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Back to work panic!!

Back to work and back to school - hey ho, where has the summer gone? While Glenn can't wait for peace and tranquillity to be resumed, I'm feeling a bit more reserved about the idea of going back to the rat-race. The last few nights I haven't slept as well as normal, not struggling to fall asleep but waking up in the middle of the night having had dreams that could be attributed to work worries. Alternatively it could simply be that I haven't had enough to do and so my brain is going off on its own little journeys - who knows. I do know that once I get back into it, it will be fine, it always is, but for the moment I'm not looking forward to the pace of life speeding up as of tomorrow morning. The good news is that as of this week I start my 4 day week so that's something to look forward to. I always knew I'd have to be a bit flexible on having a regular Monday off, particularly in the start as I get my diary sorted around meetings which have been in for a long while. It would be lovely to have got off to a good start this week, but fore the next 2 weeks it will be a Friday non-working day rather than a Monday. I did say no this week to someone asking "could I just do this one Monday..." - if I don't hold the line I will be taking a pay cut for no gain and that is not the idea!

The girls have had a great week with me being at home - we have single handedly funded our riding stables for the next year by taking the ponies out almost every day for a hack. They've grown in confidence as we have racked up the hours and Abi's fear of JuJu (having been thrown off him 3 times in quick succession on one pony day) has receded and today she rode him in a much more relaxed way. I get to walk or run alongside them for the hour we are out so it ticks my boxes in lots of ways. We've managed to get in some swimming as well - in fact its been a pretty active week - just what I love.

We compared notes on favourite holidays this year. Izzy's is Devon, as is mine if we are looking at time away from the house. Abi's is (of course) riding. Glenn probably enjoyed his trips cycling most - he didn't offer an answer to the question! The best thing however for me has been having 2 weeks at home - what a lovely luxury and way nicer than being away. I must remember that in the future.

With all this free time this week we also had Mum and Dad come and visit. It was lovely to show
them the house and all we've achieved. The sun shone (again, we really have had the most amazing weather in the 2 weeks I've had off) and we sat outside and made the most of the summer sunshine. My pudding wasn't perfect but it passed the basic thumbs up from everybody who tried it so I'll chalk that up as success.

Just checking photo's for this week's blog and they definitely all seem to be off Izzy. Abi is a bit more camera shy, unless of course it's selfies with the dogs - I could post a 100 versions of the same picture of her with either Freya or Bertie - here's just one to even up the score...






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