The Secret Diary of a Camping Ninja: Camping on the Brain

07 January 2011 : Written by A Camping Ninja

End of week summary after first week back at work after the Christmas break...


Number of hours spent in the office = 32


Number of hours spent daydreaming about camping = 24


Number of hours spent browsing campsites on Campingninja.com = 8


Number of close shaves, hiding computer screen from the boss = 7


Number of incidents when the boss saw me looking at campsite pictures online = 3


Number of new tents on the market meticulously analysed in true ninja style, for rain proof abilities, ease and speed of putting up, comfort and practicability properties = 9


Number of maps bought = 2


Number of new camping plates and mug sets bought in the online sales = 1


Number of packets of space raiders eaten = 5 (despite New Years resolution to try and cut down, in an attempt to try and stop myself from looking like a pickled onion by the end of 2011)


Number of ridiculously unbelievable excuses made up while trying to explain to the boss the reason why the Campingninja Outdoors Show Competition entry form appears on my computer screen every time they walk past = 4


Number of complete lies told to the boss when trying to hide how much I really want to go to the Outdoors Show, including a feeble attempt denying that I even like camping = ashamedly 4


Number of friends invited on camping trips = 3


Number of annoying work colleagues successfully and inoffensively uninvited from camping trips = 1


Number of lunch breaks spent frequenting the outdoors shops in the vicinity = 4


Number of holiday request forms filled out = 2


Number of caravans interior designed in my head during meetings = 2


Number of Campingninja t-shirts ordered online, just because = 1 (a new colour of my favourite 'map, hike, camp like a ninja' design)


Percentage increase of growth of inbox = a scary 400%


Number of emails ignored = all


Number of phone calls not answered = 14


Number of new camping gadgets invented in my head while on the phone to not very interesting people = 7


Productivity at work = 0%

Productivity of essential ninja camping planning = 100%


Productivity promise to myself for next week at work to make up for it = 200%


End of week analysis = a good week 

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