Chesh and I had a very long talk last night

and in the end, it all came down to feeling very ... beset. I felt very beset from all sides about all sorts of things which are too close to me to talk about coherently. I've been grappling all week with so much stuff that I'm not involved in, but can't help but BE involved in, and my friends have been wonderful in putting up with the whininess, but eventually I had to put things into words. Sometimes just framing things into words, and putting your breath and voice to issues is enough to help them dissipate.

So, things feel much much better. I'm much chirpier and chattier, and all sorts of progress has been made in pretty much all of my projects. It has been quite disheartening to be making progress and just feeling blah about the successes. I'm glad this week is over in that respect!

I have booked tickets to visit Brisbane in the quite-near future. How exciting! Any tips for travelling alone with a 4year old and a 18month old, let me know!