I tried reading it from every angle, imagining how it would read for a variety of different people, but I just couldn't reduce it any further! I feel like every bit of information in there is absolutely relevant.
In the end I settled for simply tweaking it. I noticed the phrase "couldn't believe my luck" was used twice and in close proximity of one another, so deleted one and reworked the sentence. I performed other similar little tweaks, but for the most part the piece stayed the same and I'm happy with it.
However, I would love and welcome anybodies input! In your opinion, is it still too long? Is there anything you think I should change? Am I obsessing over this task way too much and should I just get on with other tasks? These are the questions I would love you to answer!
Here it is: