Having had last week off, I very nearly booked Monday off as well, as it seemed odd going back to work on my birthday, but since I need Friday off and I have such a backlog of work, I decided to go in. After a manic morning and early afternoon, I finally admitted defeat and accepted I needed to get the ingrown toenail sorted that has been bothering me for a month or so, as the podiatrists run a drop-in session a couple of times a month. They managed to sort the immediate problem there and then, but since I’ve had recurrent problems, the podiatrist feels that having some of the nail on my big toe (possibly on both feet) surgically removed would be sensible, so is going to refer me. Might not have been quite how I anticipated spending my birthday, but at least I got home from work at a sensible time.