at Christmas when you were about 4 and waiting for Santa....now multiply that by 100..... add some sparkle, a sprinkle of pink glitter and an energy drink and u are just about imagining how I am feeling!!

I have been counting down to this trip for the past 261 days (I really do have a spreadsheet) with a picture of Dorothys red sparkly shoes (although after my trip will I want to click my heels and come home?), Crocodile Dundee (I'm going to belonga mick!) and of course a kangaroo and koala! Now it's one more sleeeeeeep!! Wooohoo!!!

It's been a good 6 weeks building up to today, all the buying if the clothes, the deliverys to work (felt dead popular with all my packages!) and then the packing. All the meals out, drinks out, great company and most of all the fact I could visit my 2 friends new babies when they were less than 10 days old....all because I'm going away!

I've never been away for more than 2 weeks abroad and never been away on my own so this trip I'm seeing as character building and hopefully I will learn a few lessons. I've just learnt my first one-I have to navigate through terminals on my own. I was flying into heathrow terminal 1 and out of terminal 3 but no I'm into 5 and out of 3....oh dear. Now I'm just hoping I get there....I will update you soon xxxxxx