I can’t believe Saturday has come round so quickly. It has been a totally manic week at work and I feel shattered. Must have done close to 60 hours this week, and I still have some reading I need to do over the weekend. I know work is a big part of our lives, but it should also be fun. Last week was not fun. Lots of pressure and demands at ridiculously short notice for things, then being told what you have done wasn’t what was being asked for – well sorry, that is what you asked me for! Just because you change your mind doesn’t mean I was wrong! I am normally very mild mannered and take things in my stride, but I had to go out of the office for a walk to calm down on Wednesday. I was so angry. I was ready to tell them to stuff their job. But I went back, did what I had to do (even though it meant working until after midnight) and thankfully everything came together at the end on Friday.

We are going on holiday in a couple of weeks and I can’t wait. I really need a break. But I am dreading the amount of work I am going to have to do before I leave. One of my team is on holiday the week before I am off, so I can’t handover stuff to her properly. I’m sure I will get there, but it all feels pretty stressful at the moment.

But there are better things to talk about than work. We are going to visit my brother and his family in Glasgow tonight, and be introduced to my 16 year old nephew’s girlfriend. I was lying awake this morning thinking that I might play the uncle from hell for a laugh. Things like making fun of her name (Rose – which isn’t funny in itself, but I could have some fun with it – like call her by a different name every time, like Rosemary, Rosalie, Rose petal, Rose Hip, Rose Royce, and so on). I’ll see if she can take a laugh or not. It’s ben a while since we saw them, so looking forward to a good night.

I have decided to wear my kilt at the wedding in Australia. So watch out for the pictures!