My appliances seem to be rejecting me.

First it was the fridge now it’s the cooker. It sits there, fan running, blowing out cold air when it should be hot.

Clearly the curse of the cooker has moved up the road from Martin’s cooker to mine. I’m hoping it will be fixed as cheaply. Last thing I need at the moment is the hassle of replacing another item of white goods.

Today has been unbelievably busy. People are heading off on holiday at work and I was involved in meetings and handovers. In many ways this will be the calm before the storm. It doesn’t feel much like a calm : meetings, project plans, phone calls, all add up to a long day and I still aren’t onto expenses, travel requests and clearing my email.

I’m going to try to take tomorrow off. No big plans but with a Friday and the Bank Holiday I will have a long break from work which is probably what I need at the moment.

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”