One day after the great Mother-In-Law debacle. I am, by turns, both calm and seething about the situation. Calmness Why should this matter? Most of the people who now know about the pregnancy are distant relatives, and we don’t have regular contact with them. If Mrs Levee’s mother is so thoughtless, she will pay eventually. […]
This one needs to recorded for posterity…. Mrs Levee was acting very strangely tonight. She ran for the phone every time it went off, and wouldn’t let me answer it. The last time, she took the call upstairs. I was with the kids, so I didn’t really pay much attention. 10 minutes later, she came […]
Hugely busy week, last week. Working late, busy, busy, busy. It was only when, pulling into the drive on Sunday morning. I noticed a big round black bin beside the gate. There was no way it’d been delivered on a Sunday, so I kicked myself for being so unobservant and went in the house. Mrs […]
1 (one) tired and sick wife, wondering why she chose to get pregnant a third time. Oh, that’s right, she didn’t choose… 2 (two) energetic kiddies, vying for attention, and enriching our lives in countless ways. Sometimes, out of the corner of my eye, I catch my son doing something to get my attention, with […]
I guess part of this blog is to do with me breaking with old habits and learning to become a more peaceful and balanced individual. What brought this about was the slow realisation that our culture is increasingly self-involved. We’re all disconnected and few of us actually care about people anymore. Look at the glut […]
I don’t do resolutions, but I think this year I’ll try to work according to some basic principles. I’m not holding myself to them, but the guidelines are: Think Clearer: Know my objectives, and why I’m pursuing them – starting with the following. Live Better: To break old habits and become an easier-going, kinder and […]
What a crazy week! Non-stop working, and erratic hours as well. By Thursday, I felt like I hadn’t seen my family at all, and I was feeling a bit ‘out of the loop’ when it came to family matters. Back at the house, my absence was noted. My daughter (we call her Ray) was asking […]
I’ve been humbled by my three-year-old daughter! At the ripe ol’ age of 28, I’ve grown accustomed to thinking of myself as a highly skilled IT Manager and a not bad programmer and web designer. When asked, I describe my job as the management of ALL aspects of the network. From the day-to-day support and […]
Anyone would think I was pregnant! I just can’t get my finger out of my ass and back into work. I think it’s the lethal combination of Christmas and pregnancy that has knocked me for six. Trying to be the breadwinner, cook, cleaner and childminder is wearing me down. My day job is overseeing a […]
Helpdesk: “I’ve deleted a file – can you recover it? I need it done right now.”, “The formatting on this document is messed up – can you sort it? I need this done right now…”, “We’ve got a new person starting this morning, can you arrange the induction? What, we didn’t mention this to you? […]
