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I should have just stayed at home… I was going to attend a Linux User Group in my area, so packed up my trusty laptop and strode out into the chill evening. Then my bus didn't come. Then it started pouring with rain. Then the umbrella I sensibly took out with me blew inside-out. Then […]

“Today I learned in school that stone aged people had stone aged dogs,” my son said. “Rockweilers?” I said.

I got lost in my coding and sysadmin tasks again. It's way too late, I have to be up at 6am to get the kids ready for the school run and I have yet to load the dishwasher. Why do I do this to myself?!

Help! I’m starting to feel that familiar October pressure now. I need to get as much Christmas stuff sorted ahead of time as possible, I need to work on a skeleton outline for my November Writing Challenge – and speaking of skeletons, I’ve so far only hung up one spooky decoration for October!

I’ve been ticking off to-dos like a man possessed today and hopefully will clear my task list to a point where I feel I can sit and write before I run out of steam for the day. At least the house is getting clean and tidy!

This year will be my year of actually being a healthy writer during November, instead of just sitting on my bum drinking wine and scoffing chocolates (on top of the dangerous levels of coffee). To that end, I am going swimming today and plan to stick with it. Wish me luck!

A limerick about feeding your kids: George’s nice daddy and nicer mummyMade George food that was oh-so-yummy.But George had the gallTo ignore it all,Choosing beige junk to fill up his tummy.

Before I do my November Writing Challenge this year, I’m really going to have to buy a replacement battery for my ageing laptop. The poor Wyvern is from 2019 and it’s difficult to focus on writing in a coffee shop when you’re subconscious nags you repeatedly to check your battery level.