Not according to BBC Radio 5 Live; the presenter of the early news programme welcomed the nation this morning with the following words;

Good morning, it’s 5 o’clock on Friday 18th July and welcome to Morning Reports…

I didn’t sleep well last night so I knew for sure she was wrong and I hadn’t time warped to the day I intend to set off for Italy. I can however, no longer count the years and the months; it is down to the days and hours. Am I ready? Far from it! So much to do and a diminishing amount of time in which to get it done….