I haven't written here for ages.

I haven't written because I've been living my actual life and because that life has not consisted of me being near a computer.

Since the festival, I have had:

a bit of a nap
only 7 cups of coffee
only 2 sessions in the gym during each of which I almost passed out/collapsed
1 trip to the beach (stayed inside by the fire and looked at photos of beach on Dad's camera)
a notice to vacate the premises served on our house
eggs on toast
a sudden and so far unrelenting fascination with satellites

... and The Guilt

One of the problems with working for yourself or being freelance or working part time or whatever is The Guilt. Your time is your own. You waste your time and there's nobody there to tell you off. You waste your time and the only person who suffers or who judges you for it is... you! No key performance indicators. No performance reviews. No pay rises or pay cuts. You are the enforcer of your own authority. The kids are in charge of the detention.

What this means is that any spare time could always be spent more productively. If I have a cup of tea, I usually make sure the radio is on so that the tea pouring time wasting time can be classified as research.

Only kidding.

Sort of.

When I broke my wrist and found myself almost totally out of commission, I must admit I was kind of relieved. There was absolutely nothing I could do about it. SWEET LIBERTY!

Anyway. It's back. The Guilt is back. At least I have some motivation for my next project. Sheer lack of ability to justify my doing anything else.

Inspirational!